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1. Feed Ejection Tray Method Paper type Size Weight T1 T2 MPT MF FU FD Plain paper A4 L ML M MH 0 0 0 0 0 0 Letter A5 L ML M 0 0 0 0 0 0 B5 MH H Executive Legal 13 H 0 0 0 0 0 0 Legal 14 Statement L ML M 0 X 0 0 0 0 MH H A6 L ML M X X 0 0 0 0 MH H Custom L ML M MH A A 0 0 0 0 W 90 216 H A A 0 0 0 0 L 148 356 Postcards s X X 0 0 0 X Envelopes Com 9 X X 0 0 0 X Com 10 DL C5 C6 Monarch Custom W 90 216 L 148 356 Labels A4 X X 0 0 0 X Letter Transpa A4 7 X X 0 0 0 X rencies Letter Specifications 81 Duplex Printing Auto Manual Paper Size Wei T T MPT M T1 T2 MPT MF type ght 1 2 F Plain A4 L ML 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 paper Letter M MH Legal 13 H X X X X 0 0 0 0 Legal 14 A5 L ML X X X X 0 0 0 0 B5 M MH H Executive Statement L ML X X X X 0 X 0 0 M MH H A6 L ML X X X X X X 0 0 M MH H Custom L ML A A A X A A 0 0 M MH W 90 216 H X X X X A A 0 0 L 148 356 Postcards X X x X X X X X Enve Com 9 X X X X X X X X lopes Com 10 DL C5 C6 Monarch Custom W 90 216 L 148 356 Labels A4 X X X X X X X X Letter Transpa A4 X X X X X X X X rencies Letter Specifications 82 NOTES SYMBOLS TERMS Notes 1 When an optional second paper tray is used the original tray is referred to as Tray 1 and the optional tra
2. 55 Creating the overlay 55 Create and download the 56 Test printing the overlay 56 Defining overlays vs has ae eek Gab eee eae Da a che A ve os 56 Printing with PostScript lt 57 Creating PCL OverlayS hrs 58 Creating the overlay image lle 58 Create and download 5 58 Test printing the macro ele 59 Defining overlays x a kein Babe A OS IOCIS AL CRUS UTR A 59 Printing with PCL overlays 60 Consumables and maintenance 61 Consumable order 61 Toner cartridge life i 2 uos aah 61 When to replace the toner cartridge 61 Replacing the toner 61 Image drum life occ e aterert ae E ee DURS 65 When to replace the image drum 65 Replacing the image 65 Generating a cleaning page 67 B410d B410dn leer hr 67 B420dn 430 hs 67 Cleaning the LED array esu ac wee
3. NOTE Load letter headed paper face down and top edge towards the front of the paper tray 3 Paper recommendations 30 2 Adjust the rear paper support 5 to the size of paper you are using by gripping the lugs tilting and sliding the support forwards or backwards as necessary 3 Adjust the paper guides 5 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 7 The paper level indicator 8 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 cover is closed the paper exits from the top of the printer The Output Stacker on the top of the printer stacks printed pages face down capacity 150 sheets of weight 75g m Pages printed in reading order page 1 first will be sorted in reading order last page on top facing down For face up printing make sure the Rear cover is open In this condition paper will exit via this path regardless of driver settings
4. B410d B410dn B420dn B430dn User s Guide 59309301 my okidata com Copyright Information Copyright 2008 by Oki Data All Rights Reserved Document Information B410d B410dn B420dn B430dn User s Guide P N 59309301 Revision 1 0 July 2008 Disclaimer 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 www okiprintingsolutions com Trademark Information Oki OkiLAN are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Apple Macintosh Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows Vista Internet Explorer are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United St
5. 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 Troubleshooting gt 77 INSTALLING OPTIONS The following options are available to extend the performance of your printer gt 128 and 256MB RAM DIMM to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large files gt Second paper tray to increase your printer s paper handling capacity by 530 sheets 75g m INSTALLING OPTIONS ORDER NUMBERS 128MB RAM DIMM 44029501 256MB RAM DIMM 44029508 Second Paper Tray Tan 43990701 Second Paper Tray Black 43990704 INSTALLATION PROCEDURE To install any of the above options follow the detailed installation sheet that accompanies the option Installing options gt 78 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL PRINTER MODEL MODEL NUMBER B410d N22110A B410dn N22113A B420dn N22114A B430dn N22115A A summary of the basic characteristics of your printer appears in the table below ITEM SPECIFICATION Dimensions B410d B410dn and B420dn 369mm x 395mm x 268mm W x D x H B420dn B430dn 369mm x 395mm x 268mm W x D x H Weight B410 B420 B430 10 3 kg approximately without second tray Printing method Electro photographic printing using LEDs as light source Print colour Monochrome Print speed Letter 30 pages per minut
6. Paper Size Letter v 2 L Sy Graphic TrueType Font Substitute with Device Font Document Options Advanced Printing Features Enabled PostScript Options S Printer Features Paper Size Check On Media Type Printer Setting Tray Switch On Multipurpose tray is handled as manual Feed No Page Rotate Normal 1 Select the required printed paper size 2 You can substitute another font for TrueType Font 3 You can set other document options as required including PostScript options and printer features Operation 42 Paper Quality tab 5 My Printer Printing Preferences Layout Paper Quality Job Options Tray Selection Paper Source E 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 3 My Printer Printing Preferences Layout Paper Quality Job Options 1 883 3 110009 4 High Quality 1200 1200 1 Normal 600x600 Toner Save 2 Watermark Overlay Advanced 5 About Default 6 1 The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows gt The ProQ1200 for B410d and B410dn setting prints at 2400 x 600dpi This setting requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print It is the best opt
7. 1 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 2 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 3 EXIT JAM paper has reached the exit but has failed to exit completely from the printer A typical message indicates an exit jam and advises you to open the top cover for access Troubleshooting gt 70 INPUT JAM NOTE The B430dn model has been illustrated below The principles are the same for all models of this printer 1 Remove the paper tray from the printer 1 Remove any crumpled or folded paper Remove any paper from the underside of the printer 2 4 Replace the paper tray After successful removal of any damaged or misfed paper the printer should continue printing FEED JAM OR EXIT JAM 1 Remove the tray and clear any misfed sheets as given above 2 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover WARNING If the printer has been powered on the fuser area will be hot This area is clearly marked Do not touch it CAUTION Never expose the image drum unit to light for more than 5 minutes Never expose the image drum unit to direct sunlight Always hold the image drum unit by the ends or from the top Never touch the surface of th
8. gt Media must be designed for use in laser printers or photocopiers and must be able to withstand 200 C for 0 1 sec gt Do not use media designed for use in colour laser printers and photocopiers Labels should cover entire carrier sheet V gt Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part of the printer Paper recommendations gt 29 POSTCARDS The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following guidelines when selecting postcards for use in your printer gt V M M V Always manually feed single postcards using the Manual Feed Tray or Multi Purpose Tray depending on your printer model Use unfolded double postcards Use postcards designed for use in laser type printers Do not use postcards used for ink jet printers Do not use stamped or picture postcards INSTALLING PAPER PAPER TRAY 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 Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and place plain paper 1 in the tray keeping the level of the paper in the tray below the paper full guide arrowheads shown on the paper guides 2 For loading A4 or Legal size paper push the lever 4 in the arrow direction and extend the paper tray using the rear paper support 5
9. ce OC cic ec na 69 Troubleshooting ee 70 Status and error lt lt 70 Paper Jams s sce leave nho Eo us RE etes DG 70 ERU Rura erae Ere e UR o tio a e s 71 Feed jam OF exit Jam i c Wei ep eor RR eI d n TR RC UP Ra 71 Print quality problems 74 Paper feed lt 76 Software problems ae sake DC e a e n o Fe y OR e a POS ht 77 Hardware problems eel hh hh hians 77 Installing options n 78 Installing options order lt 5 78 Installation procedure ss oange e Er es 78 SPECIFICATIONS ocior ced DR a e a P RE E a S X OR RR 79 General Soc x xe queda ny TE a eee s 79 Paper and tray information 81 5 5 83 Service and Support eere eere 84 Contents 4 NOTES CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS NOTE A note provides additional information to supplement the main text CAUTION A caution provides additional information which if ignored may result in equipment malfunction or damage WARNING A warning provides additional information which if ignored may result in a risk of persona
10. Always use this tray in conjunction with the Manual Feed Tray Multi Purpose Tray or for heavyweight stocks to reduce the possibility of paper jams See Paper and tray information on page 81 Automatic feed sequence With no optional feed trays installed the Autotray function in the Print Menu is set by default to ON and the Tray sequence function is set to DOWN In this way if a tray runs out of paper automatic feed will take place in the order Tray 1 Tray 2 if fitted Multi Purpose Tray or the Manual Feed Tray provided that these trays are set up for identical media Also configure the media size and media weight for the respective trays in the operator panel or Printer Menu Setup tool depending on your printer model Paper recommendations gt 31 MULTI PURPOSE TRAY AND MANUAL FEED TRAY 1 B420 B320 Pull down the Multi Purpose Tray 1 fold out the paper supports 2 and adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper 4 B410 Pull down the Manual Feed Tray 1 and adjust the paper guides 2 to the width of the paper B420 B430 2 B420 B430 Load the paper into the Multi Purpose Tray and push the set button 3 Ensure that the paper is loaded below the arrow level 5 to avoid paper jam NOTE Do not exceed the paper capacity of approximately 50 sheets or 10 envelopes depending on the media weight B410 Load single sheet at a time into the Manual Feed Tray B420 B430 gt For single sided
11. Operation 45 compatibility problems occur you can disable the feature However these advanced options may then not be available even though the hardware might support them 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 XP operating system and will vary with other operating systems Device options tab 3 My Printer Properties eg General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Device Options Available Options Lower Cassette In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer See the chapter entitled Installing options PS emulation B430dn 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 Operation 46 Device settings tab My Printer Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Device Settings 1 g My Printer Device Settings Form To Tray Assignment 2 g Font Substitution Table 1j 32767 Send CTRL D Before
12. This menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS COPIES 1 DUPLEX OFF MANUAL OFF PAPER FEED TRAY1 AUTO TRAY SWITCH ON TRAY SEQUENCE DOWN MEDIA CHECK ENABLE RESOLUTION 600DPI TONER SAVE MODE DISABLE ORIENTATION PORTRAIT LINES PER PAGE 64 LINES EDIT SIZE CASSETTE SIZE Media menu This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS TRAY1 PAPERSIZE A4 TRAY1 MEDIATYPE PLAIN TRAY1 MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM TRAY2 PAPERSIZE A4 When Tray2 is installed TRAY2 MEDIATYPE PLAIN When Tray2 is installed TRAY2 MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM When Tray2 is installed MN PAPERSIZE A4 MN MEDIATYPE PLAIN MN MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM UNIT OF MEASURE MILLIMETER X DIMENSION 210 MILLIMETER Y DIMENSION 297 MILLIMETER Operator panels 15 System configuration menu This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS POW SAVE TIME 10 MIN PERSONALITY AUTO EMULATION CLRABLE WARNING ONLINE AUTO CONTINUE ON MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 SEC TIMEOUT INJOB 40 SEC TIMEOUT LOCAL 40 SEC TIMEOUT NET 90 SEC B410dn only LOW TONER CONTINUE JAM RECOVERY ON ERROR REPORT OFF PCL Emulation This menu controls the printer s PCL emulation ITEM DEFAULT R
13. Usage Menu MACINTOSH OPERATING SYSTEMS Please refer to the readme file on the CD for details on installing the appropriate Macintosh drivers INSTALLED OPTIONS Ensure that any installed options are enabled in the printer driver CHOOSING A MAC DRIVER The B410d B410dn and B420dn models allow you to use only a PCL Mac driver The B430dn models can also use a PS driver on Macintosh operating systems Printer drivers gt 37 OPERATION This chapter provides a broad outline of how to operate your printer from either a Windows or a Macintosh environment In the former while PCL emulation is available on all printer models PS emulation is available on the B430dn models PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS NOTE The illustrations in this guide relate to Windows XP PCL and PS emulations other operating system windows may appear slightly different but the principles are the same The operator panel controlled menus and Printer Menu Setup Tool 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 Printer Menu Setup Tool menus and you print documents from Windows the settings in the Windows printer driver will override those settings in the operator panel and Printer Menu Setup Tool menus PRINTING PREFERENCES IN WINDOWS APPLICATIONS When
14. B430dn only LOW TONER CONTINUE JAM RECOVERY ON ERROR REPORT OFF START UP OFF PCL emulation This menu controls the printer s PCL emulation ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS FONT SOURCE RESIDENT FONT NO IO FONT PITCH 10 00 CPI SYMBOL SET PC 8 A4 PRINT WIDTH 78 COLUMN WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTION CR LF FUNCTION LF PRINT MARGIN NORMAL PEN WIDTH ADJUST ON TRAY ID PCL TOID 4 PCL T1ID 1 PCL T21D 5 When Tray2 is installed PPR Emulation This menu controls the printer s PPR emulation ITEM CHARACTER PITCH DEFAULT 10 CPI REMARKS FONT CONDENSE 12 CPI to 20 CPI CHARACTER SET SET 2 SYMBOL SET IBM 437 LETTER O STYLE DISABLE ZERO CHARACTER NORMAL LINE PITCH 6 LPI WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTION CR LF FUNCTION LF Operator panels gt 24 ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS LINE LENGTH 80 COLUMN FORM LENGTH 11 7 INCH TOF POSITION 0 0 INCH LEFT MARGIN 0 0 INCH FIT TO LETTER DISABLE TEXT HEIGHT SAME FX Emulation This menu controls the printer s FX emulation ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI CHARACTER SET SET 2 SYMBOL SET IBM 437 LETTER O STYLE DISABLE ZERO CHARACTER NORMAL LINE PITCH 6 LPI WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTION CR LINE LENGTH 80 COLUMN FORM LENGTH 11 7 INCH TOF POSITION 0 0 INCH LEFT MARGIN 0 0 INCH FIT TO LETTER DISABLE TEXT HEIGHT SAME Parallel menu
15. cartridge is installed or if there are faded vertical areas or light printing down a page Wipe the LED array gently with a soft tissue Consumables and maintenance 69 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 The LCD on the printer operator panel provides the self explanatory status and error messages in your chosen language Error messages are accompanied by the Ready indicator being extinguished PAPER JAMS Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on use of print media and you keep the media in good condition prior to use your printer should give years of reliable service However paper jams occasionally do occur and this 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 and the operator panel informs you of the event If printing multiple pages or copies do not assume that having cleared an obvious sheet that others will not also be stopped somewhere along the path These must also be removed in order to clear the jam fully and restore normal operation The printer may experience a paper jam in one of three areas
16. display and two LED indicators PANEL ELEMENTS 1 2 Liquid crystal display LCD panel Two rows of up to 16 alphanumeric digits displaying print status menu items in menu mode and error messages Menu Scroll Buttons 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 Back button Press briefly to return to the previous higher level menu item or exit the menu when in MENU mode Enter button In the ONLINE or OFFLINE mode press this briefly to enter the MENU mode In the MENU mode press this briefly to select the menu or setting indicated on the LCD NOTE When pressed with DATA displayed press and hold for five seconds it forces the printer to print out the remaining data in the printer Online button Press to switch between ONLINE and OFFLINE status Press to exit the menu and displays ONLINE when in the MENU mode NOTE When pressed in Menu mode the Online button returns the printer to ONLINE status Also when there is an error indicating wrong paper size pressing the Online button forces the printer to print Cancel button When printing press to cancel a print job Press to exit the MENU mode and go ONLINE when in the MENU mode Ready indicator green ON indicates ready to receive data FLASHING indicates processing data OFF indicates Offline Attention indicator red ON indicates a warning
17. e g low toner FLASHING indicates an error e g toner empty OFF indicates normal condition Operator panels gt 21 MENU FUNCTIONS The Printer Menu allows you to view and change the printer s internal settings The settings are grouped into categories or menus such as Information Menu or Print Menu Some of these settings are similar to those found in your printer driver or application software The settings that you can change using this software act as the printer s defaults These can be overridden by the settings in your printer driver or application For example if you have set the number of copies in the Printer Menu settings to one this will be overridden if you select three copies of your document in the printer driver Factory default settings are shown in the following tables Information menu This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer ITEM ACTION REMARKS PRINT MENU MAP EXECUTE NETWORK EXECUTE PRINT FILE LIST EXECUTE PRINT PCL FONT EXECUTE PRINT PSE FONT EXECUTE PRINT PPR FONT EXECUTE PRINT FX FONT EXECUTE DEMO 1 EXECUTE PRINT ERROR LOG EXECUTE USAGE REPORT EXECUTE Is displayed only when USAGE REPORT is enabled in the Print Statistics Menu Shutdown menu This menu shuts down the printer ACTION REMARKS SHUTDOWN START EXECUTE Print menu This menu provides adjustment of various print job rela
18. follow graphical instructions for quick printer setup gt Setup Guide more detailed instructions to unpack connect power up your printer and install software gt This User s Guide to help you to operate your printer and make the best use of its many features Also included are guidelines for troubleshooting and maintenance to ensure that it performs at its best Additionally information is provided for adding optional accessories as your printing needs evolve gt Installation Guides accompany consumable items and optional accessories to describe how to install them gt Online Help online information associated with the printer driver and the Menu Setup Tool B410n B410dn software This manual has been written using more than one printer as a model and the illustrations screenshots reflect this What you see will be appropriate to the model you are using ONLINE USAGE This manual is intended to be read on screen using an Adobe Acrobat Reader Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat You can access specific information in two ways gt In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your screen click on the topic of interest to jump to the required topic If the bookmarks are not available use the Table of Contents gt 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 alphabetical
19. functions cler hi hr 14 Printing menu settings 5 o i lE REEL GR EG RR ias 20 B420dn B430dh ccs leg ela 33 Pak eX sx x y x Tad 21 Operator panels h fe ate ede ve bere Pane he hha os aote Sd eae 21 lt 21 Menu FUNCTIONS t 41 ed Ree esc ad doe 22 Printing menu settings c o xL ey ee we 28 Paper recommendations creen 29 Paper and envelopetypes 29 Transparencies and adhesive 29 Postcatds oes ree bue Re on UA RERO eon ees 30 Installing Paper asrina iut dd ded od ae ee peo Mode A I odes 30 Paper Tray s y tee eR RO DA aroma um en o Dt I a 30 Multi purpose tray and manual feed tray 32 Paper feed size and media setting 33 B410d and B410dn leer 33 B420dn B430dn eer hs 34 Interfaces aa enters 36 Printer drivers aca a nous a na Dra R eoe al a a eee 37 Windows operating 5 lt 37 Installed options so coe e att e Eos PR at ent the 37 Macintosh operating systems 37 Installed options 5 ue wld DEI acre ertet ku Red ae a ke 3
20. not normally be ready for further use until the print job is complete This requires less disk space on your computer since there is no spool file Directs the spooler to check the document setup and match it to the printer setup before sending the document to print If a mismatch is detected the document is held in the print queue and does not print until the printer setup is changed and the document restarted from the print queue Mismatched documents in the queue will not prevent correctly matched documents from printing Specifies that the spooler should favour documents which have completed spooling when deciding which document to print next even if completed documents are lower priority than documents which are still spooling If no documents have completed spooling the spooler will favour larger spooling documents over shorter ones Use this option if you want to maximise printer efficiency When this option is disabled the spooler chooses documents based only on their priority settings 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
21. printing on headed paper load the paper with the pre printed side up and top edge into the printer For two sided duplex printing on headed paper load the paper with the pre printed side down and top edge away from the printer Paper recommendations gt 32 Envelopes should be loaded flap down face up with the top edge to the left and short edge into the printer NOTE Do not select Duplex printing on envelopes Load Transparencies face up and top edge into the printer gt For heavyweight paper or cardstock open the rear output cover to collect the printed output This will give the paper a nearly straight path through the machine avoiding paper jams and damage to the paper 3 B420 B430 If required set the media size and orientation in the media menu using the control panel then issue the print command B410 If required set the media size and orientation in the Printer Menu Setup tool then issue the print command CAUTION Damage to the printer may occur if the incorrect paper setting is used when printing on a different media NOTE You can also set the media type in your printer driver However the printer driver settings will override the settings on the control panel or Printer Menu Setup Tool Remember to reset the printer for normal paper after printing on a different media PAPER FEED SIZE AND MEDIA SETTING The process used to fuse fix the printed image to the pap
22. the paper page at a time in the B410 Manual Feed Tray or the entire stack in the B420dn and B430dn Multi Purpose Feeder with the printed side facing down and the top of the page facing into the printer Ensure that the paper is gripped in place LoNG EDGE 2 sided printing gt 53 SHORT EDGE 8 Press the Online button The remaining page s of your document print on the blank side of the paper one sheet at a time as you feed it into the B410 Manual Feed Tray or the stack of pages from the Multi Purpose Feeder B420 and B430 2 sided printing 54 OVERLAYS AND MACROS WINDOWS ONLY WHAT ARE OVERLAYS AND MACROS If you would like to print on special stationery such as forms and letterhead but do not want to use pre printed stationery you can create your own using these advanced features You can use PostScript overlays to generate all your special stationery and store it in the printer for use whenever you need it If you have chosen to install the PCL driver macros perform a similar function You can create several overlays or macros and combine them in any way you like to produce a variety of forms and other special stationery Each image can be printed on just the first page of a document on all pages on alternate pages or just the pages that you specify CREATING POSTSCRIPT OVERLAYS Three steps are required to create an overlay 1 Create the form data using your own application software and prin
23. useful to describe the Printer Menu Setup Tool at this point as it provides the B410d and B410dn the equivalent of the menu control panel on the B420dn B430dn See Printer drivers on page 37 for installation of the Printer Menu Setup Tool 410 AND B410DN OPERATOR PANEL The B410d and B410dn operator panel consists of 2 indicating LEDs an LCD 3 and an Online 4 button The LEDs indicate Ready 1 and Attention 2 1 3 4 READY e ONLINE ATTENTION 2 LED INDICATORS The LED indicators show the status of the printer and have three operating conditions as follows gt Indicator off gt Indicator on gt Flash Both LED indicators come on momentarily when power is switched on using the main power switch Ready LED green gt Indicator on the printer is on line and ready to receive data gt Indicator off the printer is off line and cannot receive data Attention LED red gt Indicator on this indicates a warning e g low toner gt Indicator off this indicates normal condition The meaning of the indicator LEDs when they flash x is summarised as follows NOTE The table below is also applicable for the B420dn and B430dn models Operator panels 11 FLASH TYPE READY LED 1 ATTENTION LED 2 MEANING Flash x The printer is receiving and processing data during printing or the printer is resetting X There is a printing error for example a pr
24. 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 Operation 38 Setup tab My Printer Printing Preferences Setup Job Options Image Media Size Letter 85 x 11in 2 Source Automatically select v Weight Printer Setting NE 7 Finishing Mode Standard N up 2 Sided Printing 4 None iv Driver Settings 5 Default Letter 8 5 11in About Default 4 6 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 M
25. 2MB for B410d B410dn and B420dn and 8MB for B430dn to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes gt USB 2 0 High speed and Parallel interfaces gt 10 100 BASE TX Network standard for B410d and B410dn lets you share this valuable resource among users on your office network gt Multi Purpose tray for B420dn and B430dn to extend the range of media your printer can accommodate capacity 50 sheets 64g m or 10 envelopes and can also use as manual duplex gt Manual Feed tray for B410d and B410dn to feed single sheets heavy paper stocks envelopes other special media and can also be used as manual duplex gt Power save mode for energy efficiency Additionally the following optional features are also available gt 128 and 256MB RAM DIMM to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large files gt Second paper tray to increase your printer s paper handling capacity by 530 sheets 75g m USING YOUR PRINTER To help you get the most from your printer the manufacturer has provided a variety of supporting materials A summary of these materials and their purposes is given in the following chapter Introduction 6 ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is the user s guide check the Oki Printing Solutions website www okiprintingsolutions com for the most up to date version for your printer and forms part of the overall user support listed below gt Quick Setup Poster easy to
26. 7 Choosing 37 Operation 24 447 o Ea uera cR A RO 2 yay ER y E ALT Rs cn 38 Printer settings in Windows 38 Printing preferences in Windows applications 38 PGE emulati rizs 45 ee xeu Ea ha Son RU Ba RES 38 PS emulation B430dn rn 42 Setting from Windows control panel 44 Printer settings in 5 47 Power Saving 48 changing the length of time before entering power saving mode 48 MR an deni eet dried petes Rn a UTE PEST RENT RE ER A RC IR SUR ea MS et aIv rq YER ER 48 disabling power saving mode 48 Contents 3 2 sided printing ssh 50 Auto duplex printing zd cw wae ba AVIA HD RE REG Ed Cok ted 50 Manual duplex printing using the paper tray Windows only 51 Manual duplex printing using the Manual Feed Tray B410d and B410dn or the Multi Purpose Tray B420dn and B430dn 53 LONG Edge servas sed e oe ARRIERE Ae M Pana deter e A ua 53 Short Edge s dai eux nae ae ioe dra aren Oe ge 54 Overlays and Macros Windows 55 What are overlays and macros 55 Creating PostScript
27. E setup where E is your CD ROM drive in the Open field 3 Click on OK 4 Select your printer model 5 Click on Driver Installation Install Printer Driver and follow the on screen prompts to complete your printer driver installation NOTE Take time to note the facilities available on the CD For example the Help facility briefly describes each of the Software Utilities 6 For the B410d and B410dn only once the driver has been installed the Printer Menu Setup tool at OKI B410 right is then automatically installed and the operator Setup Display Help panel language switching utility will run automatically ef 7 For the B420dn and B430dn once the driver has been n e Print Menu installed the operator panel language switching utility will run automatically Choose your preferred operating language See Changing language on page 13 Media Menu 8 System configuration Menu PCL Menu E INSTALLED OPTIONS PPR Menu E FX Menu E Certain options may have been installed in your printer For those that are installed check that they appear enabled on the Menu Map Parallel Menu USB Menu E Ensure that your options are set up in the printer driver s by Network Menu making the appropriate settings on the Device Options tab PCL emulation and or Device Settings tab PS emulation described in the chapter entitled Operation E Maintenance Menu
28. EMARKS FONT SOURCE RESIDENT FONT NO IO FONT PITCH 10 00 CPI SYMBOL SET PC 8 A4 PRINT WIDTH 78 COLUMN WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTION CR LF FUNCTION LF PRINT MARGIN NORMAL PEN WIDTH ADJUST ON TRAY ID PCL MNID 2 PCL TOID 4 PCL T1ID 1 PCL T21D 5 When Tray2 is installed Operator panels 16 PPR Emulation This menu controls the printer s PPR emulation FX Emulation ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI FONT CONDENSE 12CPI TO 20CPI CHARACTER SET SET 2 SYMBOL SET IBM 437 LETTER O STYLE DISABLE ZERO CHARACTER NORMAL LINE PITCH 6 LPI WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTION CR LF FUNCTION LF LINE LENGTH 80 COLUMN FORM LENGTH 11 7 INCH TOF POSITION 0 0 INCH LEFT MARGIN 0 0 INCH FIT TO LETTER DISABLE TEXT HEIGHT SAME This menu controls the printer s FX emulation ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI CHARACTER SET SET 2 SYMBOL SET IBM 437 LETTER O STYLE DISABLE ZERO CHARACTER NORMAL LINE PITCH 6 LPI WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTION CR LINE LENGTH 80 COLUMN FORM LENGTH 11 7 INCH TOF POSITION 0 0 INCH LEFT MARGIN 0 0 INCH FIT TO LETTER DISABLE TEXT HEIGHT SAME Operator panels gt 17 Parallel menu This menu controls the operation of the printer s parallel data interface ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS PARALLEL ENABLE BI DIRECTION ENABLE ECP ENAB
29. EP Overlays and Macros Windows only gt 55 CREATE AND DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT 1 E NE 10 11 From the Windows Start menu start Storage Device Manager SDM and allow SDM to discover the printer Choose Projects New Project Choose Projects Add File to Project Set the Files of Type drop down list to PRN Files prn Navigate to the folder where the PRN files are stored and select one or more of these to include in your overlay set You can have more than one printer PRN file in a project For example one for top pages and another for continuation pages Use standard Windows techniques Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple files simultaneously if you need to Click Open to add these files to the current project When a message box appears confirming that a filter file has been created click OK to clear the message The project window will display one HST file for each printer file added Make a careful note of each of these names Ensure that you note them exactly as they appear they are case sensitive and you will need them later Choose Projects Save Project and enter a meaningful name e g Letter Stationery so that you can recognise it later if you want to modify it Choose Projects Send Project Files to Printer to download the project to the printer If you have a hard disk in the printer SDM will automatically download files to it If not SDM will download files to flash memory If you have a
30. EXECUTE RESTORE MENU EXECUTE Displayed in Menu when Menu settings have been stored 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 ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS DRUM LIFE REMAINING An indication of the remaining drum life TONER REMAINING An indication of how much toner is left in the cartridge Operator panels gt 19 PRINTING MENU SETTINGS The menu settings can be printed as a menu map as follows Using the Online button 1 Press the Online button to take the printer off line 2 Press and hold down the Online button for at least four seconds but less than seven seconds 3 The printer prints a list of the menu settings and a demo print page See Online button on page 12 Using the Printer Menu Setup Tool 1 Select Start gt All Programs gt Okidata gt Printer Menu Setup Tool The Printer Menu is displayed Expand the Information Menu To print a demo page or Menu Map select either Demo1 or Print Menu Map and click Execute Operator panels gt 20 4200 B430DN 7 1 2 5 READY ATTENTION ONLINE CANCEL OPERATOR PANEL The B420dn B430dn operator panel consists of a menu driven control panel an LCD
31. Each Job No Send CTRL D After Each Job Yes Convert Gray Text to PostScript Gray No Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray Add Euro Currency Symbol to PostScript Fonts No 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 3 an Installable Options Second tray Mot Installed Memory Configuration 64 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 driver CD and the online help provided in the driver software Operation 47 POWER SAVING MODE Power Saving sets how long the printer waits before going into standby mode In standby mode your printer s energy consumption is reduced You can specify the length of time before a printer enters power saving mode by setting a larger value NOTE The printer s Power Save mode default setting is Enabled 10 minutes CHANGING THE LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE ENTERING POWER SAVING MODE B410d and B410dn Use the Menu Setup Tool 1 Select Start Programs Oki Data OKI B410 printer Menu Setup Tool Printer Menu Setup Tool Double c
32. LE ACK WIDTH NARROW ACK BUSY TIMING ACK IN BUSY I PRIME 3 MICRO SEC This menu controls the operation of the printer s USB data interface ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS USB ENABLE SOFT RESET ENABLE SPEED 480 Mbps SERIAL NUMBER ENABLE Network menu This menu controls the operation of the printer s 10Base T 100Base TX network interface NOTE This is applicable to the B410dn model ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS TCP IP ENABLE IP VERSION IPv4 NETBEUI ENABLE NETWARE ENABLE ETHERTALK ENABLE FRAMETYPE AUTO IP ADDRESS SET AUTO IP ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX XXX SUBNET MASK XXX XXX XXX XXX GATEWAY ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX XXX WEB ENABLE TELNET DISABLE FTP DISABLE SNMP ENABLE NETWORK SCALE NORMAL Operator panels 18 ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS HUB LINK SETTING AUTO NEGOTIATE FACTORY DEFAULTS EXECUTE Print Statistics menu This menu provides information on the number of A4 Letter pages printed and allows you to reset the counter ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS USAGE REPORT ENABLE RESET COUNTER EXECUTE GROUP COUNTER DISABLE CHANGE PASSWORD Enter the new password Maintenance menu This menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS MENU RESET EXECUTE SAVE MENU EXECUTE POWER SAVE ENABLE PAPER BLACK SET 0 DARKNESS 0 CLEANING
33. Purpose Tray B410d B410dn and B420dn Automatic feeding via paper trays including optional second tray and Manual feeding of single sheets Paper feed capacity at 75g m B410d B410dn and B430dn Tray 1 250 sheets B420dn Tray 1 530 sheets Optional Tray 2 530 sheets B420dn B430dn Multi Purpose Tray 50 sheets B410d and B410dn Manual Feed Tray Single sheet Paper output Face up face down depending on paper size type and thickness Power consumption At 22 C Typical 450W Idle 70W Power save mode 7W Paper output capacity at 75g m Face down 150 sheets Monthly duty cycle B410d and B410dn 50 000 pages B420dn B430dn 70 000 pages Consumables Toner cartridge Image drum Power cable Approximately 1 8 m max length Noise level Operation 53 dB A Standby mode 30dB A Power saving mode Background level Environmental conditions Operation 10 32 C 20 80 RH Storage 10 43 C 10 90 RH When the printer is stored it should be in its original packaging with no moisture formation Specifications gt 80 PAPER AND TRAY INFORMATION Feed and ejection methods vary depending on the type size and thickness of medium used Use the chart below and the notes symbols terms on the following page for initial guidance Minor variations to settings may be necessary depending on user setup and environmental conditions
34. This menu controls the operation of the printer s parallel data interface ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS PARALLEL ENABLE BI DIRECTION ENABLE ECP ENABLE ACK WIDTH NARROW ACK BUSY TIMING ACK IN BUSY I PRIME DISABLE OFFLINE RECEIVE DISABLE Operator panels gt 25 USB menu This menu controls the operation of the printer s USB data interface ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS USB ENABLE SOFT RESET DISABLE SPEED 480Mbps OFFLINE RECEIVE DISABLE SERIAL NUMBER ENABLE Network menu This menu controls the operation of the printer s 10Base T 100Base TX network interface ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS TCP IP ENABLE IP VERSION IPv4 NETBEUI ENABLE NETWARE ENABLE ETHERTALK ENABLE FRAMETYPE AUTO IP ADDRESS SET AUTO IP ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX XXX SUBNET MASK XXX XXX XXX XXX GATEWAY ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX XXX WEB ENABLE TELNET DISABLE FTP DISABLE SNMP ENABLE NETWORK SCALE NORMAL HUB LINK SETTING AUTO NEGOTIATE FACTORY DEFAULTS EXECUTE Operator panels 26 Print Statistics menu This menu provides information on the number of A4 Letter pages printed and allows you to reset the counter ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS USAGE REPORT ENABLE RESET COUNTER EXECUTE GROUP COUNTER DISABLE CHANGE PASSWORD Enter the new password Maintenance menu This menu provides access to various pri
35. anual Feed Tray B410d and B410dn Tray 2 if you have the optional second paper tray installed or the Multi Purpose Tray B420dn B430dn You can also click on the appropriate part of the screen graphic to select your preferred tray 3 A variety of document finishing options can be selected such as normal one page per sheet or N up where N can be 2 or 4 for printing scaled down pages at more than one page per sheet 4 Under 2 sided Printing you can choose from auto or manual Under manual 2 sided Printing you can choose to print on one side of a sheet only or to use 2 sided printing duplex printing Your printer allows you to carry out manual duplex printing meaning you must pass the paper through the printer twice For more information see 2 sided printing on page 50 The Duplex Help button also offers guidelines on how to carry out manual duplex printing 5 If you have changed some printing preferences before and saved them as a set you can recall them to avoid having to set them individually each time you need them 6 A single on screen button restores the default settings Operation 39 Job options tab 3 My Printer Printing Preferences Setup Job Options Image Quality Print Mode y O Vector 4 Raster Copies 1 Sy 1 999 5 1 O High Quality 1200 1200 Scale Normal 600x600 100 25 400 6 Draft 300300 _ 7 To
36. anual duplex printing 4 In Raster bitmap mode processing of the page image is done in the computer leaving little processing for the printer to do although the file size may be large In Vector mode file sizes may be smaller and so transmission over a network for example may be faster These effects are more pronounced for graphics printing than for text printing 5 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 6 Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery within a range of 25 to 400 of the original size 7 A single on screen button restores the default settings Operation 40 Image tab 5 My Printer Printing Preferences Setup Job Options Image 3 l r Dithering Pattern OMesh O Line Art 2 Dithering Texture Fine Normal O Coarse 3 Disable gray scale printing Manual Adjustment Lightness 0 Q XE 4 Contrast 0 9 lt gt 5 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 Select dithering texture by setting the size of do
37. ars Press An asterisk will appear to confirm the selection 4 Press Online Operation gt 49 2 SIDED PRINTING The duplex unit adds the function of two sided printing using less paper and making large documents easier to handle It also enables booklet printing which uses even less paper This printer has the option of Auto Duplex and Manual Duplex printing NOTE The steps in the process relate to Windows XP PCL Other operating system windows may appear slightly different but the principles are the same AUTO DUPLEX PRINTING This option provides automatic two sided printing only for Letter A4 Legal 13 and 14 and Custom paper sizes using paper stocks from 60 105g m2 16 28 Ib NOTE For A4 A5 A6 B5 Letter Legal 13 and 14 Statement Executive and Custom paper sizes using paper stocks from 60 124g m2 see Manual Duplex Printing page 51 To carry out Auto Duplex Printing 1 2 Select File gt Print and click the Properties button Select the input tray Tray1 or optional Tray2 or Manual Feed Tray B410d and B410dn or Multi Purpose Tray B420dn B430dn from the Source drop down In the 2 Sided Printing drop down menu select either Long Edge Auto or Short Edge Auto according to your printing preferences Click the OK button lt OKI B410 Properties Setup Job Options Image Media Size Letter 8 5 x 11in Source Trayl Weight Printer Setting Paper Feed Op
38. ates and or other countries Adobe Acrobat Acrobat Reader PostScript Adobe Systems Inc which may be registered in certain jurisdictions Ehternet Digital Equipment Corporation Mozilla and Firefox Mozilla Foundation Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors CONTENTS enhn 3 Notes Cautions and Warnings ssh 5 Introd ction uu uu lucens eee RR PORE ACE ER a 6 Printer 6 sing your Printers uec eh eA Pa m ne RUX ROS De ROM 6 About this manual creer hh 7 Online Usager tenerae dez duse E ee Roh REOR Re ER ID Rede oca EIE s 7 Printing Pages a sss ose Rm m Ro eL Eo ey Pw D RR Re ae e 7 Abbreviatiofis used cune ze enam YU nora xau en Coe a aha DR cR d n 8 Printer components recreare rrr 9 Operator panels cce eere 11 410 BALOANE ues i Roe a reca m dra 11 Operator panel xaX eee x OY vex OX cw xw Ux PUR pw APA Rd 11 LED IndicatOES uei ete Poin erret go pf et ob dvi PR Sopa festi Ed 2 11 LED eh dowd a ean E ow Bao Beds 12 Online conte Rate os ee Pas ta PN e ee ES 12 Changing language wx org Wie O9 OR RUN RUE we a XT 13 Printer menu setup tool leer 13 Menu
39. ce to Manual Feed Tray is for the B410d and B410dn models and the Multi Purpose Tray is for the B420dn and B430dn models PAPER AND ENVELOPE TYPES The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in your printer gt Paper and envelopes should be stored flat and away from moisture direct sunlight and heat sources gt 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 gt Use paper and envelopes that are designed for use in laser type printers gt The use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously impact on the life of the image drum gt Do not use very smooth shiny glossy paper V Do not use heavily embossed headed paper V Do not use specially treated papers such as carbon paper non carbon paper thermal paper and impact paper 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 V M M V 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 gt Always manually feed single sheets using a Manual Feed Tray or Multi Purpose Tray gt Always use rear output
40. cks and scratches Generate a cleaning page repetitive marks may be temporary Oblong area of faint print appears on each page Drop out caused by using paper exposed to high humidity Change paper stocks check paper storage environment or use a dehumidifier check toner level Troubleshooting gt 74 SYMPTOM Vertical white streaking or faint areas on page PROBLEM Toner is low and does not distribute properly or the drum is worn out SOLUTION Replace toner cartridge Check drum and replace the drum if necessary Contact service LED array is dirty Clean LED array Vertical black lines Hardware problem Contact service Fuzzy print LED array is dirty Clean LED array Distorted print Paper path lamp assembly or fusing unit problem Generate cleaning page Contact service Faded print Toner cartridge is not correctly installed Toner low Install toner cartridge correctly Replace toner cartridge Smeared or blotched print Dirty rollers toner dropped inside printer or image drum problem Replace image drum and toner 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 ca
41. cument Overlays and Macros Windows only 60 CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE This section deals with the replacement of the toner cartridge and image drum and general maintenance CONSUMABLE ORDER DETAILS ITEM LIFE ORDER NO Toner 3 5K B410d B410dn B420dn B430dn 3500 Letter A4 5 43979101 ISO IEC19752 Toner 7K B420dn B430dn 7 000 Letter A4 5 43979201 ISO IEC19752 Toner 10K B420dn 10 000 Letter A4 5 43979206 ISO IEC19752 Image drum 25 000 Letter A4 pages 43979001 Please always use genuine consumables TONER CARTRIDGE LIFE How long your toner cartridge lasts depends on the print density the percentage of the page that prints black A typical letter has 3 to 5 print density graphics usually have higher density Higher print density means toner is used up faster At 5 print density a standard toner cartridge will print an average of 3500 pages Remember this is only an average actual results may vary The first toner cartridge installed in a new printer has to fill the image drum reservoir and saturate the developing roller with toner The toner cartridge that is supplied with this printer normally produces about 1 500 pages after installation WHEN TO REPLACE THE TONER CARTRIDGE When the toner is running low TONER LOW is displayed in the operator panel LCD After Toner Low displays the printer will print about 100 more pages then display Toner Empty and stop printing Printing w
42. e green drum inside the image drum unit Troubleshooting gt 71 3 Carefully lift out the image drum complete with the toner cartridge Be careful not to touch or scratch the green drum surface 4 Re install the image drum complete with toner cartridge ensuring that the pegs 1 amp 2 correctly locate into the slots on each side of the printer 3 6 Lower the top cover but do not press down to latch it closed yet This will protect the drum from excessive exposure to room lighting while you check the remaining area for jammed sheets 7 Open the rear cover and check for paper in the rear path Troubleshooting 72 gt Pull out any paper found in this area Ifthe paper is low down in this area and difficult to remove it is probably still gripped by the fuser In this case raise the top cover reach around and press down on the fuser pressure release lever gt If you are not using the rear cover close it once the paper is removed from this area 8 Remove the Duplex unit 1 and check for any paper in this area Remove any paper and replace the duplex unit Ifthe paper is difficult to remove push the cover in the arrow direction raise it and remove the paper 9 Open the Multi Purpose Tray 1 Manual Feed Tray for B410d and B410dn Troubleshooting gt 73 Remove any paper that you find 2 and then close the tray 10 11 the jam will normally be reprinted Close t
43. e maximum A4 28 pages per minute maximum Resolution B410d B410dn and B420dn 2400 x 600 dots per inch B430dn 1200 x 1200 dots per inch Operating platform Windows 2000 XP XP server 2003 x 64 bit edition Vista Vista x 64 bit edition Mac OS X PowerPC 10 2 8 10 5 OS X Intel 10 4 4 10 5 Unix Linux Emulations B410d B410dn and B420dn B420dn PCL5e PCLXL Epson FX IBM ProPrinter B430dn PCL5e PCLXL Epson FX IBM ProPrinter PS3 Interfaces Parallel port in compliance with IEEE 1284 1994 standard USB 2 0 High speed B410dn B420dn and B430dn 100BASE TX 10Base T Processor 297 MHz PowerPC Memory B410d B410dn and B420dn 32MB expandible to 288MB B430dn 64MB expandible to 320MB Printer Fuser life 200 000 pages or 5 years Toner life Starter 1 500 pages Replacement ISO IEC19752 B410d B410dn B420dn B430dn 3 500 pages B420dn B430dn up to 7 000 pages B420dn up to 10 000 pages Specifications 79 ITEM SPECIFICATION Image drum life Simplex printing 25 000 pages continuous 20 000 pages 3 pages per job 12 000 pages 1 page per job Duplex printing 15 000 pages continuous 13 000 pages 3 pages per job 10 000 pages 1 page per job Paper sizes A4 A5 A6 B5 Letter Legal 13 Legal 14 Executive Custom C5 C6 Com 9 Com 10 DL Monarch Statement Paper feed B420dn B430dn Automatic feeding via paper trays including optional second tray and Multi
44. ed in the Paper tray Postcards or envelopes are placed in the wrong orientation You cannot print using the Paper tray Load postcards envelopes label sheets or transparencies in the Manual Feed tray or Multi Purpose tray Check and load in the correct orientation Paper is not fed into the printer Improper setting is selected for Paper Source in the printer driver Select the correct paper source from the Source drop down menu The printer menu setting is incorrect Set the size of the paper in the Setup Menu of the printer Printing does not resume after removing jammed paper Printing does not resume only by removing paper jam Open and close the top cover Troubleshooting gt 76 SOFTWARE PROBLEMS Your software operating environment applications and printer drivers controls the printing process Make sure you have selected the right driver for use with your printer See your software documentation for more information SYMPTOM Printing is garbled PROBLEM Incorrect driver is installed SOLUTION Install an appropriate driver Printer s output is below rated 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 o
45. er Control Language PS PostScript emulation PSE PostScript Emulation RAM Random Access Memory About this manual gt 8 PRINTER COMPONENTS Apart from the Operator panels which are described in the next chapter the B410d B410dn B420dn B430dn printers look similar from the outside The important components are identified in the representations below Operator panel B430dn shown Output Stacker 150 sheets face down Output Stacker extension Top cover release button Multi Purpose Tray only for B420dn B430dn 50 sheets shown in open position Multi Purpose Tray extension Paper Tray 250 sheets for B410d B410dn and B420dn B430dn 530 sheets for B420dn Paper Tray level indicator 9 ON OFF switch 10 Rear Output cover 11 LED array 12 Image drum 13 Manual Feed Tray only for B410d B410dn and B420dn single sheet feed shown in open position fe 14 Toner cartridge 15 Fuser unit 16 Top cover Printer components 9 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Power cable connection Duplex unit Parallel interface connection USB interface connection LAN interface connection only for B410dn B420dn and B430dn Test button only for B410dn B420dn and B430dn Memory panel to upgrade your printer s memory RAM DIMM Cooling fan Printer components 10 OPERATOR PANELS This chapter describes the function of the operator panel on your printer It is
46. er 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 recommended that you manually set the printer to match the media as described here 410 AND B410DN You can change the media type as follows 1 Start the Printer Menu Setup tool 2 Click Media Menu 3 Click on 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 4 Click on the Setup tab and click Apply the changed settings then OK to set the printer to the new media type Paper recommendations gt 33 4200 B430DN Using the control panel on your printer you can choose gt gt gt gt which paper to use the size of the paper you wish to use the weight of the paper thickness the type of paper NOTE gt 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 gt 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 gt Although media properti
47. ered on the fuser may be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch 2 Press the top cover release button and open the printer s top cover fully NOTE The B430dn model has been illustrated below The principles are the same for all models of this printer 3 Pull the colored lever 1 on the right side of the toner cartridge towards the front of the printer to close the cartridge then remove the used toner cartridge 2 4 Clean the top of the ID unit with a clean lint free cloth 5 Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture 6 Remove the new cartridge from its box but leave its wrapping material in place for the moment Consumables and maintenance 62 7 Gently shake the cartridge 3 from end to end several times to loosen and distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge 8 Remove the wrapping material and peel off the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge 4 9 Holding the cartridge by its top center with the colored lever to the right 5 lower it into the printer over the image drum unit from which the old cartridge was removed 10 Insert the left end of the cartridge into the image drum unit first Align it under the tabs 6 and push it against the shiny pins in the drum unit Then lower the right end of the cartridge down into the image drum unit 7 Consumables and maintenance 63 11 Pressing gently down on t
48. es 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 Menu e or button repeatedly until PRINT MENU is displayed then press the button 2 Press the button until the required paper feed is displayed 3 the button An asterisk appears next to the selected paper feed 4 Press the Cancel or Online the Q button repeatedly to exit the MENU mode NOTE When the AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON and more than one paper tray is fitted paper feed automatically switches to the next available paper tray providing non stop printing Paper size Set the paper size as follows NOTE gt When using paper trays standard paper sizes are recognised automatically with CASSETTE SIZE default setting selected Paper size need only be set for custom paper sizes gt When using the Multi Purpose Tray the paper size has to be selected Press the Menu E or button until PRINT MENU is displayed then press G button Press either E or ie button repeatedly until EDIT SIZE is displayed then press button Paper recommendations 34 3 Press either 25 or button until the required paper size is d
49. f top margin increases with each page printed Creeping text Number of lines per page in software is not equal to number of lines per page of printer Many software packages assume 66 lines per page but your printer s default is 64 Adjust software accordingly or set LINES Per PAGE in the soft control panel to equal lines per page in your software HARDWARE PROBLEMS SYMPTOM Graphic image prints partly on one page partly on the next PROBLEM Insufficient printer memory for this image at this resolution SOLUTION Change the resolution reduce the image size or install more memory in your printer When you try to print nothing happens but printer indicates it is ready to receive data Configuration error Check cable connection If more than one printer is available make sure your printer has been selected Garbage prints Incorrect cable configuration Also see Software Problems Check cable configuration continuity and length Printer freezes or displays error message when Booting the computer while the printer is on can cause a Turn printer off before rebooting computer forms or adhesives passing through the hot fusing unit computer is communications error rebooted Odors Gases are given off by Make sure the forms you use can withstand heating and provide adequate ventilation Printer is on but must warm up before a job is printed
50. hard disk but still prefer to download to flash memory double click the file name in the Project window and under Volume type in FlashO and then click OK When the message Command Issued appears confirming that the download is complete click OK to clear the message TEST PRINTING THE OVERLAY 1 2 3 4 Click on the printer icon for the relevant printer and choose Printers Test Form In the Test PostScript Form window to test each overlay select it and click OK There will be a short pause while the printer processes the form and then it will print When each overlay has been tested click Exit Click the standard Windows Close X button or choose Projects Exit to close Storage Device Manager DEFINING OVERLAYS This is the final step before the new overlays are ready for use 1 Open the Printers called Printers and Faxes in Windows XP window via the Start menu or the Windows Control Panel Right click on the Relevant PostScript printer icon and choose Printing Preferences from the pop up menu On the Overlay tab click the New button Overlays and Macros Windows only 56 4 Inthe Define Overlays window enter a suitable name 2 for this overlay and choose which page s 3 of your 2 Dita Nan aca documents will use this overlay 3 eo 5 Enter the name of the overlay file 4 exactly as it appeared ee cae ee in the Storage Device Manager project window Remember 4 eie s that
51. he cartridge to ensure that it is firmly seated push the colored lever towards the rear of the printer 8 Push the lever all the way forward until the pointers on the drum and the toner are aligned 8a This will lock the cartridge into place and release toner into the image drum unit 13 Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed Consumables and maintenance 64 IMAGE DRUM LIFE The life of an image drum depends on a number of factors including temperature and humidity the type of paper used and the number of pages per job The image drum should last approximately 25 000 pages continuous printing This number is approximate because different numbers of pages are printed each time and the environmental conditions and the paper type used may vary WHEN TO REPLACE THE IMAGE DRUM When the drum reaches 90 of its life a CHANGE DRUM message is displayed in the operator panel LCD Change the image drum when the print becomes faint or begins to deteriorate REPLACING THE IMAGE DRUM WARNING gt Never expose the image drum to an open flame It can cause an explosion and you can be burned gt sure to switch off and unplug the machine before accessing the interior of a machine for cleaning maintenance or fault clearance Access to a live machine s interior can cause electric shock NOTE Itis recommended that you change the toner cartridge and clean the LED array at the same time as you change
52. he selected printer name 1 is that of your PCL printer driver Select the Print To File 2 option When prompted for a print file name enter a meaningful name with the extension PRN Close your application CREATE AND DOWNLOAD MACROS 1 From the Windows Start menu start Storage Device Manager SDM and allow SDM to discover the printer Choose Projects New Project to start a new project Choose Projects Filter Macro File The Filter Printer Patterns dialogue box appears Make any adjustments in the settings that you need and then click OK Example If you create a black oval in MS Paint and leave all the colour command filters checked the black oval will print as a black rectangle when the overlay is used To maintain the oval shape turn off deselect the Configure Image Data Palette ID and Palette Control filters Set the Files of Type drop down list to PRN Files prn Navigate to the folder where the overlay PRN files are stored and select one or more of these to include in your overlay set You can have more than one macro file in a project For example one for top pages and another for continuation pages Use standard Windows techniques Shift or Ctrl keys to select multiple files simultaneously if you need to Click Open to add these files to the current project You can also drag and drop files from Windows Explorer directly into the p
53. he top cover and press down to latch it closed The printer will warm up and commence printing when ready The page lost through 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 SYMPTOM Blank sheets printed PROBLEM Image drum cartridge not properly installed SOLUTION Reinstall image drum cartridge Empty or missing toner cartridge Install new toner cartridge Entire page prints faintly Empty toner cartridge Pages get fainter when toner is used up Install new toner cartridge LED array is dirty Clean LED array Page has grey 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 Hardware problem Contact service Page has repetitive marks Damaged image drum cartridge causes repetitive marks every 1 6 inches 4 06 cm due to surface ni
54. ill resume after a new toner cartridge has been installed REPLACING THE TONER CARTRIDGE WARNING gt Never expose a toner cartridge to an open flame It can cause an explosion and you can be burned gt Be sure to switch off and unplug the machine before accessing the interior of a machine for cleaning maintenance or fault clearance Access to a live machine s interior can cause electric shock It is recommended that you clean the LED array at the same time as you change the toner cartridge The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder contained in the toner cartridge Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have somewhere to place the used cartridge while you install the new one Dispose of the old cartridge responsibly inside the pack that the new one came in Follow any regulations recommendations etc which may be in force concerning waste recycling Consumables and maintenance 61 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 1 Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the top cover WARNING If the printer has been pow
55. indow 4 Onthe Overlays tab choose Use Overlay from the drop down list 1 5 Click on the first overlay 2 you wish to use In this example it is the Cover Page overlay Then click the Add button 3 6 Ifyou want to use another overlay in this case it is the Continuation page click the second overlay 4 and then click the Add button 3 again 7 When you have selected all the overlays you want to use for this document click OK 8 Finally in your application s print dialogue click OK to begin printing Overlays and Macros Windows only 57 CREATING PCL OVERLAYS Three steps are required to create an overlay 1 2 Create the form data using your own application software and print it to a printer PRN file Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to create a project file import the PRN file and download the generated filter BIN files to the printer Use downloaded files to define your overlay ready for use with any future document When printing files to disk do not select any special features such as two sided printing or multiple copies These are not appropriate to macros they apply only to your final documents CREATING THE OVERLAY IMAGE 1 5 6 Use your preferred application perhaps a graphics program to create the required image and save it Open your application s Print dialogue Make sure that t
56. ion for printing photographs gt The High Quality setting prints at 1200 x 600dpi for B410d B410dn and B420dn and 1200 x 1200dpi for B430dn and is the best option for printing vector objects such as graphics and text The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is suitable for most printing jobs You can select Toner Saving to save toner for some print jobs Operation 43 6 You can print watermark text behind the main page image This is useful for marking documents as draft confidential etc If you would like to print on special stationery such as forms and letterhead but do not want to use pre printed stationery you can create your own using Overlays for B430dn For more information on Overlays and Macros refer to Overlays and Macros Windows only on page 55 The Overlays button also offers guidelines on how to carry out manual duplex printing 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 Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery Using the Advanced button gives you access to the facility to set mirror image printing and negative image printing 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
57. is provided Changes made here will generally affect all documents you print from Windows applications and will be remembered from one Windows session to the next PCL emulation The main tabs are the General Tab Advanced Tab and Device Options Tab General tab My Printer Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Device Options My Printer Location Comment Model My Printer 1 Features Color No Paper available Double sided Yes Letter Staple No Speed 28 ppm Maximum resolution Unknown 2 Printing Preferences Print Test 3 1 This area lists some of the main features of your printer including optional items This button opens the same windows as described earlier for items which can be set from within application programs Changes you make here however will become the new default settings for all Windows applications This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows XP operating system and will vary with other operating systems Operation 44 Advanced tab My Printer Properties Ax General Sharing Ports Advanced Color Management Device Options 1 Always available oF O Available from 2 Priority 1 Driver My Printer E w New Driver 3 Spool print d
58. isplayed then press the button An asterisk appears next to the selected paper size Press the Cancel or Online or the Q button repeatedly to exit the MENU mode 5 Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file Media type and weight Set media type and weight as follows If media type or media weight are not correctly set print quality deteriorates and the fuser roller may be damaged Press the Menu m or button until MEDIA MENU is displayed then press the button Press the m or button until MEDIA TYPE Or MEDIA WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed then press button Press the D or button until the required paper type or weight is displayed then press the button An asterisk appears next to the selected paper type or weight Press the Cancel or Online or the Q button repeatedly to exit the MENU mode Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before printing the file Paper recommendations gt 35 INTERFACES Your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces 1 2 Parallel For direct connection to a PC This port requires a bi directional IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable USB For connection to a PC running Windows 2000 or later or Mac OS X or later 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
59. l injury For the protection of your product and in order to ensure that you benefit from its full functionality this model has been designed to operate only with genuine original toner cartridges Any other toner cartridge may not operate at all even if it is described as compatible and if it does work your product s performance and print quality may be degraded Specifications subject to change without notice All trademarks acknowledged Notes Cautions and Warnings gt 5 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this monochrome page printer Your new printer is designed with a range of advanced features to give you crisp black and white pages at high speed on a wide range of print media For your information a summary of the main features of your printer is given below PRINTER FEATURES gt Four different models to choose from B410d and B410dn B420dn B430dn d denotes Duplex included and n denotes Network Interface Card included gt Memory 32MB for B410d B410dn and B420dn 64MB for B430dn gt High speed printing 28ppm A4 and 30ppm Letter gt Resolution 1200 x 600 dpi for B410d B410dn and B420dn 1200 x 1200 dpi for B430dn gt Paper handling 250 sheets 75g m for B410d B410dn B430dn 530 sheets for the B420dn gt Emulation standard Printer Control Language PCL6 Epson FX IBM ProPrinter and PostScript 3 for B430dn gt Barcodes embedded for SIDM emulations gt Flash DIMM
60. lick System Configuration Menu then select Power Save Time Click on the drop down menu and select the desired power save time 1 to 240 minutes 4 Click Setup Apply the Changed Setting The setting change is completed when a message dialog box appears saying The setting has been applied to the printer 5 Click OK B420dn and B430dn Use the Printer Menu via the Operator Panel 1 Press the Menu E or button until System Configuration Menu appears Press 2 Press gt or Ap until Power Save Time appears Press 3 Press m or until the desired setting appears 1 to 240 minutes Press An asterisk will appear to confirm the selection 4 Press Online DISABLING POWER SAVING MODE B410d and B410dn Use the Menu Setup Tool 1 Select Start gt Programs gt Oki Data gt OKI B410 printer Menu Setup Tool gt Printer Menu Setup Tool Double click Maintenance Menu then click Power Save Mode Click on the drop down menu and select Disable 4 Click Setup gt Apply the Changed Setting The setting change is completed when a message dialog box appears saying The setting has been applied to the printer 5 Click OK Operation 48 B420dn and B430dn Use the Printer Menu via the Operator Panel 1 Press the Menu gt or gt button until Maintenance Menu appears Press 2 Press until Power Save appears Press 3 Press ES or until Disable appe
61. ls gt 13 MENU FUNCTIONS The Printer Menu allows you to view and change the printer s internal settings You can think of this as the software equivalent of the LCD operator panel The settings are grouped into categories or menus such as Information Menu or Print Menu Some of these settings are similar to those found in your printer driver or application software The settings that you can change using this software act as the printer s defaults These can be overridden by the settings in your printer driver or application For example if you have set the number of copies in the Printer Menu settings to one this will be overridden if you select three copies of your document in the printer driver Setup Display Help got c Information Menu E Print Menu Media Menu System configuration Menu E PCL Menu Eg PPR Menu rg FA Menu G Parallel Menu E USB Menu E Network Menu E Maintenance Menu Fg Usage Menu Information menu This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer ITEM ACTION REMARKS PRINT MENU MAP EXECUTE NETWORK EXECUTE B410dn only PRINT FILE LIST EXECUTE PRINT PCL FONT EXECUTE PRINT PPR FONT EXECUTE PRINT FX FONT EXECUTE DEMO1 EXECUTE PRINT ERROR LOG EXECUTE USAGE REPORT EXECUTE Is displayed only when USAGE REPORT is enabled in the Print Statistics Menu Operator panels gt 14 Print menu
62. ly 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 gt Print or press the Ctrl P keys 2 Choose which pages you wish to print a All pages for the entire manual b Current page for the page at which you are looking Print x Printer Status Ready Reverse pages Type Pintes image Where LPTI T Printto file Prin Range Copies and Adjustments AN 226 pages Numberofcopies C Current page f Pages fom F Shrink oversized pages to paper size Print EvenandOddPeges F Expand smell pages to paper size 2 nts F Auto rotete and center pages Preview k 825 34 PrintMethod Language Level 3 3 F Optimize for Speed T Download Asian Fonts I Save Printer Memory 8 Color Managed On printer Units Inches Zoom 141 4 About this manual gt 7 c Pages from and to for the range of pages you specify by entering their page numbers 3 Click OK ABBREVIATIONS USED The following abbreviations are used in this manual ABBREVIATION MEANING Ctrl Control dpi dots per inch DIMM Dual In line Memory Module d duplex n network card installed LED Light Emitting Diode NIC Network Interface Card PCL Print
63. m cartridge out of its packaging and place it on the piece of paper where the old cartridge was placed Keep it the same way round as the old unit Pack the old cartridge inside the packaging material for disposal NOTE Follow instructions that come with the new image drum for additional information such as the removal of packaging material etc Place the toner cartridge onto the new image drum cartridge Push the left end in first and then lower the right end in Push the colored release lever away from you to lock the toner cartridge onto the new image drum unit and release toner into it Holding the complete assembly by its top center lower it into place in the printer locating the pegs 1 amp 2 at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity 3 10 Gently wipe the LED array surface with a soft tissue 11 Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed Consumables and maintenance 66 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 410 AND B410DN Using the Printer Menu Setup Tool 1 2 3 4 5 6 Start the Printer Menu Setup Tool for the printer Click Maintenance Menu Select Cleaning Page Print and click Execute Open the Manual Feed Tray and insert a sheet of Letter A4 plain paper between the paper guides then click OK The printer gri
64. ner Saving Disabled Orientation 2 Portrait 180 A O Landscape 180 1 The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows gt The ProQ1200 setting for B410d and B410dn prints at 2400 x 600dpi This setting requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery It is the best option for printing photographs The High Quality setting prints at 1200 x 600dpi for B410d B410dn and B420dn and 1200 x 1200dpi for B430dn and is the best option for printing vector objects such as graphics and text The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is suitable for most printing jobs The Draft setting prints at 300 x 300dpi and is suitable for printing draft documents that contain mainly text You can select Toner Saving to save toner for some print jobs 2 Page orientation can be set to either portrait tall or landscape wide Both views can be 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 If you would like to print on special stationery such as forms and letterhead but do not want to use pre printed stationery you can create your own using Overlays for B430dn For more information on Overlays and Macros refer to Overlays and Macros Windows only on page 55 The Overlays button also offers guidelines on how to carry out m
65. nter maintenance functions ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS MENU RESET EXECUTE SAVE MENU EXECUTE POWER SAVE ENABLE PAPER BLACK SET 0 DARKNESS 0 CLEANING EXECUTE RESTORE MENU EXECUTE Displayed in Menu when Menu settings have been stored 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 ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS DRUM LIFE REMAINING An indication of the remaining drum life TONER REMAINING An indication of how much toner is left in the cartridge Operator panels gt 27 PRINTING MENU SETTINGS Current menu settings can be confirmed by printing a Menu Map using the control panel 1 Press the Menu A gt button until the INFORMATION MENU is available then press button Press the e or button until the display prompts you to print the menu map Press the button to print the menu map Press the Cancel or Online or the Q button repeatedly to exit the MENU mode Operator panels 28 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 NOTE The referen
66. oblem with paper the cover is open or the paper tray is empty while a job is processing x x There is a minor error with the printer for example toner is low and the image drum needs to be changed LCD The LCD 3 has two rows of up to 16 alphanumeric digits displaying print status and error messages ONLINE BUTTON The primary functions of the Online button 4 are activated by pressing the switch momentarily and releasing The primary functions are as follows gt Turning the printer off line gt Turning the printer on line ready gt Resuming printing after page overflow gt Interrupting data processing when the printer is receiving and processing data gt 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 four seconds before releasing The secondary functions are as follows gt Printing the demo and menu pages NOTE Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer s Printer Menu Setup Tool gt 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 seven seconds before releasing The other functions are as follows gt Printing a cleaning page NOTE A cleaning page can also be printed using the prin
67. ocuments so program finishes printing faster Start printing after last page is spooled Start printing immediately 4 LL O Print directly to the printer 5 1_ Hold mismatched documents 6 _ Print spooled documents first 7 Keep printed documents 8 v Enable advanced printing features 9 L Printing Defaults Print Processor Separator Page 10 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 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
68. ps 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 mW m M Press the Online button to take the printer OFF LINE Open the Manual Feed Tray and insert a sheet of Letter A4 plain paper between the paper guides for loading paper See Multi purpose tray and manual feed tray on page 32 Press and hold down the Online button for at least seven seconds The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page Return the printer ONLINE by pressing the Online button If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge 4200 B430DN 1 2 Pull down the Multi Purpose Tray 1 fold out the paper supports 2 and adjust the paper guides to the width of the paper 4 Insert a sheet of Letter A4 plain paper between the paper guides and push the colored set button to engage the tray 3 Press the Menu fey or button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE MENU is displayed then press the button Press the or A gt button until CLEANING PRINT is displayed Consumables and maintenance gt 67 Press the button The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page The printer should now be on LINE If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge Consumables and maintenance 68 CLEANING THE LED ARRAY Clean the LED array whenever a new toner
69. rinted side is facing up and the bottom of the page facing into the printer 4 9 Close the Paper Tray and press the Online button The message window should disappear from your screen and the document finishes printing the remaining pages of your document NOTE You must press the Online button to start the printing for other side The default time is set to one minute failing which the data is deleted and not printed 2 sided printing gt 52 MANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE MANUAL FEED TRAY B410D AND B410DN OR THE MULTI PURPOSE TRAY B420DN AND B430DN NOTE You can use A4 A5 A6 B5 Letter Legal 13 and 14 Statement Executive and Custom paper sizes using paper stocks from 60 124g m2 1 Position the paper guides on the Manual Feed Tray or Multi Purpose Tray according to the paper size 2 Place paper one sheet at a time for B410 models in the Manual Feed Tray or up to 50 sheets in the Multi Purpose Tray B420dn and B430dn The paper is automatically gripped in position 3 Select File Print to display the Print dialog box Click the Properties button 5 Select Manual Feed Tray B410 models or Multi Purpose Tray B420DN and B430DN from the Source drop down 6 On the 2 sided printing drop down menu select either Long Edge Manual or Short Edge Manual according to your printing preferences Click OK When every second page has printed take the paper from the output stacker 7 Set
70. roject window if you prefer When a message box appears confirming that a filter file has been created click OK to clear the message The project window will display one BIN file for each printer file added Make a careful note of the name and ID number for each of the files You will need them later Overlays and Macros Windows only 58 10 If you wish to edit the names or ID numbers double click the file entry and edit the details Note that the names are case sensitive Choose Projects Save Project and enter a meaningful name e g Letter Stationery so that you can recognise it Choose Projects Send Project Files to Printer to download the project to the printer When the message Command Issued appears confirming that the download is complete click OK to clear the message TEST PRINTING THE MACRO 1 2 3 4 Choose Printers Test Macro In the Test Macro window enter its ID number and click OK After a short pause the printer will print the macro When each macro has been tested click Exit Click the standard Windows Close X button or choose Projects Exit to close Storage Device Manager DEFINING OVERLAYS This is the final step before the new overlays are ready for use 1 2 Open the Printers called Printers and Faxes in Windows XP window via the Start menu or the Windows Control Panel Right click on the Relevant PostScript printer icon and choose Printing Preferences from
71. rtridge Print is darker than usual Darkness setting is too high Change darkness setting Pages curl excessively Printing on wrong side of paper Turn paper over in tray Note arrow on paper package Install paper print side down in tray Moisture in paper Improper storage Avoid storing paper in areas of excessive temperature and humidity Store paper in protective wrapping High humidity Recommended operating humidity 20 80 Troubleshooting gt 75 PAPER FEED PROBLEMS SYMPTOM Paper Jams occur frequently Multiple sheets of paper are fed at the same time PROBLEM The printer is tilted SOLUTION Place the paper on a stable and flat surface Paper is too thick or too thin Paper is moist folded creased or warped Use paper suitable for the printer Avoid storing paper in areas of excessive temperature and humidity Store paper in protective wrapping Paper is not aligned Align the paper edges to the paper guides Only one sheet of paper is loaded in the Paper tray or Manual Feed Multi Purpose tray Load several sheets of paper Sheets of paper is added to the existing paper stock in the Paper tray or Manual Feed Multi Purpose tray Remove existing sheets of paper from the tray and add the new sheets to them ensuring alignment and then load the tray Postcards envelopes label sheets or transparencies are load
72. t it to a printer PRN file 2 Use the Storage Device Manager utility software supplied on CD with your printer to create a project file import the PRN file s and download the generated filter HST file to the printer The project file will contain one or more overlay images which are functionally related such as the cover page and the continuation page images for business letters 3 Use downloaded files to define your overlays ready for use when printing your documents When printing overlay files to disk do not select any special features such as two sided printing or multiple copies These are not appropriate to overlays they apply only to your final documents CREATING THE OVERLAY IMAGE 1 Use your preferred application perhaps a graphics program to create the required overlay image and save it Open your application s Print dialogue Make sure that the selected printer name 1 is that of your PostScript printer driver 4 Select the Print To File 2 option 5 Click the Properties button 3 to open the Document Properties window 6 Onthe Overlay tab choose Create Form from the drop down list 4 7 Click OK to close the Document Properties window 8 Click OK again to close the Print dialogue 9 When prompted for a print file name enter a see meaningful name with the extension PRN 10 Close your application PR
73. ted functions ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS COPIES 1 DUPLEX OFF PAPER FEED TRAY1 AUTO TRAY SWITCH ON TRAY SEQUENCE DOWN Operator panels gt 22 ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS MP TRAY USAGE DO NOT USE MEDIA CHECK ENABLE RESOLUTION 1200DPI TONER SAVE MODE DISABLE ORIENTATION PORTRAIT LINES PER PAGE 64 LINES EDIT SIZE CASSETTE SIZE Media Menu This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS TRAY 1 PAPERSIZE A4 TRAY 1 MEDIATYPE PLAIN TRAY 1 MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM TRAY2 PAPERSIZE A4 When tray 2 is installed TRAY2 MEDIATYPE PLAIN When tray 2 is installed TRAY2 MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM When tray 2 is installed MPT PAPERSIZE A4 MPT MEDIATYPE PLAIN MPT MEDIAWEIGHT MEDIUM UNIT OF MEASURE MILLIMETER X DIMENSION 210 MILLIMETER Y DIMENSION 297 MILLIMETER System configuration menu This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS POW SAVE TIME 10 MIN PERSONALITY AUTO EMULATION PARA PS PROTOCOL ASCII USB PS PROTOCOL RAW NET PS PROTOCOL RAW B430dn only CLRABLE WARNING ONLINE AUTO CONTINUE OFF MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 SEC TIMEOUT INJOB 40 SEC TIMEOUT LOCAL 40 SEC Operator panels gt 23 ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS TIMEOUT NET 90 SEC
74. ter s Printer Menu Setup tool Operator panels gt 12 gt Resetting the printer and clearing the buffer after printing has been cancelled NOTE To reset the printer to the default settings of the manufacturer the Online button is pressed and held down while the printer is switched on with the main power switch The LED indicators blink when the printer has reset to the default settings CHANGING LANGUAGE The default language used by your printer for display messages and for report printing is English If required this can be changed to German Danish French Dutch Italian Turkish Spanish Portuguese Swedish Polish Russian Greek Finnish Czech Hungarian Norwegian NOTE 1 The Operator Panel Language Setup Wizard will run automatically when you install the printer driver Follow the instructions provided by this utility to set your chosen language 2 The list above is neither conclusive nor exhaustive PRINTER MENU SETUP TOOL After installing the printer driver software onto your computer the Printer Menu Setup Tool is then automatically installed See Printer drivers on page 37 This Printer Menu Setup Tool is used to control and change the various printer settings Using the Printer Menu Setup Tool Viewing or changing the printer settings are carried out as follows Click on Start gt All Programs gt Okidata gt Printer Menu Setup Tool and select the Printer Menu Setup Tool Operator pane
75. the image drum The B430dn model has been illustrated below The principles are the same for all the models of this printer 1 Pressthe cover release and open the printer s top cover fully WARNING If the printer has been powered on the fuser may be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch 2 Holding it by its top centre remove the used image drum and toner cartridge out of the printer Consumables and maintenance 65 3 Put the assembly down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface CAUTION The green image drum surface at the base of the ID unit 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 With the colored toner release lever to the right pull the lever towards you This will release the bond between the toner cartridge and the image drum unit Lift the right hand end of the toner cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left hand end and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the image drum cartridge Place the cartridge on a piece of paper to avoid marking your furniture Take the new image dru
76. the pop up menu On the Job Options tab click the Overlay button In the Overlay window Click the Define Overlays button 1 Print Using Active Overlays Active Overlays In the Define Overlays window enter the name a and ID b of the required overlay and define which page s c of your documents will use this overlay Then click the Add button 3 to add this overlay to the list of defined overlays Repeat for any other related overlays When done click the Close button 4 to close the window The example illustrated shows two overlays defined one for a cover page and one for continuation pages 4 03 057 Remember that names and IDs of overlay files must be entered exactly as they appeared in the Storage Device Manager project window Remember also that names are case sensitive If you forgot to note the overlay name or ID when you created them you can find them using Storage Device Manager to view the project file or the printer s Information Menu to print a file list and identify them from there Overlays and Macros Windows only 59 6 The new overlays will now appear in the Defined Overlays list in the printer properties window When done click OK to close the printing preferences window Your new overlays are now ready and available to be used for any future documents you wish PRINTING WITH PCL OVERLAYS Once wish you have defined your o
77. this name is case sensitive 5 s sem Defined Forme If you forgot to note the overlay names when you created them you can find them using Storage Device Manager to view the project file or the printer s Information Menu to print a file list and identify them from there 6 Click Add 5 to add this overlay into the defined overlays list 7 Click OK to close the Define Overlay window The new overlay now appears in the Defined Overlays list in the printer properties window 8 Repeat the above procedure if you wish to define more overlays 9 When done click OK to close the printer properties window Your new overlays are now ready and available to be used for any future documents you wish PRINTING WITH POSTSCRIPT OVERLAYS Once you have defined your overlays you are ready to use them for any documents you wish The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters The first prints on just the top page and the second prints on any or all subsequent pages 1 Prepare your document in the normal way using your own application software Remember if necessary to format the document so that it will fit within the appropriate space 2 Open your application s Print dialogue and choose any options you will require ensuring that the target printer is your PostScript printer driver in which the overlays have been defined 3 Click the Properties button to open the Printing Preferences w
78. tions Finishing Mode Standard N up 2 Sided Printing Long Edge Manual v AJA Duplex Help Driver Settings Untitled v Add Letter 8 5 x 11in OKI About _ Be PRINTING SOLUTIONS OK Cancel Help NOTE If you require further information click the Duplex Help button 2 sided printing gt 50 MANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE PAPER TRAY WINDOWS ONLY NOTE Manual Duplex printing is available only for Windows PCL Driver You cannot use A6 paper size for printing from Tray 1 or Tray 2 option To carry out 2 sided or Manual Duplex Printing you must pass paper through the printer twice 1 2 3 4 s 7 Ensure that there is enough paper in the Paper Tray to carry out the print job Select File Print and click the Properties button Select the Tray1 from the Source drop down In the 2 Sided Printing drop down menu select either Long Edge Manual or Short Edge Manual according to your printing preferences Click OK If you require further information click the Duplex Help button Then click the OK button Every second page 1 of your document is printed first When this is complete a message appears on the display panel prompting you to take the paper flip it and replace it in the Paper Tray Open the Paper Tray 2 2 sided printing gt 51 8 the printed paper from the Output Stacker 3 and place it in the Paper Tray ensuring that the p
79. ts used in the halftone screen Set this control to print greyscale effects in black without dithering Select the check box to disable greyscale printing or de select the check box to enable greyscale printing You can manually adjust lightness the higher the setting the lighter the print and contrast the higher the setting the greater the contrast A single on screen button restores the default settings Operation gt 41 PS EMULATION B430DN The tabs available are the Layout Tab the Paper Quality Tab and the Job Options Tab Layout tab My Printer Printing Preferences Pee Layout Paper Quality Job Options Orientation Portrait O Landscape O Rotated Landscape Print on Both Sides None O Flip on Long Edge O Flip on Short Edge Page Order 3 Front to Back Back to Front Pages Per Sheet f 1 Page orientation can be set to portrait tall landscape wide or landscape rotated by 180 degrees 2 Print on both sides duplex printing can be set to long edge or short edge of the document 3 Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to front of the document 4 Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet You can also set it to print a booklet 5 Click the Advanced button to be able to set further document options as follows My Printer Advanced Options Advanced Document Settings Paper Output
80. verlays you are ready to use them for any documents you The example illustrated here uses two overlays for business letters The first prints on just the top page and the second prints on any or all subsequent pages 1 Prepare your document in the normal way using your own application software Remember if necessary to format the document so that it will fit nicely within the plain areas on your letterhead overlay Open your application s Print dialogue and choose any options you will require ensuring that the target printer is your PCL printer driver in which the overlays have been defined Click the Properties button to open the Printing Preferences window On the Overlay tab check the Use active overlays checkbox 1 In the Defined Overlays list click on the first overlay 2 you wish to use and click the Add button 3 to add itto 3 the Active Overlays list If you want a reminder of how this overlay looks click the Test Print button 2 If you want to use another overlay with this document in this example it is the Continuation Page overlay click this overlay 4 in the list of defined overlays and then click the Add button 3 again to add the second overlay to the list of active overlays When the list of active overlays contains all the items you want to use click OK Finally click the Print button in your application s Print dialogue to begin printing your do
81. 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 LAN For network cable connection This port is standard on the B410dn B420dn and B430dn NOTE gt It is not recommended that you connect serial USB and parallel cables to the printer simultaneously Interface cables are not supplied with your printer If you are connecting your printer directly to a stand alone computer proceed to the chapter entitled Printer Drivers If your printer is to be installed as a network printer please refer to the relevant section in the User s Guide for the network interface card for further details on how to configure the network connection before installing the printer drivers NOTE Administrator s authority is required when installing a network connection Interfaces 36 PRINTER DRIVERS This chapter describes 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 CD1 Please refer to the readme file on this CD for the latest information on printer driver installation WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS 1 With Windows running insert the printer driver CD ROM CD1 into your CD ROM drive 2 Ifthe CD does not run automatically use Start gt Run and enter
82. y as Tray 2 It is possible to use custom paper sizes with the PS emulation driver Tray 1 can accommodate paper with width of 100 to 216mm and length of 210 to 316mm Tray 2 can accommodate paper with width of 148 to 216mm and length of 210 to 316mm When printing using Auto Duplex paper will not be ejected face up The printing speed is reduced when you set the paper size of A5 A6 Postcards Envelopes as Heavy Label mode must be selected in the printer driver if you want to print on heavy media which exceeds 120g m SYMBOL MEANING TERM T1 Paper Tray 1 T2 Paper Tray 2 optional MPT Multi Purpose Tray B420 B430 MF Manual Feed Tray B410 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 64g m2 ML Medium Light paper weight 64 74g m M Medium paper weight 75 87g m MH Medium Heavy paper weight 88 104g m H Heavy paper weight 105 120g m 0 Can be used X Cannot be used A Can be used depending on the size Specifications 83 SERVICE AND SUPPORT Available 24 hours a day 7 days a week gt Visit our multilingual web site www okiprintingsolutions com gt Call 1 800 654 3282 Service and Support gt 84

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