Oki 10ex Printer User Manual
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1. 26 smeared print 32 streaking ios 32 symbol Sets 21 T Toner cartridge life 17 replacing s 17 when to replace 17 38 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n User s Guide 39 English Oki Systems UK Limited 550 Dundee Road Slough Trading Estate Slough Berks SL14LE Tel 01753 819819 Fax 01753 819899 http www oki co uk Oki Systems Ireland Limited The Square Industrial Complex Hawthorn Business Centre Tallaght Adelaide Industrial Estate Dublin 24 Falcon Road Belfast BT 12 6HP Tel 01 4598666 Tel 01232 572355 Fax 01 4598840 Fax 01232 572350 http www oki ie http www oki ie OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n2. MENU RESET Reset Level 1 menutofactory settings HEX DUMP Printa hexadecimal dump of received data for diagnostics To exit turn off the printer DRUM CNT RESET Reset the drum counter after replacing the image drum cartridge OP MENU DISABLE Disablesall control panel buttons except ON LINE ENABLE Allbuttonsareactive REC BUFF Auto 8KB 20KB 50KB 100KB Default Auto X ADJUST Adjust horizontal print position in 0 25 mm increments Plus indicates right movement minus indicates left movement Y ADJUST Adjust vertical print position in 0 25 mm increments Plus indicated downward movement minus indicates upward movement 2ND TRAY 1 16 2nd paper tray address Default 5 26 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Generating a Cleaning Page If your printer shows signs of fading streaking or erratic marks you may be able to clear the problem by generating a drum cleaning page as follows Insert a sheet of A4 plain paper into the manual feed tray cem 1 Press the ON LINE button to take the printer off line I 2 Hold down the buttons together for at least two um seconds The display will show CLEANING and MANUAL A4 SIZE inl REQUEST 3 Carefully pull the tab 1 until the panel is in the fully lowered position The display will show PRINT CLEANING as the paper is fed The paper will emerge from the printer with grey shading e all This sheet may be discarded f us zm Return the printer on line by
3. sie entere eoe 26 Maintenance Men 26 Generating a Cleaning Page sss 27 Cleaning the LED Array eee 28 Basic Trouble Shooting see 29 PaperJams rise tei nens 29 Input Jam from Cassette Tray eee 29 Feed Jami or Exit Jam eei ete 30 Print Quality Problems eee 31 Software Problems eene etes 34 Hardware Problems usarne 35 SPECIHEICAtlOHS sicot paetos itr eee ere epe ee Ree ar nos 36 Index iion ne UE REOR REOR eek RE 37 User s Guide English Safety Instructions Your Oki printer has been carefully designed to give you years of safe reliable performance As with all electrical equipment however there are a few basic precautions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer Read the setup instructions in this handbook carefully Be sure to save it for future reference Read and follow all warning and instruction labels on the printer itself Unplug the printer before you clean it Use only a damp cloth do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Place your printer on a firm solid surface If you put it on something unsteady it may fall and be damaged if you place it on a soft surface such as a rug sofa or bed the vents may become blocked causing the printer to overheat To protect your printer from overheating make sure all openings on the printer are not blocked Do not put the pri
4. Bold characters and dark lines are smeared Toner is low Install new toner cartridge Print is darker than usual Darkness setting is too high Change darkness setting Pages curl excessively Printing on wrong side of paper Moisture in paper Improper storage High humidity Turn paper over in tray Note arrow on paper package Install paper print side down in tray Avoid storing paper in areas of excessive temperature and humidity Store paper in protective wrapping Recommended operating humidity 20 8096 User s Guide 33 English 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 Problem Printing is garbled Incorrect driver is installed Solution Install an appropriate driver Printer s output is below rated Much of the printing delays will be caused by speed your application Sometimes purely text documents will print slowly depending on the selected fonts and how they are transferred to For maximum speed use text in your document and use a printer resident font the printer Size of top margin increases Creeping text Number of lines per page in Many software packages assume 66 lines with each page printed software is not equal to number of lines per page
5. The Display WindOow crt retient 7 Printer B ttoDs pucca eter ette 7 Button Functions 5 ds eed einen ela ees 8 Printer Menis sur veces nme e terere 9 Viewing and Modifying Menu Settings 9 Level T M nu iiie rat 10 Leyel 2 Menu troppo intone 12 i T H 14 Choosing Paper soes ec oe tO RR PER 14 Transparencies Adhesive Labels 14 Paper SIZ6S eee eoe HORTON 14 Paper Weis hi tee Net terere REPRE 14 Installing Paper esse ato e nte 15 Printing Envelopes cett nee 16 Choosing Envelopes caiano 16 Printing Transparencies scissors ses 16 Feeding Heavyweight Paper or Cardstock 16 Print Quality Adjustments for Different Paper 16 Toner areali HER RUNI TURNS 17 When to Replace the Toner Cartridge 17 Toner Cartridge Le tefte 17 Replacing the Toner Cartridge 17 ImaseDrum Lane seite e OPE eed 19 When to Replace the Image Drum Cartridge 19 Image Drum Cartridge Life sss 19 Replacing the Image Drum Cartridge 19 Resetting the Drum Counter sees 20 Fonts tet tenete pi tec TOT RU RR 21 What Isa Font ertt termes 21 Printing a Font List eter ee 21 Using OMS ci sass ease oet ei ite 21 Symbol Sets iaia 21 Status MESSAGES eicere erret eH terreri E eps 22 Printer Maintenance
6. 90 10 90 Operating 48dBA Standby 38dBA Power Save below measurable limit IBM Centronics CEN 36 RS232C option 10BaseT OKIPAGE 12i n 36 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Index A E I N AUTO OPERATION 12 EDIT SIZE ias 10 Image Drum Network interface card 37 emulation 10 22 ea 19 B ERROR rin 25 replacing 19 0 bitmapped fonts 21 ERROR On sss 25 when to replace 19 Odours sss 35 black lines printed 32 EXITJAM 24 INPUT JAM se 24 OPMENU sss 26 blank sheets printed 31 Exitdam ui 30 Inputjam iii 29 blurred output 33 Interface cable see Parallelcable P DUILONS ttn 7 8 F PAGE LAYOUTI 11 Faded print 32 L PAGE LAYOUT 11 C Eo 31 LANGUAGE 13 PageS Curl 33 Cable oett 5 FEEDJAM 24 LEDarray sss 28 Paper dams sss 29 CALOSLOCK d activa 16 FeedJam sssss 30 LeveliMenu 10 PAPER SIZE 10 Cartridge Life Tf FONS sa 2 Level2Menu 12 PARALLELVF 13 CHG DRUM message 19 FONTS amp SYMBOLS 11 Lowtoner message 22 Powercable 5 CLEANIN
7. Guide 11 English Level 2 Menu Category Items Parameters PRINT MODE MODE resolution 600 V1200 600 x 1200 dpi 300 AUTO OPERATION AUTOCONT OFF ON WAIT TIME OKIPAGE 10ex OFF ON 5 secs 6 secs 300 secs OKIPAGE 12i n OFF ON 5 secs 6 secs 90 secs 300 secs MAN TIME 60 secs OFF 30 secs PR PROTEK GOOD BETTER BEST DARKNESS CONTROL DARKNESS 0 1 2 2 1 POWER SAVING POWER SAVING 0 SEC 8 MIN DISABLE LOW TONER LOW TNR ON OFF TONER SAVING TONER DISABLE MEDIUM LIGHT CLEARABLE WARNINGS CLR WRNG ON JOB ERROR REPORT ERREPORT OFF ON PARALLEL I F SPEED HIGH MEDIUM BI DIRCT ENABLE DISABLE PRIME OFF ON 12 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Category Items Parameters NETWORK FRAME AUTO 802 2 802 3 SNAP ETHER2 OKIPAGE 12i n TCP IP ENABLE DISABLE DHCP OFF ON RARP OFF ON IP BYTE 1 193 0 255 IP BYTE 2 132 0 255 IP BYTE 3 3 0 255 IP BYTE 4 99 0 255 SM BYTE 1 255 0 255 SM BYTE 2 255 0 255 SM BYTE 3 255 0 255 SM BYTE 4 0 0 255 GW BYTE 1 192 0 255 GW BYTE 2 168 0 255 GW BYTE 3 99 0 255 GW BYTE 4 254 0 255 NETWARE ENABLE DISABLE ETHERTALK ENABLE DISABLE NET MNT STATUS STATUS18 SELF TEST OK NG LANGUAGE LANGUAGE ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCIS ITALIAN CASTLAN SVENSKA NORSK DANSK NEDERL T RKCE PORTUG POLSKI User s Guide 13 English Paper Choosing Paper For best results use paper that is smooth and of high quality like copier type paper or paper
8. change consumables When there is something wrong with the printer Printer Buttons These allow the user to access view and change printer settings Quick menus are also available from the panel to allow rapid access to more frequently used functions User s Guide Button Functions To access the primary function on a button press momentarily and release To gain access to the secondary function press and hold the button for at least two seconds MENU 1 Menu 2 When printer is off line press to access printer menu 1 press and hold to access printer menu 2 Recover When in printer menu mode press to reverse through items in a menu category When printer is offline press and hold to resume printing after an error condition if possible depending on nature of error D gt Reset When in printer menu mode press to advance through items in a menu category When printer is offline press and hold to reset the printer ENTER Power Save When in printer menu mode press to make current setting active An asterisk will appear in the display When printer is offline press and hold to enter power save menu ON LINE When printer is off line switches printer to on line When printer is on line switches printer to off line When in menu mode press to end Menu session PAPER SIZE Print Menu When the printer is off line press to enter the Paper Size Quick Menu press and hold to print the current Menu S
9. in the previous topic contains a list of the required codes Use of these codes is best left to a professional programmer Symbol Sets Your printer provides special sets of characters for technical legal and foreign language uses as well as sets of drawing characters and standard alphanumeric characters Each font uses symbols from one or more of these sets User s Guide 21 English Status Messages Message Status PWR SAVE power saving mode Indicates that the second line is a scrolling display Ready Indicates the amount of toner left in the TONERLOW toner cartridge is low Print quality may be affected ea H Indi he pri is in ON LINE This section contains explanations of the different messages m ae se ai eee WIN du you will see displayed on one or both lines in the LCD mE window of your printer ready OFF LINE Indicates the printer is in OFF LINE mode Ready Light Status Ready PROCSING Indicates that the printer is receiving data OFF Ready DATA Indicates that there is data in the printer BLINK EA XXX buffer WZ UNDEFINED Ready PRINTING Printer is printing YZ Control Panel Messages _ Ready NOPS Indicates that the PJL command has tttttt TRAY1 FEEDER TRAY2 option A selected a printer language that is not Di ii tray installed in the printer lower tray FEEDER multi media feeder Ready Indicates that the printer is operating in 22 OKIPAGE 10ex
10. not touch the green drum surface Do not set the cartridge down on anything that might scratch the surface of the drum Do not expose the drum to direct sunlight and do not expose it to room light for more than 5 minutes Leave it in the package until you are ready to install it into the printer 1 Open the cover and remove the used image drum cartridge User s Guide 19 English 2 Remove the new image drum from the package 5 Remove the shipping insert from the toner well and discard Reset the drum counter see below and install a new toner cartridge following the instructions in the previous section qoo Resetting the Drum Counter pl 138 3 Remove the protective paper After replacing the image drum cartridge reset the drum counter to keep a correct count of the number of pages printed on the image drum Y 1 Turn the printer on while holding the MENU 1 Menu 2 button USERMNT displays in the control panel window Press MENU 1 Menu 2 three times DRUM CNT RESET displays 4 Install the new image drum cartridge into the printer placing the alignment pins on each end into the slots in the printer b 3 Press ENTER The counter will reset and the printer will go ON LINE 20 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Fonts What Is a Font Strictly speaking a font refers to a set of printable characters in a particular typeface of a specific size e g 12 point and style e g roman bold or bold itali
11. per page but your printer s default is 64 of printer Adjust software accordingly or set LINES Per PAGE in the soft control panel to equal lines per page in your software 34 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n 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 Printer freezes or displays error message when computer is rebooted Incorrect cable configuration Also see Software Problems Booting the computer while the printer is on can cause a communications error Check cable configuration continuity and length Turn printer off before rebooting computer Odours Gases are given off by forms or adhesives passing through the hot fusing unit Make sure the forms you use can withstand heating and provide adequate ventilation Printer is on but must warm up before a job is printed Power Save mode is set on to conserve energy The fuser must heat up before you can begin printing the next job To eliminate warm up delay change Power Save setti
12. pressing the ON LINE button b bo er If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing CN all a the toner cartridge i User s Guide 27 English Cleaning the LED Array Clean the LED array whenever you install a new toner cartridge if you see faded vertical areas or light printing down a page A Wipe the LED array 1 gently with the cleaning pad that came with your toner cartridge You can also use a clean soft cloth with a small amount of rubbing alcohol on it 28 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Basic Trouble Shooting Paper Jams Your printer may experience a paper jam in one of three areas The display message will indicate which area has caused the jam INPUT JAM Paper has failed to leave the selected tray and enter the printer s internal paper path FEED JAM Paper has entered the printer but failed to reach the exit EXIT JAM Paper has reached the exit but has failed to exit completely from the printer Input Jam from Cassette Tray 1 Remove the paper tray 1 from the printer 2 Remove any crumpled or folded paper 3 Remove any paper from the underside 2 of the printer 4 Replace the paper tray After successfully removing any damaged or misfed paper the printer should continue printing User s Guide 29 English Feed Jam or Exit Jam 1 Remove the tray and clear any mis fed sheets as 4 Remove any jammed sheets from the paper path described in the previo
13. with a Sheffield rating of 100 250 Store paper in its ream wrapper until you are ready to use it Keep it away from moisture or other conditions that can cause it to wrinkle or curl Preprinted forms must not scorch melt offset or release hazardous emissions when heated to 392 F 200 C for 0 1 second Avoid printing on both sides of the paper or on preprinted documents that have been in a photocopier Try paper before you buy it in quantity Transparencies Adhesive Labels Always use Manual Feed Always use rear output Media must be specifically made for laser printers or photocopiers Must be able to withstand 200 C for 0 1 sec Labels should cover entire carrier sheet Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part of the printer Paper Sizes LETTER EXEC LEGAL 14 LEGAL 13 A4 A5 A6 B5 Paper Weight Paper Tray Manual Feed COM 9 COM 10 MONARCH DL ENV C5 ENV manual feed only 16 241b 60 90g m 16 321b 60 120g m 14 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Installing Paper 1 Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and 3 Adjust the paper guides 1 place plain paper in the tray carefully keeping the level of the paper in the tray below the guide marks 1 2 Adjust the rear paper support 2 to the size of paper youare 4 Replace the tray in the printer The paper level indicator 3 using by lifting up and sliding forwards or backwards as provid
14. 12i n Message Status Message Status Ready Toner sensor error Ready PRINT The printer will print current menu TONERSNS MENU settings Ready ON Initiated by software command Ready Indicates that the printer has reached the Ready BLINK Initiated by button CHG DRUM end ofits life image drum Ready MANUAL Print quality may be affected LA REQUEST The printer is asking you to insert requested size paper Paper Size Ready PRINTING Indicates that copy pages are being printed ready CLEANING nnn mmm nnn current page MANUAL The printer is requesting size paper to be mmm total pages inserted for cleaning process Ready tttttt Ready RESET The printer clears the remaining data in its PAPEROUT Indicates that the paper tray is empty buffer and resets the menu to user default settings Temporary DLL Macro data is ready COVER T2 also cleared PE Indicates that the cover to tray 2 is open O Zz Ready PRINT The printer will print all the available fonts FONTS Ready ON initiated by software command A request for paper of size mmm Ready BLINK initiated by button tttttt TRAY1 FEEDER TRAY option Ready PRINT Indicates that the printer is cleaning CLEANING Ready PRINT The printer will print a demo page DEMO Ready ON Initiated by software command Ready BLINK Initiated by button User s Guide 23 English Message Status M
15. C LEGAL14 LEGAL13 A4 SIZE A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE COM 9 COM 10 MONARCH DL ENV C5 ENV PAPER SIZE TRAY 1 A4 SIZE A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE LETTER EXEC LEGAL14 LEGAL13 MANUAL AA SIZE A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE COM 9 COM 10 MONARCH DL ENV C5 ENV LETTER EXEC LEGAL14 LEGAL13 TRAY 2 appears if installed A4 SIZE A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE LETTER EXEC LEGAL14 LEGAL13 A4 SIZE A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE COM 9 COM 10 MONARCH DL ENV FEEDER appears if installed C5 ENV LETTER EXEC LEGAL 14 LEGAL13 MEDIATYPE TRAY1 TRAY 2 if installed MEDIUM M HEAVY HEAVY LIGHT M LIGHT FEEDER it installed MANUAL MEDIUM M HEAVY HEAVY LIGHT M LIGHT MEDIUM M HEAVY TRANSPR HEAVY LIGHT M LIGHT 10 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Category Items Parameters PAPER SIZE CHK SIZE CHK ENABLE DISABLE COPIES COPIES 1to 999 FONTS amp SYMBOLS FONT SRC RESIDENT CARD appears if installed DLLSOFT appears if loaded FONT NO FONT CPI appears if selected font is scalable fixed spaced FONT HGT appears if selected font is scalable proportional spaced 1000 to 1048 10 00 0 44 to 99 99 12 00 4 00 to 999 75 SYMBOL PC 8 89 symbol sets are available PAGE LAYOUT 1 A4 WIDTH 78 COL 80 COL BLNKSKIP OFF ON CR FUNCTION CR CR LF LF FUNCTION LF LF CR PAGE LAYOUT 2 ORIENT PORTRT LANDSCP LINES PG 64 LNS 5 to 128 LNS HOST I F PARALL ENABLE DISABLE OKIPAGE 12i n NETWORK ENABLE DISABLE User s
16. G Sar UNIT cea 30 Power SAVE 12 cleaning the led array 30 FUZZY Pritt swiss oe 32 M POWER SAVING 22 drum cleaning Page 27 maintenance 26 PRINT CLEANING 27 CLEARABLE WARNINGS 13 6G Maintenance Menu 26 PRINT MODE 12 COPIES 3s nmt teta 11 Garbage printed 35 MANUAL REQUEST 23 Printquality 31 GISO Siaa 35 MEDIA TYPE 10 printquality adjustments 16 D grey background 31 MEMORY USAGE 12 PRINTER DARKNESS CONTROL 12 MON csr cr rre ens 9 bulfer scan 24 Distorted print 32 H Menu features 20 LANGUAGE 13 DRUM CNT RESET 20 26 HEX DUMP 26 MENURESET 26 Menis istesin 9 UIT etes 33 PRINT OVERRUN 24 User s Guide 37 English Problems sss 29 TONER LOW message protective sheet 20 Q Quick Menus 8 R rated speed 34 REC BUFF sss 26 REC BUFOVERFLOW 24 repetitive marks 31 RESET rara 23 RESET TO SAVE 25 S scalable fonts 21 SECOND TRAY
17. GE 10ex 12i n Aside from the routine maintenance described in this handbook do not try to service the printer yourself opening the cover may expose you to shocks or other hazards Do not make any adjustments other than those outlined in the handbook you may cause damage requiring extensive repair work It is recommended that the printer be switched off prior to opening or removing covers If anything happens that indicates that your printer is not working properly or has been damaged unplug it immediately and contact your dealer These are some of the things to look for The power cable or plug is frayed or damaged Liquid has been spilled into the printer or it has been exposed to water The printer has been dropped or the cabinet is damaged The printer does not function normally when you are following the operating instructions User s Guide English Important Wiring Instructions The wires in the power cable are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live If the colours of the wires in the power cable of this printer do not correspond with the markings of the terminals of your plug proceed as follows e Green and Yellow must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter E or the safety earth symbol or the terminal coloured Green or Green amp Yellow Brown must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter L or col
18. Message Ready COVER OPEN Ready EEPROM RESETING Ready ERROR nn Ready ERROR On aaaaaaaa Ready SIMM ROM ERROR Ready Ready INITIAL IZING Ready RESET TO SAVE P HOEP Status Cover is open Press down firmly to close EEPROM ID check error Press RECOVER to reset EEPROM to factory default Abnormality found in the printer Switch printer off then on again to clear if problem persists contact service representative Abnormality found in the controller Switch printer off then on again to clear if problem persists contact service representative aaaaaaaa error address Flash SIMM sum check error Displayed in window for one second after switching on power for test purposes Printer is in initialization mode after switching on prior to on line mode Printer is requesting RESET button to be pressed for more than 2 seconds to write new menu data to EEPROM User s Guide English Printer Maintenance Maintenance Menu This menu includes printer maintenance and operating functions To enter the Maintenance Menu Turn off the printer 2 Press and hold MENU 1 Menu 2 and turn the printer on USER MNT displays 3 Press MENU 1 Menu 2 repeatedly to advance to the category you want 4 Press ENTER to invoke a function or press gt to see other options then press ENTER to select the option you want Press ON LINE to exit
19. OKIPAGE 70ex 12i n A User s Guide Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete accurate and up to date Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control Oki 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 Oki Copyright 1998 by Oki All rights reserved First edition 08 1998 Written and produced by the Oki Documentation Dept Oki is a registered trademark of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd ENERGY STAR is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency TrueType is aregistered trademark of Apple Computer Company Hewlett Packard HP and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp Microsoft and MS DOS are registered trademarks and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Contents Safety Instructions ipa eee ee 4 Important Wiring Instructions 2 0 0 0 eee eeeeeeeeeeees 6 Printer Control Panel rto eec 7 OKIPAGE 12i recorrer iE Eee eae 7 OKIPAGE 106x siii 7 Th Ready LIcht 5 sese eerte tote teuer 7
20. Type 5 image drum and toner cartridges only 1 Open the cover and remove the used toner cartridge EU y 4 2 Shake the toner cartridge to evenly distribute toner e i User s Guide 17 English 3 Unwrap the new cartridge 6 Push the coloured tab forward to release the toner into the toner hopper a 4 Remove the tape 5 Insert the cartridge into the printer left end first as illustrated 7 Close the printer cover 18 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Image Drum When to Replace the Image Drum Cartridge When the drum reaches 90 of its life the CHG DRUM message will display in the printer control panel window Change the image drum cartridge when the print becomes faint or begins to deteriorate Ideally you should keep a new cartridge on hand Image Drum Cartridge Life The life of an image drum depends on a number of factors including temperature and humidity the type of paper you use and the number of pages per job The image drum cartridge should last about 9 000 pages at one page per job 14 000 pages at three pages per job and 20 000 pages at fifteen pages per job These numbers are approximate since you do not print the same number of pages each time and environmental conditions and paper type used may vary Replacing the Image Drum Cartridge The image drum is fragile To avoid damage to the new drum take these precautions while handling the new image drum cartridge Do
21. c In computer printing however this term has been used in a wider context to refer to all sizes and styles of a particular typeface In printers fonts may be divided into two basic types bitmap fonts and scalable or outline fonts Bitmap fonts are made up of a pattern of dots at the printer resolution to form the image of each printable character These are of a fixed size and scaling makes them look ragged Scalable fonts are stored as a set of mathematical curves At print time the printer uses the stored curves to make up a bitmap of each character required at the required size and in the required style at the full printer resolution Such fonts are therefore said to be scalable and do not appear ragged at enlarged sizes Printing a Font List 1 Press the ON LINE button to take the printer off line 2 Press the TRAY TYPE Print Fonts button for at least two seconds The display shows FONTS HP PCL6 Press the ENTER button 4 After a short delay two pages of font information will be printed including samples Using Fonts Some MS DOS and most Windows programs provide an easy method of font selection within documents In these cases the printer s font selection is controlled by the host PC software application or by Windows itself On other software platforms special codes escape sequences must be embedded with the print data This topic is beyond the scope of this Help Guide However the font list referred to
22. e has repetitive marks Damaged image drum cartridge causes repetitive marks every 1 6 inches 4 06 cm due to surface nicks and scratches Generate a Cleaning Page repetitive marks may be temporary User s Guide 31 English Symptom Oblong area of faint print appears on each page Problem Dropout caused by using paper exposed to high humidity Solution Change paper stocks check paper storage environment or use a dehumidifier check toner level Vertical white streaking or faint areas on page Toner is low and does not distribute properly or the drum is worn out LED array is dirty Replace toner cartridge Check drum and replace the drum if necessary Contact service 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 Install toner cartridge correctly Smeared or blotched print Dirty rollers toner dropped inside printer or image drum problem Contact service 32 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Symptom Printed page is light blurred Problem Is toner low Is paper meant for laser printers LED array is dirty Solution Replace toner cartridge Use recommended paper Clean LED array
23. es a visual indication of how much paper is left in the necessary tray User s Guide 15 English Printing Envelopes 1 Pull out the rear exit extender until it locks and lift out the support bar Pull down the manual feed tray and adjust the paper guides 2 Insert the envelope flap down and to the left until the printer grips it 3 Set envelope size and landscape orientation in your software then issue the print command Choosing Envelopes Always use rear output No windows or metal clasps e Media no heavier than 28 lbs e Smooth even surface No self sealing flaps Seams down the sides not across the middle Squared off flaps that do not cover the print area Printing Transparencies Select and print transparencies using the MANUAL FEED option under MEDIA TYPE in MENU 1 Select TRANSPR to ensure the correct fusing temperature is set Damage may Occur to your transparencies if an incorrect setting is used Feeding Heavyweight Paper or Cardstock The normal paper path from a main paper tray to the top output stack involves two complete U turns This may sometimes cause very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed Use the front tray to feed this type of paper and the rear paper exit to collect your printed output This gives a nearly straight paper path through the machine and may prove more reliable in this type of application Print Quality Adjustments for Different Paper The
24. essage Status OVERRUN paper feed speed Press RECOVER to cover to continue continue Simplify page formatting data or select Page Protection menu Ready tttttt Paper jam found in paper exit area Open EXIT JAM printer cover remove paper close printer cover to continue Ready HOST I F Indicates an error in the network or RS232C ERROR interface Check protocols of printer and host Press RECOVER to continue Ready MENU Settings Menu Ready MEMORY Memory has overflowed for one of the Ready TONER Indicates that TONER LOW has been following reasons exceeded and the cartridge should be Too much data on page replaced Too much macro data Too much DLL data Ready tttttt Wrong paper size found Open and close Press RECOVER to continue Install extra printer cover to continue Check paper size memory or reduce data on page or paper double feed Ready REC BUF The receive buffer memory has overflowed Ready Paper jam found when fed from paper tray OVERFLOW Press RECOVER to continue The PC INPUTJAM Check paper in the tray Open and close ignores printer busy signal in the interface printer cover to continue check cable pin assignments Ready tttttt Paper jam found during paper feed Ready PRINT Print processing speed could not follow the Remove misfed paper and close printer 24 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n
25. ettings When the display shows MENU HP PCL6 press ENTER TRAY TYPE Print Fonts When the printer is off line press to enter the Tray Type Quick Menu press and hold to print a sample of all the resident card and soft fonts present When the display shows FONTS HP PCL6 press ENTER FORM FEED Print Demo Press to print all the remaining data in the printer buffer and eject the page When the printer is off line press and hold to print the Demo page When the display shows DEMO HP PCL6 press ENTER OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Printer Menus It is possible using the front panel buttons to change the default configuration of your printer to accommodate your software application specific paper size method of paper feed and interface connection The menu structure consists of three levels Category Each category consists of several items selected by pressing the MENU 1 Menu 2 button with the printer off line When the required category is displayed press the ENTER button to display a list of items Item Each item consists of several parameters displayed on the upper line in the message window by pressing the MENU 1 Menu 2 button Parameter The parameter will be displayed on the lower line of the message window by pressing the left amp right buttons When the required parameter is displayed press the ENTER button D Ifyoursoftware can control a feature that is also controlled in the I printer menu the software
26. ng in the soft control panel User s Guide 35 English Specifications Printing Process Power Supply Voltage Frequency Power Cable Physical Dimensions Weight Resolution LED Head Max Input Output Power Consumption Power Save Idle Normal Peak Memory RAM fitted RAM max ROM LED array imaging to organic photoconductive drum 230V 6 14 240V 10 AC 50 60Hz 2 1 8m separate cable terminated with country specific plug 200 x 330 x 377mm H x W x D 10 kg with legal universal cassette installed 600dpi 600x1200dpi 600x1200dpi 18 W 61W 215 W 460 W OKIPAGE 10ex 2MB 35MB 6MB OKIPAGE 12i n 4MB 36MB 6MB Emulation Paper Handling Ist tray fitted 2nd tray opt Paper weight Output Product life Duty Reliability Consumables Environment Temperature Humidity Noise Interface HPLJ6p PCL6 IBM Proprinter Epson PostScript 2 OKIPAGE 12i n 250 sheets 500 sheets 1st 2nd multi trays 60 105g n manual 60 120g m 150 sheets face down 50 sheets face up rear output 180 KP 5 years maximum of 15KPPM 12i n 180 KP 5 years maximum of 6KPPM 10ex MTBF 5 700 PH MTTR 20 minutes Fuser 180KP Transfer roller 180KP Image drum 20KP continuous Toner 2KP 5 density Operating Non operating Storage Transit 1 month I month 10 32 C 0 43 C 20 50 C 29 50 C 20 80 10 90 10
27. nter on or near a heat source such as a radiator or heat register Keep it out of direct sunlight Allow enough room around the printer for adequate ventilation and easy access to the paper trays Do not use your printer near water or spill liquid of any kind into it Be certain that your power source matches the rating listed on the back of the printer If you are not sure check with your dealer or with your local power company Your printer has an earthed 3 pin plug as a safety feature and it will only fit into an earthed outlet If you can not plug it in chances are you have an older non earthed outlet contact an electrician to have the outlet replaced Do not use an adapter to defeat the earthing To avoid damaging the power cord do not put anything on it or place it where it will be walked on If the cord becomes damaged or frayed replace it immediately If you are using an extension cord or power strip with the printer make sure that the total of the amperes required by all the equipment on the extension is less than the extension s rating The total ratings of all equipment plugged into the outlet should not exceed 15 amperes The power outlet into which you plug your printer must remain accessible at all times Lifting the top cover exposes hot surfaces These are clearly labelled Do NOT touch them Do not insert anything into the ventilation slots on the printer you could get a shock or cause a fire OKIPA
28. oured Red Blue must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter N or coloured Blue or Black AN This printer must be earthed If you are in any doubt regarding the wiring please contact a qualified electrician CE This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89 336 EEC and 73 23 EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage Asan ENERGY STAR Partner Oki has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Printer Control Panel OKIPAGE 12i n OKIPAGE 2 LED PAGE PRINTER MENU 1 EI ENTER Menu 2 Recover Reset Po Save PAPER SIZE TRAY TYPE FORM FEED ON LINE p Press 2 seconds Adobe PostScript Y 1 25 Lin Lomen A4 A5 LGL ENV OKIPAGE 10ex OKIPAGE 0ex LED PAGE PRINTER MENU 1 ENTER Menu 2 Recover Reset Power Save PAPER SIZE TRAY TYPE FORM FEED ON LINE paina m Print Menu Print Fonts Print Demo Press 2 seconds Y pgs rie oer A4 A5 LGL ENV The Ready Light 80 ON Printer is on line ready to receive data is OFF Printer is off line cannot receive data All button functions are now active BLINKING Printer is receiving data The Display Window Indicates the following What the printer is doing during normal operation When you need to add paper or
29. process used to fuse fix the printed image to the paper involves a mixture of pressure and heat Too much heat will cause lightweight paper to crease or curl while too little heat will cause the image not to fuse fully into heavyweight paper Use the MEDIA TYPE setting in MENU 1 to adjust for different thicknesses of paper 16 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n Toner When to Replace the Toner Cartridge Replace the toner cartridge after TONER LOW displays in the printer control panel window After TONER LOW displays the printer will print about 100 more pages then display TONER EMPTY and stop printing Printing will resume after a new toner cartridge has been installed Theuseof OKI toneris highly recommended Using compatible or counterfeit tonerscan seriously damage your printer 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 toner cartridge will print an average of 2 000 pages Remember this is only an average actual results may vary The first toner cartridge in your new printer has to fill the drum reservoir and saturate the developing roller with toner It normally produces about 1 000 pages Replacing the Toner Cartridge Do NOT remove cartridge from packaging A Use OKI
30. us example P P 5 Re install the image drum cartridge ensuring that it 2 Open the cover correctly locates into the slots on each side of the printer The fuser area will be hot This area is clearly marked Do not touch it a 3 Carefully lift out the image drum unit complete with the P toner cartridge Be careful not to touch or scratch the green drum surface 6 Close the top cover and press down to latch it closed The printer will warm up and commence printing when ready The page lost through the jam will normally be reprinted 30 OKIPAGE 10ex 12i n 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 Empty or missing toner cartridge Solution Reinstall image drum cartridge Install new toner cartridge Entire page prints faintly Empty toner cartridge Pages get fainter when toner is used up LED array is dirty Install new toner cartridge Clean LED array Page has grey background Static electricity generally from dry environments causes toner to stick to background Change papers to a smoother laser bond or use a humidifier Page prints all black Hardware problem Contact your service representative Pag
31. will override the menu setting Use your software to control printer features whenever possible Viewing and Modifying Menu Settings Two menus are available 1 Press ON LINE to place the printer off line 2 Enter Menu 1 or Menu 2 as required Menu 1 is selected by momentarily pressing and releasing the MENU 1 Menu 2 button Menu 2 is selected by holding down the MENU 1 Menu 2 button for at least two seconds 3 Once the first menu category is displayed further presses of the MENU 1 Menu 2 button move on to the next category 4 To enter a category and display an item press the ENTER button The display will show the item in the top line and the current parameter in the bottom line 5 The current active parameter is indicated with an asterisk To alter the parameter press the buttons To make a new parameter active press the ENTER button when that parameter is displayed 6 To move on to a new item or category press the MENU 1 Menu 2 button To exit the menu press the ON LINE button The following tables list printer menu selections Factory default settings are indicated in bold type User s Guide English Level 1 Menu Category Items Parameters PERSONALITY EMULATE AUTO HP PCL 6 EPSONFX IBM PPR ADOBE PS OKIPAGE 12 n TRAY SELECT MANUAL OFF ON PAPER IN TRAY 1 TRAY 2 it installed FEEDER it installed AUTO TRAY if Tray 2 is installed OFF ON EDIT SIZE EDT SIZE CASSETT LETTER EXE
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