Oki B 4600n, User Manual

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Page 2: ...e and helpful as possible we make no warranty of any kind expressed or implied as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein The most up to date drivers and manuals are available from the web site http my okidata com Trademark Information _______________________________ Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Apple Macintosh and Mac...

Page 3: ...Installing the Toner Cartridge 15 Installing paper 16 Installing Optional Accessories 18 Second Paper Feeder 18 Multi purpose Feeder 21 Operator panels 24 B4400 24 B4400 Status Monitor 26 B4500 B4550 B4600 32 Using the Printer Menu 33 Menu functions 33 Printing menu settings 45 Changing the Printer Menu Language 46 Network Connection Setup via Windows 47 Checking the Ethernet Address 47 Connecting...

Page 4: ...Cable 60 Setup 60 Setup for Mac OS X via USB Connection 64 Connecting a Cable 64 Setup 64 Paper recommendations 66 Paper and envelope types 66 Transparencies and adhesive labels 66 Installing paper 67 Face up and face down printing 68 Automatic feed sequence 68 Printing envelopes 69 Heavyweight paper or cardstock 69 Paper feed size and media setting 69 B4500 B4550 B4600 70 Interfaces 74 Printer Dr...

Page 5: ...oubleshooting 94 Status and error messages 94 Paper Jams 94 Input jam 95 Feed jam or exit jam 95 Print quality problems 96 Software problems 97 Hardware problems 98 Installing options 100 Specifications 101 General 101 Overall dimensions 102 Paper and tray information 102 Service and support 105 ...

Page 6: ...main text which may help you to use and understand the product CAUTION A caution appears in this manual like this A caution provides additional information which if ignored may result in equipment malfunction or damage WARNING A warning appears in this manual like this A warning provides additional information which if ignored may result in a risk of personal injury ...

Page 7: ...uide 7 Introduction Congratulations on purchasing this OKI monochrome page printer Your new printer is designed with a range of advanced features to give you crisp black and white pages at high speed on a wide range of print media ...

Page 8: ...the left hand side of your screen click on the topic of interest to jump to the required topic If the bookmarks are not available use the Table of Contents In the list of bookmarks click on Index to jump to the Index If the bookmarks are not available use the Table of Contents Find the term of interest in the alphabetically arranged index and click on the associated page number to jump to the page...

Page 9: ...ations used The following abbreviations are used in this manual Abbreviation Meaning Ctrl Control dpi dots per inch DIMM Dual In line Memory Module n network card installed LED Light Emitting Diode MFT Manual Feed Tray MPF Multi purpose Feeder Tray NIC Network Interface Card PCL Printer Control Language PS PostScript emulation PSE PostScript Emulation RAM Random Access Memory SIDM Serial Impact Do...

Page 10: ...e representations below 1 Operator panel B4500 B4550 B4600 shown 2 Top paper exit bin 150 sheets face down 3 Top cover release button 4 Top paper exit bin extension 5 Top paper exit bin extension paper guide 6 Paper tray content indicator 7 ON OFF switch 8 Rear paper exit tray 50 sheets face up 9 Rear paper exit tray paper guide Fig1_05 jpg 10 LED array 11 Image drum 12 Manual feed tray single she...

Page 11: ...B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 11 13 Paper feed tray 250 sheets 14 Toner cartridge 15 Fuser unit 16 Top cover Fig1_06a JPG 17 Power cable connection 18 Cooling fan 10 14 12 13 15 11 16 ...

Page 12: ...on Fig1_07 jpg 20 Second paper tray optional connection 21 Parallel interface connection 22 USB interface connection Network card optional on non network models 23 Network interface connector 24 Status lamp 25 10M lamp 26 100M lamp 27 Test switch 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 27 20 21 22 ...

Page 13: ...0 to 90 F 10 to 32 C Relative Humidity of 20 80 No direct sunlight Unpacking NOTE Save packing materials including the black light shield bag for storing the image drum in the event that you need to repack the printer for shipment Check contents 1 Printer 2 Power cord 3 Toner cartridge 4 Black light shield bag 5 Quick Installation Guide 6 CD ROM Printer installation User Guide pdf 7 Safety and War...

Page 14: ...t or room light for more than 5 minutes If the drum unit needs to be out of the printer for longer please wrap it inside the provided black plastic bag to keep it away from light 1 Press the button on the right to open the top cover 2 Open the manual tray and lift the blue tape 3 Carefully lift the drum cartridge and remove the tape with the protective film Fig1_36 jpg Fig1_35 jpg ...

Page 15: ...rrectly F12_17 jpg Installing the Toner Cartridge 1 Remove the toner cartridge from the packaging 2 Shake it from side to side a few times to distribute the toner 3 Carefully turn the cartridge over and remove the tape F12_02a JPG 4 Turn the cartridge right side up with the blue lever on the right ...

Page 16: ...de making sure the cartridge is seated securely 7 Hold the cartridge down in place then push the blue lever to the back of the printer as far as it will go F12_04 jpg NOTE If TONER LOW displays on the operator panel or the online Status Monitor after installing a toner cartridge reinstall it Installing paper 1 Pull the paper cassette out ...

Page 17: ...e paper stopper at the back to the paper size you are using 3 Set each side s paper guide until it clicks F10_05 jpg 4 Place paper in the cassette maximum 250 sheets at 20 lb 80g m2 NOTE Do not install paper over the PAPER FULL mark a F10_04 jpg a ...

Page 18: ...iver Second Paper Feeder The optional second paper tray provide 500 additional pages for a total of 750 pages of continuous printing with the standard paper cassette 1 Turn OFF the power and detach the power cord and printer cable Fig1_22 jpg 2 Prepare the feeder pull the front cover then move the sheet guide in the direction of the arrow until it stops Fig1_24 jpg Fig1_25 jpg 3 Open the manual tr...

Page 19: ...ual tray must remain open when the feeder unit is installed Fig1_26 jpg 4 Set the projections on the feeder unit to the slots at the bottom of the printer 5 Place the printer on the feeder unit Fig1_27 jpg 6 Close the feeder s front cover Fig1_28 jpg ...

Page 20: ...n page 31 for details Set the feeder unit in the printer driver Windows 1 Select Start Settings Printers and Fax for Windows XP and Start Setting Printers for Windows 2k NT 4 0 Me 98 2 Right click your OKI printer icon to select Properties 3 Check Extended feeder unit in Available Devices in the Device Options tab and click OK NOTE When connecting to a network by TCP IP it is automatically set whe...

Page 21: ... Save to close the selector Multi purpose Feeder The Multi purpose Feeder tray allow you to feed postcards envelopes labels and transparencies continuously NOTE Install the Second Paper Tray first when using with the Multi purpose feeder 1 Turn off the printer Fig1_22 jpg 2 Open the manual tray Fig1_26 jpg ...

Page 22: ...he printer Fig1_31 jpg Connect the connecting cord 4 Insert a flat blade screwdriver on the side of the connector cover and move it downward to detach the cover 5 Move the cover piece up and down repeatedly until it detaches from the printer Fig1_32 jpg 6 Insert the connecting cord into the connector on the printer matching the arrows ...

Page 23: ...Start Settings Printers and Fax for Windows XP and Start Setting Printers for Windows 2k NT 4 0 Me 98 2 Right click your OKI printer icon to select Properties 3 Check Multi purpose feeder in Available Devices in the Device Options tab and click OK NOTE When connecting to a network by TCP IP it is automatically set when you click Obtain printer information Macintosh 1 Select Selector in the Apple m...

Page 24: ...line Status Monitor We ll tell you more about the Status Monitor on page 26 The B4400 operator panel consists of 4 LED indicators and an OnLine button From left to right the LEDs indicate Power On Ready Manual feed and Error 4400_panel jpg LED indicators The LED indicators show the status of the printer and have five operating conditions as follows Indicator off Indicator on Flash 1 slow blink 1 l...

Page 25: ... Turning the printer off line Turning the printer on line ready Resuming printing after a paper error paper jam print overrun page overflow or receiving buffer overflow Meaning X X On Line X Off Line X X Flash 1 slow blink Printer is warming up processing printing X X Flash 1 slow blink No paper in the tray X x Flash 2 blink Paper Jam X X Flash 2 blink Toner low Drum near end of life X X Flash 3 r...

Page 26: ...e seconds before releasing The other functions are as follows Printing a cleaning page NOTE A Cleaning page can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor Resetting the printer and clearing the buffer after printing has been cancelled NOTE To reset the printer to the factory default settings press the OnLine button and hold it down while the printer is turned on The LED indicators blink when...

Page 27: ...urrent printer status is shown on the minimized screen B4250_SM_min jpg NOTE To open the Status Monitor quickly click on the printer icon on the Windows Task Bar S M desktop icon jpg 2 Click on the window maximize button a and the view expands to include the Printer Setup and Preferences tabs S M Printer State tab jpg a ...

Page 28: ...B4400 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 28 Printer Setup Tab Select this tab to access to the Open Configuration button S M Printer State tab jpg ...

Page 29: ... List Print IBM PPR Font List Print EPSON FX Font List Print Demo1 Print Menu Copies Manual Feed Mode Paper Source Auto Tray Change Auto Tray Sequence Paper Size Check Resolution Toner Save Orientation Lines Per Page Edit Size Media Menu Tray 1 Tray 2 if installed MPF if installed Manual Tray Custom Paper Size System Configuration Menu Power Save Emulation Clearable Warnings Clear Errors Manual Fe...

Page 30: ... Zero Character Line Pitch White Page Skip CR Function Line Length Form Length TOF Position Left Margin Fit to Letter Character Height Parallel Port Menu Parallel Port Bi directional ECP Mode ACK Width Busy Ack Output Sequence I Prime USB Menu USB Software Reset Serial Number Memory Menu Receive Butter Size System Adjust Menu X Adjust Y Adjust Tray ID Place Page Maintenance Menu Reset Menu Reset D...

Page 31: ...ll then default to the settings entered in these printer menus The menu functions and their default values are summarized in the table in the section entitled Menu Functions in the following information about the B4500 B4550 and B4600 printers Printing menu settings The menu settings can be printed as a menu map as follows From the Operator Panel 1 Press the OnLine button to take the printer off l...

Page 32: ...n to select the next menu Press for more than 2 seconds to scroll through the different menus Item button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next menu item Value button Press briefly to scroll forward to the next value setting for each menu item Select button Press briefly to select the menu item or value indicated on the LCD panel Cancel button Press to cancel a print job Value button Press b...

Page 33: ... a Menu Map see page 45 It should be noted that many of these settings can be and often are overridden by settings made in the printer drivers However several of the driver settings can be left at Printer Setting which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus Factory default settings are shown in the following tables Information Menu This menu provides a quick method of lis...

Page 34: ...s a selection order in Auto tray SIZE CHK ENABLE DISABLE Sets whether to check a paper size RESOLUTION 600 V1200 V2400 Sets dpi dots per inch When printing with V2400 print time doubles TONER SAVE DISABLE ENABLE Sets whether to save toner amount ORIENTATION PORTRT LANDSCAPE Set print orientation LINES PG 5 LNS 60 LNS to 128 LNS Sets the number of lines per page This value is automatically adjusted...

Page 35: ...EDIA WEIGHT MEDIUM When tray 2 is installed MFP PAPER SIZE LETTER When multi purpose feeder is installed MFP MEDIA TYPE LETTER When multi purpose feeder is installed MFP MEDIA WEIGHT MEDIUM When multi purpose feeder is installed MANUAL PAPER SIZE LETTER Set paper size for manual tray MANUAL MEDIA TYPE PLAIN LETTERHEAD TRANSPARENCY LABEL BOND RECYCLED CARD ROUGH Set paper type for manual tray MANUA...

Page 36: ...ecover the printer automatically when overflow or an error including different paper size or type occurs MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 SEC 30 SEC OFF Sets time to wait for setting paper in the manual printing A job is canceled if paper is not set within specified time WAIT TIMEOUT 40 SEC 5 SEC 300 SEC OFF Sets time to wait for setting paper in the manual tray A job is canceled if paper is not set within a spe...

Page 37: ...t height Point size Displayed when the font selected Font No is an outline font with proportional spacing SYMBOL SET WIN3 1 PC 8PC 8 Selects a symbol set A4 PRINT WIDTH 78 COL 80 COL Sets the number of columns in Auto LF for A4 size paper WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF ON Selects whether or not to skip a blank space CR FUNCTION CR CR LF Sets operation when a CR code is received LF FUNCTION LF LF CR Sets oper...

Page 38: ...o eject a blank sheet Available only when simplex is set CR FUNC CR CR LF Sets operation when CR code is received LF FUNC LF LF CR Sets operation when LF code is received LINE LENG 80 COL 136 COL Specifies the number of characters per line FORM LENG LETTER A4 12 INCH Specifies the length of paper TOF POS 0 0 INCH 0 1 INCH 1 0 INCH Sets the position from the top edge of paper L MRGN 0 0 INCH 0 1 IN...

Page 39: ... eject a blank sheet Available only when simplex is set CR FUNC CR CR LF Sets operation when CR code is received LINE LENG 80 COL 136 COL Sets operation when LF code is received FORM LENG LETTER A4 12 INCH Specifies the number of characters per line TOF POS 0 0 INCH 0 1 INCH 1 0 INCH Specifies the length of paper L MRGN 0 0 INCH 0 1 INCH 1 0 INCH Sets the amount to shift the horizontal print start...

Page 40: ...e BI DIRECTION ENABLE DISABLE Sets bi directional parallel interface ECP ENABLE DISABLE Sets ECP mode ACK WIDTH NARROW MEDIUM WIDE Sets ACK width in compatible receiving ACK BUSY TIMING IN WHILE Sets the output order of BUSY and ACK signals in compatible receiving ACK IN BUSY BUSY LOW the end of ACK pulse ACK WHILE BUSY BUSY LOW center of ACK pulse I PRIME DISABLE 3µ SEC 50µ SEC Sets time to enabl...

Page 41: ... communication speed with RS 232C I F DATABITS 8 BITS 7 BITS Selects the number of data bits with RS 232C I F PARITY NONE EVEN ODD Selects method to ad parity bit with RS 232C I F MINUTES BUSY 200mSEC 1 SEC Selects BUSY clearing time with RS 232C I F USB MENU Item Default Remarks USB ENABLE DISABLE Sets USB I F SOFT RESET DISABLE ENABLE Sets Soft Reset Command USB S N ENABLE DISABLE Sets USB Seria...

Page 42: ...d when NETWARE is set to DISABLE IP ADDRESS 000 to 255 Sets the IP Address Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE SUBNET MASK Sets the subnet mask Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE GATEWAY ADDRESS Sets the gateway address Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE INITIALIZE NIC EXECUTE Specifies whether to initialize Network Menu Not displayed when TCP IP is set to DISABLE WEB ENA...

Page 43: ...t image in a horizontal direction An image over the printable area is not printed Y ADJUST 0 00 mm 0 25 mm 2 00 mm 2 00 mm 0 25 mm Adjust position of print image in a longitudinal direction An image over the printable area is not printed PCL MANUAL ID 1 2 59 Sets the to specify Manual Feed for the media source command ESC l H in PCL5e emulation PCL TRAY 0 ID 1 4 59 Sets the to specify Tray 0 multi...

Page 44: ...al feeder without specifying Paper Size The paper s base point in LANDSCAPE is not the point set in the MENU rather the lower left position to which a print image has been horizontally shifted HEX DUMP EXECUTE Prints in hexadecimal dump Turn OFF the power to end hexadecimal dump printing MAINTENANCE MENU Item Default Remarks EEPROM RESET EXECUTE Reset EEPROM DRUM COUNT RESET EXECUTE Reset Drum Cou...

Page 45: ...ting a Menu Map SETTING 0 1 2 2 1 Used for micro adjustment when very visible faded print or light specks appear in print quality Decrease value light specks or streaks or snow flake like print results in high density print areas Increase value if faded print occurs DARKNESS 0 1 2 2 1 Sets print darkness CLEANING PAGE PRINT Print drum cleaning page USAGE MENU Item Default Remarks DRUM LIFE REMAINI...

Page 46: ...he B4400 by turning the printer off line and pressing and holding the OnLine button for at least two seconds before releasing Changing the Printer Menu Language Model B4400 1 Open the on line Status Monitor 2 Click the Printer Setup Tab 3 Click Open Configuration 4 Double click the System Configuration Menu 5 Click Status Display Language 6 Select a language from the pull down menu 7 Click Printer...

Page 47: ...ork installation see the Network User Guide on the CD ROM supplied with your printer Click the Documentation Network User s Guide buttons in the Menu Installer Checking the Ethernet Address The Ethernet address MAC address is displayed in the Network Information printout Print the Menu Map B4500 B4550 4600 1 Press the MENU button INFO MENU displays 2 Press ITEM MENU MAP PRINT displays 3 Press SELE...

Page 48: ...rface connector on the printer 3 Insert the Ethernet cable into a hub Setup Flow Setup for Windows NOTE The following setup instructions are for Windows XP 2000 Server 2003 The setup procedure for Windows ME 98 NT4 0 are similar An IP address must be set in the computer and the printer when the printer is used on a network If there is no DHCP Turn ON the printer and computer Set the IP address etc...

Page 49: ... Start Control Panel Network Connection for Windows Server 2003 Select Start Settings Network and Dialup Connection for Windows 2000 3 Double click Local Area Connection and click Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties 5 Input the IP address subnet mask default gateway and DNS server and click OK 6 Close NOTE IP Address is not necessary if obtained automatically If defau...

Page 50: ...red in the printer 9 Select Subnet to be searched and click Next when the IP address of the printer is automatically obtained or the IP address can not be found 10 Select the OKI printer model and click Next if you entered an IP address in step 9 11 When Subnet to be searched is selected in Step 9 a searched printer list is displayed Then select your OKI printer and click Next 12 Enter a printer n...

Page 51: ... or the Multi Purpose tray you must select these devises in the devise options tab in the printer driver 1 Select Start Printer and FAX for Windows Server 2003 Select Start Setting Printers for Windows 2000 NT4 0 98 2 Right click the OKI printer icon 3 Click Properties Devise options tab 4 Check the options you have installed 5 Click Apply Click OK Uninstalling the printer driver 1 Select Start Co...

Page 52: ... 0 cable 1 Turn off the printer and Computer S M Printer State tab jpg 2 Insert a USB cable into the USB interface connector 1 of the printer 3 Insert the other end of the cable into the USB connector of the computer Setup NOTE Install the printer driver before connecting the USB cable to the printer 4 Turn the printer OFF 1 Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive The CD will autorun 2 Select the langua...

Page 53: ...using this utility 2 Load the install CD and select the language you want 3 Select Optional Utilities 4 Click Change the Printer Display 5 Follow the on screen instructions 6 When the operator panel displays DL MSG Success turn the printer Off and On to reset Enable Printer Accessories NOTE To print from Tray 2 or the Multi Purpose tray you must select these devises in the devise options tab in th...

Page 54: ... computer with a clean installation of Windows Me 98 The computer does not support USB interface Confirm that USB controller is shown in the device manager Interface is set to DISABLE B4500 4550 4600 Set to ENABLE in the printer menu See USB menu on page 41 B4400 Open the Status Monitor On the Printer Setup Tab click the Open Configuration button Click USB Menu USB Enable The USB cable is disconne...

Page 55: ... directional parallel cable 1 Turn off the printer and Computer S M Printer State tab jpg 2 Insert a parallel cable into the parallel interface connector on the printer and press the clips 1 against the connector to secure it 3 Insert the other end of the parallel cable into the interface connector of the computer and secure it with the screws 2 Setup 1 Turn on the printer 2 Insert the CD in the C...

Page 56: ...tions 6 When the operator panel displays DL MSG Success turn the printer Off and On to reset Enable Printer Accessories NOTE To print from Tray 2 or the Multi Purpose tray you must select these devises in the devise options tab in the printer driver 1 Select Start Printer and FAX for Windows Server 2003 Select Start Setting Printers for Windows 2000 NT4 0 98 2 Right click the OKI printer icon 3 Cl...

Page 57: ...idirectional parallel interface Use a computer supporting bi directional parallel interface The parallel cable may not match the port Use a IEEEstd1284 1994 compliant bidirectional parallel interface cable Interface is set to DISABLE B4500 B4550 B4600 Set Centronics to ENABLE on the printer menu See page PARALLEL MENU on page 40 B4400 Open the Status Monitor On the Printer Setup Tab click the Open...

Page 58: ...d with the printer You will need a USB 2 0 cable 1 Turn off the Macintosh and the printer S M Printer State tab jpg 2 Insert a USB cable into the USB interface connector 1 of the printer 3 Insert the other end of the cable into the USB interface connector of the Macintosh Setup 1 Turn ON the printer 2 Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive 3 Click the OKI CD ROM icon 4 Open the Driver folder 1 ...

Page 59: ...ac OS 6 Select the language 7 Accept the license agreement 8 Follow the on screen instructions Select a printer 9 Open the Chooser on the Apple Menu 10 Click the Oki Printer icon 11 Select your printer 12 Close Chooser A Desktop Printer icon is displayed on the desktop ...

Page 60: ...s for Mac OS x 10 3 or earlier Connecting a Cable An internet cable and a hub is not supplied with the printer You will need a internet cable and a hub Category 5 twisted pair cable and straight type separately F3_1 jpg F3_2 jpg 1 Turn OFF the Macintosh and the printer 2 Connect the printer to the Network F3_3 jpg Setup EtherTalk Protocol 1 Turn ON the printer 2 Start the Mac ...

Page 61: ...s folder and double click Printer Setting Utility For Mac OS X 10 2 or earlier select the Print Center 2 Click Add Add the printer for Mac OS X 10 1 5 or earlier 3 Click Other Printers 4 Select AppleTalk 5 Select the printer name and click Add 6 Make sure that the printer name is shown in the Printer List 7 Close the Printer Setting Utility TCP IP Protocol 1 Turn on the printer 2 Start the Macinto...

Page 62: ... IP 4 4 MASK 1 4 to Mask 4 4 Subnet mask Gate 1 4 to Gate 4 4 Gateway address 9 Press On line Install the Printer Driver 1 Insert the supplied CD ROM in the Macintosh CD ROM drive 2 Open the Driver folder 3 Double click Installer for Mac OS X 4 Input the administrator name and click OK 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to install Add the Printer 1 On the hard disk select Applications Utilities fo...

Page 63: ...OS X 4 Input the administrator name and click OK 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to install Add the Printer 6 On the hard disk select Applications Utilities folder and double click Printer Setting Utility For Mac OS X 10 2 or earlier select the Print Center 7 Click Add Add the printer for Mac OS X 10 1 5 or earlier 8 Select Rendezvous for Mac OS X 10 3 or earlier 9 Select the printer name in Pr...

Page 64: ...urn off the Macintosh and the printer S M Printer State tab jpg 2 Insert a USB cable into the USB interface connector 1 of the printer 3 Insert the other end of the cable into the USB interface connector of the Macintosh Setup 1 Turn ON the printer 2 Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive 3 Click the OKI CD ROM icon 4 Open the Driver folder 5 Double click Installer for Mac OS X in the Driver folder 6 I...

Page 65: ...pplications for Mac OS x 10 2 or earlier version 9 Click Add Add the printer for Mac OSx 10 2 or earlier version 10 Click Add at No available Printer screen when a new printer is added 11 When a printer name is displayed select it and click Delete 12 Click Other Printers 13 Select OKI USB Select USB for Mac OS 10 1 5 or earlier version 14 Select OKI Data USB Printer displayed in Types 15 Check tha...

Page 66: ...opes designed for use in laser type printers The use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously affect the life of the image drum Do not use very smooth shiny glossy paper Do not use heavily embossed letterhead paper Avoid printing on both sides and putting paper through the printer twice Avoid using paper with perforations cut outs and ragged edges Do not use envelopes with windows or metal...

Page 67: ...m the tray first then add the new paper stock followed by the paper you removed This ensures that the oldest paper is used first to help prevent paper jams 1 Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and place plain paper in the tray keeping the level of the paper in the tray below the guide arrowheads shown on the paper guides 1 Fig1_17 jpg NOTE Load letterhead paper face down and top ...

Page 68: ...d face down printing For face down printing make sure the rear paper exit tray is closed the paper exits from the top of the printer The paper exit bin on the top of the printer stacks printed pages face down capacity 150 sheets of 20 lb paper Pages printed in reading order page 1 first will be sorted in reading order last page on top facing down For face up printing make sure the face up rear pap...

Page 69: ...his may sometimes cause very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed Use the manual feed multi purpose tray to feed this type of paper and the rear paper exit to collect printed output This gives a nearly straight paper path through the machine and may prove more reliable in this type of application Paper feed size and media setting The process used to fuse fix the printed image to the pa...

Page 70: ...the manual feed must be used and the media type changed to transparencies as follows Damage to the printer may occur if the incorrect setting is used when printing transparencies 1 Open the manual feed on the printer and place the transparency face up between the paper guides 2 Adjust the paper guides to the width of the transparency 3 Start the Status Monitor 4 Click on Printer Setup tab Printer ...

Page 71: ...feed selection The paper feed paper size paper weight and media type can be set manually on the printer using the control panel as follows 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status 2 Press the Menu button repeatedly until PRINT MENU is displayed then press the Select button 3 Press the Item button until the required paper feed is displayed 4 Press the Select button A plus a...

Page 72: ...iver before printing the file Specifying Media type and weight You can set media weight in the Printer Menu Media Weight using the Operator Panel B4500 B4550 B4600 You can also set values in the printer driver NOTE Values set in the printer driver take priority over values set from the operator panel This table defines the setting values of media weight and type Media Types Weight Operator Panel P...

Page 73: ... the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed then press the Select button 3 Press the Item or button until MEDIA TYPE or MEDIA WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed 4 Press the Value or button until the required paper type or weight is displayed then press the Select button A plus appears next to the selected paper type or weight 5 Press the Online button to return the printer back to online...

Page 74: ...ppear as 2 3 etc These numbers depend on the order of connecting or turning on each printer 5 Serial for direct connection to a device that uses serial printing available as an option for the B4500 B4550 and B4600 Note cannot be used with the Ethernet card 6 Ethernet For network cable connection standard on network models available as an option on non network models 7 If you are connecting your pr...

Page 75: ...he printer driver using The Menu Installer on the CD ROM included with your printer 1 Insert the printer driver CD ROM supplied with your printer into your CD ROM drive The CD will autorun If it doesn t click Start Run Browse Browse to your CD ROM driver and double click Install exe click OK 2 Select your language 3 Select the printer model 4 Accept the License Agreement 5 The Installer screen app...

Page 76: ...er OSX or OS9 5 Double click your language 6 Double click the OKI Mac Installer icon for your printer model The Installer displays with the driver pre selected 7 Select any utilities you want to install Click Install Adding the Printer 1 Run the Print Center or Print Setup Utility Click Add 2 Click More Printers 3 Select OKI USB OKI TCP IP or Rendezvous Bonjour from the drop down menu 4 If you are...

Page 77: ...the same as those in the operator panel and Status Monitor menus and you print documents from Windows the settings in the Windows printer driver will override those settings in the operator panel and Status Monitor menus Printing preferences in Windows applications When you choose to print your document from a Windows application program a Print dialogue box appears This dialogue usually specifies...

Page 78: ...ed You can also click on the appropriate part of the screen graphic to select your preferred tray 3 If you select manual the Weight selection box becomes visible You can leave the setting at Printer Setting or select as required 4 A variety of document finishing options can be selected such as normal one page per sheet or N up where N can be 2 or 4 for printing scaled down pages at more than one p...

Page 79: ...r draft documents where print quality is less critical 2 Page orientation can be set to either portrait tall or landscape wide or landscape rotated by 180 degrees 3 You can print watermark text behind the main page image This is useful for marking documents as draft confidential etc 4 In Raster bitmap mode processing of the page image is done in the computer leaving little processing for the print...

Page 80: ...s an intermediate greyscale by adjusting the combination of dots used in printing Selecting a setting determines the degree of detail with which a graphics image will be printed Mesh determines that a screen of dots is used for dithering while Line Art determines that an array of lines is used for dithering 2 Select dithering texture by setting the size of dots used in the halftone screen 3 Set th...

Page 81: ...vailable are the Layout Tab the Paper Quality Tab and the Job Options Tab Layout tab pslayout1 jpg 1 Page orientation can be set to portrait tall landscape wide or landscape rotated by 180 degrees 2 Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to front of the document 3 Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet ...

Page 82: ... set further document options as follows psadvdoc jpg 1 Select the required printed paper size 2 You can substitute another font for TrueType Font 3 You can set other document options as required including PostScript options and printer features Paper Quality tab pspaperqual1 jpg ...

Page 83: ...e most printer memory and takes the longest to print The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications The Fast setting prints at 300 x 300dpi and is suitable for draft documents where print quality is less critical 2 You can print watermark text behind the main page image This is useful for marking documents as draft confidential etc 3 You can ...

Page 84: ...than from within an application program a somewhat more extensive range of settings is provided Changes made here will generally affect all documents you print from Windows applications and will be remembered from one Windows session to the next PCL emulation The main tabs are the General Tab Advanced Tab and Device Options Tab General tab general1 jpg 1 This area lists some of the main features o...

Page 85: ...urrent priority from 1 lowest to 99 highest Highest priority documents will print first 3 Specifies that documents should be spooled stored in a special print file before being printed The document is then printed in the background allowing your application program to become available more quickly Options follow This specifies that printing should not start until the last page has been spooled If ...

Page 86: ...uments from printing 6 Specifies that the spooler should favor documents which have completed spooling when deciding which document to print next even if completed documents are lower priority than documents which are still spooling If no documents have completed spooling the spooler will choose larger spooling documents over shorter ones Use this option if you want to maximize printer efficiency ...

Page 87: ...ts This is particularly useful on a shared printer to help each user find their own documents in the output stack NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems Device Options tab deviceoption1 jpg In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer See the chapter entitled Installing Options PS e...

Page 88: ...tab psdevsettgs jpg 1 You can set the desired paper sizes in each of the available paper feed trays 2 You can make a variety of font settings depending on your application 3 You can set which optional upgrades are installed on your printer See the chapter entitled Installing Options Printer settings in Macintosh Refer to the readme file on the drivers CD and the online help provided in the driver ...

Page 89: ...ner cartridge has been installed B4500 B4550 B4600 When the toner is running low TONER LOW is displayed in the operator panel LCD If printing continues without replacing the toner cartridge CHANGE TONER is displayed and printing is cancelled Printing will resume after a new toner cartridge has been installed Replacing the toner cartridge It is recommended that you clean the LED array at the same t...

Page 90: ...nter has been powered on the fuser may be hot This area is clearly labelled Do not touch 2 Pull the colored lever on the right side of the toner cartridge towards the front of the printer to close the cartridge then remove the used toner cartridge 3 Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new toner cartridge to install the new cartridge 4 Gently wipe the LED array ...

Page 91: ...t by the ends or from the top 1 Press the cover release and open the printer s top cover fully WARNING If the printer has been powered on the fuser may be hot This area is clearly labeled Do not touch 2 Remove the used image drum and toner cartridge 3 Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new image drum to install the new image drum 4 Gently wipe the LED array su...

Page 92: ... by pressing the OnLine button 6 If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven try replacing the toner cartridge B4500 B4550 B4600 1 Press the Online button to return the printer to off line status 2 Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of letter size plain paper between the paper guides 3 Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE MENU is displayed then press the Select button 4 ...

Page 93: ...00 4500 4550 4600 User s Guide 93 Wipe the LED array gently with the cleaning pad that came with the new toner cartridge or use an anti static cleaning pad that is generally available for computer cleaning ...

Page 94: ... 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...

Page 95: ...lear any misfed sheets as given above 2 Open the top cover WARNING The fuser area will be hot This area is clearly marked Do not touch it CAUTION Never expose the image drum unit to light for more than 5 minutes Never expose the image drum unit to direct sunlight Always hold the image drum unit by the ends or from the top Never touch the surface of the green drum inside the image drum unit 1 Caref...

Page 96: ...einstall 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 ...

Page 97: ...w 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 Ton...

Page 98: ...mber of lines per page in software is not equal to number of lines per page of printer Many software packages assume 66 lines per page but your printer s default is 64 Adjust software accordingly or set LINES Per PAGE in the soft control panel to equal lines per page in your software Symptom Problem Solution Graphic image prints partly on one page partly on the next Insufficient printer memory for...

Page 99: ...computer Odors Gases are given off by forms or adhesives passing through the hot fusing unit Make sure the forms you use can withstand heating and provide adequate ventilation Printer is on but must warm up before a job is printed Power Save mode is set on to conserve energy The fuser must heat up before you can begin printing the next job To eliminate warm up delay change Power Save setting Sympt...

Page 100: ... RS232 Board to provide serial interface capability to the B4500 B4550 and B4600 Note cannot be used with the Network Interface card Multi purpose Feeder tray to give your printer the ability to handle multiple envelopes and specialty papers Second paper tray to increase your printer s paper handling capacity by 500 sheets PostScript 3 emulation DIMM to add PostScript emulation to the B4500 B4550 ...

Page 101: ...onal for B4500 B4550 B4600 Interfaces USB 2 0 full speed Parallel port in compliance with IEEE 1284 1994 Standard 100BASE TX 10Base T Standard on network models option for non network models Optional RS232 Serial interface for the B4500 B4550 and B4600 Processor 200 MHz PowerPC Memory 32 MB expandable to 288MB Paper sizes A4 A5 A6 B5 Letter Legal 13 Legal 14 Executive Custom Envelopes 5 types Pape...

Page 102: ...all dimensions dimensions jpg 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 14 0 15 6 7 9 24 3 ...

Page 103: ...not possible to use custom paper sizes with the PS driver Feed Ejection Cassette Method Paper type Size Weight T1 T2 MPF MF FU FD Plain paper A4 A5 B5 Letter Executive L ML M o o o o o o MH H x x o o o x Legal 13 Legal 14 L ML M o o x o o o MH H x x x o o x A6 L ML M o x o o o x MH H x x o o o x Custom W 90 216 L 148 356 L ML M o o o o o o MH H x x o o o x Envelopes Com 9 Com 10 DL C5 Monarch Cust...

Page 104: ...1 Paper Tray 1 T2 Paper Tray 2 optional MFT Manual Feed Tray MPF Multi purpose Feeder tray FU Face Up printing from the rear of the printer FD Face Down printing from the top of the printer W L Width Length in mm L Light paper weight 16 lb 60g m ML Medium Light paper weight 18 19lb 67 71g m M Medium paper weight 20 24lb 75 90g m MH Medium Heavy paper weight 25 27lb 94 101g m H Heavy paper weight 2...

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