Oki B8300 manual

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Cont ents Ordering Replacement Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Operation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

1 Ordering Replace ment S upplies How to Orde r • Consult the d ealer where you purchased your prin ter • Consul t an Oki Da ta Authoriz ed Sales or Service Dealer . F or the nearest deale r , call 1- 800-654-3 282. • U.S ., Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S . V ir gin Island s only : Order on th e Internet www .okidata.com . • U .S. only : Order toll[...]

2 Network Configu ration Remot e W eb Access Y ou can adjust printer sett ings via your web bro wser . 1. Point your web bro wser to t he printer’ s IP address. 2. The W eb page sho ws information of the p rin ter . 3. Click Help for details. Web Pa g e I tem s Access restr iction to t he W eb pages is describ ed belo w . Networ k Car d Setu p T [...]

3 Operat ion P ane l Oper ation P anel Exp lanat ion The displa y and indicators sho w the curren t status of the printe r . All printer setti ngs are made by using the keys and display pane l. Ke ys Menu key Press to select a menu group. Also, press to return t o the job st atus screen from t he setting screen of each job status group . Arrow key [...]

4 Operat ion P anel (cont .) OK key Press to regi ster the selected menu or function. Informati on key When “ i” is displ ayed with a message indicati ng a paper misfeed, the rel ev ant operat ion procedur e can be disp layed b y pressing the INFORMA TI ON key . If the INFORMA TION key or the BACK/C key is pressed while the operat ion procedu r[...]

5 Menu Ov erview The menu groups are c lassified into fi ve groups and are sele cted consecuti vel y by pressing the MENU k ey . If th e OK ke y is pressed wh en the de sired menu scr een is displayed, a me ssage will appear to indicate t he nex t required operation. Ready  W ARMI NG UP: The printer is warm ing up.  READ Y : The printe r is r[...]

6 P aper T ray Spe cificatio ns The specifications for type s and sizes of paper for loading paper trays are show n below . T ray T ray No. (Name) Applicab le P aper T ypes Appl ica ble P aper Siz es (R - refer to page “T he mea ning of “R” in paper size indications” on page 1 1) Pa pe r We ig h t Paper tray 1 T ray 1 Plain paper . (Refer t[...]

7 Multipurpose drawer / bypass tray (cont .) T ray 2/by pass tray (cont.) Special paper . (Refer to the table for applicable spec ial papers.) •T h i c k p a p e r • Labels • Transparen cy f ilm •I f AUTO-INCH is selected in setting the paper size and type, the follo wing paper sizes can be used with the automatic detection function: 11 x 1[...]

8 T ray (optiona l) T ray No. (Name) Applic able P aper T ypes Appl ica ble P aper Siz es (R - refer to page “T he mea ning of “R” in paper size indications” on page 1 1) Pa pe r We ig h t Stand/ 3 x 500 sheet paper drawer Upper T ray 2 Same as multipurpose dr awer . Middle T ray 3 Plain paper . (Refer to the plain paper t able.) •I f AUT[...]

9 Plain Paper Usage T able Pa per in AB sy stem Paper in Inch syste m A5 to A 3 5½ x 8½ t o 11 x 17 Plain P aper 60 to 1 05 g/m 2 or 16 to 28 lb Recycled, co lored, pre-punched , pre-printed an d letterhead pap ers must conform to the same conditions as abov e.[...]

10 Spec ial P aper Us age T ab le Ty p e R e m a r k s Special Pape r Thick P aper • For A 5 to A4, 5½ x 8½ and 8½ x1 1 sizes, th ick paper r anging from 1 6 to 34 lb or 60 to 12 8 g/m 2 can be used • For siz es large r than 8½ x 11 o r A4, thic k paper rang ing fr om 16 t o 28 l b or 60 to 105g /m 2 can be used • Other thick papers • I[...]

11 Orig inal a nd P aper Sizes The Oki B830 0 uses media of standa rd sizes in bot h English a nd metric systems.The standard si zes a vail able are shown bel ow . T he meaning of “R” in paper size indications Some paper sizes ca n be placed in the p rinter so that it feeds eit her long edge f irst or short edge fi rst. T o differen tiate betwe[...]

12 Setting P aper S ize and T y pe from the O peratio n P anel T o back up at an y point, pr ess the BACK/C key . 1. Press MEN U repe atedly until CUSTOM SETTINGS appears in the message display . 2. Press OK . TRA Y SE TTING appears. 3. Press OK agai n. TRA Y 1 appears in the message display . 4. Press ▼ or ▲ repeated ly unt il the desired pape[...]

13 Setting P aper S ize and T y pe from the O peratio n P anel (cont.) • Special paper such as thick pape r , transparency film, labels, an d postcards can be set for tray 2 and the bypass tr ay . • En velopes can b e set only fo r tray 2. 8. Press OK . 9. Press ▼ or ▲ repe atedly until the desired paper size appears. • Depending on the s[...]

14 Loadin g P a per: T ray 1 Loading paper i n Tr a y 1 1. Gently pu ll out T ray 1 until it sto ps. 2. Load paper i nto the tr ay . Do not l oad paper abo ve the maximum h eight line (approxi mately 500 sheet s of 20 lb (80 g/m 2 ) pape r). 3. Gently push Tr ay 1 fi rmly all the way in to the machine. 4. S et the paper type. If you chang e the pap[...]

15 Loadin g Print Media: Multipurp ose Drawer Load ing paper in the mult i- purpose d rawer The met hod of loadin g paper into the multi-pu rpose drawer is the same as described for T ray 1. When loading en velopes, p ostcards or transparency film, follow the descriptions bel ow . • T wo maximum height l ines are indicat ed: one f or plain paper [...]

16 F using Unit Pressu re Adjusment Levers When feedi ng en v elopes from the multipurpose drawer , damage to t he en velopes or smudged printing may occur e ven if en velopes are withi n spec ification . The proble m may be reduced b y shift ing the fu sing unit pressure ad justing levers from the normal position to the lo wer pressu re positi on.[...]

17 Loadin g Print Media: T ransparency Fi lm Loading transp arenc y film Be sure t o load the transpare ncy film with the white labe l side u p. Make sure no image will be prin ted on the lab el. Printin g on the lab el may cau se smudge s on prints. T ransparency f ilm must be placed in sho rt edge f i rst ori entation. Specifica tions Name Multi-[...]

18 Loadin g Print Media: In the stan d/3 x 5 00 sheet pap er drawer Upper pa per tr ay The upper tray i s the same as the mult i-purpose dra wer . Use the upper tray ac cording to the instru ctions for th e multi-purp ose drawer . Middle and low er paper tra ys Up to 500 sh eets of recommended p lain paper c an be loaded into th ese trays. The meth[...]

19 Loadin g Print Medi a: In the st and/M PD and 20 00 sheet pa per drawer Upper pa per tr ay The upp er paper tra y is equiv alen t to the multipurpose drawer . The method of loadin g paper and the paper that can be used are the same as for t he multi- purpose d rawer . Refer to the desc ription of the mul ti-purpose dra wer . Lower p aper tray Th[...]

20 Adding T oner When toner runs out, th e message CHANGE THE TONER CAR TRIDGE appears on the displ ay indicating that t he print cartri dge must be replaced. If you press and h old do wn the INFORMA TION key whil e pri ntin g or i n standby , the quantity of toner remai ning (as a percent age) displays. When t he percentage ap pears within the ran[...]

21 Adding T oner (cont. ) 3. On the sid e, either unlat ch the duple x module and ge ntly it pull away or open the side cov er . 4. While holdi ng the l ock release b utton down, pull out th e printe r cartridge and remo ve it. 5. Remove the new printer c artridge from its bag and remov e the protect iv e material A. 6. Shake t he ne w cartridge ho[...]

22 Adding T oner (cont. ) 8. Gently remo ve the sealin g tape from the cartridge. 9. Remov e the drum protecti ve sheet from t he printer ca rtridge. Do no t touch or damage the surface o f the photo drum. 10.Cl ose th e duple x module. I f the machine is not equipped with t he duple x module, close the side co ver . 11.Ret urn the car tridge lo ck[...]

23 Develope r Cartridge Replac ement When the cart ridge needs replacing, a message wi ll appear in the display . Foll ow the pro cedure belo w to replace the de velo per cartridge. • Do not shak e the de veloper c artridge after the sealing tape has been remov ed. If the cartridge i s shaken after the tap e is remov ed, so me de ve loper will co[...]

24 Develope r Car tridge R eplacement (co nt.) 4. Push the lock button at th e rear and remo ve the de v eloper cartri dge. 5. Remov e the new de veloper ca rtridge from its ba g and remov e the tape and protecti ve material A and B. 6. Shake t he ne w de veloper cart ridge horizont ally f iv e or six t imes. 7. Insert the new d ev eloper cartridge[...]

25 Cancel a Pri nt Job Cancel a P rint Job 1. Press BACK/C during pr inting . Printing stops and a message aski ng for con firmati on to delete t he job appears. 2. Press OK to delete the data. T o cancel dele tion, press BACK/C . Printing will resume. T o delete print data of a reserved job (jobs st ored in the print er) Print data transmitte d fr[...]

26 Job Con trol The job hold funct ion can be us ed only if your pri nter is equi pped with the hard disk dri ve option. If Print after hold , Print bef ore hold or Pr oof prin t operation i s performed on the computer , print data will be held as a hold job . 1. Press MEN U . PRINTJ OBS ON HOLD will appear . 2. Press OK . When pressed, a user n am[...]

27 Job Con trol (cont. ) 6. Use the same proce dure as step 5 t o enter the password fr om the second digit to th e fifth digi t and then press OK . 7. Sele ct ex ecution or cancel lation of printing , or data rete ntion afte r printing, a nd then press OK . • Deletio n or retenti on of data af ter printing ca n be selected. Alternat iv el y dele[...]

28 Condit ion S ettings There are th ree options that ca n be set from the O perator Panel fo r this setting : • Default settin gs: Basic settings used in prin ting. • PCL Sym bol Set : Esta blishes a PC L symbol set. • Print PS Er rors: Def ines whether a PostScr ipt error page is p rinted or not when a PostScript error has oc curred. How to[...]

29 Default Settings The default settings a llow detailed print condit ions to be se t for prin ting wit hout any p rinter dri ver (for example, pr inting from MS-DOS and print ing from a compu ter withou t any printe r driver installe d). While some items can be set either in the printer dri ver or on the ope rator panel, v alues set in the p rinte[...]

30 Default Settings (cont.) How to Access De fault Settings 1. Press MEN U until SET OPERA TIONS C ONDITIONS appears. Any print job s held in the printer and an y job current ly transmit ted to the p rinter will b e printed with the form er printe r settings. 2. Press OK . DEF A UL T SE TTINGS appears. 3. Press OK . 4. Press ▼ or ▲ until th e d[...]

31 Custom Se ttings The items that can b e set: T ray settings: The paper type an d paper size for each tr ay are set here. A uto tray switchi ng: Used to automat ically switc h the paper tr ay to another tray of t he same paper size when paper runs out during continuous printi ng. Print list: Used to prin t a li st of se ttin gs that ha v e been m[...]

32 Misfeed Re moval General I nformation All messages ap pear on th e display panel of the main uni t. When a misfeed has occurr ed, printing wil l stop and the message sho w n belo w will appear . Follow the procedur e below to remove misfed paper . CAUTION • Do not damage or touch the photocond ucti ve drum. • Be careful not to tear the misfe[...]

33 Misfee d in the P aper Area Be su re to foll o w the misfee d rem ov al sequence. Do not pul l the paper tray out f irst as paper may be located bet ween the paper tray and the p aper feed section. If the tray is pulled f irst, the misf ed paper may be torn an d diff icult to remove. The follo wing procedure sho ws the remov al sequence when the[...]

34 Misfee d in the P aper Area (con t.) 3. If misfed pap er is not foun d in step 2, pull ou t paper tr ay 1 and remo ve the misfed paper carefu lly . 4. Gently close the paper tray . Push the paper tray b ack into the m achine. 5. Gently cl ose the duple x module. If the machine is n ot equipped wi th a duple x module, cl ose the side co ver . Aft[...]

35 Misfee d in multi-pu rpose drawer 1. If a v ailable, u nlatch t he duple x module , slide it to th e left and g ently mov e the module a way from the machine. If the mach ine is not equipped with a duple x module, open the side co ver . 2. Open the l eft co ve r of the stand/pape r drawer . Hold the knob and gently open the co ver . If the machi[...]

36 Misfee d in the stan d/M P D and 2 000 shee t paper drawer For mi sfeed remov al in the upper tray , refer to the proced ure Misfeed in the multi- purpose d rawer . For misfeed removal in the lo wer lar ge capa city tray , follow the proce dure below . Follow steps 1 to 4 of Misfeed in the multi -purpose draw er before starting here. 1. If misfe[...]

37 Misfeed in the transport area, fusing area and exit area CA UTION: The fusing unit is hot. T ake care when remo ving pap er . Do not touch the m etal parts. 1. Unlatch the duple x module and sl ide it to the left . Gently move the m odule awa y from the machine. If the machine i s not equipp ed with a duple x module, open the side cover . 2. Rem[...]

38 Misfeed in the transport area, fusing area a nd exit area (cont. ) 3. If paper is misfed in the transpor t area, tur n knob B in the di rection of the arro w to remov e the misfed paper . 4. If the misfed paper is i nside the fusing area, turn do wn the fusing un it open tab to open the fusing unit and r emov e the misfed pap er . 5. If paper is[...]

39 T roublesh ooting Whenever the printer stops or operation is not possible, check the operation panel display for messages. In most cases these me ssages will g ive sufficient informa tion to return the ma chine to an operating c ondition. In cases where this informa tion is not enough, check th e list below for more informati on. This se ction d[...]

40 T roublesh ooting (c ont.) Proble m C heck Solution or Cause Printer is on but data is not recei ved. Correct interface cable pr operly conn ected between the printer and your computer? Ensure that the cor rect interface cable is conn ected between the printer an d your com puter . Correct printer dri ver installed? Install the app ropriate prin[...]

41 T roublesh ooting (c ont.) Proble m C heck Solution or Cause The orientation of th e image is incorrect on the print. Printer driver orientation s etting correct? Correct the orientation in the printer driver . Image loss has occurred. The image is larger than paper . Zoom printing? Check the zoom s etting in the dri ver . Black pages. Color ima[...]

42 T roublesh ooting (c ont.) Proble m Check Solution or Cause Print ing is not on desire d paper size. Paper se lecti on of driver se t to AUTO ? Ensure that the desired paper is set in a paper tray of th e printer and select AUTO in the paper selection of the printer dri ver . Printer resident font cannot be selected from the application. Residen[...]

43 T roublesh ooting (c ont.) Proble m Check Solution or Cause Printed image is too ligh t or too dark. Exposure control set properly? The printer exposure le ve l can be adjusted b y using a ke y operator progra m. Cont act yo ur key ope rato r . Smudges on printed sheets. Is a message indica ting a need of maintenance or replacemen t of dev elope[...]

44 T roublesh ooting (c ont.) Proble m Check Solution or Cause Paper m isfeeds frequently . Paper curled o r damp? Do not us e curled or crimped paper . If you do not use p aper for a l ong time, store paper in its wrapper in a dry location. Paper curled an d misfed in the duple x module or f inisher? P aper ma y be curled when output dependin g on[...]

45 T roublesh ooting (c ont.) Proble m Check Solution or Cause Printed paper is wrinkl ed or the image rubs of f easily . Paper size or weight out of the allo wable range? Use paper in the allow able range. Paper damp? Be sure to store paper in the wrapper in a dry location and do not store pap er in a location that is: humi d at a high temperatu r[...]

46 Notice Page Printin g Af Notice Page will be printed wh en the current print j ob cannot be done d ue to a system limitat ion and an e xplanation of the limi tation is too lengthy to be sh o wn in the message display . A Notic e Page will descri be the lim itation an d other possibi lities to ru n the job . A Notice Page will be print ed in the [...]

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