Oki 6100 manuel d'utilisation

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  • Page 1

    Oct 02 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide[...]

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    Oct 02 ii Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Document Title and Part Number B610 0 User’ s Guid e P/N 5934 4401 Disclaimer Every effort has been ma de to ensure that the informat ion in this do cument is com plete, accurat e, and up-to -date. Oki Data as s umes no responsibility for t he results of errors or omission s beyond its co ntrol. Oki Data also can[...]

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    Oct 02 Genicom Cont ents Preface 1-ix About th is Man ual 1-x Scop e 1 -x Overv iew 1 -x Printer O rientation 1 -xi Conv ention s 1 -xi About th e Printer 1 -xii Fea t ur e s 1-xi i A v ailable Configuration 1 -xiii Chapter 1 Gettin g Started 1-1 Safety Precaut ions 1-2 Handling the Printe r 1 -2 Package C ontents 1 - 3 CD -RO M Contents 1-3 Printe[...]

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    Oct 02 iv Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Chapter 2 Using the Printer 2-1 Connectin g the Power Cord 2-2 T urning Po wer On and Off 2-3 Connectin g the Printer to the Host Co mputer 2-4 P arallel Port 2-5 US B P ort 2 -7 Selecting Print Media 2-1 1 Paper and Print Media T o Avoid 2-1 1 Correct Paper Storage 2-1 1 Recommende d OKI Print Media 2- 1 2 OKI B r[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide v Cleaning t he Printer 4-6 Cleaning the Exterior 4-6 Cleanin g the Interior 4-8 Moving the Printer 4-9 Movi ng the Printer a Short Distanc e 4-9 Movi ng the Printer a Long Dis tance 4-1 0 Storing the Printer for Long Periods of Time 4-1 0 Chapter 5 T r oublesho oting 5-1 Installation Problems 5- 2 Inopera tive Printe [...]

  • Page 6

    Oct 02 vi Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Installing the Dupl exer 6-3 T esting th e Duplexer 6-6 Solvi ng D uplex er P roble ms 6 -7 Interp reting Duplexe r Erro r Codes 6-7 Installation Pr oblems 6-8 Clearing Du plex Paper Jams 6- 9 Correcti ng Miscellaneou s Duplexer Prob lems 6-1 2 Removi ng the Dup lexer 6-1 6 Chapter 7 Using the 550 Sheet Feeder 7-1 [...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide vii Load ing th e Envel ope Feeder 8- 1 0 Solving Enve lop e F eeder Problems 8-1 2 Envelope s Become Crea sed when Printing 8-1 3 Inter preti ng Env elope Feed er Er ror Me ssage s 8-1 5 Correcting Miscellaneous Envelo pe Feeder Problems 8- 1 5 Maintaining th e Envelope Feed er 8-1 9 Cleanin g the Exteri or of the Env[...]

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    Oct 02 viii Oki B6 1 00 Use r Guide[...]

  • Page 9

    Oct 02 Preface In this Chapter . . . ■ “W elcom e” on p age x ■ “ About this Manua l” on page x ■ “ About the Prin ter” on page x ii[...]

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    Oct 02 x Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide About thi s Manual Welcome Thank you f or selecti ng this printer . This User Guid e contains imp ortant i nformation abo ut the operati on and care of y our printer . Please r ead this ma nual in it s entirety a nd keep it at hand fo r later r efere nce. About th is Manual Scope This User Gui de contains a l l of t[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide xi Abou t this M anual Chapter 7: Using the 550- Sheet Feeder This cha pter pro vides all of the informa t ion n ecessary to i nstall, use , and maintain t he 550-sheet paper fe eder option, including procedures f or cleaning the feeder and remo ving paper j a ms. Chapter 8: Using the En velope Feeder This chapte r pro[...]

  • Page 12

    Oct 02 xii Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide About the Printer About th e Prin t er The print er uses a data modul ated laser beam a nd con v entional dry-ink xe rographic proces ses to produce i mages up to 1200 dpi resolution at a paper out put speed of 26 pages per minute. The printe r can accommodate both plain paper and other pr int media, a nd feeds pa[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide xiii About the Pr inter ■ Continuou s printing of up to 1750 sheets The print er can print up to 1050 sheets unattended when t he offse t catch tray is installed, and can pr int up to 1750 sheets attende d when two 550- sheet feeders are install ed and used alo ng with the front tray (100 sheet s). ■ Netw ork-read [...]

  • Page 14

    Oct 02 xiv Oki B6 1 00 User Guide About the Printer[...]

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    Oct 02 Chapter 1 Getting Star t ed In this Chapter . . . ■ “ About this Chap ter” on page 1-2 ■ “Package Contents” on page 1-3 ■ “Printer Lo cation Requir ements” on page 1-4 ■ “Parts of the Printer ” on page 1- 6 ■ “Optional Pr inter Access ories ” on page 1-9 ■ “Pap er Path ” on page 1-10[...]

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    Oct 02 1- 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Safety Precautions About th is Chapter This chapt er re vie ws the content s of the printer packaging, expl ains the part s of the printer , and descri bes the space and en vironment req uirements of t he printer . Safety Precautio ns This pri nter is a vail able in either of the follo wing po wer specif icatio n[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 1 -3 Package Contents P ackage Contents Make su re tha t all o f the i tems shown be low are inc lude d in th e pr inter p acka ging . If any it ems are miss ing or damaged, c ontact your deal er . 1. Printer 2. Print Ca rtridge 3. 550-sh eet Uni ver sal Pape r T ray 4. Po wer Cord 5. Unpacking Ins tructions 6. Instal [...]

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    Oct 02 1- 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Printer Location Requirement s Printer Location R equiremen ts Printer W eigh t and Dimensions This pri nter weighs a pproximate ly 51 lbs (23 k g) and should al ways be lift ed by tw o people. The dime nsions of the printer are lis ted belo w . ■ Printer Height: 16.3 in ( 413 mm) ■ Printer Wi dth (left to r [...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 1 -5 Printer Location Requi rements Enviro nmen t Use t he fol lo win g guid elin es to d eterm ine th e bes t loca tion fo r the p rinte r: Hori zont al, sturd y , and s tabl e surface Location with good ventilatio n Location with stable temperatu re and humidity Exposed t o direct sunlight Near heatin g appliances Ex[...]

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    Oct 02 1- 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Parts of the Printer P ar ts of th e Print er The foll owing f igures indicat e the names and functions of the main pa rts of th e printer Fig ure 1-3: Front of the Prin ter . 1. Paper E xit Sl ot 2. P aper Output Tr ay 3. Cont rol Panel Prov ides access to all control s requir ed to operate the printer . 4. Fron[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 1 -7 Par t s o f the P rin te r Figur e 1-5: I nternal P arts of th e Printer (Front) 14. Print Ca rtridge Inte grated cartr idge contain s the toner and t he photo- sensit iv e drum. 15. Front Co ver Prov ides access to the interio r of the pr int er . Allows yo u to re pla ce the pri nt cartrid ge or remov e jammed p[...]

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    Oct 02 1- 8 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Parts of the Printer Figu re 1-7: Contr ol Panel. 18. LCD Display Sho ws error mess ages and other st atus mes- sages; also displa ys menus, subme nus, and set- tings . 19. LED Indica tors Sho w printer st atus. 20. Pushb uttons Allo w you to na vigate thr ough menus, place a printe r off line, or canc el a pri n[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 1 -9 Optional Printer Accessories Optiona l Printer Accessories The foll owing f igure shows al l of the a vail able accessori es as insta l led o n the printer . NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opt[...]

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    Oct 02 1- 10 Oki B6 100 User Guide Pap er Pa th Pa p e r Pa t h The foll owing f igure shows t he path that paper tra vels thr ough the prin ter: 1. The paper is initia lly fed from the f ront pape r tray or one of the other paper trays (1). 2. The image i s transferre d from the photo sensiti ve drum onto t he paper (2). 3. The fuser fix es the to[...]

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    Oct 02 Chapter 2 Using the Print er In this Chapter . . . ■ “ About this Chap ter” on page 2-2 ■ “Connecting t he Power Cor d” on page 2 -2 ■ “T urning Po wer On and Of f” on page 2- 3 ■ “Connecting t he Printer to t he Host Computer” on page 2-4 ■ “Selectin g Print Media” o n page 2-11 ■ “Loading the Univ ersal Pa[...]

  • Page 26

    Oct 02 2-2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Connectin g the Power Cord About th is Chapter This chapt er provid es information concerni ng the daily use of the pr inter , including pr ocedures for conn ecting the pr inter and l oading print me dia, and gui delines fo r selecting pri nt media. Connecting the Power Cord Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to conne[...]

  • Page 27

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-3 T urning Power On and Off T urning Power On and Off Use t he fol lowing pr oced ure to turn the pr int er on. 1. T urn the pr inte r on by pre ssin g [ I ] o n the p o w er sw itc h on th e left front of th e prin ter . The stat us message “ Loading” a ppears on the dis play . This mess age indicates t hat the [...]

  • Page 28

    Oct 02 2-4 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Connectin g the Printer to the Host Comp uter Connecting the Pr int e r to t he Host Co mputer Y ou must connect the printer t o your computer usi ng an IEEE 1284 pa rallel cable or a USB cable . These cab les are user -supplie d. The printer doe s not include either of thes e cables. The def ault conf iguration o [...]

  • Page 29

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-5 Connectin g the Printer to the Host Compu ter Pa r a ll e l Po r t The paral lel port is t he default po rt. T o connect the printe r to your computer using the paral lel port, si mply connect t he parallel ca ble to the pa rallel port o n the printe r , then connect th e cable to your comput er . Use the fol lowin[...]

  • Page 30

    Oct 02 2-6 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Connectin g the Printer to the Host Comp uter 22. Press t he SELECT butt on to e nter th e mod e subm enu . 23. Press the NEXT b utton unti l the desired mode is sho wn on the second li ne of the display . The availabl e mod e se tting s in clude Bidir ectional and Standar d . 24. Press the SELECT b utton to sel ec[...]

  • Page 31

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-7 Connectin g the Printer to the Host Compu ter USB Port The USB port o f your print er provides a reliable, high-speed, bi -directio nal connect ion between your pri nter and PC. The USB s tandard i s designed to del iver complex, graph ic-rich document s to the p rinter with spe ed and accurac y . USB-enabl ed prin[...]

  • Page 32

    Oct 02 2-8 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Connectin g the Printer to the Host Comp uter Insta llatio n for Win dows Use th e fol lowing pr oced ure to inst all USB for Windows: 1. V eri fy that your system supports USB a nd has an av ailable USB conn ector . If you do n ot ha ve an a vaila ble connector , you may need to p urchase a USB hub . NO TE: Y ou m[...]

  • Page 33

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-9 Connectin g the Printer to the Host Compu ter Ins t all ation fo r Mac OS 8. 6 1. Power on th e pr inter and th e hos t com puter . 2. Ensu re tha t the "A pple Lase rWri ter Soft ware " is ins talled . 3. Attach t he USB cable to the host and the printer . Note that the print er is conside red a "se[...]

  • Page 34

    Oct 02 2-1 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Connectin g the Printer to the Host Comp uter 15. Press t he NEXT but ton until the desired int erpreter is shown on the second line of th e dis- play . Th e available in ter prete r sett ings inclu de A u to Sw itch , PCL , and Post Script 3 . 16. Press t he SELECT butto n to select the interpret er that you ch[...]

  • Page 35

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-11 Selecting Print Media Selecting Print Med ia Y ou r printe r can print on a v arie ty of media , including pl ain paper , label s, transparenci es, and en velopes . Always use p rint medi a that meet the g uidel ines f or u se wi th this prin ter . Pri nt me dia that i s not recommended for use with thi s printer [...]

  • Page 36

    Oct 02 2-1 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Selecting Print Media Recommended OKI Print Media T o purchase OKI media, cont act your lo cal OKI dealer or visit u s at www .okidata.com . OKI Bright W h ite Proofing Paper* Orde r # 5220610 1 • White, 32-lb., 8½'' x 1 1'' • 500 sheets/box OKI Premium En velopes Order # s 5220 6 301 (B[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-13 Selecting Print Media Print Media Capacities Y ou r printe r can hold up to 175 0 sheets of s t andard weight pa per , depe nding upon t he options instal led. The printer can be conf igured in th e follo wing three v ariati ons: ■ Printer (550 sheets ) ■ Printer with 550 sheet feeder( 1100 sheets) ■ Printer[...]

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    Oct 02 2-1 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Selecting Print Media Print M edia Weight, T ype, and Si ze The foll owing t able defi nes print media t hat you can use i n each of the p aper sour ces, and also indicat es the feed o rientation—long e dge feed (LEF) or short edge fe ed (SEF). If you hav e con- cerns ab out a specif ic brand or type of media,[...]

  • Page 39

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-15 Loading the Univer sal Paper T ray Loading the Universal Paper T ray The 550-s heet uni versal pa per tray tha t sits i nside the pr inter ca n accommodate pap er sizes from postc ard to le gal. Th e 550-sheet univ ersal paper t ray has two wid th guides that are located on the si des of the t ray , and one le ngt[...]

  • Page 40

    Oct 02 2-1 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Loading the Universal Paper T ray 3. If the pa per you are using is l onger than A4 (11.7 inches / 297 cm), press th e square green but ton on the bot tom of the pape r tray t o release the r ear of the tra y , and pull t he tray out to exten d it. Th is is k nown as th e extende d pos itio n. 4. Squeeze t he ri[...]

  • Page 41

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-1 7 Loading the Univer sal Paper T ray 5. V e rify tha t the paper tray plate h as dropped do wn into the base of the pape r tray . If the tray is loc ked in th e up p ositi on, p ull th e lever near th e fr ont of the tra y to re lea se the plate , or push the paper tray co m pletel y into the prin ter and then remo[...]

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    Oct 02 2-1 8 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Loading the Universal Paper T ray 7. Squeeze t he right width gu ide, lift it u p, and adjust the guides to matc h the paper width. 8. Sque eze the leng th gui de, lif t it up, and adju st the guide to match the pap er leng th. V er ify that th e le ngth guide is firmly seate d in to the grada tions on t he ba s[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-19 Loading the Univer sal Paper T ray 10. Push the p aper tray co m pletel y into the prin ter . V e rify that the tray is properl y seated. 11. Use the p aper le vel indi cator on the fr ont right of t he printer to determine when the paper supply i s low .[...]

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    Oct 02 2-2 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Loading the Front T ray Loading the Front T ray The fron t tray loc ated on t he front of the pri nter can ac commodate a maximum of 1 00 sheets of paper , and can also accommo date a maximum of 30 sheets of st andard labels, tr ansparencies , or postcar ds, and a maximum of 10 standar d en ve lopes. The tray has[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 2-21 Loading the Front T ray 3. Slide t he paper guide s so they ma tch the size of the paper that you are loadi ng. 4. Stack the paper tha t you will load in the fr ont tray , making sure that t he edges are aligned and neat . Position the pap er stack so the surface to be printed fac es up. 5. Load the s tack of pape[...]

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    Oct 02 2-2 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Loading the Front T ray[...]

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    Oct 02 Chapter 3 Understanding and Navigating the Control Pa n e l M e n u s In this Chapter . . . ■ “ About this Chap ter” on page 3-2 ■ “Control P anel Features ” on page 3- 3 ■ “Na vigating the Con trol Pan el Menus” on p age 3-6 ■ “Menu Struc ture” on page 3-8 ■ “Pap er Menu ” on page 3-9 ■ “Interf ace Menu” [...]

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    Oct 02 3-2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide About th is Chapter This chapt er explains the control panel and it s functions. It e xplains ho w to nav igate throughout the v arious men us and submenus that allo w you to vie w and change the pr inter settin gs. NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-3 Control Panel Features Control Panel Features The contr ol panel is located on the f ront of the prin ter . It cont ains the displ ay , indi cators, and pushb uttons tha t allow y ou to view and change the p rinter setti ngs. NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your print[...]

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    Oct 02 3-4 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Control Panel Features LED I ndica tors The LED indi cators also ind icate printer status. The four indicators can each b e on, of f, or blinki ng, indicating di fferen t phases of prin ter operation. The table belo w expl ains the LED indicat ors. LED Color When Off When On When Bli nking Green Printer is NO T REA[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-5 Control Panel Features Pushbutton s The contr ol panel push buttons al low you to access and navi gate menus, an d also assist yo u in reco vering from printer er rors. The t able belo w explai ns the functions of the eight pus hbuttons. Pushb utton Function ST AR T/STOP—Pu sh this b utton to st a rt or stop the [...]

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    Oct 02 3-6 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Naviga ting the Cont rol Panel Menus Navigating the Control Panel Menus NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r dri ver settin gs will o verride any settings from the printer m enu or p rinter front pane l. When yo u press th e MENU bu tt[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-7 Naviga ting the Cont rol Panel Menus The foll owing f igure sho ws the sequence of pushb uttons and displ ay messages that a llow y ou to change t he number of copi es printed. This example i l lust rates t he basic relat ionship betwe en menus and s ubmenus and demonst r ates ho w the NEXT , PREVIOUS , SELEC T , a[...]

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    Oct 02 3-8 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Menu Structu re Menu Structu re NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r dri ver settin gs will o verride any settings from the printer m enu or p rinter front pane l. The foll owing f igure shows th e struct ure of the cont rol panel main[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-9 P aper M enu P aper M enu NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r driv e r setting s will ov erride a ny settin gs from the pr inter men u or prin ter front panel. The P aper Menu pro vides acce ss to the pr inter setting s for v arious p[...]

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    Oct 02 3-1 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Paper Menu Media S ize/T ype This submenu allows you to set th e media size and typ e for the Front Tray and set the medial type for all ot her trays. Front T ray Size: Lette r LEF Ty p e : P l a i n Tr a y 1 Ty p e : P l a i n Tr a y 2 (optiona l) Ty p e : P l a i n Tr a y 3 (optiona l) Ty p e : P l a i n Size [...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-11 Interface Menu Interface Menu NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r driv e r setting s will ov erride a ny settin gs from the pr inter men u or prin ter front panel. An installe d port in your print er is automatically ON. If your prin[...]

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    Oct 02 3-1 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Interface Menu Paralle l Setup This subme nu allows you to set up the parallel interface. Int e rpre te r: Auto Switch Fo r m a t : Raw Mode : Bidire ctional Delay Out Close: Off Interpreter: Auto Switch PCL Post Scrip t 3 Fo r m a t : Raw Normal Bin ary Mode : Bidire ctional Stan dard Delay Out Close : On Off 1[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-13 PS M enu PS Menu NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r driv e r setting s will ov erride a ny settin gs from the pr inter men u or prin ter front panel. The PS Menu provides ac cess to the Po stScript settin gs. Use the fol l o wing pr[...]

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    Oct 02 3-1 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide PCL Menu PCL Me nu NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r dri ver settin gs will o verride any settings from the printer m enu or p rinter front pane l. The PCL Menu pro vides acce ss to the PCL sett ings. Use the fol lowing procedure[...]

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    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-15 PCL M enu Symbol S et This submenu allows you to choo se a sym bol se t. 10U:PC-8 CP437 10U:PC-8 CP4 3 7 11U:PC-8 D/N 12U:PC -850 17U:PC -852 9T :PC-T urkish 19U:WIN Latin1 9E:WIN Latin 2 5T :WIN Latin5 7J:Desk T op 10J:PS T ext 13J:V e ntura I ntl 14J:V e ntura US 6J:Microsoft Pub 8M:Math -8 PS:Ma th 6M:V entura [...]

  • Page 62

    Oct 02 3-1 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide PCL Menu FF Mode This submenu allows you to def ine the acti on prom pted by a form feed—a form feed equal s either a form feed alon e or a carriage return and a form feed together . FF = FF FF = FF FF = CR/FF 1. Press NEXT or PREVIOUS to choose fro m FF=FF o r FF=CR/FF . 2. Press SELECT to save this setting. [...]

  • Page 63

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-1 7 System Menu Syst em Menu NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r driv e r setting s will ov erride a ny settin gs from the pr inter men u or prin ter front panel. The syste m menu pro vides access to system setti ngs. Use the foll owing[...]

  • Page 64

    Oct 02 3-1 8 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide System Menu Job Tim eo u t This submenu allo ws you to increase or decrease th e time limit (in seconds) for PostScript jobs. A 0 setting indic ates no timeout. This setting applies only to P ostScrip t jobs. 0 0 - 99999 1. Press NEXT or PRE VIOUS to increas e or decrease each d igit of the five-digit number . 2[...]

  • Page 65

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-19 Quality Menu Quality Menu NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r driv e r setting s will ov erride a ny settin gs from the pr inter men u or prin ter front panel. The Q uali ty Men u provid es acc ess to the p rinter settin gs th at ar [...]

  • Page 66

    Oct 02 3-2 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Fu nction s Menu F unctions M enu NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r dri ver settin gs will o verride any settings from the printer m enu or p rinter front pane l. The Functi ons Menu provide s access to se veral printe r functions[...]

  • Page 67

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 3-21 Sta tus Me nu Status Menu NO TE: Settings in y our software ap plication will o ve rride an y settings in your printer driv er . Y our printe r driv e r setting s will ov erride a ny settin gs from the pr inter men u or prin ter front panel. In addit ion to the main menu s listed abo ve, the p r inter a lso prov i[...]

  • Page 68

    Oct 02 3-2 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Status Menu[...]

  • Page 69

    Oct 02 Chapter 4 Maintaining the Print er In this Chapter . . . ■ “ About this Chap ter” on page 4-2 ■ “Replacing Pr inter Components ” on page 4-3 ■ “Cleanin g the Prin ter” on pa ge 4-6 ■ “Movin g the Printe r” on pa ge 4-9 ■ “Storing t he Printer for L ong Periods of Time ” on page 4- 10[...]

  • Page 70

    Oct 02 4-2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide About th is Chapter This chapt er provide s informa tion about maintai ning your pri nter . Althou gh the prin ter requires ver y little maintena nce, with normal dai ly use you will ne ed to perform some r outine mainte- nance pr ocedures, includi ng replacin g consumable items a nd cleaning the printer . This cha[...]

  • Page 71

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 4-3 Replacing P rinter Components Replacing Pr inter Component s Replac ing the Pr int Ca rtr idge The print cartridge con tains the dry i nk as well as the xerographic drum and associ ated compo- nents t hat create the xerograp hic image on a s heet of pa per . The pri nt cart ridge will e vent ually run out of ink th[...]

  • Page 72

    Oct 02 4-4 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Replacing Printer Componen ts Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to rep lace the pri nt cartr idge: 1. Place a d rop-cloth or some pap er on the table or floor near t he printer . 2. Press th e button on th e top of the printe r to open the fr ont cov er, and pull the co ver al l the way o pen. 3. Remov e the old pr i[...]

  • Page 73

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 4-5 Replacing P rinter Components 6. On le vel su rface, f irmly hol d down the pri nt cartrid ge. Pull the plast ic sealing t ape straight out (hor izontally) fr om the cartridg e. 7. Slide th e pegs on t he print cart ridge in to the channel s on the inside of the pri nter , and push the pr int cartri dge in to the p[...]

  • Page 74

    Oct 02 4-6 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Cleaning the Printer Cleaning th e Printer Cleaning the Exterior The co vers an d tray faces of the prin ter may collect dust and dir t through normal use. Alt hough ext erior dirt sh ould not af fect printer performance, an occasional e xterior cleaning helps main- tain t he appearance of t he printer . Use the fo[...]

  • Page 75

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 4-7 Cleaning the Prin ter 4. V erify that th e power sw itch of the print er is in the [O ] (off) pos ition , the n inse rt the plug of the power cord into t he A C outl et. 5. T urn the printer on b y pressing [ I ] on the po wer swit ch on the r ight side of the printer .[...]

  • Page 76

    Oct 02 4-8 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Cleaning the Printer Cleaning the Interior The inte rior of the printer does n ot generally ne ed to be clea ned unless a pape r jam drops toner onto the pa per path or you acci dentally spill toner inside the pr inter when inst alling a ne w toner cartri dge. Use the foll owing p rocedure to cle an the interior of[...]

  • Page 77

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 4-9 Movi ng the P rin ter Moving the Printer F ollo w the guidel i nes b elow when li fting or mov ing the printer : ■ The print er is very heavy . It should al ways be lift ed by tw o people. The weight of the printe r without pape r tray , toner cart ridge, and pap e r is about 55 lbs ( 25 kg). Nev er attemp t to l[...]

  • Page 78

    Oct 02 4-1 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Storing the Pr inter for Long Periods of Ti m e Moving the Pr inter a Long Distance Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to mo ve the pr inter a lon g distance: 1. T urn the printer of f by pr essing t he [ O ] on the po wer switch on the right si de of the printe r . 2. Unplug the AC p ower co rd from the w all outl[...]

  • Page 79

    Oct 02 Chapter 5 T roubleshooting In this Chapter . . . ■ “ About this Chap ter” on page 5-2“ ■ “Insta llation Prob lems” on page 5- 2 ■ “Pap er Jams” on page 5-5 ■ “Print Image Quality Probl ems” on page 5-2 0 ■ “Misce llaneous Problems” on pag e 5-25 ■ “W arning Messa ges and Err or Messages” on page 5-31 ■[...]

  • Page 80

    Oct 02 5-2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Installation Pro blems About th is Chapter This chap ter descri bes the problems t hat you may encounte r when using your printer , and pro- vides pr ocedures for re solving the p roblems. Thi s chapter also l ists the war ning and erro r mes- sages t hat appear on t he contr ol panel disp lay . There ar e four bas[...]

  • Page 81

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-3 Installation Pro blems Inoperativ e Printer If you ha ve problems turni ng on the printe r , check the pos sible causes l isted in the table belo w . If the printer wil l not sta rt after check ing these it ems, turn the p rinter of f, disconne ct the po wer cord fr om the A C outlet, a nd contact your de aler or a[...]

  • Page 82

    Oct 02 5-4 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Installation Pro blems Noise, Smoke , or Sme ll If you no tice unusual noi se, smoke, or smell after tur ning the print er on, tu rn th e prin ter off immediate ly and disconnect it fr om the A C wall outl et . Use the follo wing procedur e to deter - mine the c ause of and alle viat e the prob lem: 1. Refe r to th[...]

  • Page 83

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-5 Pap er J a ms Pa p e r J a m s P aper jams a re generally t he most common and reocc urring problem en countered when using any p rinter . P aper may jam an ywhere along t he paper path—from t he paper tray to the output tray . Se nsor s with in th e pri nter cons tantl y mo nitor pape r travel, s o when a she et[...]

  • Page 84

    Oct 02 5-6 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Pap er J a ms The most co m mon cau ses of paper jams are: ■ The print er is not plac ed on a le vel surf ace. ■ The print media does not con form to the speci ficatio ns. ■ The paper is not loade d correct ly in the front paper tray or t he cassette. ■ The paper is wrinkled or c urled. ■ The paper guide [...]

  • Page 85

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-7 Pap er J a ms Clearing an E2 Paper Jam If an E2 e rror code prece des the erro r message on the f irst l i ne of the control pan el display , paper has jammed some where between t he feed area and the re gistra tion sensor . Use the follo w- ing proc edure to clear a paper jam in t his loca tion: 1. Remov e any pr [...]

  • Page 86

    Oct 02 5-8 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Pap er J a ms 4. Remov e any j ammed or wrinkled pap e r fr om the paper tray . 5. Remov e any j a mmed paper f rom the inside of the paper tray well . 6. If th e jam oc curr ed whi le fe eding from T r ay 2 or 3, remove th e pap er tray ass ociat ed wit h that fe eder and remo ve any ja mm ed pa per . 7. Remov e a[...]

  • Page 87

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-9 Pap er J a ms 8. Insert each pap er tray into th e appr opriate pap er tray well, either on the optional feeder or on th e printer . 9. If the front tray is open, close it . Then pull on t he recessed area on the fro nt cov er to open it. 10. Retu rn the front cover to i ts orig ina l posi tion, pres sin g on th e [...]

  • Page 88

    Oct 02 5-1 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Pap er J a ms Clearing an E3 Paper Jam If an E3 error mess age appears on the printe r display , there is a paper j am between the print car- tridge and the paper e xit slot. Use the follo wing procedur e to remov e a paper jam f r om this locati on. 1. Remov e any pr inted sheet s from the output tray . 2. Remo[...]

  • Page 89

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-11 Pap er J a ms 5. Lift up on the green le ver on the left si de of the inside of the printer , and fold t he cov e r to ward you. Remo ve an y jammed paper . 6. Insert the pegs on the sides of t he print car tridge i nto the channel s on the insi de of the printe r , and push the c artridge into the printer . 7. Cl[...]

  • Page 90

    Oct 02 5-1 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Pap er J a ms Clearing an E4 Jam If an E4 e rror code prece des the erro r message on the f irst l i ne of the control pan el display , paper ha s jammed somewhe re near the pape r exit slot . Use the f ollowing procedure to c l ear a pape r jam i n this locat ion: 1. If you ar e using the pape r tray in its e x[...]

  • Page 91

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-13 Pap er J a ms 4. If you ar e using the d uplex er , push th e green tabs to ward t he center of the duplex er and pull th e duplex er to ward you to r emove it. 5. If the re is paper jamme d ar ound th e fuse r un it, li ft up th e fus er uni t rel ease levers (1) on the le ft an d righ t side s of the fu ser an d[...]

  • Page 92

    Oct 02 5-1 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Pap er J a ms 7. If you r emoved the duple xer , inse rt the duple xer int o the printe r . 8. Push the g reen tabs at the side s of the duple xer out tow ard the side s of the prin ter . 9. Close th e rear co ver .[...]

  • Page 93

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-15 Pap er J a ms Clearing an E7 Paper Jam When an E7 error message is sho wn on the display sc reen, there is a paper ja m in th e duplex er . Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to cle ar a duple x paper j am: 1. If you ar e using the pape r tray in its e xtended posi tion (Lega l 13, 14, or A4), r emov e the paper t ra[...]

  • Page 94

    Oct 02 5-1 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Pap er J a ms 4. Push the g reen tabs on the sides of the dupl exer t owar d the cent er of the duple xer , and grasp t he recessed area s on the side s of the duple xer and remove it from the pri nter . 5. Push the t abs (1) out toward the sides of the duple xer , and lift to op en (2) the dup lexer . 6. Remov [...]

  • Page 95

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-1 7 Pap er J a ms 7. Slide the ta bs on the l eft an d righ t sid es of t he du plexer into the ch an nels in side the printe r , and push the d uplexer completely into the printer . 8. Push the g reen tabs on the sides of the dupl exe r out t owa rd the si des of the print er to secure t he duple xer to the p rinter[...]

  • Page 96

    Oct 02 5-1 8 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Pap er J a ms Clearing an E6 Paper Jam If an E6 e rror code prece des the erro r message on the f irst l i ne of the control pan el display , paper ha s jammed at the of fset cat ch tray . Use the foll owing p r ocedur e to cle ar a paper jam in this lo catio n: 1. Pull on t he recessed area on the rear of the o[...]

  • Page 97

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-19 Pap er J a ms NO TE: If the paper tray is in the e xtended position (L egal 13, 14, o r A4) , remov e the tray before openin g the rear cover . 5. Close th e rear co ver .[...]

  • Page 98

    Oct 02 5-2 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Print Image Quality Problems Print Im age Quality Proble ms When f uncti onin g corr ect ly , the pr inter s houl d prod uce p rinte d pap er tha t is rela tively flat a nd undamaged, c ontaining a f used ima ge of corr ect intensit y—without strea ks, smears, spot s, or missing a reas. If the pr inted sheets t[...]

  • Page 99

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-21 Print Image Quality Problems Ve r t i c a l b l a c k streaks The print cartri dge is old o r damaged. Replace the print cartridge . Repetitiv e defects Th e paper pa th is dir ty . The p rint cartridg e is old or damaged. Print out se ver al blank sh eets. Replace the print cartridge . Charac ter voids The print [...]

  • Page 100

    Oct 02 5-2 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Print Image Quality Problems Black pag e The p rint cartridg e is old or damaged. The hig h-voltage power sup ply may be defective. Replace the print cartridge . Contact yo ur dealer or an authorized se rvice pro vider . Blank p a ge The sea ling tape of the p rint cartridge is not pull ed ou t. The printer feeds[...]

  • Page 101

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-23 Print Image Quality Problems Blotchy print The prin t media is outside t he recommended specifications. The prin t media is moist. The p rint cartridg e is old or damaged. Use the recom mended print med ia. Remov e the moist media and load ne w , dry media. Replace the print cartridge . Ve r t i c a l b l a n k s [...]

  • Page 102

    Oct 02 5-2 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Print Image Quality Problems Other Print Imag e Quality Problems The foll owing c haracteris tics def ine th is print image pr oblem: ■ The f inished print has a proble m tha t is n ot identif ied by a ny of the ot her procedure s in this m anua l. ■ The contr ol panel does not display an e r ror c ode. The f[...]

  • Page 103

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-25 Miscellaneous Problems Miscellane ous Pro blems Some prin ter probl ems may not generate er ror codes or prod uce observ able pri nt image defects. These misc ellaneous pr oblems may ef fect only the p rinter or t hey may effe ct things outsi de of the pri nter , such as t he room light s or a nearby radio recei v[...]

  • Page 104

    Oct 02 5-2 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Miscellane ous Problems Printer is Inoperative The foll owing c haracteristi cs def ine this type of problem: ■ The print er appears to h ave no power . ■ The contr ol panel does not light up or d isplay chara cters. ■ The print er motors do not r un and the print er does not w a rm up. ■ The contr ol pan[...]

  • Page 105

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-27 Miscellaneous Problems Print er Oper ates Errat ically The foll owing c haracteristi cs def ine this type of problem: ■ The print er does not f unction correc tly . ■ The print er may go into fr equent warm-up. ■ The contr ol panel may di splay garbled characters. ■ The print er may lose po wer or stop pr [...]

  • Page 106

    Oct 02 5-2 8 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Miscellane ous Problems Printer Makes Unusual Noises The foll owing c haracteristi cs def ine this type of problem: ■ The print er makes un usual noises or makes more n oises than us ual either whil e idle or whil e prin ting . ■ The print er generates p rinted sheets wi thout a problem. ■ The contr ol pane[...]

  • Page 107

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-29 Miscellaneous Problems Room Lights Dim or Flicker W hen Printer Starts The foll owing c haracteristi cs def ine this type of problem: ■ Nearb y lights di m sli ghtly or flicker when you f irst tu rn on the prin ter or when th e printer begi ns printing. ■ The light s remain norm al when th e printer i s not on[...]

  • Page 108

    Oct 02 5-3 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Miscellane ous Problems Printer Int e rferes wit h Nearby Radio or T elevision Rece ption The foll owing c haracteristi cs def ine this type of problem: ■ When the pr inter begi ns printing, it causes audio noi se in nea rby radios o r interferes with the pic ture in nearb y tele visions. ■ The print er gener[...]

  • Page 109

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-31 W arning Messages and Err or Messages W arning Messages and Error Messa ges The contr ol panel dis play show s a warnin g message or error message when there is a p roblem with th e printer . Some messa ges indi cate routine s tatus conditi ons such as an empty paper t r ay , while ot hers indicate tha t a sheet o[...]

  • Page 110

    Oct 02 5-3 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide W arning Messages and Error Messages Error Mess ages T able The table belo w lists er ror messages, th e possible causes of each error , and the ac tions requir ed to reco ver f rom each erro r . Error Message Line 1 Error Message Line 2 Pos s ib l e C a us e Action E2 J AM MISFEED E3 J AM FUSER E4 EXIT J AM E6 J[...]

  • Page 111

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-33 W arning Messages and Err or Messages U2 RO S F AILURE Call Service The R OS has failed. T urn the printer of f, then turn it o n. If the problem recurs, contact an authorized service provider . U4 FUSER F AI LURE Call S ervice The fuser has fa iled. ENV UNIT F AILURE Chk Feede r The env el ope unit was remo ved o[...]

  • Page 112

    Oct 02 5-3 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Printing a T est P age or Conf iguration Summary Printing a T est Page or Con figuration Summary Te s t P a g e Printi ng a test page veri fies that the printer is oper ating correct ly . Use the foll o wing proce dure to prin t a test page : 1. Press t he MENU bu t to n on the control panel. 2. Press t he NEXT b[...]

  • Page 113

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 5-35 Printing a T est Page or Con figuration Summary Configura tion Summar y A conf iguration s umm ary lists the current pri nter settin gs. Use the follo wing pro cedure to print a conf iguration s ummary: 1. Press t he MENU button on the control pa nel. 2. Press t he NEXT butt on un til th e text “ Functions” is[...]

  • Page 114

    Oct 02 5-3 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Printing a T est P age or Conf iguration Summary[...]

  • Page 115

    Oct 02 Chapter 6 Using the Duplexer In this Chapter . . . ■ “ About this Chap ter” on page 6-2 ■ “ About the Duple xer” on p age 6-2 ■ “Insta lling the Dupl exer” o n page 6-3 ■ “T esting t he Duplex er” on page 6- 6 ■ “Solving Duplex er Proble ms” on page 6-7 ■ “Remo ving the Duple xer ” on page 6-16[...]

  • Page 116

    Oct 02 6-2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide About the Duplexer About th is Chapter This chapt er provide s all of the inf ormation necessa ry to instal l, use, and maintain th e duplex er . NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the p[...]

  • Page 117

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 6-3 Installing the Duplexer Installing t he Duplexer NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps yo u will follow v ary according to bo[...]

  • Page 118

    Oct 02 6-4 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Installing the Duplexer Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to ins tall the duple xer: 1. T urn the printer of f and remo ve the A C plug from th e A C wall outlet. 2. If you ar e using the pape r tray in its e xtended posi tion (Lega l 13, 14, or A4), r emov e the paper t ray from the prin ter . 3. Squeeze t he tabs o[...]

  • Page 119

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 6-5 Installing the Duplexer 4. Slide the ta bs on the l eft an d righ t sid es of t he du plexer into the ch an nels in side the printe r , and push the d uplexer completely into the printer . 5. Push the g reen tabs on the sides of the dupl exe r out t owa rd the si des of the print er to secure t he duple xer to the [...]

  • Page 120

    Oct 02 6-6 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide T esting the Duplexer T esting th e Duplexer After i nstalling the duplex er , use the follo w ing proc edure to mak e sure it tran sports paper cor - rectly : 1. T urn the pr inte r on by pre ssi ng the [ I ] on the p ower swit ch on the ri ght si de o f the p rinte r . 2. Once the p rinter has w armed up and disp[...]

  • Page 121

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 6-7 Solving Duplexer Problems Solving Duplexer Problems When there is a problem with the duple xer , the pri nter control pa nel displays an error code and error mes sage. Most duple xer error co des indicate rout ine status cond itions such as a paper tray running o ut of paper or a paper jam in a sp ecifi c area of t[...]

  • Page 122

    Oct 02 6-8 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Solving Duplexer Problems Installation Pr oblems Simple o versi ghts duri ng installati on may cause pro blems when you f irst use the d uplex er . If the dupl exer is inoperati ve af ter you ha ve insta lled it, use the follo wing proc edure to check sev- eral po ssible causes. NO TE: The printer automatic ally re[...]

  • Page 123

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 6-9 Solving Duplexer Problems Clearing Du plex Paper Jams When an E7 error message is sho wn on the display sc reen, there is a paper ja m in th e duplex er . Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to cle ar a duple x paper j am: 1. If you ar e using the pape r tray in its e xtended posi tion (Lega l 13, 14, or A4), r emov e [...]

  • Page 124

    Oct 02 6-1 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Duplexer Problems 4. Push the g reen tabs on the sides of the dupl exer t owar d the cent er of the duple xer , and grasp t he recessed area s on the side s of the duple xer and remove it from the pri nter . 5. Push the tabs label led 1 belo w out to ward the sides of t he duplex er , and lift to open (2[...]

  • Page 125

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 6-11 Solving Duplexer Problems 7. Slide the ta bs on the l eft an d righ t sid es of t he du plexer into the ch an nels in side the printe r , and push the d uplexer completely into the printer . 8. Push the g reen tabs on the sides of the dupl exe r out t owa rd the si des of the print er to secure t he duple xer to t[...]

  • Page 126

    Oct 02 6-1 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Duplexer Problems Correcting Miscellane ous Duplexer Problems Some duple xer pr oblems may not cause an error message and may not int erfere with the opera- tion of the pr inter . If you are e xperiencin g one of the probl ems listed belo w and there is no error message sho wn on the control pane l displ[...]

  • Page 127

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 6-13 Solving Duplexer Problems Inoperative Du plexer NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps yo u will follow v ary according to bo[...]

  • Page 128

    Oct 02 6-1 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Duplexer Problems Duplexer Op erates Err atically The foll owing c haracteristi cs def i ne th is duplex er problem: ■ The duple xer d oes not function correctly . ■ The contr ol panel does not display an e r ror c ode. NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is insta[...]

  • Page 129

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 6-15 Solving Duplexer Problems Duplex Makes Unusua l Noises The foll owing c haracteristi cs def i ne th is duplex er problem: ■ The duple xer ma kes unusual noi ses or makes more noise than us ual either while i dle or whil e prin ting . ■ The duple xer f eeds paper wi thout a problem . ■ The contr ol panel does[...]

  • Page 130

    Oct 02 6-1 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Removing the Duplexer Removing the Dup lexer Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to remo ve the dup lex er: 1. T urn of f the p r inte r and disconnect the A C powe r cord from th e A C wall outlet.. 2. If you ar e using the pape r tray in its e xtended posi tion (Lega l 13, 14, or A4), r emov e the paper t ray from[...]

  • Page 131

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 6-1 7 Removing the Duplexer 4. Pull the duple x unit to ward you whil e sliding the lef t and right ta bs inw ard, then grasp the recess ed areas on th e sides of the du plex unit and remov e it from the printer . 5. Close th e rear co ver . ◆ ◆ ◆[...]

  • Page 132

    Oct 02 6-1 8 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Removing the Duplexer[...]

  • Page 133

    Oct 02 Chapter 7 Using the 5 5 0 Sheet F eeder In this Chapter . . . ■ “ About the 550 She et Feeder” on page 7-2 ■ “Insta lling the 550 Sheet Pape r Feede rs” on page 7-4 ■ “T esting t he 550 Sheet Fe eder” on pa ge 7-14 ■ “Select ing Print Media” o n page 7-14 ■ “Loading P rint Media” on page 7-16 ■ “Solving 550 [...]

  • Page 134

    Oct 02 7- 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide About the 55 0 Sheet Feeder About th is Chapter This chap ter pr ovides all of th e info rmat ion n eces sary t o ins tall , use, and main tain the 5 50 sh eet paper fe eder option, including procedures f or cleaning the feeder and remo ving paper j ams. NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on aft[...]

  • Page 135

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 3 About the 55 0 Sheet Feeder Major Compo nents of th e 55 0 S heet Feeder The foll owing i llustration shows t he major components o f the 550 shee t feeder: Mounting Pins Univ ersal Paper T ray[...]

  • Page 136

    Oct 02 7- 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Installing the 5 50 Sheet Paper F eeders Installing t he 55 0 Sheet P a per Feeders NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps y[...]

  • Page 137

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 5 Installing the 5 50 Sheet Pa per F e eders Insta lling One Pa p er F eeder NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps yo u will f[...]

  • Page 138

    Oct 02 7- 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Installing the 5 50 Sheet Paper F eeders 3. T urn the printer of f by pr essing [ O ] on t he power switch on t he left front of the unit. NO TE: Installing the paper feeder while the printer is on may damage th e printe r or paper feeder . 4. Disconnec t the po wer cord from the A C outlet and from the pri nter [...]

  • Page 139

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 7 Installing the 5 50 Sheet Pa per F e eders 6. Remo ve the mai n paper tray fr om the printer . 7. Align th e holes on the bottom of t he printer with the pegs on the paper feed er, a nd lower the pri nter onto th e paper feede r . NO TE: Be sure to lo wer the printer gently . Components in side the printer may be [...]

  • Page 140

    Oct 02 7- 8 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Installing the 5 50 Sheet Paper F eeders 9. Load paper into the pap er tray . 10. Insert the fe eder paper tr ay and the main paper tra y all the way in to the paper feeder , mak- ing sure each is prope rly seat ed inside th e printer . 11. Inser t the plug of the power cor d into the AC outlet , and turn th e pr[...]

  • Page 141

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 9 Installing the 5 50 Sheet Pa per F e eders Installing T w o Paper F eeders NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps yo u will f[...]

  • Page 142

    Oct 02 7- 10 Oki B6 100 User Guide Installing the 5 50 Sheet Paper F eeders 4. Insert the three thumbscre ws supplied wi th the paper feeder in to the tw o holes on th e base of the u pper paper fe eder and t urn them until tight. 5. T urn the printer of f by pr essing [ O ] on t he power switch on t he left front of the printer . 6. Disconnec t th[...]

  • Page 143

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 11 Installing the 5 50 Sheet Pa per F e eders 7. Close th e front tray , and remov e any p rinted sheet s from the output paper tray . 8. Remo ve the mai n paper tray fr om the printer . 9. Lift t he printer a nd lo wer it onto the two sta cked paper fe eders, align ing the pegs o n the upper pap er feeder wit h the[...]

  • Page 144

    Oct 02 7- 12 Oki B6 100 User Guide Installing the 5 50 Sheet Paper F eeders 10. Insert the three t humbscre ws suppli ed with the paper feeder into the holes on the b ase of the pr int er . 11. Load paper into the pap er trays for both pape r feeders. 12. Insert the paper tr ays all the w ay into the pa per feeders, making sure each t ray is prope [...]

  • Page 145

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 13 Installing the 5 50 Sheet Pa per F e eders 14. T urn the pr inte r on by pre ssin g [ I ] o n the p o w er sw itc h on th e left front of th e prin ter . NO TE: If an error messag e appears on the control panel display , see “W arning Messa ges and Error Message s” on page 5-3 1 NO TE: The printer automatic a[...]

  • Page 146

    Oct 02 7- 14 Oki B6 100 User Guide T esting the 55 0 Sheet Feeder T estin g the 55 0 Sh eet Feeder After i nstalling the 550 sheet paper feeder , use the follo wing test pr ocedure to verify that the feeder is operatin g correctly . 1. T urn the pr inte r on by pre ssi ng the [ I ] on the p ower swit ch on the ri ght si de o f the p rinte r . 2. On[...]

  • Page 147

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 15 Selecting Print Media Correct Paper Storag e It is i mportant to sto re paper corr ectly pr ior to placing it in the pr inter , si nce improper stor age can cause frequent pap er jams and poor pr int quality . Use the follo wing gui delines when s toring pape r for us e in th e prin ter: ■ Store r eams of paper[...]

  • Page 148

    Oct 02 7- 16 Oki B6 100 User Guide Load ing P rin t Med ia Loading Print Med ia Load ing th e A4/Let t e r/Leg al Paper T ray The 550-she et uni vers al paper tray has tw o width guides th at are located on t he sides of the tr ay , and one lengt h guide that is locat ed near the center of the tray . These guides al low you to adjust the siz e of t[...]

  • Page 149

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 17 Loading Prin t Media 3. If the paper you are usi ng is longer than A4 (11.69 inches, 297 m m), pr ess the square green b utton on the bottom o f the paper tray to relea se the rear of the tr ay , and pul l the t ray out to e xtend it . 4. Squeeze t he right width gu ide, lift it u p, and slide t he guides to the [...]

  • Page 150

    Oct 02 7- 18 Oki B6 100 User Guide Load ing P rin t Med ia 6. Align the edge s of the pape r and place it i n the ce nter of the paper tray wit h the side t o be printe d facing do wn. NO TE: T o av oi d paper jams and o ther pape r tra nsportat ion pro blems, make sur e the le ngth and wi dth guides are adj usted to match th e paper size and are l[...]

  • Page 151

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 19 Loading Prin t Media 9. Grasp the paper tray with both hands and i nsert i t into the paper tray wel l on the printer . 10. Push the p aper tray co m pletel y into the pr inter , making sure the tray is pr operly seated. 11. Use the p aper le vel indi cator on the fr ont right of t he printer to determine when th[...]

  • Page 152

    Oct 02 7- 20 Oki B61 00 User Guide Solving 55 0 Sheet Feeder Problems Solving 55 0 S heet Feeder Problems When there is a problem with the 550 sheet feeder , the print er control pane l displays a n error code and e rror message. Most paper feed er error codes indicate rou tine status co nditions such as a pape r tray running o ut of paper or a p a[...]

  • Page 153

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 2 1 Solving 550 Sh eet Feeder Problems Interpret ing Paper Feeder Erro r Mess ages The print er control pane l displays e rror messages when there is a p roblem with the printer or any o f the option al paper- handling compone nts. The follo wing tabl e lists all of t he error mes- sages as sociated with t he 550 sh[...]

  • Page 154

    Oct 02 7- 22 Oki B61 00 User Guide Solving 55 0 Sheet Feeder Problems Installation Pr oblems Simple o versi ghts during ins tallation may ca use problems whe n you first use the pape r feeder . If the paper feed er is i nope rative after y ou have ins talled it, us e the f ollowing proc edure to check se veral p ossible caus es. NO TE: The printer [...]

  • Page 155

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 2 3 Solving 550 Sh eet Feeder Problems Clearing an E2 Paper Jam If an E2 e rror code prece des the erro r message on the f irst l i ne of the control pan el display , paper ha s jammed some where between the paper source fe ed area and th e toner ca rtridge. If you are u sing the opti onal feeder as the current pape[...]

  • Page 156

    Oct 02 7- 24 Oki B61 00 User Guide Solving 55 0 Sheet Feeder Problems Correcting M iscellaneous Paper Feeder Problems Some pap er feeder probl ems may not cause an e rror message and may not interf ere with the operati on of the printer . If you are e xperiencing on e of the problems list ed belo w and there is no error me ssage sho wn on the contr[...]

  • Page 157

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 2 5 Solving 550 Sh eet Feeder Problems Inoperative 5 50 Sheet Paper Feeder NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps yo u will fol[...]

  • Page 158

    Oct 02 7- 26 Oki B61 00 User Guide Solving 55 0 Sheet Feeder Problems Feeder Operates Erratically The foll owing c haracteris tics def ine th is feeder probl em: ■ The feede r does not funct ion correctly . ■ The contr ol panel does not display an e r ror c ode. NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is install[...]

  • Page 159

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 27 Solving 550 Sh eet Feeder Problems Feeder Makes Unus ual Noises The foll owing c haracteris tics def ine th is feeder probl em: ■ The feede r makes unusu al noises or mak es more noise tha n usual either while idle or whil e prin ting . ■ The feede r feeds paper wit hout a problem. ■ The contr ol panel does[...]

  • Page 160

    Oct 02 7- 28 Oki B61 00 User Guide Removing the 55 0 Sheet Feeder Removing t he 55 0 Sheet F eed er Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to remo ve the 550 sheet feeder: 1. T urn the printer of f b y pressing t he [O] on the po wer switch on the front left of the prin ter . 2. Disconnec t the po wer cord from the A C outlet . 3. Close th e front tra y a[...]

  • Page 161

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 7- 2 9 Removing the 55 0 Sheet Feeder 4. Remov e the paper trays from the 5 50 sheet feeder and the print e r . 5. Remo ve the t hree scre ws that secure the printer to the paper fe eder . 6. Lift t he printer t o remo ve it fr om the feeder .[...]

  • Page 162

    Oct 02 7- 30 Oki B61 00 User Guide Moving the 55 0 Sheet Feeder Moving the 55 0 Shee t Feeder When mo ving the print er a short dist ance, you may lea ve the 550 sheet pape r feeder atta ched. Ho wev er , when mo ving the pri nter a long d istance, please remov e the 550- sheet pap er feeder to av oid damagi ng either the p rinter or t he feed er .[...]

  • Page 163

    Oct 02 Chapter 8 Using the Envelope F eeder ■ “ About this Chap ter” on page 8-2 ■ “ About the En v elope Feeder” on page 8-2 ■ “Insta lling the En velope Fe eder” on page 8-3 ■ “T esting t he En velope Fee der” on page 8- 7 ■ “Select ing Print Media” o n page 8-8 ■ “Loading t he En velope Fee der” on page 8-10 ?[...]

  • Page 164

    Oct 02 8-2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide About the Envelope Feeder About th is Chapter This chapte r provides all of the inf ormation necessa ry to install, use, and maintain th e en vel ope feeder , including procedure s for removin g paper jams. NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r [...]

  • Page 165

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 8-3 Installing the Envelope F eeder Installing t he Envelope Feeder NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps yo u will follow v ary [...]

  • Page 166

    Oct 02 8-4 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Installing the Envelope Feeder Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to ins t all the optio n: 1. T urn the pr inter of f by pressi ng [ O ] on the po wer switch on the right side of the unit, and disconne ct the po wer cord from t he A C outlet. NO TE: Installing the en ve lope feeder while the printer is on may damage [...]

  • Page 167

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 8-5 Installing the Envelope F eeder 3. Pull on t he recessed area on the fr ont of th e printer t o open the front tray . 4. Remo ve the ge ar co ver on th e left side of t he inside of th e printer a nd store it in a safe place.[...]

  • Page 168

    Oct 02 8-6 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Installing the Envelope Feeder 5. Push the envelope fe eder al l the way into the pr inter unti l it sto ps, mak ing sure it is sea ted firmly in side t he pri nter . NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate)[...]

  • Page 169

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 8-7 T esting the Envelo pe F ee der T esting th e Envelope Feeder After i nstalling the en velope feeder , use the followin g test proce dure to ver ify that the f eeder is operati ng correctly . 1. T urn the pr inte r on by pre ssi ng the [ I ] on the p o w er sw itch o n the righ t side of the print er . 2. Once the [...]

  • Page 170

    Oct 02 8-8 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Selecting Print Media Selecting Print Med ia Y ou r printe r can print on a v arie ty of media , including pl ain paper , label s, transparenci es, and en velopes . Always use p rint medi a that meet the g uidel ines f or u se wi th this prin ter . Pri nt me dia that i s not recommended for use with thi s printer m[...]

  • Page 171

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 8-9 Selecting Print Media Correct Paper Storag e It is i mportant to sto re paper corr ectly pr ior to placing it in the pr inter , si nce improper stor age can cause frequent pap er jams and poor pr int quality . Use the follo wing gui delines when s toring pape r for us e in th e prin ter: ■ Store r eams of paper o[...]

  • Page 172

    Oct 02 8-1 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Loading the Envelope Feeder Loading the Envelope Feeder Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to loa d en v elopes in to the en v elope feeder: 1. If you ar e planning to us e large si ze en velop es, pull out t he ex tension at t he end of t he paper t ray . 2. Lift up t he paper holder , align the fou r corne rs of [...]

  • Page 173

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 8-11 Loading the Envelope Feeder 3. Lo wer the paper holder . 4. Adjust t he paper guide to the size of t he en velopes or postcards you are us ing.[...]

  • Page 174

    Oct 02 8-1 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Envelope Feeder Problems Solving Envelo pe Feeder Problems When the re is a problem wi th the en v elope feeder , the printer contr ol panel d isplays an er ror code and e rror message. Most en velop e feeder err or codes indica te routine sta tus conditi ons such as running out o f paper or a pa per jam[...]

  • Page 175

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 8-13 Solving Envelope Feeder Problems Envelopes Become Cr eased when Pr inting If en ve lopes are crease d or wrinkl ed after printing, li ft up the fuser rele ase le vers at the left and right side of the fuser un it, and try printing aga in. The print ed image may ap pear thi n using this method, b ut the en velopes [...]

  • Page 176

    Oct 02 8-1 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Envelope Feeder Problems 4. Remov e the caps (green) on th e inside of the rear cov er at the l eft and right. 5. Store t he caps in the hol es provi ded on the inside of the rear co ver . 6. Close th e rear co ver .[...]

  • Page 177

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 8-15 Solving Envelope Feeder Problems Interpretin g Envel ope Feeder Erro r Mess ages The print er control pane l displays e rror messages when there is a p roblem with the printer or any o f the option al paper- handling compone nts. The follo wing tabl e lists all of t he error mes- sages ass ociated with the en velo[...]

  • Page 178

    Oct 02 8-1 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Envelope Feeder Problems Inoperative En velope Feeder NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps yo u will follow v ary[...]

  • Page 179

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 8-1 7 Solving Envelope Feeder Problems Feeder Operates Erratically The foll owing c haracteris tics def ine th is en velope f eeder proble m: ■ The en velope fee der does not f unction correc tly . ■ The en velope fee der does not f eed paper , or feeds pa per without a request. ■ The contr ol panel does not disp[...]

  • Page 180

    Oct 02 8-1 8 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Envelope Feeder Problems Envelope Feeder Mak es Unusua l Noises The foll owing c haracteris tics def ine th is en velope f eeder proble m: ■ The en velope fee der makes un usual noises or makes more n oise than usual either while idle o r whi le prin tin g. ■ The en velope fee der feeds pap er withou[...]

  • Page 181

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 8-19 Maintaining t h e Envelope F eeder Maintainin g the Envelo pe Feeder The en velope fee der requires v ery little mai ntenance; ho wev er , with normal use you will need to perf orm some routine mai ntenance tasks s uch as cleani ng the en velope f eeder . Cleaning the Exterior of t he Envelop e Feeder Through nor [...]

  • Page 182

    Oct 02 8-2 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Maintaining the Envelope Feeder[...]

  • Page 183

    Oct 02 Chapter 9 Using the Offset Catch T ray In this Chapter . . . ■ “ About this Chap ter” on page 9-2 ■ “ About the Of fset Catch T ray” on page 9-2 ■ “Insta lling the Of fset Catc h Tr ay” on page 9-4 ■ “T esting t he Offse t Catch T ray” on page 9 -9 ■ “Solving Offset Ca tch T ray Problems” on page 9-10 ■ “Mai[...]

  • Page 184

    Oct 02 9-2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide About the Offset C atch T ray About th is Chapter This chap ter pro vides all of th e information necessary to in stall, use, a nd maintain the Of fset Catch T ray , including proc edures for cle aning and remov ing paper jams. NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. [...]

  • Page 185

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-3 About t he Offse t Catch T ray Major Compon ents of th e Offse t Catch T ray The f ollowing illust ratio n shows th e ma jor co mpone nts of the of f set catch tray:. 1. Pa pe r Gu i d e 2. Output T ray 3. P aper Stop 4. Fittin g Figur e 1-2: Offset Catch T ray Major Components. 2 1 4 3[...]

  • Page 186

    Oct 02 9-4 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Installing the Off set Catch T ray Installing t he Offset Cat ch T ray NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps yo u will follow[...]

  • Page 187

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-5 Installing the Off set Catch T ray Use the f ollo w ing procedure to install the offs et catch tr ay: 1. Remov e any c ardboard inse rts or pa cking tape from t he interior and exteri or of the of fset catch tray . 2. T urn the printer of f by pr essing [ O ] on t he power switch on t he front left of the printer ,[...]

  • Page 188

    Oct 02 9-6 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Installing the Off set Catch T ray 4. Push up on t he top co ver tabs to relea se the top co ver , and lift it off of t he printer . 5. Lo wer the of fset catch tray onto th e printer while inserting the stub at the f r ont o f the of f- set cat ch tray int o the ho le on the top of t he printer . 6. Insert the tab[...]

  • Page 189

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-7 Installing the Off set Catch T ray 7. Close th e rear co ver . 8. Lift up the paper guide a nd open the of fset tray . 9. Pull the tray (1) al l the way o ut and lift the paper stop ( 2).[...]

  • Page 190

    Oct 02 9-8 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Installing the Off set Catch T ray 10. Push the tra y in u ntil it match es t he siz e of pa per th at wi ll be p rint ed. 11. Inser t the plug of the power cor d into the AC outlet and tu rn the print er on by p res sing [ I ] on t he power switc h on th e fr ont le ft of th e pr inter . 12. Chec k the d ispla y t[...]

  • Page 191

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-9 T esting the Offset Catch T ray T estin g the Offset C atch T ray After i nstalling the offs et catch tray , use the fol lowin g test proced ure to ve rify tha t it is operat - ing corr ectly . 1. T urn the printer on b y pressing the [ I ] on th e power switch on the f ront left of th e printer . 2. Once the p rin[...]

  • Page 192

    Oct 02 9-1 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Offset Catch T ray Problems Solving Offset Catch T ray Pr oblems When the re is a problem wi th the of fset catch tray , the printer control panel di splays an error code and e rror message. Most of fset catch tra y error codes indicat e routine stat us condition s such as a paper jam. S ome error codes [...]

  • Page 193

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-11 Solving Off set Catch T ray Pro blems Installation Pr oblems Simple o versi ghts during ins tallation may ca use problems whe n you f irst use th e of fset catch tray . If the of fset cat ch tray is inoperati ve af ter you hav e insta lled it, use t he follo wing proce dure to check sev eral possi ble causes. NO T[...]

  • Page 194

    Oct 02 9-1 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Offset Catch T ray Problems Clearing an Offse t Catch T ray Paper Jam If an E6 e rror code prece des the erro r message on the f irst l i ne of the control pan el display , paper ha s jammed at the of fset cat ch tray . Use the foll owing p r ocedur e to cle ar a paper jam in this lo catio n: 1. Pull on [...]

  • Page 195

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-13 Solving Off set Catch T ray Pro blems 4. Squeeze t he latch on t he upper pa rt of the re ar cov er , and pul l the co ver to ward y ou to open it. Remove a ny pap er that is stuc k behind t he rear cov er . NO TE: If the main paper tray is in the extende d position (Le gal 13, 14 , or A4), remo ve the tray before[...]

  • Page 196

    Oct 02 9-1 4 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Offset Catch T ray Problems Correcting Mi scellaneous Offset Ca tch T ray Prob lems Some of fset cat ch tray problems may not cause an error message and may not in terfere wit h the operati on of the printer . If you are e xperiencing on e of the problems list ed belo w and there is no error me ssage sho[...]

  • Page 197

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-15 Solving Off set Catch T ray Pro blems Inoperat ive Of fset Catch T ray NO TE: The printer automatic ally recognizes an opti on after the option is installe d. The printer dri ve r does not. Y ou m u st enable (activ ate) the opti on in the printer d river after the optio n is inst a lled. The steps yo u will follo[...]

  • Page 198

    Oct 02 9-1 6 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Solving Offset Catch T ray Problems Offset Ca tch T ray Operate s Erratical ly The foll owing c haracteris tics def ine th is offs et catch tr ay problem: ■ The of fset ca tch tray does not function cor rectly . ■ The of fset ca tch tray does not transport paper , or tr ansports paper without a req uest. ■[...]

  • Page 199

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-1 7 Solving Off set Catch T ray Pro blems Offset Ca tch T ra y Makes Un usual N oises The foll owing c haracteris tics def ine th is offs et catch tr ay problem: ■ The of fset ca tch tray makes unusual noises or make s more noise th an usual e ither while idle o r whi le prin tin g. ■ The of fset ca tch tray tran[...]

  • Page 200

    Oct 02 9-1 8 Oki B6 1 00 User Gu ide Main tain ing t he Offs et Catc h T ra y Maintainin g the Offset Catch T ray The of fset ca tch tray requir es very little main tenance; ho wev er , with norma l use you will nee d to perf orm some routine mai ntenance tasks s uch as cleaning. Cleaning t he Exterior of t he Off set Catch T r ay Through n ormal u[...]

  • Page 201

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-19 Moving the Offset Catch T ray Moving the Offset C atch T r ay Moving t he Offse t Catch T ray a Shor t Dista nce Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to mo ve the of fset ca tch tray a shor t distance: 1. T urn the printer of f by pr essing t he [ O ] on the po wer switch on the right si de of the printe r . 2. Disconn[...]

  • Page 202

    Oct 02 9-2 0 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Removing the Offset Catch T ray Remo ving the Offset Catc h T ray Use the f ollo w ing proc edure to remo ve the of fset catch tray: 1. Pull the output tray al l the way ou t and lower the paper stop. 2. Push the p aper stop into t he output tray . 3. Lift t he paper guide and fold up the output tray .[...]

  • Page 203

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide 9-21 Removing the Offset Catch T ray 4. T urn the printer of f by pr essing [ O ] on t he power switch on t he front left of the printer , and disc onnect the po wer cord fr om the A C outlet. 5. Sque eze th e latc h on the uppe r lef t of the rear c ov e r of th e prin ter, and pull t he cover to ward you to ope n it.[...]

  • Page 204

    Oct 02 9-2 2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Removing the Offset Catch T ray 7. Repl ace the to p cover of the pr inter. 8. Close th e rear co ver of t he printe r . ◆ ◆ ◆[...]

  • Page 205

    Oct 02 Appendix A Customer Suppor t and P a r t Numbers In this Chapter . . . ■ “ About this Chap ter” on page A-2 ■ “Oki Data on the Internet ” on page A-2 ■ “Servic e and Support” on pa ge A-3 ■ “Servic e Centers” on page A-4 ■ “Oki Data C onta ct Locations” on page A-4 ■ “Oki Part Nu mber s” o n pag e A-5[...]

  • Page 206

    Oct 02 A-2 Oki B6 1 00 User Guide Oki Data on the Internet About th is Chapter This chap ter discuss es sources of hel p, information a nd technical sup port. Oki Data on th e Internet www .okidata.com Y our Gate way to OKI Pr oducts and Serv ices www .okidata. com is Oki Dat a ’ s web site. It provides ge neral informati on about all of the OKI [...]

  • Page 207

    Oct 02 Oki B6 100 Us er Guide A-3 Service and Suppor t Service and Su ppor t United S tates and Canada Oki Data i s firmly c omm itted to the satisf action of our customers. If you hav e a problem that your cust omer documentatio n cannot solv e, contact th e liste d sources for ser vice or s upport. Sales and Service Dealer s: United S tates and C[...]

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