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Copyright Information Document Name Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide for Windows P/N 59366901 Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this d ocument is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 3 Cont ents Notes, Cautions, etc. ............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ............ 18 Introduction............ .............. .............. ........... ............... .............. .............. 19 Printer Models and Features ...................[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 4 Hard Disk Drive not installed........ ..... ............ .............. .............. . 59 Hard Disk Drive installed ................ ............... .............. .............. . 60 Interfaces ..................................................... ...............................[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 5 PCL ........... ............ .............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ........ 123 Paper Trays: Enabling ......................... .............. ........... .............. ........... 124 PostScript ................. ............ .............. .....[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 6 PCL ....... .............. ........... .............. .............. ............ .............. ............. 164 Custom Page Sizes ................ .............. .............. .............. .............. ........ 166 PostScript ................. ............ .............. ..[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 7 PostScript ................. ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 219 PCL ........... ............ .............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ........ 220 Duplex Unit: Enabling .... .............. ..............[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 8 PostScript ................. ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 261 PCL ....... .............. ........... .............. .............. ............ .............. ............. 265 Print Resolution .......... .............. ............[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 9 Paper Feed, Size and Media ................... .............. .............. .............. ..... 317 Changing Defaults ......................... .............. ............ .............. ............. 317 PostScript or PCL .................... .............. ............... .....[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 10 Printing Booklets .......... ............... .............. .............. ........... .............. ..... 365 PCL and Windows Me ............. ............ .............. .............. .............. .. 365 Printing Watermarks ....... .............. ............ ..............[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 11 PCL ........... ............ .............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ........ 414 Network Printer Status Utility ............. .............. .............. .............. ........ 419 Operation ............. .............. ............ ...........[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 12 Collating ............ .............. ............ .............. .............. ........... .............. ..... 464 PCL or PostScript ............. ........... .............. .............. .............. ........... 464 Proof and Print ..... .............. .............. .....[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 13 List of Messages .................. .............. .............. .............. ........... ........ 522 Repeating Asterisk (*) Symbol ... .............. .............. .............. ........... 526 Paper Jams ............ .............. .............. .............. ..........[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 14 Accessories ................ .............. .............. .............. ........... .............. .......... 554 Memory (Additional) .................... .............. ............... .............. ............. 555 When to Install ... .............. .............. .........[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 15 Printing Color Swatches ........... .............. .............. .............. ........... ........ 594 Creating Custom Swatch Colors .................... .............. .............. ........... 596 PDF Direct Print Utility ....... .............. .............. ..............[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 16 HDD Print Jobs Feature .................. ............... .............. ............. 624 Delete Files ......... .............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ........... 626 Show Resources Feature ................. ............... ........... .........[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 17 Checking the Statu s of Printers on th e Network ........................ ........... 719 Troubleshooting .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. .............. .. 726 Known Problems / Solutions ......... .............. ................. .........[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Notes, Cautions, etc. • 18 Not es, Cautions, etc. NOT E A note appears like this. A note pro vides additional information to supplement the main text which helps yo u to use and understand t he product. CAUTION! A caution appears like this. A caut ion provides additi onal information which, if [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Introduction • 19 Introduction Congratulation s on purchasi ng this color printer! This chapter summ arizes the main fe atures of your pr inter. It also explains how to use this Us er’s Guide to get the most from your printer. Print er Models and F eatures Summary T able Model Resolution Prin[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Introduction • 20 Print er Models and F eatures Descriptions • Single pass digit al technology for high quality , speed and reliability . • V ersatile paper h andling: – Standard 530-sh eet paper tray – Standard 100-she et multi purpose tr ay for card stoc k, envelopes, labels, etc. –[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Introduction • 21 How to use this manual This manual covers the un packing, setup and operation of your printer. It helps you use your printer’s many featur es. This manual also includes: • troubleshooting information • maintenance gu idelines • instructions for ad ding options Online U[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Introduction • 22 Printing P ages The whole book, individual pages, or sections may be printed. The procedure for pr inting from Acrobat Reader is: 1. From the toolbar , select File , then Print (or press the Ctrl + P keys). 2. Choose the pages you wish to print: a. All p ages for the entire ma[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 23 Getting Star t ed Unpacking Unpack the printer. Save all of the packing materials. Use them if you ha ve to move (ship) the pri nter. Choose a suitable place to put the printer. Check that y ou have all of these part s BEFORE you c ontinue. all the bits k.eps and 1fK.ti f, [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 24 Print er Drivers, Software Utilities, and Documentation The CDs supplied with your printer contain: Drivers Color Utilities Network Utilities Manuals[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 25 W here to put the print er Wei gh t Requirements Place the printer on a flat sur face large enoug h and strong enough to accept the size and weight of the printer. Space Requirements There must be enough space around the printer to allow for access and printer maintenan ce.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 26 P ar ts of the Print er External 1. T op cover 2. Control panel 3. T op cover release catch 4. Multi purpose tray (manual feed) 5. Paper support exte nsion 6. Paper guides 7. Front cover 8. Paper tray 9. Paper level indicator 10. Power switch printer components 1k.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 27 P ar ts of the Print er Internal 11. LED heads (4) 12. Discharge roller 13. Fuser unit 14. Image drum and toner ca rtridge (cyan) 15. Image drum and toner ca rtridge (magent a) 16. Image drum and toner ca rtridge (yellow) 17. Image drum and toner ca rtridge (black) printer [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 28 P ar ts of the Print er Back 18. Power connector 19. Rear exit paper tray 20. Interfaces and option card slot 21. USB interface connector 22. Parallel inte rface conn ector 23. Network interface card printer components 5k.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 29 Setting Up Before connecting this printer to the computer and power supply • the shipping packaging must be removed • the toner cartri dges must be installed • and pap er must be loaded. Shipping Mate rials: Removing 1. Remove any adhesive tape an d packaging from the pr i[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 30 3. Remove the LED head restraine r from behind the LED heads in the top cover . packaging removalk.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 31 4. Remove the black image drum and pla ce it on a level surface. image drum removek.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 32 5. Remove the protective sheet. protective sheet remove1k.eps and protective sheet remove2k.eps CAUTION! • Never expose image dru ms to light for more than 5 minutes. • Always hold image drum by the ends . • Never expose image drums to direc t sunlight. • Never touch the[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 33 6. Put the black image drum back into the printer (1 ). Push the tab (2) inwards a nd remove the blankin g plate from the drum. 7. Repeat steps 4 th rough 6 for each color drum. zmprotective sheet removal three.eps 1 2[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 34 To n e r Installation 1. Remove the black toner ca rtridge from the p ackage. 2. Shake the toner cartr idge back and forth seve ral times. toner shakek.eps 3. Hold the toner as shown. Remove the t ape. toner tape removek.eps W ARNING! T ake extreme care when ha ndling toner . ?[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 35 4. Remove the plastic clip from behind the colored lever . toner clip removek.eps 5. Insert the toner cart ridge into the b lack image drum, lef t side first, engaging the drum locatin g peg in the hole in the to ner cartridge. Make sure the colors of the tone r cartridge and im[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 36 6. Gently push the toner cartridge down engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image dr um. toner cartridge install 2k.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 37 7. Gently push the colored lever toward the rear of the machine until it stops. This releases the to ner into the image drum. toner cartridge install 3k.eps CAUTION! The lever s hould go back easily . If the lever resist s moving, STOP . Press down on the cartridge to be sur e t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 38 8. Repeat the process for each color toner car tridge. Make sure to match the color toner to th e color image drum. 9. Close the top cover . close top coverk.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 39 To n e r TO N E R L O W o r C H A N G E TO N E R NOT E After installing the new to ner cartridges, the mes sage TONER LOW or CHANGE TONER ma y appear on the display. If this message does not disappear after a f ew pages have printed, reinstall the appropriate toner cartr i dge.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 40 To n e r TO N E R S A V E M o d e Use Toner Save to maximize the life of your toner cartridges. Toner Save is turned on or off through the Print Menu . T urn the feature on or off 1. Press ONLINE. OFFLINE displays. 2. Press MENU repeatedly until PRINT MENU displays. 3. Press SEL[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 41 To n e r Printing Black Your printer prints the color black in one of two ways: • Composite Black • Tr u e B l a c k Composit e Black The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black tone rs are combin ed to create composite black. Use composite black when pr inting photographs. Tr u e [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 42 Loading P aper Tr a y 1 CAUTION! T o prevent pape r jams • Don’t leave sp ace between the p aper and the p aper guides and rear stopper . • Don’t overfill the p aper tray . Capacity depends on the type of p aper and the p aper weight. (max. 550 sheet s of 20-lb. US Bond?[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 43 1. Pull out the paper tray . paper tray removek.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 44 2. Load p aper . 3. Adjust the pap er guides and rear stopper fo r the size of paper being used. paper guidesk.eps and rear paper stopperk.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 45 4. A lower p aper tray cannot be used for printing if any tray above it is not inserted. multi-traysk.eps (1) (2) 9 (1) (2) 9 (1) (2) 8[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 46 5. Gently close the paper tray . paper tray insertk.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 47 Loading P aper Letterhead 1. Load letterhead paper face d own (for both p ortrait and landscape). letterheadk.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 48 Loading P aper Envelopes 1. Load envelopes face up (flap down ) as shown for both portrait and landsca pe printing . letterhead manual feedk_1.jpg[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 49 Loading P aper Pap e r O ut Use paper from ne xt available tray (Automatic T ray Switching) If one paper tray r uns out of paper durin g a print job, the printer can use paper from the ne xt available paper source (tray). This feature is called Au tomatic Tray Switching. You can[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 50 Loading P aper Pap e r O ut Use paper from ne xt available tray (Automatic T ray Switching) T urn on or off 1. Press MENU until PRINT MENU displays. 2. Press SELECT. 3. Press ITEM (either + or 1) unti l AUTO TRA Y SWITCH displays. 4. Press V ALUE (either + or 1) until the desire[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 51 Loading P aper Pap e r O ut Use paper from ne xt available tray (Automatic T ray Switching) Set the sequence of use 1. Make sure Automatic Tray Switching is ON. See “Turn the feature on or off” on page 57. 2. Press MENU until PRINT MENU displays. 3. Press SELECT. 4. Press IT[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 52 Loading P aper Choosing the P aper T ray (Paper F eed) control panel - paper feed selectionk.eps 1. Press ONLINE. OFFLINE displays. 2. Press MENU repeatedly until PRINT MENU displays. 3. Press SELECT. 4. Press ITEM (either + or -) until P APER FEED displays. 5. Press V ALUE (eit[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 53 Printing P aths F ace Up / Straight Th rough For face up printing (str aight-throu gh path), make sure the straight through p aper exit is o pen and the p aper support is extended. The paper exits from the side of the printer. – Paper is stacked in reverse or der. – Tray cap[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 54 Printing P aths Fac e D o w n For face down printing, make sur e the rear paper exit is closed. The paper exits from the top of the printer. – Paper is stacked in printed order – Paper tray capacity is about 500 sheets, depen ding on paper weight. CAUTION! Don’t open or cl[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 55 Printing P aths Manual F eed 1. Open the Multi-purpose (MP) tray . Extend the paper fe ed guides. multi purpose tray loadingk.eps 2. Load the p aper . – Load the m edia face up. – Adjust the paper gu ides to th e size of the media being us ed. – Don’t exceed the Paper Fu[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 56 Po w e r Connecting the power cable 1. Connect the powe r cable (1) to the printer . 2. Connect the cable to a ground ed power supply outlet. power connectionk.eps 3. Use the on/of f switch (2) and turn ON the printer . 4. The printer goes through it s initialization and warm up[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 57 Po w e r POWER S AVE Mode Use Power Save to avoid turning o ff the printer. If you MUST turn off the printer, you must perfor m a shutdown sequence. See “H ard Disk Drive installed” on page 6 0. Power Save is turned on or off through the Maintenance Menu. You can choose the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 58 Po w e r POWER S AVE Mode Set the “W ait” int erval 1. Make sure Power Save is activated. See the previous procedure. 2. Press MENU until SYSTEM CONFIG MENU displays. 3. Press SELECT. 4. Press ITEM (either + or -) until POWER SAVE DELAY T IME displays. 5. Press V ALUE (eithe[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 59 Po w e r Tu r n O f f t h e P r i n t e r Hard Disk Dr ive not instal led Shutdown Sequence 1. Use the on/of f switch (2) and turn OFF the printer . power connectionk.eps CAUTION! • NEVER turn the printer of f while it is printing. • Af ter turning the printer off, wait at l[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 60 Po w e r Tu r n O f f t h e P r i n t e r Hard Disk Drive installed Shutdown Sequence Use Power Save to avoid turning o ff the printer. Refer to “POWER SAVE Mode” on page 57. If you MUST turn off the printer: 1. Press MENU until SHUTDO WN MENU displays 2. Press SELECT. 3. Pr[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 61 Interfaces Location Diagram connect2k.bmp, 1fk.tif, 2f.tif, 3f.tif Your printer has three interfaces. 1. Parallel 2. USB 3. Network[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 62 Interfaces Par a l le l For direct connection to a PC. This port requires a bi-directional (IEEE 13 84 compliant) parallel cable. USB For connection to a PC running Windows 98 or above (not Windows 95 upgrade d to Windows 98) o r Macintosh. This port requires a cable conf orming[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 63 Control (Front) P anel Lights and Display Diagram and Explanations LCDpanel_bwk.jpg, 1fk.tif, 2fk.tif, 3fk.tif Attention This light is red . (1) ON - atte ntion is requ ired. Printing continue s. FLASHING - attention is required. Printing stops . Ready This light is green . (2) [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 64 Control (Front) P anel Buttons Diagram and Explanations LCDpanel_bwk.jpg Online • Press to take the printer ONLINE or OFFLINE . • In Menu mode, press to place th e printer ONLINE . • When P APER SIZE ERRO R displays, press to force the printer to print. Cancel Press to can[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 65 Control (Front) P anel Buttons Diagram and Explanations LCDpanel_bwk.jpg Item (+) Press briefly to scroll forward to the next menu item. Item (–) Press briefly to scro ll backward to the p revious menu item. Va l u e ( + ) Press briefly to scroll forward to the next value sett[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 66 Control (Front) P anel Language of Display: Changing control panel - language setupk.eps 1. Press ONLINE. OFFLINE displays. 2. Press MENU until SYSTEM CONFIG MENU displays. 3. Press SELECT. 4. Press ITEM (either + or -) until LANGUAGE displays. 5. Press V ALUE (either + or -) un[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 67 P aper (Media) Size Selecting NOT E 1 When using p aper trays, • Custom p aper sizes must be set. • St andard p aper sizes are automatically recognized if CASSETTE SIZE is selected. CASSETTE SIZE is the default setting for EDIT SIZE in the Print Menu Refer to “Changin g th[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 68 P aper (Media) Size Selecting control panel - paper sizek.eps 1. Press ONLINE. OFFLINE displays. 2. Press MENU until PRINT MENU displays. 3. Press SELECT. 4. Press ITEM (either + or –) repeated ly until EDIT SIZE displays. 5. Press V ALUE (eithe r + or –) until the required [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 69 P aper (Media) Size Paper Feed, Exit Path, and Duplex Options The size, weight, and type of the pap er (print media) determine : • which paper feed tray can be used • which paper exit path can be used • whether you can use double sided ( duplex) printing Single sided print[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 70 P aper (Media) Weigh t and T ype Selecting control panel - media type and weightk.eps Your printer automatically detects paper type and weight. To override these settings: 1. Press ONLINE. OFFLINE displays. 2. Press MENU until MEDIA MENU displays 3. Press SELECT. 4. Press ITEM ([...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 71 5. Press V ALUE ( either + or –) until the required paper type or weight displays 6. Press the SELECT button. An asterisk (*) appears ne xt to the selected paper type or weig ht. 7. When you are finished, press ONLINE. ONLIN E displays. 8. Before printing the file, select the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 72 P aper (Media) Weigh t and T ype Paper Feed, Exit Path, and Duplex Options Paper, US Bond ( Metric) The size, weight, and type of the pap er (print media) determine : • which paper feed tr ay can be used • which paper exit path can be used • whether you can use double side[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 73 P aper (Media) Weigh t and T ype Paper Feed, Exit Path, and Duplex Options Transparencies and Labels The size, weight, and type of the pap er (print media) determine : • which paper feed tr ay can be used • which paper exit path can be used • whether you can use double sid[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 74 P aper (Media) Recommendations Pap e r • For recommended p apers, see the Handy Reference Guide or check http://my. okidat a.com. • Paper should be stored flat and away fr om moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources. • Don’t use da mp, dama ged or cur led paper . • U[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 75 P aper (Media) Recommendations Envelopes • Use only recommended enve lopes (OKI 52206301 and 52206302: see p age 578). • Envelopes should be stored flat and away from mo isture, direct sunlight and heat sources. • Don’t use envelopes with windows. • Don’t use envelop[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 76 P aper (Media) Recommendations Labels • For recommended labels, see the Handy Reference Guide or check http://my. okidat a.com. • Only use labels designed for color laser printers and photocopi ers. • Labels mus t cover the en tire carrier sheet. • The carrier sheet or a[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 77 Adjusting the Color Adjust the Col or Int ensity ( Color T uning ) You can use the printer’s menu to adjust the color intensity for a specific color by adjusting the HIGHLIGHT, MID-TONE and DARK (shadows) C olor Tuni ng Patterns . • To increase the color intensity , use a hi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 78 Adjusting the Color Adjust the Col or Int ensity ( Color T uning ) Print the Color T uning Pattern 1. Make sure letter size p aper is loaded in the tray . 2. Press MENU until COLOR MENU displays. 3. Press ITEM (either + or -) until COLOR TUNING displays. 4. Press SELECT . The Co[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 79 Adjusting the Color Adjust the Col or Int ensity ( Color T uning ) Sample Color T uning P attern colortuneK.jpg[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 80 Adjusting the Color Adjust the Col or Int ensity ( Color T uning ) Example: Adjust the Magenta To adjust the intensity of the magenta portion: 1. Print the Color T uning Pattern. See “Print the Color T uning Pattern” on page 78 2. Adjust the Magent a highlight color . a. Pre[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 81 7. Repeat the above steps un til you get the desired magent a color intensity . NOT E To adjust these settings for the Cyan, Yellow or Black color intensity, substitute t he appropriate color name in the st eps above.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 82 Print er Settings (Menu Settings) Printing a list of the Current Settings (MenuMap) control panel - confirmation printk.eps Print the menu to see the curr ent settings for the printer. 1. Make sure p aper is in the paper tray . 2. Press MENU until INFORMA TION MENU displays. 3. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 83 Print er Settings (Menu Settings) Chang ing the Print er Settings control panel - printer settingsk.eps 1. Press MENU until the required menu displays. 2. Press SELECT. 3. Press ITEM (either + or –) until the required item disp lays. 4. Press V ALUE (either + or –) until the[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 84 Print er Settings (Menu Settings) Reset to Factory Defaults control panel - printer settingsk.eps For lists of the default settings, refe r to “Factory Default Settings” on page 579. 1. Press MENU until MAINTEN ANCE MENU displays. 2. Press SELECT. 3. Press ITEM (either + or [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 85 Menu (Print er) Settings Lists of Av ailable Settings by Menu The following tables list the available choices for the pr inter (Menu) settings. Each table is a separate menu . The default settings for the printer are in bold text. Print Jobs Menu This menu only appears if the ha[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 86 Information Me nu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description PRINT MENU MAP Execute Prints list of current menu (printer) settings. PRINT FILE LIST Execute Prints the job file list. PRINT PCL FONT Execute Prints the PCL font list. PRINT PS FONT Execute Prints the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 87 T est Print Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description PRINT ID CHECK PATT ER N Execute Ordinarily , you should no t use this. Only used by , or under the direction of, Authorized Service T echnicia ns . Prints a test pattern used to check for problems with t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 88 Shutdown Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description SHUTDOWN START Execute Shut down sequence for the printer . When the hard disk is installed, use this sequence to prevent data loss.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 89 Print Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description COPIES 1 to 999 Sets the number of copies. DUPLEX On; Off S pecifies double-sided (duplex) printing, if the optional duplex unit is installed. BINDING Long edge ; Short edge Sets binding for duplex printing. On[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 90 TRANSPARENCY DETECT Auto ; Disable Enable/Disable the transparency auto detect function. RESOLUTION ES2426n - 600 x 1200 dpi ; 600 dpi ES2426dn - 600 x 1200 dpi ; 600 dpi ES2426e - 1200 dpi , Fast 1200 dpi, 600 dpi Selects print resolution. T ONER SAVE MODE ON; OFF ON: Enables T[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 91 Media Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description T RAY 1 MEDIATYPE Plain ; Letterhead; T r ansparency; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; Rough Selects the paper (media) type for T ray 1. TRA Y 1 MEDIA WEIGHT Auto ; Light; Medium Light; Medium; Medium Heavy; Heavy; [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 92 Media Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description MP TRAY PAPER SIZE A4; A5; A6; B5; Legal 14; Legal 13.5; Legal 13; Letter ; Executive; Custom; Com-9 envelope; Com-10 envelope; Monarch envelope; DL Envelope; C5 Envelope Sets the paper (media) size for the mul[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 93 Color Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description AUTO DENSITY MODE Auto ; Manual. Select whether density adjustment and T oner Reproduction Curve (TRC) compensation is automatic. Auto : Density adjustment is automatically run under specified conditions, and [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 94 CYAN, MAGENT A, Y ELLOW OR BLACK MID-TONE 0 +1+2+3-3-2-1 Adjusts MID-T ONE of Cyan, Magenta, Y ellow or Bla ck T oner Reproduction Curve (TRC). Plus = darker Minus = lighter See “Adjust the Color Intensity (Color T uning)” on page 77. CYAN, MAGENT A, Y ELLOW OR BLACK DARK 0 [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 95 CYAN REGISTRATION - FINE ADJUST -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3 Use this to correct color misalignment when printing. Adjusts the image registration of Cyan, Magenta or Y ellow (C MY) relative to Black (K). Adjustments are made in increments of 1/1200th of an inch (21.17 microns). If [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 96 CMY 100% DENSITY Disable ; enable Normally , you won’t change this setting. In normal printing, Color Matching controls the TRC values. In turn, the TRC values control the print density ENABLE = 100% CMY density output [relative to the T oner Reproduction Curve (TRC)] CMY 100%[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 97 System Configuration Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description POWER SAVE DELAY TIME 5 min; 15 min; 30 min; 60 min ; 240 min Sets the time the printer “waits” before entering power save mode See page 57. PERSONALITY Auto emulation ; PCL; IBM PPR III XL;[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 98 W AIT TIMEOUT Off; 5 sec to 300 sec; default = 40 sec PCL: W ait T imeout is the length of time the printer “waits” before automatically printing and ejecting received data when no end page code or data end code is received PostScript: The job is cancelled, regardless of the[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 99 PCL Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description FONT SOURCE Resident ; DIMM0; Downloaded Selects the location of the PCL fonts. DIMM0 Only displays if the font DIMM ROM is installed. Downloaded displays only if fonts have been downloaded to the prin[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 100 SYMBOL SET PC-8 , PC-8 Dan/Nor , PC-8 TK, PC-775, PC-850, PC-852, PC-855, PC-857 TK, PC-858, PC-866, PC-869, PC-1004, Pi Font, Plska Mazvia, PS Math, PS T ext, Roman-8, Roman-9, Roman Ext, Serbo Croat1, Serbo Croat2, S panish, Ukrainian, VN Int'l, VN Math, VN US, Win 3.0, [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 101 A4 PRINT WIDTH 78 column; 80 column If you are pr inting a letter size document on an A4 size sheet, select 80 column. This condenses the print to fit on the slightly narrower A4 sheet, without changing the line br eaks. White page skip OF F ; ON PCL only ON: blank pages do not[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 102 Pen width adjust ON ; OFF PCL only ON: Emphasizes the pen width of very fine lines (minimum line width). This improves the appearance of the lines. PCL Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 103 PP R Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description Character pitch 10 CPI ; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL S pecifies cha racter pitch in IBM PPR emulation. Font condense. 12 CPI TO 20 CPI ; 12 CPI TO 12 CPI S pecifies 12 cpi pitch for Condense[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 104 Symbol set PC-8, PC-8 Dan/Nor , PC-8 TK, PC-775, PC-850, PC-852, PC-855, PC-857 TK, PC-858, PC-866, PC-869, PC-1004, Pi Font, Plska Mazvia, PS Math, PS T ext, Roman-8, Roman-9, Roman Ext, Serbo Croat1, Serbo Croat2, S panish, Ukrainian, VN Int'l, VN Math, VN US, Win 3.0, W[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 105 LINE PITCH 6 LPI ; 8 LPI S pecifies the line spacing in lines per inch (lpi). WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF ; ON ON: blank pages do not print Does not apply when duplexing. CR FUNCTION CR ; CR+LF PPR only . When the printer receives a CR code: CR: carriage return performed CR+LF carriage[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 106 FX Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL S pecifies cha racter pitch. CHARACTER SET Set 1; Set 2 S pecifies which Epson character set is used. SYMBOL SET PC-8, PC-8 Dan/Nor , PC-8 T[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 107 LETTER 0 STYLE Disable ; Enable Enable: 9BH (Hex) = letter o 9DH (Hex) = zero (numb er). ZERO CHARACTER Normal ; Slashed Normal: zero unslashed. Slashed: zero slashed LINE PITCH 6 LPI ; 8 LPI S pecifies the line spacing in lines per inch (lpi ). WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF; ON ON: blan[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 108 T EXT HEIGHT Same ; D iff Sets the height of a character . SAME: Height constant, regardless of cpi. DIFF: Height varie s, depending on cpi. FX Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 109 Pa r a l l e l M e n u The default s are bold . Item Va l u e Description PARALLEL Enable ; Disable Enable: Activates the parallel (Centronics) interface. BI-DIRECTION Enable ; Disable Enable: Activates bi-directional communication. ECP Enable ; Disable Enable: Activates ECP mo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 110 USB Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description USB Enable ; Disable Enable: Activates th e USB interface. SOFT RESET Enable; Disable Enable: With Soft Reset, a software string (not a hardware function) can be sent to the USB port to flush all USB buffers an[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 111 Network Menu Only appears if th e netwo rk card is installed. The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description TCP/IP Enable ; Disable Enable: Selects TCP/IP protocol. NETWARE Enable ; Disable Enable: Selects Netware protocol. ETHERT ALK Enab le ; Disable Enable: Sele[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 112 Memory Menu The default setting s are bold . Item Va l u e Description RECEIVE BUFF SIZE Auto ; OFF; 0.5 MB; 1 MB; 2 MB; 4 MB; 8 MB; 16 MB; 32 MB Sets the size of the receive buffer . Depends on the amount of memory installed in the printer . RESOURCE SAVE AUTO; Off ; 0.5 MB; 1[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 113 Disk Maint enance Menu CAUTION! Unless you know what you are doing, do not us e this Menu! The System Administrato r (or someone who is knowledgeable in this area) should use the Stora ge Device Manager sof tware to perform disk maintenance. Use the Disk Maintenanc e Menu to: ?[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 114 System Adjust Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description X ADJUST 0.00 MM ; Range +0.25 TO +2.0 MM and – 2.0 TO – 0.25 MM in 0.25 mm increments Horizontal adjustment of the overall print position, in 0.25 mm increments. Y ADJUST 0.00 MM ; Range +0.25 TO[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 115 System Adjust Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description PCL TRAY 2 ID# 1 to 59; default = 5 Sets T ray 2 number for PCL emulation. PCL TRAY 3 ID# 1 – 59; default = 20 Sets T ray 3 number for PCL emulation. PCL MP TRAY ID# 1 – 59; default = 4 Sets MP T [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 116 Maintena nce Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description EEPROM RESET Execute Resets all User Menu settings to factory defaults. All user defined (customized) settings are lost. SAVE MENU Execute Saves the current printer (menu) settings. RESTORE MENU Execut[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 117 Usage Menu Item Va l u e Description TO T A L P A G E COUNT nnnnnn Shows total number of pages printed. T RAY 1 PAGE COUNT nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from T r ay 1. T RAY 2 PAGE COUNT nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from T r ay 2. Displayed if optional Tray 2 is [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 118 Usage Menu Item Va l u e Description BLACK DRUM LIFE Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the black image drum (as a percentage). CYAN DRUM LIFE Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the cyan image drum (as a percentage). MAGENTA DRUM LIFE Remaining nnn% Displa[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 119 W indows XP Print er Drivers See your print ed Software Insta llation Guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or down load a copy of the Software Insta llation Guide or for the latest information [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 120 W hich Print er Driver to Use? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe ® PostScript ® (PS). You can install either of these, or both if you wish. Which driver you choose depends on your application. • If you use T rueT ype fonts and you do [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 121 Memory: Enabling Po stScript Only Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this on[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 122 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to d[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 123 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 124 P aper T rays: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 125 Additional P aper T rays: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do th[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 126 Duplex Unit: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do th[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 127 Duplex Unit: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once. 1. C[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 128 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults Pos t S cr i p t The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only. Some software applicat ions require the paper feed, size and media [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 129 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed. • Paper i[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 130 3. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under T ray Selection , in the Paper Source drop-down list, select the p aper feed. C73_XP_PS_SourceK.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 131 4. Click the Advanced button. 5. Under Paper/O utput , in the Paper Size drop-down list, select the media size. C73_XP_PS_SizeK.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 132 6. Under Document Options → Printer Feat ures , click Media Ty p e and select the media from th e drop-down list. 7. Click OK twice. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C73_XP_PS_MediaTypeK.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 133 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults PCL The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only. Some software applicat ions require the paper feed, size and media settings to b[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 134 4. Select the required p aper feed under Source . C73_XP_PCL_SourceK.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 135 5. Select the required p aper type under Wei gh t . C73_XP_PCL_WeightK.tif NOT E If a paper tray is selected, th e Weight field becomes visible.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 136 6. Click the Paper Feed Options button a nd make a ny other selections. Click OK . C73_XP_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp NOT E If Printer Setting is selected, make su re the printer has b een set to the correct med ia type.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 137 7. Click OK twice. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 138 Network Print er Status Utility • Availa ble on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Stat us utility is available if your administrator has installed it. If the utility is installe d, the printer driver Properti es dialog box changes. • a new[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 139 W indows XP Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and ho w to use the printer’s features. Printer’s features covered in this section include : • N-up printing (see p age 163) • Custom page sizes (see page 166) • Selecting print resolut[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 140 F actors that Affect Color Printing The PCL and PostScript printer dri vers supplied with your printer provide severa l controls for changing the color ou tput. For general use the default driver settings prod uce good results for most documents . Many applications ha[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 141 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Print er Colors (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer n or a monitor is cap able of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the hu man eye. Each[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 142 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightne ss and contr ast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additio nally, your monitor color temperature influences ho w "w arm" or "cool" the colors loo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 143 F actors that Affect Color Printing How your Software Applic ation D isplays Colo r Some graphics applications such as Core lDRAW ® or Adobe ® Photoshop ® may disp lay color differently from "office" app lications such as Microsoft ® Word. Please see you[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 144 Color Matching Choosing a Method There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on you r monitor, and its print ed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color. However, the following gu idelines [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 145 Color Matching Choosing a Method RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosin g a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Gr een, Blu e (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK). Generally, most documents you print are in RGB format. T his is the most comm[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 146 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 155) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method ap propriate to your monito r. RGB or CMYK If you are printing photographic images fr om a graphics application such[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 147 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see pag e 155), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver . • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Color imetric option (see p age 157). • Use t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 148 Color Matching Choosing a Method Printing V ivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (se e page 155), with the Mon itor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 157) with the Saturation option.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 149 Color Matching Color Matching Options PCL Driver The Color Matching Options in the PCL dr iver can be used to help match your printed colors to the on es displayed on your monitor. Manually set the opti ons in the PCL dr iver: 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 150 4. Under Color Mode, click Manual Color . 5. Under Color Setting , click Natural . C73_XP_PCL_Color2k.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 151 6. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photograp hs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimized fo r printing b right colors wh en using a mo nitor with a color temperature of[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 152 Color Matching Color Matching Options Print Color Sw atch Utility For use with applications which allow you to set your own RGB values for colors. The Color Swatch utility prints out charts of s ample colors. Listed below each color are the correspond ing RGB (Red , G[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 153 Color Matching Color Matching Options Po stScript Driver The PostScript driver offers seve ral different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Setting Options Manuall y 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers and Faxes. 2. Right click the printer n[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 154 4. Under Color Mode , use the drop-down list to select one of th e following Color Control Method s: a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only . See “OKI Color Matching” on page 155. b. PostScript Color Matc[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 155 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript This is OKI’s proprietary color matc hing system. It affects RGB data only . This is the default setting. It provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer . Under Color Setting, use th e [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 156 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript Color Settings Monitor (6500k) Auto Optimized for printing gene ral documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photogr aphs when [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 157 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript C olor Renderi ng Dictionar ies built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data. From the Render ing Intent drop-do wn list, select the rendering type. C73_XP_PS_Color3k.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 158 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching Rendering Intents When a document is printed, a co nversion takes place from the document's color space to the printer color space. The rend ering intents are essentially a set of ru les that dete rmin[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 159 Color Matching Color Control Method Using ICC Profiles PostScript Only • Affect s RGB data only . This provides a meth od of matching RGB colors similar to Windows ICM matchin g. The ma in advantage it has over Windows ICM color matching is that it p rovides a metho[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 160 Color Matching Color Control Method Using ICC Profiles PostScript Only Setting Up 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers and Faxes. 2. Right click the printer name. Click Printing Preferences . 3. Click the Color ta b. 4. Under Color mode , in the Color Control Met[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 161 5. Click the New button. C93_XP_PS_ICC2.bmp 6. Under Select ICC profile , use the drop-down lists to select the Input profile and Output profile . 7. Select the des ired Rendering Intent (see “Rendering Intent s” on page 158). T ype in a name for the profile. Clic[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 162 Color Matching Color Control Method Wi ndows ICM Color Matching PCL or PostScript • ICM is the color management system built into Windows. • Affect s RGB data only . • Can be associated with either the PCL or PS driver Windows ICM uses ICC profiles for your moni[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 163 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Preferences button. 3. On the Layout t a[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 164 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Preferences butto n. 3. On the Setup tab, under Fini[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 165 4. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders , Page Layout and Bind Margin . Click OK . 5. Click OK . Click Print . C93_XP_PCL_NUp2.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 166 Custom Pa ge Sizes Pos t S cr i p t Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 167 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Preferences button. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the fa[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 168 3. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under T ray Selection , in the Paper Source drop-down list, select Multi Pur pose T ray . C73_XP_PS_Custom1.bmp 4. Click the Advanced button. Under Paper/Output , in the Paper Size drop-down list, select Postscript Custom Page Size . C7[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 169 5. Enter the Wid th and Height for the custom paper . Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] 6. Select the Paper Feed Direction . 7. Click OK three times. 8. Click Print . NOT E • Long Edge Fir[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 170 Custom Pa ge Sizes PCL Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 171 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed. • Paper is stac[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 172 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Preferences butto n. 3. On the Setup t ab, under Media , in the Size drop-down list, select User Defined Size [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 173 4. Select the unit. Enter the wid th and length measurements. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] C73_XP_PCL_Custom1k.tif 5. Click OK . 6. Check that User Defined now ap pears in the Size list[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 174 Print Resolution PCL or PostScript Chang ing for a Print Jo b 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate driver . Click the Preferences bu tton. 3. Click the Job Options tab . [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 175 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • Paper must be loaded print side up . • Only T ray 1, optional T rays 2 a[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 176 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Preferences button. 3. On the Lay[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 177 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • Paper must be loaded print side up . • Only T ray 1, optional T rays 2 and 3, and the[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 178 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Preferences butto n. 3. On the Setup tab, und[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 179 Printing Booklets Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Preferences button. NOT ES • Y ou must have the duplex unit inst alled and[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 180 3. On the Layout t ab, under Pages Per Sheet , select Booklet in the drop-do wn list.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 181 4. Click OK. Click Print . C73_XP_PS_Booklet.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 182 Printing Booklets PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Preferences butto n. 3. On the Setup tab, under Finishing Mod e , in the drop-dow n list[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 183 4. Click the Options button. Set the Signature , 2p ages , Right to Lef t , and Bind Margin , as required. See the online Help for information. Click OK . 5. Click OK. Click Print . C93_XP_PCL_Booklet2.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 184 Printing W ate rmarks PCL Only 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Preferences butto n. 3. On the Job Options t ab, click W atermark . 4. Select a[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 185 5. If you wish to print the wat ermark only on the first page of the document, select First Page only . 6. Click OK twice. 7. Click Print . NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button. C93_XP_PCL_Watermark2.bmp •[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 186 Collating PCL or PostScript Collating can be carried ou t with or witho ut a hard dis k drive installe d. A printer with a hard disk drive performs better. To use the printer driver to select collatin g: 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 187 Proof and Print PCL or PostScript Using Proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a documen t for checking before printing multiple copies of the sa me document. 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on th[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 188 a. Under Job T ype , select Proof and Print . b. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting . If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C93_XP_JobPIN.bmp and C73_XP_PCL_JobPin.bmp c. Type in a four digit personal ID number from 000[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 189 Proof and Print Printing Copies 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU . Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your personal ID number . 3. Press the V ALUE button until ALL JOBS or the requir ed job name i[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 190 Proof and Print Deleting Copies If the proof is not ready for printing, the job must be deleted from the printer: 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your personal [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 191 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) PCL or PostScript Using Secure Pri nting Secure printing (printing with passwords) allows you to print confidential do cuments on printe rs that are shared with other users in a network enviro nment. 1. Open the file i[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 192 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C93_XP_JobPIN.bmp and C73_XP_PCL_JobPin.bmp b. Type in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777. Click OK . 4. Enter the number of copies. If[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 193 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the V [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 194 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Deleting the confi dential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 195 Hard Disk Drive PCL or PostScript Storing a Document Store to hard disk (job spooling) allows pr int jobs to be prepared and stored on the h ard disk for printing on demand . This is good for forms, generic memos, letterhead, stationery, etc. 1. Open the file in yo ur[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 196 3. On the Job Options t ab, select St or e to H DD . C93_XP_PS_Store.bmp and C73_XP_PCL_Store.bmp a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C93_XP_JobPIN.bmp and C73_XP_PCL_JobPin.bmp [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 197 Hard Disk Drive Printing a stored doc ument 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above. 3. Press the V ALUE button until ALL[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 198 Hard Disk Drive Deleting a stored docum ent 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above. 3. Press the V ALUE button until ALL[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 199 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay can be a combination of grap hics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memo ry or on the hard disk (optional), and printed whenever required. The resu lt is similar to the Watermark feature, but with the ab[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 200 Creating Overlays 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead). 2. Use the printer driver to gen era te a PRN file (print file). 3. Use the S torage Device Manager ut ility to convert this PRN file (print file) to a storable fil[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 201 Creating documents to use as overlays PCL An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file. To create a print (PRN) file: 1. Open your application program. Open the file to be stored as an[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 202 Creating documents to use as overlays Pos t S cr i p t An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file. 1. Open your application program. Open the file to be stored as an overlay . Choose[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 203 Downloading the print file to use as an overlay In the previou s topic, you created a pr int (PRN) file on your PC's hard disk. This topic explain s how to use the Storage Device Manage r to download this file to the printer. The Storage Device Manage r software [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 204 7. Select the Project menu. Choose Se nd Project Files to Printer . This downloads the fi le to the printer. If the file was downloaded successfully, "Command Issued" displays. 8. Close the S torage Device Manager .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 205 Defining Overl ays Pos t S cr i p t 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers and Faxes. 2. RIght click the printer name. Click Printing Preferences . 3. Click the Overlay tab . 4. Click the Overlay button. C73_XP_PS_Overlay2k.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 206 5. Click the New button. C93_XP_PS_Overlay2.bmp 6. In the Overlay Nam e list, enter the file nam e of the overlay . Select the pages where you want the overlay to print. NOT E The Overlay Name must be EXACTLY the same as the file name you noted in the previous section[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 207 7. Under Form setting , in the drop-down list, enter or se lect a form name. Click Add. C93_XP_PS_Overlay3.bmp 8. Click OK . 9. T o continue to ad d files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8. NOT E The Form Name is a random name of your selection.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 208 10. Under Defined Overlay , h ighlight the overlay na me(s). Click Add to add the overlay(s) to the list under Active Overlay. To select more than one overla y, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each na me. C73_XP_PS_Overlay2K.tif 11. At the top of the dialog box, u[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 209 Defining Overl ays PCL 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click Printing Pref erences . 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4. Click the Overlay ... button. C93_XP_PCL_Overlay1.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 210 5. T o defin e an overlay , click the Define O verlays button. C93_XP_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 6. In the Overlay Name list, enter the file name of the overla y 7. In ID V alues, e nter the ID of the file. Please refer to the instructions for the S tor age Device Ma nager util[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 211 11. Select Print Using Active Overlays . C93_XP_PCL_Overlay3.bmp 12. Click OK . 13. Click OK to close the Printing Preferences dialog box.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 212 Printing P osters PCL Only This option allows you to configure a nd print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces. Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then , the separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only availabl [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 213 4. Click Options... and enter the con figuration details. C93_XP_PCL_Poster2.bmp 5. Click OK twice. 6. Click Print .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 214 W indows 2 000 Print er Drivers See your print ed Software Insta llation Guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or down load a copy of the Software Insta llation Guide or for the latest informa[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 215 W hich Print er Driver to Use? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe ® PostScript ® (PS). You can install either of these, or both if you wish. Which driver you choose depends on your application. • If you use T rueT ype fonts and you d[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 216 Memory: Enabling Po stScript Only Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 217 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 218 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 219 P aper T rays: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to d[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 220 Additional P aper T rays: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 221 Duplex Unit: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 222 Duplex Unit: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once. 1.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 223 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults Pos t S cr i p t The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only. Some software applicat ions require the paper feed, size and medi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 224 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed. • Paper[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 225 3. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under T ray Selection , in the Paper Source drop-down list, select the p aper feed. C73_2k_PS_SourceK.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 226 4. Click the Advanced button. 5. Under Paper/O utput , in the Paper Size drop-down list, select the media size. C73_2k_PS_SizeK.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 227 6. Under Document Options → Printer Feat ures , click Media Ty p e and select the media from th e drop-down list. 7. Click OK twice. Close the P rinters dialog box. C73_XP_PS_MediaTypeK.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 228 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults PCL The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only. Some software applicat ions require the paper feed, size and media settings to[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 229 4. Select the required p aper feed under Source . C73_2k_PCL_SizeK.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 230 5. Select the required p aper type under Wei gh t . C73_2k_PCL_SizeK.tif NOT E If a paper tray is selected, th e Weight field becomes visible.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 231 6. Click the Paper Feed Options button. Make any other selections. Click OK . C73_XP_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp NOT E If Printer Setting is selected, make su re the printer has b een set to the correct med ia type.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 232 7. Click OK twice. Close t he Printing Pref erences dial og box. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 233 Network Print er Status Utility • Availa ble on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Stat us utility is available if your administrator has installed it. If the utility is installe d, the printer driver Properti es dialog box changes: • a n[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 234 W indows 2 000 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and ho w to use the printer’s features. Printer’s features covered in this section include : • N-up printing (see p age 258) • Custom page sizes (see page 261) • Selecting print re[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 235 F actors that Affect Color Printing The PCL and PostScript printer dri vers supplied with your printer provide severa l controls for changing the color ou tput. For general use the default driver settings prod uce good results for most documents . Many applications [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 236 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Print er Colors (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer n or a monitor is cap able of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the hu man eye. Ea[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 237 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightne ss and contr ast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additio nally, your monitor color temperature influences ho w "w arm" or "cool" the colors l[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 238 F actors that Affect Color Printing How your Software Applic ation D isplays Colo r Some graphics applications such as Core lDRAW ® or Adobe ® Photoshop ® may disp lay color differently from "office" app lications such as Microsoft ® Word. Please see y[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 239 Color Matching Choosing a Method There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on you r monitor, and its print ed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color. However, the following gu ideline[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 240 Color Matching Choosing a Method RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosin g a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Gr een, Blu e (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK). Generally, most documents you print are in RGB format. T his is the most co[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 241 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 250) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method ap propriate to your monito r. RGB or CMYK If you are printing photographic images fr om a graphics application su[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 242 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see pag e 250), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver . • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Color imetric option (see p age 252). • Use[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 243 Color Matching Choosing a Method Printing V ivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (se e page 250), with the Mon itor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 252) with the Saturation option.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 244 Color Matching Color Matching Options PCL Driver The Color Matching Options in the PCL dr iver can be used to help match your printed colors to the on es displayed on your monitor. Manually set the opti ons in the PCL dr iver: 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printe[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 245 4. Under Color Mode , click Manual Color . 5. Under Color Setting , click Natural . C73_2k_PCL_Color2k.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 246 6. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photograp hs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimized fo r printing b right colors wh en using a mo nitor with a color temperature [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 247 Color Matching Color Matching Options Print Color Sw atch Utility For use with applications which allow you to set your own RGB values for colors. The Color Swatch utility prints out charts of s ample colors. Listed below each color are the correspond ing RGB (Red ,[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 248 Color Matching Color Matching Options Po stScript Driver The PostScript driver offers seve ral different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Setting Options Manuall y 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Right click the printer name. Cli[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 249 4. Under Color Mode , use the drop-down list to select one of th e following Color Control Method s: a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system. It affects RGB data only . See “OKI Color Matching” on page 250. b. PostScript Color Mat[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 250 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript This is OKI’s proprietary color matchi ng system, and affects RGB data only . This is the default setting. It provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer . Under Color Setti ng , use [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 251 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript Color Settings Monitor (6500k) Auto Optimized for printing gene ral documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photogr aphs whe[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 252 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript C olor Renderi ng Dictionar ies built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data. From the Render ing Intent drop-do wn list, select the rendering type. C73_2k_PS_Color3K.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 253 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching Rendering Intents When a document is printed, a co nversion takes place from the document's color space to the printer color space. The rend ering intents are essentially a set of ru les that dete rm[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 254 Color Matching Color Control Method Using ICC Profiles PostScript Only • Affect s RGB data only . This provides a meth od of matching RGB colors similar to Windows ICM matchin g. The ma in advantage it has over Windows ICM color matching is that it p rovides a met[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 255 Color Matching Color Control Method Using ICC Profiles PostScript Only Setting Up 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Right click the printer name. Click Printing Preferences . 3. Click the Color ta b. 4. Under Color mode , in the Color Control Method drop[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 256 5. Click the New button. C73_2k_PS_ICC2.bmp 6. Under Select ICC profile , use the drop-down lists to select the Input profile and Output profile . 7. Select the des ired Rendering Intent (see “Rendering Intent s” on page 253). T ype in a name for the profile. Cl[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 257 Color Matching Color Control Method Wi ndows ICM Color Matching PCL or PostScript • ICM is the color management system built into Windows. • Affect s RGB data only . • Can be associated with either the PCL or PS driver Windows ICM uses ICC profiles for your mo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 258 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Layout tab 3. Under Pages Per Sheet , [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 259 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Setup tab . 3. Under Finishin g Mode , select the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 260 4. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders , Page Layout and Bind Margin . Click OK . 5. Click OK . Click Print . C93_2k_PCL_NUp2.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 261 Custom Pa ge Sizes Pos t S cr i p t Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 262 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Paper/Q uality tab. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 263 3. Under T ray Selection , in the Paper Source drop-down list, select Multi Purpose (MP) T ray . C93_2k_PS_Custom1.bmp 4. Click the Advanced button. Under Paper/Output , in the Paper Size drop-down list, select Postscript Custom Page Size . C93_2k_PS_Custom4.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 264 5. Enter the Wid th and Height for the custom paper . Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] 6. Select the Paper Feed Direction . Click OK . 7. Click OK . 8. Click Print . NOT E • Long Edge F[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 265 Custom Pa ge Sizes PCL Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 266 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed. • Paper is st[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 267 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Setup tab . 3. Under Media , in the Size drop-down list, select User De fined Size . The Set Free Size dialo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 268 4. Select the unit. Enter the wid th and length measurements. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] C93_Me_PCL_CustSize2.bmp 5. Click OK . 6. Make sure that User Defined now a ppears in the Si[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 269 7. Click OK . 8. Click Print . NO TE To save th e setting for future us e: •C l i c k Paper Feed Options . Click Custom Size . • Select the unit. Enter the re levant informat ion for Width and Height . Give your custom s ize a name under Name . •C l i c k Add [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 270 Print Resolution PCL or PostScript Chang ing for a Print Jo b 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate driver . 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4. Under Quality , select the[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 271 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • Paper must be loaded print side up . • Only T ray 1, optional T rays 2[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 272 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Layout tab . 3. Under Print on [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 273 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • Paper must be loaded print side up . • Only T ray 1, optional T rays 2 and 3, and t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 274 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Setup button. 3. Under 2-Sided Printing , s[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 275 Printing Booklets Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Layout tab . NOT ES • Y ou must have the duplex unit inst alled and enab[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 276 3. Under Pages Per Sheet , in the drop-down list, select Booklet . C93_2k_PS_Booklet.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 277 4. Under Print on Both Sides (Duplex) , select Flip on Short edge . 5. Click Print . C73_2k_PS_Booklet.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 278 Printing Booklets PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Setup tab . 3. Under Finishing Mode , in the drop-down list, select Booklet . C73_2k_P[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 279 4. Click the Options button. Set the Signature , 2p ages , Right to Lef t , and Bind Margin , as required. See the online Help for information. Click OK . 5. Click Print . pcl booklet setup options.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 280 Printing W ate rmarks PCL Only 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Job Options tab. 3. Click W a termark . 4. Select a name from the W atermark [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 281 5. If you wish to print the wat ermark only on the first page of the document, select First Page only . 6. Click OK . 7. Click Print . NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button. C93_Me_Watermark2.bmp • Enter [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 282 Collating PCL or PostScript Collating can be carried ou t with or witho ut a hard dis k drive installe d. A printers with a hard disk drive performs better. To use the printer driver to select collatin g: 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 283 Proof and Print PCL or PostScript Using Proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a documen t for checking before printing multiple copies of the sa me document. 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 284 a. Under Job T ype , select Proof and Print . b. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting . If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . c. Type in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777. Click OK . C73_2k_PS_JobPin.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 285 Proof and Print Printing Copies 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU . Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your personal ID number . 3. Press the V ALUE button until ALL JOBS or the requir ed job name[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 286 Proof and Print Deleting Copies If the proof is not ready for printing, the job must be deleted from the printer: 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your persona[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 287 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) PCL or PostScript Using Secure Pri nting Secure printing (printing with passwords) allows you to print confidential do cuments on printe rs that are shared with other users in a network enviro nment. 1. Open the file[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 288 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . b. Type in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777. Click OK . C73_2k_PS_JobPin.bmp and C73_2k_JobPin_.bmp PostScript Driver PCL Driver[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 289 4. Enter the number of copies. If re quired, select Collate . C73_2k_PS_Securek.tif and C73_2k_PCL_SecureK.tif 5. Click Print . The document is stored on the printer’s hard disk. 6. Go to the pri nter . Use the fron t panel to print out the document. See below . P[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 290 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 291 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Deleting the confi dential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID numb[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 292 Hard Disk Drive PCL or PostScript Storing a Document Store to hard disk (job spooling) allows pr int jobs to be prepared and stored on the h ard disk for printing on demand . This is good for forms, generic memos, letterhead, stationery, etc. 1. Open the file in yo [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 293 4. Select the number of copies. Click Collate , if applicable. C73_2k_PS_Store.bmp and C73_2k_PCL_Store.bmp a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . b. Type a four d igit personal I[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 294 Hard Disk Drive Printing a stored doc ument 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above. 3. Press the V ALUE button until A[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 295 Hard Disk Drive Deleting a stored docum ent 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above. 3. Press the V ALUE button until A[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 296 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay can be a combination of grap hics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memo ry or on the hard disk (optional), and printed whenever required. The resu lt is similar to the Watermark feature, but with the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 297 Creating Overlays 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead). 2. Use the printer driver to gen era te a PRN file (print file). 3. Use the S torage Device Manager ut ility to convert this PRN file (print file) to a storable f[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 298 Creating documents to use as overlays PCL An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file. To create a print (PRN) file: 1. Open in your application program. Ope n the file to be stored[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 299 Creating documents to use as overlays Pos t S cr i p t An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file. 1. Open in your application program. Ope n the file to be stored as an overlay . [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 300 Downloading the print file to use as an overlay In the previou s topic, you created a pr int (PRN) file on your PC's hard disk. This topic explain s how to use the Storage Device Manage r to download this file to the printer. The Storage Device Manage r softwar[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 301 6. Make sure the pr inter being used is highlighted in the lower window of the S torag e Device Manager . 7. Select the Project menu. 8. Choose Send Project F iles to Printer . This downloads the fi le to the printer. If the file was downloaded successfully, "C[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 302 Defining Overl ays Pos t S cr i p t 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. RIght click the printer name. Click Printing Preferences . 3. Click the Overlay tab . 4. Click the Overlay button. C73_2k_PS_Overlay1K.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 303 5. Click the New button. C93_Me_PS_Overlay2.bmp 6. In the Overlay Nam e list, enter the file nam e of the overlay . Select the pages where you want the overlay to print. NOT E The Overlay Name must be EXACTLY the same as the file name you noted in th e previous sect[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 304 7. Under Form setting , in the Form Name drop -down list, enter or select a form name. Click Add. C93_Me_PS_Overlay3.bmp 8. Click OK . 9. T o continue to ad d files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8. 10. Under Defined Overlay , highlight the ove[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 305 11. Click Add to add the overlay(s) to the list under Active Overlay . To select more than one overla y, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each na me. C73_2k_PS_Overlay2K.tif 12. At the top of the dialog box, use the drop-down list to se lect Use Overlay . Click O[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 306 Defining Overl ays PCL 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click Printing Pref erences . 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4. Click the Overlay ... button. pcl job options overlay.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 307 5. T o defin e an overlay , click the Define O verlays button. C73_2k_PCL_Overlay1.bmp 6. In the Overlay Name list, enter the file name of the overla y . 7. In ID V alues, enter the ID of the file. Please refer to the instructions for the S tor age Device Ma nager u[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 308 12. Select Print Using Active Overlays . C73_2k_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 13. Click OK . 14. Click OK to close the Printing Preferences dialog box.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 309 Printing P osters PCL Only This option allows you to configure a nd print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces. Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then , the separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only availab[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 310 4. Click Options... Enter the configu ration details. 5. Click OK . 6. Click Print . C93_Me_PCL_Poster2.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 311 W indows Me/98/95 Print er Drivers See your print ed Software Insta llation Guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or down load a copy of the Software Insta llation Guide or for the latest [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 312 Memory: Enabling Po stScript Only Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 313 5. T o specify usable printer memory size, click the Memory ... button. The driver auto matically ad justs font cache size according to the memory option selected under Installed . 6. Click OK twice. ps device options usable memory1.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 314 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling PostScript or PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only ne[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 315 P aper T rays: Enabling PostScript or PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 316 Duplex Unit: Enabling PostScript or PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 317 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults PostScript or PCL The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only. Some software applicat ions require the paper feed, size and[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 318 4. Select the required p aper size under Size . 5. Select the required p aper feed under Source . 6. PostScript: Select the required p aper type under Ty p e . PCL: Select the required paper type und er Weight (PCL). NOT E When a paper tray is selected, th[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 319 7. Click Paper Feed Options. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the pape[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 320 8. Make any other selections, 9. Click OK . 10. Click OK to close the printer dialog box. ps paper feed options.bmp and C73_Me_ PCL_FeedOpt.bmp PCL Driver PostScript Driver[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 321 Network Print er Status Utility • Availa ble on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Stat us utility is available if your administrator has installed it. If the utility is installed, the printer driver Properti es dialog box ch anges: •[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 322 W indows Me/98/95 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and ho w to use the printer’s features. Printer’s features covered in this section include : • N-up printing (see p age 347) • Custom page sizes (see page 351) • Selecting p[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 323 F actors that Affect Color Printing The PCL and PostScript printer dri vers supplied with your printer provide severa l controls for changing the color ou tput. For general use the default driver settings prod uce good results for most documents . Many applicati[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 324 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Print er Colors (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer n or a monitor is cap able of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the hu man eye[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 325 F actors that Affect Color Printing Vi ewing Conditions A document can look very different unde r various lighting conditions. F or example, the colors m ay look diffe rent when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how the y look under standard o[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 326 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightne ss and contr ast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additio nally, your monitor color temperature influences ho w "w arm" or "cool" the colo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 327 F actors that Affect Color Printing How your Software Applic ation D isplays Colo r Some graphics applications such as Core lDRAW ® or Adobe ® Photoshop ® may disp lay color differently from "office" app lications such as Microsoft ® Word. Please s[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 328 Color Matching Choosing a Method General Infor mation There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on you r monitor, and its print ed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color. However,[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 329 Color Matching Choosing a Method RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosin g a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Gr een, Blu e (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK). Generally, most documents you print are in RGB format. T his is the mos[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 330 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 339) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method ap propriate to your monito r. RGB or CMYK If you are printing photographic images fr om a graphics applicatio[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 331 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see pag e 339), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver . • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Color imetric option (see p age 341). •[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 332 Color Matching Choosing a Method Printing V ivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (se e page 339), with the Mon itor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 341) with the Saturation opti[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 333 Color Matching Color Matching Options PCL Driver The Color Matching Options in the PCL dr iver can be used to help match your printed colors to the on es displayed on your monitor. Manually set the opti ons in the PCL dr iver: 1. Click Star t → Settings → Pr[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 334 4. Under Color Mode, click Manual Color . 5. Under Color Setting , click Natural . C73_Me_PCL_Color2k.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 335 6. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photograp hs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimized fo r printing b right colors wh en using a mo nitor with a color temperat[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 336 Color Matching Color Matching Options Print Color Sw atch Utility For use with applications which allow you to set your own RGB values for colors. The Color Swatch utility prints out charts of s ample colors. Listed below each color are the correspond ing RGB (R[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 337 Color Matching Color Matching Options Po stScript Driver The PostScript driver offers seve ral different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Setting Options Manuall y 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. C[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 338 4. Under Color Mode , use the Color Control dr op-down list to select one of the following Color Control Method s: a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only . See “OKI Color Matching” on page 339. b. P[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 339 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matc hing system. It affects RGB data only . This is the default setting. It provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer . Under Color Sett[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 340 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver OKI Color Matching Color Settings Monitor (6500k) Auto Optimized for printing gene ral documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing phot[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 341 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript C olor Renderi ng Dictionar ies built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data. From the Render ing Intent drop-do wn list, select the rendering type[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 342 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver PostScript Color Matching Rendering Intents When a document is printed, a co nversion takes place from the document's color space to the printer color space. The rend ering intents are essentially a set[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 343 so this may result in color casts, especi ally in the lighter areas of an image .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 344 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver Using ICC Profiles • Affect s RGB data only . This provides a meth od of matching RGB colors similar to Windows ICM matchin g. The ma in advantage it has over Windows ICM color matching is that it p rovide[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 345 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver Using ICC Profiles Setting Up 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click File . Click Properties .. 3. Click the Color ta b. 4. Under Color mode , in the Color Control Me[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 346 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver Windows ICM Color Matching PCL or P ostScript • ICM is the color management system built into Windows. • Affect s RGB data only . • Can be associated with either the PCL or PS driver Windows ICM uses I[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 347 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale n[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 348 6. Click the Unprint able Area button. Set the margin p arameters. Click OK . C93_Me_PS_NUp2.bmp 7. Click OK . Print the document.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 349 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 4. On [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 350 5. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders , Page Layout and Bind Margin . Click OK . 6. Click OK . Print the document. C73_Me_PCL_nUp2.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 351 Custom Pa ge Sizes Pos t S cr i p t Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use. Custom page sizes range: • Width: [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 352 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 353 4. Click the Setup ta b. Un de r Me dia , in the Size drop -down list, select Custom Page 1, Custom Page 2, or Custom Page 3 . C73_Me_PS_Custom1k.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 354 5. Click the Custom Size bu tton. C93_Me_PS_CustSize2.bmp 6. In the Paper name box, yype in the name you wish to use for the custom paper size. 7. Enter the Wid th and Length for the custom paper . Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 355 Custom Pa ge Sizes PCL Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ in[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 356 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed. • Paper i[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 357 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 4. Click the Setup tab. Under Media , in the Size drop -down lis[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 358 5. Select the unit. 6. Enter the Wid th and Length measurement s. 7. Click OK . User Defined Siz e should app ear in the Size box on the Setup tab. C73_Me_PCL_Custom2k.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 359 8. Click OK to close the Propertie s dialog box. 9. Print the document. NO TE To save th e setting for future us e: •C l i c k Paper Feed Options . •C l i c k Custom Size . • Enter the relevan t information for Wid th and Height . • Give your custom size[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 360 Print Resolution PCL or PostScript Chang ing for a Print Jo b 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 4. Click[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 361 5. Select the required printing resolu tion under Quality . 6. Select T oner Saving (if appropriate). 7. Click OK . Print the document. C73_Me_PS_Resok.tif and C73_Me_PCL_Resok.tif PostScript Dr iver PCL Driv er[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 362 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PostScript or PCL Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • Paper must be loaded print side up . • Only T ray 1, optional T r[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 363 NOT E To change the setting s to apply to all jobs: •C l i c k Start → Settings → Printers. • Highlight the appropr iate printer name. • Select Properties. • Follow st ep s 3, etc., belo w . More t abs appear in the Properties screen for setting defa[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 364 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PostScript or PCL Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s eq[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 365 Printing Booklets PCL and W indows Me 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). NOT ES • A vailable only[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 366 4. On the Setup tab, under Finishing Mod e , in the drop-dow n list, select Booklet . C73_Me_PCL_Bookletk.tif 5. Click the Options button. 6. Set the Signature , 2p ages , Right to Lef t , and Bind Margin , as required. See the online Help for information. 7. Cl[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 367 Printing W ate rmarks Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appr opriate PS driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 4. In the Select a watermar[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 368 5. Under Print watermark , make your selections for how the watermark pr ints. 6. Click OK twice. 7. Print the document. NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button. • Enter the text for the wa termark. Sel[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 369 Printing W ate rmarks PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 4. Click the Job Options tab. Click Wa[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 370 6. If you wish to print the wat ermark only on the first page of the document, select First Page only . 7. Click OK twice. 8. Print the document. NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button. C93_Me_Watermark2[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 371 Collating PCL or PostScript Collating can be carried ou t with or witho ut a hard dis k drive installe d. A printer with a hard disk drive performs better. To use the printer driver to select collatin g: 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Pri[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 372 F ont Substitution Po stScript Only 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printer . 2. Right click the appropriate PS driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 4. Click the Fonts tab. 5. Select the type of font substitution from t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 373 Proof and Print PCL or PostScript Using Proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a documen t for checking before printing multiple copies of the sa me document. 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box,[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 374 a. Under Job T ype , select Proof and Print . b. Under Job Name Setting , enter a job name of up to 16 characters. If r equired, select Request Job Name for each print job . C73_Me_PS_JobOpt.bmp and job pin.bmp c. Type in a four digit personal ID number from 000[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 375 Proof and Print Printing Copies 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU . Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your personal ID number . 3. Press the V ALUE button until ALL JOBS or the requir ed job [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 376 Proof and Print Deleting Copies If the proof is not ready for printing, the job must be deleted from the printer: 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your per[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 377 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) PCL or PostScript Using Secure Pri nting Secure printing (printing with passwords) allows you to print confidential do cuments on printe rs that are shared with other users in a network enviro nment. 1. Open the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 378 6. Under Job Name , enter a job name of up to 16 characters . If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C73_Me_PS_JobOpt.bmp and job pin.bmp 7. T ype in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777. 8. Click OK . 9. Enter the number of copie[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 379 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 380 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Deleting the confi dential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 381 Hard Disk Drive PCL or PostScript Storing a Document Store to hard disk (job spooling) allows pr int jobs to be prepared and stored on the h ard disk for printing on demand . This is good for forms, generic memos, letterhead, stationery, etc. 1. Open the file in[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 382 4. Click the Job Options tab. Under Job T ype , select Sto re t o HDD . C73_Me_PS_Storek.tif and C73_Me_PCL_Storek.tif 5. Under Job Name Setting, e nter a jo b name of up to 16 characters . If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C73_Me_PS_JobO[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 383 6. T ype a four digit personal ID num ber from 0000 to 7777. 7. Click OK . 8. Select the number of copies. Click Collate , if applicable. 9. Click OK to close the Propertie s dialog box. 10. Click OK . 11. Click Print . The document is stored on the hard disk. I[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 384 Hard Disk Drive Printing a stored doc ument 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above. 3. Press the V ALUE button unt[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 385 Hard Disk Drive Deleting a stored docum ent 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above. 3. Press the V ALUE button unt[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 386 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay can be a combination of grap hics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memo ry or on the hard disk (optional), and printed whenever required. The resu lt is similar to the Watermark feature, but with [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 387 Creating Overlays 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead). 2. Use the printer driver to gen era te a PRN file (print file). 3. Use the S torage Device Manager ut ility to convert this PRN file (print file) to a storab[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 388 Creating documents to use as overlays PCL An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file. To create a print (PRN) file: 1. Open your application program. Open the file to be stored[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 389 Creating documents to use as overlays Pos t S cr i p t An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file. 1. Open your application program. Open the file to be stored as an overlay . [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 390 Downloading the print file to use as an overlay In the previou s topic, you created a pr int (PRN) file on your PC's hard disk. This topic explain s how to use the Storage Device Manage r to download this file to the printer. The Storage Device Manage r sof[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 391 7. Select the Project menu. Choose Se nd Project Files to Printer . This downloads the fi le to the printer. If the file was downloaded successfully, "Command Issued" displays. 8. Close the S torage Device Manager .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 392 Defining Overl ays Pos t S cr i p t 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click File . Click Properties .. 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4. Click the Overlay button. C73_Me_PS_Overlay1.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 393 5. Click the New button. C93_Me_PS_Overlay2.bmp 6. In the Overlay Nam e list, enter the file nam e of the overlay . Select the pages where you want the overlay to print. NOT E The Overlay Name must be EXACTLY the same as the file name you noted in the previous s[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 394 7. Under Form setting , in the drop-down list, enter or se lect a form name. Click Add. C93_Me_PS_Overlay3.bmp 8. Click OK . 9. T o continue to ad d files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8. NOT E The Form Name is a random name of your select[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 395 10. Under Defined Overlay , highlight the overla y name(s). Click Add to add the overlay(s) to the list under Active Overlay. To select more than one overla y, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each na me. C93_Me_PS_Overlay4.bmp 11. At the top of the dialog bo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 396 Defining Overl ays PCL 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click File . Click Properties .. 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4. Click the Overlay ... button. pcl job options overlay.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 397 5. T o defin e an overlay , click the Define O verlays button. C73_Me_PCL_Overlay1.bmp 6. In the Overlay Name list, enter the file name of the overla y 7. In ID V alues, e nter the ID of the file. Please refer to the instructions for the S tor age Device Ma nage[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 398 11. Select Print Using Active Overlays . C73_Me_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 12. Click OK . 13. Click OK to Close the Properties di alog box.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 399 Printing P osters PCL Only This option allows you to configure a nd print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces. Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then , the separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only ava[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 400 5. Click Options... and enter the con figuration details. C93_Me_PCL_Poster2.bmp 6. Click OK twice. 7. Click OK . Print the document.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 401 W indows NT Print er Drivers See your print ed Software Insta llation Guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or down load a copy of the Software Insta llation Guide or for the latest information [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 402 W hich Print er Driver to Use? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe ® PostScript ® (PS). You can install either of these, or both if you wish. Which driver you choose depends on your application. • If you use T rueT ype fonts and you do [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 403 Memory: Enabling Po stScript Only Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this on[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 404 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to d[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 405 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 406 P aper T rays: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 407 P aper T rays: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once. 1.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 408 Duplex Unit: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do th[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 409 Duplex Unit: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options. You only need to do this once. 1. C[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 410 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults Pos t S cr i p t The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only. Some software applicat ions require the paper feed, size and media [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 411 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed. • Paper i[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 412 3. On the Advanced tab, und er Document Options → Paper/ Output , click Paper Source . 4. Select the pa per feed in the Change ‘Paper Source’ Setting list. C73_NT_PS_Sourcek.tif 5. Click Paper Size . 6. Select the size in the Change ‘Paper Size’ Settin[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 413 7. Click Media T ype. 8. Select the media from the Change ‘Media T ype’ Setting list. 9. Click OK . Close the Prin ters dialog box. C73_NT_PS_MediaTypek.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 414 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults PCL The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only. Some software applicat ions require the paper feed, size and media settings to b[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 415 4. Select the required p aper feed under Source . C73_NT_PCL_Sourcek.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 416 5. Select the required p aper type under Wei gh t . C73_NT_PCL_Weightk.tif NOT E If a paper tray is selected, th e Weight field becomes visible.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 417 6. Click the Paper Feed Options button. 7. Make any other selections. 8. Click OK . C73_NT_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp NOT E If Printer Setting is selected, make su re the printer has b een set to the correct med ia type. A W arning may appear (indicating a setting conflict[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 418 9. Click OK twice. Close the Printers dialog box. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is op[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 419 Network Print er Status Utility • Availa ble on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Stat us utility is available if your administrator has installed it. Th e printer driver Properties dialog box changes: • a new Stat us tab is added. • an [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 420 W indows NT 4.0 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and ho w to use the printer’s features. Printer’s features covered in this section include : • N-up printing (see p age 440) • Custom page sizes (see page 443) • Selecting prin[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 421 F actors that Affect Color Printing The PCL and PostScript printer dri vers supplied with your printer provide severa l controls for changing the color ou tput. For general use the default driver settings prod uce good results for most documents . Many applicatio[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 422 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Print er Colors (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer n or a monitor is cap able of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the hu man eye.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 423 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightne ss and contr ast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additio nally, your monitor color temperature influences ho w "w arm" or "cool" the color[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 424 F actors that Affect Color Printing How your Software Applic ation D isplays Colo r Some graphics applications such as Core lDRAW ® or Adobe ® Photoshop ® may disp lay color differently from "office" app lications such as Microsoft ® Word. Please se[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 425 Color Matching Choosing a Method There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on you r monitor, and its print ed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color. However, the following gu idel[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 426 Color Matching Choosing a Method RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosin g a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Gr een, Blu e (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK). Generally, most documents you print are in RGB format. T his is the most[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 427 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 436) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method ap propriate to your monito r.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 428 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see pag e 436), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver . • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Color imetric option (see p age 438). • [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 429 Color Matching Choosing a Method Printing V ivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (se e page 436), with the Mon itor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 438) with the Saturation optio[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 430 Color Matching Color Matching Options PCL Driver The Color Matching Options in the PCL dr iver can be used to help match your printed colors to the on es displayed on your monitor. Manually set the opti ons in the PCL dr iver: 1. Click Star t → Settings → Pri[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 431 4. Under Color Mode, click Manual Color . 5. Under Color Setting , click Natural . C73_NT_PCL_Color2k.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 432 6. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photograp hs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimized fo r printing b right colors wh en using a mo nitor with a color temperatu[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 433 Color Matching Color Matching Options Print Color Sw atch Utility For use with applications which allow you to set your own RGB values for colors. The Color Swatch utility prints out charts of s ample colors. Listed below each color are the correspond ing RGB (Re[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 434 Color Matching Color Matching Options Po stScript Driver The PostScript driver offers seve ral different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Setting Options Manuall y 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Right click the printer name. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 435 4. Under Color Mode , use the drop-down list to select one of th e following Color Control Method s: a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only . See “OKI Color Matching” on page 436. b. PostScript Color[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 436 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript This is OKI’s proprietary color matc hing system. It affects RGB data only . This is the default setting. It provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer . Under Color Setting, use [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 437 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript Color Settings Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photogr aphs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. This is best for pr inting photographic images. Monitor (6500k)[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 438 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript C olor Renderi ng Dictionar ies built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data. From the Render ing Intent drop-do wn list, select the rendering type. C73_NT_PS_Color3K.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 439 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching Rendering Intents When a document is printed, a co nversion takes place from the document's color space to the printer color space. The rend ering intents are essentially a set of ru les that dete[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 440 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 441 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 3. On the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 442 4. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders , Page Layout and Bind Margin . Click OK . 5. Click OK . Print the document. C93_NT_PCL_NUp2.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 443 Custom Pa ge Sizes Pos t S cr i p t Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 444 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s o[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 445 3. On the Advanced tab, und er Document Options → Paper/ Output : a. Click Paper Source . In the Change ‘Paper Source’ Setting list, select Multi-Purpose T ray . C73_NT_PS_Custom1K.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 446 b. Click Paper Size . c. In the Change ‘Paper Size’ Sett ing list, select Postscr ipt Custom Page Size. C73_NT_PS_Custom2K.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 447 4. Click the Edit of Custom Paper button. C93_NT_PS_Custom4.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 448 5. Enter the Wid th and Height for the custom paper . Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] 6. Select the Paper Feed Direction . 7. Click OK twice. 8. Print the document. NOT E • Long Edg[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 449 Custom Pa ge Sizes PCL Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inc[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 450 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed. • Paper is[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 451 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 3. On the Setup t ab, under Media , in the Size drop-down list, sele[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 452 4. Select the unit. Enter the wid th and length measurements. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] C73_NT_PCL_Custom1K.tif 5. Click OK . 6. Check that User Defined now ap pears in the Size[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 453 7. Click OK . 8. Print the document.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 454 Print Resolution PCL or PostScript Chang ing for a Print Jo b 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 3. Click the[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 455 4. Select the required printing resolu tion under Quality . 5. Select T oner Saving (if appropriate). 6. Click OK . Print the document. C73_NT_PS_ResoK.tif and C73_NT_PCL_ResoK.tif PostScript Dr iver PCL Dr iver[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 456 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • Paper must be loaded print side up . • Only T ray 1, optional T ray[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 457 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equival[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 458 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ). • Paper must be loaded print side up . • Only T ray 1, optional T rays 2 and 3, an[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 459 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 3. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 460 Printing Booklets PCL Only 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 3. On the Setup tab, under Finishing Mod [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 461 4. Click the Options button. Set the Signature , 2p ages , Right to Lef t , and Bind Margin , as required. See the online Help for information. Click OK . 5. Click OK . Print the document. pcl booklet setup options.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 462 Printing W ate rmarks PCL Only 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt). 3. On the Job Options t ab, click W a[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 463 5. If you wish to print the wat ermark only on the first page of the document, select First Page only . 6. Click OK twice. 7. Print the document. NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button. C93_Me_Watermark2.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 464 Collating PCL or PostScript Collating can be carried ou t with or witho ut a hard dis k drive installe d. A printer with a hard disk drive performs better. To use the printer driver to select collatin g: 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Prin[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 465 Proof and Print PCL or PostScript Using Proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a documen t for checking before printing multiple copies of the sa me document. 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 466 a. On the Job Options tab, under Job T ype , select Proof and Print . b. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting . If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C73_NT_PS_JobPin.bmp and job pin.bm p c. Type in a four digit pers[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 467 Proof and Print Printing Copies 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU . Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your personal ID number . 3. Press the V ALUE button until ALL JOBS or the requir ed job n[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 468 Proof and Print Deleting Copies If the proof is not ready for printing, the job must be deleted from the printer: 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your pers[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 469 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) PCL or PostScript Using Secure Pri nting Secure printing (printing with passwords) allows you to print confidential do cuments on printe rs that are shared with other users in a network enviro nment. 1. Open the f[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 470 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C73_NT_PS_JobPin.bmp and job pin.bmp b. Type in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777. Click OK . 6. Enter the number of copies. If r[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 471 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 472 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Deleting the confi dential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID n[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 473 Hard Disk Drive PCL or PostScript Storing a Document Store to hard disk (job spooling) allows pr int jobs to be prepared and stored on the h ard disk for printing on demand . This is good for forms, generic memos, letterhead, stationery, etc. 1. Open the file in [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 474 5. Select Store to HDD . C73_NT_PS_StoreK.tif and C73_NT_PCL_StoreK.tif NOT E If you’ve already stored a documen t on the printer’s hard disk drive, and want to store another one, click the PIN button and enter a new Job Name. PostScript Dr iver PCL Dr iver[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 475 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C73_NT_PS_JobPin.bmp and job pin.bmp b. Type a four d igit personal ID numb er from 0000 to 7777. Click OK . 6. Select the number of copi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 476 Hard Disk Drive Printing a stored doc ument 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above. 3. Press the V ALUE button unti[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 477 Hard Disk Drive Deleting a stored docum ent 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above. 3. Press the V ALUE button unti[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 478 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay is a combination of graphi cs, fonts, or text that is stored and printed wheneve r required. An overlay is stored in the printer' s flash memory or on the hard disk (optional ). An overlay is similar to a w aterma rk. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 479 Overlays Creating Files for Overlays The files to be used as overlays must be created, generated, and stored. Then, other users can use settin gs in the printer drivers to use the files as overlays in documents. 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Ove[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 480 Overlays Requirements for Using Read This First Hardware / Software Requirements • the S torage Device Manager software mu st be insta lled. • printer internal hard disk drive (Inst allation is highly recom- mended) Required Actions Before over lays can be pr[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 481 Overlays Requirements for Using Storage Requirements Locations Use Storage Device Manager to store the overlays to the printer’s: • hard disk drive or • flash memory Maximum Available Space Hard Disk Drive 2 MB each for PCL Macros and PostScript For ms Flas[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 482 Overlays Creating documents to use as overlays PCL An overlay can be create d in any software application that can • handle logos, letterh eads, forms, etc. and • print to a file. To create a print (PRN) file: 1. Open your application program. 2. Open the fil[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 483 Overlays Creating documents to use as overlays Pos t S cr i p t An overlay can be create d in any software application that can • handle logos, letterh eads, forms, etc. and • print to a file. 1. Open your application program. 2. Open the file to be stored as[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 484 Overlays Downloading the print file to use as an overlay PCL or PostScript Once you have created a print (PRN) file on your PC's hard disk, you must download this file to the printer. Use the Storage Device Manager to down load the PRN file. The Storage Devi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 485 6. Note the name that th e file is assigned in the S torage Device Manager . Names are case sensitive . 7. Make sure the pr inter being used is highlighted in the lower window of the S torag e Device Manager . 8. Select the Project menu. Choose Se nd Project File[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 486 Overlays Defining Overlays Pos t S cr i p t 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. RIght click the printer name. Click Document Defaults . 3. On the Job Options t ab, click the Overlay button. C93_NT_PS_Overlay1.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 487 4. Click the New button. C93_Me_PS_Overlay2.bmp 5. In the Overlay Nam e list, enter the file nam e of the overlay . Select the pages where you want the overlay to print. NOT E The Overlay Name must be EXACTLY the same as the file name you noted in the previous se[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 488 6. Under Form setting , in the drop-down list, enter or se lect a form name. Click Add. C93_Me_PS_Overlay3.bmp 7. Click OK . 8. T o continue to ad d files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8. NOT E The Form Name is a random name of your selecti[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 489 9. Under Defined Overlay , h ighlight the overlay name(s). Click Add to add the overlay(s) to the list under Active Overlay . To select more than one overla y, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each na me. C93_NT_PS_Overlay2.bmp 10. At the top of the dialog box[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 490 Overlays Defining Overlays PCL 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click Document Defaults . 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4. Click the Overlay ... button. pcl job options overlay.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 491 5. T o defin e an overlay , click the Define O verlays button. C93_NT_PCL_Overlay1.bmp 6. In the Overlay Name list, enter the file name of the overla y 7. In ID V alues, e nter the ID of the file. Please refer to the instructions for the S tor age Device Ma nager[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 492 12. Select Print Using Active Overlays . C93_NT_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 13. Click OK . 14. Click OK to close the Default dialog box.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 493 Printing P osters PCL Only This option allows you to configure a nd print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces. Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then , the separate sheets are combined to produce a poster. It is only avai[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 494 4. Click Options... and enter the con figuration details. 5. Click OK twice. 6. Print the document. C93_Me_PCL_Poster2.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 495 Maint enance Adding P aper The display indicates when the numb er of sheets of paper in any paper tray falls below 30. 1. Remove the p aper tray . 2. Remove the remaining sheets of paper . 3. Refill the tray with up to a ream (500 sheets) of p aper . Replace the sheets removed[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 496 4. Check that the pa per guides and rear stopper are correct for the size of paper being used. paper guides.eps and rear paper stopper.eps 5. Close the paper tray gently . Important! To prevent jams: • Make sure there is no sp ace between the paper and the paper guides and r[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 497 6. If installed, a lower p aper tray cannot be used to print if there is no paper tr ay inserted above it. multi-trays.eps (1) (2) 9 (1) (2) 9 (1) (2) 8[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 498 Changi ng the T oner Cartri dge When the toner is running low, * **** TONER LOW is displayed in the control panel (*** is the color name). If printing continues without r eplacing the toner cartridge, CHANGE ***** TONER is displayed and printing is cancelled. Depending on the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 499 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Open the top cover . open top cover.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 500 3. Check the color label of the toner cartridge to be changed. 4. Locate the colored le ver (1), on the rig h t side of the toner cartridge. Move it (as shown by the arrow) as far as it will go. 5. Lift the leve r end of the cartridge. This disenga ges the locating peg on the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 501 7. Unpack the new tone r cartridge and remove th e orange shipping clip. toner clip remove.eps 8. Shake the new toner cartrid ge back and forth seve ral times. Then holding the toner cartridg e horizontally , remove the t ape. toner shake.eps and toner tape remove.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 502 9. Insert the new toner cartridge into the image drum, left side first, engaging the drum locatin g peg in the hole in the to ner cartridge. toner cartridge install 1.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 503 10. Gently push the toner cartridge down, e ngaging the locking pin into the groove on the image dr um. toner cartridge install 2.eps 11. Gently push th e colored lever forwar d until it stops. This releases the toner into the image dr um. toner cartridge install 3.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 504 12. Gently wipe the LED head surface with LED lens cleaner or a soft tissue. LED head clean.eps 13. Close the top cover . close top cover.eps CAUTION Do not use methyl alcohol or other solvent s on the LED head. These solvent s damage the lens surfa ce. NOT E After installing [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 505 Changi ng the Image Drum When the image drum reaches the end of its product li fe, *** CHANGE DRUM is displayed in the control panel (*** is the color na me). If printing contin ues without replacin g the image drum , CHANGE ***** IMAGE DRUM is displayed and printing is cancel[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 506 3. Remove the appropriate ima ge drum/toner cartrid ge from the printer . ugc7_038.jpg 4. Make sure the replacement imag e drum is the correct color and remove it from the packaging. 5. Remove the protective sheet from the new imag e drum. protective sheet remove1.eps and prot[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 507 6. Install the new image drum in the printer . ugc7_133.jpg 7. Push the tab inwards and rem ove the blanking plate from the image drum. blanking plate remove.eps 8. Install a new tone r cartridge. See “Changing the T oner Cartridge” on page 4 98. 9. Close the top cover .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 508 Changi ng the T ransfer Belt When the transfer belt reaches the end of its prod uct life, CHANGE BELT UNIT is displayed in the co nt rol panel. T ransfer belt life depends on the numbe r of sheets per print job. When single sheets are printed, transfer b elt life is reduced. 1[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 509 3. Remove the cradle (complete with the four image dr ums and toner cartridges) from the pr inter . image drum set remove.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 510 4. Press back the lock lever (1). 5. Use the handles (2 and 3) to remove th e old transfer belt from the printer . transfer belt remove.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 511 6. Remove the new transfer belt unit from it s packaging. 7. Using the handles (2 and 3), align the pins (4) with the grooves (5) on the printer and insert the new transfer belt into the printer . transfer belt replace.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 512 8. Move the lock lever (1) toward the front of the printer . Make sure it locks the transfer belt into place. 9. Reinsta ll the cradle compl ete with the four image drums and toner cartridges in the printer . image drum set replace.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 513 10. Close the top cover . close top cover.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 514 Changi ng the F user When the fuse r unit reac hes the end o f its produc t life, CHANGE FUSER UNIT is displayed in the control panel. Fuser unit life is approximately 60 000 A4 sheets. 1. Turn off the pr inter . 2. Open the top cover . open top cover.eps WARNING! The fuser un[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 515 3. Move the tw o locking leve rs (1) to the rear of th e machine to release the fuser unit. fuser unit remove.eps 4. Use the handle (2) to remo ve the fuser unit from the printer . 5. Remove the new fuser unit from it s packaging. Lift of f the shipping t ape at either end. As[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 516 6. Using the handle (2), inst all the new fuser unit into the printer . Make sure th e two spring lo aded lo cking levers (1) lock the fuser unit into place. fuser unit replace.eps 7. Close the top cover . close top cover.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 517 Cleaning the LED heads Clean the LED heads when printing does not come out clearly, ha s white lines or when text is blurred. 1. Turn off the pr inter . 2. Open the top cover . open top cover.eps CAUTION! Do not use methyl alcohol or other solvent s on the LED heads. These sol[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 518 3. Gently wipe the LED head surface with LED lens cleaner or soft tissue. LED head clean.eps 4. Close the top cover . close top cover.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 519[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Moving (Shipping) the Printer • 520 Moving (Shipping) the Print er This printer is a precision machine. Moving the printer without th e protective packaging may dam age the printer. To prepar e the print er for moving : 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Disconnect the power cable from the printer .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Moving (Shipping) the Printer • 521 6. Seal the apertu re on each image drum and its toner cartridge with plastic adhesive t ape (1). This prevents any toner from spilling during moving. image drum seal.eps 7. Place the four image dr ums (compl ete with their toner cartridges) back into the pri[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 522 T roubleshooting Messages on Control (F ront) Panel Display The control (front) panel has a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display indicates the printer stat us and if th ere is a prob lem with the printer. The messages (status and err or) are listed below, toge ther wi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 523 13 CHECK ***** Check T r ay ***** for paper jam. MP tray is T ray 0. 14 CHECK BEL T UNIT Check the transfer belt for paper jam, correct installation, etc. 15 CHECK DUPLEX Check the duplex unit for paper jam, correct installation, etc. 16 CHECK FUSER UNIT Check the fuser un[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 524 32 INST ALL ADDITION AL MEMORY Additional memory is required before job can be printed. See “Memory (Additional)” on page 555. 33 INST ALL NEW IMAGE DRUM Install a new image drum. Color is indicated. See “Changing the Image Drum” on page 505. 34 INST ALL NEW TONER [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 525 50 REGISTRA TION ADJUST TEST Registration adjustment being tested. 51 REGISTRA TION ERROR An error has occurred setting up the registration. 52 REMOVE THE P APER Indicates wrong paper being used. 53 SERVICE CALL A serious error has occurred Call for service. 54 SHUTDOWN S [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 526 Repeating Ast erisk (*) Symbol An asterisk (*) symbol appears on the display, repeatedly moving across the first line then the second. Possible cause Remedy The main board is not properly seated in the printer . T ur n the printer off, then reseat the ma in board and turn [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 527 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Paper jams are indicate d by an err or message o n the displa y. Paper jams are clear ed as follows: 1. Open the top cover of the printer . open top cover.eps NOT E Do not close the top cover comp letely (until it latches) during this process. If th[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 528 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check the paper tray 2. Pull out the paper tray . a. Remove any jammed paper from the printer . b. Gently push the paper tray back in. paper tray removal.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 529 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check behind the front cover 3. Open the front cover . a. Remove any jammed paper. b. Close the front cover. front cover open.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 530 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check the transfer belt 4. Remove all four image drums as one unit in their cradle. Place the cradle on a flat surface. T his prevents damage to the shiny green surface on the botto m of the drums. a. Carefully remove any jammed paper from th e tran[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 531 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check behind the rear cover 5. Open the rear cover . a. Remove any jammed paper. b. Close the re ar cover. remove paper rear cover.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 532 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check the fuser unit a. If necessary, lift out the toner/ drum cradle to access the jammed page. WARNING! The fuser unit is very hot af ter printing. Always use the handle when lifting it.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 533 b. Release the fuser roller lock levers at either end of the fuser and slowly remove the jammed paper. c. Re-lock the levers at ei ther end of the fuser. hot.tif and c71_56bw.jpg[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 534 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check the paper separator a. Release and lift the separa tor (1). 1f/tif and c93_31bw.jpg and c93_30bw.jpg b. Remove any jammed paper from the printer . zpaper jam 6.eps c. Replace the separator. c93_32bw.jpg[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 535 Pa p e r Ja ms Check the duplex unit a. Open the front cover. b. Slide out the duplex unit. front cover open.eps and remove duplex unit.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 536 c. Open the duplex top cove r and remove any jammed paper . d. Close the duplex top cover and slide the duplex un it back into the printer. e. Close the front cover. remove paper from duplex.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 537 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check additional paper trays If any optional paper tray(s) are installed: 6. Pull them out. Check that no pape r is jammed along the various parts of the exit path. 7. Close the top cover . close top cover.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 538 Pa p e r Ja ms Examples of Pape r Jams Paper jams are frequent More than one sheet feeds at a time Paper curls Paper feeds at an angle Possible cause Remedy The printer is not horizontal. Place the printer on a stable, level surface. The paper is too thin. Use the correct [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 539 Pa p e r Ja ms Printer does not print aft er jam is cleared Possible cause Remedy The top cover was closed before all paper jams were cleared. Removing a paper jam is not enough. The top cover cannot be closed until all of the paper jams are cleared. Gently open and close [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 540 Print Quality Problems Stripes: Whit e The stripes appear in th e same direction as the pape r was printed (moved thro ugh the print er). Stripes: Black The stripes appear in th e same direction as the pape r was printed (moved thro ugh the print er). Possible cause Remedy[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 541 Print Quality Problems Blurred letter edges Possible cause Remedy LED is dirty . Clean LED with lens cleaner or soft tissue. See “Cleaning the LED heads” on page 517. Cannot print desired color because toner is low . Replace toner cartridge. See “Changing the T oner [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 542 Print Quality Problems Fa ded Output Streaks Fa ded Output Random Patches Fa ded Output Print Possible cause Remedy LED head is dirty . Clean LED head with lens cleaner or soft tissue. See “Cleaning the LED heads” on page 517. T oner is low . Change toner cartridge. Se[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 543 Print Quality Problems Shading on unprint ed sections T oner rubs off the output Output is garble d or incorrect Possible cause Remedy Paper has been affected by static electricity . S tore paper within specified temperatur e and humidity levels. See Paper (Media) : “Rec[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 544 P arallel Interface Problems Parallel T ransmisssion Mode The parallel port supports IEEE- 1284 and ECP m ode. If your computer's parallel port is not compatible wi th one of these modes, the printer may not print at all or it may print corrupted data. To correct for [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 545 P arallel Interface Problems Cannot configure for parallel conn ection Windows only Possible cause Remedy The computer does not support bi-directional parallel interface. There is no solution for this problem. Y ou must use a computer t hat supports a bi-directional parall[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 546 P arallel Interface Problems Output is garble d or incorrect. Windows only Possible cause Remedy Possible mismatch on parallel connection between computer and printer . Change parallel transmission mode (see Parallel T r ansmission Mode above).[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 547 USB Problems Cannot configure for USB connection NOT E • Windows 95 and NT 4.0 do not support USB. • Windows 98 up graded from Windo ws 95 may not support USB. • Windows 98 original instal lati on and Wind ows Me, 2000, and XP all support USB. Possible cause Remedy C[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 548 USB Problems Cannot print • LPT WRITE ERR OR is displayed (Windows only). • PRNUSBX WRIT E ERROR is displayed. Possible cause Reme dy Interface is disabled. (Windows only) In the printer menu settings, enable Parallel or USB interface. See “Parallel Menu” on page 1[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 549 Application Error or General Prot ection F ault Possible cause Remedy Application is not suitable for Windows version. (Windows only) Upgrade the application. (Windows only) Memory is insuff icient for number of applications running. Close all othe r applications. Print fi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 550 P aper Size Change request Possible cause Remedy Paper loaded in tray is different size from that formatted in software application. Either change paper in tray to match size formatted in application and press ONL INE to continue, or Continue printing on existing paper by [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 551 Print er does not go online Print er makes a strange noise Possible cause Remedy Bad connection T urn off the printe r . Disconnect the power cable. Reconnect power cable. Turn on the printer . If this does not clear the fault, call for service. Possible cause Remedy The p[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 552 Print er takes a long time to star t printing Possible cause Remedy The printer has to warm up returning from power save mode. In the printer menu settings, set power save to a higher value to increase the length of time before entering power save mode. See “POWER SA VE [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 553 Printing is slow Printing does not start Printing cancels Possible cause Remedy Print processing is carried out by the computer . Use a computer with a faster processor . Print resolution is set high. Set lower print resolution in the printer driver . Data is too complex. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 554 Accessories Depending on the co nfiguration of your p rinter, you may wish to add one or more of the following options as your needs evolve: • Memory (see p age 555) • Hard Disk Drive (see page 562) • Duplex Unit (see page 56 6) • Paper Trays (see page 567)[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 555 Memory (Additional) Wh en to Install Adding memory increa ses the printer’s ca pacity to process comple x data. You should ad d memory if: • you use duplex pr inting • error messages appea r when printing complex dat a. • you run graphic-intensive applications on Netwo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 556 Memory How to Install 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Disconnect the power cable an d printer interface cable. 3. Loosen the two screws (1) and rem ove the main board. mother board remove.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 557 To insert the memory modules into the slots: 4. Push out the white tabs at either en d of the socket. 5. Lift ou t the board. ugc9_072.jpg CAUTION! If you are inst alling three 256 MB modules (the maximum amount of memory), the me mory modules that were original ly inst alled [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 558 6. Align the module with the narrow strip (1) on its metallic cont act edge to the right ( toward the slot identifie r numbers) of the cont rol board. ugc7_123.jpg[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 559 7. Carefully insert the module in the socket, placing the ends into the slot in the lock tabs. Press down firmly , until you feel the board engage th e connector , then make sure the white tabs come up to lock the module in place. ugc9_073.jpg[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 560 8. Replace the main board and se cure it with the two screws. 9. Connect the printer interface cab le and power cable. 10. T urn on the printer . NOT E SERVICE CALL/034 may appear on the printer’s display. If it does: 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Remove the main board. 3. M[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 561 7. Print a MenuMap. To print the Men uMap: a. Press MENU twice. INFORMA TION MENU displays. b. Press SELECT. PRINT MENU MAP displays. c. Press SELECT. The Menu Map prints. 8. Check the T otal Memory Size (shown at the top of the MenuMap). It should match the memory now install[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 562 Hard Disk Drive The optional intern al hard disk drive is used to store documents for: • proof and print • password or secu re printing Installation 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Disconnect the power cable an d printer interface cable. 3. Loosen the two screws (1) and rem [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 563 4. Hold the hard disk drive by the locking handle (1). 5. Insert the handle locati ng lugs (2 ) and four locating feet (3) into the holes in the main board making sure the hard disk con nector (4) start s to engage with the socket on the control board. 6. Gently push down on t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 564 10. Print a MenuMa p. To print the Men uMap: a. Press MENU twice. INFORMA TION MENU displays. b. Press SELECT. PRINT MENU MAP displays. c. Press SELECT. The Menu Map prints. 11. Check that the HDD appears at the top of the MenuMap. If it doesn’t, a. Turn the printer off b. R[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 565 Hard Disk Drive Initialize Automatically After the hard disk drive is inst alled, the printer automatically initializes (configures) to include this option. You can also manually initialize the HDD. Initialize Manually 1. Press MENU until DIS K MAINTENANCE displays. 2. Press S[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 566 Duplex Unit Installation 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Disconnect the power cable . duplex install.eps 3. Open the front cover (1). 4. Insert the duplex unit (2) into the printer . Engage the sides of the duplex unit in the slots in the printe r. 5. Gently slide the duplex uni[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 567 P aper T rays Two additional paper trays can be installed. When combined with the stand ard paper tray, paper capacity increases to ap proximately 1590 sheets. Installation 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Disconnect the power cable an d printer interface cable. WARNING! The prin[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 568 3. Move the prin ter away fr om its location. 4. Position the additional p aper tray (s) where you want th e printer to go. 5. Lower the print er gently on to the additional p aper tray(s) 6. Align the holes and connection socket on the base of the printer with the locating pe[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 569 7. Load pa per in each tray . Use the same procedure you use for loading p aper in T ray 1. See “Loading Paper” on page 42 . paper guidesk.eps and rear paper stopperk.eps[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 570 8. Fold the tray media size identifie r sheet to expose the appropr iate media size. Insert it in the holder at the right end of the tray . The label is supplied with the optional tray. c9_116.jpg 9. Place the appropriate self-ad hesiv e tray number identifier label (2 or 3) o[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 571 10. Connect the printer interface cable and power cable. 11. T urn on the printer . 12. Print a Menu Map. To print the Men uMap: a. Press MENU twice. INFORMA TION MENU displays. b. Press SELECT. PRINT MENU MAP displays. c. Press SELECT. The Menu Map prints. 13. Check that TRA [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Specifications • 572 Specifications Print method LED expose d light source electronic photograph ic memory Resolution ES2426n - 600 x 12 00dpi ES2426dn - 600 x 1200dpi ES2426e - 1200 x 1200dpi Colors Cyan, magenta, yellow , black (CMYK) CPU Power PC 750 processor , 32 bit RISC CPU, 500 MHz, 64 [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Specifications • 573 Power control Self-powered device Network 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T (option) Print speed in p ages per minute (ppm) [Print speed varies with paper size, media weight and pape r feed.] Color: 24 ppm Mono: 26 pp m Duplex color: 13 ppm Media size T rays 1, 2, 3 Letter , Legal-14, Le[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Specifications • 574 Power supply 120 (1 1 5-127) volts AC, 60 Hz ± 2 Hz OR 230 (198-264) volts AC, 50 Hz ± 2 Hz Power consumption Operating: 1350 max.; 500 W average (25°C) S tandby: 1200 max.; 150 W average (25°C) Power saving: 45 W max. Operating environment Operating : • 50 to 90°F ([...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Consumables • 575 Consumables To n e r c71_01bw.jpg Description Order No. Black Toner ............ ................ ................. ................ ......... 52114901 Cyan Toner ... ................ ................... ................ ................ 52114902 Magenta Toner .... ...........[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Consumables • 576 F user Units c7_127bw.jpg Description Order No. Fuser Unit, 120V .............. ................... ................. ............ 41945601 Fuser Unit, 230V .............. ................... ................. ............ 41945607 Transfer Belt c9_039bw.jpg Description Order [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Consumables • 577 OKI ® Print Media OKI SynFlex™ Waterproof and Tear proo f synflex_bw.jpg Order No. White, 8½ x 11''. 100 sheets ...... ................ ................... ... 52205901 OKI Bright White Proofing Paper Order No. 32-lb. US Bond, 8½ x 11''. 500 sheet s ..[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Consumables • 578 OKI ® Print Media (continued) OKI Premium Envelopes Security Tint, Redi-Strip Seal oki_env.jpg Order No. White, COM-10. Box 100 .............. ................... ................ 52206301 White, COM-10. Box 500 .............. ................... ................ 52206302[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 579 F actory Default Settings Print Menu Item Factory default setting COPIES 1 DUPLEX OFF BINDING LONG EDGE P APER FEED TRA Y1 AUTO TRA Y SWITCH ON TRA Y SEQUENCE DOWN MP TRA Y USAGE FEED WHEN MISMA TCHING MEDIA CHECK ENABLE TRANSP ARENCY DETECT AUTO RESOLUTION ES2426[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 580 Media Menu Item Factory default setting TRA Y1 MEDIA TYPE: PLAIN TRA Y1 MEDIA WEIGHT AUTO TRA Y2 MEDIA TYPE: PLAIN TRA Y2 MEDIA WEIGHT AUTO TRA Y3 MEDIA TYPE: PLAIN TRA Y3 MEDIA WEIGHT AUTO MPP TRA Y P APERS IZE LETTER MP TRA Y MEDIA PLAIN MP TRA Y MEDIA WEIGHT AU[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 581 Color Menu Item Factory defau lt setti ng AUTO DENSITY MODE AUTO ADJUST DENSITY [EXECUTE] COLOR TUNING [PRINT P A TTERN] CY AN HIGH-LIGHT 0 CY AN MID-TONE 0 CAN DARK 0 MAGENT A HIGH-LIGHT 0 MAGENT A MID-TONE 0 MAGENT A DARK 0 YELLOW HIGH-LIGHT 0 YELLOW MID-TONE 0 [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 582 System Config uration Menu Item Factory default setting POWER SA VE DELA Y TIME 60 mins. USB PS-PROTOCOL RAW NETWORK PS-PROTOCOL RA W PERSONALITY AUTO EMULA TION CLEARABLE W ARNING ON AUTO CONTINUE OFF MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 sec. W AIT TIMEOUT 40 sec. LOW TONER CONTINU[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 583 PCL Emulation Menu Item Factory default setting FONT SOURCE RESIDENT FONT No. I000 FONT PITCH 10.00 cpi FONT HEIGHT 12.00 point SYMBOL SET PC-8 A4 PRINT WIDTH 78 column WHITE P AGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTUION CR LF FUNCTION LF PRINT MARGIN NORMAL TRUE BLACK OFF PEN WIDT[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 584 P PR Emulation Menu Item Factory default setting CHARACTER PITCH 10 cpi FONT CONDENSE 10 cpi to 12 cpi CHARACTER SET SET - 2 SYMBOL SET IBM-437 LETTER 0 STYLE DISABLE ZERO CHARACTER NORMAL LINE PITCH 6 lpi WHITE P AGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTUION CR LF FUNCTION LR LINE L[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 585 FX Emulation Menu Item Factory default setting CHARACTER PITCH 10 cpi CHARACTER SET SET - 2 SYMBOL SET IBM-437 LETTER 0 STYLE DISABLE ZERO CHARACTER NORMAL LINE PITCH 6 lpi WHITE P AGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTUION CR LINE LENG TH 80 column FORM LENG TH 11 i n c h TOF POS[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 586 P arallel Menu Item Factory default setting P ARALLEL ENABLE BI-DIRECTION ENABLE ECP ENABLE ACK WIDTH NARROW ACK/BUSY TIMING ACK-IN-BUSY I-PRIME DISABLE OFFLINE RECEIVE DISABLE[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 587 USB Menu Item Factory default setting USB ENABLE SOFT RESET DISABLE OFFLINE RECEIVE DISABLE[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 588 Network Menu Item Factory default setting TCP/IP ENABLE NETW ARE ENABLE ETHERT ALK ENABLE NETBEUI ENABLE FRAME TYPE AUTO DHCP/BOOTP ENABLE RARP DISABLE IP ADDRESS 0.0.0.0 SUBNET MASK 0.0.0.0 GA TEW A Y ADDRESS 0.0.0.0 PRINT SETTINGS OFF INITIALIZE OFF[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 589 Memory Menu Item Factory default setting RECEIVE BUFF SIZE AUTO RESOURCE SA VE OFF FLASH INITIALIZE EXECUTE PS FLASH RESIZE 0.5MB[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 590 Disk Maint enance Menu Item Factory default setting P ARTITION #1 PCL P ARTITION #2 COMMON P ARTITION #3 PS[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 591 System Adjust Menu Item Factory default setting X ADJUST 0.0 mm Y ADJUST 0.0 mm DUPLEX X ADJUST 0.0 mm DUPLEX Y ADJUST 0.0 mm TRA Y1 LEGAL14 P APER LEGAL 14 TRA Y2 LEGAL14 P APER LEGAL 14 TRA Y3 LEGAL14 P APER LEGAL 14 PCL TRA Y2 ID# 5 PCL TRA Y3 ID# 20 PCL MP TRA[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 592 Maint enance Menu Item Factory default setting EEPROM RESET EXECUTE POWER SA VE ENABLE P APER BLACK SETTING 0 P APER COLOR SETTING 0 TRANSPR BLACK SETTING 0 TRANSPR C OLOR SETTING 0[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Color Swatch Utility • 593 Color Swatch Utility General Information The Color Swatch Utility allows you to • print color samples (swatche s) on your color printer . • create custom color swatches The swatch es are used with your so ftware progr am to select and reproduce color accu rately. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Color Swatch Utility • 594 Color Swatch Utility Printing Color Swatches 1. Install the utility from CD1 using the OKI Menu Installer (Windows). 2. Click Star t → Programs → Color Swatch → Color Swatch Utility . 3. A swatch page displays, showing commonly used colors. 4. Select print to pr[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Color Swatch Utility • 595 5. Use the color blocks to pick the sp ecific colors th at you want to appear in your printed document. Each color block, or sample, is identified with in fo rmation your software package needs to r eproduce that color accurately. The numbers under each block specify [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Color Swatch Utility • 596 Color Swatch Utility Creating Custom Swatch Colors If you don't find your desired color, you can create or custom ize colors: 1. Select Custom Swatch from the File menu. 2. On the pop- up window , there are 3 slide bars th at allow you to customize swatches: – [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PDF Direct Print Utility • 597 P DF Direct Print Utility General Information PDF Direct Print allows you to s end a selected PDF file directly to the printer. This is faster and easier than us ing Adobe Acr obat separately befor e printing. PDF Direct Print also lets you set paper sour ce, copi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PDF Direct Print Utility • 598 Using 1. Right-click on the file you want to print in Windows Explo rer or the file icon on the Desktop. 2. Click PDF Direct Print 3. Click Print . PDFd_p1.jpg NO TE The PDF Direct Print Utility work s with version 1.3 (Acrobat 4.0) or below PDF files .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PDF Direct Print Utility • 599 4. The Start screen appears. It allows you to change the sett ings of the following features: • Select Print • Paper Source • Copies • 2-sided printing • Binding • Collate • Fit to page • Print page range • Restore Default • Save Settings • P[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 600 Storage Device Manager for W indows General Information This Utility lets you manage the pr inter’s hard disk and flash memory, and download fonts, macr os and firmware. Storage Device Mana ger (SDM) provides a means of manag ing • The printer’s in[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 601 Summary of F unctions • Create or modify a project. • Download files to a printer . • Add or remove printe rs being administered. • Reboot the printer . • Manage the Proof & Print and Secure Print sp ooler queues on the internal hard drive.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 602 Installation Install Storage Device Manager from CD1 Using the Oki Menu Installer.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 603 Getting Help The Oki Storage Device Manager softwa re contains an online Help system. To access it from the main Sto rage Device Manager screen, click Help Topics from the Help pull-down menu. To access it from other Storage Device Man ager screens, clic[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 604 Network Administr ator F unctions On network systems, the Ne twork Adminis trator • oversees the S torage Device Mana ger software • uses S torage Device Manager to manag e and monitor the printer ’s interna l hard disk and flash memory The Adminis[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 605 Network Administr ator F unctions Notes and Cautions NOT ES PIN Numbers Client s can choose their own PIN numbers. The administrator must know these PINs in order to access client infor mation. CAUTION! Deleting Files With Show Resourc es, you can browse[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 606 Using Opening the Program 1. Click Star t → Programs → Oki → Oki S torage Device Manager → Oki Storage Device Ma nager . The SDM - Printer Discovery dialog box ope ns. discovery.tif 2. Select the appropriate computer connection(s), the n click St[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 607 Setting Up an Administrative Password 1. With the S torage Device Manager program ope n, click Administrator Functions in the Printers menu. password.tif 2. T ype in the default p assword (p1xs7d0m) under Enter Password , then click Change Password . 3. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 608 Fo r m s Po stScript Step 1: Create the Form Step 2: Create a Proje ct Step 3a: Add Files to the Project Step 3b: Delete File s from the Project Step 4: Store th e Files Step 5: Save and Download the Pr oject Step 6: Test Print the Form NOT E Use PostScr[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 609 F orms Po stScript Step 1: Create t he Form 1. Create the document in your softwar e application. 2. Click File → Print and make sure the Oki PostScript driver is selected. 3. Select Print to file . 4. Engage the Encap sulated PostScript (EPS) output o[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 610 F orms Po stScript Step 2: Create a New Project 1. Open S torage De vice Manager . 2. Click Projects → New Project . The Project dialog box opens. 3. Click Projects → Save Project , enter the path/nam e for storing the project on your ha rd drive or [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 611 F orms Po stScript Step 3a : Add Files to the Project 1. Click Projects → Add File to Project . The Open dialog box app ears. 2. Make sure PRN files (*.prn) is selected in the Files of type drop-down list. 3. Browse to the folder where the file s are s[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 612 F orms Po stScript Step 4: Store the Files Hard Disk Drive If your printer is equip ped with an interna l hard disk drive , the Storage Device Manage r automa t ically saves the forms to the PostScript partition on the hard dr ive. Flash Memory If your p[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 613 F orms Po stScript Step 5: Save the Project and Download it to the Printer 1. Click Projects → Save Project . 2. Click Projects → Send Project Files to Printer . Command Issued appears. 3. Click OK .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 614 F orms Po stScript Step 6: T est Print the F orm 1. With S torage Device Manager open and the appr opriate printer icon highlighted, click Print ers → Te s t F o r m . The Test PostScript Form dialog box appears. 2. Click the file name for the form you[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 615 F orms PCL Here are the processes to producing PCL macros: Step 1: Create the Form Step 2: Create a Proje ct Step 3: Convert the Form Step 4a: Add Files to the Project Step 4b: Delete Files from the Pr oject Step 5: Check the Settings an d Save the Proje[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 616 F orms PCL Step 1: Creat e the F orms in Y our Softwar e Application 1. Create the document in your softwar e application. 2. Click File → Print and make sure the Oki PCL driver is selected. 3. Print the document to a file using the extension PRN. Step[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 617 F orms PCL Step 3: Convert the Files to Binary ( .bin) F ormat 1. Click Project s → Filter Macro File . The Filter Printer Patterns dia log box appears. filter.tif 2. Make any adjustment s in the settings. 3. Click OK . The Open dialog box app ears. 4.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 618 F orms PCL Step 3: Convert the Files to Binary ( .bin) F ormat 5. Under Look in , go to the folder where the files are saved and double-click the file name. The file is save d as a bin f ile . Filter File Created appears. 6. Click OK . 7. Repeat steps 1 [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 619 F orms PCL Step 4a : Add Files to the Project 1. Click Projects → Add File to Project . The Open dialog box app ears. 2. Highlight the.bin file you wish to add. Click Open . The file name appears in the Pro ject dialog box. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 unti[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 620 F orms PCL Step 5: Check File Setti ngs and Save the Project 1. T o check the se ttings for the bin files, double-click the file name. The Edit Component Nam e and ID dialog box appears. Here you can edit the • file name • ID number (the number you n[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 621 F orms PCL Step 6: Download the Project 1. Click Projects → Send Project Files to Printer . Command Issued appears. 2. Click OK .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 622 F orms PCL Step 7: T est Print the Form 1. With S torage Device Manager open and the appr opriate printer icon highlighted, click Printers → T est Macro . The Test Macro dialog box appears. 2. Enter the ID number for the macro file you wish to print. Y[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 623 Printing the File List Using Storage Device Manager To print a list of files in the printer’s memor y: 1. Open S torage De vice Manager . 2. Click Printers → Print File Listing . Command Issued appears. 3. Click OK and wait for the File List to print[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 624 Internal Hard Disk Drive: Maint enance Flash Memory: Mainte nance Vi ew and Delete Files HDD Print Jobs Feature The HDD Print Jobs featur e allows you to v iew and d elete the Proof & Print and Secure Print files stored on the pr inter’s internal h[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 625 4. T o view the jobs stored for a particular client: a. Select View User Jobs under Acce ss b. Type in the client’s 4-digit User PIN c. Press Enter . all stored jobs: a. Select View All Jobs b. Type in your Administrator’s Pa ssword c. Press Enter. 5[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 626 Internal Hard Disk Drive: Maint enance Flash Memory: Mainte nance Delet e Files Sho w Resources Feature Use the Show Resources feature to delete files fr om the internal hard drive and flash memory. 1. Open S torage Device Manager . Click the ic on for t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 627 6. Close the dialog box.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 628 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay is a combination of graphi cs, fonts, or text that is stored and printed wheneve r required. An overlay is stored in the printer' s flash memory or on the hard disk (optional ). An overlay is similar to a w at[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 629 Overlays Creating Files for Overlays The files to be used as overlays must be created, generated, and stored. Then, other users can use settin gs in the printer drivers to use the files as overlays in documents. 1. Create the document that you wish to us[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 630 Overlays Requirements fo r Using Read This First Hardware / Software Requirements • the S torage Device Manager software mu st be insta lled. • printer internal hard disk drive (Inst allation is highly recom- mended) Required Actions Before over lays[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 631 Overlays Requirements fo r Using Storage Requiremen ts Lo ca t i on s Use Storage Device Manager to store the overlays to the printer’s: • hard disk drive or • flash memory Maximum A vailable Spa ce Hard Disk Drive 2 MB each for PCL Macros and Post[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 632 Overlays Wi ndows 2 000 and XP: PCL Defining In Windows 2000, overlays can only be p rinted using the PCL driver. 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing Preferences . The OkiPrinting Prefe[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 633 Overlays Wi ndows 2 000: PCL Printing 1. Open the document in the soft ware application. 2. Click File → Print . The Print dialog box appear s. 3. Click the Overlay tab . 4. Under Defined Overlays , click any overlays you wish to use. To select more th[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 634 Overlays Wi ndows 2 000: PCL Editing 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing Preferences . The Oki Printing Preferences dialog box app ears. 3. Click the Overlay tab . 4. Click Define overl[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 635 Overlays Wi ndows 2 000: PCL Deleting 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing Preferences . The Oki Printing Preferences dialog box app ears. 3. Click the Overlay tab . 4. Click Define O ve[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 636 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: PCL Defining 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Properties . The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options tab, click the Overlay button. 4. Click [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 637 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: PCL Printing 1. Open the document in the soft ware application. 2. Click File → Print . The Print dialog box appear s. 3. Make sure the Oki PCL driver is selected, then click Properties (or your application’ s equivalent).[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 638 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: PCL Editing Defined 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon. 3. Click Properties . The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 4. Click the Job Options tab . 5. Click the Overlay button. [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 639 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: PCL Deleting 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Properties . The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options tab. Click the Overlay button. 4. Click [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 640 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: P ostScript Defining 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PostScript printer icon. Click Properties . The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options tab. Click the Overla y button[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 641 Overlays Wi ndows NT: PostScr ipt PostScript 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. RIght click the printer name. Click Document Defaults . 3. On the Job Options t ab, click the Overlay button. 4. Click the New button. 5. In the Overlay Nam e list[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 642 Overlays Wi ndows NT: PCL Defining 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click Document Defaults . 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4. Click the Overlay ... button. 5. T o defin e an overlay , click the Define O verlays [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 643[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 644 Print Job Accounting Utility Introduction The Print Job Accounting software , designed specifically for OKI printers in a network environment, provides job accounting features that allow yo u to track p rinter usage, calculate pr inting costs, a nd specify acc[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 645 With Print Job Accounting, you can • Control costs by limitin g acces s to color pr inting for spe cific clients. • Plan equipment allocation by monitoring exac tly how much each client prints. • Set up billing for individual cli ents based on their reco[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 646 Overview Sample Network Diagram JA_Overview. jpg Requirements The Print Job Accoun ting utility requires Server comput er using an appropriate Windows operating system. Client computers using Windows an d/or Macintosh opera ting systems. Connection to the prin[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 647 Operating Syst em Requirements Server (Windows Only) The Print Job Accounting serve r software can be run under a ny of the following Windows operating systems , with the latest Service Pack installed. • Windows XP • Windows 2000 • Windows NT 4.0 (Servi [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 648 Installation Cdhand.jpg Installing the Print Job Accounting Server Software 1. Place the driver CD supplied with your printer in the CD-ROM drive on the Server compu ter and wait for the Menu Inst aller to open. If the CD does not AutoPlay , click S tart → R[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 649 Installing the Print Job Ac counting Client Sof tware Wi ndows Client Comput ers 1. Place the driver CD supplied with your printer in the CD-ROM drive and wait for the Menu In staller to open. If the CD does not AutoPlay , click S tart Æ Run Æ Browse. Browse[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 650 Macintosh Client Computers Normally , the Oki Job Accountin g software is autom atically installed when you inst all the printer dr iver . T o activate the Job Accounting Client sof tware: 1. Select Print Desktop... on the File menu. 2. Ensure that your printe[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 651 Server Software Capabilities Use the Print Job Accounting server softwar e • to register printers and client s • to set print limits • to set up automatic gene ration of print logs. • to set up automatic email of lo g reports to t he Administrato r Fo [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 652 Fo r Each Print er , Y ou Can • Set fees by sheet s, paper sizes, and so forth. • Set (all) print enabled/disabled or co lor print enabled/disabled . • Set upper limits for items such as printed p ages. • Set up an account, allowing printing only withi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 653 User Name V ersus Account I D User Name The User Name is displayed whene ver print logs are displayed, and its sole purpose is to make it easy to see who has been printing. The User Name is assigned when creating an Account ID (se e page 688). It may be set up[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 654 Examples of Accoun t ID Scenarios: T o Permit Only Some Clients to Print: In this case, you need not necessarily assign an Account ID to each and every clien t. Y ou assign one only to th ose clients who are permitted to print. All ot her clients will be recog[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 655 Server Software Starting the Server Software Click Star t → Programs → Okidat a → Print Job Accounting → Print Job Accounting . Important! The first time you open the Server software, the following window appears. Make a note of the Serv er ID for futu[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 656 The following window appears : JA_OpeningScreen.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 657 Server Software Pull-Down Menus There are five Server Softwar e Pull-Down Menus • File Menu • Printer Menu • Log Menu • Option Menu • Help Menu JA_ServerMenus.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 658 Server Software Pull-Down Menus File Menu Exit Close the application.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 659 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Printer Menu Add a Printer Register a new printer . Manages multiple printers as a group … Set up multiple registered printers as a group. Delete a Printer/ Printer Group a a. Before runni ng, select the subject print er from [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 660 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Log Menu Display Logs a a. Before running, select the subje ct item from the “Log Tree” on the left side of the window. If you select “Log,” all items will be subject to displayi ng/ exporting. If you select one printer,[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 661 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Option Menu Setup … Set up: • mail server • email address for Sender • email address for Administrator • where you wish to store logs • closing date for logs (select the day of the month which determines when logs ar[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 662 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Help Menu Server ID … Display Server ID. Help … Di splay the Help T opics window with tabs •C o n t e n t s • Index •F i n d V ersion Info … Display version information.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 663 Setting Up Automatic Email To set up monthly au tomatic email of selected print log data to the administrator, open the Job Accounting software, then : 1. Click Option → Setup . The following window appears: JA_Email_Setup.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 664 2. Set up the general inform ation on the Mail Setup tab, including the mail server , whe n an email is to be sen t, and the heade r and footer text to be in c luded with th e email. 3. On the Mail Address tab, enter a name and em ail address for the sender , [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 665 Defining Printer Groups If you wish to create groups of prin ters: 1. From the main Job Accoun ting window , click Printer → Manages multiple printers as a group … The following window appears: JA_AddGroup1.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 666 2. Enter the Group Name of your choice, then click Next . The following window appears: JA_AddGroup2.bmp 3. Click Finish . NOT E At this point, no printers have been regist ered, so none appear in the box. Printers can be add ed to established Groups as they a[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 667 Registering Pr int ers To use Print Job Accounting, you need to register printer s to be managed in the Server Softwa re. Before starting, check that the pr inters a re powered up and properly connected. 1. From the main Print Job Accounting window , click Pri[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 668 2. Select the appropriate box(es). – To have the softw are search out loc al and/or netwo rk printers, select Search printers and select Local Port and/or TCP/IP Network . – To specify the printer addre ss (local or netw ork) manually, se lect Specify the [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 669 3. Click Next and wait while the softwa re searches for printers. A window appears, showing a listing of all the pr inters found. For example: JA_AddPrinter2.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 670 4. Select the printer you want to regi ster from the list of printers searched and click Next . The following window appears: JA_AddPrinter3.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 671 5. Set up the printer: Printer Name Type in a printer name containing up to 32 chara cters. Printer Group If the printer is to be included in a group, select the group here . Acquire Logs You can designate the time to acquire logs in on e of two ways: • by a[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 672 Fees In the drop-down box, select a fee definition to be used. Some fee settings are available with defaults. T o custom define settings for the printer , click Define fees … and then click Add in the Def ined Fee s window . The following window appears: JA_[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 673 Fees Define Fees window Pages Ta b – 聺 Page : Select to set a fee to be charged for ea ch page printed in color and for each page printed in mono. – 聺 Sheet : Select to set a fee to be char ged for each printed sheet. In this case, the same fee will be[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 674 Fees Define Fees window T oner use amount Ta b – 聺 T oner use a mount : Select to set a standard feel per page for color and for mono printing. – Automatic ca lculation : U se this to set up automatic calculation of fees for toner use and save it under t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 675 Fees Define Fees window Drum use amount Ta b – 聺 Drum use amount : Select to set a standard fee per pag e for color and for mono printing. – Automatic ca lculation : U se this to set up automatic calculation of fees for drum us e and save it under the na[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 676 Fees Define Fees window Printer Use Time Ta b JA_FeesPrinterUse.bmp – 聺 Printer Use Time : Select to set a fee for each minute of print time used.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 677 Fees Define Fees window Size Ta b – 聺 Size : Select to set a fee per sheet printed which va ries depending on the size of media used. Click Change to s et fees for individual media sizes. JA_FeesSize.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 678 Fees Define Fees window Tr a y Ta b JA_FeesTray.bmp – 聺 Tr a y : Select to set a fee per sheet printed which varies depending on the tray used. Cl ick Change to se t fees for individual trays.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 679 Fees Define Fees window Media T ype Ta b – 聺 Media : Select to se t a fee per sheet p rinted which varies depending on the media used. Click Change to set fees for the different media, including transpa rencies, labels, letterhead, card stock, etc. JA_Fees[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 680 Fees Define Fees window Belt fuser use a mount Ta b – 聺 Belt, fuser use amount: Select to set a fee per page for belt and/or fuser usag e. – Automatic calculation: Use this to set up automatic calculation of fees for belt and fuser use and save it under [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 681 Fees Define Fees window Finisher Ta b – 聺 Staple: Select to set a fee for each use of the stapler. Applies only when the optional finisher is inst alled on applicable models. JA_FeesFinisher.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 682 Operation at log full Here you can set what the printer does when the buf fer for log storing becomes full and cannot sto re any more logs: JA_AddPrinter_LogFull.bmp Cancel the job Cancels the jobs once the buffer is full. Do not acquire the log Prints without[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 683 Inhibit the initialization of HDD JA_AddPrinter_Inhibit.bmp This controls whether or not the Hard Disk Drive (if installed) and the Printer Flash (if inst alled) can be initialized. If initialization is inhibited, a client cannot delete the log using the print[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 684 Auto Export Logs JA_AddPrinter_AutoExport.bmp Sets whether or not, and how , log data will automatically be exported w hen it is ac quired. Do not automatically export a a. The d efault set ting. Logs are not automatically exported. Automatically export logs A[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 685 Use Restricti ons JA_AddPrinter_Restrict.bmp Y ou can set usage limits for un registered client s (data sent with out ID) and for local print (p rint from operator p anel such as menu map or file list). When "Disable Printi ng" is set, clients can no[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 686 6. Click Finish . The following window appears: JA_ID_Registration.bmp 7. Use this window to add User Accoun t IDs for the printer . For more information, see step 3, f f., under “Setting Up Account IDs” on page 688. 8. When done, click End , then OK .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 687 Chang ing Settings for a Reg ist ered Printer 1. From the main Print Job Accounting window , highlight the printer you wish to change. 2. Click Printer → Properties . The following window appears: JA_PrinterProperties.bmp 3. Make any desired changes in setti[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 688 Setting Up Account IDs Adding Account I Ds for a Regi stered Print er From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Double click the printer for whic h you wish to set up Account IDs. The following window appears: JA_PrinterProperties.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 689 2. On the User tab, click Register . The following window appears: JA_ID_Registration.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 690 3. Click Add . The following window appears: JA_AddID1.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 691 4. Enter the appropriate sele ctions, then click Next . The following window appears: JA_AddID2.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 692 5. Establish the new Ac count ID: a. Enter the following information for th e new Account ID: – Account ID number – Name. – Email address: if the user will have limits set on their printing, enter their email address so th at they can be informed whe n t[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 693 Notifies total result by e-mail Select to send this User an email summarizing their monthly usage of the printer. Notifies by e-mail when Limit V alue is exceeded Select to alert this User by email when their set Limit Values have been exceeded, as well as whe[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 694 d. Make your selections, then click Next . The following window appears: JA_AddID4.bmp Disable Printing All printing is cancelled. When this is selected, other settings cannot be changed. Disable Color Printing This Account ID cannot print color data. If they [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 695 e. Select any print restrictions for the Account ID. Click Next . The following window appears: JA_AddID5.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 696 f. Set limits per 24-hour per iod for the Account ID by any o r all of the following: – Total pages – Total dollar s – Total min utes – Total staples used These limits will be checked at th e selected inte rval or at the time setting for the log. g. Cl[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 697 Importing Account I Ds from a Registered Print er Once you create an account ID for a registered pr inter , you can import it into records fo r other re gistered pr inters/grou ps in the System. The Account ID will bring wi th it the s ame settings such as usa[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 698 3. Click Other Printer . The following window appears: JA_ImportUser.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 699 4. From the Import Source list, select a printer or group from which you want to import Accoun t ID(s) and click Add . Any IDs not already registered for the pr inter appear in the User box: JA_AddID7.bmp 5. Click any Name/Account IDs that you do not wish to a[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 700 Chang ing Account I D Settings From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Open the Printer Tree and double click the printer for which you wish to change Account IDs. 2. On the User tab, click Register . The following window appears: JA_AddID6.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 701 3. Click the Name for which you wish to change settings, then click Change . The following window appears: JA_IDProperties1.bmp 4. Make any desired changes. Click OK . 5. Click End . Click OK .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 702 Deleting Account IDs From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Open the printer tree and double click the name of the printer/ group for which an Accoun t ID is to be deleted. 2. On the User tab, click Register . The following window appears: JA_AddID6.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 703 Print Logs Setting Up/Changing the Log Acquisition Inte rval The log ac quisition interva l is normally se t up when yo u register a printer (see “Reg istering Printers” on p age 667). To change the log acquisition inte rval for a particular registered pri[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 704 Log Display Items Standard acquisition Log. The following window appears: JA_LogDisplayItems.bmp T otal Display Items Listing of totals for a registered printer. The following window appears: JA_TotalDisplayItems.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 705 Log Export Items Items to be included in an exported log file. The following window appears: JA_LogExportItems.bmp T ota l Export Items Items to be included in an ex ported file containi ng a listing of totals for a registered printer. The following window app[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 706 4. Make your selections: a. Items to be included have a check mark in their bo x. To delete or add an item, click the box next to it to toggle the check mark on and off . b. To change the position of the item in the log , click the name, then click Up or Down.[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 707 Using the Reports T ool The Job Acco unting software can be used with Micr osoft Excel to generate log re ports using on e of nine pre-programmed macr os. Installing the Report s T ool 1. Place the driver CD supplied with your printer in the CD-ROM drive on th[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 708 Using the Reports T ool Generating a L og Report Using Excel 1. Make sure the Print Job Accounting server sof tware is open a nd that a log has been acquired. 2. From the S tart menu, click Okidat a → Print Control → Open Print Control Report s . 3. Click [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 709 4. Browse to the log file you wish to open. Click Open . The file opens in Raw Data mode. 5. Select the worksheet you wish to view from the Change worksheet drop-do wn list (e.g., Printe r Usage). The window changes to displa y the selected worksheet.: JA_XL_P[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 710 Available Exce l Macros Macro What is Included Account Detail Detailed information of each job for every Account ID, including: • Account ID •J o b I D •D a t e • Document Name • Paper Size • Med ia T ype • T otal Sheet s • Color Pages • Mono[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 711 Printer Usag e A chart of data in the Print er Summary worksheet. Printer Summary The following information for each printer for which data is available: • Printer Name • T otal Jobs • T otal Sheet s • Number of Color Pages Printed • Number of Duplex[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 712 User Usage Chart of data in the User Summary worksheet. User Summary Includes the following for each User ID: • T otal Jogs • T otal Sheet s • Color Pages • Mono Pages • Duplex Pages • T otal Cost s Available Exce l Macros Macro What is Included[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 713 Viewing Acquired Logs From the main Job Acco unting window, click the [+] beside Log to expand the Lo g T ree. JA20_ViewAcquiredLog.bmp 8. Click the [+] beside the submenus to drill down to the log you wish to view . • Date Submenu Lists the log s by date (y[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 714 Reading Log Entries The items displayed in Print Log are as fo llows: Log Entries [in alphabetical order] Column Description 1200dpi a Number of sheets printed in 1200 dpi 1200x600dpi a Number of sheets printed in 1200 x 600 dpi 600dpi a Number of sides printe[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 715 Sheets Number of sheets of paper S taple Number of staples used S tatus Result - Printed, Rejected etc. T ime printin g began a T ime th e printing process started T ime printin g ended a T ime th e printing process e nded T ime the log acquisition started a T[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 716 Client Software Starting the Client Software On the client computer, click Start → Programs → Okidat a → Print Job Accounting Client → Change Job Ac counting Mode . Setting the User Name and Account I D JA_Client.bmp There are four Job Accou nt Modes: [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 717 Client Software Job Account Modes T ab Mode In this mode, the tab for setting the User Nam e and Job Account ID will be displayed under Job Ac count Printer Dr iver Property . This mode shou ld be selected w hen the comput er is used by on e person. Popup Mode[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 718 Client Software Job Account Modes [Not supported] Mode In this mode, all jobs to be printed will be recognized as Unregistered ID(0 ). NOT E For print jobs recogn ized as Unregistered ID, you can set it so they are pe rmitted or refused f or printing, but docu[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 719 Checking the Status of Print ers on the Network 1. Open Microsof t Internet Explorer . 2. T ype in the IP address for the printer (e.g., http://192.168.0.1). NOT E To find the IP addres s for the printer, do a ny of the followin g: • Open the Print Job Accou[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 720 3. Press Enter . The following Printer S tatus windo w appears: JA_WebStatus.bmp Printer St atus The default open ing screen. To see re al-time printer status, click the Upda te St atus button .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 721 Network Summary Clicking this will bring up a window with detailed in formation about the network, includ ing • General Settings • NetW are • TCP/IP • JetAdmin • LAN Server/DL C • EtherT alk • Port Configuration JA_WebNetworkSummary.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 722 Login as Admin This brings up the “Ent er Network Passw ord” wind ow . Y ou must log in befo re accessing the Printer Menu: JA_WebEnterPassword.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 723 Job Log This displays the Print Job Log for the selected printer: JA_WebJobLog.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 724 Printer Menu Once you are logged in as the Admi nistrator , clicking this will bring up the following window , through which you can make changes in the printer ’s menu settings. The left p ane contains a list of menu setting group s from which to select: ?[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 725 The System Administrator can make changes in the me nu settings directly throug h the web page. Fo r example: 1. Click Print and Media . 2. Make any changes desired . 3. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click Submit Changes : JA_WebPrinterMenu3.bmp[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 726 T roubleshooting Q. The printer I selected is not shown in the list when I click Printer → Add a printer → Next . A. If it is offline, the printer will no t be shown. Check to see that the printer is online. There are time s the printer is n o t shown duri[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 727 Known Problems / Solutions 1. When using Duplex printing with the PostScript d river , if the reverse side is blank it is not counted as a p age. 2. Installer inst alls a file for th e currency un it according to the system's standar d Regional Setting. I[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 728 Uninstalling Prin t Job Accounting Uninstall the Server Software 1. Select a printer in the lef t pane of the Server Sof tware. 2. Select St art/end log from the Printer menu. 3. Select Delete a printer from the Printer menu. Y ou are prompted as to whether o [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 729 Uninstalling Prin t Job Accounting Uninstall the Client Software On each Client computer, click Start → Programs → Okidat a → OKI Print Job Accounting Client → Delete OKI Print Job Account ing client .[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PrintSuperVision • 730 PrintSuperV ision General Information PrintSuperVision is a web-based application for managing printing devices connecte d to a network. PrintSuperVision provides access to networked printer da ta for monitoring, re porting and managing networked p rinters. It provid es a[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PrintSuperVision • 731 Using T ypes of Users Guest Users A user, without username, can get b asic information about devices, such as type, status and location of printing de vices. Standard Us ers in addition to gues t user info rmation, standard users can get information about pr inting resour[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PrintSuperVision • 732 System Requirements Server Software Pentium 75, 64MB or bette r with CD support running: • Windows 98 with Microsoft Person al Web Serv er V ersion™, available f or free down load from M icrosoft™ as Op tion Pack 4.0. • Windows NT4 Workstation, SP6.0a, Micr osoft [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utilit y • 733 Network Print er Status Utility General Information This utility creates an ad ditional tab (STATUS) in the PostScript and PCL drivers that allows the client to monitor th e selected printer’s status. Load this program from the Menu Installer located on C[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utilit y • 734 Using 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . Right-clic k the Oki Printer icon. Click Properties . 2. Click on the ST A TUS tab. 3. Click the UPDA TE button to see device settings. The following screen displays: NetStatus2K.tif[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utilit y • 735 Click on an item to se e this information: Trays: Paper Type, weig ht Duplex: Installed/not installed Disk/Memory: RAM size and % used; Flash Memory size and % used Toner Remaining: % toner re maining is all cartridges NOT E If the Automatic Status Check bo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utilit y • 736 Checking the Print er Status Click the WEB SETTING button. The following screen displays: NetStatusK.tif Click on the items liste d on the left to see: • Network Summary • Login for Adminis trators • Job Login • Printer Menu To see real-time prin te[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Oki LPR Utility • 737 Oki LP R Utility General Information Oki LPR Utility allows you to print di rectly to a printer on the network without a print s erver. It crea tes an Oki Printer Port, and installs a pop-up status box so you can mon itor printer status. Oki LPR operates in Windows Me/9 8/[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Oki LPR Utility • 738 Oki LP R Status Bo x lpr_status.jpg The Oki LPR Utility Status Box displays the following information: •P r i n t e r s : Names of added printers (Y ou can add up to 30 printers) •S t a t u s : LPR Utility status (empty , co nnecting, sending, paused, checking sta tus,[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 739 Index Symbols %disk0% Hard disk drive PS partition 620 %Flash0% Flash Memory. PCL 620 *** CHANGE DRUM message 505 *** TONER LOW message 498 ***** DRUM NEAR LIFE message 522 ***** EMPTY 522 ***** NEAR END message 522 Numerics 0 Zero chara cter FX emulation 107 PPR emulatio n 104 0 pa[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 740 100% density adjustment 96 Highlight 93 Hue 596 in software applic ations 596 Lightness 596 mid-tones 94 of your mo nitor 596 Registration automatic adjustment 94 manual adjustment 95 RGB numbers for applicatio ns 595 Saturation 596 Test Pattern 93 Vividness 596 Administrative passw[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 741 Card stock Paper (Media ) Type 91 , 92 Paper Feed 53 , 54 part numb ers 577 Carrier sheet 76 Cassette Size and custom paper sizes 67 CENTRO I/F ERROR message 522 CHANGE ***** IMAGE DRUM message 505 , 522 CHANGE ***** TONER 498 CHANGE BELT UNIT message 508 , 522 CHANGE FUSER UNIT mes[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 742 CMYK or RGB, matching vivid colors Windows 2000 243 Windows Me/98/95 332 Windows NT 429 Windows XP 148 CMYK vs. RGB Windows 2000 236 Windows Me/98/95 324 Windows NT 422 Windows XP 141 CMYK, Proofing images Windows 2000 253 Windows Me/98/95 342 Windows NT 439 Windows XP 158 COLLATE F[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 743 Color matching, Factors that affect how software displays color Windows 2000 238 Windows Me/98/95 327 Windows NT 424 Windows XP 143 Monitor settings Windows 2000 237 Windows Me/98/95 326 Windows NT 423 Windows XP 142 Paper types Windows 2000 238 Windows Me/98/95 327 Windows NT 424 W[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 744 Windows NT 429 Windows XP 148 RGB only Windows 2000 243 Windows Me/98/95 332 Windows NT 429 Windows XP 148 RGB or CMYK Windows 2000 243 Windows Me/98/95 332 Windows NT 429 Windows XP 148 Windows 2000 243 Windows Me/98/95 332 Windows NT 429 Windows XP 148 Color matching, Warm or co o[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 745 Windows Me/98/95 326 Windows NT 423 Windows XP 142 Color Tuning 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 93 Color Tuning Pattern Printing 78 Sample 79 Dark by color 94 Darkness (Density) by color 94 Highlight by color 93 Mid-tone by color 94 See also Color Intensity Color Utilities 24 Color, Adjusting C[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 746 CPU specifications 572 CR Code FX emulation 107 PCL emulation 101 PPR emulation 105 Curl, paper 538 reducing 95 Current printer settings Printing a list 82 Custom colors, creating 593 , 594 , 596 Custom page size See Paper Size D Danish, disp lay language 98 Darkness, adjust ment fo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 747 DIMMO 99 DISK FILE OPERATION FAILED message 523 DISK FULL 523 Overlays 480 , 630 Windows 2000 297 Windows Me/98/95 387 Windows XP 200 Proof and Print Windows 2000 283 Windows Me/98/95 373 Windows NT 465 Windows XP 187 Secure Print Windows 2000 287 Windows Me/98/95 377 Windows NT 469[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 748 Duplex unit Enabling Windows 2000 PCL 222 PS 221 Windows Me/98/95 PS or PCL 316 Windows NT PCL 409 PS 408 Windows XP PCL 127 PS 126 Installation 566 Dutch, display language 98 E Economy Toner Save mode 40 , 90 ECP and parallel transm ission mode 544 Edit Size 90 EEPROM INITIALIZE ER[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 749 diagram 55 Manual paper feed 55 Multi purpose (MP) tray 92 Paper exit 69 Paper Feed 69 Paper Size 92 part numb ers 578 Redi-Strip seal 578 security 578 Size 90 Specifications 75 Storage 75 Temperat ure requirem ents for printing 75 Window 75 Environment operating the prin ter 574 Ep[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 750 Files deleting from HDD 624 , 626 list of files in printer’s memory (HDD) 623 viewing from HDD 624 Fit to Letter FX emulation 107 PPR emulation 105 Flash memory change size 112 initialize 112 maintenance (Sto rage Device Manager) 600 PCL %Flash0% 620 2 620 storing forms 612 Flip s[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 751 Forms ID number 622 PCL Macros 615 PostScript 608 Storage Device Mana ger 608 storing in printer flash memory 612 storing on printer hard disk drive 612 test print 614 volume number 620 Frame type, Ethernet 111 French, disp lay language 98 Front (Con trol) Panel Messages See Control[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 752 Graphics, professional Windows 2000 PS 254 Windows Me/98/95 PS 344 Windows XP PS 159 Graphs Color matching Windows 2000 253 Windows Me/98/95 342 Windows NT 439 Windows XP 158 Grayscale Printing Windows 2000 249 Windows Me/98/95 338 Windows NT 435 Windows XP 154 H Hard disk drive 562[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 753 PCL or PS 197 PS partition 620 Shutdown sequence 88 storing a document Windows 2000 292 Windows Me/98/95 381 Windows NT 473 Windows XP 195 storing forms 612 viewing files 624 Heat Printing specifications 74 , 75 , 76 Heavy Paper Weight 72 , 73 , 91 Height font 99 Hexadecimal dump 11[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 754 Windows Me/98/95 344 Windows XP 159 Profiles Windows 2000 PS 254 Windows Me/98/95 PS 344 Windows XP PS 159 INSTALL ADDITIONAL MEMORY message 524 INSTALL NEW IMAGE DRUM message 524 INSTALL NEW TONER message 524 INSTALL PAPER CASSETTE message 524 Interface Network 61 , 62 Parallel 61 [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 755 Legal Tray number 114 Legal 13 paper size Duplexing 69 Paper exit 69 Paper Feed 69 Legal 14 paper size Duplexing 69 Paper exit 69 Paper Feed 69 Letter fit to letter FX emulation 107 PPR emulatio n 105 printing on A4 101 Letter paper size Duplexing 69 Paper exit 69 Paper Feed 69 Lett[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 756 Lines lines per page 90 minimum width a nd pen width adjust 102 printing fi ne lines 102 Lines, on outp ut 113 mm intervals 540 44 - 94 mm intervals 540 See also Print Quality Problems evenly spaced 540 White, horizontal 115 LOAD message 524 Loading paper 42 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 757 Medium Light Paper Weight 91 paper weight 72 , 73 Memory 555 available sizes 555 Enabling Windows 2000 PS only 216 Windows Me/98/95 PS only 312 Windows NT PS only 403 Windows XP PS only 121 Flash change size 112 initialization 112 Font cach e size 112 list of files in printer’s me[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 758 Menus Color 93 Disk Maintenance 113 FX Emulation 106 Information 86 Lists of Menus 85 Maintenance 116 Media 91 , 92 Memory 112 Network 111 Parallel 109 PCL Emulation 99 PPR Emulation 103 Print 89 Print Jobs 85 Shutdown 88 System Adjust 114 , 115 System Configuration 97 Test Print 87[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 759 Windows XP 142 6500k Windows 2000 237 , 246 Windows Me/98/95 326 , 335 Windows NT 423 , 432 Windows XP 142 , 151 9300k Windows 2000 237 , 246 Windows Me/98/95 326 , 335 Windows NT 423 , 432 Windows XP 142 , 151 default Windows 2000 237 Windows Me/98/95 326 Windows NT 423 Windows XP [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 760 Network communication protocol 97 DHCP/BOOTP 111 Ethernet frame type 111 EtherTalk protocol 111 Gateway address 111 graphic-intensive applications 555 Initialization 111 installation and Administra tor’s authority 62 Interfaces 61 , 62 IP address 111 Menu Map 111 NETBEUI protocol [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 761 Windows Me/98/95 340 Windows NT 437 Windows XP 156 OFFLINE message 524 Offline receive Parallel 109 USB 110 OKI Bright White Proo fing Paper part numb ers 577 OKI Color Matching Windows 2000 249 PS 250 Windows Me/98/95 338 PS 339 Windows NT 435 PS 436 Windows XP 154 PS 155 OKI LPR U[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 762 Overlays ID number 620 Overlays, Creating Windows 2000 297 Windows Me/98/95 387 Windows NT 479 , 629 Windows XP 200 Overlays, Defining Windows 2000 PCL 306 PS 302 Windows Me/98/95 PCL 396 PS 392 Windows NT PCL 490 , 642 PS 486 , 641 Windows XP PCL 209 PS 205 Overlays, Description Wi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 763 Paper (Media) Size by paper tray 573 Paper curl reducing 95 when fed 538 Paper Exit and Paper Size 69 Capacity Face Up Windows 2000 224 , 232 , 262 , 266 Windows Me/98/95 319 , 352 , 356 Windows NT 411 , 418 , 444 , 450 Windows XP 129 , 137 , 167 , 171 capacity 573 effect of Paper T[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 764 Paper Feed, Short Edge first Windows 2000 264 Windows NT 448 Windows XP 169 Paper Feed, Source, through Print Menu 89 Paper Feed, Straight through path 53 , 54 Paper Feed, Switching between paper trays 49 Paper Feed, Tray 1 Paper Sizes 69 Paper Types 72 , 73 Paper Weights 72 , 73 Pa[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 765 PAPER SIZE ERROR message 524 Paper Size, A4 69 Paper Size, A5 69 Paper Size, A6 69 Paper Size, Automatic recognition 67 Paper Size, B5 69 Paper Size, Custom 67 , 69 , 89 Duplexing 69 Paper exit 69 Paper Feed 69 Units of measure 92 length 92 width 92 Windows 2000 PCL 265 PS 261 Windo[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 766 Paper trays capacity 573 Custom page size See Paper Size Identifying with labels (media size) 570 numbers 570 Multi purpose (MP) tray See Multi purpose (MP) tray See Paper Size order of u se 497 oldest paper fir st 495 Page counts See Page count s Rear Cover 531 Selecting 52 Straigh[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 767 single sided printing 72 , 73 Face down 72 , 73 Face Up 72 , 73 Letterhea d 91 MP tray 72 , 73 , 92 Printer driver 71 Rear exit 72 , 73 Recycled 91 Rough 91 Selecting 70 Settings 52 , 67 , 70 Top exit 72 , 73 Transparencie s 91 Tray 1 72 , 73 Tray 2 72 , 73 Tray 3 72 , 73 Windows 20[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 768 Paper, Lab el Duplexing 73 Paper Exit 73 Paper Feed 73 Paper Weight 73 Paper, Laid p aper 74 Paper, Menu settings 91 , 92 Paper, NCR paper 74 Paper, Perforations 74 Paper, Photosensitive 74 Paper, Pressure sensitive 74 Paper, Ragg ed edges 74 Paper, Recommendations website 74 Paper,[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 769 Passwords Administrative 607 Windows 2000 287 Windows Me/98/95 377 Windows NT 469 Windows XP 191 PCL Composite Black, printing 41 printing b lack 41 True black, pr inting 41 PCL Emulation Menu 99 default settings 583 PCL Macros (forms) 615 PCL5c internal font 572 print language 572 [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 770 PCL only 399 Windows NT PCL only 493 Windows XP PCL only 212 PostScript Communicat ion Protocol Mode Network 97 USB 97 Forms 608 process simulation generator 95 PostScript Color Matching Windows 2000 249 , 252 Windows Me/98/95 338 , 341 Windows NT 435 , 438 Windows XP 154 , 157 Post[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 771 Print Menu 89 Copies, number of 89 default settings 579 Duplex 89 PRINT MENU MAP message 82 Print processi ng does not start 553 slow 553 stops 553 takes a long time to start 552 Print quality 100% CMY density 96 accuracy 573 Adjust density 93 adjusting color 93 , 94 , 596 adjusting[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 772 Print resolution 572 and slow printing 553 Print Menu setting 90 Print speed heavy weight paper 74 laid paper 74 monochro me 90 specifications 573 textured paper 74 Print start position 573 FX emulation 107 PPR emulation 105 Print start times 572 Print Status LCD panel 63 Printer ac[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 773 Windows XP 120 Paper size 68 Paper type 71 Paper weight 71 Printer Settings Changing 83 Current 82 Network 111 Printing 82 Printing a list 82 Reset to Factory Defaults 84 Printer settings vs. Computer Settings 67 , 70 , 128 , 133 , 223 , 228 , 317 , 410 , 414 Printer settings vs. Co[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 774 Printing, Face Up 53 Windows 2000 224 , 232 , 262 , 266 Windows Me/98/95 319 , 352 , 356 Windows NT 411 , 418 , 444 , 450 Windows XP 129 , 137 , 167 , 171 Printing, Forc e the printer t o print 64 Printing, Problems Slow printing Windows 2000 233 Printing, reducing text to fit 107 P[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 775 Ready light 56 Flashing 63 ON 63 Rear paper exit Opening and closing 53 , 54 , 55 Rear stopper 44 Receive buffer full Parallel 109 USB 110 size 112 Recovery Automatic memory overflow 97 print overrun 97 Recycled Paper (Media ) Type 91 Recycled paper 74 Paper (Media ) Type 91 Windows[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 776 Reports Color Swatch Sample 594 Error 98 Error Log 86 Hexadecimal dump 115 information about pr int jobs 651 List of current printer settings 82 list of files in printer’s memory (HDD) 623 Network Administrator 651 Resolution Print Changing Windows 2000 270 Windows Me/98/95 360 Wi[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 777 RGB, Using ICC Profiles PS Windows 2000 254 Windows Me/98/95 344 Windows XP 159 RGB, Windows ICM Color Matching PCL or PS Windows 2000 257 Windows Me/98/95 346 Windows XP 162 Rough Paper (Media ) Type 91 Rough paper Paper (Media ) Type 91 S Sample Color Swatches 594 Saturation, adju[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 778 Skew, paper 538 Slow printing 553 and Print Resolution 553 Windows 2000 233 Windows Me/98/95 321 Windows NT 419 Windows XP 138 Soft reset USB 110 Software applications how color is displayed Windows 2000 238 Windows Me/98/95 327 Windows NT 424 Windows XP 143 Media Type 52 , 67 , 70 [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 779 Stripes, on output See Print Quality Problems Subnet mas k 111 Sunlight monitor settings Windows 2000 237 Windows Me/98/95 326 Windows NT 423 Windows XP 142 Support website 74 , 76 Swedish, display language 98 SWOP 95 Symbol sets FX emulation 106 PCL emulation 100 PPR emulation 104 [...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 780 by color 118 life expectancy 498 by color 118 of first toner cartridge in a new image drum 498 LOW TONER menu setting 98 messages do not clea r 498 packing for shipment 521 part numb ers 575 replacing 505 rubs off output 543 safety precau tions 498 sealing for shiipping 521 stains 4[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 781 Troubleshooting 55 1 Error Log (Repor t) 86 Fuser Roller damaged 70 Hexadecimal dump 115 Labels 76 website 74 , 76 True Black 41 , 101 True Type Fon t s Windows 2000 215 Windows Me/98/95 311 Windows NT 402 Windows XP 120 Turkish, display language 98 U Ultra Heavy Paper Weight 72 , 7[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 782 V VALUE button 65 Verso duplex prin ting 114 Vertical print position adjustment 114 for duplex 114 Viewing conditions fluorescent lighting vs. sunlight Windows 2000 236 Windows Me/98/95 325 Windows NT 422 Windows XP 141 Vivid colors Color matching Windows 2000 243 Windows Me/98/95 3[...]

Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 783 X x adjust horizontal position 114 for duplex 114 Y y adjust vertical position 114 for duplex 114 Z Zero chara cter FX emulation 107 PPR emulation 104[...]