B4100
user's guide
PREFACE
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete,
accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of
errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in
software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will
not affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention of software products
manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the
manufacturer.
While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and
helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the
accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein.
The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Europe website:
http://www.okieurope.com
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Copyright © 2004. All rights reserved.
Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd.
Energy Star is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Hewlett-Packard, HP, and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard
Company.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Apple, Macintosh, Mac and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer.
Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of
their proprietors.
As an Energy Star Program Participant, the manufacturer has
determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for
energy efficiency.
This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives
89/336/EEC (EMC) and 73/23/EEC (LVD) as amended where applicable
on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to
electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage.
PREFACE > 2
CONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Printer features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using your printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Online usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Printing Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Abbreviations used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Printer components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Operator panel and Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operator panel layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Menu functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Printing menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Menu functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Paper recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Paper and envelope types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Transparencies and adhesive labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Face up and face down printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Printing envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Heavyweight paper or cardstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Paper feed, size and media setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Printer drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Windows operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Macintosh operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Printer settings in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Printing preferences in Windows applications . . . . . . . 33
Setting from Windows Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Printer settings in Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Consumables and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Consumable order details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Toner cartridge life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
When to replace the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Replacing the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Image drum life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
When to replace the image drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Replacing the image drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Resetting the drum counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Generating a cleaning page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cleaning the LED array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Status and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Input jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Feed jam or exit jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Print quality problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Software problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Overall dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Paper and tray information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Notes/symbols/terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Oki contact details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
NOTE
A note appears in this manual like this. A note provides additional
information to supplement the main text which may help you to use and
understand the product.
CAUTION!
A caution appears in this manual like this. A caution provides
additional information which, if ignored, may result in equipment
malfunction or damage.
WARNING!
A warning appears in this manual like this. A warning provides
additional information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of
personal injury.
NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS > 5
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing this 18 pages per minute
monochrome page printer.
Your new printer is designed with a range of advanced features to give
you crisp black and white pages at high speed on a wide range of print
media.
For your information, a summary of the main features of your printer
is given below.
PRINTER FEATURES
l Memory: 8MB
l High speed printing: 18 pages per minute
l Resolution: 1200x600 dpi
l Paper handling: 250 sheets (80g/m²)
l Emulation: Host-based
l USB 2.0 and parallel interfaces
l “Ask Oki” – a brand new, user-friendly function that gives a
direct link from your printer driver screen (but not illustrated in
this guide) to a dedicated web site specific to the exact model
you are using. This is where you will find all the advice,
assistance and support you could need to help you get the
best possible results from your printer.
USING YOUR PRINTER
To help you get the most from your printer, the manufacturer has
provided a variety of supporting materials of which this manual is one
example. A summary of these materials and their purposes is given in
the following chapter.
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual is the user’s guide (check the Oki website,
www.okieurope.com, for the most up-to-date version) for your printer
and forms part of the overall user support listed below:
l Quick set-up guide: to describe how to unpack, connect and
power up your printer.
l This User’s Guide: to help you to operate your printer and
make the best use of its many features. Also included are
guidelines for troubleshooting and maintenance to ensure that
it performs at its best.
l Installation Guides: accompany consumable items to describe
how to install them.
l Online Help: online information associated with the printer
driver and Status Monitor software.
ONLINE USAGE
This manual is intended to be read on screen using an Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat.
You can access specific information in two ways:
l In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your screen,
click on the topic of interest to jump to the required topic. (If
the bookmarks are not available, use the Table of Contents.)
l In the list of bookmarks click on Index to jump to the Index. (If
the bookmarks are not available, use the Table of Contents.)
Find the term of interest in the alphabetically arranged index
and click on the associated page number to jump to the page
containing the subject.
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PRINTING PAGES
The whole manual, Individual pages, or sections may be printed. The
procedure is:
1.
2.
From the toolbar, select [File], then [Print] (or press the
Ctrl + P keys).
Choose which pages you wish to print:
(a)
(b)
[All pages], for the entire manual.
[Current page] for the page at which you are looking.
(c)
[Pages from] and [to] for the range of pages you specify
by entering their page numbers.
3.
Click on [OK].
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