Oce 9400-II User manual

Océ 9400-II
User Manual

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Océ-Technologies B.V. Venlo, The Netherlands © 2000
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, copied, adapted,
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Océ.
Océ-Technologies B.V. makes no representation or warranties with respect to
the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of
merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose.
Further, Océ-Technologies B.V. reserves the right to revise this publication and
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notify any person of such revision or changes.
Code number 7137086
Edition 2.0
Océ-Technologies B.V.
GB
This manual contains a description regarding the Océ 9400-II system and a
detailed explanation about the plot functions. The introduction (chapter 1)
contains a general description of the working methods for using the copier and
it is recommended that you read at least this chapter.
Overview of copier parts on the covers
To assist you in finding parts of the copier/printer and the functions on the
operating panel quickly, an illustration of the Océ 9400-II is presented on the
inside front cover and of the operating panel on the inside back cover, both of
which can be folded out.
Safety information
This manual contains the following safety information:
■Appendix C lists ‘Instructions for safe use’. You are advised to read this
information before you start to actually use the copier. Technical safety
information such as safety data sheets can also be found in appendix C.
■Where applicable, cautions and warnings are used throughout this manual to
draw your attention to safety precautions to be taken.
Trademarks
■PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc.
■HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL and DESIGNJET are trademarks of Hewlett
Packard Company.
■Microsoft, MS, and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
■MS-Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
■CalComp is a trademark of California Computer Products Inc.
■TIFF is a trademark of Aldus Corporation.
■CALS is a military standard.

Contents 3
Contents
Chapter 1
Getting started
The Océ 9400-II printer 10
The printer operating panel 11
Buttons 12
Display 13
The Océ 9400-II copier 14
Image logic 14
Optional 14
The scanner operating panel 15
Stand-by mode 16
Buttons and functions 16
Switching on/off the copier 18
Switching on/off the printer 19
Chapter 2
Installation of the printer
Connect the printer to your host environment 22
Centronics 23
SCSI-2 25
Ethernet 27
Ethernet cabling 27
Supported printing protocols 29
Preferred printing solution 30
Printing via LPD 31
Printing via FTP 32
Printing via SMB 34
Setting up SMB on Windows 95/98 and NT 34
Troubleshooting 35
Setup the memory configuration 36
Input buffer 36
Bitmap buffer 37

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Chapter 3
(Re)load media and toner
Inserting a new print material roll 40
Automatic roll switching 40
Reloading rolls 41
Cutting the paper to get a straight leading edge 44
Printing using the manual feed 47
Programming media settings 48
Refilling toner 51
Chapter 4
Copy jobs
Introduction 56
Making copies 57
Starting the copy process 58
Activating/de-activating the rewind function 59
Change settings 60
Number of copies 60
Copying using roll 1 or roll 2 60
Copying using manual feed 61
Reduction/enlargement 62
Copying using synchro or standard cut 63
Adjusting the leading/trailing edge 64
Modifying the exposure 67
Inverted copies/Blueprints 68
Poster mode 68
Chapter 5
Print jobs
Printing files 70
Océ application 71
Océ drivers 71
Cut method 72
Plot Center 72
Leading/trailing edge 73
Demo plot 74
Cancel plot 74

Contents 5
Chapter 6
Use of the Scan-to-File option
Introduction 76
Related documentation 77
Chapter 7
Customizing the printer
Defining pen settings 80
Defining language settings 82
Automatic language sensing 82
Data format recognition 83
Manual data format selection 84
HP-GL 85
HP-GL print origin 85
HP-GL page advance 85
Merge mode 86
HP-GL/2 87
HP-GL/2 print origin 87
HP-GL/2 page advance 87
HP-GL/2 pen priority 88
Designjet compatibility 89
Merge mode 89
HP-RTL 90
CalComp 91
CalComp print origin 91
Checksum parameter 92
CalComp pen priority 92
Merge mode 93
End of Message parameter 93
Synchronization code parameter 94
Double synchronization code parameter 95
CalComp step size 96
Raster formats 97
CALS 97
NIRS 97
TIFF 97
C4 (EDMICS) 97
PostScript level 2 98
PostScript data format selection 98
PostScript page layout 98
Default PostScript page size 99

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Chapter 8
Advanced printer menu functions
Introduction 102
Selecting the media saver 103
Nesting 103
Autoposition 105
Media saver time out 106
Flush media saver 106
Media saver plot size 107
Replot 108
Setting the number of copies 108
Quality setup 109
Poster mode 109
Rendering 110
Image type 111
Transformation 112
Print rotation 112
Print scaling 112
Autoscaling 113
Password 116
Dump configuration 117
Service 118
Chapter 9
Solving problems
Problem solving printer 120
Printer warnings 120
Operator recoverable errors (printer) 121
Clearing paper jams 122
Printer recoverable errors 124
Problem solving copier 125
Scanner error 125
Operator recoverable errors scanner 125
Please wait 126
Printer error 126
Clearing original jam 126
Cleaning the glass platen 127

Contents 7
Appendix A
Overview and tables
Product specifications printer 130
Product specifications scanner 131
Interfaces 132
Centronics protocol 132
SCSI-2 protocol 132
Ethernet protocol 132
Centronics port configuration 133
SCSI-2 port configuration 134
Ethernet port configuration 135
Originals that can be used 136
Copy material that can be used 137
Overview of standard zoom formats 139
Order of standard sizes for using standard cut 140
Appendix B
Controller firmware upgrade
Controller firmware upgrade 142
Troubleshooting 144
Appendix C
Safety information
Instructions for safe use 146
Safety data sheets 147
Safety data sheet Océ 9400-II printer 148
Safety data sheet Océ 9400-II scanner 149
Safety data sheet Océ 9400-II Printer and Scanner 150
Safety data sheet B4 toner 151
Safety data sheet Océ D4 developer 153
Safety data sheet OPC drum 155
EPA Energy Star® 157
Appendix D
Miscellaneous
Notation conventions 160
Reader’s comment sheet 161
Addresses of local Océ organisations 163
Index 165

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Océ 9400-II
User Manual
Chapter 1
Getting started
This chapter contains a general description of the Océ
9400-II and how to install and setup the printer to be ready
for use. Furthermore it describes how to get the copier
ready to copy.

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The Océ 9400-II printer
The Océ 9400-II is the successor of the Océ 9400. It has an improved faster
controller and a higher memory configuration.
The Océ 9400-II is a wide format printing system. The machine is equipped
with an automatic 1- or 2-roll unit. The Océ 9400-II prints on paper,
transparent paper, vellum and polyester film. Its powerful digital technology
offers users optimal ease of use and the reliability that one might expect from
Océ.
The machine has features, such as:
■automatic language sensing and remote control
■centronics, Ethernet 10/100 Mb/s (TCP/IP) and SCSI interface (for
Scan-to-File option only)
■fast, high quality printing
■autoscale of vector data
■media saver
Optional:
■automatic 2-roll unit
■memory extension modules
■compact output stacker
■PostScript level 2
■high capacity delivery tray
■scanner Océ 9400-II
■print server for Novell and Ethertalk
■Repro Desk print management software
■Scan-to-file software
■Océ 940 off line folder
Note: The optionals can vary per country.

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The printer operating panel
The operating panel which is located at the right hand side of the printer
console is easy to use (see figure 1).The panel consists of buttons and a display.
[1] Printer operating panel
In normal operation, the printer can process print jobs, and the 2 line display
indicates the current status of the printer (e.g. ‘READY’ or ‘RASTERIZING’).
With the buttons on the operating panel you may enter the Program mode and
easily setup the printer according to your requirements.
previous
next/select
cancel/
continue
program
READY
C

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Buttons
‘Program’ To activate the program mode and to enter the top level menu. In
this mode the user can use ‘next/select’ the ‘previous’ and or buttons to
step through the menu.
Pressing ‘Program’ again, or if there is no action during 1 minute in Program
mode, the machine returns to the status mode.
Note: If you press the Program button while the printer is printing, the led
above the program button flashes. As soon as the printing process is ready, you
automatically enter the program mode. Bear in mind that when you are in the
Program mode, the printer will not print.
‘Next/select’ To select an option or a setting in the menu. Or in case a submenu
is present, enter a menu on a lower level.
‘Previous’ By pressing this button you go one level higher in the menu.
Browse buttons or These two buttons are used to select another mode at
the same level of the menu, or to display the next or previous option from the
option list.
‘Cancel/continue’ This button is used to cancel the present print job or to
continue after an operator recoverable error.

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Display
The two-lines LCD display provides feedback about print job status in normal
mode and menu items in Program mode.
During normal operation the following messages may appear:
Status messages indicates the actual status of the printer, e.g. ‘READY’,
‘PROCESSING’ etc.
Warning messages during a warning message the printer will continue to
operate, but it is possible that the print quality is not optimal, e.g. ‘REFILL
TONER’.
Error messages the printer will stop and the user has to take action. For
example: ‘PAPER JAM’.
Action messages an action message prompts the user to perform an action
before the print job is resumed. For example: ‘FEED SHEET’ in case of
manual feed.

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The Océ 9400-II copier
The Océ 9400-II isalso adigital copier for large documents (e.g. architectural or
engineering drawings). The machine is easy to use and makes copies on paper,
transparent paper, vellum and polyester film with the quality and reliability that
one might expect from Océ.
To use the Océ 9400-II as a copier, a wide-format scanner is connected to the
printer. Please note that you still can send print jobs when the Océ 9400-II is
used as a copier. The print jobs are processed after copying is finished.
The machine detects whether a user wants to print a document or to make a
copy, and switches automatically after 1 minute to printing mode.
Image logic
The Océ 9400-II copier makes use of Océ image logic technology. This
technology ensures that the quality of every copy is automatically optimised.
Optional
Scan-to-file software (including Océ Scan Station and Océ View Station)
Océ Batch Processor software.

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The scanner operating panel
The operating panel which is located at the right hand side of the scanner is
easy to use (see figure 2).
[2] Scanner operating panel
start
roll 1
roll 2
auto
4
2
0
2
+
-
stop/
correction
darker
lighter
manual
+
-
exposuredarkermedia
please
wait printer error
synchro leading
trailingstandard
steps
%
cut edge zoom

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Stand-by mode
The operating panel (see the illustration on inside back cover) on the Océ
9400-II is easy to use and specially designed to carry out copy jobs.
After switching on the scanner, (see page 18), the machine is always ready for
operation. In this state, the operating panel is in stand-by mode, which is in fact
a low power mode. The operating panel activates in the following situations:
■when you feed an original
■when a button on the operating panel is pressed
Note: If you do not work with the operating panel for more than 1 minute and
no original is fed, it returns automatically to stand-by mode. The Océ 9400-II,
however, remains always ready for operation. If however the original remains
in the scanner feed table, the operating panel returns to stand-by mode after
2.5 minutes but the settings will remain.
Buttons and functions
Start button The copy process starts with the current settings. After pressing
the start button no more changes are possible for the copies that are already
being processed, with exception of the ‘stop/correction’ button.
-/+ button Press these buttons to increase or decrease the number of copies.
The copy quantity can be changed at all times. Adjustable from 1 to 19 copies.
Stop/Correction button This button has two functions: stopping the original
during the original transport, or correcting the selected settings.
■Before starting the copying process:
Pressing this button once: The number of copies selected is erased and the
default value ‘1’ will be displayed. All other settings remain unchanged.
Pressing this button twice: All settings that have been selected will also be
erased and reset to the default settings. The number of copies selected will
revert to ‘1’ , if it is not already set to this value. If required, you can select
new settings.

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■During the copying process:
If you press this button while an original is being fed, the copying process
will stop immediately. If you want to abort a multicopy job after the scanning
of the original is finished, you must abort the copying process by pressing the
‘cancel/continue’ button on the printer. You have to open the top cover of the
scanner to remove the original (‘Clearing original jam’ on page 126).
Media button With this button you choose the input of the copy material.
Possible input selections are roll 1, roll 2 or manual feed.
Exposure scale You modify the exposure level with the ‘lighter’ and ‘darker’
buttons. The exposure level can be changed at all times.
Auto exposure button With this button the Automatic Background
Compensation can be switched on or off.
Cut button This button toggles between synchro cut mode and standard cut
mode.
In synchro cut mode, the copy is cut at the length of the original.
In standard cut mode, the copy is cut at a standard length.
Edge button This button toggles between leading and trailing edge. With this
button you add or remove a strip at the leading or trailing edge.
Zoom button You can vary the zoom factor between 25% and 400%. Either in
fixed steps or percentages.
Up/Down buttons When using zoom-, edge- or the standard cut-mode you can
modify the values of these modes by pressing the up or down button.
Start indication This indication above the start button is on if the scanner is
ready to make a scan and is off when the scanner is scanning an original. Also
this is the only indication which is on when the scanner is in standby mode.
Please wait This indication is blinking when the user has pressed the start
button but the system is not ready to scan. E.g. because the system is busy with
a multicopy job or because the system is processing a printjob.
Printer error This indication is on if there is an error on the printer. Check the
operating panel of the printer for the error message.

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Switching on/off the copier
Switching on the copier consists of:
■switching on the scanner
■switching on the printer (see page 19).
After switching on the system is ready for operation. In this state, the machine
is in stand-by mode. There is no need to switch it off after each copy job. You
can leave the copier switched on for the rest of the day. At all times, the Océ
9400-II is ready for operation.
If the copier has been inactive for more than 1 minute, the operating panel
returns automatically to the stand-by mode. The operating panel of the scanner
is activated in the following situations:
■you feed an original
■a button on the operating panel is pressed
▼
▼▼
▼Switching on the scanner
1Set the on/off switch at the rear of the scanner, to position ‘1’ (see figure 3). If
the mains is connected correctly, the green switch will light up.
[3] On/off switch of the scanner
Note: The system is immediately ready for use. The scanner can be switched on
and off independently from the printer and without any particular order.
▼
▼▼
▼Switching off the scanner
1Set the on/off switch at the rear of the scanner, to position ‘0’ (see figure 3).

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Switching on/off the printer
After switching on the printer is ready for operation.
▼
▼▼
▼Switching on the printer
1Set the on/off switch at the rear of the printer to position ‘1’ (see figure 4). If
the mains is connected correctly, the green switch will light up.
[4] On/off switch of the printer
Note: When ‘Ready’ is displayed on the operating panel the printer is ready for
use.
▼
▼▼
▼Switching off the printer
2Set the on/off switch at the rear of the printer to position ‘0’ (see figure 4).
Attention: Switching off the printer during a print job may cause loss of
information or a paper jam.

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