Oki B4100 User manual

B4100
user's guide

PREFACE > 2
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:
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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.

CONTENTS > 3
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

NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS > 5
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.

INTRODUCTION > 6
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
lMemory: 8MB
lHigh speed printing: 18 pages per minute
lResolution: 1200x600 dpi
lPaper handling: 250 sheets (80g/m²)
lEmulation: Host-based
lUSB 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.

ABOUT THIS MANUAL > 7
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:
lQuick set-up guide: to describe how to unpack, connect and
power up your printer.
lThis 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.
lInstallation Guides: accompany consumable items to describe
how to install them.
lOnline 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:
lIn 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.)
lIn 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. From the toolbar, select [File], then [Print] (or press the
Ctrl + P keys).
2. Choose which pages you wish to print:
(a) [All pages], for the entire manual.
(b) [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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ABBREVIATIONS USED
The following abbreviations are used in this manual:
Abbreviation Meaning
Ctrl Control
dpi dots per inch
LED Light Emitting Diode
MFT Manual Feed Tray
RAM Random Access Memory
SIDM Serial Impact Dot Matrix

PRINTER COMPONENTS > 10
PRINTER COMPONENTS
The important components of your printer are identified in the
following illustrations.
1. Operator panel
2. Top paper exit bin (150 sheets, face down)
3. Top cover release button
4. Top paper exit bin extension
5. Top paper exit bin extension paper guide
6. Paper tray content indicator
7. ON/OFF switch
8. Rear paper exit tray (50 sheets, face up)
9. Rear paper exit tray paper guide
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10. LED array
11. Image drum
12. Manual feed tray (single sheet) (shown in closed position)
13. Paper feed tray (250 sheets)
14. Toner cartridge
15. Fuser unit
16. Top cover
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17. Power cable connection
18. Cooling fan
19. USB interface connection
20. Parallel interface connection
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OPERATOR PANEL AND STATUS MONITOR > 13
OPERATOR PANEL AND STATUS
MONITOR
This chapter describes the function of your printer’s operator panel. It
is also useful to describe the Status Monitor software at this point as
it provides printer status information and allows you to access the
printer menus to set printer parameters such as, for example, paper
size. (See “Printer Drivers”for installation of the Status Monitor.)

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OPERATOR PANEL LAYOUT
The operator panel consists of 4 indicating LEDs and a control button.
From left to right, the LEDs indicate Power On, Ready, Manual feed and
Error.
LED INDICATORS
The LED indicators show the status of the printer and have five
operating conditions as follows:
lIndicator off
lIndicator on
lFlash 1 - slow blink - 1 long flash every 4 seconds
lFlash 2 - blink - 1 flash per second
lFlash 3 - rapid blink - 4 flashes per second.
All four LED indicators come on momentarily when power is switched
on using the main power switch.
Power on LED (green)
This indicator comes on and stays on when the printer is switched on
using the main power switch.
Ready LED (green)
lIndicator on
onon
on - the printer is on-line
on-lineon-line
on-line and ready to receive data.
lIndicator off
offoff
off - the printer is off-line
off-lineoff-line
off-line and cannot receive data.

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The meaning of the indicator LEDs when they flash (x) is summarised
as follows:
CONTROL BUTTON
The primary functions of the control button are activated by pressing
the switch momentarily and releasing. The primary functions are as
follows:
lTurning the printer off-line.
lTurning the printer on-line (ready).
lResuming printing after a paper error, paper jam, print
overrun, page overflow, or receiving buffer overflow.
lInterrupting data processing when the printer is receiving and
processing data.
lResuming data processing.
The secondary functions of the control button are activated after
turning the printer off line, then pressing and holding the switch for at
Flash type Ready
LED
(Green)
Manual feed
LED
(Amber)
Error
LED
(Amber)
Meaning
Flash 1 –
slow blink
x The printer is data processing
when printing has been
suspended.
xThe image drum requires
changing or toner is low.
Flash 2 —
blink
x The printer is receiving and
processing data during printing or
the printer is resetting itself.
xThe printer is requesting that
manual feed is used for paper
feed.
x There is a printing error, problem
with paper or a cover open.
x x x There is a minor error with the
printer.
Flash 3 —
rapid blink
x x x There is a major error with the
printer.

OPERATOR PANEL AND STATUS MONITOR > 16
least two seconds before releasing. The secondary functions are as
follows:
lPrinting the demo and menu pages.
lPrinting any data held in the buffer after printing has been
cancelled.
The other functions of the control button are activated after turning
the printer off line then pressing and holding the switch for at least
five seconds before releasing. The other functions are as follows:
lPrinting a cleaning page.
lResetting the printer and clearing the buffer after printing has
been cancelled.
STATUS MONITOR
After installing the printer driver software onto your computer, the
Status Monitor is then installed to indicate what is happening to the
printer when it is being used. (See the chapter entitled “Printer
Drivers”.) This Status Monitor is also used to control and change the
various printer settings.
NOTE
Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer Status
Monitor.
NOTE
A cleaning page can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor.
NOTE
To reset the printer to the default settings of the manufacturer, the
control button is pressed and held down while the printer is switched on
with the main power switch. The LED indicators blink when the printer
has reset to the default settings.

OPERATOR PANEL AND STATUS MONITOR > 17
Using the Printer Status Monitor
Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the printer
settings are carried out as follows:
1. Click on [Start], [Programs] and select
the Status Monito Status MonitoStatus Monito
Status Monitor. The
current printer status is shown.
2. Click on the window maximise
maximisemaximise
maximise button and the view will
expand to include the Printer State, Printer Setup
Printer State, Printer SetupPrinter State, Printer Setup
Printer State, Printer Setup and
Preferences
PreferencesPreferences
Preferences tabs.
Printer State Tab
This tab provides more detailed information about printer status.

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Printer Setup Tab
Selecting this tab provides access to the Printer Menu button, which,
when selected, enables configuration of the printer settings via a
series of tabs described in outline below. At all stages, detailed on-
line help is provided via the Help
HelpHelp
Help button.
1. Paper
PaperPaper
Paper: set paper size for standard tray and manual feed, tray
sequence and default number of copies.
2. Layout
LayoutLayout
Layout: set paper cassette size, printer emulation, lines per
page and paper orientation.
3. Quality
QualityQuality
Quality: set resolution (dpi), and darkness.
4. Economy
EconomyEconomy
Economy: set power save delay, toner save, auto eject time,
manual timeout, low toner action and jam recovery.
5. Test Print
Test PrintTest Print
Test Print: print demo page, printer menu setting list, and
clean the printer.
6. Memory
MemoryMemory
Memory: Confirm buffer size.
7. Maintenance 1
Maintenance 1Maintenance 1
Maintenance 1: configure printer USB and parallel interfaces,
clearable warning timing and reset drum counter and menu.
8. Maintenance 2
Maintenance 2Maintenance 2
Maintenance 2: adjust print and page positions, settings,
power save setting enable/disable, and select to print an error
report.

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9. About
AboutAbout
About: about this printer.
Preferences Tab
Selecting this tab provides the means to choose the information
displayed by the Status Monitor and how/when the Status Monitor
appears.
The default Alert view setting ensures that the Status Monitor pops up
to inform you of a condition that requires your attention e.g. toner low.
MENU FUNCTIONS
The printer menu settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen
collectively on a printed Menu Map. (For details of how to print such a
map, see “Printing menu settings”.)
It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are,
overridden by settings made in the printer drivers. However, several
of the driver settings can be left at “Printer Setting”, which will then
default to the settings entered in these printer menus.

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The menu functions and their default values are summarised in the
table in the section entitled “Menu Functions”.
CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE
Carry out the following instructions to change the language that is
displayed in the Status Monitor.
1. Start the Status Monitor.
2. Select the Printer Setup tab.
3. Click the Printer Menu button.
4. On the Maintenance 2 tab, select the required language in the
[Language] dropdown menu.
5. Click on [OK].
PRINTING MENU SETTINGS
The menu settings can be printed as a menu map as follows.
Using the control button
1. Press the control button to take the printer off-line.
2. Press and hold down the control button for at least two
seconds, but less than five seconds.
3. The printer prints a list of the menu settings and a demo print
page.
MENU FUNCTIONS
This section summarises the menus accessed via the Status Monitor.
The printer menu settings can be seen collectively on a printed Menu
Map. (For details of how to print such a map, see “Printing menu
settings”.)
NOTE
Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer Status
Monitor.