Oki C130n User manual

User’s Guide
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C130n
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Copyright © 2009 by Oki Data. All Rights Reserved
C130n User’s Guide
P/N 59318601, Revision 1.0
May, 2009
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 web
site: http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com.
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Take Care with Toner Powder
Emergency First Aid
!If swallowed, give small amounts of cold water and seek medical
attention. DO NOT attempt to induce vomiting.
!If inhaled, move the person to an open area for fresh air. Seek medical
attention.
!If it gets into the eyes, flush with large amounts of water for at least 15
minutes keeping eyelids open. Seek medical attention.
Spillage
Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to help reduce risk of
staining skin or clothing.
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Contents
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1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Getting Acquainted with Your Printer......................................................9
Space Requirements ......................................................................... 9
Printer Parts.....................................................................................11
Printer CD .............................................................................................13
PostScript Drivers ............................................................................13
PCL Drivers......................................................................................13
PPD Files.........................................................................................13
Utilities ............................................................................................. 14
System Requirements...........................................................................15
2 Using the Windows Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Selecting Driver Options/Defaults......................................................... 17
Uninstalling the Printer Driver ...............................................................18
Displaying Printer Driver Settings .........................................................19
Using the Postscript®and PCL®Printer Drivers...................................20
Favorite Setting Button ....................................................................20
Advanced Tab (PostScript Printer Driver Only) ...............................21
Basic Tab......................................................................................... 22
Layout Tab.......................................................................................22
Cover Page Tab...............................................................................22
Watermark/Overlay Tab...................................................................23
Quality Tab.......................................................................................23
Other Tab.........................................................................................24
Limitations on printer driver functions installed with Point and Print 24
3 Using the Status Monitor (Windows Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Working with the Status Monitor ..........................................................26
Introduction......................................................................................26
Operating Environment....................................................................26
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Opening the Status Monitor.............................................................26
Using the Status Monitor..................................................................26
Recognizing Status Monitor Alerts........................................................27
Recovering from a Status Monitor Alert................................................27
Closing the Status Monitor....................................................................28
4 Printer Control Panel & Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
About the Control Panel........................................................................30
Control Panel Indicators and Keys................................................... 30
Toner Supply Indicators...................................................................32
Configuration Menu Overview............................................................... 32
PRINT MENU...................................................................................32
LANGUAGE MENU .........................................................................51
5 Media Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Print Media............................................................................................53
Specifications ..................................................................................53
Media Types.......................................................................................... 54
Plain Paper ......................................................................................54
Thick Stock ......................................................................................55
Labels .............................................................................................. 56
Letterhead Stationery.......................................................................57
Postcards.........................................................................................57
Printable Area ....................................................................................... 59
Page Margins...................................................................................59
Loading Media.......................................................................................60
Tray 1 (Multipurpose Tray)...............................................................60
Other Media.....................................................................................63
Tray 2...............................................................................................65
Duplexing..............................................................................................68
Duplex Printing................................................................................. 68
Output Tray........................................................................................... 70
Media Storage.......................................................................................71
6 Replacing Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Toner Cartridges...................................................................................73
General Information .........................................................................73
Storing and Handling Toner Cartridges ...........................................73
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Replacing a Toner Cartridge............................................................75
Replacing All Toner Cartridges at the Same Time...........................82
Imaging Cartridges................................................................................84
Replacing the Imaging Cartridge .....................................................84
The Fuser Unit ......................................................................................87
Replacing the Fuser Unit .................................................................87
7 Maintaining the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Maintaining the Printer..........................................................................95
Cleaning the Printer ..............................................................................98
Cleaning the Exterior .......................................................................98
Cleaning the Interior......................................................................... 99
8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Introduction ......................................................................................... 121
Printing a Configuration Page.............................................................122
Preventing Media Misfeeds.................................................................123
Understanding the Media Path............................................................124
Clearing Media Misfeeds ....................................................................125
Media Misfeed Messages and Clearing Procedures ..................... 126
Solving Problems with Media Misfeeds...............................................140
Solving Other Problems......................................................................142
Solving Problems with Printing Quality ...............................................146
Status, Error, and Service Messages.................................................. 152
Standard Status Messages............................................................152
Error Messages: Warning ............................................................. 153
Error Messages (Operator Call)..................................................... 154
Service Messages..........................................................................156
9 Installing Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Introduction ......................................................................................... 158
Tray 2..................................................................................................158
Installing Tray 2.............................................................................. 158
Duplex Option .....................................................................................162
Installing the Duplexing Attachment...............................................162
Installing the Duplexer ................................................................... 165
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10Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Printer Specifications .........................................................................169
Consumable Life Expectancy Chart.................................................... 172
User-Replaceable Consumables................................................... 172
Service-Replaceable Consumables ..............................................172
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Introduction
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Getting Acquainted with Your Printer
Space Requirements
To ensure easy operation, consumable replacement and maintenance,
adhere to the recommended space requirements detailed below.
Front View
496 mm (19.5")
100 mm
(3.9")
396 mm (15.6")
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Side View
Side View with Options (Second Tray & Duplpexer)
Note The option appears shaded in the above illustrations.
707 mm (27.8")
100mm
(3.9")
380 mm (14.9")
520 mm (20.5")
127 mm
(5.0")
245 mm
(9.6")
275 mm (10.8")
100 mm
(3.9")
922 mm (36.3")
100mm
(3.9")
435 mm (17.1")
637 mm (25.0")
157mm
(6.2")
130 mm
(5.1")
245 mm
(9.6")
392 mm (15.4")
100mm
(3.9")
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Printer Parts
The following drawings illustrate the parts of your printer referred to
throughout this guide, so please take some time to become familiar with
them.
Front View
1—Output tray
2—Control panel
3—Front cover
4—Dust cover
5—Tray 1 (Multipurpose tray)
6—Top cover
7—Fuser unit
8—Fuser separator levers
9—Fuser cover lever
10—Imaging cartridge
11—Toner cartridge
1
2
3
4
6
5
88
7
10
11
9
7
11
10
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Rear View
1—Power switch
2—Power connection
3—USB port
4—10Base-T/100Base-TX
(IEEE 802.3) Ethernet
Interface port
3
4
2
1
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Printer CD
PostScript Drivers
Note A specific PPD file has been prepared for applications (such as
PageMaker and Corel Draw) which require that a PPD file be specified
when printing.
When specifying a PPD file while printing on Windows Server 2008,
Vista, XP, Server 2003 and 2000, use the specific PPD file provided
on the Printer CD.
PCL Drivers
PPD Files
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/
Server 2003/2000 These drivers give you access to all of the printer features. See also
“Displaying Printer Driver Settings” on
page 19.
Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/
Server 2003 for 64bit
Operating System Use/Benefit
Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/
Server 2003/2000 These drivers give you access to all of the printer features. See also
“Displaying Printer Driver Settings” on
page 19.
Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/
Server 2003 for 64bit
Operating System Use/Benefit
Macintosh OS X (10.2.8/10.3/10.4/
10.5) These files are required in order to use the printer driver for each
operating system.
Macintosh OS X Server (10.2/10.3/
10.4/10.5)
Red Hat Linux 9.0, SuSE Linux 8.2
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Utilities
Documentation
Utility Use/Benefit
Status Monitor (Windows only) The current status of the printer in
addition to the status of consumables
and error information can be viewed.
For details, refer to See “Using the
Status Monitor” on page 26..
Documentation Use/Benefit
User’s Guide (this manual) This manual provides details on
general daily operations, such as
using the drivers and control panel
and replacing consumables.
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System Requirements
"Personal computer
–Pentium 2: 400 MHz (Pentium 3: 500 MHz or higher is recommended)
–Power Mac G3 or later (G4 or later is recommended)
–Macintosh equipped with an Intel processor
"Operating System
— Microsoft Windows
!Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise
!Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise x64 Edition,
!Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business/
Enterprise,
!Windows Vista Home Basic /Home Premium /Ultimate/Busi-
ness /Enterprise x64 Edition,
!Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (Service Pack 1 or
later; Service Pack 2 or later is recommended),
!Windows XP Professional x64 Edition,
!Windows Server 2003,
!Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition,
!Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later)
— Mac OS X (10.2 or later; We recommend installing the newest
patch), Mac OS X Server (10.2 or later)
— Red Hat Linux 9.0, SuSE Linux 8.2
"Free hard disk space
–Approximately 20 MB of free hard disk space for printer driver and Sta-
tus Monitor
–Approximately 128 MB of free hard disk space for image processing
"RAM
128 MB or more
"CD/DVD-ROM drive
"I/O interface
–10Base-T/100Base-TX (IEEE 802.3) Ethernet interface port
–USB Revision 2.0 and USB Revision 1.1 compliant port.
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Using the
Windows Printer
Drivers
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Selecting Driver Options/Defaults
Before you start working with your printer, you need to verify/change the
default driver settings. Also, if you have options installed, you should activate
them in the driver.
1Choose the driver’s properties as follows:
–Windows Server 2008/Vista
From the Start menu, click Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Printers to open the Printers directory. Right-click the icon for this
printer, and then click Properties.
–Windows XP/Server 2003
From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the
Printers and Faxes directory. Right-click the icon for this printer and
choose Properties.
–Windows 2000
From the Start menu, choose Settings > Printers to display the
Printers directory. Right-click the icon for this printer and choose
Properties.
2If you have installed options, proceed with the next step. Otherwise, skip
to step 9.
3Select the Configure tab.
4Check that the installed options are correctly listed. If not, proceed with
the next step. Otherwise, continue with step 8.
5Click Refresh to automatically configure installed options.
Note The Refresh is available only if bi-directional communication is
available with the printer; otherwise it is grayed out.
6From the Device Options list, select an option, then select Enable or
Disable from the Settings menu.
7Click Apply.
8Select the General tab.
9Click Printing Preferences.
The Printing Preference dialog box appears.
10 Select the default settings for your printer, such as the default media
format you use, on the appropriate tabs.
11 Click Apply.
12 Click OK twice.
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Uninstalling the Printer Driver
This section describes how to uninstall the printer driver if necessary.
1Close all applications.
2Choose the Uninstall Program as follows:
–Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/Server 2003
From the Start—All Programs menu, choose the item that contains
the printer utilities, and then click Uninstall Printer Driver.
–Windows 2000
From the Start—Programs menu, choose the item that contains the
printer utilities, and then click Uninstall Printer Driver.
3When the Uninstall dialog box appears, select the name of the driver to be
deleted, and then click the Uninstall button.
4Click Uninstall.
5Click OK, and restart your computer.
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Displaying Printer Driver Settings
Windows Server 2008/Vista
1From the Start menu, click Control Panel > Hardware and Sound >
Printers to open the Printers directory.
2Right-click the icon for this printer, and then click Printing Preferences.
Windows XP/Server 2003
1From the Start menu, choose Printers and Faxes to display the Printers
and Faxes directory.
2Right-click the icon for this printer and choose Printing Preferences.
Windows 2000
1From the Start menu, point to Settings > Printers to display the Printers
directory.
2Right-click the icon for this printer and choose Printing Preferences.
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Using the Postscript®and PCL®Printer
Drivers
Favorite Setting Button
This button appears on each tab. It allows the current settings to be saved.
To save the current settings, specify the desired settings, and then click Add.
Specify the settings described below, and then click OK.
"Name: Type in the name of the settings to be saved.
"Icon: Select an icon from the icon list to easily identify the settings.
The selected icon appears in the drop-down list.
"Sharing: Specify whether or not the settings to be saved can be used by
other users logged onto the computer.
"Comment: Add a simple comment.
Afterward, the saved settings can be selected from the drop-down list. To
change a registered setting, click Edit.
In addition, predefined settings "2-up", "Photo" and "Grayscale" can be
selected.
Select Defaults from the drop-down list to reset the functions in all tabs to
their default values.
Printer View
Click the button to display an image of the printer in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Paper View button (when a tab
other than the Quality tab is selected) or the Quality View button (when the
Quality tab is selected).
Note This button does not appear on the Advanced tab.
Paper View
Click the button to display a sample of the page layout in the figure area.
When this button is clicked, it changes to the Printer View button.
Note This button does not appear on the Quality tab.
Quality View
Click the button to display a sample of the settings selected in the Quality tab.
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