Oki C3400n User manual

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Status Lights and Buttons (cont’d)
Status Lights
1. Normal status (Green): the printer
is operating normally, e.g. it is on
line or processing.
2. Warning status (Amber): you can
continue to use the printer without
intervention but an error may
result.
3. Error status (Amber, blinking):
you cannot continue to use the
printer. Intervention is required to
recover from the error.
Detailed Printer Status
See the Status Monitor if you are
using Windows, or the Printer Driver
in Mac.
Buttons
On Line
Cancel
Power Paper Alarm
Press
1 sec.
•Shifts to Off Line.
•When prompted,
begins printing side
2 of a 2-sided
document.
Press
2 sec. Status Page prints.
Press
5 sec. Demo Page prints.
Press
2 sec.
Cancels job 2 seconds
after start of switch
operation.

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Status Monitor
Double-click the taskbar icon to
maximize the status monitor, or click
on Start > Programs and select
Okidata OKI 3400 Status Monitor. The
current printer status is shown.
Printer State tab
This tab displays detailed information
about the status of the printer.
Printer Setup tab
Selecting this tab provides access to
the following:
Select Printer button
When selected, allows you to
monitor the status of any printer
configured for use with your
computer.
Open Configuration button
This button enables you to access
the printer menu. From the printer
menu, you can configure your
printer settings.
Preferences tab
Selecting this tab allows you to
choose the information displayed by
the Status Monitor and how/when the
Status Monitor appears.

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Status Monitor (cont’d)
User Settings
On the Status Monitor Setup tab,
click the Open Configuration button.
The User Settings Print Menu
appears. You change user settings
options from this menu.
Printer Menu utility (Mac only)
There is no status monitor in Mac.
You can change printer user settings
through the Printer Menu utility. You
can use Windows Print Control Server
Software to manage your printer in
Mac. For more information, see the
User’s Guide.

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Printing
Print a demo page
Press and hold On Line for 5 seconds.
Print a Status Page
Press and hold OnLine for 2 seconds.
Manual 2-sided Printing
(Windows only)
1. Ensure that there is enough paper
in the cassette tray to carry out
the print job.
2. Select File > Print and click the
Properties button.
3. Select either “Long Edge” or “
Short Edge”.
Note: If you require further
information, click the Duplex Help
button.
4. Click the OK button.
5. Every second page of your
document is printed first.

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Printing (cont’d)
Using the Cassette Tray
1. Open the cassette tray.
2. Place the printed paper in the tray,
printed side facing up.
3. Press the On Line button.
Using the Multi-Purpose Tray
1. Take the paper from the output
tray.
2. Feed one sheet at a time with the
printed side facing down and the
top of the page facing into the
printer.
3. Press the On Line button.

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Loading Paper
Loading Paper
Cassette Tray Multi-Purpose Tray

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Loading Paper (Cont’d)
Paper Exit
Face Down Stacker
•150 sheets of 20 lb. [80g/m2 ]
•Pages print in reading order (last
page on top, facing down)
Face Up Stacker
•Open the paper support to exit via
this path.
•Holds 10 sheets of 20 lb. [80g/m2]
•Handles stocks up to 54 lb. (203g/
m2)
•Always use the Face Up Stacker and
the Multi Purpose Tray for paper
stocks heavier than 32 lb. (120g/m2)

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Color Printing
Note: See the online User’s Guide for
a more complete guide to color
printing on your C3400n Printer.
AUTO Settings
For general use, the automatic
settings will produce good results for
most documents.
Manual Settings
The printer drivers supplied with your
printer provide several controls for
changing the color output
From a Windows application:
1. Choose File > Print.
2. Click the Properties button.
3. On the Color tab select Advanced
Color (1).
4. Choose the Manual color setting
(2).
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