Oki C7100 User manual

C7100/C7300/C7500
USER’S GUIDE — WINDOWS 2000
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PREFACE > 2
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
Copyright © 2002. 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 and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc.
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.

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CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using this Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Online usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Printing Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CD-ROM disk contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CD1 - Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CD2 - Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CD3 - Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CD4 - Print Control software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Printer location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Printer components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Packaging and protective sheet removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Toner cartridge installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Loading paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Manual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Changing the display language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Confirmation printout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Paper feed, size and media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Paper, envelope types, transparencies
and adhesive labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Paper feed and exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Paper Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Paper weights and media settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Printer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Confirming current settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Changing the settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
List of menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Which printer driver? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Installed options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Internal hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Paper feed, size and media - defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Printer driver Network Extension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Colour Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Factors that affect the appearance of prints . . . . . . . . . 86
Choosing a Colour Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
RGB or CMYK? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Matching Photographic Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Matching Specific Colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Printing Vivid Colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
PCL Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Colour Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Colour Swatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
PostScript Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Colour Matching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Oki Colour Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
PostScript Colour Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
CMYK Ink Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Windows ICM Colour Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Using ICC Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Multiple pages on one sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Custom page sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Print resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Printing booklets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Printing watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Font substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Printing the font list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Proof and print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

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Secure printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Confidential printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Deleting confidential print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Store to hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Printing copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Deleting copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Overlay printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Creating documents to use as overlays. . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Downloading the print file to use as an overlay . . . . .137
Defining overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Printing posters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Adding Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Changing the toner cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Changing the image drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Changing the transfer belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Changing the fuser unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Cleaning the LED head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
LCD messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
In the paper tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Behind the front cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
On the transfer belt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Behind the rear cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
In the fuser unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
In the duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
In any additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Parallel transmission mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Problem solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Paper feed problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Paper jam has been cleared, but printer does
not print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Printing from Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cannot configure for parallel connection. . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cannot configure for USB connection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Printout is garbled or incorrect with parallel
connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

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Cannot print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Application error or general protection fault is
displayed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Insufficient memory.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Printing is slow.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Printer requests paper size change to
continue printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Unclear printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
The power is on, but the printer does not
go online. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Print processing does not start.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Print processing cancels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Printer makes a strange noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Printer takes a long time to start printing. . . . . . . . . . 192
Toner rubs off when you rub the printed surface.. . . . 192
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Network interface card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Additional memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Internal hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Additional paper trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
C7000 CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
External dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Print menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Media menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Colour menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
System Config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
PCL Emulation menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
PPR Emulation menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
FX Emulation menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Parallel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
USB menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Network menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Memory menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

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Disk Maintenance menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
System Adjust menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Maintenance menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Oki contact details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

PREFACE > 8
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 > 9
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing this colour printer!
In this chapter you will find a summary of the main features of your
printer followed by some advice on how to use this User’s Guide to get
the most from your printer.
FEATURES
>Three different models to choose from: C7100, C7300, C7500.
>High speed printing:
C7100 - 16 page per minute colour, 24 page per minute
monochrome.
C7300 - 20 page per minute colour, 24 page per minute
monochrome.
C7500 - 20 page per minute colour, 24 page per minute
monochrome.
>Booklet printing.
>Single pass digital technology for high quality, speed and
reliability.
>True 1200 dpi resolution (C7500) or 600 x 1200 dpi resolution
for very high quality output.
>Duplex printing for fast reliable two sided output (standard on
C7300dn and C7500hdn, optional on all other models).
>High speed, bi-directional parallel interface (IEEE-1284) and
USB interface.
>Industry standard network connectivity via internal network
interface card (Optional on C7100, standard on all other
models).
>Automatic interface switching between USB, parallel and
network interfaces.
>High capacity 10Gb hard disk drive (standard on hdn models,
optional on others).

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>PCL5c emulation and genuine Adobe PostScript 3 with
automatic switching.
>Versatile paper handling with standard 530 sheet paper tray
and 100 sheet multi purpose tray, up to a maximum of 1690
sheets capacity with the optional second and third paper
trays.
>Paper weight capacity of 60 gsm to 203 g/m².
>Standard multi purpose tray for card stock, envelopes etc.
>500 sheet output tray (face down) and 100 sheet face up tray
for continuous smooth running output.
>Environmentally friendly: the advanced power save mode
minimises power consumption and the separate toner and
drum design cuts down on waste.
>Automatic colour balance adjustment: in order to ensure
consistent output at all times, the machine automatically
performs a colour check when the machine is switched on,
when the top cover is opened and then closed, and adjusts the
colour balance automatically. It can even be set to adjust the
colour balance during long print runs.
>Auto media detect: detects the weight of the media being fed
through the printer then automatically adjusts the fusing
temperature, speed (if necessary) and transfer voltage to
ensure correct fusing and print quality.
>Your printer is one of the Oki C7100/C7300/C7500 family of
colour printers, configured as in the following table:
Model Network
card
Duplex Unit Memory Hard
disk
Additional
Trays
C7100 Option Option (requires
additional memory).
64Mb Option Option
C7100n Standard Option (requires
additional memory).
64Mb Option Option
C7300n Standard Option (requires
additional memory).
64Mb Option Option
C7300dn Standard Standard 128Mb Option Option
C7500hdn Standard Standard 256Mb Standard Option

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USING THIS MANUAL
This manual will lead you logically through the unpacking, setting up
and operation of your printer to help you to make the best use of its
many advanced features. Also included are guidelines for
troubleshooting and maintenance to ensure that it continues to
perform at its best. Instructions are also provided for adding optional
accessories as your needs evolve.
>The User’s Guide has been written using one printer as a
model, and the illustrations/screenshots reflect this. What
you see will be appropriate to the model you are installing.
>The User’s Guide has been designed to provide you with a
clear presentation on the installation and maintenance of your
new printer. This information is compiled in the logical
sequence required to result in a successful installation.
ONLINE USAGE
This manual is intended to be read on screen using Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat.
You can access specific information in two ways:
>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.)
>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.
NOTE
The information in this manual is supplemented by the extensive online
help facility associated with the printer driver software.

INTRODUCTION > 12
PRINTING PAGES
The whole book, 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].

GETTING STARTED > 13
GETTING STARTED
UNPACKING
After unpacking the printer and choosing a suitable place to put it,
check that all the necessary parts are available to continue.
1. The printer.
2. 4 toner cartridges (cyan, magenta, yellow and black).
3. CD-ROM disks containing printer drivers,network software and
documentation (see following page for contents).
4. LED lens cleaner (not illustrated).
5. Light proof plastic bags (not illustrated).
6. 2 Power cables (UK and European).
7. Setup Guide (not illustrated).
Retain all packing materials to faciliate transport.
WARNING!
This printer has a weight of 48 kg. 2 people are required to lift the
printer safely.

GETTING STARTED > 14
CD-ROM DISK CONTENTS
The CD-ROM disks supplied with your printer contain the following
software:
CD1 - DRIVERS
>Oki LPR
>CD Install
>Oki Template
>Storage Device Manager
>PDF Direct Printing
>Printer Drivers (all languages)
The software utilities are described briefly in the Help facility on the
CD and can be installed as required. They each have extensive on-line
Help facilities.
CD2 - MANUALS
>Printer User’s Guide
>Networking User’s Guide
CD3 - NETWORK
>PrintSuperVision
>NDPS
>Net Installer
>Oki LPR
>CD Install
>Web Jet Admin
>Oki Template Manager
>Storage Device Manager
>PDF Direct Printing
>Networking User’s Guide

GETTING STARTED > 15
CD4 - PRINT CONTROL SOFTWARE
>Print Control software
PRINTER LOCATION
Place the printer on a flat surface large enough and strong enough to
accept the size and weight of the printer. There must be sufficient
space around the printer to allow for access and printer maintenance.
20cm
40cm 20cm
60cm
60cm
48kg
48
Kg.

GETTING STARTED > 16
PRINTER COMPONENTS
1. Top cover
2. Control panel
3. Top cover release catch
4. Multi purpose tray (manual feed)
5. Paper support extension
6. Paper guides
7. Front cover
8. Paper tray
9. Paper level indicator
10. Power switch

GETTING STARTED > 17
11. LED heads (4)
12. Discharge roller
13. Fuser unit
14. Image drum and toner cartridge (cyan)
15. Image drum and toner cartridge (magenta)
16. Image drum and toner cartridge (yellow)
17. Image drum and toner cartridge (black)

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18. Power connector
19. Rear exit paper tray
20. Interfaces and option card slot
21. USB interface connector
22. Parallel interface connector
23. Network interface card (optional on C7100)

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SETTING UP
Before connecting this printer to a computer and power supply, the
toner cartridges must be installed and paper inserted in the paper
tray.
PACKAGING AND PROTECTIVE SHEET REMOVAL
1. Remove any adhesive tape and packaging from the printer.
2. Using the release handle, open the top cover.

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3. Remove the LED head restrainer from behind the LED heads in
the top cover.