Oki ES1220n User manual

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Contents
Ordering Replacement Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Media Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Why Change Media Settings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Media Settings for Individual Print Jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Changing Default Media Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Trays 1 & 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
MP Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Loading Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Trays 1 & 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Multi-Purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Selecting/Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Thick Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Oki® Print Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ideas for Using Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Secure Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Proof & Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Printing Built-In Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting Power Save Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clearing Media Jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Jam 382 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Jam 381 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Jams 372 & 380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Jams 370, 373 & 383 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Jam 371 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Jam 391 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Jam 392 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Jam 390 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Changing Toner Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Service & Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Ordering Replacement Supplies
How to Order
• Contact the dealer where you
purchased your printer/color copy
system.
• To locate the dealer closest to you,
call 1-800-OKI-DATA
(1-800-654-3282.)
Order Numbers
Toner Cartridges, Type C6
Image Drums, Type C6
Color Part Number
Black 52115101
Cyan 52115102
Magenta 52115103
Yellow 52115104
Color Part Number
Black 56118101
Cyan 56118102
Magenta 56118103
Yellow 56118104

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Media Settings
Why Change Media
Settings?
Improper media settings:
• cause poor quality printing
• cause flaking
•can damage the printer
Default Media Settings
The Default Setting
The default media weight setting for
all trays is Medium.
Changing Defaults
To change the printer’s default settings
for print media, see pages 6 and 7.
Resetting to Original
Defaults
Note: The … which appears in these
steps indicates that you should
keep pressing the button
repeatedly until you see the
display indicated.
To reset the printer menu to its
original default settings:
1. Press to enter the Menu
mode.
2. Press …
MAINTENANCE MENU
3. Press .
MENU RESET
EXECUTE
4. Press .
The printer resets and returns to the
on-line state.
ENTER
ENTER

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Media Settings (cont.)
Media Settings for
Individual Print Jobs
If you are printing a job on special
media, you can temporarily load the
media in a tray and change the media
settings for that tray in the driver as
you print the job.
Ranges for Printer
Media Weight Settings
Note: To determine if a paper weight
is US Bond or Index, check the
metric equivalent. e.g.,
35 lb. US Bond = 132 g/m2
35 lb. Index = 64 g/m2
For more information, go to
www.paper-paper.com/
weight.html.
Table 1: Media Weight Settings,
US Bond
Setting US Bond (Metric)
Light 16 to 19 lb.
(60 to 71 g/m2)
Medium 20 to 27 lb.
(75 to 101 g/m2)
Heavy 28 to 32 lb.
(105 to 120 g/m2)
Ultra Heavy 33 to 54 lb.
(124 to 203 g/m2)
Table 2: Media Weight Settings,
Index
Setting Index (Metric)
Light 33 to 40 lb.
(60 to 71 g/m2)
Medium 42 to 56 lb.
(75 to 101 g/m2)
Heavy 58 to 67 lb.
(105 to 120 g/m2)
Ultra Heavy 69 to 113 lb.
(124 to 203 g/m2)

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Changing Default Media Settings
Trays 1 & 2
To Change the Media Weight
Default for Trays 1 & 2
Note: The default media weight
setting for Trays 1 and 2 is
Medium.
Note: The … which appears in these
steps indicates that you should
keep pressing the button
repeatedly until you see the
display indicated.
1. Press to enter the Menu
mode.
2. Press …
MEDIA MENU
3. Press .
TRAY1 PAPERSIZE
LETTER
4. Press …
TRAYX* MEDIAWEIGHT
MEDIUM
5. Press .
The second line of the display starts
blinking.
6. Press …
TRAYX* MEDIAWEIGHT
YYYY**
7. Press ☛.
*X= 1 or 2, depending on which
tray you wish to change.
** YYYY = Your choice of media
weights (see page 5):
Tray1 = Light, Medium, Heavy
Tray2 = Light, Medium, Heavy,
Ultra Heavy [maximum 40 lb.]
ENTER
ENTER
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Changing Default Media Settings
MP Tray
To Set Transparencies
as the Default Media
in the MP Tray
Note: For the MP Tray, the default
Media Type setting is Plain.
Note: The … which appears in these
steps indicates that you should
keep pressing the button
repeatedly until you see the
display indicated.
1. Press to enter the Menu
mode.
2. Press …
MEDIA MENU
3. Press .
4. Press …
MPT MEDIATYPE
PLAIN *
5. Press .
The second line of the display starts
blinking.
6. Press …
MPT MEDIATYPE
TRANSPARENCY
7. Press .
An asterisk appears next to your
selection.
MPT MEDIATYPE
TRANSPARENCY *
8. Press .
The setting is engaged and the
second line of the display stops
blinking.
9. Press .
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
BACK
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Changing Default Media Settings
MP Tray (cont.)
To Set Heavy Paper,
Labels, or Envelopes
as the Default Media
in the MP Tray
Note: For the MP Tray, the default
Media Size setting is Letter and
the default Media Type setting
is Plain.
First, set the Media Size
Note: The … which appears in these
steps indicates that you should
keep pressing the button
repeatedly until you see the
display indicated.
1. Press to enter the Menu
mode.
2. Press …
MEDIA MENU
3. Press .
TRAY1 PAPERSIZE
LETTER *
4. Press …
MPT PAPER SIZE
LETTER *
5. Press .
The second line of the display starts
blinking.
6. Press …
MP TRAY PAPERSIZE
XXXX†
† XXXX represents your media
size choice (for envelopes, select
COM-10 ENVELOPE).
7. Press , press .
The setting is engaged and the
second line of the display stops
blinking.
8. If you are setting the MP Tray for
envelopes:
Press and you are done.
If you are setting the MP Tray for
heavy paper or labels, keep going.
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER BACK
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Changing Default Media Settings:
MP Tray (cont.)
Then, Set the Media Type
(Heavy Paper and Labels
Only)
1. Press .
MPT MEDIATYPE
PLAIN *
2. Press .
The second line of the display starts
blinking.
3. Press …
MPT MEDIATYPE
YYYY†
† YYYY = LABELS or CARD
STOCK.
4. Press , press .
The setting is engaged and the
second line of the display stops
blinking.
5. Press .
The printer goes back on line.
6. You’re done!
ENTER
ENTER BACK
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