Oki es7120 User manual

ES7120/ES7130
Reference Guide

Preface > 2
P REFACE
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:
www.okiexecutiveseries.com
07110001 Iss.01, Copyright © 2010 Oki Europe Ltd. All rights reserved.
Oki is a registered trademark of Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd.
Oki Printing Solutions is a trademark of Oki Data Corporation.
Energy Star is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Apple, Macintosh, Mac and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc.
Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their
proprietors.
Printer Model No: ES7120: JEB12; ES7130: JEB13
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 2004/
108/EC (EMC) and 2006/95/EC (LVD) and 2009/125/EC (EUP), as amended
where applicable, on the approximation of the laws of the member states
relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Low Voltage and Energy Using
Products.
The following cables were used to evaluate this product to achieve EMC directive
2004/108/EC compliance and configurations other than this may affect that compliance.
CABLE TYPE LENGTH
(METRE) CORE SHIELD
Power 2.0 ✘✘
USB 3.0 ✔✘
Serial 3.0 ✔✘
Parallel 3.0 ✔✘
LAN 3.0 ✔✘

Emergency first aid > 3
E MERGENCY FIRST AID
Take care with toner powder:
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.
Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to help reduce
risk of staining skin or clothing.
M ANUFACTURER /I MPORTER TO THE EU/A UTHORISED
REPRESENTATIVE
Oki Europe Limited (trading as Oki Printing Solutions)
Blays House
Wick Road
Egham
Surrey, TW20 0HJ
United Kingdom
For all sales, support and general enquiries contact your local distributor.
E NVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

Environmental information > 4
C ONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Emergency first aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Manufacturer/Importer to the EU/Authorised representative. . . . . . . . .3
Environmental information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Notes, cautions and warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Main components and their functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Standard configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
With accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Internal view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Switching on and off the power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Switching on the power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Switching off the power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Power save mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Exiting the power save mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Cancelling/checking printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Cancelling printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Checking status of print data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Displaying optional accessory configuration and paper tray settings . . . . . .14
Printing PDF files from USB flash drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Control panel features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Print screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Menu screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Navigating the control panel menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Changing the display and reporting language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Printing the menu map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
How to change password - administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Print media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Media sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Custom sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Configuring custom sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Loading media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Loading standard size paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Media types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Loading envelopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Prohibited media types and conditions - usable paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Configuring tray selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Advanced media control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Storing and handling media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
USB drive menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Print jobs menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Configuration - Page counts menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Configuration - Supplies life menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Configuration - Network menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Configuration - System menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Information menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Menus - Tray configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Menus - Sys config menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

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Admin menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Admin - Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Admin - Print menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Admin - PCL emulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Admin - FX emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Admin - Parallel menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Admin - Serial menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Admin - USB menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Admin - Date/time menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Admin - Flash menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Admin - Disk menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Admin - Comp FLASH menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Admin - Spooling menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Admin - Job accounting menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Admin - Change password menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Admin - Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Advanced printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Printing on banners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Manual feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Selecting number of copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Collating copies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
2-sided printing - duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Cover sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Fit to page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Multiple pages to single sheet (N-up). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Poster printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Job offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Font substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Direct printing of PDF files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Printing a PDF file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Printing via electronic mail /e-mail printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Environment settings for e-mail printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Sending e-mails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Points to note when sending e-mails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Barcode printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Font based barcodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Computational barcodes using PCL5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
intelligent barcoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Printing stored and secure documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Stored jobs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
At the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
At the printer control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Secure print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
At the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
At the printer control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Proof print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Configuring proof print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
At the printer control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Timed job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Configuring a timed job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Cancelling a timed job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Network operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Network protocols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Network features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

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IP filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
IPv6 protocol support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Embedded web server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Web pages for general use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Status - printer summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Status - network summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Usage report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Send file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Web pages for administrator use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Print jobs admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Printer - print menu - print method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Printer - print menu - print quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Printer - print menu - print system adjust menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Printer - media menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Printer - printer sys config menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Printer - emulation - PCL emulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Printer - emulation - FX emulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Printer - interface - parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Printer - interface - serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Printer - interface - USB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Printer - job accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Printer - save / restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Printer - hex dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Printer - information print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Network - network summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
User FLASH - files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
User FLASH - print summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
User FLASH - format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Security - protocol on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Security - IP filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Security - storage devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Security - panel lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Security - password configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Maintenance - reset/restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Links - links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Links - edit links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
When paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Inside cover A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Inside paper tray. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Inside cover B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Inside cover C (duplex unit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Inside cover D (offset catch trays). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
When Problems Occur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
When the print quality is poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Message list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Network related troubles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Using TCP/IP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
For Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Using printer web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
E-mail related problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Daily care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Drum/Toner cartridge replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

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Caution on handling the drum/toner cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Replacing the drum/toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Printing reports/lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Types of reports/lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Checking printer status via E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
About mail notice service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Settings for mail notice service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Setting the E-mail environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Checking printed pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Checking total printed pages on meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Cleaning the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Cleaning the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Cleaning the interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Cleaning the feed rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
When moving the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
PCL emulation symbol sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Appendix B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Computational Barcodes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
How barcoding works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Interpretation of Font Selection Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Barcode Symbology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134

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N OTES , CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
For the protection of your product, and in order to ensure that you benefit from its full
functionality, this model has been designed to operate only with genuine original toner
cartridges. Any other toner cartridge may not operate at all, even if it is described as
“compatible”, and if it does work, your product's performance and print quality may be
degraded.
Use of non-genuine products may invalidate your warranty.
Specifications subject to change without notice. All trademarks acknowledged.
NOTE
A note provides additional information to supplement the main text.
CAUTION!
A caution provides additional information which, if ignored, may
result in equipment malfunction or damage.
WARNING!
A warning provides additional information which, if ignored, may
result in a risk of personal injury.
CAUTION!
Data Loss in Hard Disk/Compact Flash Disk
Saved data may be lost if the hard disk/compact flash in the printer
breaks down due to external shocks or if the power is accidentally
cut off in a manner not following the methods listed in this guide or
other documentation. Oki is not responsible for such data loss and
any consequence caused by such data loss.
CAUTION!
Class I Laser System
>This product is a “Class I Laser System” that does not emit
dangerous laser beam.
>Operate the printer according to the instructions in this guide.
>Do not carry out any operation not mentioned in the guide.
Otherwise, it may lead to unforeseen accident or printer
breakdown.

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B ASIC OPERATIONS
M AIN COMPONENTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
S TANDARD CONFIGURATION
NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
1. Centre output
tray Print jobs are output here with the printed side facing down.
2. Control panel Consists of the essential operation buttons,
indicators and display.
3. Ventilation
hole Releases heat to prevent the interior of the printer from heating up. Do not block.
4. Paper meter A meter to check the amount of remaining
paper. Attached to the 550 tray.
5. Tray 1 Sets the 150 tray.
6. Tray 2 Sets the 550 tray.
7. Power switch Switches the power of the printer on and off.
Pressing the switch to the <|> position switches
it on and pressing it to the <0> position
switches it off.
8. Paper stopper Raise this when printing on paper larger than
Letter/A4 size.
9. Host USB port For connecting the USB Flash Drive.
10. Power cord
cable
connector
For connecting the power cord cable.
11. Parallel
connector For connecting the parallel cable.
12. Network
connector For connecting the network cable when connecting this printer to the network for use.
13. USB connector For connecting the USB cable.
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W ITH ACCESSORIES
14. Serial
connector For connecting the serial cable.
15. Duplex unit
connector For connecting the duplex unit.
NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
1. Offset catch
tray (optional) Allows you to stagger the output position for each print job (offset output).
2. Cover D
(optional) Open this when paper is jammed inside the offset catch tray.
3. Rear tray Use this tray if you want to reduce curling of
paper when printing heavyweight paper. Print
jobs are output here with the printed side
facing up.
4. Duplex unit
(Cover C) Enables 2 sided printing. When paper is jammed inside the duplex unit, it is described
as cover C.
5. Rear output
tray lever When the rear tray has been installed, the paper output location can be switched between
it and the centre output tray. Raise the lever to
output to the rear tray and lower the lever to
output to the centre output tray.
6. A4 universal
tray (optional
Tray3 and
Tray4)
Can install up to two levels of an Letter/A4
universal tray (550) to this printer.
7. Right
detachable
cover
Remove this when installing optional
accessories such as hard disk, compact flash
and additional DDR memory module.
NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
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I NTERNAL VIEW
NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
1. Paper stopper Raise this when printing on paper larger than A4
size.
2. Drum/toner
cartridge Contains the toner and the photosensitive drum.
3. Cover A Open this when replacing the drum/toner
cartridge and removing jammed paper.
4. Fuser unit Fixes the toner on the paper. Do not touch this
when using the printer as it is hot.
5. Transfer roll
cartridge Transfers the toner image on the surface of the photosensitive drum to the paper.
6. Cover B Open this when removing jammed paper.
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S WITCHING ON AND OFF THE POWER
S WITCHING ON THE POWER
1. Press the power switch of the printer to the <|> position.
2. When the power is switched on, various screens will be displayed on the control
panel. Check that this display changes to Ready To Print.
S WITCHING OFF THE POWER
1. By checking the display on the control panel, confirm that the printer is not
processing any data. Ready To Print or Power Save should be displayed.
2. Press the power switch to the <O> position to switch the power off.
NOTE
If error message is displayed, refer to the “Message list” on page 109 for
guidance on how to fix it.
NOTE
>Do not switch off the printer power when printing is in progress. It may
lead to a paper jam.
>Once the power is switched off, print data remaining in this printer or
information saved in the memory of this printer will be deleted.

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P OWER SAVE MODE
This printer is equipped with a Power Save mode to reduce power consumption when it is
left idle. The default idle time from last print activity until the printer enters Power Save
mode is 5 minutes. This time can be adjusted by the operator to any of the following: 5,
15, 30, 60 or 120 minutes.
When no print data is received within 5 minutes (default) since the last page is printed, the
printer will enter Power Save mode. An informative message is displayed on the control
panel indicating Power Save Mode. Consumption of power during Power Save mode is 10
Watts or less, and the time required to exit from Power Save mode to a print-ready status
is about 10 seconds.
E XITING THE POWER SAVE MODE
The printer automatically exits from Power Save mode once it receives data from the
computer or if any key on the control panel is pressed.
C ANCELLING / CHECKING PRINTING
C ANCELLING PRINTING
To cancel printing, you can either cancel the print job at this printer or at the computer.
Cancelling a print job at the printer
Press the CANCEL button then press the ON LINE button on the control panel. However,
pages being printed at the moment will continue to be printed.
Cancelling print jobs at the computer
Double-click the printer icon at the bottom right of the taskbar in Windows.
From the displayed window, right click the document name that you wish to delete and click
the DELETE key.
C HECKING STATUS OF PRINT DATA
Checking in Windows
Double-click the printer icon on the task bar at the bottom right of the screen.
From the displayed window, check the column, Status.

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D ISPLAYING OPTIONAL ACCESSORY CONFIGURATION AND PAPER TRAY SETTINGS
When using this printer as a network printer and with SNMP protocol enabled, you can
display on the printer driver, the optional accessory configuration and settings configured
at the control panel such as paper type or size. These settings are displayed on the Options
tab. This section explains the procedure using Windows XP as an example.
1. From the Start menu, click Printers and Faxes and then display the properties of
the printer to be used.
2. Select this printer, right click and Select Properties.
3. Click the Device Options tab.
4. Click Get Information from Printer.
5. Click OK. The contents of the Device Options tab will be updated based on the data
obtained from the printer.
P RINTING PDF FILES FROM USB FLASH DRIVE
You can print PDF files (up to version 1.6) directly from a standard USB flash drive without
any connection to a host computer. See “USB drive menu” on page 33.
NOTE
>When using USB or Parallel connection to this printer, this feature cannot
be used. You have to manually set the items on the printer driver.
>The rear tray information cannot be obtained. You have to manually set
the item.
>For paper size and paper type settings, you must configure them at the
control panel beforehand. Even if you change the settings here, they will
not be reflected on the printer itself.
>When using this feature, you have to activate the SNMP port (default:
Enable) on the printer using the control panel.
>Only users with administrator’s rights can change the settings. Users
without administrator’s rights can only check the contents.
NOTE
The properties of the printer can be displayed on the printer driver.

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C ONTROL PANEL
This chapter introduces the control panel and its functions, and also demonstrates how to
navigate through the control panel menus and sub-menus that allow you to view and
change the printer settings.
C ONTROL PANEL FEATURES
The control panel is located on the front of the printer and contains the display (LCD),
indicators and push buttons that allow you to view and change the printer settings.
NO. NAME DESCRIPTION
1. Host USB port For printing PDF and other files from a USB
flash drive.
2. Ready indicator When the light is on, the printer is ready to
receive data from the computer.
3. Attention
indicator When the light is on, there is a malfunction in the printer. Operator intervention is
required.
4. LCD Displays the setting items, machine status,
and messages.
5. BACK button Press to move back a step in the Menu
structure.
6. MENU up button Press to enter Menu screen.
Press to move to menu operation.Once in
the menu operation, repeatedly pressing
the menu button moves down the menu
list.
7. MENU down
button Press to enter Menu screen.
Press these to move to the required menu,
item and candidate value on the display.
8. ENTER button Press to enter Menu screen.
Press to select the currently displayed menu
setting. When you are changing the
candidate values, pressing the ENTER
button runs the currently displayed activity
or saves the currently displayed candidate.
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D ISPLAY
There are two types of screens shown: Print screen (for displaying printer status) and Menu
screen (for setting configuration).
P RINT SCREEN
The Print screen appears when the machine is printing or waiting for data. The following
contents are shown on the screen.
>Current printer status— e.g. Online (ready to print), printing, etc.
>Port receiving data— Which printer port is currently receiving print data, e.g. USB,
Net, etc.
>Emulation— Which page description language emulation is currently in use, e.g. PCL,
PS, etc.
>Toner status bar — How much toner is remaining.
M ENU SCREEN
Screen for configuring settings related to the printer. This screen appears when you press
the MENU buttons. The first of a list of menu appears, and further depressions of the up
button or down button cycles through the available printers menus.
N AVIGATING THE CONTROL PANEL MENUS
To navigate the control panel menus, do the following:
1. Press the MENU button to enter the Menu.
2. Use the up and down buttons on the control panel to scroll through the menus.
When the item you want to change is displayed, press ENTER to view the sub-
menus for that item.
3. Use the up and down buttons to scroll through the sub-menu items. When the item
you want to change is displayed, press ENTER to display the setting.
4. Use the up and down buttons to move up and down through the available settings
for the sub-menu item. When the item you want to change is displayed, press
9. ON LINE button Press to enter the off-line status. When in
the off-line status, the machine cannot
receive data or process printing. Press
again to exit the off-line status and enter
the on-line status (where the machine can
receive data from the computer).
10. CANCEL button Press to cancel printing.
Press to exit Menu Mode.
11. HELP button When an error occurs, a message is
displayed on the LCD to press the Help
button for more information on available
Help screens.
12. Keypad Used to enter numbers, upper-case/lower-
case letters and symbols in the Entry Line.
NOTE
The message displayed differs according to the options installed and setting
status.
NO. NAME DESCRIPTION

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ENTER to select the setting. An asterisk (*) will appear next to the setting indicating
that this setting is currently in effect.
5. Do one of the following:
>Press the BACK button to move up to the list of menus;
or...
>Press ON LINE or CANCEL to exit from the menu system.
C HANGING THE DISPLAY AND REPORTING LANGUAGE
The default language for display messages and printed reports is English. You can change
this to a different language as follows.
1. Press the MENU button on the control panel to enter the Menu.
2. Press the down button scroll to Menus and press the ENTER button to select.
3. Press the down button to Sys Config Menu and press the ENTER button to select.
4. Press the down button to scroll to the Language sub-menu and press the ENTER
button.
5. Press the down button to scroll to the language you want and press the ENTER
button. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected language.
6. Do one of the following:
>Press the BACK button to move up to the list of menus;
or...
>Press ON LINE or CANCEL button to exit from the menu system.
P RINTING THE MENU MAP
To print a menu map from the control panel on your printer:
1. Press the MENU button on the control panel.
2. Press the down button to scroll to Information Menu and press the ENTER button.
3. Press the down button to scroll to Print Menu Map and press the ENTER button.
4. Press the ENTER button to execute the printing of the Menu map.
H OW TO CHANGE PASSWORD - ADMINISTRATOR
You can set each category in the user menu and also restrict access to change these
settings. The administrator settings are password protected.
The default password is aaaaaa.
To change the password from the control panel on your printer:
1. Press the MENU button on the control panel.
2. Press the down button to scroll to Admin Setup and press the ENTER button.
3. At the Enter Password prompt, enter the Admin password.
4. Using the down button scroll to Change Password and press the ENTER button.
5. At the New Password prompt, enter the new password.
To enter a new password do one of the following:

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Using the Control Panel:
(a) Press the up and down buttons, scroll to the required letter/digit.
(b) Press the ENTER button to input and move to the next letter/digit.
(c) Repeat steps (a) and (b) until all letters/digits are entered and then press the
ENTER button.
or...
Using the alpha-numeric buttons on the keypad:
(a) Press the required button in rapid succession to enter a letter/digit.
(b) When all letters/digits have been entered, press the ENTER button.
After entering the new password, you will be prompted to Verify Password. Enter the new
password again using either one of the methods described in Step 5. to validate the entry.
If you enter the wrong password, the message Incorrect Password is displayed, and the
menu is exited.
If the correct password is entered, the control panel password is successfully changed.
NOTE
>The new password must be 1 - 12 characters long.
>In both the methods of entering the password, the BACK button can be
used only to back up and delete the last entered character or return from
the option if the prompt is on the first character position.

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M ENU M AP
Print Jobs Menu Enter Password
Configuration
Page Counts Usage Counter
Page Count
Toner Page Count
Fuser Count
Supplies Life Tray 1 Level
Tray 2 Level
Tray 3 Level
Tray 4 Level
Toner
Network Printer Name
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Gateway Address
Network Address
Network Version
System Serial Number
CU Version
PU Version
Installed Memory
User FLASH
Disk
Compact FLASH
Information Menu Print Usage Rep
Print Menu Map
Network Summary
Print PCL Fonts
Print PS Fonts
Print FX Fonts
Menus
Tray Configuration Paper Feed
Auto Tray Switch
Output Tray
Output Linking
Unit of Measure
Tray1 Auto-Sense
Tray1 Paper Size
Tray1 Media Type
Tray1 X Dimen
Tray1 Y Dimen
Tray2 Auto-Sense
Tray2 Paper Size

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Tray Configuration contd. Tray2 Media Type
Tray2 X Dimen
Tray2 Y Dimen
Tray3 Auto-Sense
Tray3 Paper Size
Tray3 Media Type
Tray3 X Dimen
Tray3 Y Dimen
Tray3 Auto-Sense
Tray4 Paper Size
Tray4 Media Type
Tray4 X Dimen
Tray4 Y Dimen
Sys Config Menu Power Save Time
Wait Timeout
Toner Low
Jam Recovery
Language
Display Contrast
Print PS Errors
Print Density
Tray1 X Adjust
Tray1 Y Adjust
Tray2 X Adjust
Tray2 Y Adjust
Tray3 X Adjust
Tray3 Y Adjust
Tray4 X Adjust
Tray4 Y Adjust
Duplex X Adjust
Duplex Y Adjust
Hex Dump
Admin Setup
Network Menu TCP/IP
IPv6
IPSec
802.1X
Netware
Ethertalk
IP Address Set
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Gateway Address
Factory Default
DNS
WINS
Web
SNMP
FTP Print
Hub Link Setting
PS Protocol
HTTP Port
Netware Frame