Oki MPS730b User manual

User’s Guide
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MPS730b

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Contents
Basic Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Internal View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Control Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Control Panel Display/Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Print Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power Save Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Exiting the Power Save Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cancelling a Print Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
At the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
At the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Print Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Paper Exit Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Top Exit Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Rear Exit Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Loading Standard Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Usable Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Custom Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configuring Custom Sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Special Media Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Loading Transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Loading envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Unusable Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Automatic Tray Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Advanced Media Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Auto Tray Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Media Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Express Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Storing and Handling Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
To Prevent Paper Curling when Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Navigating the Printer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Printing a Menu Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Basic Menu Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Explanation of Menu Items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
USB Drive Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Print Jobs Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Configuration\ Page Counts Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Configuration\ Supplies Life Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuration\ Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuration\ System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Information Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Menus\ Tray Configuration Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Menus\ Sys Config Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Admin Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Admin\ Network Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Admin\ Print Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Admin\ PCL Emulation Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Admin\ FX Emulation Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Admin\ Parallel Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Admin\ Serial Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Admin\ USB Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Admin\ Date & Time Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Admin\ User Flash Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Admin\ Disk Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Admin\ Compact Flash Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Admin\ Spooling Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Admin\ Job Accounting Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Admin\ Change Password Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Admin\ Maintenance Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Print Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Printing PDF Files From a USB Flash Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Printing a Job Stored in Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Storing a Job in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Retrieving a Document for Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Deleting a Stored Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Printing on Banners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Loading Banner Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Direct Printing of PDF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Printing a PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Printing via Electronic Mail /
E-mail Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Environment Settings for E-mail Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Attachments That Can Be Sent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Sending E-mails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Points to Note When Sending E-mails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Barcode Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Internal Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Supported Software-Generated Bar Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Driver-Set Print Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Manual Feed from Tray 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
2-Sided Printing/Duplex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cover Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Fit to Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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N-up Printing (Multiple Pages to a Single Sheet) . . . . . . . . . 76
Finishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Poster Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Job Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Font Substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
The Embedded Web Server (EWS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Accessing the Embedded Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Paper Jams Inside Cover A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Removing Jams Inside the Paper Tray(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Paper Jams Inside Cover B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Paper Jams Inside Cover C: Duplex Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Paper Jams Inside Cover D: Offset Catch Tray . . . . . . . . . . . 92
When Problems Occur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
When the Print Quality is Poor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Error Messages (alphabetical order) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Network Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Using TCP/IP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
For Windows NT 4. 0/Windows 2000/Windows XP. . . . . . 109
Using Printer Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
E-Mail Related Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Routine Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Replacing the Drum/Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Replacing the Drum/Toner Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Printing Reports/Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Checking the Printer Status via E-mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
About Mail Notice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Settings for Mail Notice Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Setting the E-mail Environment (at this Printer) . . . . . . . 121
Cleaning the Printer’s Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cleaning the Printer’s Interior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cleaning the Feed Rollers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Procedure for Removing and Cleaning the Feed Rollers . . 125
First, Clean the Rollers Inside of Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Next, Clean the Tray Rollers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
If you have Optional Tray(s) installed, Clean the
Tray Module Roller(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
When Moving the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
PCL Emulation Symbol Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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Copyright Information _________
Copyright © 2010 by Oki Data. All Rights Reserved
Document Information
MPS730b User’s Guide
P/N 59102201, Revision 1.0
October, 2010
Disclaimer
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.
Parts of this guide are subject to change without prior notice.
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Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or
trademarks of their proprietors.

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Precautions __________________
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.
Damage Related to Computer Virus
Oki is not responsible for any breakdown of units due to infection
of computer virus.
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.
Important!
• Never attempt any procedure on the printer that is not
specifically described in this guide.
• Unauthorized operation can cause faults or accidents.
• OKI is not liable for any problems resulting from
unauthorized operation of the equipment.

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General Conventions ___________
• “Computer” refers to both the personal computer and
workstation.
•[ ]
Indicates items displayed on the computer and the printer
control panel. Also indicates the title of printed reports/lists
from the printer.
•< >
Indicates items such as hard buttons and indicators on the
keyboard and printer.
Important!, Notes, Cautions, Warnings
Important!
Indicates important information which you should read.
Note
Indicates additional information on operations or features.
Caution
Indicates instructions which you should follow to avoid
damage to the printer.
WARNING
Indicates instructions which you should follow to avoid
possible injury.

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Illegal Copies and Printouts _____
Copying or printing certain documents may be illegal in your country.
Penalties of fines or imprisonment may be imposed on those found
guilty. The following are examples of items that may be illegal to copy
or print in your country.
• Currency
• Bank notes and checks
• Bank and government bonds and securities
• Passports and identification cards
• Copyright material or trademarks without the consent of the
owner
• Postage stamps and other negotiable instruments
This list is not inclusive and no liability is assumed for either its
completeness or accuracy. In case of doubt, contact your legal counsel.

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Basic Operations ____________
Front View
1 Default output tray (pages exit print side down)
2 Control panel
3 Ventilation hole (do not block)
4 Tray 1, 150 sheets
5 Tray 2, 550 sheets
6 Paper meter (amount of paper left in Tray 2)
7 Power switch
8 Paper stopper for letter or A4 paper
9HostUSBPort

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Rear View
1 Power cord connector
2 Parallel connector
3 Network connector
4 USB connector
5 Serial connector
6 Duplex unit connector
7 Ventilation holes

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Internal View
1 Drum/toner
cartridge
Contains the toner and the photosensitive drum.
2 Transfer roll
cartridge
Transfers the toner image on the surface of the
photosensitive drum to the paper.
3 Fuser unit Fixes the toner on the paper. Do not touch this
when using the printer as it is hot.

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Control Panel Buttons
No. Button Description
1<Enter> Print mode: press to enter the menu mode.
Menu mode: press to select the currently displayed menu
item.
2Up Arrow Print mode: press to enter the menu mode.
Menu mode: Press to navigate up in the menu screen
listings
3<Back> Menu mode: press to go up one level in the menu, or press
repeatedly to exit the menu.
4Down Arrow Menu mode: press to navigate down in the menu screen
listings.
5<On Line> Press to switch back and forth between on-line (Ready to
Print) and Off-line status. When Off-line, the machine
cannot receive data or process printing.
6<Cancel> Print mode: press to cancel printing.
Menu mode: press to exit Menu Mode.
7<Help> Press for more information regarding error messages on
line 5 of the display.
8Keypad, for making alphanumeric entries.
#
9
6
3
1
4
7
*
0
8
5
2
WXYZTUVPQRS
MNOJKLGHI
DEFABC
Menu
Back Enter
On Line
Cancel
Help
#
9
6
3
1
4
7
*0
8
5
2
WXYZTUVPQRS
MNOJKLGHI
DEFABC

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Control Panel Display/Lights
The LCD Display
Print Mode
The following contents are shown on the screen in print mode.
• Current printer status
• Port receiving data (USB, Net, LPT or Serial)
• Driver (PCL, PS or XL)
•TonerStatusbar.
Menu Mode
For configuring settings related to the printer.
This screen appears when you press the <Enter> button.
For more information on the menu mode, see page 41.
No. Name Description
1LCD display Displays the setting items, machine status, and
messages.
2<READY> light When lit, the printer is ready to receive data.
3<ATTENTION> light When lit, operator intervention is required.
4Host USB Port For printing from an optional USB Flash Drive
Attention
Ready

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Power Save Mode
This printer is equipped with a Power Save mode to reduce power
consumption when it is left idle. The default time from last print
activity until the printer enters Power Save mode is 5 minutes.
This time can be changed using the printer menu (see page
49).
A message appears on the operator panel indicating Power Save
Mode. Power consumption during Power Save mode is 10 Watts
or less.
Exiting the Power Save Mode
The printer automatically exits from Power Save mode once it
receives data or if any key on the operator panel is pressed.
The time required to exit from Power Save mode to a print-ready
status is about 10 seconds.
Cancelling a Print Job
At the Printer
Press <CANCEL>, then press <ONLINE>.
Note
Pages being printed at the moment will continue to be
printed.
At the Computer
Double-click the printer icon at the bottom right of the
taskbar in Windows.
In the window which appears, click the document name that you
wish to delete, and press <Delete> on your keyboard.

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Print Media_________________
Paper Exit Paths
Before sending a job to the printer, make sure you have the
correct exit path engaged.
Top Exit Path
The default path is the top exit bin (1).
Printed pages exit face down.

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The Rear Exit Path
Always use the rear exit path for special media such as labels,
card stock, envelopes, etc. This provides the straight-through
path needed to prevent curling and jams.
Printed documents exit face up.
To use the rear exit, be sure the exit lever (1) is pushed up and
the extension tray (2) is pulled out.
See page 24 for more information.

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Loading Standard Paper
Examples of paper which works well with this product:
1. Pull the tray out and place it on a flat surface.
2. If installed, remove the lid.
Paper name Weight Paper type
FX P 17 lb. US Bond (64 g/m
2
)Plain
Xerox 4024 20 lb. US Bond (75 g/m
2
, or 80 g/m
2
)Plain
Xerox 4200 20 lb. US Bond (75 g/m
2
)Plain

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3. If the base plate of the paper tray is raised, push it down.
4. When loading paper longer than A4 size, slide the left and
right lock tabs in the paper tray outwards to unlock them.

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5. Hold the grip of the paper tray and pull its extendable part
to the front until it reaches its maximum.
6. Squeeze the length guide and slide it to the desired paper
size (1). Squeeze the right width guide and slide it to the
desired paper size (2).

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7. Load the paper with the side to be printed facing up and
with all four corners aligned.
Important!
• Align the right width guide with the paper width
correctly. If the right width guide is not in place, this
may cause paper jams.
• Do not load paper exceeding the maximum fill line or
the maximum capacity allowed.
8. Firmly close the lid of the paper tray and push the tray
completely into the printer.
Important!
If the lid is not firmly closed, the paper can become
misaligned.