Oki OKIDATA OL400e User manual

Manual Name: OKIDATA OL400e & 410e
Chapter: 1 Setting Up your Printer
Select a Suitable Place for your Printer
Select a Suitable Place for your Printer
- A firm surface such as a table or desktop
- Space to open the cover and pull out the paper tray and the rear output extender
- Air circulation around the printer to prevent overheating
- A nearby power source
- Room temperature of 50° to 90°F (10° to 32°C).
- Relative Humidity of 20- 80%
- No direct sunlight
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Manual Name: OKIDATA OL400e & 410e
Chapter: 1 Setting Up your Printer
Check the Contents
Unpack your printer. The shipping box should contain:
Okidata OL400e or OL410e Printer Software Support Driver Diskette
Toner Cartridge Printer Handbook
Black light- shield bag (for storing image drum
if printer must be shipped) Power Cord
If you are missing anything, contact your dealer.
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Chapter 2
Installing Toner Cartridge
Installing Toner
Press the buttons to release the printer cover (1), then lift up (2). Remove the sponge (3).
Unwrap the toner cartridge (4). Shake the cartridge to distribute the toner (5). Peel tape off the
bottom (6).
Grasp the blue lock lever (1) and place the left side of the toner cartridge under the tab (2).
Lower the right side into the toner well, aligning the lock lever slot (3) with the ridge in drum
cartridge (4). When the cartridge is in place, push the lock lever forward until it stops (5).
Lower the printer cover and press to close (6).
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Chapter 3
Choosing Paper
Choosing Paper
- For best results, use paper made for laser printers or photocopiers.
- Weight for automatic feed (top paper exit): 16-24 lb.
- Weight for manual feed (rear paper exit; see ( ): 16-35 lb.
- Smooth finish.
- Letterhead or preprinted forms: ink must be able to withstand 155°C.
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Chapter: 3 Loading Paper
Precautions
Precautions
- Store paper in a dark, dry place, with constant temperature and humidity.
- Avoid printing on both sides of the paper.
- Avoid printing on preprinted documents that have been in a photocopier.
- Try paper before you buy it in quantity.
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Chapter: 3 Loading Paper
Loading Paper
Loading Paper
Press then release the paper tray handle (1) The tray will spring open (2).
Slide the tray out of the printer (3). Adjust the tray guides for the correct paper size (4).
Fan a stack of paper and place it in the tray under the tabs. Do not fill above the
PAPER FULL mark (5). Place the tray back into the printer then push closed until the
tray locks in place (6).
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Manual Name: OKIDATA OL400e & 410e
Chapter: 3 Loading Paper
Paper Exit Paths
Paper Exit Paths
Top paper exit
Pull the front exit extender forward. Lift out the support bar.
- Printed pages exit face down
- Pages are stacked in the order printed
- Exit bin holds 100 sheets of 20-lb. paper
Note: Don't change paper paths while printing, paper jam may occur.
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Chapter: 3 Loading Paper
Rear Paper Exit
Rear Paper Exit
Pull out the rear exit extender until it locks in place. Lift out the support bar. To return to top exit,
push the rear exit extender back in place, paper will then exit into the top bin.
- Printed pages exit up in reverse order
- Maximum output is 50 sheets of 20-lb. paper
- Use rear exit for printing on heavy paper, envelopes, labels, transparencies
or odd size paper.
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Chapter 1
Turning on the Printer
Turning on the Printer
Make sure the printer is off (1). Plug the cord into the printer first (2), then into a grounded outlet (3).
Turn the printer on (4).It takes about 45 seconds for the printer to initialize, warm up, and display
the ON-LINE message, telling you its ready to receive data.
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Chapter: 4 Plugging in & Testing
Changing the Display Language
Changing the Display Language
To change the language on the panel display and menu printout:
Press ON-LINE (1) until the READY light goes out. Press and hold MENU1/Menu2 (2)
until MEMORY USAGE (OL400e) or PRINT MODE (OL410e) displays. Press MENU1/Menu2 (2)
7 times until the display reads LANGUAGE. Press ENTER/copies (3).
The display now reads LANGUAGE ENGLISH*. Press NEXT+/Demo (4) until the language you
want appears. Press ENTER/Copies (3). Press ON-LINE (1).
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Chapter: 4 Plugging in & Testing
Printing a Demo Page
Printing a Demo Page
Press ON-LINE (1) until the READY light goes out.
Press NEXT+/Demo (2) and hold until PRINT DEMO appears. Demo page will print.
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Chapter 5
Choosing the Interface
Choosing the Interface
The interface cable (sold separately) connects your printer to your computer. Your printer has
both a parallel and a serial interface. Which you use depends on your system and your needs.
Here are some of their advantages and disadvantages.
Parallel Interface
- Centronics compatible
- Faster
- Easier to set up
- Relatively short cable length-about 6 ft.
Serial Interface
- RS232-C, IBM 9-pin connector
- Slower
- Can be harder to configure
- Longer cable-up to 50 ft.
See your PC manual for details on cable requirements and interface ports on your computer.
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Chapter: 5 Interfacing
Interface Cable Requirements
Interface Cable Requirements
Parallel
- No longer than 6 ft. (1.8 m).
- Must be shielded.
Serial
- No longer than 50 ft. (15.25 m)
- Must be shielded.
See ( ) for Serial cable information.
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Chapter: 5 Interfacing
Connecting the Cable
Connecting the Cable
Make sure the printer and computer are off (1). Insert the printer end of the cable firmly
into the proper connector on the back of the printer (parallel, (2); serial, (3) ). Fasten the cable
to the printer securely. Connect the other end of the cable to the proper connector on your computer.
Fasten the cable securely to your computer.
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Chapter: 5 Interfacing
Automatic Interface Switching
Automatic Interface Switching
Your printer automatically detects which port is sending data and activates that interface.
This means that in most cases you dont have to do anything to set up the interface. Usually
the default interface settings wont need any changes.
Be sure to test the interface, especially if youre using the serial interface. If you have problems,
check the interface settings on your printers menu against the requirements in your computer
manual. See Chapter 8 ( ) on how to reconfigure the interfaces using Menu 2.
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Chapter: 5 Interfacing
Setting up MS-DOS for the Serial Interface
Setting up MS-DOS for the Serial Interface
If you are using the serial interface, you need to redirect data to the serial port. To do this,
enter the following MODE commands at the DOS prompt
(C:>, for example):
MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P [ENTER]
MODE LPT1:=COM1: [ENTER]
You can add these commands to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so you dont have to enter them
every time you turn on your computer. See your DOS documentation for details.
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Chapter: 5 Interfacing
Testing Communications
Testing Communication
To make sure the interface is working properly, enter the following at the DOS prompt:
Parallel Interface
- COPY CON LPT1: [ENTER]
- Everything is okay [ENTER]
- The system is running [ENTER]
- Then press Ctrl Z or the F6 key, then [ENTER].
Serial Interface
- MODE COM1:9600,N,8,1,P [ENTER]
- MODE LPT1:=COM1: [ENTER]
- COPY CON LPT1: [ENTER]
- Everything is okay [ENTER]
- The system is running [ENTER]
- Then press Ctrl Z or the F6 key, then [ENTER].
DATA displays. Press ON-LINE to take the printer off-line. Then press FORM FEED, and
the two test lines will print.
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Chapter: 5 Interfacing
If the Printer Won't Print the Test Message
If the Printer Wont Print the Test Message
1) Is the printer on?
2) Check the control panel is the READY lamp on?
3) Are all the connections tight?
4) Have you pressed FORM FEED (if DATA displays)?
5) If youre using a serial interface, are the printer menu settings correct?
(See ( )) Do you have the right cable?
6) Are there any error message? (See ( ))
7) Is the printer connected to the right computer port? The tests are based on LPT1
(parallel) or COM1 (serial). Change the test if youre connected to a different port.
If the printer still doesn't work after you've checked these items, contact your service representative.
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Chapter 7
The Ready Light
The Ready Light
Ready DATA
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Light Status Means
On
Off
Blinking
Printer is on-line, ready to receive data;
button functions inactive (except for
ON-LINE).
Printer is off-line, cannot receive data;
button functions active.
Printer is receiving data.
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Chapter: 7 Control Panel Basics
The Display Window
THE Display Window
It tells you
- What the printer is doing during normal operation.
- When you need to add paper or change consumables.
- When theres something wrong with the printer.
Menu 2
RECOVER
Reset
MENU 1
Ready DATA
HP
See ( ) for a list of display messages.
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