OKI OKIPAGE 16n Help Manual

Brand: OKI

Model: OKIPAGE 16n

Category: Laser/LED printers

Type: Help Manual

1Help Guide

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OKIPAGE

16n

Help Guide

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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this

document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki assumes

no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Oki

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 Oki.

Written and produced by the Oki Documentation Dept.

Oki is a registered trademark of Oki Electric Industry Company

Ltd.

Energy Star is a trademark of the United States Environmental

Protection Agency.

Hewlett-Packard, HP, LaserJet and Intellifont are registered

trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company.

TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer

Corporation.

Microsoft is a registered trademark, and Windows and Windows

95 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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Contents

Safety Instructions ...................................................................4

Important Wiring Instructions ................................................. 5

Toner Cartridge Life ................................................................ 7

When to Replace the Toner Cartridge................................. 7

Replacing Toner Cartridge .................................................. 7

Cleaning the LED Array ..................................................... 8

Image Drum Cartridge Life ..................................................... 9

When to Replace the Image Drum Cartridge ..................... 9

Replacing the Drum Cartridge............................................ 9

Resetting the Drum Counter ............................................. 10

Viewing and Modifying Menu Settings ................................ 11

Menu 1 .............................................................................. 12

Menu 2 .............................................................................. 15

Front Panel Button Functions ................................................ 17

Fonts ...................................................................................... 19

What Is a Font? ................................................................. 19

Printing a Font List ........................................................... 19

Using Fonts....................................................................... 19

Status Messages.....................................................................20

Basic Troubleshooting ........................................................... 25

Paper Jams ........................................................................ 25

Input Jam from Cassette Tray ........................................... 25

Feed Jam from Cassette Tray............................................ 26

Feed Jam Front Tray or Manual Feed............................... 27

Paper Exit Jam .................................................................. 27

Feeding Heavyweight Paper or Cardstock ....................... 28

Print Quality Adjustments for Different Paper .................28

Paper Size Check Messages.............................................. 29

Printer Output Garbled ..................................................... 29

Printable Area ................................................................... 29

Troubleshooting Software with Hex Dump Mode ........... 30

Clearing a Print Job .......................................................... 30

Image Drum Cleaning ...................................................... 31

Memory Options.................................................................... 32

Specifications ........................................................................ 33

Index ...................................................................................... 35

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Safety Instructions

Your Oki printer has been carefully designed to give you years

of safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equipment,

however, there are a few basic precautions you should take to

avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer:

• Read the setup instructions in this handbook carefully. Be

sure to save it for future reference.

• Read and follow all warning and instruction labels on the

printer itself.

• Unplug the printer before you clean it. Use only a damp

cloth; do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners.

• Place your printer on a firm, solid surface. If you put it on

something unsteady, it may fall and be damaged; if you place

it on a soft surface, such as a rug, sofa, or bed, the vents

may become blocked, causing the printer to overheat.

• To protect your printer from overheating, make sure all

openings on the printer are not blocked. Do not put the printer

on or near a heat source, such as a radiator. Keep it out of

direct sunlight. Allow enough space around the printer for

adequate ventilation and easy access to the paper trays.

• Do not use your printer near water, or spill liquid of any

kind into it.

• Be certain that your power source matches the rating listed

on the back of the printer. If you are not sure, check with

your dealer or with your local power supplier.

• Your printer has an earthed, 3-pin plug as a safety feature,

and it will only fit into an earthed outlet. If you can not plug

it in, you probably have an older, non-earthed outlet; contact

an electrician to have the outlet replaced. Do not use an

adapter to defeat the earthing.

• This printer must be installed near to a power outlet switch

which shall remain easily accessible.

• To avoid damaging the power cable, do not put anything on

it or place it where it will be walked on. If the cable becomes

damaged or frayed, replace it immediately.

• If you are using an extension cord or power strip with the

printer, make sure that the total of the amperes required by

all the equipment on the extension is less than the extension’s

rating. The total ratings of all equipment plugged into the

outlet should not exceed 15 amperes.

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• Do not poke anything into the ventilation slots on the printer;

you could get a shock or cause a fire.

• Aside from the routine maintenance described in this

handbook, do not try to service the printer yourself; opening

the cover may expose you to shocks or other hazards.

• Do not make any adjustments other than those outlined in

the handbook you may cause damage requiring extensive

repair work.

• If anything happens that indicates that your printer is not

working properly or has been damaged, unplug it

immediately and contact your dealer.

These are some of the things to look for:

• The power cable or plug is frayed or damaged.

• Liquid has been spilled into the printer, or it has been

exposed to water.

• The printer has been dropped, or the cabinet is damaged.

• The printer does not function normally when you are

following the operating instructions.

Important Wiring Instructions

The wires in the power cable are coloured in accordance with

the following code:

Green and Yellow.......Earth

Blue .............................Neutral

Brown .........................Live

If the colours of the wires in the power cable of this printer do

not correspond with the markings of the terminals of your plug,

proceed as follows:

• Green and Yellow must be connected to the terminal marked

with the letter E (or the safety earth symbol) or the terminal

coloured Green or Green & Yellow.

• Brown must be connected to the terminal marked with the

letter L or coloured Red.

• Blue must be connected to the terminal marked with the

letter N or coloured Blue or Black.

Warning: This printer must be earthed.

If you are in any doubt regarding the wiring, please contact a

qualified electrician.

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This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives

89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the

member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low

voltage.

Energy Star

As an Energy Star Partner, Oki has

determined that this product meets the

Energy Star guidelines for energy

efficiency.

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Toner Cartridge Life

Toner cartridge life depends on the page density, the percentage

of each page that is printed black. An average business letter is

printed at between 3% and 5% density, graphics density is usually

higher. The higher the print density, the more toner is used. On

the average, a toner cartridge will produce approximately 5000

sheets at 5% print density.

The first toner cartridge you place in your printer will produce

between 2500 and 3500 sheets. This is normal, as the new image

drum reservoir and developing roller system must saturate with

toner.

When to Replace the Toner Cartridge

Replace the toner cartridge after TONER LOW displays in the

control panel window. After TONER LOW displays, the printer

will print 100 more sheets, then display TONER EMPTY and

stop printing. Printing will resume when a new toner cartridge

is installed.

Replacing Toner Cartridge

1. Press the access cover release button and raise the access

cover to the vertical position.

WARNING

Some metal surfaces around the fuser area are

hot. These are clearly marked. Do not touch them.

2. Move the toner cartridge tab towards the front of the

printer to release and close the toner cartridge, and lift

the cartridge out of the printer.

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3. Shake the new toner cartridge to distribute the toner. Then

remove the packaging.

4. Carefully peel off the sealing tape.

5. Insert the cartridge into the printer.

6. Push the toner cartridge tab towards the rear of the printer

to release the toner into the toner hopper.

Cleaning the LED Array

Clean the LED array each time you install a new toner cartridge.

A dirty LED array could cause faded vertical areas or light

printing down a page.

1. Remove the LED lens cleaner pad (included with the

Toner Kit) from the package.

2. Locate the LED array (1) on the underside of the printer

cover.

3. Carefully run the cleaner pad across the LED array.

Discard the pad. Close the printer cover.

Note: Extra LED cleaning pads are provided with each toner

cartridge. Clean the LED array between toner changes

if faded vertical stripes appear.

LETTER

LEGAL A4 OTHER

ENV

READY

ATTENTION

MAN FEED

DATA

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Image Drum Cartridge Life

The life of the image drum depends on a number of factors,

including the operating temperature, humidity, the type of paper

you use, and the number of pages per job. Each time you print or

power on/off, the drum has to rotate to start up and to wind down.

As a result, frequent one page print jobs will wear down your

drum more quickly than multiple-page print jobs. The image

drum cartridge should last approximately 19,000 pages at 3 pages

per job, or up to 30,000 pages if you print mostly larger jobs.

When to Replace the Image Drum Cartridge

When the image drum reaches 90% of its life, the CHANGE

DRUM message will display in the control panel window.

Change the image drum cartridge when the print becomes faint

or begins to deteriorate. Ideally you should keep a new cartridge

on hand.

Replacing the Drum Cartridge

Precautions:

The image drum is fragile. To avoid damage to the new

drum, take these precautions while handling the new

image drum cartridge:

• Do not touch the green drum surface.

• Do not set the cartridge down on anything that might

scratch the surface of the drum.

• Do not expose the drum to direct sunlight and do not

expose it to room light for more than 5 minutes. Leave it

in the package until you are ready to install it into the

printer.

1. Press the OPEN button and lift the cover.

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2. Lift out the used image drum cartridge with toner

installed.

3. Remove the new image drum from the package.

4. Remove the protective paper.

5. Install the new image drum cartridge into the printer

placing the alignment pins on each end into the slots in

the printer.

Resetting the Drum Counter

After replacing the image drum cartridge, reset the drum counter

to keep a correct count of the number of pages printed on the

image drum.

1. Turn the printer on while holding the MENU1/Menu2

button. USERMNT displays in the control panel window.

2. Press MENU 1/Menu2 three times. DRUM CNT

RESET displays.

3. Press ENTER. The counter will reset and the printer will

go On-Line.

6. Remove the shipping insert from the toner well and

discard. Reset the drum counter (see below), and install

a new toner cartridge following the instructions in the

previous section.

LETTER

LEGAL A4 OTHER

ENV

READY

ATTENTION

MAN FEED

DATA

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Viewing and Modifying Menu Settings

It is possible, using the front panel buttons, to change the default

configuration of your printer to accommodate your software

application, specific paper size, method of paper feed and

interface connection.

The menu structure consists of three levels:

Category: Each category consists of several items, selected

by pressing the MENU 1 button (with the printer

off-line). When the required category is displayed

press the ENTER button to display a list of items.

Item: Each item consists of several parameters

displayed on the upper line in the message

window by pressing the MENU1 button.

Parameter: The parameter will be displayed on the lower line

of the message window by pressing the left &

right buttons. When the required parameter is

displayed press the ENTER button.

Two menus are available:

Menu 1 is selected by momentarily pressing and releasing the

MENU 1/Menu 2 button.

Menu 2 is selected by holding down the MENU 1/Menu 2 button

for at least two seconds.

Once the first menu category is displayed, further presses of the

MENU 1/Menu 2 button move on to the next category.

To enter a category and display an item, press the ENTER button.

The display will show the item in the top line and the current

parameter in the bottom line.

The current active parameter is indicated with an asterisk (*). To

alter the parameter, press the buttons. To make a new

parameter active, press the ENTER button when that parameter

is displayed.

To move on to a new item or category, press the MENU 1/Menu 2

button. To exit the menu, press the ON-LINE button.

To print the current menu settings, press the ON-LINE button

to take the printer off line, then press the PAPER SIZE/Print

Menu button for at least two seconds.

The following tables illustrate the “menu tree”. Default settings

are indicated in bold type.

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Menu 1

Category Item Setting

PRINTER LANGUAGE EMULATION HP LJ4, IBM PPR III XL, Epson FX, AdobePS*, AUTO*

TRAY SELECT MANUAL OFF, ON

PAPER FEED TRAY1, TRAY2*, FRONT TRAY, MULTI FEEDER*

AUTO TRAY SWITCH OFF, ON

EDIT SIZE EDIT SIZE CASSETTE SIZE, LETTER, EXECUTIVE, LEGAL14, LEGAL13, A4 SIZE,

A5 SIZE, A6 SIZE, B5 SIZE, COM-9, COM-10, MONARCH, DL ENVELOPE,

C5 ENVELOPE, C4 ENVELOPE

PAPER SIZE FRONT / MANUAL LETTER, EXECUTIVE, LEGAL14, LEGAL13, A4 SIZE, A5 SIZE, A6 SIZE,

B5 SIZE, COM-9, COM-10, MONARCH, DL ENVELOPE, C5 ENVELOPE,

C4 ENVELOPE

MULTI FEEDER* LETTER, EXECUTIVE, LEGAL14, LEGAL13, A4 SIZE, A5 SIZE, A6 SIZE,

B5 SIZE, COM-9, COM-10, MONARCH, DL ENVELOPE, C5 ENVELOPE

MEDIA TYPE TRAY 1 LIGHT, MEDIUM LIGHT, MEDIUM, MEDIUM HEAVY, HEAVY

TRAY 2* LIGHT, MEDIUM LIGHT, MEDIUM, MEDIUM HEAVY, HEAVY

FRONT / MANUAL LIGHT, MEDIUM LIGHT, MEDIUM, MEDIUM HEAVY, HEAVY

MULTI FEEDER* LIGHT, MEDIUM LIGHT, MEDIUM, MEDIUM HEAVY, HEAVY

* if installed

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Menu 1

(continued)

Category Item Setting

PAPER SIZE CHECK PAPER SIZE CHECK ENABLE, DISABLE

COPIES COPIES 1-999

FONTS & SYMBOLS FONT SOURCE RESIDENT, DOWNLOADED

(if font has been downloaded)

FONT NO. I000 - I048, S001 - Sxxx

FONT PITCH 0.44 - 10.00, 10.01 - 99.99 CPI

FONT HEIGHT 4.00 - 12.00, 12.25 - 999.75 POINT

(only apears if selected font is scalable)

SYMBOL SET ROMAN-8, ISO L1, PC-8, PC-8 Dan/Nor, PC-850, Legal, ISO-2 IRV, ISO-4 UK,

ISO-6 ASC, ISO-10 S/F, ISO-11 Swe, ISO-14 JASC, ISO-15 Ita, ISO-16 Por,

ISO-17 Spa, ISO-21 Ger, ISO-25 Fre, ISO-57 Chi, ISO-60 Nor, ISO-61 Nor,

ISO-69 Fre, ISO-84 Por, ISO-85 Spa, German, Spanish, ISO Dutch, Roman Ext,

ISO Swedish1, ISO Swedish2, ISO Swedish3, IBM-437, IBM-850, IBM-860,

IBM-863, IBM-865, PC Set1, PC Ext US, PC Ext D/N, PC Set2 US, PC Set2 D/N,

VN Math, VN Int’l, VN US, PS Math, PS Text, Math-8, Pi Font, MS Publish,

Win 3.0, Desk Top, Win 3.1 L1, MC Text, PC-852, Win 3.1 L5, Win 3.1 L2,

CWI Hung, PC-857 TK, ISO L2, ISO L5, PC-8 TK, Kamenicky, Hebrew NC,

Hebrew OC, Plska Mazvia, ISO L6, Win 3.1 Heb, HP ZIP, USPSZIP, USPSFIM,

USPSSTP, Win 31. Cyr, PC-866, Win 3.1 Grk, PC-869, PC-855, Wingdings,

Symbol, Greek-437, Greek-437 Cy, Greek-928, Serbo Craot 2, Ukrainian,

Bulgarian, OCR-A, OCR-BI

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Menu 1

(continued)

Category Item Setting

PAGE LAYOUT 1 A4 PRINT WIDTH 78 COLUMN, 80 COLUMN

WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF, ON

CR FUNCTION CR, CR+LF

LF FUNCTION LF, LF+CR

PAGE LAYOUT 2 ORIENTATION PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE

LINES PER PAGE 5 - 64, 65 - 128 LINES

HOST INTERFACE HOST INTERFACE AUTO INTERFACE, PARALLEL, RS422*, OKI-HSP

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Menu 2

Category Item Setting

PRINT MODE RESOLUTION 600 DPI, 300 DPI

SMOOTHING ON, OFF

MEMORY USAGE RASTER BUFFER AUTO, 360KB, 720KB, 1.08MB, 1.44MB (more options are available when

memory size is increased)

RECEIVE BUFFER AUTO, 8KB, 20KB, 50KB, 100KB, 1MB

FONT PROTECTION AUTO, OFF, 100KB, 200KB, 300KB, 400KB, 500KB, 600KB, 700KB, 800KB,

900KB, 1MB, 1.1MB (more options are available when memory size is increased)

MEMORY FREE AREA XXXXXKB / READ ONLY

AUTO OPERATION AUTO CONTINUE OFF, ON

AUTO EJECT OFF, 5 - 300 SECONDS

DARKNESS CONTROL DARKNESS -2, -1, 0, +1, +2

POWER SAVING POWER SAVING 0 SEC, 8 MIN, DISABLE

LOW TONER LOW TONER ON, OFF

TONER SAVE TONER SAVING ON, OFF

CLEARABLE WRNINGS CLEARABL WRNINGS ON, JOB

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Menu 2

(continued)

Category Item Setting

PARALLEL I/F PARALLEL SPEED HIGH, MEDIUM

BI-DIRECTION ENABLE, DISABLE

I-PRIME OFF, ON

OKI HSP* (if installed)

ADOBE PS SET UP*

(if installed)

LANGUAGE LANGUAGE ENGLISH, DEUTSCH, FRANCAIS, ITALIANO, CASTELLANO, SVENSKA,

NORSK, DANSK, NEDERLANDS, TÜRKÇE, PORTUGUËS, POLSKI

* Different menus will appear depending on which type of card is installed. Details of these will appear in the documentation received with

the card.

Note: The messages on your LCD screen may change slightly during the course of software development.

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Button

ON-LINE

FORM FEED

Print Demo

TRAY TYPE

Print Fonts

PAPER SIZE

Print Menu

Printer Status

ON-LINE

OFF-LINE

Menu Mode

ON-LINE

OFF-LINE

ON-LINE

OFF-LINE

ON-LINE

OFF-LINE

Press and Release

Moves to OFF-LINE

Moves to ON-LINE

Returns to ON-LINE

Prints only 1 page of all

remaining data in printer.

Prints all remaining data in

printer.

Enters TRAY SELECT sub-

menu to select the input

paper source.

Enters PAPER SIZE sub-

menu to select the input

paper source.

Hold for 2 Seconds

Prints Demo page.

Prints Font list.

Prints Menu settings.

Front Panel Button Functions

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Printer Status

ON-LINE

OFF-LINE

Menu Mode

Power switched on while

holding.

ON-LINE

OFF-LINE

ON-LINE

OFF-LINE

ON-LINE

OFF-LINE

Press and Release

Enters Level-1 menu group.

Goes to next higher category

or item.

Goes to item if displaying

category, or SET the

indicated selections as user

setting.

Goes to previous selection.

Goes to next selection.

Press and Hold (2 sec)

Enters Level-2 menu group.

Steps back to previous

categories or items.

Enters User Maintenance

mode.

Enters POWER SAVE sub-

menu.

Clears the alarm and returns

to ON-LINE

Goes to previous selections

continuously.

Reset all data and status

Goes to next selection

continuously.

Button

MENU 1

Menu 2

Reset

Recover

ENTER

Power Save

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Fonts

What Is a Font?

Strictly speaking, a font refers to a set of printable characters in

a particular typeface of a specific size (e.g. 12 point) and style

(e.g. roman, bold or bold-italic). In computer printing, however,

this term has been used in a wider context to refer to all sizes

and styles of a particular typeface. In printers, fonts may be

divided into two basic types: bitmap fonts and scalable (or

outline) fonts.

Bitmap fonts are made up of a pattern of dots (at the printer

resolution) to form the image of each printable character. These

are of a fixed size, and scaling makes them look ragged.

Scalable fonts are stored as a set of mathematical curves. At

print time the printer uses the stored curves to make up a bitmap

of each character required, at the required size, and in the required

style, at the full printer resolution. Such fonts are therefore said

to be scalable, and do not appear ragged at enlarged sizes.

Your printer has 48 built-in fonts as standard, including 35 HP

LaserJet 4 compatible Intellifont (scalable), 10 TrueType

(scalable), and 3 bitmapped fonts.

Printing a Font List

1. Press the ON-LINE button to take the printer off line.

2. Press the TRAY TYPE/Print Fonts button for at least

two seconds.

3. After a short delay two pages of font information will be

printed, including samples.

Using Fonts

Some MS-DOS and most Windows programs provide an easy

method of font selection within documents. In these cases the

printer’s font selection is controlled by the host PC software

application (or by Windows itself). On other software platforms

special codes (escape sequences) must be embedded with the

print data. This topic is beyond the scope of this Help Guide.

However, the font list referred to in the previous topic contains a

list of the required codes. Use of these codes is best left to a

professional programmer.

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Status Messages

Lights

Status Message READY MAN FEED ATTENTION DATA Explanation

ON-LINE .HP4

TRAY1

OFF-LINE .HP4

TRAY1

DATA PRESENT.HP4

TRAY1

PRINTING

PS NOT AVAILABLE

POWER SAVING

TONER LOW

Indicates printer is on-line and ready to print in HP

emulation mode with paper from Tray 1.

Indicates printer is currently off-line. Press ON

LINE button to make printer ready.

Indicates data in buffer not yet printed. If DATA

light is ON, indicates data waiting to be printed. If

DATA light is blinking, indicates data being

received or processed.

Printing is in progress

Printer language requested by data is not installed.

Check your software application or printer driver

installation. Press Recover for at least 2 seconds to

clear this message.

Printer has been idle for time set in menu setting.

Short warm-up period will be required before next

document is printed.

Warning that toner level is low. Printing may

continue but you should replace the toner cartridge

as soon as possible.

= ON = OFF = FLASHING = UNDETERMINED( )

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