OKI C844dnw User manual

C824/C834/C844/ES8434

Advanced Manual

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About This Manual

This manual describes how to print from mobile terminals and how to use the

OKI color printer in various ways.

It also describes

advanced features such as security settings and color adjustment.

Please read this manual carefully to achieve the maximum performance of the

product in various conditions.

This manual uses as an example Windows 10 for Windows, mac OS High Sierra

10.13 for Mac OS and C844 for the device.

This manual uses C844 as an example to illustrate buttons and icons on the op-

erator panel, driver screens, and the method of inputting characters and operat-

ing the device.

A printer driver icon in each Windows version is referred to as "Printer folder" in

this manual.

Depending on your OS, the actual display of the product may differ from the

descriptions in this manual. In addition, depending on the model you are using,

some functions described in this manual may not be available.

Depending on the device you are using, buttons or the like on the operator panel

and the actual operations may differ from the descriptions in this manual.

About Descriptions

This section describes the marks, symbols, abbreviations and illustrations used

in this manual.

About Marks

This manual uses the following marks.

Mark Meaning

Indicates cautions and restrictions for the correct operation of the

device. Be sure to read them to avoid misoperation.

Indicates useful tips and references on how to use the device. We

recommend you read them.

Indicates reference items. Please read them to learn the detailed

information.

Indicates related items. Please read them to learn the relevant

information.

About Symbols

This section describes the symbols used in this manual and their meanings.

Symbol Meaning

« » Indicates buttons or keys on the operator panel of the

device.

[ ] Indicates menu names, item names, options, etc.

displayed on the screen of the operator panel.

Indicates menus, windows and dialog box names

displayed on the computer screen.

They can be clearly distinguished in the description

and procedure illustration.

" " Indicates messages and input texts on the displayed screen.

Indicates le names on the computer.

Indicates item titles of link destinations.

< > Indicates keys on the computer keyboard.

> Indicates the transition of device or computer menus.

About Illustrations

The illustrations used in this manual are based on C844.

The displayed screens on the operator panel used in this manual are based on

the default settings.

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Table of contents

1 About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver .............................. 6

Windows PCL Printer Driver ..........................................................................................................7

Windows PS Printer Driver (C834/C844/ES8434) .........................................................................9

Mac PCL Printer Driver (C824 Only) ...........................................................................................11

Mac PS Printer Driver (C834/C844/ES8434) ...............................................................................15

2 Printing on Various Types of Paper .......................................................... 20

Printing on Envelopes ..................................................................................................................21

Printing on Labels ........................................................................................................................23

Printing on Custom Size Paper ....................................................................................................25

Printing on Long Paper ................................................................................................................27

3 Changing the Finish .................................................................................. 29

Adjusting the Color ......................................................................................................................30

Adjusting the Density ..................................................................................................................................30

Adjusting Color Balance (Density) ..............................................................................................................31

Printing Color Data in Grayscale ...............................................................................................................31

Changing Black Finish ................................................................................................................................32

Using Color Matching on Printer Driver ......................................................................................................33

Simulating Printing Results for Ink ..............................................................................................................34

Color Separation .........................................................................................................................................35

Adjust the Half-tone Density .......................................................................................................................36

Changing the Mono-Print Mode ..................................................................................................................36

Adjusting Color with Software .....................................................................................................................37

Correcting Color Registration Error Manually .............................................................................................37

Obtaining Better Print Results .....................................................................................................38

Enhancing Photos ......................................................................................................................................38

Changing Print Quality (Resolution) ...........................................................................................................39

Emphasizing Fine Lines .............................................................................................................................40

Print Using the Printer Fonts ......................................................................................................................41

Print Using the Fonts of Computer .............................................................................................................42

Printing as an Image ...................................................................................................................................43

Eliminating White Gap Between Text and Background (Overprinting Black) .............................................43

Making White Stripes at the Boundaries Between Colors Inconspicuous (Trapping) .................................44

4 Useful Print Functions ............................................................................... 46

Saving toner and paper ...............................................................................................................47

Saving Toner ...............................................................................................................................................47

Printing on Both Sides of Paper (Duplex Printing) ..................................................................................... 49

Combining Multiple Pages onto One Sheet of Paper (Multiple page printing) ........................................... 50

Various printing functions ............................................................................................................ 51

Enlarged / Reduction Print ......................................................................................................................... 51

Enlarging or Reducing to Fit the Specified Paper Size .............................................................................. 52

Collating a Multiple Page Document in Units of Copies ............................................................................. 53

Dividing a Document to Print on Some Sheets for Making a Poster .......................................................... 54

Making a Booklet ....................................................................................................................................... 55

Adding Semi-transparent Text (Watermarks) ............................................................................................. 56

Overlaying Forms or Logos (Overlay) ........................................................................................................ 57

Changing the printing method ..................................................................................................... 59

Printing Only the Cover from a Different Tray ............................................................................................ 59

Printing Manually One by One .................................................................................................................. 60

Printing from the Last Page of a Document ............................................................................................... 62

Selecting a Tray Automatically for the Specified Paper ............................................................................. 63

Switching to Another Paper Feed Tray Automatically When a Tray Runs Out Of Paper ........................... 64

Printing Frequently Used Documents without a Computer ........................................................................ 66

Storing Print Data in This Machine before Printing .................................................................................... 67

Outputting a Document to a File Instead of Printing on Paper ...................................................................68

Downloading PS Files (C834/C844/ES8434) ............................................................................................ 68

Printing Confidential Document .................................................................................................. 69

Encrypting the Print Data and Setting a Password Before Printing (Private Print) .................................... 69

Other printing functions ............................................................................................................... 71

Printing Out PS Errors (C834/C844/ES8434) ............................................................................................ 71

Changing Emulation Mode (Printer Language) .......................................................................................... 72

Printing E-mail Attachment Files ................................................................................................................ 72

Printing Data in USB Memory .................................................................................................................... 73

Saving Frequently-Used Settings in the Printer Driver to Use ...................................................................74

Changing the Default Settings with a Printer Driver ................................................................................... 75

Editing Margins .......................................................................................................................................... 75

Adjusting the Print Position in the Additional Tray ..................................................................................... 76

5 Management / Setting the Printer ..............................................................77

Checking the Current Settings .................................................................................................... 78

Changing the Printer Settings ..................................................................................................... 79

Administrator Setup Menu ......................................................................................................................... 79

Other Setup Menu ...................................................................................................................................... 85

Print Statistics ............................................................................................................................................ 90

Boot Menu .................................................................................................................................................. 91

Setup the Buzzer ....................................................................................................................................... 92

Hiding the paper size confirmation message ............................................................................................. 92

If a Power Failure Occurs .......................................................................................................................... 93

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User Authentication (Access Control) ..........................................................................................94

Preparation (For Administrator) ..................................................................................................................94

Log in to This Machine ...............................................................................................................................99

Printing from a Computer ...........................................................................................................................99

Registering IC Card Information ...............................................................................................................102

Initializing ...................................................................................................................................103

Initializing Flash Memory ..........................................................................................................................103

Initializing the Network Settings ................................................................................................................104

Initializing the Settings of the Device ........................................................................................................105

Web Page of This Machine ........................................................................................................106

Operating from the Web Page of the Printer ............................................................................................106

Open the Web Page of This Machine .......................................................................................................107

Log In as the Administrator .......................................................................................................................107

Changing the Administrator Password (Web Page) .................................................................................108

Checking or Changing the Settings of the Printer ....................................................................................109

Store a Menu Map as a Data File ............................................................................................................. 110

Setting Power Save Mode (Web Page) .................................................................................................... 110

Setting Sleep Mode (Web Page) .............................................................................................................. 111

Setting Auto Power Off Mode (Web Page) ............................................................................................... 111

Encrypting Communication with SSL/TLS ................................................................................................ 112

Using IPP .................................................................................................................................................. 113

Encrypting Communication with IPSec ..................................................................................................... 114

Limiting by Using an IP Address (IP Filtering) .......................................................................................... 117

Limiting by Using a MAC Address (MAC Address Filtering) ..................................................................... 117

E-mail Alert ............................................................................................................................................... 118

Using SNMPv3 ......................................................................................................................................... 119

Using IEEE802.1X (Wired LAN) ............................................................................................................... 119

Setting IEEE802.1X (Wireless LAN) .........................................................................................................121

Connecting Wireless LAN (WPA/WPA2-EAP) ..........................................................................................122

Setting the LDAP Server ..........................................................................................................................123

E-mail Setup (Web Page) .........................................................................................................................124

About Items That Can be Set or Checked ................................................................................................124

6 Utility Software ......................................................................................... 128

List of Utility Software ................................................................................................................129

Windows Utilities ......................................................................................................................................129

Mac Utilities ..............................................................................................................................................130

Installing Software .....................................................................................................................131

Color Correct Utility ....................................................................................................................133

Changing Palette Color ............................................................................................................................133

Changing Gamma Value or Hue ...............................................................................................................135

Printing in Adjusted Color Settings ...........................................................................................................136

Saving Color Correction Settings ............................................................................................................. 136

Importing Color Correction Settings ......................................................................................................... 137

Deleting Color Correction Settings ........................................................................................................... 138

Color Swatch Utility ................................................................................................................... 139

Printing Color Swatch .............................................................................................................................. 139

Customizing the Color Swatch ................................................................................................................. 140

Printing a File With the Color You Want ................................................................................................... 140

PS Gamma Adjuster Utility ....................................................................................................... 141

Registering an Adjusted Halftone ............................................................................................................ 141

Printing with a Registered Halftone .......................................................................................................... 142

Configuration Tool ..................................................................................................................... 143

Registering This Machine ........................................................................................................................ 143

Starting Configuration Tool ....................................................................................................................... 144

Checking the Status of This Machine ....................................................................................................... 144

Displaying the Alert Info ........................................................................................................................... 145

Setting the Network .................................................................................................................................. 147

Registering ICC Profile ............................................................................................................................ 148

Registering Forms (Form Overlay) .......................................................................................................... 148

Checking the Free Space in Memory/Hard Disk Drive ............................................................................. 149

Registering a User Name and Password ................................................................................................. 150

Removing This Machine .......................................................................................................................... 151

Descriptions of Screens for Configuration Tool ........................................................................................ 152

OKI LPR Utility .......................................................................................................................... 155

Starting OKI LPR Utility ............................................................................................................................ 155

Registering a Device to OKI LPR Utility ................................................................................................... 156

Checking the Status of a Registered Device ............................................................................................ 156

Forwarding Print Jobs to a Registered Device ......................................................................................... 157

Printing the Same Document from the Registered Multiple Devices ....................................................... 158

Opening the Web Page of the Registered Device ................................................................................... 158

Following the IP Address of the Registered Device Automatically .......................................................... 159

Setting the Web Port Number of the Machine .......................................................................................... 159

Sending a File to a Device That is Registered in OKI LPR Utility ............................................................ 160

Deleting an Unnecessary Print Job .......................................................................................................... 160

Uninstalling OKI LPR Utility (Uninstall) .................................................................................................... 161

Network Extension .................................................................................................................... 162

Showing Printer Properties ...................................................................................................................... 162

Checking the Settings of the Machine ..................................................................................................... 163

Set Options Automatically ........................................................................................................................ 163

Uninstall the Utility ................................................................................................................................... 164

Network Card Setup (Mac) ....................................................................................................... 165

Setting the IP Address ............................................................................................................................. 165

Configuring Web Settings ........................................................................................................................ 166

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Quitting Network Card Setup ....................................................................................................................166

Monitoring Tool ..........................................................................................................................167

Registering a Printer .................................................................................................................................167

Updating Printer Firmware ........................................................................................................................168

Updating the printer software ...................................................................................................................169

Changing the Monitoring Tool Settings .....................................................................................................169

Deleting a Printer ......................................................................................................................................170

Problems on Monitoring Tool ....................................................................................................................171

Print Job Accounting Client ........................................................................................................172

For Windows .............................................................................................................................................172

For Mac OS ..............................................................................................................................................174

7 Using from a Mobile Device .................................................................... 175

Printing from a Mobile Device ....................................................................................................176

Using the Mobile Print ..............................................................................................................................176

AirPrint (C834/C844/ES8434) ..................................................................................................................177

Google Cloud Print ...................................................................................................................................180

Displaying How to Fix the Error on the Mobile Device ...............................................................187

Mobile Device Problems ............................................................................................................188

Mobile Print Problems ..............................................................................................................................188

AirPrint Problems ......................................................................................................................................189

Google Cloud Print Problems ...................................................................................................................190

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About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

Windows PCL Printer Driver

Windows PS Printer Driver (C834/C844/ES8434)

Mac PCL Printer Driver (C824 Only)

Mac PS Printer Driver (C834/C844/ES8434)

This section describes screens and functions of the printer drivers.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

Windows PCL Printer Driver

•[Setup] Tab

• [Job Options] Tab

Item Description

1 Driver Setting Saves your settings.

2 Image layout Displays a sample image for the set layout.

3 Media Specifies the paper size, type, weight, paper feed method, or other

settings.

4 Finishing Mode Specifies the multi-page printing, booklet printing, poster printing, or

other settings.

5 2-Sided Printing (Duplex) Specifies this setting when you want to perform duplex printing.

6 Orientation Specifies the printing direction.

7 Color Setting Switches between color printing and monochrome printing.

8 Toner saving Decreases the print density to save toner.

9 About Displays the version of the printer driver.

10 Default Resets the settings on the tab to their default settings.

Item Description

1 Quality Specifies the resolution for printing.

2 Scale Specifies the enlargement/reduction rate for printing.

3 Copies Specifies the number of copies to print.

4 Job Type Specifies the print type.

5 Print Mode Sets whether to send print data to the printer in PCL format or image

file.

6 Advanced Sets other printing settings.

7 Default Resets each setting value in the tab to its default setting value.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

• [Extend] Tab

Item Description

1 Watermarks Specifies when you want to use stamp print.

2 Overlays Sets when printing print formats which are registered to the printer

beforehand as overlays.

3 Fonts Specifies TrueType fonts and printer fonts.

4 User Authentication Specifies the user authentication.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

Windows PS Printer Driver (C834/C844/ES8434)

• [Layout] Tab

• [Paper/Quality] Tab

Item Description

1 Orientation Specifies the printing direction.

2 Print on Both Sides Specifies this setting when you want to perform duplex printing.

3 Page Order Specifies a page order to print.

4 Page Format Specifies the number of pages that is printed on a sheet of paper and

booklet printing.

5 Image layout Displays a sample image for the set layout.

6 Advanced Allows you to set detailed settings for print quality and a paper size.

Item Description

1 Tray Selection Changes the paper feed tray.

2 Color Selects Color or Black & White.

3 Advanced Allows you to set detailed settings for print quality and a paper size.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

• [Job Options] Tab

•[Color] Tab

Item Description

1 Quality Specifies the resolution for printing. If you set [Toner Saving], the

print density decreases to save toner.

2 Job Type Specifies the job type and the number of copies to print. [Job Type

Option] can be used if [Shared Print] or [Private Print] is selected. If

you select the [Collate] check box, multiple documents are printed in

units of copies.

3 Fit to Page If you select the [Resize document to fit printer page] check box, a

document is printed on paper of a different size.

4 Watermarks Specifies when you want to use stamp print.

5 Overlays Sets when printing print formats which are registered to the printer

beforehand as overlays.

6 Advanced Sets other print options.

7 User Auth Specifies the user authentication.

8 About Displays the version of the printer driver.

9 Default Resets the settings on the tab to their default settings.

Item Description

1 Color Mode Specifies the color adjustment for color printing.

2 Toner Saving Saves toner when printing.

3 Advanced Sets some other printing settings.

4 Color Swatch Starts Color Swatch Utility.

5 Default Resets the settings on the tab to their default settings.

Item Description

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

Mac PCL Printer Driver (C824 Only)

• [Layout] panel

• [Paper Handling] panel

Item Description

1 Pages per Sheet Selects the number of copies to be printed.

2 Layout Direction Selects the layout when printing multiple pages on one sheet of

paper.

3 Border Selects the border when printing multiple pages on one sheet of

paper.

4 Two-Sided Selects this option for duplex printing.

5 Reverse page orientation Selects this option when you want to reverse the page orientation.

6 Flip horizontally Selects this option when you want to flip the pages horizontally.

Item Description

1 Pages to Print Selects the pages to be printed.

2 Page Order Selects the order of the pages to be printed.

3 Scale to fit paper size Selects this option when printing to fit the paper size.

Depending on the setting, the print image may not be printed correctly.

4 Destination Paper Size Selects this option when you want to enlarge or reduce the image size to

fit output paper size.

5 Scale down only Selects this option when you want to reduce the image size to fit output

paper size.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

• [Cover Page] panel

•[Setup] panel

• [Job Options] panel

Specifies the print quality, etc.

Item Description

1 Print Cover Page Sets the cover printing.

2 Cover Page Type Sets the character string for cover printing.

Item Description

1 Paper Source Specifies the paper feed, type, weight, or other settings.

2 Duplex Specifies this setting when you want to perform duplex printing.

3 About Displays the version of the printer driver.

4 Default Resets the settings on the tab to their default settings.

Item Description

1 Print Quality Controls the print resolution.

2 Photo Enhance Set it when printing more vivid photos.

3 Trapping Sets if white or colored stripes appear between overlaid objects.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

•[Color] panel • [User Authentication] panel

Item Description

1 Color Mode Specifies alignment to color mode when printing in color.

2 Toner save Specifies the toner saving.

Item Description

1 Use User Authentication Select this check box if you set user authentication when printing.

2 User Name The user name for user authentication.

3 Password The password for user authentication.

4 Authentication Type Specify an authentication type to be used.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

• [Supply Levels] panel

Item Description

1 Consumables Displays the usage status of consumables.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

Mac PS Printer Driver (C834/C844/ES8434)

• [Layout] Panel

• [Color Matching] Panel

• [Paper Handling] Panel

Item Description

1 Pages per Sheet Selects the number of pages that is printed on a sheet of paper.

2 Layout Direction Specifies the layout that is applied when printing multiple pages on a

sheet of paper.

3 Border Specifies a type of a boundary.

4 Two-Sided Specifies when performing duplex printing.

5 Reverse page orientation Reverses the direction of a page to print by selecting this check box.

6 Flip horizontally Flips left and right to print by selecting this check box.

Item Description

1 ColorSync Specifies the ColorSync function.

2 In printer Performs color matching with this machine.

3 Profile Specifies a profile.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

• [Paper Feed] Panel

• [Cover Page] Panel

Item Description

1 Collate pages Prints in units of copies by selecting this check box.

2 Pages to Print Specifies pages to print.

3 Page Order Specifies a page order to print.

4 Scale to fit paper size Prints to fit a paper size. Enlarges or reduces to fit the output paper size.

Enlarges or reduces a document to fit the output paper size by selecting

this check box.

5 Destination Paper Size Selects the output paper size when the [Scale to fit paper size] check box

is selected.

6 Scale down only Only reduces a document to fit the output paper size by selecting this

check box.

Item Description

1 All Pages From Specifies the paper feed tray. If you specify [Auto Select], a tray is

automatically selected.

2 First Page From Select this setting to print only the first page from the specified tray.

3 Remaining From Select this setting to print the remaining pages from the specified

tray.

Item Description

1 Print Cover Page Specifies the cover printing.

2 Cover Page Type Specifies a string when printing the cover.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

•[Color] Panel • [Print Options] Panel

Item Description

1 Grayscale Specifies to use monochrome printing.

2 Color Specifies alignment to color mode when printing in color.

Item Description

1 Quality1, Quality2, Feed, Paper Specifies the print quality, toner saving, paper type, etc.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

• [User Authentication] Panel

• [Authentication type] can be enabled from the apple menu, select [System Preferences] > [Printers & Scanners],

select the device and enable the device in the [Options] tab of [Options & Supplies].

• [Secure Print] Panel

Item Description

1 Use User Authentication Select this check box if you set user authentication when printing.

2 User Name The user name for user authentication.

3 Password The password for user authentication.

4 Authentication type Specify an authentication type to be used.

Item Description

1 Job Type Specifies the job type. [Job Type Option] can be used if [Shared

Print] or [Private Print] is selected.

2 Job Type Option Specify a job name to be displayed on the operator panel and

password required when printing.

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1. About Screens and Functions of Each Printer Driver

• [Supply Levels] Panel

• The [Supply Levels] panel may not appear depending on the environment such as how to connect to the device.

Item Description

1 Consumables Displays the remaining amount of consumables.

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Printing on Various Types of Paper

Printing on Envelopes

Printing on Labels

Printing on Custom Size Paper

Printing on Long Paper

This section describes how to print on various type of paper.

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