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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document OKIDATA, OKIPAGE and Oki Smoothing Technology (OST) are registered is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. OKIDATA assumes no responsibility trademarks and OKILAN is a trademark of Oki Electric Industry Company, for the results of errors beyond its control. OKIDATA also cannot guarantee Ltd. OKIDATA marque déposée de Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd.; that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and
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Connect to Your Computer ................................ 9 Parallel Connection .......................................9 Select a Suitable Location ................................. 1 Selecting Printer Features Using Your Attach the Parallel Cable .......................... 9 Software......................................................... 15 Unpack ............................................................... 1 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface .................... 9 Selecting Printer Features U
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Print Quality Problems ....................................57 Adjusting Print Quality ............................... 60 Using the Front Feeder to Print Multiple Pieces Optional Paper Handling Accessories ............. 41 Software Problems ......................................60 of Media ........................................................28 Multi-Purpose Feeder..................................41 Hardware Problems .........................................62 The Front Feeder: Printing Indiv
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Your OKIDATA printer has been carefully designed to give you years of • To avoid damaging the power cord, don’t put anything on it or place it safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equipment, however, there where it will be walked on. If the cord becomes damaged or frayed, are a few basic precautions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or replace it immediately. damaging the printer: • If you’re using an extension cord or power strip with the printer, make sure that the t
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• Available in the U.S. and Canada only For pricing and more detailed information on these programs: • call 1-800-OKIDATA (1-800-654-3282) This program offers you the or opportunity to purchase an • visit our Web site: http://www.okidata.com extension of the standard warranty for your Okidata printer. You can add 1 or 2 years to the standard warranty. If you experience a malfunction of your Okidata printer and the problem can not be resolved over the phone, this program offers
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This OKIDATA apparatus complies with the Class B limits for radio interference as specified in the Industry Canada Radio Interference Regula- WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the tions. limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
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WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directive 89/ These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful 336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. electromagnetic compatibility. This
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This chapter explains how to unpack and install your printer. As you unpack the accessories, please save the packing material in the event you need to repack the printer for shipping. Before unpacking your printer, select a suitable location for it which meets Important! Be sure to store the black light-shield bag near the printer to the following criteria: protect the image drum in case you need to take it out of the printer for more than a minute or so. This bag is also • A firm,
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4. Remove the tape and shipping insert from the image drum and discard them. 1. Press the OPEN button. 2. Lift the cover (the cover must be lifted completely to remove the image drum cartridge). 5. Reinstall the image drum in the printer, placing the alignment pins on each side of the drum into the slots in the printer. Caution!Be careful not to touch the image drum’s shiny green sur- face! 3. Lift out the image drum and remove the protective paper.
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4. Lower the right side of the toner cartridge, aligning the slot in the car- tridge with the ridge in the image drum. 1. Remove the toner cartridge from the foil package and shake it from side to side a few times to distribute the toner evenly. 5. Push the gray lock lever toward the back of the printer until it stops. 2. Carefully peel off the tape from the bottom of the cartridge. 3. Place the left end of the toner cartridge into the toner well, inserting the recess in the end of the ton
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Paper can be supplied to the printer in four ways: • From the paper tray which When you buy paper, keep in mind that page printers require a smooth holds up to 530 sheets of 20-lb. paper finish paper. For most everyday applications, paper rated for copiers and laser printers should work well with your printer. Before buying any large quantity of a particular paper, always test a sample first. • From the 100-sheet Front • Main Tray: 16 - 28 lb. Feeder (see Chapter 4) • Optional Pape
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4. Push the tray into the printer until it locks. 1. Pull out the paper tray. 2. Adjust the rear and side paper guides before loading paper. This will help to avoid paper jams. The paper tray gauge indicates the amount of paper left in the tray. This eliminates having to open the tray to check how much paper remains. 3. Fan a stack of paper (up to 530 sheets of 20 lb. paper) and place it in the tray under the tabs. Do not fill above the PAPER FULL marks.
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If paper is stored improperly, print quality could be affected. The OKIPAGE 20 has two paper paths: • Store paper in a dark, dry place such as a closet or a cabinet • Top Exit: the normal exit used for routine printing • Don’t open the package until you are ready to use it • Always store paper lying flat or it may curl • Store your paper in a static-free environment • Ideally, store paper at a constant temperature of 70°F (21.1°C) with less than 50% humidity. • Discard the top sheet f
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The top paper exit is the one normally used for routine printing. Use rear exit when printing on heavy paper, envelopes, labels, and transpar- encies. • Printed pages feed face down into the bin on top of the printer • Printed pages feed face up into the rear tray • Bin holds 250 sheets of 20 lb. paper • Tray holds a maximum of 100 sheets of 20 lb. paper or 10 envelopes • Pages stack in the correct order • Pages stack in reverse order • When the bin is full, STACKER FULL REMOVE THE PAPER
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Parallel cable requirements: • Cable must be shielded with twisted pair conductors, and must be UL and CSA approved • Maximum length for bi-directional cable is 6 feet (1.8 meters). For We recommend that you use a bi-directional parallel printer cable. For best lengths greater than 6 feet, use a cable marked IEEE 1284-compliant. results, purchase a cable marked “IEEE 1284-compliant.” • Printer connector is an IEEE 1284-B receptacle (36 pins, 0.085” center Important! To comply with
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The serial interface settings on your printer and computer must match. To change printer settings, enter the Level 2 menu (press ON-LINE to place the To connect the printer to your computer: printer off-line, then press MENU 1/Menu 2 for 2 seconds, until PRINT MODE appears) and select the RS232C SERIAL category. Set FLOW CON- 1. Turn both your printer and computer OFF. TROL, BAUD RATE, DATA BITS, PARITY, and MIN. BUSY to match the settings on your computer. Following are the printer def
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4. Press MENU1/Menu 2 twice. DUPLEX PRINTING displays. 1. Plug the female end of the power cord supplied with the printer into the 5. Make sure the second line of the display reads ON *. If not, press the power socket on the back of the printer. © ENTER button, then /Reset, then ENTER. ON * displays. 6. Press ON LINE to exit the menu. 1. Turn the printer ON. INITIALIZING displays briefly in the control panel window, then ON-LINE displays. 2. Plug the other end of the cable into a suitable
