ANUFACTURER Oki Data Corporation, 4-11-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8551, Japan MPORTER TO THE Oki Europe Limited (trading as Oki Printing Solutions) Oki Europe Limited Blays House Wick Road Egham Surrey TW20 0HJ United Kingdom For all sales, support and general enquiries contact your local distributor.
OTES CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS NOTE A note provides additional information to supplement the main text. A caution provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or damage. A warning provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of personal injury. For the protection of your product, and in order to ensure that you benefit from its full functionality, this model has been designed to operate only with genuine original toner cartridges.
PS drivers). > “Ask Oki” – a user-friendly function for Windows that gives a direct link from your printer driver screen to a dedicated web site specific to the exact model you are using. This is where you’ll find all the advice, assistance and support you could need to help you get the best possible results from your Oki printer;...
RINTER OVERVIEW RONT VIEW 1. Output stacker (face down). Standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets at 80g/m². 2. Operator panel. Menu driven operator controls and LCD display panel. 3. Paper tray. Standard blank paper tray. Holds up to 300 sheets of 80g/m²...
2. C821 and C830. When the rear paper stacker is folded down paper exits the printer through the rear of the printer and is stacked here face up. This is mainly used for heavy print media. When used in conjunction with the multi purpose feed tray, the paper path through the printer is essentially straight.
APER RECOMMENDATIONS Your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, transparencies and envelopes. This section provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to use each type. The best performance will be obtained when using standard 75~90g/m² paper designed for use in copiers and laser printers.
(two-sided printing) function. ACE DOWN STACKER The face down stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to 250 sheets of 80g/m² standard paper, and can handle paper stocks up to 128g/m². Pages printed in reading order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing down).
ACE UP STACKER The face up stacker at the rear of the printer should be opened and the tray extension pulled out when required for use. In this condition paper will exit via this path, regardless of driver settings. The face up stacker can hold up to 100 sheets of 80g/m² standard paper, and can handle stocks up to 220g/m².
(3). Load paper long edge feed (LEF) (letter headed paper - face down and top edge towards the right of the printer) (1) up to mark (a). Loading paper > 14...
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If 3 trays are fitted this applies to trays 1 & 2 if printing from the 3rd (lower) tray. For face down printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 250 sheets, depending on paper weight.
For two-sided (duplex) printing on A4 headed paper load the paper with pre- printed side down and left hand edge (LEF), top edge (SEF) away from the printer. (Optional duplex unit must be installed for this function.) > Envelopes should be loaded face up with top edge to the left and short edge into the printer.
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Press the tray latch button (5) inwards to release the paper platform, so that the paper is lifted and gripped in place. Set the correct paper size for the multi purpose tray in the Media Menu (see “Menu Functions”). Loading paper > 17...
For full details of how to use the machine and any optional accessories to print jobs efficiently and effectively, please refer to the Printing Guide and the Barcode Guide. For full details of how to access and use the printer security features, please refer to the Security Guide.
The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items. Where items in the printer driver are the same as those in the operator panel menus, and you print documents from Windows, the settings in the Windows printer driver will override those items in the operator panel menus.
> The ProQ2400 setting prints at 600 x 600dpi x 2 bit. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. > The Fine/Detail setting prints at 1200 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications.
OLOUR TAB Control over the colour output of your printer may be performed automatically, or for advanced control, by manual adjustment. The automatic setting will be appropriate in most cases. The other options in this window only become visible when you select a choice other than Auto.
Changes you make here, however, will become the new default settings for all Windows applications. This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working. DVANCED TAB You can specify which times of day your printer will be available.
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If a mismatch is detected, the document is held in the print queue and does not print until the printer setup is changed and the document restarted from the print queue. Mismatched documents in the queue will not prevent correctly matched documents from printing.
The information in this section is based on Mac OS X Tiger (10.4). Other versions may appear slightly different, but the principles are the same. ETTING PRINTING OPTIONS You can choose your printer and select options for how you want your documents to print from the Print dialog box. To set your printer options: Open the document you want to print.
To change the paper size or page orientation, select File > Page Setup. Select Save As Default from the Settings drop-down menu. Select File > Print. To save the current printer driver settings as a preset, select Save As from the Preset menu. Enter a name for your preset and click OK.
Paper Size Select a paper size to match your document and the paper loaded in the printer. The paper margin is 4.2mm at all edges. To specify your own paper sizes, select Manage Custom Sizes... Scale You can scale documents up or down to fit onto different paper sizes. To fit your document...
Destination paper size Scale documents to fit on the size of paper in your printer. For example, you can take a document formatted for A3 and print it on A4 paper using an A4 printer.
OVER PAGE Choosing a cover page may help you to identify your printed document in a large pile of paper. This is useful in a busy office with many people sharing the printer. UPLEX Choosing duplex allows you to print on both sides of the paper, to save paper, weight, bulk and cost.
Photo Enhance Use Photo Enhance to significantly improve quality when printing images. The printer driver analyses any photographic images and processes them to improve the overall appearance. This setting cannot be used together with the “ProQ2400” print quality setting.
Lightness. Results will vary depending on the subject and conditions the image was taken. The printer reproduces the sRGB colour space. This might be useful if colour matching from an sRGB input device such as a scanner or digital camera.
RINTER OPTIONS Media weight Select the thickness or type of paper in the printer. It is important to set this correctly as it affects the temperature at which the toner is fused to the paper. For example, if you are printing on normal A4 paper, do not select Labels or Transparency as this may cause toner smearing and paper jams.
RINT CONTROL If you are using the Windows Print Control Server software to manage printers, enter your assigned user name and ID. This information is sent to the printer with your print job and is recorded by the printer. UMMARY This option displays a summary of all selected print options for the current job.
ACTORS THAT AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF PRINTS If you wish to manually adjust the colour settings in your printer driver, please be aware that colour reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration.
If the colours are too intense/not intense enough, use the Saturation control. CCESSING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS The colour matching options in the printer driver can be used to help match your printed colours to the ones displayed on your monitor or from some other source, such as a digital camera.
The Colour Swatch function prints charts which contain a range of sample colours. Note that this is not the full range of colours that the printer can produce. Listed on each sample colour are the corresponding RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values. This can be used to pick specific colours in applications that allow you to choose your own RGB values.
Here, it is unimportant since your primary objective is to print the required colour. SING THE COLOUR CORRECT UTILITY The Oki Colour Correct Utility is provided on your DVD-ROM. The Colour Correct utility has the following features: >...
- C801 ENU FUNCTIONS This section lists the menus accessed via the controls on the printer’s operator panel and displayed in the LCD window. PERATOR ANEL EADY TTENTION ON:Ready to receive data. 1. Ready LED Blinking:Processing data. OFF: Offline. Enters the Menu mode. In 3.
> Press ON LINE to exit from the menu system and return to standby. NOTE: When you have changed any settings in the USB MENU, turn the printer OFF, then ON again. OW TO CHANGE THE SETTINGS You can set whether to ENABLE or DISABLE each category in the user menu.
ENUS NFORMATION MENU This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer. ITEM ACTION PRINT MENU MAP EXECUTE NETWORK EXECUTE DEMO1 EXECUTE USAGE REPORT EXECUTE HUTDOWN MENU ITEM ACTION SHUTDOWN START EXECUTE RINT MENU This menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions.
This setting operates in the same way as AUTO SPEED, except that the printer runs at 32ppm until a colour page is detected. To achieve this speed the printer requires an additional time to warm up and cool down when switching to 30ppm (C810) or 26ppm (C801) for colour pages.
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Selects the type of media loaded in this tray (if installed). (see notes above for tray 1). Adjusts the printer for the weight of paper stock loaded in this tray (if installed). Selects the size of paper to be fed from the multi purpose tray.
C REG FINE ADJ -3~0~+3 M REG FINE ADJ -3~0~+3 Y REG FINE ADJ -3~0~+3 YSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. ITEMS SETTINGS POW SAVE DELAY CLRABLE WARNING ONLINE MANUAL TIMEOUT...
12 / 480 Mps SERIAL NUMBER ENABLE / DISABLE NOTE: When you have changed any settings in the USB MENU, turn the printer OFF, then ON again. ETWORK MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/100Base-TX network interface.
–3~0~+3 SAGE MENU This menu is for information only, and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to know how soon you will need them.
Enter a password to gain entry to the Admin menu. Password should be from 6 to 12 digits of alpha/ numeric characters (or mix) The default value is "aaaaaa" The printer will restart after the Boot Menu. ENABLE/ Enables/Disables all categories in the USERS MENU. DISABLE If DISABLE is selected, only the PRINT JOB MENU will appear.
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The following message appears when pressing the enter button. ARE YOU SURE? YES/NO If NO is selected, the printer will go back to the source menu. If YES is selected, the printer will be automatically rebooted and initialize the flash memory.
"Print Statistics" category is not shown when Print Statistics function is not supported. Enables/Disables the printing of the Usage Report. When changing a setting value, the printer is rebooted. Specifies if the Group counter is displayed in the Usage Report Print.
- C821 ENU FUNCTIONS This section lists the menus accessed via the controls on the printer’s operator panel and displayed in the LCD window. PERATOR PANEL EADY ESTART TTENTION ON: Ready to receive data. 1. Ready LED BLINKING: Processing data.
It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by settings in the Windows printer drivers. However, several of the driver settings can be left at “Printer Setting”, which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus.
Displays the Subnet Mask. Displays the Gateway of the network. Displays the Mac Address of the printer. Displays the Network firmware revision. Displays the Web remote version. Displays information for these items. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 50...
RINT INFORMATION MENU This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer. ITEM ACTION Configuration Execute Network Execute Demo Page DEMO1 Execute File List Execute PS Font List Execute PCL Font List Execute IBM PPR Font List...
The following message will appear if Delete is selected: Are You Sure? If No is selected, the display will return to the previous menu. If Yes is selected, all jobs will be deleted. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 52...
*) Select by scroll and Enter button. Cassette Size / *User type 1 to 5 are displayed only if Custom registered in the host PC. Plain/Letterhead/ Bond/Recycled/ Card Stock/ Rough/Glossy/ *User type 1 - 5 Light/Medium Light/Medium/ Heavy Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 53...
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Enter button. Select from On/Off (default condition indicated by *). Select by scroll and Enter button. Select from On/Off (default condition indicated by *). Select by scroll and Enter button. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 54...
HUTDOWN MENU This menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed. This item should always be selected before switching the printer off, to ensure that no hard disk data is lost. If using the Operator panel button instead, keep pressed for approximately 5 seconds...
Sets Enable/Disable of Telnet. Enable: Telnet is available. Disable: Telnet is not available. TCP/IP should be enabled. Sets Enable/Disable of FTP. Enable: FTP is available. Disable: FTP is not available. TCP/IP should be enabled. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 56...
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(3) PS: CMYK data when Ink Simulation Mode is used (valid in any other cases except Case (1) and Case (2) above as long as data is RGB). (4) PCL binary data (Color/Monochrome). Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 57...
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The printer runs at 30ppm (C830) or 26ppm (C821) for all print jobs. This setting is most appropriate when the majority of print jobs are in colour.
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The width of the area along the right and left sides of paper (left and right sides depend on paper orientation). NORMAL: PCL emulation compatible, approximately 1/ 4~1/4.3INCH (depending on paper) is outside the printable area. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 59...
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Specifies the number of characters per line. Specifies the length of paper. Sets the position from the top edge of paper. Sets the amount to shift the horizontal print start position to the right. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 60...
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11 inches (66 lines), in the LETTER-size printable area. Sets height of a character. SAME: Regardless of CPI, same height DIFF: According to CPI, character heights vary. Sets printer for using continous feed stationary. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 61...
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CMYK data, which will reduce the processing time. This setting is ignored when Ink Simulation function is used. PS only Sets the size of receive buffer Sets the size of resource saving area. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 62...
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(The previously used layout will be displayed.) In Non-PS machines, PS is replaced by COMMON, so the message is displayed as “PCL/COMMON/COMMON”. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 63...
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When the Enter button is pressed, the following confirmation message appears. Are You Sure? Yes/No When No is selected, the preceding menus are restored. When Yes is selected, the current menu settings are saved and this menu is exited. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 64...
- = Lighter -3,-2,-1, Adjusts the engine density. 0,+1,+2,+3, The Darkness settings for each of CMYK will be reflected as offset values (addition) to the corrections through the Adjust Density/TRC Compensation function. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 65...
Enables or disables the SOFT RESET command. OFFLINE RECEIVE. Specifies whether to ENABLE or DISABLE a USB serial number. The USB serial number is used to identify the USB device connected to your PC. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 66...
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NOTE When you have changed any settings in the USB MENU, turn the printer OFF, then ON again. Security setup Only available when a Hard Disk (option) is fitted. ITEM SETTINGS Job Limitations Encrypted Reset Cipher Key Execute Storage system Only available when a Hard Disk (option) is fitted.
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Are You Sure? If NO is selected, you will be returned to the source menu. The procedure for clearing the disk will start immediately after the menu and rebooting. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 68...
Resets the Supplies counter to zero. Changes the password. Sets a new password to enter Print Statistics menu. Re-enter new password set to enter Print Statistics set in New Password for confirmation. Menu functions - C821 and C830 > 69...
Non-genuine original products may invalidate your warranty. The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder. It is contained in four cartridges: one each for cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have somewhere to place the used cartridge while you install the new one.
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Pull the coloured toner release lever (a) on the cartridge to be replaced fully towards the front of the printer. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge (b).
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Holding the cartridge by its top centre with the coloured lever to the right, lower it into the printer over the image drum unit from which the old cartridge was removed. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum unit first (a), pushing it against the spring on the drum unit, then lower the right end of the cartridge down onto the image drum unit (b).
The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. If the printer has been powered on, the fuser will be hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch.
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Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes. If the drum unit needs to be out of the printer for longer than this, please wrap the cartridge inside a black plastic bag to keep it away from light.
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Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.
Note the positions of the four toner cartridges (a) and image drums (b).It is essential that they go back in the same order. Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light.
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Locate the drive gear into the gear inside the printer by the rear left corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer. Turn the two fasteners (a) 90° to the right until they lock. This will secure the belt unit in place.
Pull the fuser retaining lever (b) towards the front of the printer so that it is fully upright. Holding the fuser by its handle (a), lift the fuser straight up and out of the printer. If the fuser is still warm, place it on a flat surface which will not be damaged by heat.
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Push the retaining lever (b) towards the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed. Switch the printer ON. Maintenance > 79...
Clean the LED head when printing does not come out clearly, has white lines or when text is blurred. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. Gently wipe the LED head surface with a soft tissue. Do not use methyl alcohol or other solvents on the LED head as damage to the lens surface will occur.
Remove items like a wrist watch or bracelet. Switch the printer off. Remove the paper tray from the printer. Gaining access through the gap left by paper tray, wipe the paper feed rollers with a clean, lint-free cloth moistened with water.
NSTALLING UPGRADES This section explains how to install optional equipment into your printer. This includes: > duplex (two-sided printing) unit; page > additional RAM memory page 84 > hard disk drive. page 87 > additional paper tray(s) page 89 >...
It also enables booklet printing, which uses even less paper and makes large documents even easier to handle. The duplex unit slides straight into the rear of the printer and requires no tools to install. Unpack the new unit and remove any transit material from it.
) securing the right-hand side cover. Lift the edge of the side cover slightly and pull the cover away from the printer at the top. Lift the cover slightly to detach it from the printer. Place it safely to one side.
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Locate the three retaining clips at the bottom of the side cover into their rectangular holes near the bottom of the printer. Close the top of the side cover up to the printer and refit the securing screw removed in step 4.
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Reconnect the AC power cable and switch the printer on. When the printer is ready, print a menu map as follows: Press the Enter button. Press the Menu up button then the Enter button to select the Print Information menu.
Remove the screw (a) securing the right-hand side cover. Lift the edge of the side cover slightly and pull the cover away from the printer at the top. Lift the cover slightly to detach it from the printer. Place it safely to one side.
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Close the front cover and the top cover, pressing down firmly at each side to latch it closed. All that remains is to adjust the printer driver to make full use of the new features (“Adjusting printer drivers” on page Reconnect the AC power cable and switch the printer on.
(a), place printer on top of the additional paper tray(s). Re-connect the AC power cable and switch the printer ON. All that remains is to adjust the printer driver to make full use of the new features (“Adjusting printer drivers” on page TORAGE CABINET Instructions for installing the storage cabinet are supplied with the cabinet.
DJUSTING PRINTER DRIVERS Once your new upgrade has been installed, you may need to update the printer driver so that the additional features are available to your applications. Remember that if your printer is shared between users on different computers, the driver must be adjusted on each user’s machine.
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Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) Open the Mac OS X Print & Fax Preferences. Ensure your machine is selected. Select Printer Setup... Select the menu and choose Installable Options... Select all hardware options appropriate to your machine and click Apply Changes….
Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on the use of print media, and you keep the media in good condition prior to use, your printer should give years of reliable service. However, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section explains how to clear them quickly and simply.
LEARING PAPER JAMS If a sheet is well advanced out of the top of the printer, simply grip it and pull gently to draw it fully out. If it does not remove easily, do not use excessive force. It can be removed from the rear later.
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It will be necessary to remove the four image drums (b) to gain access to the paper path. Holding it by its top centre, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer. he assembly down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking Put t your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface, and cover.
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Repeat this removal procedure for each of the remaining image drum units. Look into the printer to check whether any sheets of paper are visible on any part of the belt unit. Do not use any sharp or abrasive objects to separate sheets from the belt.
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To remove a sheet in the fuser; pull the retaining lever (a) towards the front of the printer to release the fuser. Withdraw the fuser unit using the handle (b). Lift the fuser pressure release levers (c) up and press toward the rear to release the fuser’s grip on the sheet.
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Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity. Lower the top cover but do not press down to latch it closed yet. This will protect the drums from excessive exposure to room lighting while you check the remaining areas for jammed sheets.
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Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly so that the cover latches closed. When the jam has been cleared, if Jam Recovery is set to ON in the System Configuration Menu, the printer will attempt to reprint any pages lost due to paper jams. Troubleshooting > 98...
If symptoms persist, replace the toner cartridge. The paper is not suitable for Use recommended paper. the printer unit. The toner cartridge is not Reinstall the toner cartridge. properly seated. The toner is low. Open the top cover and tap the cartridge a few times to evenly distribute any remaining toner.
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SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE CAUSES Horizontal Lines and When the interval is about spots appear 94mm (4in), the image drum periodically. (the green tube) is damaged or dirty. When the interval is about 30mm (1.2in), there may be foreign particles in the image drum cartridge.
To comply with the requirements of Energy Star, when no data is present for a set period of time, the printer goes into a power-saving mode. The printer has a “wake-up” feature which, when initiated from a host device or the operator panel, will revert the printer to its “running” mode. NOTE This device is not intended for use at visual display workplaces - in compliance with the German regulation BildscharbV.
System configuration menu ... 42 Usage menu ... 44 USB Menu ... 43 Menu functions - C821 and C830 Admin Setup ... 56 Administrator (Boot) Menu Language Setup ... 68 Parallel Setup ... 66 Power Setup ... 68 Print Statistics Menu ... 69 Security Setup ...