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  • Page 1 DP-5000 Metallic and Colour Desktop Printer User’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Preface

    Every effort has been made to ensure that the informa- tion in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to- date. Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of er- rors beyond its control. Oki also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other man- ufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it.

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Do not use the printer near water, or spill liquid of any kind into it. • Make sure that the power source matches the rat- ing listed on the back of the printer. If you are not sure, check with your dealer or with your local power company. •...
  • Page 4 Opening any cover may expose hot surfaces. These are clearly labelled. Do NOT touch them. • Do not insert anything into the ventilation slots on the printer; you could get a shock or cause a fire. • Aside from the routine maintenance described in the user’s guide, do not try to service the printer...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Installing output paper tray ....5 Printer functions .......6 Front view of printer .
  • Page 6 Selecting the correct driver ....33 Testing the printer ......33 Page setup dialogue box .
  • Page 7 Power failure while printing ....65 Printer errors ......65 Ready/insert button functions .
  • Page 8 Installation for iMac......97 Using the OKI USB printer ....99 Installing for Windows 98 .

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    Chapter 1 - Introduction Introduction Thank you for your purchase of the OKI DP-5000 Pho- to Quality Colour Printer. This printer represents the most recent advances in printing quality and technolo- gy. Whether you need a printer for your Windows PC, your Macintosh or the new iMac computer, this printer is the solution you have been looking for.

  • Page 10: Features

    Features The following is a summarised list of the many standard features offered by your new printer: • Variable-dot 2400 dots-per-inch printing resolu- tion. • Seven-colour ink capacity, the most challenging printing tasks are easily accomplished. • Fully compatible with all of the standard inks and foil colours.

  • Page 11: Preparing Your Printer

    Remove these packing materials before using the printer. Damage to the printer or malfunction may occur if the printer is used while these packing materials are still present. Chapter 1 - Introduction Remove the three pieces of tape (1) from the out- side of the printer before using.

  • Page 12: Closing Front Cover

    After removing the packing material and reading the safety precautions (see page iii), choose a location which offers a stable, firm surface for your printer. Try to avoid places which are subject to extremes of heat, cold, sunlight and damp. Also, choose a location from...

  • Page 13: Installing Output Paper Tray

    Installing output paper tray Place the printer on the output paper tray (1) as shown below. During printing, extend the paper tray. The out- put paper tray will hold up to 100 sheets of paper.

  • Page 14: Printer Functions

    Paper output slot - Paper exits the printer through this slot. Caution: Never reach inside the printer while it is operating. Injury may result. Do not open the front cover while the printer is running. User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: Rear View Of Printer

    To extend the paper sup- port, pull up on the top edge. Paper feed guide - This guide feeds the paper into the printer. Set the adjustable guide on the left to match the paper size being used. Rear view of printer Parallel interface connector - The printer cable is connected to the parallel interface connector.

  • Page 16: Inside The Printer

    Power socket - The power cable connects to the power socket. Inside the printer Marking sticker - The marking sticker confirms that the carriage is in the standard position. Try not to smear the face of the sticker. If it gets dirty, gently clean it with a dry cotton swab.

  • Page 17: Paper Feed Switch

    Paper feed switch set to position “A”Paper feed switch set to position “M” Control panel The top area of the printer has two buttons and three LED indicator lights. This area of the printer is called the control panel. Power button - Use the power printer on and off.

  • Page 18: Indicator Lights Summary

    Ready light - This light illuminates when the printer is ready to print. The light blinks slowly while printing and goes out when printing has paused or stopped. Power light - Indicates whether the printer is on or off. The light illuminates when the printer is on.

  • Page 19: Chapter 2 - Initial Setup

    When your printer has been positioned in a suitable lo- cation, you can connect it to your Windows PC with a printer cable and to a suitable AC power source with the power cable. Connecting the printer to your computer...
  • Page 20 AC power source (such as a wall socket). Caution: Power to the printer is completely cut off only when the cable is unplugged. Place the printer where you can easily unplug it from the wall socket. Also, pull the plug and not the cable when unplugging the printer.

  • Page 21: Ink Cartridges

    Ink cartridges The following describes how to identify the different types of ink cartridge and how to install and remove the cartridges from the printer. Identifying ink cartridge and paper types The ink cartridge type is indicated on the surface of each cartridge.

  • Page 22: Installing Ink Cartridges

    Use VPhoto primer for any plain papers. Caution 1 The manufacturer only recommends printing with the cartridge-paper combinations listed in Table 1. Caution 2 Printing with an inappropriate ink cartridge-paper combination can damage the cartridge ribbon. Caution 3 Printing outside the printable paper area can damage the cartridge ribbon.
  • Page 23 Caution 1: Place the side marked “B” face up. If the ink cartridge is installed upside down, the printer will not know it has been installed. Only the Econo Black and Finish Cartridges are reversible.

  • Page 24: Replacing Or Changing Ink Cartridges

    Caution 2: You must leave at least one cartridge holder empty for the printer to operate properly. Do not install more than 7 ink cartridges. Replacing or changing ink cartridges When you want to change ink cartridges or replace a cartridge whose ribbon has been used up, remove the cartridges by the following steps.

  • Page 25: Loading Paper

    Notes and precautions about paper The printer’s sheet feeder can feed paper to the printer automatically, which is the most convenient method of printing. The sheet feeder holds up to 100 sheets of plain paper (or 30 transparencies) at once.

  • Page 26: Loading Paper In Automatic Feed Mode

    To avoid such problems, please note the following pre- cautions: • Always use the recommended paper types, and be sure to set the printer’s paper options properly. Settings that are not appropriate for the paper being used can cause paper jams. •...

  • Page 27: Loading High Grade/Plain/Laser Paper And Transparencies

    Do not use creased or curled paper, this can cause the paper to misfeed. Note 2: Fan the paper once before placing it in the sheet feeder. This will prevent the paper sticking and printer feeding a number of sheets together. English...

  • Page 28: Loading Paper In Manual Feed Mode

    Note 3: Use only one type of paper at a time. Note 4: Pushing the paper feed guide too hard against the paper can bend the paper. Adjust the position of the paper feed guide so that it just touches the paper. Loading paper in manual feed mode Use manual feed mode when printing on thick paper, cards and other kinds of special printing media.
  • Page 29 Make sure that you insert the paper straight. Inserting it at a slant can cause a paper jam. Adjust the paper feed guide to the paper size. Press the ready/ insert button. The paper is auto- matically pulled into the printer. Chapter 2 - Initial Setup English...
  • Page 30 User’s Guide...

  • Page 31: Chapter 3 - Installation And Operation, Windows

    Chapter 3 - Installation and Operation, Windows Installing the printer driver Before you can use your printer, you need to install the correct printer driver software into your computer so that it can operate with the printer. The following para- graphs describe how to install the printer driver.

  • Page 32: Installing Printer Software From Cd

    To install the printer driver software for Win- ® dows 95/98 follow these steps. Insert the OKI DP-5000 installation disk into your CD-ROM drive. If a window does not appear automatically, double-click the OKI installation disc to open it, and then double-click file.

  • Page 33: Select The I/O Port Speed

    Select the I/O port speed Choose from the Settings select Printers . In the Printers window that appears, right-click the DP-5000 printer icon. Then select Properties Click the Details tab, and then click the tings… button. In the Configure LPT Port select an option.

  • Page 34: Printing Operations

    Printing operations When you have connected the cables to your printer and have installed the printer driver, you are ready to use your printer. This section describes step by step opera- tions for monochrome and colour printing. Printing in monochrome The following paragraphs explain how to perform mon- ochrome printing on plain paper.

  • Page 35: Setting Up The Printer Driver For Monochrome Printing

    Note 4: Econo Black cartridges can be reversed up to 20 times. Load the paper into your printer. Setting up the printer driver for monochrome printing In the application you want to print from, select from the...

  • Page 36: Printing In Colour

    Set the Paper Size, Orientation, as required. Copies When you have completed all the setup, click to close the printer driver Properties dialogue box. 10. Click in the Print dialogue box to start print- ing. Printing in colour The following paragraphs describe how to print stand- ard colour images on plain paper.

  • Page 37: Setting Up The Printer Driver For Colour Printing

    Print Quality menu. Chapter 3 - Installation and Operation, Windows Printing on reverse side The DP-5000 printer has a special option for printing on the reverse side of paper. The option skips the paper curl reforming process for best Properties.

  • Page 38: Turning Off The Power

    When you finished printing, turn off your printing de- vices in the following order; Print • • Graphics/ menu. When you menu. Media Type menu. to close Quit Windows, and then turn off your computer. Push the power button on the printer to turn it off. User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Chapter 4 - Installation And Operation, Macintosh

    Turn on the power Turn your printer and computer on or off in the follow- ing order; • Push the power button on the printer to turn it on. • Turn on your computer. System requirements The system and disk space requirements for the DP-...

  • Page 40: Contents Of The Installation Disk

    Installing the printer driver software The CD-ROM includes the printer driver software. To install the printer driver software onto your Macintosh, follow these steps: Colour image Insert the OKI DP-5000 installation disk into 80MB your CD-ROM drive. Open the on the Follow the instructions on-screen to complete the installation.

  • Page 41: Selecting The Correct Driver

    Selecting the correct driver Before creating any documents in your application you should select the DP-5000 printer driver which you in- stalled from the CD-ROM. If you want to print docu- ments created when this printer driver was not selected,...

  • Page 42: Page Setup Dialogue Box

    Print button in the Print dialogue box, the desktop will . Printing begins. Shut down (and, if needed) turn off your compu- ter. Push the power button on the printer to turn it off. Pre- Print User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Printing Operations

    Printing operations When you have connected the cables to your printer and have installed the printer driver, you are ready to use your printer. The following describes step by step oper- ations for monochrome and colour printing. Printing in monochrome The following paragraphs explain how to perform mon- ochrome printing on plain paper.

  • Page 44: Setting Up The Printer Driver For Monocrome Printing

    Note 4: Econo Black cartridges can be reversed up to 20 times. Load the paper into your printer, for reference see Chapter 2, ‘Loading Paper. Setting up the printer driver for monocrome printing...

  • Page 45: Placing Ink Cartridges In Your Printer

    Load the paper into your printer, for reference see Chapter 2, ‘Loading Paper. Setting up the printer driver for colour printing Follow steps 1 to 4 in ‘Setting up the printer driver for monochrome printing’. In the Print dialogue box select either Photographs, Graphics &...

  • Page 46: Setting Up Colour Matching Option

    Setting up colour matching option The printer has the following colour-matching options: OKI DP-5000 Driver mode - This mode provides unique OKI colour matching. It is the default mode for colour printing. ColorSync mode - When ColorSync is selected, the printer performs colour management using ColorSync™, which is part of the Macintosh sys-...

  • Page 47: Printing On Reverse Side

    Page- all four colours . Printing on reverse side The DP-5000 printer has a special option for printing on the reverse side of paper. The menu. option skips the paper curl reforming process for best printing results.
  • Page 48 Side Laser Paper, Caution: When printing on the reverse side of paper, the printer needs periodic maintenance for cleaning to ensure best results. See ‘Cleaning the Feed Roller’ and ‘Cleaning the Platen’ in Chapter 5 menu to display the...

  • Page 49: Chapter 5 - Specialised Printing Operations

    The ink cartridges may be installed in any order. For details on installation refer to ‘Installing Ink Cartridges’ in Chapter 2. Load VPhoto print film in your printer You may use either automatic feed mode (position ‘M’) or manual feed mode (position ‘A’) when loading the film into your printer.

  • Page 50: Set Up The Printer Driver For Printing

    Store unused sheets in the package. For best results, use sin- gle sheet and manual feed. Set up the printer driver for printing Select from the File menu to open the Print...

  • Page 51: Prepare The Image To Be Printed

    You may use either automatic feed mode (position ‘M’) or manual feed mode (position ‘A’) when loading the film into your printer. Chapter 5 - Specialised Printing Operations Set up the printer driver for printing Select from the File menu to open the Print Print...
  • Page 52 , or matic, Photographs Graphics/Text Document Type Make any other necessary changes to the settings. When you complete the setup, click the dialog box. Click in the Print dialog box to start printing. is selected from to close User’s Guide...

  • Page 53: Printing In Foil Colour

    Printing in foil colour Foil colour printing is one of the unique features of the OKI DP-5000 printer. The printer driver allows you to select specific colours or colour components that will be replaced by foil colours and black ink when printing.

  • Page 54: Requirements

    Note: It is not necessary to select a colour in the application that matches the colour of the ink cartridge in the printer. Leaving the characters and images in black is acceptable. Install ink cartridges Install the desired foil colour (gold or silver) plus the undercoat inks, cyan, magenta, yellow, and black into the ink cartridge holders.

  • Page 55: Multi Foil Colour Printings

    Colour(s) Print Using Single Ink Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer are displayed in . Click the radio button(s) of the ink car- tridge(s) tridge(s) to be used. Note: If bidirectional communication is not possible, all the usable ink cartridges are displayed.

  • Page 56: Install Ink Cartridges

    Load the paper in your printer Use manual feed mode for cardboard (thick paper). For plain paper or laser paper, you can use automatic feed mode. Set up the printer driver for printing Select dialog box, then click Click the front.

  • Page 57: Simultaneous Full Colour And Foil Colour Printing

    Colour(s) Print Using Multiple Inks. Enabled ink cartridges among those installed in the printer are displayed in tridge(s). Click the radio button(s) of the ink car- tridge(s) to be used. Note 1: If bidirectional communication is not possible, all the usable cartridges are displayed.

  • Page 58: Prepare The Image To Be Printed

    5-12. Note: There are a small range of colour component values that will be interpreted by the printer as indicating foil colours. Because of this, photographs and other data with many different colours may have areas that match the foil colour designations and print only partially in foil colour.

  • Page 59: Install Ink Cartridges

    There are a small range of colour component values which are close to a foil colour. These colours will be interpreted by the printer as indicating foil colours and will be printed in the respective foil colour. Install ink cartridges...
  • Page 60 printed if the corresponding ink cartridge has not been selected. Note 2: If a selected foil colour ink cartridge is not installed, a warning message will be displayed. In this case, exchange ink cartridges as indicated in the message. 10. When you complete the setup, click to close the dialog box.

  • Page 61: Printing On Overhead Transparencies

    Black ink cartridge White ink cartridge Chapter 5 - Specialised Printing Operations Caution: When printing on overhead transparencies, use only OKI DP-5000 transparency film. Using other transparency films may cause damage to the printer. Prepare the image to be printed Create the text and graphics to be printed in your appli- cation.

  • Page 62: Setting Up Transparency Separators

    90 degrees. Place the box with the installed separators into the printer paper tray and align the edge of the box with the centre cover (5) on the printer. When the transparencies are printing they will...
  • Page 63 English Chapter 5 - Specialised Printing Operations...

  • Page 64: Undercoating With Vphoto Primer Ink Cartridge

    The ink cartridge can be installed in any holder. Load the paper in your printer Load the paper into your printer and set up the feed mode to either automatic or manual. Set up the printer driver for printing...

  • Page 65: Printing On Undercoat

    Primer ink. Note: Overlay function lets you leave a sheet in the printer after a printing pass is complete, allowing you can change cartridges and print addittonal colours on the same page. Printing on undercoat After the printing process is complete, you can then print your document onto the undercoated paper.
  • Page 66 User’s Guide...

  • Page 67: Chapter 6 - Maintenance

    Make sure you unplug the printer before cleaning it. Cleaning the main unit Follow the cleaning steps described below. Use a soft cloth to wipe the outside of the printer to avoid dust and dirt build-up. Chapter 6 - Maintenance Push the front cover release button and gently lower the front cover.

  • Page 68: Cleaning The Print Head

    Do not use benzene, thinner, or other volatile materials, as they may damage the printer components. Caution 2: Do not get the inside of the printer wet. Push the front cover release button and gently lower the front cover. Wipe the print head (1) with a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl alcohol.

  • Page 69: Cleaning The Feed Roller

    Do not use benzene, thinner, or other volatile materials, as they may damage the printer components. Caution 2: Do not get the inside of the printer wet. The printer must be initialised for cleaning the feed roller. To initialise turn off the printer first, then press the again.

  • Page 70: Changing Dye Sub Cleaning Pads

    Close the front cover after you have finished cleaning the feed roller. The printer will be ready for printing. Changing dye sub cleaning pads In order to maintain good print quality, replace the or- ange-coloured cleaning pad after printing 20 sheets of paper.
  • Page 71 Push the pad onto the platen to make sure it sits flat. Caution: Always fit a cleaning pad in the printer. Failure to do so can cause the printer to malfunction. Chapter 6 - Maintenance...
  • Page 72 User’s Guide...

  • Page 73: Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting

    Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting Troubleshooting - general Power failure while printing With the front cover closed, turn the printer on. The printer will initialise and eject the partially printed page. When the front cover has been opened before the print- er is turned back on, perform the following.

  • Page 74: Ready/Insert Button Functions

    Paper eject If paper is already in the printer and no data is being re- ceived ( light is on), press the ready to eject the paper.
  • Page 75 Paper jams can be caused by a dirty platen. For information on cleaning see ‘Cleaning the Platen’ in Chapter 6 - Maintaining the Printer. Close the front cover. Press the button to turn on the power. power Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting...

  • Page 76: Troubleshooting - Windows

    Check computer and printer communications Are you using the proper printer cable? To fully take advantage of the features of your DP-5000 printer, you will need a bi-directional printer port and a bi-directional printer cable. With AT compatible computers, most typical cables will work.
  • Page 77 Are the settings in the application correct? Recheck the printer settings in the application. Is the printer driver correctly installed? Install the DP-5000 printer driver from the Instal- lation Disc. Is the cable disconnected? When one of the followings occurs, it is possible that the cable is broken or disconnected.
  • Page 78 Do you have enough hard disk space? The DP-5000 requires work space on the hard disk when it prints. Keep enough space open on the disk for the printer to operate (after printing, the work space is released.)
  • Page 79 Are you using the correct ink cartridge for the chosen printing medium? Use only OKI ink cartridges for the DP-5000 printer. When printing in colour on the glossy side of a greeting card, use only metallic ink car- tridges.
  • Page 80 Colour printing is not working or is extremely slow Are the ink cartridges for colour printing installed? Only the following ink cartridges are suitable for colour printing: Yellow, cyan, magenta, and black ink car- tridges Yellow, cyan, magenta, black, VPhoto Primer and Finish II ink cartridges Are the settings correct? Colour printing is selected if...
  • Page 81 Clear the paper jam. Sometimes a small piece of the jammed page will tear off and remain in the printer so that sheets will continue to jam after the page is removed. Remove any small remain- ing pieces of paper.
  • Page 82 If not, sheets of paper may stick to one another and cause multiple sheets to feed into the printer at the same time, or other forms of misfeed. Printer emits unusual noises when the power is...
  • Page 83 Colour printing requires that four colours of ink cartridge (yellow, magenta, cyan, and black) are installed with the OKI logo (B side) facing up. Are you generating monochrome printing in Automatic mode? is selected in Document Type, col-...
  • Page 84 Make sure the ink cartridges are placed in the holder with the identification markings (B side) facing up. Has an ink cartridge for a different printer been installed? Ink cartridges made by other manufacturers will not work. Use only ink cartridges recommended by OKI.
  • Page 85 When plain or other coarse-surfaced paper is printed in colour, ink is missing from a number of points on the image. When paper with a coarse surface is used for full colour printing, ink will be missing from certain points where it was difficult to deposit. To correct this, you can attempt the following.
  • Page 86 VPhoto Primer can help make many plain papers suitable for full-colour printing. Must I use the special sheets when printing transparencies? Yes, OKI recommended inks do not adhere well to normal transparency sheets. Can I print on regular greeting cards? Yes, using manual feed mode.
  • Page 87 8 Letter/A4 sheets in colour, let the printer cool down before continuing printing. How can I reduce or enlarge my document? The printer driver software allows you to scale printing. Specify your scaling factor (25 - 400%) in the...

  • Page 88: Troubleshooting - Macintosh

    Power does not come on Is the power cord disconnected? Make sure the power cord is plugged into an out- let as well as connected to the printer. After checking the power cable, push the to turn on the printer.
  • Page 89 QuickDraw GX Close the Extensions Manager, your Macintosh. Is the printer driver installed? Install the DP-5000 printer driver from the Instal- lation Disc (CD-ROM). The DP-5000 printer cannot be selected in Chooser Are the SCSI cable and terminator correctly connected? Correctly connect the SCSI cable and terminator.
  • Page 90 Are you using the wrong cartridges? Use only OKI recommended cartridges in the DP-5000 printer. Do not use cartridges from other manufacturers. Are the cartridges installed correctly? Insert the cartridges in the holders with the identi- fication markings (B side) face up.
  • Page 91 Is the printer driver correctly installed? Install the DP-5000 printer driver from the Instal- lation Disc (CD-ROM). Has the printer been selected using the Chooser? From the Apple menu, select the make sure the printer and device number appear correctly. Click on the printer name and SCSI#.
  • Page 92 Is enough memory allocated? Colour printing may not be possible if the mem- ory allocated to the application is insufficient. Allocate more memory to the application. Are you using memory management tools or virtual memory? When you are using memory management tools such as RAM Doubler or virtual memory, mem- ory may not be correctly recognised for colour printing.
  • Page 93 Are you using the correct cartridges for the chosen printing medium? Use only OKI cartridges for the DP-5000 printer. When printing transparencies, use only recom- mended Overhead Projector Transparency Film (A4).
  • Page 94 Paper is not feeding or ejecting correctly from the sheet feeder Are you using paper which is thicker or thinner than recommended? Use paper within the range 0.07 mm - 0.23 mm (0.003" - 0.01"). For auto feeding use paper in the range 0.07 mm - 0.1 mm (0.003"...
  • Page 95 Paper must be riffled several times prior to being loaded into the sheet feeder. If not, sheets of paper may stick to one another and cause multiple sheets to feed into the printer at the same time, or other forms of misfeed. Chapter 7 - Troubleshooting...
  • Page 96 Are you using the printer on a level surface? The printer will not operate correctly on a slanted surface. Place it on a level, stable surface. Is the printer in a place where it is subject to movement? Various movements such as bumps and vibrations can cause mechanical problems.
  • Page 97 Printing quality, hue, and resolution queries Can all four colours of the colour inks be combined for black and white printing? In colour printing mode, greyscale portions are printed using a four-colour greyscale. Black char- acters are also printed using a mixture of the four colours, if brightness is adjusted.
  • Page 98 When coloured paper is used for full colour printing, the colours are not reproduced correctly. Colour printing is based upon the ink being printed on a white background, so correct colours cannot be reproduced on coloured paper. DP printers, however, can provide the following forms of printing even on coloured paper.
  • Page 99 No, the printer is not designed for this. Other operational problems Is this printer compatible with PostScript? The DP-5000 printer uses QuickDraw. It is not compatible with PostScript. EPS files cannot be output clearly. Since EPS files are data files for PostScript print- ers, images at 72 dpi may be output from Quick- Draw depending on the application.
  • Page 100 Why can I not print correctly with page layout settings? There are application programs that allow you to format a document composed of both orientations of portrait and landscape. When printing such document with layout (more than 2 pages per sheet), it may not print properly.

  • Page 101: Chapter 8 - Specifications & Settings

    Chapter 8 - Specifications & Settings Table 1 details the general specifications for the OKI DP-5000 printer. Name OKI DP-5000 Photo Quality Colour Printer Print head 240 dot Plain paper: Equivalent to 240 cps (100 cps x 2.4 lines) Printing speed...

  • Page 102: Options

    Options • SCSI Interface for Macintosh (Part No. 41065001) • USB Interface Kit for iMac & Window 95/98 (Part No. 41065101 ) • Dye Sublimation Upgrade Kit (enables dye subli- mation printing capability) (Part No. 41064901) DIP switches DIP switches are used to set the SCSI ID number. The following summarises the settings for each SCSI device number.

  • Page 103: Printable Area

    Printable area Chapter 8 - Specifications & Settings 2 1 0 m m 2 9 7 m m (8.5") (11") Using cardboard or thick paper Print within the recommended range shown in Table 4 below. Depending on the printing media, printing out- side the recommended area may cause malfunctions such as the ink cartridge ribbon getting caught and breaking.

  • Page 104: Available Supplies

    Available supplies Ink cartridges Ink Cartridges Black ink cartridge 41067604 Yellow ink cartridge 41067603 Magenta ink cartridge 41067602 Cyan ink cartridge 41067601 Econo Black ink cartridge 41067605 Gold Foil ink cartridge 41067608 Silver Foil ink cartridge 41067609 White ink cartridge 41067610 VPhoto Primer cartridge 41067606...

  • Page 105: Appendix A - Optional Devices

    • PC compatible computer with USB port, Win- dows 98. Installation for iMac To install the OKI USB Interface Kit to enable you to operate your DP-5000 printer with an Apple iMac, fol- low these steps: Caution: Make sure the computer and printer are turned off before you connect the USB printer cable.
  • Page 106 Connect directly to your iMac Connect to your iMac via USB hub User’s Guide...

  • Page 107: Using The Oki Usb Printer

    Make sure that the USB interface cable is properly con- nected and your printer is turned on. Note: When more than one OKI printer is connected to the USB port, each printer will be assigned a separate USB port number (USB #1, USB #2, and so on).

  • Page 108: Installing For Windows 98

    Installing for Windows 98 To install the OKI USB Interface Kit to enable you to operate your DP-5000 printer with a Windows 98 com- puter, follow these steps: Note: You must delete any previously installed OKI DP Series printer driver prior to installing the USB printer driver.

  • Page 109: Troubleshooting For Usb Interface Kit

    Place the OKI USB Setup Disc in your CD-ROM drive, and click In the next window that Next. appears, click to continue. Next CD-ROM drive Select Add New Hardware Wizard from the Browse... click button to select the folder D:\Drivers\USB\English on the OKI Setup disc (Where D: is the letter of your CDROM drive).

  • Page 110: Windows 98

    USB interface cable to your computer. Unplug the USB interface cable from your computer. Place the OKI DP-5000 Setup Disc in your CD-ROM drive. From the Windows Start menu, choose . In the dialog box that...
  • Page 111 Appendix A - Optional Devices How do I delete the USB printer driver? If you want to remove the OKI USB printer driver, fol- low the these steps: Refer to ‘Deleting the OKI printer driver’ on page A-3 and follow steps 1 to 4.

  • Page 112: Dye Sublimation Upgrade Kit

    The upgrade itself is as simple as plugging in the spe- cial electronic key and pressing a button. At the same time, you lose none of the other features of the DP- 5000, and you can still print with other DP-5000 supply inks anytime you want. Installing the upgrade...

  • Page 113: Installing The Printer Software

    The Port Monitor must be installed. Note: The installation of the Port Monitor is only necessary if you have not already installed the standard DP-5000 driver. If you have already installed the driver, then the Port Monitor will automatically be installed.

  • Page 114: Installing The Printer Driver For Macintosh

    Note: If you have already installed the printer driver soft- ware for your OKI DP-5000 printer (without Dye Sub- limation Upgrade), you do not need to install any additional software. Insert the OKI DP-5000 installation disk into D:\Drivers\Mon- your CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 115: Connecting Scsi Interface For Macintosh

    Remove the rectangular plastic connector cover (1) located to the right of the printer port on the back of the printer. To remove the cover locate the Appendix A - Optional Devices black tab on the bottom of the cover, pull it up, and twist it until it breaks free.

  • Page 116: Removing The Scsi Interface Module

    Connecting the printer to your computer Caution 1: Power to the printer and computer must be turned off and the power cables unplugged before connecting or disconnecting the printer cable. Otherwise damage or malfunction may result.

  • Page 117: Checking The Scsi Device Number

    Checking the SCSI device number Make sure the device number for the printer is set cor- rectly, the printer device number is set to 6 at the facto- ry. Each SCSI device connected to the computer must have a unique SCSI device number. If two devices have the same device number, they will not work properly.
  • Page 118 User’s Guide...
  • Page 119 Color sync™ mode ......38 DP-5000 driver mode ..... . .38 Colour printing Plain paper .
  • Page 120 Introduction ........1 Locating the printer ......4 LPT port configuration .
  • Page 121 System requirements......23 Printer front view ......6 Printer functions .
  • Page 122 Supplies available ......96 Testing the printer ......33 Troubleshooting, general Power failure while printing .
  • Page 123 Loading ........41 Set up printer driver ......42 Weight .

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