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Oki OKIPAGE 18 Quick Start Manual

Oki OKIPAGE 18 Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 Quick Start...
  • Page 3 OKI and Okidata are registered trademarks/marques déposées/marcas registradas, and OkiLAN is a trademark, of Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd. Adobe and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Overview Overview Here are the steps you need to perform to complete the installation of your printer: 1 Unpack, 6 2 Prepare the Image Drum, 10 3 Install the Toner, 12 4 Make Connections, 14 5 Load Paper, 20 6 Print the Demo Page, 30 7 Check the Settings, 31 8 Install the Driver &...
  • Page 5 Notes on Using This Quick Start Cautions, notes and cross reference information are set in bold italics and preceded by an exclamation mark. For example: Be careful not to touch the shiny green surface on the image drum. General information which is not part of the steps required for installation is set off with grey.

  • Page 6: Unpack

    The printer weighs approximately 42 pounds: be careful when lifting it. Quick Start 2 Unpack the printer and place it on the surface you’ve selected. 3 Peel the protective film off the front panel. Save the packing materials in case you need to ship the printer.
  • Page 7 3 Power Cord 4 Driver/Software CD 5 Light-Shield Bag (Keep this bag near the printer to protect the image drum in case you need to remove it from the printer or store it while shipping the printer.) 6 Documentation Anything missing? Contact your dealer.
  • Page 8 Before You Continue... Getting to Know Your Printer Front View 1 Top exit path 2 OPEN button 3 Display 4 Cover 5 Control panel 6 Front feeder 7 Paper tray (Tray 1) 8 Paper gauge 9 ON/OFF switch Quick Start...
  • Page 9 Rear View 1 IEEE 1284 parallel port 2 Rear paper exit 3 Power cord socket 4 RS232-C serial port 5 Ethernet port (Model 18n only) Quick Start...

  • Page 10: Prepare The Image Drum

    2 Prepare the Image Drum Overview 1 Press. 2 Open the cover. E-10 Quick Start Be careful not to touch the shiny green surface on the image drum. 3 Lift out the drum.
  • Page 11 4 Remove the paper. 5 Remove and discard the tape and shipping insert. 6 Reinstall the drum. Quick Start E-11...

  • Page 12: Install The Toner

    3 Install the Toner Overview Prepare the Toner 1 Unpack. E-12 Quick Start 2 Shake. 3 Remove the tape.
  • Page 13 Install the Toner in the Printer 1 Insert the hollow in the left end over the tab (1). 2 Lower the right end. 3 Push the lever back as far as it will go. 4 Close the cover. If you get toner on your clothing, brush it off with a dry cloth.

  • Page 14: Make Connections

    4 Make Connections Overview Connect to Power 1 Attach the power cord. E-14 Quick Start 2 Connect to a grounded outlet or power strip. If you are using a power strip, be sure the total amperage rating of the strip does not exceed the total amperage of the equipment plugged into it.

  • Page 15: Connect To The Computer

    Connect to the Computer: PC Systems Parallel Port Connection For the best results, use a bi-directional parallel printer cable marked IEEE 1284-compliant. 1 Printer and computer OFF. 2 Insert the connector, secure with the clips. 3 Connect to the computer; tighten the screws.

  • Page 16: Serial Port

    Disable (see Changing the ECP Setting under Printer Menus in the Printer Control section of the User’s Guide). 2 If there is still a problem, enter the printer’s Level-2 menu and change the Bi-Direction setting to Disable (see Changing Parallel Interface Menu Settings under Printer Menus in the Printer Control section of the User’s Guide).
  • Page 17 Flow Control = DTR Hi Baud Rate = 9600 Baud Data Bits = 8 Bits Parity = None Min. Busy = 200 mSeconds To change any of these settings, see Printer Menus in the Printer Control section of the User’s Guide. Quick Start E-17...
  • Page 18 Ethernet ® Port (Model 18n only) Connection 1 Plug the RJ45 connector into the Ethernet connector on the OkiLAN board. 2 Connect the opposite end of the cable into the network. E-18 Quick Start Cable Requirements The cable for connecting to the network must have two twisted wire pairs and an RJ45 plug.
  • Page 19 2 Attach one end of the cable to the Ethernet (RJ45) connector on the OkiLAN Print Server. 3 Insert the opposite end into the RJ45 port on the network card to which the Macintosh is connected. 4 Turn the printer and the Macintosh back on. Quick Start E-19...

  • Page 20: Load Paper

    5 Load Paper Overview For detailed information on usable print media, see Print Media in the User’s Guide. The Paper Tray (Tray 1) The paper tray takes 530 sheets of 20-lb (75 g/m Print media (including ink on preprinted forms) must be able to withstand 392°F (200°C) for 0.1 second.
  • Page 21 2 Adjust the guides to fit the paper. 3 Fan the paper. 4 Load Tray 1. Make sure paper is below tabs (1) on either side. Do not fill above PAPER FULL marks. Quick Start E-21...

  • Page 22: The Paper Tray Gauge

    If you are consistently using another type of media in the paper tray, you can change the setting to match what you are using: see Changing Media Type for Tray 1 under Printer Menus in the Printer Control section of the User’s Guide.
  • Page 23 Select Front Feeder. c Select the media type, size and orientation. When you are done printing using the Front Feeder, re-enter the printer driver and change the Paper Tray setting back to the previous setting (normally Tray 1). 2 Lower the Front Feeder.
  • Page 24 3 Flip out the tray. 5 Adjust the paper width guides. 4 Pivot out the extender. E-24 Quick Start...
  • Page 25 6 Load the print media. Standard Paper Face up; insert letterhead with top edge nosed into · printer. Use Top or Rear exit. · Envelopes Return address on lower left side; flap underneath · Use Rear exit only. · Use envelopes with squared-off flap, not v-flap: ·...
  • Page 26 · Use Rear exit only. · E-26 Quick Start 7 For envelopes, labels, transparencies or card stock, lower the rear exit tray and pull out the extenders. 8 Send the print job. The software application overrides the printer menu settings.

  • Page 27: Paper Exit Paths

    Loading Single Sheets under Front Feeder in the Print Media section of the User’s Guide. Auto Switching You can set the printer to automatically switch to other paper feed sources when the paper tray runs out of paper: see Automatic Tray Switching in the Print Media section of the User’s Guide.

  • Page 28: Rear Exit

    To use the top paper exit: 1 Lift the paper catcher and pull it toward the front of the printer until it stops. 2 Flip up the extender. E-28 Quick Start Rear Exit Used for special types of print media, such as envelopes, labels, transparencies and card stock, to provide a straight-through path that eliminates curling, peeling, etc.
  • Page 29 To use the rear paper exit: 2 Pivot out the extenders. Do not open the rear exit tray while printing: a paper jam may occur. 1 Pull the tray down. Quick Start E-29...

  • Page 30: Print The Demo Page

    4 Press ENTER/Power Save. The demo page prints. 5 Press ON LINE. The printer goes back on line, ready to receive data. E-30 Quick Start /Reset until...

  • Page 31: Check The Settings

    7 Check the Settings Overview Select the Language for the Front Panel Display The printer comes set for front panel display in English. To change it to another language: 1 Press ON LINE. Printer goes off line. 2 Press and hold MENU 1/Menu 2 until PRINT MODE appears on the display.
  • Page 32 The current Quiet Mode setting appears on the display. 9 Press /Reset to change the setting (ON or OFF). 10 Press ENTER/Power Save. An asterisk appears next to the new setting. 11 Press ON LINE. The printer saves the new setting(s) and exits the menu...
  • Page 33 Set the Emulation The printer comes from the factory set to automatically switch emulations, depending on what it detects in the incoming data. If you prefer, you can set the printer for a specific emulation ® LaserJet ® 5 PCL5e ®...

  • Page 34: Install The Driver & Software

    8 Install the Driver & Software Overview The OKIPAGE 18 CD Available Choices for PC Systems Drivers OKIPAGE 18 Driver (HP LaserJet 5 PCL5e emulation) · OKIPAGE 18 PCL-XL Driver (HP LaserJet 5 PCLXL · emulation) Adobe PostScript Level 2 Driver ·...
  • Page 35 Installation for PC Systems Available Installations Typical Select Typical to install the OKIPAGE 18 driver (PCL5e) and the on-line Registration Program (English only). Custom Select Custom if you wish to select the components to be installed. You will be allowed to pick from a listing of all available components: make sure a check mark ( ) appears in the box beside any component you wish to install.
  • Page 36 8 Print a test page: a Click Start on the Windows taskbar, then select Settings ® Printers. b Click the OKIPAGE 18 printer icon with the right mouse button, then select Properties. c Click Print Test Page on the General tab. E-36 Quick Start ®...
  • Page 37 2 Click File Run. 3 Type D:\install.exe. 4 Click OK. 5 Wait for the OKI Menu Installer Setup window to appear. 6 Click Typical or Custom, depending on which components you wish to install. 7 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

  • Page 38: Selecting The Printer

    Installation for Macintosh Systems Installing the Adobe PostScript Level 2 Driver 1 Insert the OKIPAGE 18 CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click the OKI icon (OKI24v200) that appears on the desktop. 3 Double-click the MAC folder. 4 Double-click the PSDRV folder.

  • Page 39: Uninstalling The Software

    Uninstalling the Software For information on uninstalling the software, see Uninstalling the Printer Software in the User’s Guide. Quick Start E-39...

  • Page 40: Front Panel Summary

    Front Panel Summary Overview For more information, see Control Panel under Printer Control in the User’s Guide. LED Display 1 READY light: on = ready to receive data; blinking = receiving/printing data; off = offline, warming up 2 ATTENTION light: On = toner low, or drum or fuser needs replacing;...
  • Page 41 Press: In the menu mode, sets the displayed item as the user default. Press and hold 2-3 sec: Enters the Power Save quick menu. Press: Switches the printer back and forth between the receive data mode (online) and the local function mode (offline).
  • Page 42 Press and hold 2-3 sec: Prints a listing of the current and default menu settings. Press: Enters the Tray Select quick menu. Press and hold 2-3 sec: Prints a sample of the installed printer fonts. Press: Ejects the current page. Any data held in the buffer is printed.

  • Page 43: Need Support Or Service

    Need Support or Service? Overview Visit our multilingual web site at · http://www.okidata.com Contact your local Okidata dealer. · In the U.S. and Canada only: to locate a sales or service dealer in your area, you can call 1-800-OKIDATA (1-800-654-3282) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. U.S.

  • Page 44: No Cd-Rom Drive

    Create Diskettes utility on the CD (these instructions assume D is your CD-ROM drive): 1 Insert the OKIPAGE 18 CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2 Windows 95/98/NT 4.0: Click Start on the Windows taskbar, then select Run.

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