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Oki 2426 Series User Manual

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  • Page 1 59366901_win_eng.jpg...

  • Page 2: Copyright Information

    Trademark Information Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd. is a registered trademark of the United States Environmental NERGY Protection Agency.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Printing Paths ...53 Face Up / Straight Through ...53 Face Down ...54 Manual Feed ...55 Power...56 Connecting the power cable ...56 POWER SAVE Mode ...57 Turn Off the Printer ...59 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 3...
  • Page 4 Reset to Factory Defaults ...84 Lists of Available Settings by Menu ...85 Windows XP ...119 Printer Drivers ...119 Which Printer Driver to Use? ...120 Memory: Enabling...121 PostScript Only...121 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling...122 PostScript...122 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 4...
  • Page 5 PostScript ...155 PostScript Color Matching ...157 Using ICC Profiles ...159 PostScript Only ...159 Windows ICM Color Matching...162 PCL or PostScript...162 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet ...163 (N-Up Printing)...163 PostScript...163 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 5...
  • Page 6 Printing Posters ...212 PCL Only...212 Windows 2000...214 Printer Drivers ...214 Which Printer Driver to Use? ...215 Memory: Enabling...216 PostScript Only...216 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling...217 PostScript...217 PCL ...218 Paper Trays: Enabling ...219 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 6...
  • Page 7 PostScript Color Matching ...252 Using ICC Profiles ...254 PostScript Only ...254 Windows ICM Color Matching...257 PCL or PostScript...257 Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet ...258 (N-Up Printing)...258 PostScript...258 PCL...259 Custom Page Sizes ...261 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 7...
  • Page 8 Which Printer Driver to Use? ...311 Memory: Enabling...312 PostScript Only...312 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling...314 PostScript or PCL ...314 Paper Trays: Enabling ...315 PostScript or PCL ...315 Duplex Unit: Enabling ...316 PostScript or PCL ...316 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 8...
  • Page 9 (N-Up Printing)...347 PostScript...347 PCL...349 Custom Page Sizes ...351 PostScript...351 PCL...355 Print Resolution...360 PCL or PostScript ...360 Duplex Printing ...362 (Printing on Both Sides of the Paper) ...362 PostScript or PCL ...362 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 9...
  • Page 10 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling...404 PostScript...404 PCL ...405 Paper Trays: Enabling ...406 PostScript...406 PCL ...407 Duplex Unit: Enabling ...408 PostScript...408 PCL...409 Paper Feed, Size and Media ...410 Changing Defaults ...410 PostScript ...410 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 10...
  • Page 11 PostScript...443 PCL...449 Print Resolution...454 PCL or PostScript ...454 Duplex Printing ...456 (Printing on Both Sides of the Paper) ...456 PostScript...456 PCL...458 Printing Booklets...460 PCL Only...460 Printing Watermarks ...462 PCL Only...462 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 11...
  • Page 12 Changing the Image Drum ...505 Changing the Transfer Belt ...508 Changing the Fuser...514 Cleaning the LED heads...517 Moving (Shipping) the Printer ...520 Troubleshooting ...522 Messages on Control (Front) Panel Display ...522 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 12...
  • Page 13 Printer does not go online...551 Printer makes a strange noise ...551 Printer takes a long time to start printing ...552 Printing is slow...553 Printing does not start...553 Printing cancels ...553 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 13...
  • Page 14 PPR Emulation Menu...584 FX Emulation Menu...585 Parallel Menu ...586 USB Menu...587 Network Menu...588 Memory Menu...589 Disk Maintenance Menu ...590 System Adjust Menu ...591 Maintenance Menu ...592 Color Swatch Utility...593 General Information ...593 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 14...
  • Page 15 Step 7: Test Print the Form...622 Printing the File List...623 Using Storage Device Manager...623 From the Control (Front) Panel ...623 Internal Hard Disk Drive: Maintenance ...624 Flash Memory: Maintenance...624 View and Delete Files ...624 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 15...
  • Page 16 Registering Printers ...667 Changing Settings for a Registered Printer ...687 Setting Up Account IDs...688 Print Logs ...703 Client Software...716 Starting the Client Software ...716 Setting the User Name and Account ID ...716 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 16...
  • Page 17 General Information ...733 Installation ...733 Using ...734 Checking the Printer Status ...736 Oki LPR Utility...737 General Information ...737 How to Install ...737 Oki LPR Status Box ...738 Additional Information...738 Index ...739 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Contents • 17...

  • Page 18: Notes, Cautions, Etc

    An important message appears like this. An important message provides supplemental information which can prevent potential problems. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE CAUTION! WARNING! Important!

  • Page 19: Introduction

    Summary Table Model Resolution Print ES2426n 600 x 1200 ES2426dn 600 x 1200 ES2426e 1200 x 1200 dpi a. 26 ppm monochrome Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Network Duplex speed card unit 24 ppm Standard Option color 24 ppm...

  • Page 20: Descriptions

    (if necessary) and transfer voltage to ensure correct fusing and print quality. • Duplex printing for fast two-sided output (standard on dn and e models, optional on n models). Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Introduction • 20...

  • Page 21: How To Use This Manual

    Table of Contents.) Find the term of interest in the alphabetically arranged index. Click the associated page number to jump to the page containing the subject. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES Introduction • 21...

  • Page 22: Printing Pages

    Current page Pages from by entering the appropriate page numbers. 3. Click OK. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Print for the page at which you are looking. for a range of pages. You select the range Introduction •...

  • Page 23: Getting Started

    3. Power cable 4. Documentation: Setup Guide, Software Installation Guide, Warranty booklet. 5. LED lens cleaner (not illustrated) 6. Light-proof plastic bags (not illustrated) 7. CD(s) [not illustrated] Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide WARNING Getting Started • 23...

  • Page 24: Printer Drivers, Software Utilities, And Documentation

    Printer Drivers, Software Utilities, and Documentation The CDs supplied with your printer contain: Drivers Color Utilities Network Utilities Manuals Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 24...

  • Page 25: Where To Put The Printer

    Where to put the printer Requirements Weight Place the printer on a flat surface large enough and strong enough to accept the size and weight of the printer. This printer weighs 106 lbs. (48 kg). Two people are required to lift the printer safely.

  • Page 26: Parts Of The Printer

    4. Multi purpose tray (manual feed) 5. Paper support extension 6. Paper guides 7. Front cover 8. Paper tray 9. Paper level indicator 10. Power switch printer components 1k.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 26...

  • Page 27: Internal

    14. Image drum and toner cartridge (cyan) 15. Image drum and toner cartridge (magenta) 16. Image drum and toner cartridge (yellow) 17. Image drum and toner cartridge (black) printer components 2k.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 27...

  • Page 28: Back

    18. Power connector 19. Rear exit paper tray 20. Interfaces and option card slot 21. USB interface connector 22. Parallel interface connector 23. Network interface card printer components 5k.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 28...

  • Page 29: Setting Up

    • and paper must be loaded. Shipping Materials: Removing 1. Remove any adhesive tape and packaging from the printer. 2. Use the release handle to open the top cover. open top coverk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 29...
  • Page 30 3. Remove the LED head restrainer from behind the LED heads in the top cover. packaging removalk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 30...
  • Page 31 4. Remove the black image drum and place it on a level surface. image drum removek.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 31...
  • Page 32 • Never expose image drums to direct sunlight. • Never touch the green surface of the drum. 5. Remove the protective sheet. protective sheet remove1k.eps and protective sheet remove2k.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 32...
  • Page 33 6. Put the black image drum back into the printer (1). Push the tab (2) inwards and remove the blanking plate from the drum. 7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each color drum. zmprotective sheet removal three.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Toner

    1. Remove the black toner cartridge from the package. 2. Shake the toner cartridge back and forth several times. toner shakek.eps 3. Hold the toner as shown. Remove the tape. toner tape removek.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide WARNING! Setting Up • 34...
  • Page 35 5. Insert the toner cartridge into the black image drum, left side first, engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner cartridge. Make sure the colors of the toner cartridge and image drum correspond! toner cartridge install 1k.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 35...
  • Page 36 6. Gently push the toner cartridge down engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image drum. toner cartridge install 2k.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 36...
  • Page 37 The lever should go back easily. If the lever resists moving, STOP. Press down on the cartridge to be sure that it is firmly in place before proceeding. toner cartridge install 3k.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 37...
  • Page 38 8. Repeat the process for each color toner cartridge. Make sure to match the color toner to the color image drum. 9. Close the top cover. close top coverk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 38...

  • Page 39: Toner Low Or Change Toner

    After installing the new toner cartridges, the message TONER LOW or CHANGE TONER may appear on the display. If this message does not disappear after a few pages have printed, reinstall the appropriate toner cartridge. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 39...

  • Page 40: Toner Save Mode

    : Toner Save is deactivated (turned off). 6. Press SELECT. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected status. 7. When you are finished, press ONLINE. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide displays. OFFLINE PRINT MENU Setting Up • 40 displays.

  • Page 41: Printing Black

    : True Black is deactivated (turned off). 6. Press SELECT. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected status. 7. When you are finished, press ONLINE. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide displays. OFFLINE PCL EMUL MENU Setting Up • 41 displays.

  • Page 42: Loading Paper

    • Don’t load paper of different sizes, paper quality or thickness at the same time. • Don’t remove the paper tray during printing. • Close the paper tray gently. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Setting Up • 42...
  • Page 43 1. Pull out the paper tray. paper tray removek.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 43...

  • Page 44: Load Paper

    2. Load paper. 3. Adjust the paper guides and rear stopper for the size of paper being used. paper guidesk.eps and rear paper stopperk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 44...
  • Page 45 4. A lower paper tray cannot be used for printing if any tray above it is not inserted. multi-traysk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 45...
  • Page 46 5. Gently close the paper tray. paper tray insertk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 46...

  • Page 47: Letterhead

    Loading Paper Letterhead 1. Load letterhead paper face down (for both portrait and landscape). letterheadk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 47...

  • Page 48: Envelopes

    Loading Paper Envelopes 1. Load envelopes face up (flap down) as shown for both portrait and landscape printing. letterhead manual feedk_1.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 48...

  • Page 49: Paper Out

    This setting is in the Print Menu. Refer to “Changing the Printer Settings” on page 83. If one paper tray runs out of paper during a print job, the printer can use paper from the next available paper source (tray).
  • Page 50 3. Press ITEM (either + or 1) until 4. Press VALUE (either + or 1) until the desired setting displays. 5. Press SELECT. 6. Press ONLINE. The printer goes online. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide displays. PRINT MENU AUTO TRAY SWITCH Setting Up •...
  • Page 51 Choices are down, up, and paper feed tray. The factory default for this setting is: DOWN 6. Press SELECT. 7. Press ONLINE. The printer goes online. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide displays. PRINT MENU TRAY SEQUENCE Setting Up • 51 displays.

  • Page 52: Choosing The Paper Tray (Paper Feed)

    5. Press VALUE (either + or -) until the required paper feed displays 6. Press SELECT. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected paper feed. 7. When you are finished, press ONLINE. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Menu Menu...

  • Page 53: Printing Paths

    The paper exits from the side of the printer. – Paper is stacked in reverse order. – Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Setting Up • 53...

  • Page 54: Face Down

    The paper exits from the top of the printer. – Paper is stacked in printed order – Paper tray capacity is about 500 sheets, depending on paper weight. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Setting Up • 54...

  • Page 55: Manual Feed

    – Adjust the paper guides to the size of the media being used. – Don’t exceed the Paper Full line (about 100 sheets depending on paper weight). – Load envelopes or letterhead stationery as shown. letterhead manual feedk_1.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Setting Up • 55...

  • Page 56: Power

    4. The printer goes through its initialization and warm up sequence. When the printer is ready to print, the READY indicator comes on and stays on (green). appears on the display. ONLINE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide WARNING! Setting Up • 56...

  • Page 57: Power Save Mode

    : Power Save is deactivated (turned off). DISABLE 6. Press SELECT. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected status. 7. When you are finished, press ONLINE. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide displays. OFFLINE MAINTENANCE MENU POWER SAVE Setting Up •...
  • Page 58 5. Press VALUE (either + or -) until the desired time displays. 6. Press SELECT. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected time. 7. When you are finished, press ONLINE. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide SYSTEM CONFIG MENU POWER SAVE DELAY TIME Setting Up • 58 displays.

  • Page 59: Turn Off The Printer

    This allows the internal power levels to drop. Turning on too soon could cause the printer to malfunction. 1. Use the on/off switch (2) and turn OFF the printer. power connectionk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Setting Up • 59...

  • Page 60: Hard Disk Drive Installed

    Wait at least 10 seconds before turning it on again. This allows the internal power levels to drop. Turning on too soon could cause the printer to malfunction. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! displays SHUTDOWN MENU Setting Up •...

  • Page 61: Interfaces

    Interfaces Location Diagram connect2k.bmp, 1fk.tif, 2f.tif, 3f.tif Your printer has three interfaces. 1. Parallel 2. USB 3. Network Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 61...

  • Page 62: Parallel

    • Installing the printer drivers • Installing network software. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to see/download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on your printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Setting Up • 62...

  • Page 63: Control (Front) Panel

    OFF - not ready to receive data. FLASHING - processing data or error. Display Panel Displays (3) • print status • menu items in menu mode • error messages Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 63...

  • Page 64: Buttons

    • Press briefly to enter the MENU mode. Press briefly again to select the next menu. • Press for more than 2 seconds to scroll through the different menus. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ONLINE OFFLINE ONLINE displays, press to force the printer to...
  • Page 65 Value (–) Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous value setting for each menu item. Select Press briefly to select the displayed menu, item or value. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 65...

  • Page 66: Language Of Display: Changing

    5. Press VALUE (either + or -) until the required language displays. 6. Press SELECT. An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected language. 7. When you are finished, press ONLINE. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Menu Menu Online Online displays.

  • Page 67: Paper (Media)

    4 The following printer settings are given as a guide only. Some software applications require the paper feed, size and media settings to be selected from within the application (page setup). Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Setting Up • 67...
  • Page 68 An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected paper size. 7. When you are finished, press ONLINE. 8. Before printing the file, select the correct paper settings in the printer driver. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Menu Menu Item...

  • Page 69: Paper Feed, Exit Path, And Duplex Options

    Not Usable. c. Width: 3 to 8.5 inches (76.2 to 215.9 mm) Height: 5 to 14 inches (127 to 356.6 mm) Must be defined in the printer driver before printing Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Tray MP Tray Manual...

  • Page 70: Weight And Type

    Your printer automatically detects paper type and weight. To override these settings: 1. Press ONLINE. 2. Press MENU until 3. Press SELECT. 4. Press ITEM (either + or –) until the required tray displays. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! NOTE Menu Menu Online Online displays.
  • Page 71 An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected paper type or weight. 7. When you are finished, press ONLINE. 8. Before printing the file, select the correct paper settings in the printer driver. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ONLINE Setting Up • 71 displays.

  • Page 72: Paper Feed, Exit Path, And Duplex Options

    (123 to 203 g/m a. S = Simplex (printing on one side of the paper) D = Duplex (printing on both sides of the paper). b. Not Usable. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Feed Exit Tray Tray...

  • Page 73: Transparencies And Labels

    Medium .004 to .007 in. Heavy (0.1 to 0.17 mm) Thickness Ultra .007 to .008 in. Heavy (0.17 to 0.2 mm) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Feed Exit Tray Tray MP Tray Rear 2 / 3 (Manual) (Face up) Straight-Through Setting Up •...

  • Page 74: Recommendations

    • Don’t use paper with perforations, cut-outs or ragged edges. • Don’t use carbon paper, NCR paper, photosensitive paper, pressure sensitive paper or thermal transfer paper. • Avoid using recycled paper. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION Setting Up • 74...
  • Page 75 Envelopes Print media must be able to withstand 446°F (230°C) for 0.2 second. • Use only recommended envelopes (OKI 52206301 and 52206302: see page 578). • Envelopes should be stored flat and away from moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources.
  • Page 76 • Only use labels designed for color laser printers and photocopiers. • Labels must cover the entire carrier sheet. • The carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part of the printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION Setting Up • 76...

  • Page 77: Adjusting The Color

    • To return the settings to the defaults, use the steps below to set each value back to 0 (zero). You can use the printer’s menu to adjust the color intensity for a specific color by adjusting the HIGHLIGHT, MID-TONE and DARK (shadows) Color Tuning Patterns.

  • Page 78: Print The Color Tuning Pattern

    1. Make sure letter size paper is loaded in the tray. 2. Press MENU until 3. Press ITEM (either + or -) until 4. Press SELECT. The Color Tuning Pattern prints. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE displays. COLOR MENU COLOR TUNING Setting Up •...

  • Page 79: Sample Color Tuning Pattern

    Adjusting the Color Adjust the Color Intensity Color Tuning Sample Color Tuning Pattern colortuneK.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 79...

  • Page 80: Example: Adjust The Magenta

    An asterisk (*) appears at the right of the number. 5. Press the online button to save the new setting and return the printer to online status 6. Print from your application. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide MAGENTA HIGHLIGHT MAGENTA MID-TONE MAGENTA DARK Setting Up •...
  • Page 81 7. Repeat the above steps until you get the desired magenta color intensity. NOTE To adjust these settings for the Cyan, Yellow or Black color intensity, substitute the appropriate color name in the steps above. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 81...

  • Page 82: Printer Settings (Menu Settings)

    Print the menu to see the current settings for the printer. 1. Make sure paper is in the paper tray. 2. Press MENU until 3. Press SELECT. 4. Press SELECT. 5. The Menu (MenuMap) prints. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Menu Menu Online Online INFORMATION MENU displays.

  • Page 83: Changing The Printer Settings

    4. Press VALUE (either + or –) until the required value displays. 5. Press SELECT An asterisk (*) appears next to the selected value. 6. When you are finished, press ONLINE. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Menu Menu Item...

  • Page 84: Reset To Factory Defaults

    When you reset the printer (menu) settings to the factory defaults, all user defined (customized) menu settings are lost! 5. When you are finished, press ONLINE. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Menu Menu Online Online...

  • Page 85: Lists Of Available Settings By Menu

    **** ENTER PASSWORD No jobs; All jobs; File SELECT JOB name 1 to nn Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Jobs Menu The default settings are bold. Description Enter a password. Use a four-digit number (0~9). Selects the print job when using Secure Print or Proof and Print.

  • Page 86: Information Menu

    PRINT PCL FONT PRINT PS FONT PRINT IBM PPR FONT PRINT EPSON FX FONT PRINT DEMO1 PRINT ERROR LOG Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Information Menu The default settings are bold. Value Description Execute Prints list of current menu (printer) settings.

  • Page 87: Test Print Menu

    Item Value Execute PRINT ID CHECK PATTERN Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Test Print Menu The default settings are bold. Description Ordinarily, you should not use this. Only used by, or under the direction of, Authorized Service Technicians .

  • Page 88: Shutdown Menu

    Item Value Execute SHUTDOWN START Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Shutdown Menu The default settings are bold. Description Shut down sequence for the printer. When the hard disk is installed, use this sequence to prevent data loss. Setting Up • 88...

  • Page 89: Print Menu

    Feed USAGE when mismatching; Do not use Enable; Disable MEDIA CHECK Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Menu The default settings are bold. Description Sets the number of copies. Specifies double-sided (duplex) printing, if the optional duplex unit is installed.
  • Page 90 Custom; Com-9* envelope; Com-10* envelope; Monarch* envelope; DL* Envelope; C5* Envelope *Use short edge feed. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Menu The default settings are bold. Description Enable/Disable the transparency auto detect function. Selects print resolution. ON: Enables Toner Save mode.

  • Page 91: Media Menu

    Auto; Light; Medium TRAY 3 Light; Medium; MEDIAWEIGHT Medium Heavy; Heavy; Ultra Heavy Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Media Menu The default settings are bold. Description Selects the paper (media) type for Tray 1. Sets the paper (media) weight for...
  • Page 92 (279.4 mm) 5 inches to 35.5 inches Y DIMENSION Default = 11 inches (INCH) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Media Menu The default settings are bold. Description Sets the paper (media) size for the multi purpose paper tray.

  • Page 93: Color Menu

    Print pattern COLOR TUNING 0+1+2+3-3-2-1 CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK HIGHLIGHT Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Color Menu The default settings are bold. Description Select whether density adjustment and Toner Reproduction Curve (TRC) compensation is automatic. Auto: Density adjustment is...
  • Page 94 0+1+2+3-4-3-2-1 CYAN, MAGENTA, YELLOW OR BLACK DARKNESS Execute ADJUST REGISTRATION Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Color Menu The default settings are bold. Description Adjusts MID-TONE of Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or Black Toner Reproduction Curve (TRC). Plus = darker Minus = lighter See “Adjust the Color Intensity (Color...
  • Page 95 REGISTRATION - FINE ADJUST Off; SWOP INK SIMULATION Dark; Medium; Light INK LIMIT Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Color Menu The default settings are bold. Description Use this to correct color misalignment when printing. Adjusts the image registration of Cyan, Magenta or Yellow (CMY) relative to Black (K).
  • Page 96 Item Value Disable; enable CMY 100% DENSITY Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Color Menu The default settings are bold. Description Normally, you won’t change this setting. In normal printing, Color Matching controls the TRC values. In turn, the...

  • Page 97: System Configuration Menu

    On; Off AUTO CONTINUE 60 sec; 30 sec; Off MANUAL TIMEOUT Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide The default settings are bold. Description Sets the time the printer “waits” before entering power save mode See page 57. Selects the printer emulation language.
  • Page 98 LANGUAGE French; Italian; Spanish; Swedish; Norwegian; Danish; Dutch; Turkish; Portuguese; Polish Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide The default settings are bold. Description PCL: Wait Timeout is the length of time the printer “waits” before automatically printing and ejecting...

  • Page 99: Pcl Emulation Menu

    Default = 10.00 cpi 4.00 to 999.75 point, in 0.25 FONT HEIGHT point increments Default = 12.00 point Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide PCL Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 99 Description Selects the location of the PCL fonts.
  • Page 100 Kamenicky, Legal, Math-8, MC Text, MS Publish, PC Ext D/N, PC Ext US, PC Set1, PC Set2 D/N, PC Set2 US Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide PCL Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 100 Description...
  • Page 101 LF; LF+CR Print margin Normal; 1/5 inch; 1/6 inch True Black OFF; ON Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide PCL Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 101 Description If you are printing a letter size document on an A4 size sheet, select 80 column.
  • Page 102 Item Value Pen width adjust ON; OFF Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide PCL Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 102 Description PCL only ON: Emphasizes the pen width of very fine lines (minimum line width).

  • Page 103: Ppr Emulation Menu

    Font condense. 12 CPI TO 20 CPI; 12 CPI TO 12 CPI Character set Set 1; Set 2 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide PPR Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 103 Description Specifies character pitch in IBM PPR emulation.
  • Page 104 ISO L6, ISO L9 Disable; Enable LETTER 0 STYLE Normal; Slashed ZERO CHARACTER Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide PPR Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 104 Description Specifies a symbol set. Enable: 9BH (Hex) = letter o 9DH (Hex) = zero (number).
  • Page 105 LEFT MARGIN increments Disable; Enable FIT TO LETTER Same; Diff TEXT HEIGHT Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide PPR Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 105 Description Specifies the line spacing in lines per inch (lpi).

  • Page 106: Fx Emulation Menu

    Hebrew NC, Hebrew OC, IBM-437, IBM-850, IBM-860, IBM-863, IBM-865, ISO Dutch, ISO L1, ISO L2, ISO L5, ISO L6, ISO L9 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide FX Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 106 Description Specifies character pitch.
  • Page 107 0.0 to 1.0 inch in 0.01-inch LEFT MARGIN increments Disable; Enable FIT TO LETTER Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide FX Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 107 Description Enable: 9BH (Hex) = letter o 9DH (Hex) = zero (number).
  • Page 108 Item Value Same; Diff TEXT HEIGHT Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide FX Emulation Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 108 Description Sets the height of a character. SAME: Height constant, regardless of cpi. DIFF: Height varies, depending...

  • Page 109: Parallel Menu

    TIMING ACK-while-Busy 3 micro-sec; 50 micro- I-PRIME sec; Disable Enable; Disable OFFLINE RECEIVE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Parallel Menu The defaults are bold. Description Enable: Activates the parallel (Centronics) interface. Enable: Activates bi-directional communication. Enable: Activates ECP mode.

  • Page 110: Usb Menu

    Value Enable; Disable Enable; Disable SOFT RESET Enable; Disable OFFLINE RECEIVE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide USB Menu The default settings are bold. Description Enable: Activates the USB interface. Enable: With Soft Reset, a software string (not a hardware function) can be...

  • Page 111: Network Menu

    GATEWAY ADDRESS ON; OFF PRINT SETTINGS ON; OFF INITIALIZE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Network Menu The default settings are bold. Description Enable: Selects TCP/IP protocol. Enable: Selects Netware protocol. Enable: Selects EtherTalk protocol. Enable: Selects NetBEUI protocol.

  • Page 112: Memory Menu

    0% [n.n MB] TO 90% PS FLASH [n.n MB], in 10% RESIZE increments Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Memory Menu The default settings are bold. Description Sets the size of the receive buffer. Depends on the amount of memory installed in the printer.

  • Page 113: Disk Maintenance Menu

    EXECUTE HDD INITIALIZE nnn% / mmm% / PARTITION SIZE xxx% PCL, COMMON, PS FORMATTING Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Disk Maintenance Menu The default settings are bold. Description Partitions the hard disk and formats each partition. Sets usage of hard disk drive...

  • Page 114: System Adjust Menu

    TRAY 1 LEGAL 14 Legal 14; Legal 13.5 TRAY 2 LEGAL 14 Legal 14; Legal 13.5 TRAY 3 LEGAL 14 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide System Adjust Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 114 Description Horizontal adjustment of the overall print position, in 0.25 mm...
  • Page 115 1 – 59; default = 4 PCL MP TRAY ID# OFF; ON DRUM CLEANING Execute HEX DUMP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide System Adjust Menu The default settings are bold. Setting Up • 115 Description Sets Tray 2 number for PCL emulation.

  • Page 116: Maintenance Menu

    PAPER BLACK SETTING PAPER COLOR SETTING TRANSPR BLACK SETTING TRANSPR COLOR SETTING Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance Menu The default settings are bold. Value Description Execute Resets all User Menu settings to factory defaults. All user defined (customized) settings are lost.

  • Page 117: Usage Menu

    COUNT nnnnnn COLOR PAGE COUNT nnnnnn MONOCHROME PAGE COUNT Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Usage Menu Description Shows total number of pages printed. Shows number of pages printed from Tray 1. Shows number of pages printed from Tray 2. Displayed if optional Tray 2 is installed.
  • Page 118 MAGENTA TONER 5K = yyy% 15K = xxx% YELLOW TONER 5K = yyy% Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Usage Menu Description Displays the remaining life of the black image drum (as a percentage). Displays the remaining life of the cyan image drum (as a percentage).

  • Page 119: Windows Xp

    You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on drivers for your printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 119...

  • Page 120: Which Printer Driver To Use

    Most applications allow you to choose a different printer from within the print dialog, so you can use the alternative driver for printing whenever you need to. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows XP Printer Drivers • 120...

  • Page 121: Memory: Enabling

    Menu Map. To print the Menu Map, see “Printer Settings (Menu Settings)” on page 82. 5. Click OK. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C73_XP_PS_MemoryK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and File tab.

  • Page 122: Hard Disk Drive: Enabling

    Device Settings 4. Under Installable Disk drop-down list is Installed. 5. Click OK. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C73_XP_PS_HDDK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and File tab. Options, make sure the setting in the Windows XP Printer Drivers •...

  • Page 123: Pcl

    1. Click Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. On the Device Option 4. Click OK. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C73_XP_PCL_HDDK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and File tab, click Printer Hard Windows XP Printer Drivers •...

  • Page 124: Paper Trays: Enabling

    Trays, then select the appropriate number of trays (not including the Multi-purpose tray) in the drop-down list. 4. Click OK. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C73_XP_PS_TraysK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and File tab.

  • Page 125: Pcl

    3. On the Device Option (not including the Multi-purpose tray). 4. Click OK. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C73_XP_PCL_TraysK.TIF Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and File tab, select the appropriate number of trays Windows XP Printer Drivers •...

  • Page 126: Duplex Unit: Enabling

    2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. Click the Device Settings Duplex and select 4. Click OK. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C73_XP_PS_Duplex1K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and File tab. Under Installed in the drop-down list.

  • Page 127: Pcl

    1. Click Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. Click the Device Option 4. Click OK. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C73_XP_PCL_Duplex1K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and File tab, click Duplex Option Windows XP Printer Drivers •...

  • Page 128: Paper Feed, Size And Media

    (under Page Setup). → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the printer name. Click C73_XP_PS_PrefK.TIF Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers and Printing Windows XP Printer Drivers • 128 Faxes.
  • Page 129 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 129...
  • Page 130 3. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under Tray Selection, in the Paper Source drop-down list, select the paper feed. C73_XP_PS_SourceK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 130...
  • Page 131 4. Click the Advanced button. 5. Under Paper/Output, in the Paper Size drop-down list, select the media size. C73_XP_PS_SizeK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 131...
  • Page 132 Document Options Type and select the media from the drop-down list. 7. Click twice. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. C73_XP_PS_MediaTypeK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printer Windows XP Printer Drivers • 132 Features, click Media...

  • Page 133: Pcl

    2. Right click the printer name. Click 3. On the Setup tab, under Media, select the required paper size in Size drop-down list. C73_XP_PCL_SizeK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers and Printing Windows XP Printer Drivers • 133 Faxes.
  • Page 134 4. Select the required paper feed under Source. C73_XP_PCL_SourceK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 134...
  • Page 135 NOTE If a paper tray is selected, the Weight field becomes visible. 5. Select the required paper type under Weight. C73_XP_PCL_WeightK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 135...
  • Page 136 If Printer Setting is selected, make sure the printer has been set to the correct media type. 6. Click the Paper Feed Options button and make any other selections. Click OK. C73_XP_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 136...
  • Page 137 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 137 Important!

  • Page 138: Network Printer Status Utility

    This causes a significant delay until the Properties dialog box opens. To avoid this, use the Update Status button in the Status tab to manually update the information on demand. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Important! Windows XP Printer Drivers • 138...

  • Page 139: Operation

    • Secure print: printing confidential documents (see page 191) • Storing files to the hard disk drive (see page 195) • Using overlays (see page 199) • Printing posters (see page 212) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows XP Operation • 139...

  • Page 140: Factors That Affect Color Printing

    If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration.

  • Page 141: Monitor Colors Vs. Printer Colors

    (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted to a certain range of colors. In addition to this, a printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor, and vice versa.

  • Page 142: Monitor Settings

    • 6500k* Cooler; approximates daylight conditions. • 9300k* Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets. *k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows XP Operation • 142...

  • Page 143: How Your Software Application Displays Color

    The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ® Word. Please see your application’s online Windows XP Operation •...

  • Page 144: Color Matching

    • professional desktop publishing and graphics [CMYK] (see page 145) • photographic images (see page 146) • specific colors (i.e., a company logo) (see page 147) • printing vivid colors (see page 148) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows XP Operation • 144...

  • Page 145: Rgb Or Cmyk

    RGB. Typically, CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 145...

  • Page 146: Matching Photographs

    Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 155) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. RGB or CMYK If you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor.

  • Page 147: Matching Specific Colors

    Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see page 155), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver. • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric option (see page 157). • Use the Color Swatch Utility to print out a chart of RGB swatches and enter your desired RGB values in your application's color picker—PS only (see page 152).

  • Page 148: Printing Vivid Colors

    Choosing a Method Printing Vivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (see page 155), with the Monitor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 157) with the Saturation option.

  • Page 149: Pcl Driver

    Manually set the options in the PCL driver: → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the appropriate printer name. Click Preferences. 3. Click the Color C73_XP_PCL_Color1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers and Faxes. tab. Windows XP Operation • 149 Printing...
  • Page 150 4. Under Color Mode, 5. Under Color Setting, click Natural. C73_XP_PCL_Color2k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide click Manual Color. Windows XP Operation • 150...
  • Page 151 7. Set any other required parameters. Use the on-line Help for guidance. 8. When you are done, click OK. Close the Printing Preferences dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 151...

  • Page 152: Print Color Swatch Utility

    If this is the case, it is probably due to the difference between how your monitor and printer reproduce color. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and Faxes.

  • Page 153: Postscript Driver

    Setting Options Manually → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the printer name. Click 3. Click the Color C73_XP_PS_Color1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and Faxes. Printing tab. Windows XP Operation • 153 Preferences.
  • Page 154 Color Control a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only. See “OKI Color Matching” on page 155. b. PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data. See “PostScript Color Matching”...

  • Page 155: Oki Color Matching

    Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system. It affects RGB data only. This is the default setting. It provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer. Under Color Setting, be used: C73_XP_PS_Color2k.tif...
  • Page 156 This option attempts to simulate RGB color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 156...

  • Page 157: Postscript Color Matching

    This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data. From the Rendering Intent type. C73_XP_PS_Color3k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide drop-down list, select the rendering Windows XP Operation • 157...
  • Page 158 Tries to print white as it appears on screen. The white of a monitor is often very different from paper white, so this may result in color casts, especially in the lighter areas of an image. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 158...

  • Page 159: Using Icc Profiles

    However, many professional graphics applications offer a similar feature in their print settings, with the ability to choose a source (input) color space, and a print (output) color space. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows XP Operation • 159...
  • Page 160 2. Right click the printer name. Click 3. Click the Color 4. Under Color mode, in the select Using ICC C73_XP_PS_ICCk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and Faxes. Printing tab. Color Control Method Profile. Windows XP Operation • 160 Preferences.
  • Page 161 Setting. 8. Repeat steps 5-7 for each ICC profile you wish to define. 9. Click OK. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide profile, use the drop-down lists to select the Output profile.

  • Page 162: Windows Icm Color Matching

    Intent control in the printer driver. The Color Match “Using ICC Profiles” feature provides an alternative to Windows ICM. It is similar to Windows ICM, but offers several additional features. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide tab of the printer driver. → Settings Printers and Faxes.

  • Page 163: Printing Multiple Pages On One Sheet

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the PS driver. Click the 3. On the Layout number of pages. 4. Click OK. Click Print. C73_XP_PS_NUpK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Preferences button. tab, under Pages Per Windows XP Operation • 163 →...

  • Page 164: Pcl

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the PCL driver. Click the 3. On the Setup tab, under number of pages per sheet. C73_XP_PCL_NUpk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Preferences button. Finishing Mode, select the required Windows XP Operation • 164 →...
  • Page 165 4. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders, Page Layout Bind Margin. Click OK. 5. Click OK. Click Print. C93_XP_PCL_NUp2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 165...

  • Page 166: Custom Page Sizes

    Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows XP Operation • 166...
  • Page 167 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Preferences button. Important! Windows XP Operation •...
  • Page 168 C73_XP_PS_Custom1.bmp 4. Click the Advanced Size drop-down list, select C73_XP_PS_Custom2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide tab. Under Tray Multi Purpose button. Under Paper/Output, in the Postscript Custom Page Windows XP Operation • 168 Selection, in the Paper Tray.
  • Page 169 • Long Edge First (flipped) = Reserved for future use. • Short Edge First (flipped) = Reserved for future use. 7. Click three times. 8. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Height for the custom paper. Direction. NOTE...

  • Page 170: Pcl

    Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows XP Operation • 170...
  • Page 171 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 171...
  • Page 172 C73_XP_PCL_Custom1k.tif You may see a Warning If you do, click The driver automatically makes the needed changes to correct for the conflict. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Preferences button. NOTE dialog box indicating a conflict. Windows XP Operation • 172 →...
  • Page 173 • Click The Custom Page Size is added to the bottom of the Paper Size list. 7. Click OK. 8. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide now appears in the NOTE Options. Width Windows XP Operation • 173...

  • Page 174: Print Resolution

    Job Options 4. Select the required printing resolution under Quality. C73_XP_PS_Resok.tif and C73_XP_PCL_ResoK.tif PostScript Driver 5. Select Toner Saving 6. Click OK. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers and Faxes. General Preferences button.

  • Page 175: Duplex Printing

    • Right click the appropriate printer name. • Select Properties. • Follow steps 3, etc., below. More tabs appear in the Properties screen for setting defaults. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE NOTE → Settings Printers and Faxes.
  • Page 176 2. In the Print dialog box, on the PS driver. Click the 3. On the Layout Long Edge 4. Click OK. Click Print. C73_XP_PS_Duplex2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Preferences button. tab, under Print on Both Flip on Short Edge.

  • Page 177: Pcl

    • Right click the appropriate printer name. • Select Properties. • Follow steps 3, etc., below. More tabs appear in the Properties screen for setting defaults. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE NOTE → Settings Printers and Faxes.

  • Page 178: Short Edge

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the PCL driver. Click the 3. On the Setup tab, under Short Edge. 4. Click OK. Click Print. C73_XP_PCL_Duplex2k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Preferences button. 2-Sided Printing, select Windows XP Operation • 178 → Print. File...

  • Page 179: Printing Booklets

    • print an 8½ x 11 inch booklet on 11 x 17 inch paper 1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, on the PS driver. Click the Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES Important! General Preferences button.
  • Page 180 3. On the Layout tab, under Pages Per Sheet, select Booklet the drop-down list. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 180...
  • Page 181 4. Click Click Print. C73_XP_PS_Booklet.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 181...

  • Page 182: Pcl

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the PCL driver. Click the 3. On the Setup tab, under select Booklet. C73_XP_PCL_Bookletk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES General Preferences button. Finishing Mode, in the drop-down list, Windows XP Operation • 182 →...
  • Page 183 4. Click the Options Left, and Bind information. Click OK. 5. Click Click Print. C93_XP_PCL_Booklet2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide button. Set the Signature, 2pages, Margin, as required. See the online Help for Windows XP Operation • 183 Right to...

  • Page 184: Printing Watermarks

    General tab, click the appropriate PCL driver. Click the Preferences button. 3. On the Job Options tab, click Watermark. 4. Select a name from the Watermark list. C93_XP_PCL_Watermark1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 184...
  • Page 185 The new watermark appears in the Watermark list. 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first page of the document, select 6. Click twice. 7. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Edit button. First Page only.

  • Page 186: Collating

    Job Options copies required. Only if the application has no collate option— select Collate. 4. Click OK. Click Print. C73_XP_PS_Collate.bmp and C73_XP_PCL_Collate.bmp PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Important General Preferences button. tab, under Windows XP Operation • 186 →...

  • Page 187: Proof And Print

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the driver. Click the 3. Enter the number of copies. If required, select Collate. C73_XP_PS_Proof.bmp and C73_XP_PCL_Proof.bmp PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES is displayed and only one copy is printed. General Preferences button.
  • Page 188 5. After checking the proof, print or delete (if incorrect) the remaining copies of the document. Use the procedures given below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Proof and Request Job Name for each print Windows XP Operation • 188 Print.
  • Page 189 An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the online help for Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ALL JOBS NOTE Windows XP Operation • 189...
  • Page 190 An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the online help for Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ALL JOBS NOTE Windows XP Operation • 190 PRINT JOBS MENU.

  • Page 191: Secure Printing

    If you’ve already used Secure Print to place a document on the hard disk drive, but have not yet printed it out, click the PIN button and enter a new job name. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE is displayed and only one copy printed.
  • Page 192 PostScript Driver 5. Click OK. Click Print. The document is stored on the printer’s hard disk. 6. Go to the printer. Use the front panel to print the document. See below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Request Job Name for each print Windows XP Operation •...
  • Page 193 Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.
  • Page 194 Deleting the confidential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.

  • Page 195: Hard Disk Drive

    • Store to Hard Disk may not be available in some software applications. 1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, on the driver. Click the Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE General Preferences button.
  • Page 196 4. Select the number of copies. Click Collate, if applicable. 5. Click OK. Click Print. The document is stored on the hard disk. It can then be printed on demand, or deleted. Use the procedures given below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide tab, select Store to NOTE Request Job Name for each print Windows XP Operation •...
  • Page 197 Printing a stored document 1. Press the MENU button to access the press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you selected above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.
  • Page 198 Deleting a stored document 1. Press the MENU button to access the press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you selected above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.

  • Page 199: Overlays

    What are Overlays? An overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memory or on the hard disk (optional), and printed whenever required. The result is similar to the Watermark feature, but with the ability to be much more elaborate.

  • Page 200: Creating Overlays

    4. Download the storable file to the printer. Once someone has set up all the necessary overlay files on the printer, other users only have to switch on the required settings in the printer driver to use the overlays. • The internal hard disk must be installed in the printer to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing.

  • Page 201: Creating Documents To Use As Overlays

    3. Depending on the application, you may need to select your printer model. Click the the printer driver settings. You must use the Oki PCL driver to do this. 4. Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would like your overlay to print.
  • Page 202 Instead of sending the print job to the printer, this prompts you to save the print job on your PC's hard disk. Give the file a meaningful name such as “my template.prn.” You must use the Oki PostScript driver to do this. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide File, then Print.

  • Page 203: Downloading The Print File To Use As An Overlay

    Note the new name for later use. 6. Make sure the printer being used is highlighted in the lower window of the Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Project. menu, select Add File to...
  • Page 204 This downloads the file to the printer. If the file was downloaded successfully, "Command Issued" displays. 8. Close the Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide menu. Choose Send Project Files to Windows XP Operation • 204...

  • Page 205: Defining Overlays

    1. Click Start 2. RIght click the printer name. Click 3. Click the Overlay 4. Click the Overlay C73_XP_PS_Overlay2k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and Faxes. Printing tab. button. Windows XP Operation • 205 Preferences.
  • Page 206 This is the name under which the file is stored on the printers’ hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows XP Operation • 206...
  • Page 207 The Form Name is a random name of your selection. 8. Click OK. 9. To continue to add files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows XP Operation • 207...
  • Page 208 11. At the top of the dialog box, use the drop-down list to select Overlay. Click OK. 12. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Overlay, highlight the overlay name(s). Windows XP Operation • 208...
  • Page 209 1. Click Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. Click the Job Options 4. Click the Overlay... C93_XP_PCL_Overlay1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers and Faxes. Printing tab. button. Windows XP Operation • 209 Preferences.
  • Page 210 Click Add. 9. Click Close. 10. Under Defined button to add the overlay to the list in Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Define Overlays list, enter the file name of the overlay NOTE to select specific page numbers in Overlay, highlight the overlay name.
  • Page 211 11. Select Print Using Active C93_XP_PCL_Overlay3.bmp 12. Click OK. 13. Click to close the Printing Preferences dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Overlays. Windows XP Operation • 211...

  • Page 212: Printing Posters

    1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, on the PCL driver. Click the 3. On the Setup tab, under C73_XP_PCL_Posterk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Preferences button. Finishing Mode, select Windows XP Operation • 212 →...
  • Page 213 4. Click Options... C93_XP_PCL_Poster2.bmp 5. Click twice. 6. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide and enter the configuration details. Windows XP Operation • 213...

  • Page 214: Windows 2000

    You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on drivers for your printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 214...

  • Page 215: Which Printer Driver To Use

    Most applications allow you to choose a different printer from within the print dialog, so you can use the alternative driver for printing whenever you need to. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 215...

  • Page 216: Memory: Enabling

    Menu Map. To print the Menu Map, see “Printer Settings (Menu Settings)” on page 82. 5. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_2k_PS_MemoryK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings tab. Options, click Memory Windows 2000 Printer Drivers •...

  • Page 217: Hard Disk Drive: Enabling

    3. Click the Device Settings 4. Under Installable Installed. 5. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_2k_PS_HDDK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings tab. Options, make sure Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 217 Hard Disk...

  • Page 218: Pcl

    2. Highlight the printer name. Click File. Click Properties. 3. On the Device Option 4. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_2k_PCL_HDDK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings tab, click Printer Hard Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 218...

  • Page 219: Paper Trays: Enabling

    Trays, then select the appropriate number of trays (not including the Multi-purpose tray) in the drop-down list. 4. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_2k_PS_TraysK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings tab. Under Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 219...

  • Page 220: Pcl

    3. On the Device Option (not including the Multi-purpose tray). 4. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_2k_PCL_TraysK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings tab, select the appropriate number of trays Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 220...

  • Page 221: Duplex Unit: Enabling

    3. Click the Device Settings Duplex. In the drop-down list, select Installed. 4. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_2k_PS_Duplex1K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings tab. Under Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 221 Installable...

  • Page 222: Pcl

    2. Highlight the printer name. Click File. Click Properties. 3. Click the Device Option 4. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_2k_PCL_Duplex1K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings tab. Click Duplex Option Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 222...

  • Page 223: Paper Feed, Size And Media

    (under Page Setup). → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the printer name. Click Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Printers. Settings Printing Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 223...
  • Page 224 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 224...
  • Page 225 3. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under Tray Selection, in the Paper Source drop-down list, select the paper feed. C73_2k_PS_SourceK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 225...
  • Page 226 4. Click the Advanced button. 5. Under Paper/Output, in the Paper Size drop-down list, select the media size. C73_2k_PS_SizeK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 226...
  • Page 227 6. Under Document Options Type and select the media from the drop-down list. 7. Click twice. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_XP_PS_MediaTypeK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 227 → Printer Features, click Media...

  • Page 228: Pcl

    2. Right click the printer name. Click 3. On the Setup tab, under Media, in the the required paper size. C73_2k_PCL_SizeK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Printers. Settings Printing Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 228 Preferences.
  • Page 229 4. Select the required paper feed under Source. C73_2k_PCL_SizeK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 229...
  • Page 230 NOTE If a paper tray is selected, the Weight field becomes visible. 5. Select the required paper type under Weight. C73_2k_PCL_SizeK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 230...
  • Page 231 If Printer Setting is selected, make sure the printer has been set to the correct media type. 6. Click the Paper Feed Options button. Make any other selections. Click OK. C73_XP_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 231...
  • Page 232 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 232 Important!

  • Page 233: Network Printer Status Utility

    This causes a significant delay until the Properties dialog box opens. To avoid this, use the Update Status button in the Status tab to manually update the information on demand. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Important! Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 233...

  • Page 234: Operation

    • Secure print: printing confidential documents (see page 287) • Storing files to the hard disk drive (see page 292) • Using overlays (see page 296) • Printing posters (see page 309) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows 2000 Operation • 234...

  • Page 235: Factors That Affect Color Printing

    If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration.

  • Page 236: Monitor Colors Vs. Printer Colors

    (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted to a certain range of colors. In addition to this, a printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor, and vice versa.

  • Page 237: Monitor Settings

    • 6500k* Cooler; approximates daylight conditions. • 9300k* Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets. *k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows 2000 Operation • 237...

  • Page 238: How Your Software Application Displays Color

    The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ® Word. Please see your application’s online Windows 2000 Operation •...

  • Page 239: Color Matching

    • professional desktop publishing and graphics [CMYK] (see page 240) • photographic images (see page 241) • specific colors (i.e., a company logo) (see page 242) • printing vivid colors (see page 243) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows 2000 Operation • 239...

  • Page 240: Rgb Or Cmyk

    If you do not know your document’s color mode, assume that it is RGB. Typically, CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 240...

  • Page 241: Matching Photographs

    Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 250) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. RGB or CMYK If you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor.

  • Page 242: Matching Specific Colors

    Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see page 250), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver. • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric option (see page 252). • Use the Color Swatch Utility to print out a chart of RGB swatches and enter your desired RGB values in your application's color picker—PS only (see page 247).

  • Page 243: Printing Vivid Colors

    Choosing a Method Printing Vivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (see page 250), with the Monitor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 252) with the Saturation option.

  • Page 244: Pcl Driver

    Manually set the options in the PCL driver: → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the appropriate printer name. Click Preferences. 3. Click the Color C73_2k_PCL_Color1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers. tab. Windows 2000 Operation • 244 Printing...
  • Page 245 4. Under Color Mode, click 5. Under Color Setting, click Natural. C73_2k_PCL_Color2k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Manual Color. Windows 2000 Operation • 245...
  • Page 246 7. Set any other required parameters. Use the on-line Help for guidance. 8. When you are done, click OK. Close the Printing Preferences dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 246...

  • Page 247: Print Color Swatch Utility

    The RGB color displayed on your monitor may not necessarily match what was printed on the color swatch. If this is the case, it is probably due to the difference between how your monitor and printer reproduce color. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers.

  • Page 248: Postscript Driver

    Setting Options Manually → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the printer name. Click 3. Click the Color C93_2k_PS_Color1K.TIF Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers. Printing tab. Windows 2000 Operation • 248 Preferences.
  • Page 249 Mode, use the drop-down list to select one of the following Color Control a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system. It affects RGB data only. See “OKI Color Matching” on page 250. b. PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer.

  • Page 250: Oki Color Matching

    Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only. This is the default setting. It provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer. Under Color Setting, use the drop-down list to select the type to be used C73_2k_PS_Color2k.TIF...
  • Page 251 This option attempts to simulate RGB color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 251...

  • Page 252: Postscript Color Matching

    This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data. From the Rendering Intent type. C73_2k_PS_Color3K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide drop-down list, select the rendering Windows 2000 Operation • 252...
  • Page 253 Tries to print white as it appears on screen. The white of a monitor is often very different from paper white, so this may result in color casts, especially in the lighter areas of an image. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 253...

  • Page 254: Using Icc Profiles

    However, many professional graphics applications offer a similar feature in their print settings, with the ability to choose a source (input) color space, and a print (output) color space. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows 2000 Operation • 254...
  • Page 255 2. Right click the printer name. Click 3. Click the Color 4. Under Color mode, in the select Using ICC C73_2k_PS_ICC1K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers. Printing tab. Color Control Method Profile. Windows 2000 Operation • 255 Preferences.
  • Page 256 ICC Profile Setting. 8. Repeat steps 5-7 for each ICC profile you wish to define. 9. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide profile, use the drop-down lists to select the Output profile.

  • Page 257: Windows Icm Color Matching

    Intent control in the printer driver. The Color Match “Using ICC Profiles” feature provides an alternative to Windows ICM. It is similar to Windows ICM, but offers several additional features. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide tab of the printer driver. → Settings Printers.

  • Page 258: Printing Multiple Pages On One Sheet

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the PS driver. Click the 3. Under Pages Per 4. Click Print. C73_2k_PS_NUp1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Layout Sheet, select the required number of pages. Windows 2000 Operation • 258 → Print.

  • Page 259: Pcl

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the PCL driver. Click the 3. Under Finishing sheet. C73_2k_PCL_NUpK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Setup tab. Mode, select the required number of pages per Windows 2000 Operation • 259 →...
  • Page 260 4. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders, Page Layout Bind Margin. Click OK. 5. Click OK. Click Print. C93_2k_PCL_NUp2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 260...

  • Page 261: Custom Page Sizes

    Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows 2000 Operation • 261...
  • Page 262 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Paper/Quality tab. Important! Windows 2000 Operation •...
  • Page 263 Selection, in the select Multi Purpose (MP) C93_2k_PS_Custom1.bmp 4. Click the Advanced Size drop-down list, select C93_2k_PS_Custom4.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Paper Source Tray. button. Under Paper/Output, Postscript Custom Page Windows 2000 Operation • 263 drop-down list, in the Paper Size.
  • Page 264 • Long Edge First (flipped) = Reserved for future use. • Short Edge First (flipped) = Reserved for future use. 7. Click OK. 8. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Height for the custom paper. Direction. Click OK.

  • Page 265: Pcl

    Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows 2000 Operation • 265...
  • Page 266 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 266...
  • Page 267 Size. The Set Free Size dialog box appears. C73_2k_PCL_Custom1k.tif You may see a Warning If you do, click OK. The driver automatically makes the needed changes to correct for the conflict. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Setup tab. Size drop-down list, select NOTE dialog box indicating a conflict.

  • Page 268: Setup Tab

    • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] C93_Me_PCL_CustSize2.bmp 5. Click OK. 6. Make sure that Setup tab. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide User Defined now appears in the Windows 2000 Operation • 268 Size list on the...
  • Page 269 C73_2k_PCL_Custom2.bmp • Click The Custom Page Size is added to the bottom of the Paper Size list. 7. Click OK. 8. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Options. Click Custom Windows 2000 Operation • 269 Size.

  • Page 270: Print Resolution

    3. Click the Job Options 4. Under Quality, select the required printing resolution C73_2k_PS_Reso.bmp and C73_2k_PCL_Reso.bmp PostScript Driver 5. Select Toner Saving 6. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers. General tab. (if appropriate).

  • Page 271: Duplex Printing

    Start • Right click the appropriate printer name. Select Properties. • Follow steps 3, etc., below. More tabs appear in the Properties screen for setting defaults. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE NOTE → Settings Printers. Windows 2000 Operation • 271...

  • Page 272: Layout Tab

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the PS driver. Click the 3. Under Print on Both on Short Edge. 4. Click Print. C73_2k_PS_Duplex2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Layout tab. Sides, select Flip on Long Edge Windows 2000 Operation • 272 → Print.

  • Page 273: Pcl

    Start • Right click the appropriate printer name. • Select Properties. • Follow steps 3, etc., below. More tabs appear in the Properties screen for setting defaults. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE NOTE → Settings Printers. Windows 2000 Operation • 273...
  • Page 274 1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, on the PCL driver. Click the 3. Under 2-Sided 4. Click Print. C73_2k_PCL_Duplex2K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Setup button. Printing, select Long Edge Windows 2000 Operation • 274 →...

  • Page 275: Printing Booklets

    • print an 8½ x 11 inch booklet on 11 x 17 inch paper 1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, on the PS driver. Click the Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES Important! General Layout tab.
  • Page 276 3. Under Pages Per Sheet, in the drop-down list, select Booklet. C93_2k_PS_Booklet.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 276...
  • Page 277 4. Under Print on Both Sides (Duplex), select Flip on Short edge. 5. Click Print. C73_2k_PS_Booklet.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 277...

  • Page 278: Pcl

    1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, on the PCL driver. Click the 3. Under Finishing C73_2k_PCL_BookletK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES General Setup tab. Mode, in the drop-down list, select Booklet.
  • Page 279 Left, and Bind Margin, as required. See the online Help for information. Click OK. 5. Click Print. pcl booklet setup options.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide button. Set the Signature, 2pages, Windows 2000 Operation • 279 Right to...

  • Page 280: Printing Watermarks

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the General tab, click the appropriate PCL driver. Click the Job Options tab. 3. Click Watermark. 4. Select a name from the Watermark list. C93_Me_Watermark1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 280...
  • Page 281 The new watermark appears in the Watermark list. 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first page of the document, select 6. Click OK. 7. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Edit button. First Page only.

  • Page 282: Collating

    Type, enter the number of copies required. Only if the application has no collate option—select Collate. 4. Click Print. C73_2k_PS_CollateK.tif C73_2k_PCL_CollateK.tif PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Important General Job Options tab. Windows 2000 Operation • 282 →...

  • Page 283: Proof And Print

    2. In the Print dialog box, on the driver. Click the 3. Enter the number of copies. If required, select Collate. C73_2k_PS_Proof.bmp and C73_2k_PCL_Proof.bmp PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES is displayed. Only one copy is printed. General Job Options tab.
  • Page 284 5. After checking the proof, print or delete (if incorrect) the remaining copies of the document. Use the procedures given below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Proof and Request Job Name for each print Windows 2000 Operation • 284 Print.
  • Page 285 An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the online help for Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ALL JOBS NOTE Windows 2000 Operation • 285...
  • Page 286 An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the online help for Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ALL JOBS NOTE Windows 2000 Operation • 286 PRINT JOBS MENU.

  • Page 287: Secure Printing

    If you’ve already used Secure Print to place a document on the hard disk drive, but have not yet printed it out, click the PIN button and enter a new job name. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE is displayed and only one copy printed.
  • Page 288 Type in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777. Click OK. C73_2k_PS_JobPin.bmp and C73_2k_JobPin_.bmp PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Request Job Name for each print Windows 2000 Operation • 288 Job Name.
  • Page 289 PCL Driver PostScript Driver 5. Click Print. The document is stored on the printer’s hard disk. 6. Go to the printer. Use the front panel to print out the document. See below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 289...
  • Page 290 Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.
  • Page 291 Deleting the confidential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.

  • Page 292: Hard Disk Drive

    1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, on the driver. Click the 3. Select Store to Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE General Job Options tab. HDD. Windows 2000 Operation • 292 →...
  • Page 293 5. Click Print. The document is stored on the hard disk. It can then be printed on demand, or deleted. Use the procedures given below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Request Job Name for each print Windows 2000 Operation • 293...
  • Page 294 Printing a stored document 1. Press the MENU button to access the press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you selected above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.
  • Page 295 Deleting a stored document 1. Press the MENU button to access the press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you selected above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.

  • Page 296: Overlays

    What are Overlays? An overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memory or on the hard disk (optional), and printed whenever required. The result is similar to the Watermark feature, but with the ability to be much more elaborate.

  • Page 297: Creating Overlays

    4. Download the storable file to the printer. Once someone has set up all the necessary overlay files on the printer, other users only have to switch on the required settings in the printer driver to use the overlays. • The internal hard disk must be installed in the printer to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing.

  • Page 298: Creating Documents To Use As Overlays

    3. Depending on the application, you may need to select your printer model. Click the the printer driver settings. You must use the Oki PCL driver to do this. 4. Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would like your overlay to print.
  • Page 299 Print dialog box. 3. Depending on the application, you may need to select your printer model. Then click printer driver settings. You must use the Oki PostScript driver to do this. 4. Select the Job Options 5. Choose Create Form 6.

  • Page 300: Downloading The Print File To Use As An Overlay

    ID number or name when creating overlays in the printer driver. You should change the ID number or name from the default value. Note the new name for later use. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Project. menu, select Add File to Project.
  • Page 301 Send Project Files to This downloads the file to the printer. If the file was downloaded successfully, "Command Issued" displays. 9. Close the Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 301 menu. Printer.

  • Page 302: Defining Overlays

    PostScript → 1. Click Start 2. RIght click the printer name. Click 3. Click the Overlay 4. Click the Overlay C73_2k_PS_Overlay1K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers. Printing tab. button. Windows 2000 Operation • 302 Preferences.
  • Page 303 The file is stored on the printers’ hard disk drive under this name. The name is case sensitive. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Name list, enter the file name of the overlay. NOTE...
  • Page 304 8. Click OK. 9. To continue to add files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8. 10. Under Defined Overlay, Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Add. NOTE highlight the overlay name(s). Windows 2000 Operation • 304...
  • Page 305 C73_2k_PS_Overlay2K.tif 12. At the top of the dialog box, use the drop-down list to select Overlay. Click OK. 13. Click to close the Printing Preferences dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 305...
  • Page 306 1. Click Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. Click the Job Options 4. Click the Overlay... pcl job options overlay.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers. Printing tab. button. Windows 2000 Operation • 306...
  • Page 307 10. Click Close. 11. Under Defined button to add the overlay to the list in Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Define Overlays list, enter the file name of the overlay. NOTE (to select specific page numbers in the Overlay, highlight the overlay name.
  • Page 308 12. Select Print Using Active C73_2k_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 13. Click OK. 14. Click to close the Printing Preferences dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Overlays. Windows 2000 Operation • 308...

  • Page 309: Printing Posters

    1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, on the PCL driver. Click the 3. Under Finishing C73_2k_PCL_PosterK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide General Setup tab. Mode, select Poster Windows 2000 Operation • 309 →...
  • Page 310 4. Click Options... Enter the configuration details. 5. Click OK. 6. Click Print. C93_Me_PCL_Poster2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 310...

  • Page 311: Windows Me/98/95

    Most applications allow you to choose a different printer from within the print dialog, so you can use the alternative driver for printing whenever you need to. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 311 NOTE...

  • Page 312: Memory: Enabling

    2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. Click the Device Options 4. Under Installed be the same as that now installed in the printer, as shown in the Menu Map. To print the Menu Map, see “Printer Settings (Menu Settings)” on page 82. C73_Me_PS_MemoryK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide...
  • Page 313 5. To specify usable printer memory size, click the button. The driver automatically adjusts font cache size according to the memory option selected under Installed. 6. Click twice. ps device options usable memory1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 313 Memory...

  • Page 314: Hard Disk Drive: Enabling

    3. Click the Device Options 4. Select Printer Hard Disk. 5. Click OK. C73_Me_PS_HDDK.tif and C73_Me_PCL_HDDK.tif PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 314 → Printers. Settings File tab. A checkmark appears in the box.

  • Page 315: Paper Trays: Enabling

    4. Next to Available (not including the Multi-purpose tray) in the list. 5. Click OK. C73_Me_PS_TraysK.tif and C73_Me_PCL_TraysK.tif PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 315 → Printers. Settings File tab. Trays, select the appropriate number of trays then Properties.

  • Page 316: Duplex Unit: Enabling

    3. Click the Device Options 4. Select Duplex Option 5. Click OK. C73_Me_PS_Duplex1K.tif and C73_Me_PCL_Duplex1K.Tif PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 316 → Printers. Settings File tab. Unit. A checkmark appears in the box.

  • Page 317: Paper Feed, Size And Media

    1. Click Start 2. Right click the printer name. Click 3. Click the Setup C73_Me_PS_SizeK.tif and C73_Me_PCL_SizeK.tif PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 317 NOTE → Printers. Settings File tab. then Properties.
  • Page 318 6. PostScript: Select the required paper type under Type. PCL: Select the required paper type under If Printer Setting is selected, make sure the printer has been set to the correct media type. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 318 NOTE Weight NOTE (PCL).
  • Page 319 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 319...
  • Page 320 8. Make any other selections, 9. Click OK. 10. Click to close the printer dialog box. ps paper feed options.bmp and C73_Me_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 320 PCL Driver...

  • Page 321: Network Printer Status Utility

    This causes a significant delay until the Properties dialog box opens. To avoid this, use the Update Status button in the Status tab to manually update the information on demand. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 321 Important!

  • Page 322: Operation

    • Secure print: printing confidential documents (see page 377) • Storing files to the hard disk drive (see page 381) • Using overlays (see page 386) • Printing posters (see page 399) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 322...

  • Page 323: Factors That Affect Color Printing

    If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration.

  • Page 324: Monitor Colors Vs. Printer Colors

    (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted to a certain range of colors. In addition to this, a printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor, and vice versa.

  • Page 325: Viewing Conditions

    There are several options available to help match the printed colors with those displayed on screen. These options are explained in subsequent sections of this User Manual. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 325...

  • Page 326: Monitor Settings

    • 6500k* Cooler; approximates daylight conditions. • 9300k* Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets. *k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 326...

  • Page 327: How Your Software Application Displays Color

    The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ® Word. Please see your application’s online Windows Me/98/95 Operation •...

  • Page 328: Color Matching

    • professional desktop publishing and graphics [CMYK] (see page 329) • photographic images (see page 330) • specific colors (i.e., a company logo) (see page 331) • printing vivid colors (see page 332) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 328...

  • Page 329: Rgb Or Cmyk

    RGB. Typically, CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 329...

  • Page 330: Matching Photographs

    Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 339) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. RGB or CMYK If you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor.

  • Page 331: Matching Specific Colors

    Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see page 339), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver. • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric option (see page 341). • Use the Color Swatch Utility to print out a chart of RGB swatches and enter your desired RGB values in your application's color picker—PS only (see page 336).

  • Page 332: Printing Vivid Colors

    Choosing a Method Printing Vivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (see page 339), with the Monitor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 341) with the Saturation option.

  • Page 333: Pcl Driver

    Manually set the options in the PCL driver: → 1. Click Start 2. Highlight the appropriate printer name. Click File. Click Properties.. 3. Click the Color C73_Me_PCL_Color1K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers. tab. Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 333...
  • Page 334 4. Under Color Mode, 5. Under Color Setting, click Natural. C73_Me_PCL_Color2k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide click Manual Color. Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 334...
  • Page 335 7. Set any other required parameters. Use the on-line Help for guidance. 8. When you are done, click OK. Close the Properties dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 335...

  • Page 336: Print Color Swatch Utility

    The RGB color displayed on your monitor may not necessarily match what was printed on the color swatch. If this is the case, it is probably due to the difference between how your monitor and printer reproduce color. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers.

  • Page 337: Postscript Driver

    Setting Options Manually → 1. Click Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click File. Click Properties.. 3. Click the Color C73_Me_PS_Color1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide RGB data → Settings Printers. tab. Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 337 CMYK data...
  • Page 338 OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only. See “OKI Color Matching” on page 339. b. PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data.

  • Page 339: Postscript Driver

    Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Driver OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system. It affects RGB data only. This is the default setting. It provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer. Under Color Setting, be used: C73_Me_PS_Color2k.tif...
  • Page 340 This option attempts to simulate RGB color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 340...

  • Page 341: Postscript Color Matching

    This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data. From the Rendering Intent type. C73_Me_PS_Color3k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide drop-down list, select the rendering Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 341...
  • Page 342 Clips the out of gamut colors to their nearest printed equivalent. Tries to print white as it appears on screen. The white of a monitor is often very different from paper white, Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 342...
  • Page 343 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 343...

  • Page 344: Using Icc Profiles

    However, many professional graphics applications offer a similar feature in their print settings, with the ability to choose a source (input) color space, and a print (output) color space. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 344...
  • Page 345 The new name appears in the ICC Profile Setting. 8. Repeat steps 5-7 for each ICC profile you wish to define. 9. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers. tab.

  • Page 346: Windows Icm Color Matching

    Intent control in the printer driver. The Color Match “Using ICC Profiles” feature provides an alternative to Windows ICM. It is similar to Windows ICM, but offers several additional features. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide tab of the printer driver. → Settings Printers.

  • Page 347: Printing Multiple Pages On One Sheet

    4. On the Setup tab, under N-up, select the required number of pages per sheet. 5. Click OK. Click Print. C73_Me_PS_nUpk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 347 → Print. File...
  • Page 348 6. Click the Unprintable Area button. Set the margin parameters. Click OK. C93_Me_PS_NUp2.bmp 7. Click OK. Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 348...

  • Page 349: Pcl

    3. Click Properties 4. On the Setup tab, under number of pages per sheet. C73_Me_PCL_nUp1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Finishing Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 349 → Print. File Mode, select the required...
  • Page 350 5. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders, Page Layout Bind Margin. Click OK. 6. Click OK. Print the document. C73_Me_PCL_nUp2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 350...

  • Page 351: Custom Page Sizes

    Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 351...
  • Page 352 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 352 (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Important! →...
  • Page 353 4. Click the Setup tab. Under Media, in the Size drop-down list, select Custom Page 1, Custom Page 2, or Custom Page C73_Me_PS_Custom1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 353...
  • Page 354 Size box. 11. Click to close the Properties dialog box. 12. Print the document Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 354 button. box, yype in the name you wish to use for the Length for the custom paper.

  • Page 355: Pcl

    Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 355...
  • Page 356 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 356...
  • Page 357 The Set Free Size dialog box appears. You may see a Warning If you do, click OK. The driver automatically corrects for the conflict. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 357 (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Size. NOTE dialog box indicating a conflict.
  • Page 358 5. Select the unit. 6. Enter the Width 7. Click OK. User Defined Size should appear in the tab. C73_Me_PCL_Custom2k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 358 Length measurements. Size box on the Setup...
  • Page 359 The Custom Page Size is added to the bottom of the Paper Size list. 8. Click to close the Properties dialog box. 9. Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 359 NOTE Options. Width...

  • Page 360: Print Resolution

    1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate driver. 3. Click Properties 4. Click the Job Options Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers. (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent).
  • Page 361 5. Select the required printing resolution under Quality. 6. Select Toner Saving (if appropriate). 7. Click OK. Print the document. C73_Me_PS_Resok.tif and C73_Me_PCL_Resok.tif PostScript Driver PCL Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 361...

  • Page 362: Duplex Printing

    • Duplexing cannot be used if White Page Skip is set to ON. See “White page skip” on page 101 (PCR Emulation), page 105 (PPR Emulation), and page 107 (FX Emulation). Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 362...
  • Page 363 • Highlight the appropriate printer name. • Select Properties. • Follow steps 3, etc., below. More tabs appear in the Properties screen for setting defaults. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 363 NOTE → Printers.
  • Page 364 Binding Short Edge 5. Click OK. Print the document. C73_Me_PS_Duplex2k.tif and C73_Me_PCL_Duplex2k.tif PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). 2-Sided printing, select Binding. Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 364 → Print.

  • Page 365: Printing Booklets

    1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PCL driver. 3. Click Properties Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 365 →...
  • Page 366 See the online Help for information. 7. Click OK. pcl booklet setup options.bmp 8. Click Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 366 Finishing Mode, in the drop-down list, button. Right to...

  • Page 367: Printing Watermarks

    2. In the print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver. 3. Click Properties (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). 4. In the Select a watermark list, click the name of the watermark you wish to use. C73_Me_PS_Watermark1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 367...
  • Page 368 C73MePSWatermark2B.tif • Click OK. 5. Under Print watermark, make your selections for how the watermark prints. 6. Click twice. 7. Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 368 NOTE Edit button.

  • Page 369: Pcl

    (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). 4. Click the Job Options tab. Click Watermark. The Watermark dialog box appears. 5. Select a name from the Watermark list. C93_Me_Watermark1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 369...
  • Page 370 6. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first page of the document, select 7. Click twice. 8. Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 370 NOTE Edit button. First Page...

  • Page 371: Collating

    Only if the application has no collate option— select Collate. C73_Me_PS_Collatek.tif and C73_Me_PCL_Collatek.tif PostScript Driver 5. Click OK. 6. Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Important (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). tab. Under Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 371 → Print.

  • Page 372: Font Substitution

    Use the on-line Help screen for information. C73_Me_PS_Fontsk.tif 6. Click to engage the new settings and close the Properties dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printer. Settings (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). tab. Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 372...

  • Page 373: Proof And Print

    Job Options 5. Enter the number of copies. If required, select Collate. C73_Me_PS_Proof1k.tif and C73_Me_PCL_Proof1k.tif PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES is displayed and only one copy is printed. (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). tab.
  • Page 374 8. After checking the proof, print or delete (if incorrect) the remaining copies of the document. Use the procedures given below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Proof and Setting, enter a job name of up to 16 Request Job Name for each Windows Me/98/95 Operation •...
  • Page 375 An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the online help for Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ALL JOBS NOTE Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 375...
  • Page 376 An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the online help for Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ALL JOBS NOTE Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 376 PRINT JOBS MENU.

  • Page 377: Secure Printing

    If you’ve already used Secure Print to place a document on the hard disk drive, but have not yet printed it out, click the PIN button and enter a new job name. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE is displayed and only one copy printed.
  • Page 378 Properties dialog box. 12. Print the document. The document is stored on the printer’s hard disk. 13. Go to the printer. Use the front panel to print the document. See below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Request Job Name for each print Windows Me/98/95 Operation •...
  • Page 379 Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.
  • Page 380 Deleting the confidential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.

  • Page 381: Hard Disk Drive

    1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate driver. 3. Click Properties Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 381 →...
  • Page 382 Job Name Setting, characters. If required, select C73_Me_PS_JobOpt.bmp and job pin.bmp PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide tab. Under NOTE enter a job name of up to 16 Request Job Name for each print Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 382...
  • Page 383 10. Click OK. 11. Click Print. The document is stored on the hard disk. It can then be printed on demand, or deleted. Use the procedures given below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 383...
  • Page 384 Printing a stored document 1. Press the MENU button to access the press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you selected above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.
  • Page 385 Deleting a stored document 1. Press the MENU button to access the press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you selected above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.

  • Page 386: Overlays

    What are Overlays? An overlay can be a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memory or on the hard disk (optional), and printed whenever required. The result is similar to the Watermark feature, but with the ability to be much more elaborate.

  • Page 387: Creating Overlays

    4. Download the storable file to the printer. Once someone has set up all the necessary overlay files on the printer, other users only have to switch on the required settings in the printer driver to use the overlays. • The internal hard disk must be installed in the printer to allow for spooling of the print job before final printing.

  • Page 388: Creating Documents To Use As Overlays

    3. Depending on the application, you may need to select your printer model. 4. Click Properties. This should open the printer driver settings. You must use the Oki PCL driver to do this. 5. Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would like your overlay to print.
  • Page 389 PC's hard disk. Give the file a meaningful name such as “my template.prn.” You must use the Oki PostScript driver to do this. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 389 File, then Print.

  • Page 390: Downloading The Print File To Use As An Overlay

    Note the new name for later use. 6. Make sure the printer being used is highlighted in the lower window of the Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 390 Project.
  • Page 391 This downloads the file to the printer. If the file was downloaded successfully, "Command Issued" displays. 8. Close the Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 391 menu. Choose Send Project Files to...

  • Page 392: Defining Overlays

    → 1. Click Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click File. Click Properties.. 3. Click the Job Options 4. Click the Overlay C73_Me_PS_Overlay1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers. tab. button. Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 392...
  • Page 393 This is the name under which the file is stored on the printers’ hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Name list, enter the file name of the overlay. NOTE...
  • Page 394 The Form Name is a random name of your selection. 8. Click OK. 9. To continue to add files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 394 NOTE...
  • Page 395 11. At the top of the dialog box, use the drop-down list to select Overlay. Click OK. 12. Click to close the Properties dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Overlay, highlight the overlay name(s). Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 395...
  • Page 396 Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click File. Click Properties.. 3. Click the Job Options 4. Click the Overlay... pcl job options overlay.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 396 → Settings Printers. tab. button.
  • Page 397 Click Add. 9. Click Close. 10. Under Defined button to add the overlay to the list in Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Define Overlays list, enter the file name of the overlay NOTE to select specific page numbers in Overlay, highlight the overlay name.
  • Page 398 11. Select Print Using Active C73_Me_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 12. Click OK. 13. Click to Close the Properties dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Overlays. Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 398...

  • Page 399: Printing Posters

    2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PCL driver. 3. Click Properties 4. Click the Setup Print. C73_Me_PCL_Posterk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). tab. Under Finishing Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 399 → Print. File...
  • Page 400 5. Click Options... C93_Me_PCL_Poster2.bmp 6. Click twice. 7. Click OK. Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide and enter the configuration details. Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 400...

  • Page 401: Windows Nt

    You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to view and/or download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on drivers for your printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 401...

  • Page 402: Which Printer Driver To Use

    Most applications allow you to choose a different printer from within the print dialog, so you can use the alternative driver for printing whenever you need to. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows NT Printer Drivers • 402...

  • Page 403: Memory: Enabling

    Device Settings 4. Under Installable 5. Set the memory in the list to match what is now installed in the printer, as shown in the Menu Map. To print the Menu Map, see “Printer Settings (Menu Settings)” on page 82.

  • Page 404: Hard Disk Drive: Enabling

    3. Click the Device Settings 4. Under Installable Installed. 5. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_NT_PS_HDDk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings File tab. Options, make sure the Windows NT Printer Drivers • 404 then Properties.

  • Page 405: Pcl

    Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. On the Device Option 4. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_NT_PCL_HDDk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings File tab, click Printer Hard Windows NT Printer Drivers • 405 then Properties.

  • Page 406: Paper Trays: Enabling

    Installable 5. Select the appropriate number of trays (not including the Multi-purpose tray) from the list. 6. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_NT_PS_Traysk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings File tab. Options, click Available Trays Change ‘Available Tray’...

  • Page 407: Pcl

    3. On the Device Option (not including the Multi-purpose tray). 4. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_NT_PCL_Traysk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings File tab, select the appropriate number of trays Windows NT Printer Drivers • 407...

  • Page 408: Duplex Unit: Enabling

    2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. Click the Device Settings 4. Under Installable 5. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_NT_PS_Duplex1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings File tab. Options, make sure the Windows NT Printer Drivers • 408 then Properties.

  • Page 409: Pcl

    Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. Click the Device Option 4. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_NT_PCL_Duplex1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Settings File tab, click Duplex Option Windows NT Printer Drivers • 409 then Properties.

  • Page 410: Paper Feed, Size And Media

    (under Page Setup). → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the printer name. Click Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Printers. Settings Document Windows NT Printer Drivers • 410...
  • Page 411 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 411...
  • Page 412 4. Select the paper feed in the C73_NT_PS_Sourcek.tif 5. Click Paper Size. 6. Select the size in the C73_NT_PS_Sizek.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide tab, under Document Options Source. Change ‘Paper Source’ Setting Change ‘Paper Size’ Setting Windows NT Printer Drivers • 412 →...
  • Page 413 7. Click Media Type. 8. Select the media from the Change ‘Media Type’ Setting list. 9. Click OK. Close the Printers dialog box. C73_NT_PS_MediaTypek.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 413...

  • Page 414: Pcl

    2. Right click the printer name. Click 3. On the Setup tab, under Media, select the required paper size in Size drop-down list. C73_NT_PCL_Sizek.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Printers. Settings Document Windows NT Printer Drivers • 414 Defaults.
  • Page 415 4. Select the required paper feed under Source. C73_NT_PCL_Sourcek.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 415...
  • Page 416 NOTE If a paper tray is selected, the Weight field becomes visible. 5. Select the required paper type under Weight. C73_NT_PCL_Weightk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 416...
  • Page 417 If it does, click OK. The driver automatically corrects the problem. 6. Click the Paper Feed Options 7. Make any other selections. 8. Click OK. C73_NT_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE button. Windows NT Printer Drivers • 417...
  • Page 418 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 418 Important!

  • Page 419: Network Printer Status Utility

    This causes a significant delay until the Properties dialog box opens. To avoid this, use the Update Status button in the Status tab to manually update the information on demand. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Important! Windows NT Printer Drivers • 419...

  • Page 420: Operation

    • Secure print: printing confidential documents (see page 469) • Storing files to the hard disk drive (see page 473) • Using overlays (see page 478) • Printing posters (see page 493) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 420...

  • Page 421: Factors That Affect Color Printing

    If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration.

  • Page 422: Monitor Colors Vs. Printer Colors

    (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted to a certain range of colors. In addition to this, a printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor, and vice versa.

  • Page 423: Monitor Settings

    • 6500k* Cooler; approximates daylight conditions. • 9300k* Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets. *k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 423...

  • Page 424: How Your Software Application Displays Color

    The type of paper used can also significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ® Word. Please see your application’s online Windows NT 4.0 Operation •...

  • Page 425: Color Matching

    • professional desktop publishing and graphics [CMYK] (see page 426) • photographic images (see page 427) • specific colors (i.e., a company logo) (see page 428) • printing vivid colors (see page 429) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 425...

  • Page 426: Rgb Or Cmyk

    RGB. Typically, CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 426...

  • Page 427: Matching Photographs

    Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 436) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 427...

  • Page 428: Matching Specific Colors

    Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see page 436), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver. • PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric option (see page 438). • Use the Color Swatch Utility to print out a chart of RGB swatches and enter your desired RGB values in your application's color picker—PS only (see page 433).

  • Page 429: Printing Vivid Colors

    Choosing a Method Printing Vivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (see page 436), with the Monitor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS). RGB or CMYK Use PostScript Color Matching (see page 438) with the Saturation option.

  • Page 430: Pcl Driver

    Manually set the options in the PCL driver: → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the appropriate printer name. Click Defaults. 3. Click the Color C73_NT_PCL_Color1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers. tab. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 430 Document...
  • Page 431 4. Under Color Mode, 5. Under Color Setting, click Natural. C73_NT_PCL_Color2k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide click Manual Color. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 431...
  • Page 432 7. Set any other required parameters. Use the on-line Help for guidance. 8. When you are done, click OK. Close the Default dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 432...

  • Page 433: Print Color Swatch Utility

    The RGB color displayed on your monitor may not necessarily match what was printed on the color swatch. If this is the case, it is probably due to the difference between how your monitor and printer reproduce color. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers.

  • Page 434: Postscript Driver

    Setting Options Manually → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the printer name. Click 3. Click the Color C73_NT_PS_Color1k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers. Document tab. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 434 Defaults.
  • Page 435 Color Control a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only. See “OKI Color Matching” on page 436. b. PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data. See “PostScript Color Matching”...

  • Page 436: Oki Color Matching

    Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system. It affects RGB data only. This is the default setting. It provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer. Under Color Setting, be used: C73_NT_PS_Color2K.tif...
  • Page 437 This option attempts to simulate RGB color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 437...

  • Page 438: Postscript Color Matching

    This uses PostScript Color Rendering Dictionaries built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data. From the Rendering Intent type. C73_NT_PS_Color3K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide drop-down list, select the rendering Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 438...
  • Page 439 Tries to print white as it appears on screen. The white of a monitor is often very different from paper white, so this may result in color casts, especially in the lighter areas of an image. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 439...

  • Page 440: Printing Multiple Pages On One Sheet

    4. In the Change ‘N-UP’ Setting per sheet, 5. Click OK. Print the document. C73_NT_PS_NUpK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). tab, under Document Options list, select the number of pages Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 440 →...

  • Page 441: Pcl

    Properties 3. On the Setup tab, under number of pages per sheet. C73_NT_PCL_NUpK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Finishing Mode, select the required Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 441 → Print. File...
  • Page 442 4. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders, Page Layout Bind Margin. Click OK. 5. Click OK. Print the document. C93_NT_PCL_NUp2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 442...

  • Page 443: Custom Page Sizes

    Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 443...
  • Page 444 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 444 (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Important! →...
  • Page 445 → 3. On the Advanced tab, under Document Options Paper/ Output: a. Click Paper Source. In the Change ‘Paper Source’ Setting list, select Multi-Purpose Tray. C73_NT_PS_Custom1K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 445...

  • Page 446: Custom Page Size

    Click Paper Size. c. In the Change ‘Paper Size’ Setting list, select Postscript Custom Page Size. C73_NT_PS_Custom2K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 446...
  • Page 447 4. Click the Edit of Custom Paper button. C93_NT_PS_Custom4.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 447...
  • Page 448 • Long Edge First (flipped) = Reserved for future use. • Short Edge First (flipped) = Reserved for future use. 7. Click twice. 8. Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 448 Height for the custom paper. Direction.

  • Page 449: Pcl

    Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 449...
  • Page 450 • Paper is stacked in reverse order. • Tray capacity is about 100 sheets, depending on paper weight. rear exit openK.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 450 Important!
  • Page 451 Warning If you do, click The driver automatically makes the needed changes to correct for the conflict. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). NOTE dialog box indicating a conflict. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 451 →...
  • Page 452 • Give your custom size a name under Name. • Click Add. • Click The Custom Page Size is added to the bottom of the Paper Size list. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide now appears in the NOTE Options. Width Windows NT 4.0 Operation •...
  • Page 453 7. Click OK. 8. Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 453...

  • Page 454: Print Resolution

    1. Open the file in your application. Select 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate driver. Click Properties 3. Click the Job Options Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Settings Printers. (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent).
  • Page 455 4. Select the required printing resolution under Quality. 5. Select Toner Saving (if appropriate). 6. Click OK. Print the document. C73_NT_PS_ResoK.tif and C73_NT_PCL_ResoK.tif PostScript Driver PCL Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 455...

  • Page 456: Duplex Printing

    Start • Right click the appropriate printer name. • Select Properties. • Follow steps 3, etc., below. More tabs appear in the Properties screen for setting defaults. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE NOTE → Settings Printers. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 456...
  • Page 457 2-Sided Printing. 4. In the Change ‘2-Sided Printing’ Setting binding or Short-Edge C73_NT_PS_Duplex2k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). tab, under Document Options binding. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 457 → Print.

  • Page 458: Pcl

    Start • Right click the appropriate printer name. • Select Properties. • Follow steps 3, etc., below. More tabs appear in the Properties screen for setting defaults. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE NOTE → Settings Printers. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 458...
  • Page 459 3. On the Setup tab, under Short Edge. 4. Click OK. Print the document. C73_XP_PCL_Duplex2k.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). 2-Sided Printing, select Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 459 → Print. File...

  • Page 460: Printing Booklets

    Click Properties 3. On the Setup tab, under select Booklet. C73_NT_PCL_Bookletk.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Finishing Mode, in the drop-down list, Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 460 → Print. File...
  • Page 461 Bind information. Click OK. 5. Click OK. Print the document. pcl booklet setup options.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide button. Set the Signature, 2pages, Margin, as required. See the online Help for Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 461...

  • Page 462: Printing Watermarks

    2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PCL driver. Click Properties (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). 3. On the Job Options tab, click Watermark. 4. Select a name from the Watermark list. C93_Me_Watermark1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 462...
  • Page 463 5. If you wish to print the watermark only on the first page of the document, select 6. Click twice. 7. Print the document. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 463 NOTE Edit button.

  • Page 464: Collating

    Only if the application has no collate option— select Collate. 4. Click OK. Print the document. C73_NT_PS_CollateK.tif and C73_NT_PCL_CollateK.tif PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Important (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). tab, under Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 464 →...

  • Page 465: Proof And Print

    4. Click Properties 5. Enter the number of copies. If required, select Collate. C73_NT_PS_Proofk.tif and C73_NT_PCL_ProofK.tif PostScript Driver Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTES is displayed and only one copy is printed. File. (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent).
  • Page 466 7. After checking the proof, print or delete (if incorrect) the remaining copies of the document. Use the procedures given below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide tab, under Request Job Name for each print Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 466...
  • Page 467 An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the online help for Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ALL JOBS NOTE Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 467...
  • Page 468 An alternative method of printing or deleting the remaining copies of the document is to use the Storage Device Manager. Please refer to the online help for Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide ALL JOBS NOTE Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 468 PRINT JOBS MENU.

  • Page 469: Secure Printing

    If you’ve already used Secure Print to place a document on the hard disk drive, but have not yet printed it out, click the PIN button and enter a new job name. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE is displayed and only one copy printed.

  • Page 470: Job Name

    PostScript Driver 7. Click OK. Print the document. The document is stored on the printer’s hard disk. 8. Go to the printer. Use the front panel to print the document. See below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Request Job Name for each print Windows NT 4.0 Operation •...
  • Page 471 Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.
  • Page 472 Deleting the confidential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you set above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.

  • Page 473: Hard Disk Drive

    2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate driver. 3. Select Print to 4. Click Properties Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE file. (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 473 → Print.
  • Page 474 If you’ve already stored a document on the printer’s hard disk drive, and want to store another one, click the PIN button and enter a new Job Name. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 474...
  • Page 475 7. Click OK. Print the document. The document is stored on the hard disk. It can then be printed on demand, or deleted. Use the procedures given below. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Request Job Name for each print Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 475...
  • Page 476 Printing a stored document 1. Press the MENU button to access the press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you selected above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.
  • Page 477 Deleting a stored document 1. Press the MENU button to access the press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the printer control panel to enter the personal ID number you selected above. 3. Press the VALUE button until is displayed.

  • Page 478: Overlays

    An overlay is a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is stored and printed whenever required. An overlay is stored in the printer's flash memory or on the hard disk (optional). An overlay is similar to a watermark. However, an overlay can be much more elaborate than a watermark.

  • Page 479: Creating Files For Overlays

    The files to be used as overlays must be created, generated, and stored. Then, other users can use settings in the printer drivers to use the files as overlays in documents. 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g.

  • Page 480: Requirements For Using

    Required Actions Before overlays can be printed, they must be • created in a software application • saved as a print file • downloaded to storage Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Important! Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 480...

  • Page 481: Storage Requirements

    Maximum Available Space Hard Disk Drive 2 MB each for PCL Macros and PostScript Forms Flash Memory about 0.5 MB each for PCL Macros and PostScript Forms Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 481...

  • Page 482: Creating Documents To Use As Overlays

    6. Click Properties . . . You must use the Oki PCL driver to do this. 7. Choose all of the printer driver settings with which you would like your overlay to print. 8. Try to keep the overlay to a single sheet.

  • Page 483: Postscript

    11. Click to print the document to a file. You must use the Oki PostScript driver to do this. Instead of sending the print job to the printer, this prompts you to save the print job on your PC's hard disk.

  • Page 484: Downloading The Print File To Use As An Overlay

    The BIN file is automatically assigned an ID number. To change the ID number • double-click the number • enter a new one in the ID field. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Project. menu, select Add File to Important! Windows NT 4.0 Operation •...
  • Page 485 This downloads the file to the printer. If the file was downloaded successfully, "Command Issued" displays. 9. Close the Storage Device Manager. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 485 NOTE menu. Choose Send Project Files to...

  • Page 486: Defining Overlays

    PostScript → 1. Click Start 2. RIght click the printer name. Click 3. On the Job Options C93_NT_PS_Overlay1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers. Document tab, click the Overlay Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 486 Defaults.
  • Page 487 This is the name under which the file is stored on the printers’ hard disk drive. It is case sensitive. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 487...
  • Page 488 The Form Name is a random name of your selection. 7. Click OK. 8. To continue to add files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 488...
  • Page 489 10. At the top of the dialog box, use the drop-down list to select Overlay. Click OK. 11. Click OK to close the Default dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Overlay, highlight the overlay name(s). Click Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 489...

  • Page 490: Pcl

    1. Click Start 2. Highlight the printer name. Click 3. Click the Job Options 4. Click the Overlay... pcl job options overlay.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Settings Printers. Document tab. button. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 490...
  • Page 491 10. Repeat steps 5 though 9 for each overlay you wish to add. 11. Under Defined button to add the overlay to the list in Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Define Overlays list, enter the file name of the overlay NOTE to select specific page numbers in Overlay, highlight the overlay name.
  • Page 492 12. Select Print Using Active C93_NT_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 13. Click OK. 14. Click to close the Default dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Overlays. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 492...

  • Page 493: Printing Posters

    2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PCL driver. Click Properties 3. On the Setup tab, under C73_NT_PCL_PosterK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide (or Setup, or your application’s equivalent). Finishing Mode, select Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 493 → Print. File Poster Print.
  • Page 494 4. Click Options... 5. Click twice. 6. Print the document. C93_Me_PCL_Poster2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide and enter the configuration details. Windows NT 4.0 Operation • 494...

  • Page 495: Maintenance

    3. Refill the tray with up to a ream (500 sheets) of paper. Replace the sheets removed in step 2. This guarantees that the oldest paper is used first. Doing this helps preventing paper jams. paper tray remove.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 495...
  • Page 496 (max 530 sheets of 80gm²). • Don’t load damaged paper. • Don’t mix paper of different sizes, paper quality or thickness. • Don’t remove the paper tray during printing. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Important! Maintenance • 496...
  • Page 497 6. If installed, a lower paper tray cannot be used to print if there is no paper tray inserted above it. multi-trays.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 497...

  • Page 498: Changing The Toner Cartridge

    • Toner can also stain hands and clothing. See the Material Safety Data Sheets in your Warranty, Regulatory and Safety Information booklet for more information. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE WARNING! Maintenance • 498...
  • Page 499 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the top cover. open top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 499...
  • Page 500 5. Lift the lever end of the cartridge. This disengages the locating peg on the image drum from the toner cartridge. toner cartridge remove.eps 6. Remove the toner cartridge (2). Dispose of the toner cartridge in accordance with local legislation. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Maintenance • 500...
  • Page 501 8. Shake the new toner cartridge back and forth several times. Then holding the toner cartridge horizontally, remove the tape. toner shake.eps and toner tape remove.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 501...
  • Page 502 9. Insert the new toner cartridge into the image drum, left side first, engaging the drum locating peg in the hole in the toner cartridge. toner cartridge install 1.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 502...
  • Page 503 2.eps 11. Gently push the colored lever forward until it stops. This releases the toner into the image drum. toner cartridge install 3.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 503...
  • Page 504 TONER LOW or CHANGE TONER should disappear. However, this sometimes does not disappear until printing has been carried out. If it still does not disappear, reinstall the toner cartridge. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION NOTE Maintenance • 504...

  • Page 505: Changing The Image Drum

    • Never touch the surface of the green drum inside the image drum unit. 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the top cover. open top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Maintenance • 505 *** CHANGE CHANGE *****...
  • Page 506 4. Make sure the replacement image drum is the correct color and remove it from the packaging. 5. Remove the protective sheet from the new image drum. protective sheet remove1.eps and protective sheet remove2.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 506...
  • Page 507 7. Push the tab inwards and remove the blanking plate from the image drum. blanking plate remove.eps 8. Install a new toner cartridge. See “Changing the Toner Cartridge” on page 498. 9. Close the top cover. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 507...

  • Page 508: Changing The Transfer Belt

    When single sheets are printed, transfer belt life is reduced. 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the top cover. open top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 508...
  • Page 509 3. Remove the cradle (complete with the four image drums and toner cartridges) from the printer. image drum set remove.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 509...
  • Page 510 4. Press back the lock lever (1). 5. Use the handles (2 and 3) to remove the old transfer belt from the printer. transfer belt remove.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 510...
  • Page 511 6. Remove the new transfer belt unit from its packaging. 7. Using the handles (2 and 3), align the pins (4) with the grooves (5) on the printer and insert the new transfer belt into the printer. transfer belt replace.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide...
  • Page 512 8. Move the lock lever (1) toward the front of the printer. Make sure it locks the transfer belt into place. 9. Reinstall the cradle complete with the four image drums and toner cartridges in the printer. image drum set replace.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 512...

  • Page 513: Close The Top Cover

    10. Close the top cover. close top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 513...

  • Page 514: Changing The Fuser

    FUSER UNIT is displayed in the control panel. Fuser unit life is approximately 60 000 A4 sheets. 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the top cover. open top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide WARNING! Maintenance • 514...
  • Page 515 4. Use the handle (2) to remove the fuser unit from the printer. 5. Remove the new fuser unit from its packaging. Lift off the shipping tape at either end. As you remove the tape, the levers at either end of the fuser should move into the locked position.
  • Page 516 6. Using the handle (2), install the new fuser unit into the printer. Make sure the two spring loaded locking levers (1) lock the fuser unit into place. fuser unit replace.eps 7. Close the top cover. close top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide...

  • Page 517: Cleaning The Led Heads

    Clean the LED heads when printing does not come out clearly, has white lines or when text is blurred. 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Open the top cover. open top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Maintenance • 517...
  • Page 518 3. Gently wipe the LED head surface with LED lens cleaner or soft tissue. LED head clean.eps 4. Close the top cover. close top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 518...
  • Page 519 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 519...

  • Page 520: Moving (Shipping) The Printer

    3. Disconnect the printer interface cable from the printer. 4. Remove any paper from the paper trays. 5. Open the top cover. Remove the four image drums. image drum remove 2.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide WARNING Moving (Shipping) the Printer • 520...
  • Page 521 Place the printer inside its box and seal the box. This printer weighs 106 lbs. (48 kg). Two people are required to lift the printer safely. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide WARNING Moving (Shipping) the Printer • 521...

  • Page 522: Troubleshooting

    Messages on Control (Front) Panel Display The control (front) panel has a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display indicates the printer status and if there is a problem with the printer. The messages (status and error) are listed below, together with an...
  • Page 523 ERROR 28 EMPTY 29 ERROR POSTSCRIPT 30 FATAL ERROR 31 FUSER UNIT MISSING Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Meaning Check Tray ***** for paper jam. MP tray is Tray 0. Check the transfer belt for paper jam, correct installation, etc.
  • Page 524 45 PLEASE POWER OFF 46 POWER SAVE 47 PRINTING 48 PROCESSING 49 RAM CHECK Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Meaning Additional memory is required before job can be printed. See “Memory (Additional)” on page 555. Install a new image drum.
  • Page 525 55 SIZE MISMATCH 56 STACKER FULL 57 UNSUITABLE SIZE 58 USB I/F ERROR 59 WARMING UP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Meaning Registration adjustment being tested. An error has occurred setting up the registration. Indicates wrong paper being used.

  • Page 526: Repeating Asterisk (*) Symbol

    Possible cause The main board is not properly seated in the printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Turn the printer off, then reseat the main board and turn the printer back on again. Troubleshooting • 526...

  • Page 527: Paper Jams

    Paper jams are indicated by an error message on the display. Paper jams are cleared as follows: 1. Open the top cover of the printer. open top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Troubleshooting • 527...

  • Page 528: Check The Paper Tray

    Clearing Check the paper tray 2. Pull out the paper tray. a. Remove any jammed paper from the printer. b. Gently push the paper tray back in. paper tray removal.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 528...

  • Page 529: Check Behind The Front Cover

    Paper Jams Clearing Check behind the front cover 3. Open the front cover. a. Remove any jammed paper. b. Close the front cover. front cover open.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 529...

  • Page 530: Check The Transfer Belt

    Carefully remove any jammed paper from the transfer belt and top paper exit. b. Replace all four image drums as one unit into the printer. image drum set remove.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Troubleshooting • 530...

  • Page 531: Check Behind The Rear Cover

    Paper Jams Clearing Check behind the rear cover 5. Open the rear cover. a. Remove any jammed paper. b. Close the rear cover. remove paper rear cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 531...

  • Page 532: Check The Fuser Unit

    Check the fuser unit The fuser unit is very hot after printing. Always use the handle when lifting it. a. If necessary, lift out the toner/drum cradle to access the jammed page. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide WARNING! Troubleshooting • 532...
  • Page 533 Release the fuser roller lock levers at either end of the fuser and slowly remove the jammed paper. c. Re-lock the levers at either end of the fuser. hot.tif and c71_56bw.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 533...

  • Page 534: Check The Paper Separator

    Check the paper separator a. Release and lift the separator (1). 1f/tif and c93_31bw.jpg and c93_30bw.jpg b. Remove any jammed paper from the printer. zpaper jam 6.eps c. Replace the separator. c93_32bw.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 534...

  • Page 535: Check The Duplex Unit

    Paper Jams Check the duplex unit a. Open the front cover. b. Slide out the duplex unit. front cover open.eps and remove duplex unit.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 535...
  • Page 536 Open the duplex top cover and remove any jammed paper. d. Close the duplex top cover and slide the duplex unit back into the printer. e. Close the front cover. remove paper from duplex.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 536...

  • Page 537: Check Additional Paper Trays

    If any optional paper tray(s) are installed: 6. Pull them out. Check that no paper is jammed along the various parts of the exit path. 7. Close the top cover. close top cover.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 537...

  • Page 538: Examples Of Paper Jams

    The paper is not aligned correctly. Paper doesn’t feed. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Place the printer on a stable, level surface. Use the correct type of paper. See Specifications. Store paper within specified temperature and humidity levels.

  • Page 539: Printer Does Not Print After Jam Is Cleared

    Possible cause The top cover was closed before all paper jams were cleared. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Removing a paper jam is not enough. The top cover cannot be closed until all of the paper jams are cleared.

  • Page 540: Print Quality Problems

    Periodic black lateral lines or spots. The image drum has been exposed to light. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Clean LED head with lens cleaner or soft tissue. See “Cleaning the LED heads” on page 517. Change toner cartridge.

  • Page 541: Blurred Letter Edges

    Black formation method does not match application. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Clean LED with lens cleaner or soft tissue. See “Cleaning the LED heads” on page 517. Replace toner cartridge. See “Changing the Toner Cartridge” on page 498.

  • Page 542: Faded Output

    Toner is low. The paper is moist. Paper is unsuitable for printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Clean LED head with lens cleaner or soft tissue. See “Cleaning the LED heads” on page 517. Change toner cartridge.

  • Page 543: Shading On Unprinted Sections

    Output is garbled or incorrect Possible cause Possible mismatch on parallel connection between computer and printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Store paper within specified temperature and humidity levels. See Paper (Media) : “Recommendations” on page 74. Use recommended paper.

  • Page 544: Parallel Interface Problems

    The parallel port supports IEEE-1284 and ECP mode. If your computer's parallel port is not compatible with one of these modes, the printer may not print at all or it may print corrupted data. To correct for this, enter the printer's Parallel Menu and change the ECP setting to Disable.

  • Page 545: Cannot Configure For Parallel Connection

    A converter, buffer or extension cable is being used. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy There is no solution for this problem. You must use a computer that supports a bi-directional parallel interface. Use a bi-directional parallel cable that meets the IEEE 1284–1994 specifications.

  • Page 546: Output Is Garbled Or Incorrect

    Parallel Interface Problems Output is garbled or incorrect. Windows only Possible cause Possible mismatch on parallel connection between computer and printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Change parallel transmission mode (see Parallel Transmission Mode above). Troubleshooting • 546...

  • Page 547: Usb Problems

    USB cable is disconnected or faulty. A USB hub is being used. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Remedy Check if there is a USB controller in the Windows device manager. Use USB cable to specification Ver.1.1.

  • Page 548: Cannot Print

    Printer is not selected in the printer driver. Incorrect printer driver is being used. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide is displayed (Windows only). is displayed. Remedy In the printer menu settings, enable Parallel or USB interface.

  • Page 549: Application Error

    Memory is insufficient for application. Insufficient free space on hard disk. Printer driver is incorrectly configured. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Upgrade the application. (Windows only) Close all other applications. Correct or recreate the file. Increase computer’s memory.

  • Page 550: Paper Size Change Request

    Paper loaded in tray is different size from that formatted in software application. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Either change paper in tray to match size formatted in application and press ONLINE to continue, Continue printing on existing paper by pressing ONLINE.

  • Page 551: Printer Does Not Go Online

    The top cover is not firmly shut. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Turn off the printer. Disconnect the power cable. Reconnect power cable. Turn on the printer. If this does not clear the fault, call for service.

  • Page 552: Printer Takes A Long Time To Start Printing

    This takes time. The printer is processing data from another interface. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy In the printer menu settings, set power save to a higher value to increase the length of time before entering power save mode.

  • Page 553: Printing Is Slow

    Possible cause The printer interface cable is faulty. The time out setting is too short. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Remedy Use a computer with a faster processor. Set lower print resolution in the printer driver. Simplify data.

  • Page 554: Accessories

    • Memory (see page 555) • Hard Disk Drive (see page 562) • Duplex Unit (see page 566) • Paper Trays (see page 567) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Accessories • 554...

  • Page 555: Memory (Additional)

    • error messages appear when printing complex data. • you run graphic-intensive applications on Networks. Available Amounts Additional Memory is available in modules of: • 64Mb • 128Mb • 256Mb Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Accessories • 555...

  • Page 556: How To Install

    How to Install 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. 3. Loosen the two screws (1) and remove the main board. mother board remove.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Accessories • 556...
  • Page 557 The printer may not operate correctly if the modules are not firmly seated. 4. Push out the white tabs at either end of the socket. 5. Lift out the board. ugc9_072.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide CAUTION! Accessories • 557...
  • Page 558 6. Align the module with the narrow strip (1) on its metallic contact edge to the right (toward the slot identifier numbers) of the control board. ugc7_123.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Accessories • 558...
  • Page 559 Press down firmly, until you feel the board engage the connector, then make sure the white tabs come up to lock the module in place. ugc9_073.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Accessories • 559...
  • Page 560 2. Remove the main board. 3. Make sure the memory modules are correctly installed. 4. Replace the main board. 5. Turn on the printer. 6. If SERVICE CALL/034 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE appears, repeat the above steps. Accessories • 560...
  • Page 561 – For Windows XP: see page 121 – For Windows 2000: see page 216 – For Windows Me / 98 / 95: see page 312 – For Windows NT 4.0: see page 403 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide INFORMATION MENU displays. PRINT MENU MAP Accessories •...

  • Page 562: Hard Disk Drive

    • password or secure printing Installation 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. 3. Loosen the two screws (1) and remove the main board. mother board remove.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Accessories • 562...
  • Page 563 7. Replace the main board and secure it with the two screws. 8. Connect the printer interface cable and power cable. 9. Turn on the printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Accessories • 563...
  • Page 564 – For Windows 2000: see page 217 – For Windows Me / 98 / 95 (PostScript driver only): see page 314 – For Windows NT 4.0: see page 404 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide INFORMATION MENU displays. PRINT MENU MAP NOTE Accessories •...

  • Page 565: Initialize Automatically

    4. Press the SELECT button. 5. Press the ITEM button to shut down the printer. 6. Turn on the printer. The printer has to be turned off and on again to initialize the hard disk before use. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE displays.

  • Page 566: Duplex Unit

    3. Open the front cover (1). 4. Insert the duplex unit (2) into the printer. Engage the sides of the duplex unit in the slots in the printer. 5. Gently slide the duplex unit (2) fully into the printer. 6. Close the front cover (1).

  • Page 567: Paper Trays

    If installing both additional paper trays: Put the two additional paper trays together as one unit first. Then install the printer on top of the two additional paper trays. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide WARNING! NOTE Accessories • 567...
  • Page 568 4. Position the additional paper tray(s) where you want the printer to 5. Lower the printer gently on to the additional paper tray(s) 6. Align the holes and connection socket on the base of the printer with the locating pegs and connector on the additional paper tray unit.
  • Page 569 7. Load paper in each tray. Use the same procedure you use for loading paper in Tray 1. See “Loading Paper” on page 42. paper guidesk.eps and rear paper stopperk.eps Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Accessories • 569...
  • Page 570 9. Place the appropriate self-adhesive tray number identifier label (2 or 3) on the lower rectangle at the right side of the tray. The label is supplied with the optional tray. c9_066.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Accessories • 570...
  • Page 571 – For Windows 2000: see page 219 – For Windows Me / 98 / 95 (PostScript driver only): see page 315 – For Windows NT 4.0: see page 406 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide INFORMATION MENU displays. PRINT MENU MAP Accessories •...

  • Page 572: Specifications

    Internal font Print Start Parallel Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide LED exposed light source electronic photographic memory ES2426n - 600 x 1200dpi ES2426dn - 600 x 1200dpi ES2426e - 1200 x 1200dpi...
  • Page 573 Exit capacity (depending on paper weight) Print margin Print accuracy Startup time Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Self-powered device 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T (option) Color: 24 ppm Mono: 26 ppm Duplex color: 13 ppm Letter, Legal-14, Legal-13.5, Legal-13, Executive...
  • Page 574 Product life Dimensions Weight Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide 120 (115-127) volts AC, 60 Hz ± 2 Hz 230 (198-264) volts AC, 50 Hz ± 2 Hz Operating: 1350 max.; 500 W average (25°C) Standby: 1200 max.; 150 W average (25°C) Power saving: 45 W max.

  • Page 575: Consumables

    Cyan Toner ...52114902 Magenta Toner...52114903 Yellow Toner ...52114904 Drums c71_02bw.jpg Description Black Image Drum ...56117901 Cyan Image Drum ...56117902 Magenta Image Drum ...56117903 Yellow Image Drum...56117904 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Consumables • 575 Order No. Order No.

  • Page 576: Fuser Units

    Fuser Units c7_127bw.jpg Description Fuser Unit, 120V ...41945601 Fuser Unit, 230V ...41945607 Transfer Belt c9_039bw.jpg Description Transfer belt ...41945501 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Consumables • 576 Order No. Order No.

  • Page 577: Oki ® Print Media

    White, 90 lb. Index, 8½ x 11''. 250 sheets...52205602 White, 110 lb. Index, 8½ x 11''. 250 sheets...52205603 OKI Premium Color Transparencies transpar_bw.jpg 8½ x 11''. 50 sheets ...52205701 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Consumables • 577 Order No. Order No. Order No.

  • Page 578: Oki Premium Envelopes

    ® Print Media (continued) OKI Premium Envelopes Security Tint, Redi-Strip Seal oki_env.jpg Order No. White, COM-10. Box 100 ...52206301 White, COM-10. Box 500 ...52206302 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Consumables • 578...

  • Page 579: Factory Default Settings

    RESOLUTION ES2426n ES2426dn ES2426e TONER SAVE MODE MONO-PRINT SPEED ORIENTATION LINE PER PAGE EDIT SIZE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting LONG EDGE TRAY1 DOWN FEED WHEN MISMATCHING ENABLE AUTO 600 X 1200 dpi 600 X 1200 dpi...

  • Page 580: Media Menu

    TRAY2 MEDIAWEIGHT TRAY3 MEDIATYPE: TRAY3 MEDIAWEIGHT MPP TRAY PAPERSIZE MP TRAY MEDIA MP TRAY MEDIAWEIGHT UNIT OF MEASURE X DIMENSION Y DIMENSION Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting PLAIN AUTO PLAIN AUTO PLAIN AUTO LETTER PLAIN...

  • Page 581: Color Menu

    CYAN REG FINE ADJUST MAGENTA REG FINE ADJUST YELLOW REG FINE ADJUST INK SIMULATION INK LIMIT CMY100% density Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting AUTO [EXECUTE] [PRINT PATTERN] [EXECUTE] DARK DISABLE Factory Default Settings • 581...

  • Page 582: System Configuration Menu

    CLEARABLE WARNING AUTO CONTINUE MANUAL TIMEOUT WAIT TIMEOUT LOW TONER JAM RECOVERY ERROR REPORT LANGUAGE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting 60 mins. AUTO EMULATION 60 sec. 40 sec. CONTINUE ENGLISH Factory Default Settings • 582...

  • Page 583: Pcl Emulation Menu

    FONT HEIGHT SYMBOL SET A4 PRINT WIDTH WHITE PAGE SKIP CR FUNCTUION LF FUNCTION PRINT MARGIN TRUE BLACK PEN WIDTH ADJUST Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting RESIDENT I000 10.00 cpi 12.00 point PC-8 78 column NORMAL...

  • Page 584: Ppr Emulation Menu

    CR FUNCTUION LF FUNCTION LINE LENGTH FORM LENGTH TOF POSITION LEFT MARGIN FIT TO LETTER TEXT HEIGHT Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting 10 cpi 10 cpi to 12 cpi SET - 2 IBM-437 DISABLE NORMAL...

  • Page 585: Fx Emulation Menu

    LINE PITCH WHITE PAGE SKIP CR FUNCTUION LINE LENGTH FORM LENGTH TOF POSITION LEFT MARGIN FIT TO LETTER Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting 10 cpi SET - 2 IBM-437 DISABLE NORMAL 6 lpi 80 column 11 inch 0.0 inch...

  • Page 586: Parallel Menu

    Parallel Menu Item PARALLEL BI-DIRECTION ACK WIDTH ACK/BUSY TIMING I-PRIME OFFLINE RECEIVE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting ENABLE ENABLE ENABLE NARROW ACK-IN-BUSY DISABLE DISABLE Factory Default Settings • 586...

  • Page 587: Usb Menu

    USB Menu Item SOFT RESET OFFLINE RECEIVE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting ENABLE DISABLE DISABLE Factory Default Settings • 587...

  • Page 588: Network Menu

    TCP/IP NETWARE ETHERTALK NETBEUI FRAME TYPE DHCP/BOOTP RARP IP ADDRESS SUBNET MASK GATEWAY ADDRESS PRINT SETTINGS INITIALIZE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting ENABLE ENABLE ENABLE ENABLE AUTO ENABLE DISABLE 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 Factory Default Settings • 588...

  • Page 589: Memory Menu

    Memory Menu Item RECEIVE BUFF SIZE RESOURCE SAVE FLASH INITIALIZE PS FLASH RESIZE Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting AUTO EXECUTE 0.5MB Factory Default Settings • 589...

  • Page 590: Disk Maintenance Menu

    Disk Maintenance Menu Item PARTITION #1 PARTITION #2 PARTITION #3 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting COMMON Factory Default Settings • 590...

  • Page 591: System Adjust Menu

    TRAY1 LEGAL14 PAPER TRAY2 LEGAL14 PAPER TRAY3 LEGAL14 PAPER PCL TRAY2 ID# PCL TRAY3 ID# PCL MP TRAY ID# HEX DUMP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting 0.0 mm 0.0 mm 0.0 mm 0.0 mm LEGAL 14...

  • Page 592: Maintenance Menu

    Maintenance Menu Item EEPROM RESET POWER SAVE PAPER BLACK SETTING PAPER COLOR SETTING TRANSPR BLACK SETTING TRANSPR COLOR SETTING Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Factory default setting EXECUTE ENABLE Factory Default Settings • 592...

  • Page 593: Color Swatch Utility

    Consider the displayed color as a reference. • The printer may not be able to print the exact color that you desire. • Your software may not be able to match colors using the swatch information.

  • Page 594: Printing Color Swatches

    Consider the displayed color as a reference. • The printer may not be able to print the exact color that you desire. 1. Install the utility from CD1 using the OKI Menu Installer (Windows). → 2. Click...
  • Page 595 The numbers under each block specify the amounts of the primary colors—red (R), green (G), and blue (B)—that mix to form each particular shade. The amounts are given as a numerical value between 0 and 255. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Color Swatch Utility • 595...

  • Page 596: Creating Custom Swatch Colors

    Consider the displayed color as a reference. • The printer may not be able to print the exact color that you desire. If you don't find your desired color, you can create or customize colors: 1.

  • Page 597: Pdf Direct Print Utility

    • Supports version PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4.0) or below. • A font environment on your system. Some PDF files may not be able to print correctly. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE PDF Direct Print Utility • 597...

  • Page 598: Using

    1. Right-click on the file you want to print in Windows Explorer the file icon on the Desktop. 2. Click PDF Direct Print 3. Click Print. PDFd_p1.jpg Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE PDF Direct Print Utility • 598...
  • Page 599 Using Acrobat, delete the text that is embedded, or unembed the embedded font. In Acrobat, select Remove the checkmark in the 6. For additional information, see the PDF Print Direct Help file in the PDF Direct Print Utility. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → → Tool Touchup Embed PDF Direct Print Utility •...

  • Page 600: Storage Device Manager

    The printer’s internal hard drive does not communicate directly back to the Storage Device Manager software. Any error messages appear on the printer display. If things seems to be “stuck,” go to the printer and check the display. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows •...

  • Page 601: Summary Of Functions

    • Print the demo page, PCL fonts list, or PostScript font list from a printer. • Print one or more PCL format macros or PostScript forms (Overlays). Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 601...

  • Page 602: Installation

    Installation Install Storage Device Manager from CD1 Using the Oki Menu Installer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 602...

  • Page 603: Getting Help

    Any error messages appear on the printer display. If things seems to be “stuck,” go to the printer and check the display. The Oki Storage Device Manager software contains an online Help system. To access it from the main Storage Device Manager screen, click Help Topics from the Help pull-down menu.

  • Page 604: Network Administrator Functions

    0 through 7 (8 and 9 cannot be used). • reboot the printer. • delete files (Show Resources is preferable). • format the internal hard drive. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 604...

  • Page 605: Notes And Cautions

    Remember: this erases the contents of the partition and can cause serious problems. Use Show Resources and HDD Print Jobs to maintain the disk. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 605 NOTES CAUTION!

  • Page 606: Using

    The printer searches for connected printers and places icons in the window at the bottom of the dialog box. 3. Click Exit. The Storage Device Manager dialog box opens. printer_windowK.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 606 → Programs Oki Storage Device →...

  • Page 607: Setting Up An Administrative Password

    3. Type the 8-digit, alpha-numeric password of your choice under Password. 4. Type the password again under New Password Accepted appears. 5. Click OK. 6. Click Exit twice. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 607 in the Printers menu. NOTE Change Password.

  • Page 608: Forms

    Store the Files Step 5: Save and Download the Project Step 6: Test Print the Form Remember that file names and paths are case sensitive. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 608 NOTE Important!

  • Page 609: Step 1: Create The Form

    PostScript Output PostScript 5. Click OK. 6. Print the document to a file using the extension PRN. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 609 Print and make sure the Oki PostScript driver is file.

  • Page 610: Step 2: Create A New Project

    Projects The Project dialog box opens. 3. Click Projects storing the project on your hard drive or your network, then click Save. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 610 → Project. → Save...

  • Page 611: Step 3A: Add Files To The Project

    Step 3b: Delete Files from the Project To delete a file from the project, click the file name, then → click Projects Remove File from Project. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 611 Project. is selected in the NOTE...

  • Page 612: Step 4: Store The Files

    Forms PostScript Step 4: Store the Files Hard Disk Drive If your printer is equipped with an internal hard disk drive, the Storage Device Manager automatically saves the forms to the PostScript partition on the hard drive. Flash Memory If your printer does not have an internal hard disk drive, the Storage Device Manager automatically stores the forms in the PostScript section of the Flash memory.

  • Page 613: Step 5: Save The Project And Download It To The Printer

    Step 5: Save the Project and Download it to the Printer 1. Click Projects 2. Click Projects Command Issued appears. 3. Click OK. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 613 → Save Project. → Send Project Files to...

  • Page 614: Step 6: Test Print The Form

    2. Click the file name for the form you wish to print (you can get this from the File List printout). Click OK. Command Issued appears. 3. Click and wait for the form to print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 614 Test Form.

  • Page 615: Pcl

    Delete Files from the Project Step 5: Check the Settings and Save the Project Step 6: Download the Project Step 7: Test Print the Form Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 615 Important!

  • Page 616: Step 1: Create The Forms In Your Software Application

    3. Click Projects storing the project on your hard drive or your network, then click Save. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 616 Important! Print and make sure the Oki PCL driver is →...

  • Page 617: Step 3: Convert The Files To Binary (.Bin) Format

    Image Data,” “Palette ID,” and “Palette Control” filters. 3. Click OK. The Open dialog box appears. 4. Make sure Print spool files (*.prn) drop-down list. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 617 → Filter Macro File. is selected in the...
  • Page 618 The file is saved as a bin file. Filter File Created appears. 6. Click OK. 7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 until you have converted all the files you wish to add to the project. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 618...

  • Page 619: Step 4A: Add Files To The Project

    Step 4b: Delete Files from the Project To delete a file from the project: 1. Click the file name. 2. Click Projects Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 619 → Add File to Project.

  • Page 620: Step 5: Check File Settings And Save The Project

    The Edit Component Name and ID dialog box appears. Here you can edit the • file name • ID number (the number you need to enter in the printer driver when printing overlays) • volume: 0: = printer’s disk drive PCL partition 1: = printer’s disk drive Common partition...

  • Page 621: Step 6: Download The Project

    Forms Step 6: Download the Project 1. Click Projects Command Issued appears. 2. Click OK. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 621 → Send Project Files to Printer.

  • Page 622: Step 7: Test Print The Form

    Look under Volume 0. Example: for 2:OKI.BIN, enter 2 3. Click OK. Command Issued appears. 4. Click and wait for the macro to print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 622 → Printers Test Macro.

  • Page 623: Printing The File List

    • Press MENU until INFORMATION MENU appears. • Press ITEM (either + or -) until PRINT FILE LIST appears. • Press SELECT. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 623 → Print File Listing.

  • Page 624: Internal Hard Disk Drive: Maintenance

    3. Under Types, select Secure Jobs to view Secure Print jobs and/or Proof and Print Jobs Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 624 → HDD Print Jobs. to view Proof & Print jobs.
  • Page 625 You are not prompted to confirm the deletion. • Click Cancel Job(s) • Click Print Job(s) matically deleted. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 625 under Access Important! to delete the files without printing them.

  • Page 626: Delete Files

    • PostScript Forms are under Volume &disk0% (internal hard drive) %flash0% (flash memory) 4. Click Printers 5. Click to confirm the deletion. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 626 → Show Resources. → Delete...
  • Page 627 6. Close the dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 627...

  • Page 628: Overlays

    An overlay is a combination of graphics, fonts, or text that is stored and printed whenever required. An overlay is stored in the printer's flash memory or on the hard disk (optional). An overlay is similar to a watermark. However, an overlay can be much more elaborate than a watermark.

  • Page 629: Creating Files For Overlays

    The files to be used as overlays must be created, generated, and stored. Then, other users can use settings in the printer drivers to use the files as overlays in documents. 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g.

  • Page 630: Requirements For Using

    Required Actions Before overlays can be printed, they must be • created in a software application • saved as a print file • downloaded to storage Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 630 Important!
  • Page 631 Maximum Available Space Hard Disk Drive 2 MB each for PCL Macros and PostScript Forms Flash Memory about 0.5 MB each for PCL Macros and PostScript Forms Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 631...

  • Page 632: Windows 2000 And Xp: Pcl

    Defining In Windows 2000, overlays can only be printed using the PCL driver. → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Preferences. The OkiPrinting Preferences dialog box appears. 3. Click the Overlay 4. Click Define Overlays.

  • Page 633: Windows 2000: Pcl

    3. Click Close. 4. Click Print using active 5. Click Print. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 633 tab. Overlays, click any overlays you wish to use. Active overlays Overlays, click the name.
  • Page 634 Overlays Windows 2000: PCL Editing → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Preferences. The Oki Printing Preferences dialog box appears. 3. Click the Overlay 4. Click Define overlays. The Define overlays dialog box appears.
  • Page 635 Overlays Windows 2000: PCL Deleting → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Preferences. The Oki Printing Preferences dialog box appears. 3. Click the Overlay 4. Click Define Overlays. The Define Overlays dialog box appears.

  • Page 636: Windows Me/98/95: Pcl

    Overlays Windows Me/98/95: PCL Defining → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Properties. The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options 4. Click Define overlays. 5. Under Overlay 6. Under Value, enter the ID number for the file saved using Storage Device Manager (see the File List printout).
  • Page 637 1. Open the document in the software application. → Print. 2. Click File The Print dialog box appears. 3. Make sure the Oki PCL driver is selected, then click (or your application’s equivalent). The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 4. Click the Overlay 5.
  • Page 638 Overlays Windows Me/98/95: PCL Editing Defined → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon. 3. Click Properties. The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 4. Click the Job Options 5. Click the Overlay 6. Click Define overlays.
  • Page 639 Overlays Windows Me/98/95: PCL Deleting → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Properties. The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options 4. Click Define overlays. The Define overlays dialog box appears.

  • Page 640: Windows Me/98/95: Postscript

    Defining → 1. Click Start 2. Right click the Oki PostScript printer icon. Click Properties. The Oki Properties dialog box appears. 3. Click the Job Options tab. Click the Overlay button. 4. Set up an Overlay Group: Click New. The Define Overlays dialog box appears.

  • Page 641: Windows Nt: Postscript

    10. At the top of the dialog box, use the drop-down list to select Overlay. Click OK. 11. Click OK to close the Default dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 641 →...

  • Page 642: Windows Nt: Pcl

    12. Select Print Using Active 13. Click OK. 14. Click to close the Default dialog box. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 642 → Settings Printers. Document tab.
  • Page 643 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 643...

  • Page 644: Print Job Accounting Utility

    Print Job Accounting Utility Introduction The Print Job Accounting software, designed specifically for OKI printers in a network environment, provides job accounting features that allow you to track printer usage, calculate printing costs, and specify access available to each client (user).
  • Page 645 The Hard Disk Drive has much greater memory capacity. Therefore, we highly recommend that your printer be equipped with a Hard Disk Drive for use with the Print Job Accounting software. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 645 NOTE...

  • Page 646: Overview

    (USB or Parallel) to the server, or a network TCP/IP connection. Print Job Accounting does not operate in NetBEUI or NetWare environments. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Print Job Accounting Utility • 646 Printer(s) Client Macs: Macintosh OS 8.x or 9.x...

  • Page 647: Operating System Requirements

    • NT4.0 (Service Pack 6 or later) Macintosh • OS 8.1, 8.5.x, 8.6.x (Adobe PS 8.6 or greater required) • OS 9.0, 9.0.4, 9.1.x, 9.2.x (LaserWriter 8.7 required) Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 647...

  • Page 648: Installation

    → Server. Follow the on-screen instructions. Accounting 5. If you want to create log reports using Excel, install the report tools. Click Report Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Administration Tools Tools. Follow the on-screen instructions. Print Job Accounting Utility • 648...

  • Page 649: Installing The Print Job Accounting Client Software

    Network Software → Accounting 5. When the installation finishes, the following window appears. See “Client Software” on page 716 for more information. JA_PrintJobAccountingClient.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE → Administration Tools Client and follow the on-screen instructions.
  • Page 650 Macintosh Client Computers Normally, the Oki Job Accounting software is automatically installed when you install the printer driver. To activate the Job Accounting Client software: 1. Select Print Desktop... 2. Ensure that your printer model is selected, then click and select Plug-in 3.

  • Page 651: Server Software Capabilities

    – Number of Printed Pages broken down by color versus monochrome – Paper Size – Simplex or Duplex Printing – etc. • Set up an account, allowing printing only within the limits set. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Print Job Accounting Utility • 651...
  • Page 652 • Accurately record printed pages through print logs even when a client has cancelled his/her print jobs or paper jams have occurred. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 652 ®...

  • Page 653: User Name Versus Account Id

    Server. The same Account ID can be set up for more than one printer, with different limits set for each printer. Therefore, you can set particular clients to have access only to certain printers. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 653...
  • Page 654 All Account IDs must be set in the Server computer for each of the Client computers that will be allowed to print to a specific printer. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 654 NOTE...

  • Page 655: Server Software

    The first time you open the Server software, the following window appears. Make a note of the Server ID for future use. You can also find it by clicking Help Accounting Window. JA_ServerID.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Okidata Accounting. Important! →...
  • Page 656 The following window appears: JA_OpeningScreen.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 656...

  • Page 657: Server Software Pull-Down Menus

    Server Software Pull-Down Menus There are five Server Software Pull-Down Menus • File Menu • Printer Menu • Log Menu • Option Menu • Help Menu JA_ServerMenus.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 657...
  • Page 658 Server Software Pull-Down Menus File Menu Exit Close the application. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 658...

  • Page 659: Printer Menu

    Log Menu the log pane after having run this menu. c. If the printer has been switched on and off, the correct time will not set in the printer until the next time printer logs are acquired. You need only do this if the printer has been switched on and off in between acquisition of logs.
  • Page 660 Before running, select the subject item from the “Log Tree” on the left side of the window. If you select “Log,” all items will be subject to displaying/ exporting. If you select one printer, only that printer will be subject to displaying.
  • Page 661 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Option Menu Setup … Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Set up: • mail server • email address for Sender • email address for Administrator • where you wish to store logs • closing date for logs (select the day of the month...
  • Page 662 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Help Menu Server ID … Help … Version Info … Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Display Server ID. Display the Help Topics window with tabs • Contents • Index • Find Display version information.

  • Page 663: Setting Up Automatic Email

    To set up monthly automatic email of selected print log data to the administrator, open the Job Accounting software, then: → Setup. 1. Click Option The following window appears: JA_Email_Setup.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 663...
  • Page 664 Log reports will automatically be emailed to the administrator on the day after this. 6. Click OK. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 664 Mail Setup tab, enter a name and email address for...

  • Page 665: Defining Printer Groups

    If you wish to create groups of printers: 1. From the main Job Accounting window, click → Printer Manages multiple printers as a group … The following window appears: JA_AddGroup1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 665...
  • Page 666 If you create a new group after registering printers, a list of the registered printers will appear in the box and can be highlighted for inclusion in the group. 3. Click Finish. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Print Job Accounting Utility • 666...

  • Page 667: Registering Printers

    Before starting, check that the printers are powered up and properly connected. 1. From the main Print Job Accounting window, click → Printer Add a The following window appears: JA_AddPrinter1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide printer. Print Job Accounting Utility • 667...
  • Page 668 Search printers Network. – To specify the printer address (local or network) manually, select Specify the printer by address information. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 668 NOTE and select Local Port and fill in the appropriate...
  • Page 669 3. Click Next and wait while the software searches for printers. A window appears, showing a listing of all the printers found. For example: JA_AddPrinter2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 669...
  • Page 670 4. Select the printer you want to register from the list of printers searched and click Next. The following window appears: JA_AddPrinter3.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 670...

  • Page 671: Printer Name

    Type in a printer name containing up to 32 characters. Printer Group If the printer is to be included in a group, select the group here. Groups must first be defined using Printer → Manages multiple printers as a group … in the main Job Accounting window.
  • Page 672 To custom define settings for the printer, click Define fees … then click in the Defined Fees window. The following window appears: JA_DefineFees.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 672...
  • Page 673 Sheet: Select to set a fee to be charged for each printed sheet. In this case, the same fee will be charged for two- sided printing as for one-sided printing. JA_FeesPages.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 673...
  • Page 674 ([click a printer in the Printer Tree] → JA_FeesTonerUse.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide amount: Select to set a standard feel per page calculation: Use this to set up automatic drop-down box in either the “Add a printer for →...
  • Page 675 ([click a printer in the Printer Tree] → JA_FeesDrumUse.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide amount: Select to set a standard fee per page calculation: Use this to set up automatic drop-down box in either the “Add a printer for →...
  • Page 676 Fees Define Fees window Printer Use Time JA_FeesPrinterUse.bmp – Printer Use print time used. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Time: Select to set a fee for each minute of Print Job Accounting Utility • 676...
  • Page 677 Size: Select to set a fee per sheet printed which varies depending on the size of media used. Click fees for individual media sizes. JA_FeesSize.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 677 Change to set...
  • Page 678 Tray JA_FeesTray.bmp – Tray: Select to set a fee per sheet printed which varies depending on the tray used. Click individual trays. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 678 Change to set fees for...
  • Page 679 Media: Select to set a fee per sheet printed which varies depending on the media used. Click the different media, including transparencies, labels, letterhead, card stock, etc. JA_FeesMedia.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 679 Change to set fees for...
  • Page 680 Option tab of the “Properties of printer from which logs are acquired” window ([click a printer in the Printer Tree] → JA_FeesBeltFuser.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Fees drop-down box in either the “Add → [click a printer] → Next) Add a Printer →...
  • Page 681 Define Fees window Finisher – Staple: Select to set a fee for each use of the stapler. Applies only when the optional finisher is installed on applicable models. JA_FeesFinisher.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 681...
  • Page 682 Operation at log full Here you can set what the printer does when the buffer for log storing becomes full and cannot store any more logs: JA_AddPrinter_LogFull.bmp Cancel the job Do not acquire the log Delete old logs a. The default setting.
  • Page 683 Printer Flash (if installed) can be initialized. If initialization is inhibited, a client cannot delete the log using the printer's front panel. Use this in order to prevent the logs stored in the printer from being deleted. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide...
  • Page 684 The default setting. b. To use this, you must first set up the email and closing date information: (see page 663). Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Logs are not automatically exported. Automatically exports logs in the format you select (see page 703).
  • Page 685 When "Disable Printing" is set, clients cannot change other settings. • Disable Printing: All printing is cancelled. • Disable Color Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Printing: Color data printing is cancelled. Print Job Accounting Utility • 685...
  • Page 686 6. Click Finish. The following window appears: JA_ID_Registration.bmp 7. Use this window to add User Account IDs for the printer. For more information, see step 3, ff., under “Setting Up Account IDs” on page 688. 8. When done, click End, then OK.

  • Page 687: Changing Settings For A Registered Printer

    User IDs or change information for existing User IDs. • Option tab: modify log acquisition intervals/times, fees, Operation at Log Full, Inhibit initialization, Auto Export Logs, and Use Restrictions. 4. Click OK. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 687...

  • Page 688: Setting Up Account Ids

    Setting Up Account IDs Adding Account IDs for a Registered Printer From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Double click the printer for which you wish to set up Account IDs. The following window appears: JA_PrinterProperties.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide...
  • Page 689 2. On the User tab, click Register. The following window appears: JA_ID_Registration.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 689...
  • Page 690 3. Click Add. The following window appears: JA_AddID1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 690...
  • Page 691 4. Enter the appropriate selections, then click Next. The following window appears: JA_AddID2.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 691...
  • Page 692 Click Add. The new Name/ID appears in the box. c. Click Next. The following window appears: JA_AddID3.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 692...
  • Page 693 Do not process Limit Value as a group Restricts the set Limit Values to the particular user. Applies only when the printer/user belongs to a group. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 693...

  • Page 694: Disable Printing

    All printing is cancelled. When this is selected, other settings cannot be changed. Disable Color Printing This Account ID cannot print color data. If they submit a color print job, it is automatically cancelled. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 694...
  • Page 695 Select any print restrictions for the Account ID. Click Next. The following window appears: JA_AddID5.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 695...
  • Page 696 24-hour period. g. Click Finish. 6. Repeat the previous step for each Account ID to be added. 7. Click End. Click OK. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 696 NOTE...
  • Page 697 (see below) once the record is imported. From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Double click the printer or group for which you wish to import Account IDs. 2. On the User tab, click Register.
  • Page 698 3. Click Other Printer. The following window appears: JA_ImportUser.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 698...
  • Page 699 4. From the Import Source list, select a printer or group from which you want to import Account ID(s) and click Add. Any IDs not already registered for the printer appear in the User box: JA_AddID7.bmp 5. Click any Name/Account IDs that you do not wish to add and click Delete, then click OK.
  • Page 700 Changing Account ID Settings From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Open the Printer Tree and double click the printer for which you wish to change Account IDs. 2. On the User tab, click Register. The following window appears: JA_AddID6.bmp...
  • Page 701 3. Click the Name for which you wish to change settings, then click Change. The following window appears: JA_IDProperties1.bmp 4. Make any desired changes. Click OK. 5. Click End. Click OK. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 701...
  • Page 702 Deleting Account IDs From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Open the printer tree and double click the name of the printer/ group for which an Account ID is to be deleted. 2. On the User tab, click Register.

  • Page 703: Print Logs

    To change the log acquisition interval for a particular registered printer or group: 1. From the main Job Accounting window, click Printer to open the printer tree, then click the printer for which you wish to change the acquisition interval. → Properties.
  • Page 704 Log Display Items Standard acquisition Log. The following window appears: JA_LogDisplayItems.bmp Total Display Items Listing of totals for a registered printer. The following window appears: JA_TotalDisplayItems.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 704...
  • Page 705 The following window appears: JA_LogExportItems.bmp Total Export Items Items to be included in an exported file containing a listing of totals for a registered printer. The following window appears: JA_TotalExportItems.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 705...
  • Page 706 To change the position of the item in the log, click the name, then click Up or Down. 5. Click OK. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 706...
  • Page 707 2. Click Next to accept the terms in the license agreement. 3. Select the language. 4. Click Network Software → Administration Tools → Job Accounting → Reports Tool. Follow the on-screen instructions. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 707...
  • Page 708 2. From the Start menu, click Okidata → Print Control → Open Print Control Reports. 3. Click Enable Macros. Excel opens. The following window appears over it: JA_XL_Select_csv.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 708...
  • Page 709 (e.g., Printer Usage). The window changes to display the selected worksheet.: JA_XL_PrinterUsage.bmp 6. To print the data, press Ctrl-P. 7. When done, click Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide to close Excel Print Job Accounting Utility • 709...
  • Page 710 Available Excel Macros Macro Account Detail Account Usage Account Summary Printer Detail Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 710 What is Included Detailed information of each job for every Account ID, including: • Account ID •...
  • Page 711 Available Excel Macros Macro Printer Usage Printer Summary User Detail Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 711 What is Included A chart of data in the Printer Summary worksheet. The following information for each printer for which data is available: •...
  • Page 712 Available Excel Macros Macro User Usage User Summary Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 712 What is Included Chart of data in the User Summary worksheet. Includes the following for each User • Total Jogs •...
  • Page 713 Lists the logs by registered printer, then date. 9. To view a log: • Double-click an entry • Click an entry, then click Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Print Job Accounting Utility • 713 beside Log to Display Log.
  • Page 714 Off-line time during printing Off-line time during processing Pages Paper Size Paper Type Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 714 Description Number of sheets printed in 1200 dpi Number of sheets printed in 1200 x 600...
  • Page 715 User a. This item is not displayed by default. To display it, see “Manually Setting Up Items Reported in the Log” on page 703. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 715 Description Number of sheets of paper Number of staples used Result - Printed, Rejected etc.

  • Page 716: Client Software

    JA_Client.bmp There are four Job Account Modes: • Tab Mode • Popup Mode • Hide Mode • [Not supported] Mode Decide which mode you wish to use. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 716...
  • Page 717 Account ID {User Name} Use the extension ".csv" to save the file. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide User name entered when logging onto Windows. Account ID corresponding to the user name. User name displayed in this System. This is optional.
  • Page 718 For print jobs recognized as Unregistered ID, you can set it so they are permitted or refused for printing, but document names will not be displayed on the print logs. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide NOTE Print Job Accounting Utility • 718...

  • Page 719: Checking The Status Of Printers On The Network

    1. Open Microsoft Internet Explorer. 2. Type in the IP address for the printer (e.g., http://192.168.0.1). To find the IP address for the printer, do any of the following: • Open the Print Job Accounting software and select the printer in the Printer Tree, then click Printer →...

  • Page 720: Printer Status

    3. Press Enter. The following Printer Status window appears: JA_WebStatus.bmp Printer Status The default opening screen. To see real-time printer status, click Update Status button. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 720...

  • Page 721: Network Summary

    Clicking this will bring up a window with detailed information about the network, including • General Settings • NetWare • TCP/IP • JetAdmin • LAN Server/DLC • EtherTalk • Port Configuration JA_WebNetworkSummary.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 721...
  • Page 722 Login as Admin This brings up the “Enter Network Password” window. You must log in before accessing the Printer Menu: JA_WebEnterPassword.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 722...

  • Page 723: Job Log

    Job Log This displays the Print Job Log for the selected printer: JA_WebJobLog.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 723...
  • Page 724 • Print and Media • System and PCL • Parallel and USB • Memory • System Adjust • Finisher Menu (appears only if optional Finisher is installed) JA_WebPrinterMenu1.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 724...
  • Page 725 For example: 1. Click Print and Media. 2. Make any changes desired. 3. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click Changes: JA_WebPrinterMenu3.bmp Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 725 Submit...

  • Page 726: Troubleshooting

    → Printer Add a printer A. If it is offline, the printer will not be shown. Check to see that the printer is online. There are times the printer is not shown during printing. Wait for a while and try again. If it is still not shown, specify that printer's...

  • Page 727: Known Problems / Solutions

    "Enable advanced printing features" under the "Advanced" tab in the shared printer's Properties. Removing the check, however, will disable both the Booklet (PCL) and Page Order (PS) features. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 727...

  • Page 728: Uninstalling Print Job Accounting

    You are prompted as to whether or not you wish to delete the print log for the jobs that have been run by the printer you are deleting. Even if you select "No" at this point, unless you register the printer again, the print log for those jobs cannot be referenced.

  • Page 729: Uninstall The Client Software

    Uninstall the Client Software On each Client computer, click → → → Start Programs Okidata OKI Print Job Accounting → Client Delete OKI Print Job Accounting client. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 729...

  • Page 730: Printsupervision

    It provides a full range of management functions for Oki printers, and for other brands of printers as well. Load this program from the Menu Installer located on CD1. Features •...

  • Page 731: Using

    PrintSuperVision • allows the administrator to track the cost of the printers. • tracks maintenance. • advises when to replace consumables, based on current printer usage (Oki color printers). Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide PrintSuperVision • 731...

  • Page 732: System Requirements

    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or above • Netscape Navigator 4.0 or above • Recommended minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pix- Additional Information For more information, click on Help in the PrintSuperVision program. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide PrintSuperVision • 732...

  • Page 733: Network Printer Status Utility

    If CD does not AutoPlay, click Start → Run → Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM and double-click Install.exe, then click 2. Click Network Software → Tools Network Printer instructions. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Administration Status. Follow the on-screen Network Printer Status Utility • 733...

  • Page 734: Using

    Printer icon. Click Properties. 2. Click on the STATUS 3. Click the UPDATE The following screen displays: NetStatus2K.tif Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide → Printers. Right-click the Oki Settings tab. button to see device settings. Network Printer Status Utility • 734...
  • Page 735 If the Automatic Status Check box is checked, this utility “pings” the printer every time you open the Printer Properties dialog in the printer driver. This severely slows opening Printer Properties. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utility • 735 Paper Type, weight Installed/not installed RAM size and % used;...

  • Page 736: Checking The Printer Status

    Click on the items listed on the left to see: • Network Summary • Login for Administrators • Job Login • Printer Menu To see real-time printer status, click the UPDATE STATUS button. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utility • 736...

  • Page 737: Oki Lpr Utility

    Oki LPR Utility General Information Oki LPR Utility allows you to print directly to a printer on the network without a print server. It creates an Oki Printer Port, and installs a pop-up status box so you can monitor printer status.

  • Page 738: Oki Lpr Status Box

    • Finish: Number of completed jobs. • Queue: Number of jobs waiting to be printed. Additional Information For help using the Oki LPR Utility, click on HELP in the program. Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Oki LPR Utility • 738...

  • Page 739: Index

    Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP 6500k monitor setting Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide 9300k monitor setting Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP A4 paper size Duplexing Paper exit...
  • Page 740 ON B5 paper size Duplexing Paper exit Paper Feed Back page duplex printing Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide BELT UNIT MISSING message Bi-Directional, parallel BIN files Binding Black Composite Black printing black True Black...
  • Page 741 PPR Emulation Characters per inch Charts Color matching Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP CHECK ***** message CHECK BELT UNIT message CHECK DUPLEX message CHECK FUSER UNIT message CHECK IMAGE DRUM message...
  • Page 742 100% CMY density black, printing creating custom colors Darkness adjustment Hue adjustment for color Lightness adjustment Saturation adjustment Vividness adjustment Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Color adjusting Adjust density Color swatches Color Tuning in software applications message of your monitor...
  • Page 743 Windows NT Windows XP Color matching, No Color Matching Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Color matching, Print in Grayscale Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Color matching, Saturated colors...
  • Page 744 PS or PCL Windows XP PS or PCL Color Rendering Dictionary (CRD) Using ICC Profiles Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Color samples (swatches) Color Settings...
  • Page 745 Color matching Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Components Composite Black Computer settings vs. Printer settings Condensed, fonts Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Confidential documents Deleting Printing Using Consumables life expectancy Usage (Life) Control (Front) Panel Buttons...
  • Page 746 Defaults, Paper Feed Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 PS or PCL Windows NT Windows XP Defaults, Paper Size Windows 2000 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 PS or PCL Windows NT Windows XP Demonstration Page Density adjustment for color DHCP/BOOTP...
  • Page 747 Double sided (duplex) printing See Duplex (double sided) printing dpi (dots per inch) Drivers, printer Choosing Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows NT Windows XP Default in Windows Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP...
  • Page 748 Electrical power consumption Embossed paper EMPTY message Emulations domestic model HIPER-W Maintenance Menu Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Personality Symbol Set Tray number, by tray Tray number, multi purpose printer emulation language Enabling options See [option name] Energy...
  • Page 749 Error Report Errors Error Log (Report) Ethernet, frame type EtherTalk NETBEUI Protocol Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Executive paper size Duplexing Paper exit Paper Feed Exit Path Paper Size, effect of Paper Type Paper Type, effect of...
  • Page 750 Fonts, Embedded fonts in PDF files Fonts, Epson FX Fonts, fixed space Fonts, Font Source Fonts, IBM PPR Fonts, Internal fonts Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Fonts, List of Fonts, PCL downloaded Flash memory font DIMM ROM internal...
  • Page 751 Paper jams roller damaged Fuser roller damaged Fuser unit part numbers FX Emulation Menu default settings Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Gateway address German, display language Glossy paper Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Grain, of Paper Graphics applications vs.
  • Page 752 Windows XP PCL or PS deleting files Show Resources vs. Ad- ministrator Functions Disk Maintenance Menu Enabling Windows 2000 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP fonts, downloaded formatting (Storage Device Manager) formatting partitions...
  • Page 753 IBM PPR Fonts ID Check Pattern ID number Overlays IEEE-1284, and parallel transmission mode Image compression Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Image drum Blanking plate cautions for handling changing cleaning Exposure to light exposure to light green surface...
  • Page 754 ITEM button Job file list Labels Carrier sheet Color laser printers Duplexing Exit path Face-up (Stacker) Windows 2000 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Multi purpose (MP) tray Paper Exit Paper Feed Paper Weight Photocopier Recommendations website Temperature requirements for...
  • Page 755 Loading Manual paper feed Overlays Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Paper (Media) Type Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide LF function FX emulation PCL emulation PPR emulation Life expectancy of printer Light Paper Weight Lighting daylight monitor settings sunlight vs.
  • Page 756 Long edge feed LOW TONER menu setting LPT WRITE ERROR message Maintenance Fuser unit, replacing Image drum Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide cleaning Image drum, changing LED head, cleaning Toner cartridge, changing Transfer belt, changing Maintenance Menu default settings...
  • Page 757 Menu Restore menu Menu (Printer) Settings Changing Current Lists of available settings Menu Map Network Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Menu Map Printing Printing a list reset to factory defaults revert to stored settings Menu button Menu items...
  • Page 758 Listed by message Messages, amount of time before deleting Messages, CHANGE TONER Messages, DISK FULL Overlays Windows 2000 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Proof and Print Secure Print Store to Hard Disk Messages, Error log Messages, Error messages don’t display...
  • Page 759 Windows XP Monochrome printing Moving the printer LED head restraint packing materials sealing the toner Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Multi purpose (MP) tray Manual paper feed Page count Paper Sizes Paper Type Paper Weight PCL Emulation Tray number...
  • Page 760 Windows NT Windows XP Network Utilities No Color Matching Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Noises Norwegian, display language Numbers for identifying paper trays Zero (0) character FX emulation PPR emulation...
  • Page 761 On/Off switch ONLINE printer does not go online ONLINE button ONLINE message OPEN UPPER COVER message Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Options Duplex unit Internal hard disk Memory Paper trays Out of paper automatic switching sequence of use...
  • Page 762 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Overlays, Documents to use as Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Overlays, Downloading Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Overlays, Example Windows 2000...
  • Page 763 Paper Weight Problems too many sheets are fed Paper Feed, and Paper Size Paper Feed, Auto Tray Switch set to ON Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Paper Feed, Automatic ejection switching between trays sequence of use Paper Feed, Defaults...
  • Page 764 PAPER JAM message Paper jams clearing print job cancelled print job continues printer does not print after Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Duplex Unit frequent Front cover Fuser unit jam recovery, menu setting Opening and closing the rear...
  • Page 765 Paper Size, Defaults Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 PS or PCL Windows NT Windows XP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Paper Size, effect on duplex (double sided) printing Exit Path options Paper Feed options Paper Size, Envelopes Paper Size, Error Messages...
  • Page 766 Paper trays, Matching print job paper size to tray Paper trays, optional Paper trays, Paper size automatic recognition Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Paper trays, PCL emulation number multipurpose tray Paper trays, Sequence of use automatic tray switching...
  • Page 767 (double sided) print- Exit Path Paper Exit (exit path) Paper Feed paper trays (paper feed) single sided printing stacker capacity Windows 2000 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Face down Face Up Heavy Light Medium Medium Heavy Medium Light...
  • Page 768 Paper, Textured paper Paper, Thermal transfer Paper, Thick paper Paper, Transparencies Duplexing Paper Exit Paper Feed Paper Weight Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Paper, US Bond (Metric) Duplexing Paper Exit Paper Feed Paper Weight Parallel ACK Width bi-directional...
  • Page 769 Photographs, Color matching RGB only Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP RGB or CMYK Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows XP Soft-Proofing Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT...
  • Page 770 Power On/off switch operating specifications Power cable Power off sequence Shutdown sequence Power Save Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide delays in printing Setting the time power saving specifications Shutdown Sequence specifications standby specifications Start up sequence...
  • Page 771 Print Resolution Registration resolution temperature specifications Textured paper white lines on output Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Print quality problems aded print black stripes blurred print color adjusting color balance adjust colors don’t align Demonstration Page...
  • Page 772 ONLINE does not print height life expectancy Location measurements moving Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide operating environment operating specifications packing materials Ports print method Printer does not print registering Settings Shipping the printer...
  • Page 773 PDF files printer does not print problems Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide complex data won’t print Secure printing See Secure Printing single sheets and effect on transfer belt skew...
  • Page 774 Profiles Input Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows XP Output Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows XP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Projects Storage Device Manager Proof and print Deleting Copies install the optional hard disk drive Printing Copies Using...
  • Page 775 Auto Adjust fine adjustment, by color REGISTRATION ADJUST TEST message REGISTRATION ERROR message Relative Colorimetric Windows 2000 Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP REMOVE THE PAPER message Rendering Intents Absolute Colorimetric Windows 2000...
  • Page 776 Windows XP RGB only, matching specific colors Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide RGB only, matching vivid colors Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP RGB or CMYK Windows 2000...
  • Page 777 Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Using Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Security envelopes SELECT button Self-sealing envelopes...
  • Page 778 44 - 94 mm intervals evenly spaced See Print Quality Problems sRGB, Color matching Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide sRGB, Color Matching Method Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Stacker Output capacity...
  • Page 779 Tear proof paper Television default Color Temperature setting Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95 Windows NT Windows XP Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Temperature operating specifications Printing specifications Requirements for printing storage specifications Test Registration Adjust Test Print Menu ID Check Pattern...
  • Page 780 Top of Form position FX emulation PPR emulation Transfer belt Life life expectancy part numbers replacing Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Transparencies auto detection Duplexing Exit path Stacker (Face-up) Paper Exit Paper Feed Paper Weight part numbers...
  • Page 781 Image drum life by drum color effect of cleaning Page counts by Tray Number Color Monochrome Multi purpose (MP) tray Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide reports Toner life Transfer belt life Usage Menu cable specifications cannot configure communication protocol...
  • Page 782 PCL only Windows Me/98/95 PCL only Windows NT PCL only Windows XP PCL only Waterproof paper Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Wattage power consumption Website for Oki Data Weight of printer White color casts Windows 2000 Windows Me/98/95...
  • Page 783 Zero character FX emulation PPR emulation Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide Index • 783...

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