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Oki C5100n User Manual

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  • Page 1 C5100n USER’S GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Preface

    The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Europe website: Copyright © 2003. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ......... 6 Printer overview ........7 Front View .
  • Page 4 Index ..........78 Oki contact details ........80...

  • Page 5: Notes, Cautions, And Warnings

    NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS NOTE A note appears in this manual like this. A note provides additional information to supplement the main text which may help you to use and understand the product. CAUTION! A caution appears in this manual like this. A caution provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or damage.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on buying an Oki colour printer. Your new printer is designed with advanced features to give you clear, vibrant colour prints and crisp black and white pages at high speed on a range of print media for the office.

  • Page 7: Printer Overview

    PRINTER OVERVIEW FRONT VIEW 1. Output stacker, face down. Standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets at 80g/m². 2. Operator panel. Menu driven operator controls and LCD display panel. 3. Paper tray. Standard blank paper tray. Holds up to 300 sheets of 80g/m²...

  • Page 8: Rear View

    When the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits through the rear of the printer and is stacked here face up. This is mainly used for heavy print media. When used in conjunction with the multipurpose feed tray, the paper path through the printer is essentially straight.

  • Page 9: Changing The Display Language

    CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE The language used by your printer for display messages and for report printing can be changed quickly and easily as follows: READY ATTENTION Press the + key repeatedly to access the System Configuration Menu. Press the ENTER key to enter the System Configuration Menu.

  • Page 10: Paper Recommendations

    PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS Your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, transparencies and envelopes. This section provides general advice on choice of media, and explains how to use each type. The best performance will be obtained when using standard 75~90g/m²...

  • Page 11: Cassette Trays

    10mm. Paper or transparencies should be loaded print side up and top edge into the printer. Do not use the duplex (two sided printing) function. Dimensions Weight (g/m²)

  • Page 12: Face Down Stacker

    FACE DOWN STACKER The face down stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to 250 sheets of 80g/m² standard paper, and can handle paper stocks up to 176g/m². Pages printed in reading order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing down).

  • Page 13: Loading Paper

    LOADING PAPER CASSETTE TRAYS Remove the paper tray from the printer. Fan the paper to be loaded at the edges (1) and in the middle (2) to ensure that all sheets are properly separated, then tap the edges of the stack on a flat surface to make it flush again (3).
  • Page 14 Load letter headed paper face down and top edge towards the front of the printer, as shown. Adjust the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. To prevent paper jams: > Do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper.
  • Page 15 For face down printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 250 sheets, depending on paper weight. For face up printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is open and the paper support (4) is extended.

  • Page 16: Multipurpose Tray

    > Envelopes should be loaded face up with top edge to the left and short edge into the printer. Do not select duplex printing on envelopes. > Do not exceed the paper capacity of about 50 sheets or 10 envelopes.

  • Page 17: Printer Settings In Windows

    Your printer’s operator panel menus provide access to many options. The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items. Where items in the printer driver are the same as those in the operator panel menus, and you print documents from Windows, the settings in the Windows printer driver will override those items in the operator panel menus.

  • Page 18: Setup Tab

    For two sided printing, you can choose to flip the page by the long edge or the short edge. Of course, this requires that a duplex unit be installed in your printer. If you have changed some printing preferences before and saved them as a set, you can recall them to avoid having to set them individually each time you need them.

  • Page 19: Job Options Tab

    The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. > The highest quality setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. > The normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications.

  • Page 20: Color Tab

    COLOR TAB Control over the colour output of your printer may be performed automatically to using manual adjustment. The automatic setting will be appropriate in most cases. The other options in this window only become visible when you select a choice other than automatic.

  • Page 21: Setting From Windows Control Panel

    Changes you make here, however, will become the new default settings for all Windows applications. This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working. PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 21...

  • Page 22: Advanced Tab

    If your application program needs a lot of time for further computation in the middle of printing, causing the print job to pause for more than a short period, the printer could prematurely assume that the document has finished.
  • Page 23 Specifies that the spooler should not delete documents after they are completed. This allows documents to be re submitted to the printer from the spooler instead of printing again from the application program. If you use this option frequently it will require large amounts of disk space on your computer.

  • Page 24: Color Management Tab

    DEVICE OPTIONS TAB In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer. This is covered in more detail in the section in this guide about installing upgrades. PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 24...

  • Page 25: Windows 9X Differences

    Your printer’s operator panel menus provide access to many options. The Windows printer driver also contains settings for many of these items. Where items in the printer driver are the same as those in the operator panel menus, and you print documents from Windows, the settings in the Windows printer driver will override those items in the operator panel menus.

  • Page 26: Setup Tab

    For two sided printing, you can choose to flip the page by the long edge or the short edge. Of course, this requires that a duplex unit be installed in your printer. If you have changed some printing preferences before and saved them as a set, you can recall them to avoid having to set them individually each time you need them.

  • Page 27: Job Options Tab

    > The highest quality setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. > The normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications.

  • Page 28: Colour Tab

    COLOUR TAB Colour output can be adjusted automatically or manually. Automatic adjustment will give excellent results in the majority of instances. However, if fine adjustment is needed to brightness or saturation, select the Manual Colour option. You can choose from a range of colour matching options, depending on the image source for your document.

  • Page 29: Setting From Windows Control Panel

    DEVICE OPTIONS TAB In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer. This is covered in more detail in the section in this guide about installing upgrades. To select this tab: From the Printer Properties dialogue, select Printer Properties tab.

  • Page 30: Colour Printing

    FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF PRINTS If you wish to manually adjust the colour settings in your printer driver, please be aware that colour reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration. Some of the most important factors are listed below.
  • Page 31 Printer driver colour settings The driver settings for Manual colour can change the appearance of a print. There are several options available to help match the printed colours with those displayed on screen.

  • Page 32: Choosing A Colour Matching Method

    ACCESSING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS The Colour Matching options in the printer driver can be used to help match your printed colours to the ones displayed on your monitor or from some other source, such as a digital camera.

  • Page 33: Setting The Colour Matching Options

    SETTING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS On the Colour tab select Manual for Colour Matching. Choose the Manual colour setting and select from the following options: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimised for printing daylight photographs. Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimised for printing bright colours. Good for office graphics.

  • Page 34: Using The Colour Swatch Feature

    The Colour Swatch function prints charts which contain a range of sample colours. Note that this is not the full range of colours that the printer can produce. Listed on each sample colour are the corresponding RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values. This can be used to pick specific colours in applications that allow you to choose your own RGB values.
  • Page 35 The RGB colour displayed on your monitor may not necessarily match what was printed on the colour swatch. If this is the case, it is probably due to the difference between how your monitor and printer reproduce colour. Here, it is unimportant since your primary objective is to print the required colour.

  • Page 36: Menu Functions

    It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by settings in the Windows printer drivers. However, several of the driver settings can be left at “Printer Setting,” which will then default to the settings entered in these printer menus.

  • Page 37: Information Menu

    Select Tray Sequences of Auto Tray Select and Auto Tray Switch If a document to be printed demands a paper size not installed in the selected tray, the printer can automatically feed from the multipurpose tray instead. If this function is not enabled, the printer will stop and request the correct size of paper to be loaded.

  • Page 38: Media Menu

    CUSTOM setting see X-DIMENSION and Y-DIMENSION later in this table. Selects the type of media loaded in this tray. This will help the printer to adjust its internal operating parameters, such as engine speed and fusing temperature, to better accommodate the media to be fed.
  • Page 39 For CUSTOM setting see X-DIMENSION and Y- DIMENSION later in this table. Selects the type of media to be fed from the multipurpose tray so that the printer can adjust its internal parameters to better accommodate the selected type of media.

  • Page 40: Color Menu

    COLOR MENU The printer automatically adjusts colour balance and density at appropriate intervals, optimising the printed output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight conditions. The items on this menu provide a means of changing the default settings for special or particularly difficult print jobs.

  • Page 41: System Configuration Menu

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Items Settings POW SAVE TIME CLEARABLE WARNING MANUAL TIMEOUT WAIT TIMOUT 5~40~300 LOW TONER CONTINUE STOP JAM RECOVERY LANGUAGE English, German,...

  • Page 42: Usb Menu

    USB MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data interface. USB MENU Item Settings VERSION 1.1 / 2.0 SOFT RESET ENABLE / DISABLE Enables or disables the SOFT RESET NETWORK MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/100Base-T network interface.

  • Page 43: Memory Menu

    MEMORY MENU This menu determines how printer memory is used. Memory Menu Item Settings RECEIVE BUF SIZE AUTO, 0.5MB, 1MB, 2MB, 4MB, 8MB, 16MB FLASH INITIALIZE EXECUTE SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU This menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the printed page in steps of 0.25mm.

  • Page 44: Maintenance Menu

    MAINTENANCE MENU This menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. MAINTENANCE MENU Item Settings MENU RESET EXECUTE SAVE MENU EXECUTE POWER SAVE ENABLE / DISABLE Enables or disables automatic power save PAPER BLACK –2~0~+2 SETTING PAPER COLOR –2~0~+2 SETTING TRANSPR BLACK –2~0~+2...

  • Page 45: Usage Menu

    USAGE MENU This menu is for information only, and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to know how soon you will need them.

  • Page 46: Replacing Consumable Items

    Image drum, yellow Fuser Transport belt Average life Please always use genuine Oki consumables. Use of “compatibles” and counterfeit items may impair performance and could cause product damage, which is not covered under the warranty. Life 5,000 A4 @ 5%...

  • Page 47: Toner Cartridge Replacement

    TONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder. It is contained in four cartridges: one each for cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have somewhere to place the used cartridge while you install the new one.
  • Page 48 Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. If the printer has been powered on, the fuser may be hot. This area is clearly labeled. Do not touch. Note the positions of the four cartridges. 1. Cyan cartridge 3.
  • Page 49 Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge out of the printer. REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 49...
  • Page 50 5 minutes. If the drum unit needs to be out of the printer for longer than this, please wrap the cartridge inside a black plastic bag to keep it away from light. Never expose the drum to direct sunlight or very bright room lighting.
  • Page 51 Holding the cartridge by its top centre with the coloured lever to the right, lower it into the printer over the image drum unit from which the old cartridge was removed. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image...

  • Page 52: Image Drum Replacement

    The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. If the printer has been powered on, the fuser will be hot. This area is clearly labeled. Do not touch. CAUTION! WARNING! REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS >...
  • Page 53 Note the positions of the four cartridges. 1. Cyan cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge Holding it by its top centre, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer. REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 53 2. Magenta cartridge 4. Black cartridge...
  • Page 54 5 minutes. If the drum unit needs to be out of the printer for longer than this, please wrap the cartridge inside a black plastic bag to keep it away from light. Never expose the drum to direct sunlight or very bright room lighting.
  • Page 55 placed. Keep it the same way round as the old unit. Pack the old cartridge inside the packaging material for disposal. Place the toner cartridge onto the new image drum cartridge as shown. Push the left end in first, and then lower the right end in.
  • Page 56 Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.

  • Page 57: Replacing The Belt Unit

    Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. If the printer has been powered on, the fuser will be hot. This area is clearly labeled. Do not touch. Note the positions of the four cartridges. It is essential that they go back in the same order 1.
  • Page 58 Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light. The green image drum surface at the base of each cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive. Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes.

  • Page 59: Fuser Replacement

    A warning label clearly indicates the area. If in doubt, switch the printer off and wait at least 10 minutes for the fuser to cool before opening the printer cover.
  • Page 60 Holding the fuser by its handle (1), lift the fuser straight up and out of the printer. If the fuser is still warm, place it on a flat surface which will not be damaged by heat.
  • Page 61 The retaining levers (2) should be fully upright, and the two locating lugs (3) should be towards you. Lower the fuser into the printer, locating the two lugs (3) into their slots in the metal partition which separates the fuser area from the image drums.

  • Page 62: Installing Upgrades

    The duplex unit slides straight into the rear of the printer and requires no tools to install. Ensure printer is switched off at the AC outlet and remove cable from printer AC input socket.
  • Page 63 Near the top of the page, between the two horizontal lines, you will see the current printer configuration. This list should indicate that the duplex unit is now installed. All that remains is to adjust the Windows printer driver to make full use of the new features. INSTALLING UPGRADES > 63...

  • Page 64: Memory Upgrade

    Switch the printer off and disconnect the AC power cable. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. If the printer has been powered on recently, the fuser will be hot. This area is clearly labeled. Do not touch.
  • Page 65 Identify the locking clips (2) at each end of the RAM expansion slot (1). Push the clips outward and back into the printer. The board will pop out slightly. Grip the board firmly by its short edges and pull it out of the slot.
  • Page 66 Locate the three retaining clips at the bottom of the side cover into their rectangular holes near the bottom of the printer. Close the top of the side cover up to the printer and refit the securing screw removed in step 4.

  • Page 67: Second Paper Tray

    Switch off the printer and disconnect the power cable and printer interface cable. The printer weighs 26 kg. 2 people are required to lift the printer safely and prevent any personal injury. Lower the printer gently on to the additional paper tray unit...

  • Page 68: Adjusting Windows Printer Drivers

    Windows printer driver so that the additional features are available to your Windows applications. Remember that if your printer is shared between users on different computers, the driver must be adjusted on each user’s machine. The illustrations shown here are for Windows XP. Other Windows versions may appear slightly different, but the principles are the same.

  • Page 69: Clearing Paper Jams

    It can be removed from the rear later. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. If the printer has been powered on, the fuser will be hot. This area is clearly labeled. Do not touch. WARNING!
  • Page 70 It will be necessary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path. Holding it by its top centre, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer. 2. Magenta cartridge 4. Black cartridge...
  • Page 71 5 minutes. Repeat this removal procedure for each of the four image drum units. Look into the printer to check whether any sheets of paper are visible on any part of the belt unit. >...
  • Page 72 If the sheet is well advanced into the fuser (only a short length is still visible), do not attempt to pull it back. Follow the next step to remove it from the rear of the printer. NOTE CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 72...
  • Page 73 3. Yellow cartridge > Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity. 2. Magenta cartridge 4. Black cartridge...
  • Page 74 Lower the top cover down but do not press down to latch it closed yet. This will protect the drums from excessive exposure to room lighting while you check the remaining areas for jammed sheets. Open the rear exit tray (5) and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path area (6) >...
  • Page 75 If your printer has a duplex unit installed, press the cover release at the centre of the unit, open the cover and remove any sheets in this area, then close the cover Lift the front cover release and pull open the front cover.
  • Page 76 When the jam has been cleared, if Jam Recovery is set to ON in the System Configuration Menu, the printer will attempt to reprint any pages lost due to paper jams. CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 76...

  • Page 77: Specifications

    75 ~ 203g/m² in multipurpose tray Paper output 250 sheets in face down (top) stacker @ 80g/m² 100 sheets in face up (rear) stacker @ 80g/m² Printer life 420,000 pages or 5 years Duty cycle 20,000 pages per month max., 4,000 pages per month average...

  • Page 78: Index

    INDEX Additional paper trays...67 Advanced features enabling or disabling...23 Belt how to replace...57 life expectancy ...46 Black printing glossy or matte... 20 Booklet printing PCL emulation ... 18 Colour matching choosing image source ...33 general advice ...30 general settings ... 20 how to access...32 printing colour swatch ...34 Duplex...
  • Page 79 Power saving delay time ...41 Print order face down stacker...15 face up stacker ...15 Print settings how to save ... 18 Printer default settings Windows defaults ... 21 Printing adjusting image position ...43 Priority print queue priority...22 Resolution setting in Windows ... 19...

  • Page 80: Oki Contact Details

    Oki Data Corporation 4-11-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8551, Japan Tel: (81) 3 5445 6158 Fax: (81) 3 5445 6189 http://www.okidata.co.jp Oki Data (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 78 Shenton Way, #09-01, Singapore 079120 Tel: (65) 221 3722 Fax: (65)421 1688 http://www.okidata.com.sg Oki Systems (Thailand) Ltd.
  • Page 81 C5100n central house balfour road, hounslow tw3 1hy united kingdom tel +44 (0) 20 8219 2190 07038801 Iss.03 Fax +44 (0) 20 8219 2199...

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