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Oce fx2081 User Manual

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  • Page 2 Trademarks • Océ, the Océ logo and all Océ product names contained herein are trademarks of Océ N.V. ® ® ® ® ® • Microsoft , the Windows logo, Windows , Windows Server , Windows Vista , Windows 7 and Internet ®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents How to read this manual ..................iv 1 Installation (Local) ..................... 1-1 1.1 System requirements ..................1-1 1.2 Installing the driver through a USB ............1-2 1.2.1 Summary of installation procedure ...........1-2 1.2.2 Installing the driver ................1-3 For Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 users ..........1-5 For Windows XP/Server 2003 users ............1-7 For Windows 2000 Professional users............1-10 1.3 Updating the driver...................1-17...
  • Page 4 3.5 Quality tab ....................3-9 3.6 Device Option tab ..................3-11 3.6.1 Installed Options................3-11 3.7 Using the bypass tray ................3-12 3.7.1 Loading paper into the bypass tray ..........3-12 3.8 Various printing ..................3-15 3.8.1 Combine printing ................3-15 3.8.2 Duplex printing .................3-17 3.8.3 Booklet printing ................3-19 3.8.4 Printing on custom size paper ............3-21 3.8.5 Printing watermarks ................3-25 3.8.6 Printing on specified size paper ............3-28...

  • Page 5: How To Read This Manual

    How to read this manual Symbols In this manual, the following symbols are used with items where important operational and safety information must be observed. For safe operation, please carefully read the “Safety Information” supplied with this product. Describes warnings to protect yourself and others from serious or potentially fatal injury if you handle the machine incorrectly.

  • Page 6: Installation (Local)

    1 Installation (Local) 1.1 System requirements The following operating environment is required in order to use the printer and scanner drivers. Item Requirements PC Type IBM’s PC-AT compatible machine loaded with one of the following operating systems. Operating System • Windows 7 Home Premium (x86/x64) •...

  • Page 7: Installing The Driver Through A Usb

    1.2 Installing the driver through a USB • For applicable environment, refer to “System requirements” on page 1-1. • For network installation, refer to the chapter 2 “Installation (Network)”. 1.2.1 Summary of installation procedure Install the driver page 1-3. Do not connect USB to PC before installing the driver. After installing the driver, connect your machine to the PC using the USB cable.

  • Page 8: Installing The Driver

    Click [Next]. After reading and accepting the License Agreement, click [Yes]. Otherwise, click [No] to cancel the installation. Select “fx2081”, then click [Next]. Select “Local”, then click [Next]. Click [Next]. If you want to install the driver into another location, click [Browse] and locate the preferred file location.
  • Page 9 Confirm the displayed contents and click [Next]. The driver files will be copied to your PC. NOTE For Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 users: During the driver installation, the “Windows Security” dialog box will appear two times. Please click [Install this driver software anyway].

  • Page 10: For Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 Users

    For Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 users IMPORTANT Make sure that you followed installation steps 1 to 9 described on pages 1-3 through 1-4. Plug the USB cable into your machine and then connect it to your com- puter.
  • Page 11 Click “Hardware and Sound”. Click “Printers”. NOTE In Windows 7, click “Devices and Printers”. Right-click the Océ fx2081 PCL printer icon, then select “Printing Prefer- ences…”. NOTE If you logged on as a standard user (limited user), you need to use the “Run as administrator”...

  • Page 12: For Windows Xp/Server 2003 Users

    Select “Include this location in the search:” and clear any other choices. Click [Browse] to specify the folder you have located in step 6 on page 1-3. Then click [OK]. If you did not change the location, navigate to your hard disk: “C:\Oce_ fx2081\PCL” .
  • Page 13 Click [Start] g “Printer and Faxes”. In Windows XP Home Edition, click [Start] g “Control Panel” g “Printers and Other Hardware” g “Printers and Faxes”. Right-click the Océ fx2081 PCL printer icon, then select “Printing Prefer- ences…”. Select the “Device Option” tab.
  • Page 14 If “Found New Hardware Wizard” does not appear on Windows XP/Server 2003 Confirm that your machine is connected to the computer with a USB cable. Click [Start], then right-click “My Computer”. Select “Properties” to open the “System Properties” window. Select the “Hardware” tab, then click [Device Manager]. Right-click the Océ...

  • Page 15: For Windows 2000 Professional Users

    For Windows 2000 Professional users IMPORTANT Make sure that you followed installation steps 1 to 9 described on pages 1-3 through 1-4. Plug the USB cable to your machine and then connect it to your com- puter. Connect NOTE Be sure to use a shielded USB cable. Use of an unshielded cable may result in radio interference.
  • Page 16 You need to log on as an administrator. To activate the device option(s): Click [Start] g “Settings” g “Printers”. Right-click the Océ fx2081 PCL printer icon, then select “Printing Prefer- ences…”. Select the “Device Option” tab. Select the device(s) installed on your machine.
  • Page 17 If “Found New Hardware Wizard” does not appear on Windows 2000 Professional Confirm that your machine is connected to the computer with the USB cable. Click [Start] g “Settings” g “Control Panel”. Double-click “System” to open the “System Properties” window. Select the “Hardware”...
  • Page 18 Insert the supplied PCL printer driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, then click [Browse]. Browse to your choice of one of the following locations on the CD, and then click [Open] g [OK] g [Next]. To install PCL5e driver, browse to: “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x86\Driver\fx2081\Win7_Vista_x86\PCL5e” “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x64\Driver\fx2081\Win7_Vista_x64\PCL5e” To install PCL6 driver, browse to: “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x86\Driver\fx2081\Win7_Vista_x86\PCL6” “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x64\Driver\fx2081\Win7_Vista_x64\PCL6”...
  • Page 19 “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x64\Driver\fx2081\Win7_Vista_x64\PCL5e” (Windows Vista) “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x64\Driver\fx2081\Win2008_x64\PCL5e” (Windows Server 2008) To install PCL6 driver, browse to: “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x86\Driver\fx2081\Win7_Vista_x86\PCL6” (Windows Vista) “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x86\Driver\fx2081\Win2008_x86\PCL6” (Win- dows Server 2008) “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x64\Driver\fx2081\Win7_Vista_x64\PCL6” (Windows Vista) “Win7_Vista_2008\Win_x64\Driver\fx2081\Win2008_x64\PCL6” (Win- dows Server 2008) NOTE Win_x86 is for the 32 bit, and Win_x64 is for the 64 bit PC operating system.
  • Page 20 [Browse]. Browse to your choice of one of the following locations on the CD, and then click [OK]. To install PCL5e driver, browse to: “LegacyOS\Win_x86\Driver\fx2081\WinXP\PCL5e” for Windows XP. “ LegacyOS\Win_x64\Driver\fx2081\WinXP_x64\PCL5e” for Windows XP x64 Edition. “ LegacyOS\Win_x86\Driver\fx2081\Win2003\PCL5e” for Windows Server 2003.
  • Page 21 Browse to your choice of one of the following locations on the CD, and then click [OK]. To install PCL5e driver, browse to: “LegacyOS\Win_x86\Driver\fx2081\Win2000\PCL5e” To install PCL6 driver, browse to: “LegacyOS\Win_x86\Driver\fx2081\Win2000\PCL6” Follow the instructions that appear on the window until you can click [Finish].

  • Page 22: Updating The Driver

    1.3 Updating the driver NOTE You need to log on as an administrator to update the driver. Insert the new driver disc into your CD drive. Click [Update]. NOTE If the menu does not appear, run the “Setup.exe” program located on the root directory of the supplied CD-ROM.

  • Page 23: Uninstalling The Driver

    For Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 Click [Start] g “Control Panel” g “Programs”. Click “Program and Features”. Select the “Oce PCL Printer/Scanner Driver for sx1481/fx2081” and then click “Uninstall”. When the “User Account Control” window appears, click [Continue]. The “Printer/Scanner Maintenance Program” window will appear.

  • Page 24: Preparation For Windows 7 Users

    1.5 Preparation for Windows 7 users Before you start the installation, please change the setting of Windows not to download the driver from the web site. If you do not change this setting, installation may take longer time. NOTE After you have finished the installation, you may better return the set- ting that you changed.
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  • Page 26: Installation (Network)

    2 Installation (Network) The optional network interface is required to use your machine as a network printer or network scanner. 2.1 System requirements The following operating environment is required in order to use the network interface. Item Requirements PC Type IBM’s PC-AT compatible machine loaded with one of the follow- ing operating systems.

  • Page 27: Summary Of The Installation Procedure

    2.2 Summary of the installation procedure For applicable operation environment, refer to “System requirements (Network)” on page 2-1. Setting on the machine Setting IP address page 2-4. Setting on PC Installing driver page 2-5. Changing printer port to Standard TCP/IP Port page 2-6.

  • Page 28: Cable Connection

    2.3 Cable connection NOTE To connect the machine to an Ethernet network, a LAN cable (twist pair cable with RJ-45 type modular connector) is required (a LAN cable is not included with this kit). Turn the machine off. Plug one end of the 10Base-T/100Base-TX LAN cable (category 5) into the LAN connector on the left side of the machine.

  • Page 29: Setting The Ip Address

    2.4 Setting the IP address An IP address is required to install the network driver and use your machine as a network printer. You need to obtain the IP address from your network administrator and register it. Refer to “Network Settings” in Chapter 9, “Machine Settings” in the MFP User’s Guide.

  • Page 30: Installing The Driver

    The software License Agreement appears. After reading and accepting the contents, click [Yes]. Otherwise, click [No] to cancel the installation. Select “fx2081”, then click [Next]. Select “Network”, then click [Next]. Select the components you want to install, then click [Next].

  • Page 31: Configuring The Network Printer Port

    Confirm the displayed contents and click [Next]. Restart the PC to finish installation. The print port is set for “FILE” just after the Océ fx2081 PCL printer driver has been installed. Therefore, you need to change the port accord- ing to the following steps (see “Configuring the network printer port”...
  • Page 32 Right-click the Océ fx2081 PCL printer icon and select “Properties” from the pop-up menu. NOTE For Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 users If you logged on as a standard user (limited user), you need to use “Run as administrator” command to change the printer properties.

  • Page 33: Activating The Device Option(S)

    “Hardware and Sound” g “Printers”. • In Windows 7, click [Start] g “Control Panel” g “Hardware and Sound” g “Devices and Printers”. Right-click the Océ fx2081 PCL printer icon, then select “Printing Prefer- ences…”. NOTE For Windows 7 / Vista / Server 2008 users If you logged on as a standard user (limited user), you need to use the “Run as administrator”...

  • Page 34: Printing The Test Page

    Print a test page to confirm the printer driver installation has been completed correctly. Click [Start] g “Printers” or “Printers and Faxes”. Right-click the Océ fx2081 PCL icon, then select “Properties”. Select the “General” tab, then click [Print Test Page]. A confirmation message will appear. If the test page printed, click [OK].

  • Page 35: Updating The Driver

    2.7 Updating the driver Refer to page 1-17. 2.8 Uninstalling the driver Refer to page 1-18. 2-10...

  • Page 36: Configuring Printer Driver Settings

    The following example utilizes Microsoft Notepad on Windows XP. Select “Print” from the “File” menu. In the “Select Printer” field, select the Océ fx2081 PCL printer, then click [Preferences]. “Printing Preferences” window appears. For descriptions of the printer...

  • Page 37: Common Operations

    3.2 Common operations The following describes buttons that are common to each tab. [OK] Click this button to exit the “Properties” dialog box and apply all settings you changed. [Cancel] Click this button to exit the “Properties” dialog box without applying any changes.

  • Page 38: Paper Tab

    3.3 Paper tab The “Paper” tab is used for setting paper destination and printing. 3.3.1 Zoom You can zoom (enlarging and scaling-down) data two ways. NOTE “Zoom” settings are not available whenever the “Combine” setting on the “Page Layout” tab is active. q Fit to Paper Choose this option to scale your print job to any selected paper size regard- less of the document size.

  • Page 39: Paper Size

    3.3.3 Paper Size Selects paper size for printing. NOTE • Select the paper size from the drop down list, which shows the paper supported in the printer driver’s current setting. Paper sizes shown on the drop down list are constrained by the “Paper Source” and “Com- bine”...

  • Page 40: Paper Source

    3.3.4 Paper Source Specifies paper cassette or bypass tray for printing. 3.3.5 Paper Type Select the paper type to be used for printing. If paper cassette is selected in the “Paper Source” box, the paper type setting cannot be changed. 3.3.6 Sort When you select “On”...

  • Page 41: Page Layout Tab

    3.4 Page Layout tab The “Page Layout” tab contains settings for “Duplex”, “Combine” and “Booklet”. 3.4.1 Duplex q Print on Both Sides You can print on both sides of the paper. The binding position must be specified for duplex printing. To unify the orientation of both sides (book), select “Left Binding”...

  • Page 42: Watermark

    q Print Separator Line Select this option to print a separator line between each combined image, thus improving the readability of combined documents. q Detail of Combine Click this button to open the “Detail of Combine” dialog in which you can specify the printing order of combined pages on the paper.

  • Page 43: Booklet

    • To create a new watermark: You can register up to 20 different watermarks in this dialog (the 11 types of watermark have already been registered). 1 Click [Add]. 2 Name the watermark. You can enter up to 30 characters. 3 Type the watermark text you want to use (ex.

  • Page 44: Quality Tab

    3.5 Quality tab Use the settings on this tab to control the quality of the printed output. q Toner Saving Selecting toner save to “On” will reduce toner consumption but will effect the output quality. q Resolution Select either “600 × 600 dpi” or “300 × 300 dpi” as the printing resolution. NOTE “600 ×...
  • Page 45 q Print Density Specify the density level between -50 and +50. When setting “+50” outputs are the darkest, and conversely when setting “-50” they are the lightest. 3-10...

  • Page 46: Device Option Tab

    3.6 Device Option tab Click the device(s) installed on your machine. 3.6.1 Installed Options q Using the device(s) To activate the 2nd Paper Cassette and/or the Duplex Unit, check the cor- responding box in the “Installed Options” field. Then click [Apply] or [OK]. NOTE The “Duplex Unit”...

  • Page 47: Using The Bypass Tray

    3.7 Using the bypass tray Use the bypass tray if you want to use a paper that cannot be loaded in the paper cassettes, such as a envelope, transparency film or custom sized paper. NOTE Only use print media specified under “Acceptable paper size” on pages 7-1 to 7-2 to avoid paper jams and print quality problems.
  • Page 48 1) Adjust the paper guides to fit the paper, 2) then lower the flapper release lever. On your computer, select the “Paper” tab of the printer driver, and the speciry “Bypass” for the “Paper source” setting (see pages 3-4 to 3-5).
  • Page 49 Press [Bypass]. Select the paper size for the bypass tray. Press [Enter] to save the setting Press <Reset> to exit and return to the standby mode. 3-14...

  • Page 50: Various Printing

    Click “Print…” from the “File” menu. Make sure that the Océ fx2081 PCL printer has been checked in the “Select Printer” field and then click [Preferences]. Select the “Page Layout” tab and specify the number of sheets to be com- bined from the “Combine”...
  • Page 51 Click [Detail of Combine] to specify the page order. NOTE The page order varies depending on the paper orientation and the number of sheets to be combined. Click [OK]. Check the box for “Print Separator Line” if necessary. A separator line will be printed if the box is checked.

  • Page 52: Duplex Printing

    Click “Print” from the “File” menu. Make sure that the Océ fx2081 PCL printer has been selected in the “Select Printer” field and then click [Preferences]. Select the “Page Layout” tab and check the box for “Print on Both Sides”.
  • Page 53 Setup the binding margin if necessary. To set up the binding margin, click [Setting of Duplex] to display the set- ting dialog box. Click [OK]. Click [Print]. 3-18...

  • Page 54: Booklet Printing

    Click “Print…” from the “File” menu. Make sure that the Océ fx2081 PCL printer has been selected in the “Select Printer” field and then click [Preferences]. Select the “Page Layout” tab and check the box for “Print on Both Sides”.
  • Page 55 Select the booklet size. Specify the binding position. The binding position you specify varies depending on the printing orientation specified in “Orientation” in the “Paper” tab. When the vertical orientation is selected, “Left” or “Right” can be specified for the binding position, and when the horizontal is selected, “Upper”...

  • Page 56: Printing On Custom Size Paper

    - The “Paper Source” setting is anything other than “Bypass Tray” or “Auto” - The “Combine” setting on the “Page Layout” tab is active. Click [Start] g “Printer and Faxes”. Right-click the Océ fx2081 PCL printer and select “Printing Preferences …”. Select the “Paper” tab and click [Edit Custom…]. 3-21...
  • Page 57 Click [Add] in the “Edit Custom” dialog box. Enter a “Name” if necessary. Up to 20 characters can be registered. Enter “Width” and “Height”. • Both width and height can be entered every 0.01 inch (or 0.1 mm) within a range between 3.94 and 11.69 inches (or 100.0 and 297.0 mm) for width and between 5.51 and 17 inches (or 140.0 and 432.0 mm) for height.
  • Page 58 q How to print Using the the bypass tray for printing. Here, “WordPad” in Windows XP Professional is used as the example. NOTE The display for the printer dialog box varies depending on the type of application software. Set a custom size paper on the bypass tray. NOTE Refer to “Using the bypass tray”...
  • Page 59 On your computer, display the “Paper” tab of the printer driver, and then select the custom size paper to be used from the “Paper Size” menu. Specify the “Paper Type” setting depending on the paper you want to use. Execute the print operation from your computer. 3-24...

  • Page 60: Printing Watermarks

    How to register watermark Here, Windows XP Professional is used as the example. Click [Start] g “Printer and Faxes”. Right-click the Océ fx2081 PCL printer and select “Printing Preferences …”. Select the “Page Layout” tab and click [Edit Watermark..].
  • Page 61 q How to add a watermark (1) Click [Add]. (2) Enter the “Watermark Name”. You can enter up to 30 characters. (3) Enter the “Watermark String”. You can enter up to 30 characters. (4) Adjust settings such as font, size, and angle of the watermark. (5) Click [OK] after entering the required settings.
  • Page 62 Here, “WordPad” in Windows XP Professional is used as the example. Click “Print…” from the “File” menu. Make sure that the Océ fx2081 PCL printer has been selected in the “Select Printer” field and then click [Preferences]. Select the “Page Layout” tab, and the desired watermark from the “Watermark”...

  • Page 63: Printing On Specified Size Paper

    Here, “WordPad” in Windows XP Professional is used as the example. Click “Print…” from the “File” menu. Make sure that the Océ fx2081 PCL printer has been marked in the “Select Printer” field and then click [Preferences]. Select the “Paper” tab and the paper size (the size set in the application software).
  • Page 64 When “Fit to Paper” is selected, “Scale to Fit” is automatically selected to resize the document to fit to the selected paper size. If you want to print the document without fitting to the selected paper size, uncheck “Scale to fit”. NOTE The “Scale to fit”...
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  • Page 66: Cancelling A Print Job

    The following is an example using Microsoft Windows XP Professional. Operation could vary depending on your Windows version. Click [Start] g “Printers and Faxes”. Double click the Océ fx2081 PCL printer icon. The print queue is displayed. Right-click on the name of the document you wish to cancel printing.
  • Page 67 To cancel the current print job, press [Yes]. If you do not wish to cancel the current print job, press [No].

  • Page 68: Scanning A Document

    Place the document face up in the automatic document feeder (ADF), or face down on the document glass. Start a TWAIN compliant application on your PC. Select “Oce fx2081 Scanner” as the scanner device. NOTE The process of selecting a scan device varies by application software, please refer to your application software user’s guide for assistance.
  • Page 69 The “Mode”, “Scaling” and “Contrast” settings are adjustable only when “B/W” (Black&White) is selected as the “Document type”. Click [Scan] to begin scanning. When scanning is completed, the “Oce fx2081 Scanner” window will close. If you want to scan another document, repeat the procedures from step 1.

  • Page 70: Troubleshooting

    6 Troubleshooting 6.1 Cannot install the local print driver Symptom What to confirm Countermeasure Cannot install Did you follow the instruc- Confirm correct step with this the driver tions in this manual? manual. Did you log on as a user Log on as an administrator.

  • Page 71: Cannot Install The Network Print Driver

    6.2 Cannot install the network print driver Symptom What to confirm Countermeasure Cannot install the Did you follow the instruc- Confirm the correct steps with driver tions on this manual? this manual. Did you log on as a user Log on as an administrator. belonging to an administra- tor group or as an admin- istrator?

  • Page 72: Error Messages

    6.3 Error Messages The table below describes the main error messages that may appear during PC print mode operations. Error Message What it means What to do Memory full. Printing The machine has To cancel the print job, press to resume when memory received more data [Off Line] and then [Yes].

  • Page 73: Printer Trouble

    6.4 Printer trouble Symptom What to confirm Suggested solutions Alarm lamp illumi- Is any error message Confirm the displayed message and nates. displayed on the LCD? fix it (see page 6-3). Cannot print. Is the machine turned Turn the machine on by pressing the [I] side of power switch.
  • Page 74 1. Open the properties window for a message “This for “Raw”. Océ fx2081 PCL printer driver. document failed to 2. Click the “Ports” tab. print.” sometimes 3. Click [Configure Port…] to show appears.
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  • Page 76: Specifications

    7 Specifications Printer Specifications Print speed 20 page/min. (using Letter size paper from the first cassette) Print resolution 600 dpi / 300 dpi (Default: 600 dpi) Color/Mono Monochrome Share with the machine. Interface • USB 2.0 (full speed) • Ethernet Printer Language PCL6, PCL5e Supported Operating...
  • Page 77 •Bypass Tray Paper type Paper size Quantity Plain paper Letter, Legal, Half-letter , Executive 50 sheets (weight: 20–24 lbs. A4, A5 , A6, F4 (weight: 20 lbs. or 60–120 g/m or 80 g/m Custom sizes 1 sheet • Width: 3.8 to 8.5 in. (97 to 216 mm) •...

  • Page 78: Scanner

    Scanner Specifications Compatibility TWAIN (version 1.9) Color/Mono Color or Monochrome Scanning resolution 600 dpi, 300 dpi, 200 dpi Scanning width 208 mm Grayscale 256-level Scanning mode Real-time scanning mode, with USB port only Interface USB 2.0 (full speed) Operating system Refer to page 1-1.
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