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Oki ES1624n Technical Reference

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  • Page 2 ENERGY STAR manufacturer has determined that this product meets the guidelines for energy efficiency. ENERGY STAR Oki is a registered trademark of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd. Executive Series is a trademark of Oki Data Americas, Inc. is a registered NERGY trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Color Print Matching ......6 Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents ..6 Range of Colors: Monitors Versus Printers .
  • Page 4 Macintosh OS X ....... 54 Printer Drivers ........54 Adjusting Options .

  • Page 5: Generic Screen Shots

    Note / Important Boxes NOTE A note appears like this. A note provides additional information to supplement the main text which helps you to use and understand the product. Important! An important message appears like this. An important message provides supplemental information which can prevent potential problems.

  • Page 6: Color Print Matching

    Color Print Matching The install utility provides a color matching profile for your printer. In general, using these Color Matching settings will provide reasonable default settings that produce good results for most documents. Many applications have their own color settings and these may override the settings in the printer driver.

  • Page 7: Viewing Conditions

    Viewing conditions A printed document can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colors may look different when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver color settings The driver settings for Manual color can change the appearance of a printed document.

  • Page 8: How Your Software Application Displays Color

    There are several settings found on a typical monitor: • 5000k* Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphics arts environments. • 6500k Cooler; approximates daylight conditions. • 9300k Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets. *k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature How Your Software Application Displays Color ®...

  • Page 9: Choosing A Color Matching Method

    Typically CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Matching Photographic Images RGB only Oki Color Matching (found in the printer driver under Color Control) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. Color Print Matching...

  • Page 10: Matching Specific Colors

    • Alternatively, use PostScript Color Matching with the Absolute Colorimetric setting. Printing Vivid Colors RGB only • Use Oki Color Matching, with either the Monitor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings. RGB or CMYK • Use PostScript Color Matching with the Saturation option.

  • Page 11: Macintosh Os 9X

    Macintosh OS 9x Printer Drivers_________________ See your printed Computer Connections & Software Installation Guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to see and/or download a copy of the Computer Connections & Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on printer drivers.

  • Page 12: Operation

    Operation_____________________ ® This section will only detail options as they apply to the LaserWriter 8 driver. Refer to manufacturer’s guidelines regarding other driver operations. Driver Options This section discusses only the driver selections supplied with your printer, , as well as the plug-ins Color Option Job Option - if available.
  • Page 13 Color Control allows you to determine the scheme in which the printer will display colors. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system and affects RGB data only. This is the default setting and provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer.
  • Page 14 Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K, This is best for printing photographic images. Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimized for printing bright colors when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Ideal for office graphics and text. Vivid or Digital Camera settings produce brightest colors.
  • Page 15 Perceptual Best choice for printing photographs. Compresses the source gamut into the printer's gamut while maintaining the overall appearance of an image. This may change the overall appearance of an image as all the colors are shifted together. Saturation Best choice for printing bright & saturated colors if you don't necessarily care how accurate the colors are.
  • Page 16 Black Finish This setting determines black toner usage. Auto This option is best for an office environment, with the printer determining which style is better. Glossy This option uses more CMYK and less black, producing a shinier black. Matte This option uses more black and less CMYK, producing a flatter black.
  • Page 17 Custom Gamma Adjustment NOTE This option requires the installation and use of the Storage Device Manager (SDM) utility. See the SDM section for further instructions. You need to create custom gamma profiles using the SDM utility before selecting one here. Click on the arrows to select the profile required.
  • Page 18 Job Option To access Job Option, first select your desired printer from an File → Print application using Then open the drop-down menu directly underneath Printer select Job Option Quality A straightforward selection of the print quality desired. • Fine (the default) = high resolution, slower speed.
  • Page 19 Media Type Many options are available for selecting the thickness of the paper is sufficient. type. Normally Printer Setting Select your desired . Any option, other than Printer Media Type Setting, will override the setting at the printer. Macintosh OS 9x: Operation • 19...

  • Page 20: Job Option List

    Job Option List A list of options to modify the printer. Collate NOTE If the software application being used has a collate print option, it is recommended to use only one collate option to prevent any conflicts in printing, i.e. collate from the software application or collate from the printer driver Media Check...

  • Page 21: Job Accounting

    Page Rotate Checking this will rotate the printed material on the page 180 degrees. Toner Saving Checking this will enable toner saving. Job Accounting This plug-in, designed specifically for your printer, provides job accounting features that allow you to track printer usage, calculate printing costs, and specify user access to the printer, including setting rights to print black and white only or to print color as well.
  • Page 22 Using Job Accounting Select on the menu. Print Windows... File Ensure that your printer model is selected, then open the drop-down menu directly underneath and select Printer: Accounting Enter your and press the button User Name Password Print to proceed with your print job. Your is not necessarily User Name the same as your network login.

  • Page 23: Job Type

    Job Type This plug-in allows you to utilize the printer driver’s Job Spool, Secure Print, Proof and Print and Store to HDD features. NOTES • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, is displayed and only one DISK FULL copy printed.
  • Page 24 Normal This is the default setting for which no further action is required. Job Spool If you wish to spool your print job to the printer’s hard drive, select Job Spool Secure This feature allows you to print confidential documents on printers that are shared with other users in a network environment.

  • Page 25: Setting Up A Secure Print Job

    Setting Up a Secure Print Job Click Secure Enter a of up to 16 characters. Job Name Enter four digit personal ID number (4-digit password (0000 to 9999)) in the box. ID Number Click to proceed with your print job. Print The document is processed as a print file and stored on the printer’s hard disk.
  • Page 26 Repeat step 3 for each of the remaining digits in the password. SELECT JOB ALL JOBS To print all jobs stored under your password, press ENTER. To – print a specific job, press until the job you wish to print appears on the second line of the display, then press ENTER.
  • Page 27 Press CANCEL. DELETE THE JOB Y=ENTER/N=CANCEL Press ENTER to delete the job, then press ON LINE. NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the document is to use the Storage Device Manager if you are on an AppleTalk network. Please refer to the Storage Device Manager section.

  • Page 28: Proof And Print

    Proof and Print Proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a document for checking before printing multiple copies. First the document is assigned a name and password and processed to a print file. The file is saved on the hard disk drive and one copy prints. If the document is okay for printing, the remaining copies are printed on demand by entering the password through the printer’s front panel.
  • Page 29 Select Proof and Print Enter a of up to 16 characters Job Name Enter four digit personal ID number (4-digit password (0000 to 9999)) in the box. ID Number Click to proceed with your print job. Print The document is processed as a print file and stored on the printer’s hard disk.
  • Page 30 Repeat step 3 for each of the remaining digits in the password. SELECT JOB ALL JOBS – Press until the name of the job you wish to print appears on the second line of the display, then press ENTER. The document prints and is deleted from the hard disk drive. Deleting a Document Before Printing Multiple Copies If the proof is not ready for printing, delete the job from the printer: Press...
  • Page 31 Press CANCEL. DELETE THE JOB Y=ENTER/N=CANCEL Press ENTER to delete the job, then press ON LINE. NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the document is to use the Storage Device Manager if you are on an AppleTalk network. Please refer to the Storage Device Manager section.
  • Page 32 Store To Hard Disk Store to HDD allows print jobs to be stored on the hard disk before printing. This is good for documents which will be used again in the future. NOTES • If the hard disk memory is insufficient for the spooled data, DISK FULL is displayed and only one copy printed.
  • Page 33 Printing a Stored Document from The Front Panel N INE NTER ANCEL Press to enter the menu mode. PRINT JOBS MENU Press ENTER. ENTER PASSWORD **** – to set the number for the first digit of the password, then press ENTER to engage the number and move to the next digit: ENTER PASSWORD 5***...
  • Page 34 Deleting a Stored Document from the Hard Disk Drive To delete a document stored on the Hard Disk Drive: Press to enter the menu mode. PRINT JOBS MENU Press ENTER. ENTER PASSWORD **** – to set the number for the first digit of the password, then press ENTER to engage the number and move to the next digit: ENTER PASSWORD...
  • Page 35 Press ENTER to delete the job, then press ON LINE. NOTE An alternative method of printing or deleting the document is to use the Storage Device Manager if you are on an AppleTalk network. Please refer to the Storage Device Manager section. Run Maintenance Cycle Before Printing Selecting this option causes the printer to automatically clean itself before printing.

  • Page 36: General Printing Directions

    General Printing Directions What follows are descriptions of common printing issues common to the Macintosh environment. This section does not attempt to cover all the options that might occur, but rather, the typical printing operations that can benefit from detailed descriptions. You can also refer to your Macintosh online help or manual for further information.
  • Page 37 From the screen, select the options desired. Layout a. For Multiple Pages, access Pages per sheet b. Select the desired direction. c. Select a border between the sheets, if desired. Click to print or to save and close the printer Print Save Settings dialog box.

  • Page 38: Duplex (Printing On Both Sides Of The Sheet)

    Duplex (Printing on Both Sides of the Sheet) Note:The optional duplex unit must be installed in the printer and enabled before duplex printing can be carried out. Select your desired printer from an application using → File Print Open the drop-down menu directly underneath Printer: select Layout...
  • Page 39 a. Select Print on Both Sides. b. Select the Binding. This sets how the printing on the back side of the sheet is oriented with respect to the front side. NOTE • Duplex printing can only be carried out on standard paper sizes and paper weights between 20 and 28 lb.

  • Page 40: Collating

    Collating If the software application being used has a collate print option, it is recommended to use only one collate option to prevent any conflicts in printing, i.e. collate from the software application or collate from the printer driver. Select your desired printer from an application using →...

  • Page 41: Utilities

    Utilities _______________________ This section explains how to install and use the utilities supplied with your printer. Storage Device Manager • Admin Setup Utility • Job Accounting • General Information Storage Device Manager Using the software improves the internal performance of the printer allowing you to adjust printer options.

  • Page 42: Installation Procedures

    Installation Procedures Insert the driver CD supplied with your printer into the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD icon that appears on the desktop. Open the folder and double-click the icon. Mac Installer Click and accept the license agreement. Continue Select to access the Utility Installation.

  • Page 43: Storage Device Manager (Sdm) Operation

    Storage Device Manager (SDM) Operation Important! • When attempting to open the application, ensure that the default printer is connected and turned on. • If your default printer is a virtual printer, the application will return the error message “This utility does not support this interface.” Re-set your default printer to a real printer.
  • Page 44 Undo button Clicking this button restores the settings in the dialog box effective before any changes that may have been made. Note:This button is grayed out and disabled if no change has been made to the settings in this dialog box. Options button Clicking this button displays the Option dialog box where printer options can be set.

  • Page 45: Sdm Options

    SDM Options For each option, click on the drop-down arrows to select your choice. → To load your changes, select from the menu. File Update Manual Timeout Specifies how many seconds the printer waits for paper to be fed before cancelling the job. Printing Timeout This parameter determines how long the printer waits for paper to be inserted after a request.

  • Page 46: Sdm Menu Items

    Power Save This will enable Power Save Delay. Power Save Delay When no input is received for the specified time, the printer will enter Power Save Mode. SDM Menu Items Not all menu items are available for the SDM. File Menu Menu Item Value Description...
  • Page 47 Change Printer Name/Zone Utilities Menu Item This will change the name that is stored in the Postscript interpreter in the printer. However, this will not change the name displayed in the Chooser - only the Admin Setup utility has that ability. →...
  • Page 48 Download File Utilities Menu Item This utility allows you to download to the printer’s hard drive PS/PDF/ Font files for faster printing. The printer will automatically print the PS/PDF files unless they are specified to be stored in the hard disk. →...
  • Page 49 Display Font List Utilities Menu Item To view a listing of the fonts currently available, click → Utilities Display Font List Initialise Disk Utilities Menu Item To initialize the hard disk drive (Careful! This will erase the contents → of the hard disk!), click Utilities Initialise Disk.
  • Page 50 PS Gamma Adjuster Utilities Menu Item This option allows adjusting the gamma output, or toner density. The Gamma Curve profile is sent to the printer with the print job. → To open PS Gamma Adjuster, click Utilities PS Gamma Adjuster. Because Gamma Curve profiles are tied to the displayed PPD file, click and choose the correct PPD file before...
  • Page 51 a. To add an existing profile to the PPD File list box, highlight the desired profile in the Available Gamma Curves list box, then click the button. b. To delete a Gamma Curve profile from the PPD column, highlight it and click the Delete button.

  • Page 52: Admin Setup Utility

    Open Setup Utility → → Open the program by accessing Local Hard Drive OKI Tools . The utility will automatically search the network for Setup Utility available printers and present the results. Printer Access Highlight with your mouse the printer with which you wish to work.

  • Page 53: File Menu

    WINDOW and protocols utilized. Setup Menu Menu Item Value Description OPENS SETUP Allows changing network OKI DEVICE SETUP WINDOW parameters for selected printer. OPENS RESET RESET Will reset the selected printer. WINDOW Opens Test Print Will perform a test print on...

  • Page 54: Macintosh Os X

    Macintosh OS X Printer Drivers_________________ See your printed Computer Connections & Software Installation Guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to see and/or download a copy of the Computer Connections & Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on printer drivers.

  • Page 55: Operation

    Operation_____________________ This section explains how to change the settings for specific jobs using the driver supplied with your printer. These settings are accessed directly from within an application, normally from within the document print dialog box. Refer to the manufacturer’s guidelines for information on other driver operations.

  • Page 56: Feature Sets: Color

    Feature Sets: Color Color Control OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system and affects RGB data only. This is the default setting and provides the fastest, best color matching for your printer. Postscript Color Matching This uses Postscript Color Rendering Dictionaries built-in to the printer, and affects both RGB and CMYK data.
  • Page 57 No Color Matching No color correction occurs when selected. This option is beneficial when other matching regimens are used, specifically if you select a Color Simulation option. Print In Grayscale No color will print. The printer will interpret all colors as a variation of grays.
  • Page 58 Digital Camera Optimized for printing photographs taken with a digital camera. This tends to produce prints with lighter and brighter colors. For some photographs, other settings may be better depending on the subjects and the conditions under which they were taken. Vivid or Digital Camera settings produce brightest colors.
  • Page 59 Saturation Best choice for printing bright and saturated colors if you don't necessarily care how accurate the colors are. This makes it the recommended choice for graphs, charts, diagrams etc. Maps fully saturated colors in the source gamut to fully saturated colors in the printer's gamut.
  • Page 60 Separations This option affects output only, allowing you to print all colors or separate splates. NOTE You must select a non-generic PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for a printer that supports color separations. Macintosh OS X: Operation • 60...

  • Page 61: Feature Sets: Job Options

    Feature Sets: Job Options Macintosh OS X: Operation • 61...
  • Page 62 Collate This option is useful when printing multiple copies of large documents and you want to print them in sequence. NOTE If your software application has a collate option, use it instead of the collate option in the printer driver. Macintosh OS X: Operation •...
  • Page 63 Toner Saving Checking this will enable toner saving but reduce print quality. Page Rotate Checking this will rotate the printed material on the page 180 degrees. Macintosh OS X: Operation • 63...

  • Page 64: Feature Sets: Paper Feed Options

    Feature Sets: Paper Feed Options Media Check Sets whether the printer checks the matching of paper size to that of the tray. Only standard sizes are checked. Media Type Many options are available for selecting the thickness of the paper type.

  • Page 65: Feature Sets: Quality

    Multipurpose tray is handled as manual feed Select the option desired. The default is No. Feature Sets: Quality Quality A straightforward selection of the print quality desired. Fast: low resolution, fast speed: choose this for quick proofing • of drafts. Fine: the default - high resolution, slower speed: Provides •...

  • Page 66: General Printing Directions

    Black Finish This setting determines Black Toner usage only. Auto: This option is best for an office environment, with the • printer determining which style is better. Glossy: This options produces printing with a more glossy fin- • ish. Matte: This option uses more Black and less CMYK while pro- •...

  • Page 67: Collating

    Collating If the software application being used has a collate print option, it is recommended to use only one collate option to prevent any conflicts in printing, i.e. collate from the software application or collate from the printer driver. Select your desired printer from an application using →...

  • Page 68: Multiple Pages On One Sheet

    Multiple Pages on One Sheet Select your desired printer from an application using → File Print Open the drop-down menu at the left and select Layout From the Layout screen, select the options desired. a. For Multiple Pages, access Pages per sheet. b.

  • Page 69: Duplex (Printing On Both Sides Of The Sheet)

    Duplex (Printing on Both Sides of the Sheet) Select your desired printer from an application using → File Print Open the drop-down menu at the left and select Duplex From the screen, select the options desired. Duplex a. Select Print on Both Sides.

  • Page 70: Paper Feed/Type Select

    Paper Feed/Type Select The Paper Feed option allows the selection of different types of paper or trays. The options selected affect only the current document being printed. Select your desired printer from an application using → File Print Open the drop-down menu at left and select Paper Feed Click the arrows button to select the desired option.
  • Page 71 From the various options presented, make your desired selection. Auto Select If you have identical paper stock loaded in the Multi-Purpose Tray or the optional Second Paper Tray, you can have the printer automatically switch to the other tray when the current tray runs out of paper.

  • Page 72: Utilities

    Utilities _______________________ NOTE Other utilities are unavailable for Mac OS X (10.2) and will only run on Mac Classic OS. Apple ColorSync Utility Apple provides a ColorSync Utility that allows selection of the ICC color profile for your display and for the printer. Setting the Display (Monitor) Profile The Display profile will attempt to calibrate the display to more closely match the printer’s output.
  • Page 73 Click the arrow next to and select your monitor. In the Displays area click the arrow and select to access Current Profile Other... the Color Profile. Click the desired ICC Profile and then click Open Macintosh OS X: Utilities • 73...

  • Page 74: Setting The Printer Profile

    Setting the Printer Profile Navigate to the utility by accessing your Local Hard → → → Drive Applications Utilities ColorSync → Utility Devices Macintosh OS X: Utilities • 74...
  • Page 75 Click the arrow next to and select your printer, then click Printers . Under , click the arrow and select Color(sRGB) Current Profile to access the Color Profile. Other... Click the desired profile, then click Open Macintosh OS X: Utilities • 75...

  • Page 76: Ps Gamma Adjuster Utility

    PS Gamma Adjuster Utility This option allows adjusting the gamma output, or toner density, when printing from the printer. The Gamma Curve profile is sent to the printer with the print job. Installing PS Gamma Adjuster If you chose not to install the PS Gamma Adjuster utility when you installed the printer driver: Insert the driver CD supplied with your printer in the CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 77: Using Ps Gamma Adjuster

    Select to access the Utility Installation. Custom Install Click in the box to the left the PS Gamma Adjuster Utility, then click the button. Install Using PS Gamma Adjuster To open PS Gamma Adjuster, double-click your local hard drive icon →...
  • Page 78 b. To delete a Gamma Curve profile from the PPD column, highlight it and click the Delete button. c. To move an edited PPD File profile back to the Available Gamma Curves column to store it for later use, highlight it in the PPD FIle list box and click the Remove button.

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