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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.
For your information, a summary of the main features of your printer is given below. PRINTER FEATURES > Four different models to choose from: B4200, B4300, B4300n (n denotes Network Interface Card included), B4300nPS (nPS denotes Network Interface Card and PostScript PS Level 3 emulation DIMM included) >...
> Second paper tray: to increase your printer’s paper handling capacity by 500 sheets (80g/m²) > Multi-purpose tray: to extend the range of media your printer can accommodate (capacity 100 sheets (80g/m²) or 50 envelopes) > One of the following can be added: 8MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4300, B4300n 16MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional...
ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is your user’s guide (check the Oki Europe website, www.okieurope.com, for the most up-to-date version) for your printer and forms part of the overall user support listed below: > Quick set-up guide: to describe how to unpack, connect and power up your printer.
PRINTING PAGES The whole manual, Individual pages, or sections may be printed. The procedure is: From the toolbar, select [File], then [Print] (or press the Ctrl + P keys). Choose which pages you wish to print: [All pages], for the entire manual. [Current page] for the page at which you are looking.
ABBREVIATIONS USED The following abbreviations are used in this manual: Abbreviation Meaning Ctrl Control dots per inch DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module network card installed Light Emitting Diode Manual Feed Tray Multi-purpose Tray Network Interface Card Printer Control Language PostScript (emulation) PostScript Emulation Random Access Memory SIDM...
PRINTER COMPONENTS Apart from the Operator panels, which are described in the next chapter, the B4200, B4300, B4300n and B4300nPS printers look similar from the outside. The important components are identified in the representations below. Operator panel (B4300 shown) Top paper exit bin (150 sheets, face down)
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LED array Image drum Manual feed tray (single sheet) (shown in closed position) Paper feed tray (250 sheets) Toner cartridge Fuser unit Top cover · ¯ PRINTER COMPONENTS > 13...
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Cooling fan USB interface connection Parallel interface connection Second paper tray (optional) connection Network card (not available on B4200, standard on B4300n, B4300nPS and optional on B4300) RS232 serial interface card (optional on B4300 only) Multipurpose tray (optional) connection PRINTER COMPONENTS > 14...
OPERATOR PANELS This chapter describes the function of the operator panels on the B4200 and B4300, B4300n, B4300nPS printers. It is useful to describe the Status Monitor software at this point as it provides the B4200 status information and the equivalent of the menu control panel on the B4300, B4300n, B4300nPS.
B4200 OPERATOR PANEL The B4200 operator panel consists of 4 indicating LEDs and a control button. From left to right, the LEDs indicate Power On, Ready, Manual feed and Error. LED INDICATORS The LED indicators show the status of the printer and have five operating conditions as follows: >...
> Indicator off off - the printer is off-line off-line off-line off-line and cannot receive data. The meaning of the indicator LEDs when they flash (x) is summarised as follows: Flash type Ready Manual feed Error Meaning (Green) (Amber) (Amber) Flash 1 –...
The secondary functions of the control button are activated after turning the printer off line, then pressing and holding the switch for at least two seconds before releasing. The secondary functions are as follows: > Printing the demo and menu pages. NOTE Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor.
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Using the Printer Status Monitor Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the printer settings are carried out as follows: Click on [Start], [Programs] and select the Status Monito Status Monitor. The Status Monito Status Monito current printer status is shown. Click on the window maximise maximise button and the view will maximise...
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series of tabs described in outline below. At all stages, detailed on- line help is provided via the Help Help button. Help Help Paper Paper: set paper size for standard tray, secondary tray, MPF Paper Paper and manual feed, tray sequence and default number of copies. Layout: set paper cassette size, printer emulation, lines per Layout Layout...
Preferences Tab Selecting this tab provides the means to choose the information displayed by the Status Monitor and how/when the Status Monitor appears. The default Alert view setting ensures that the Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention e.g. toner low. MENU FUNCTIONS The printer menu settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen collectively on a printed Menu Map.
B4300, B4300n, B4300nPS printers. Note, however, that the RS232 Menu and Network Menu are not relevant to the B4200 printer. CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE Carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed in the Status Monitor.
B4300, B4300N, B4300NPS OPERATOR PANEL The B4300, B4300n, B4300nPS operator panel consists of a menu driven control panel, an LCD display and a LED indicator. PANEL ELEMENTS Ready indicator (green). ON - ready to receive data. FLASHING indicates processing data or error. Liquid crystal display.
Item (–) button. Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous menu item. Online button. Press to switch between online and offline status. NOTE When pressed in Menu mode, the Online button returns the printer to ONLINE status. When pressed with DATA PRESENT displayed, it forces the printer to print out the remaining data in the printer.
Information Menu This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer. INFORMATION MENU Item Action PRINT MENU MAP Execute PRINT FILE LIST Execute PRINT PCL FONT Execute PRINT PSE FONT Execute PRINT IBM PPR FONT Execute PRINT EPSON FX FONT Execute...
Media Menu This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. MEDIA MENU Item Default Remarks T1 SIZE A4 SIZE T1 TYPE PLAIN T1 WEIGHT MEDIUM T2 SIZE A4 SIZE When tray 2 is installed T2 TYPE PLAIN When tray 2 is installed T2 WEIGHT...
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Item Default Remarks WAIT TIME 40 SEC LOW TNR CONT JAM RCVR ERR REP LANGUAGE ENGLISH PCL emulation This menu controls the printer’s PCL emulation. PCL MENU Item Default Remarks FONT SRC RESDENT FONT No. I000 FONT CPI 10.00 FONT HGT 12.00...
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PPR MENU Item Default Remarks BLNKSKIP CR FUNC LF FUNC LINELENG 80 COL FORMLENG TOF POS 0.0 INCH L MRGN 0.0 INCH FIT2LTR DISABLE TEXT HGT SAME FX Emulation This menu controls the printer’s FX emulation. PPR MENU Item Default Remarks PITCH 10 CPI...
Parallel menu This menu controls the operation of the printer’s parallel data interface. PARALLEL MENU Item Default Remarks PARALLEL ENABLE BI-DIRCT ENABLE ENABLE ACKWIDTH NARROW ACK/BUSY I-PRIME DISABLE OFF REC DISABLE Only when PSE is installed RS232C menu This menu controls the operation of the printer’s RS232C data interface.
USB menu This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data interface. USB MENU Item Default Remarks ENABLE SOFT RST DISABLE SPEED 480Mbps OFF REC DISABLE Only when PSE is installed Network menu This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/100Base- TX network interface.
Memory menu This menu determines how printer memory is used. MEMORY MENU Item Default Remarks REC BUF AUTO RSRC SAV System adjustment menu This menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the printed page in steps of 0.25mm. SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU Item Default Remarks...
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.
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Press the Item button until the display prompts you to print the menu map. Press the Select button to print the menu map. Press the Online button to return the printer to online status when the menu map is printed. OPERATOR PANELS >...
PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS For guidance on the media you can use with your printer, which input tray and which ejection method to use, see the section entitled “Paper and tray information” in the “Specifications” chapter. PAPER AND ENVELOPE TYPES The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in your printer: >...
TRANSPARENCIES AND ADHESIVE LABELS The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following guidelines when selecting transparencies and adhesive labels for use in your printer: > Always use manual feed. > Always use rear output. > Media must be designed for use in laser printers or photocopiers and must be able to withstand 200°C for 0.1 sec.
INSTALLING PAPER NOTE If you are topping up the paper in a paper tray, it is recommended that you remove the remaining paper from the tray first then add the new paper stock followed by the paper you removed. This ensures that the oldest paper is used first to help prevent paper jams.
Adjust the rear paper support (2) to the size of paper you are using by gripping the lugs (3), tilting and sliding the support forwards or backwards as necessary. Adjust the paper guides (1). It is important to adjust the paper guides correctly to ensure that the paper is not skewed in the print process.
AUTOMATIC FEED SEQUENCE With no optional feed trays installed, the Autotray function in the Print Menu is set by default to OFF and the Traysequence function is set to DOWN. Ensure that the Autotray function is set to ON (default) when you have either or both optional feed trays installed.
HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER OR CARDSTOCK The normal paper path from a main paper tray to the top output stack involves two complete U-turns. This may sometimes cause very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed. Use the manual feed (multi-purpose) tray to feed this type of paper and the rear paper exit to collect printed output.
B4200 The print quality for different types of paper is adjusted by changing the media type as follows: Start the Status Monitor Status Monitor.
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Start the Status Monitor Status Monitor Status Monitor. Status Monitor Click on [Printer Setup] tab - [Printer Menu] button - [Paper tab] - [Manual Feed] button. Adjust the media type to Transparency and the paper size to the size of the transparency being used. Click on the [Apply] button, [Close] button then [OK] button to set the printer for transparencies.
B4300, B4300N, B4300NPS Using the control panel on your printer, you can choose: > which paper to use > the size of the paper you wish to use > the weight of the paper (thickness) > the type of paper NOTE >...
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Press the Select Select Select Select button. A plus (+) appears next to the selected paper feed. NOTE When the AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON and more than one paper tray is fitted, paper feed automatically switches to the next available paper tray, providing non-stop printing.
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Media type and weight Set media type and weight as follows: CAUTION! If media type or media weight are not correctly set, print quality deteriorates and the fuser roller may be damaged. Press the Online button to return the printer to offline status. Press the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed, then press the Select button.
INTERFACES Your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces: Parallel – For direct connection to a PC. This port requires a bi-directional (IEEE 1384 compliant) parallel cable. USB – For connection to a PC running Windows 98 or above (not Windows 95 upgraded to Windows 98) or Macintosh.
PRINTER DRIVERS This chapter describes how to install a printer driver on two types of operating system – Windows and Macintosh. The printer drivers are all contained on the printer driver CD-ROM (CD1). Please refer to the readme file on this CD for the latest information on printer driver installation.
Click on [OK]. Click on [Driver Installation] then [Install Printer Driver] and follow the on-screen prompts to complete your printer driver installation. For the B4200 only, after installing the driver(s) click on Software Utilities, select and install the Status Monitor. NOTE >...
MACINTOSH OPERATING SYSTEMS Please refer to the readme file on CD1 for details on installing the appropriate Macintosh drivers. INSTALLED OPTIONS Ensure that any installed options are enabled in the printer driver. PRINTER DRIVERS > 48...
OPERATION This chapter provides a broad outline of how to operate your printer from either a Windows or a Macintosh environment. In the former, while PCL emulation is available on all printer models, PS emulation is standard only on the B4300nPS model and is optional on the B4300 and B4300n models.
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PCL emulation The tabs available are the Setup Tab, the Job Options Tab and the Image Tab. Setup tab. Paper size should be the same as the page size of your document (unless you wish to scale the printout to fit another size), and should also be the same as the size of paper you will feed into the printer.
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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. A single on-screen button restores the default settings. OPERATION > 51...
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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.
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example, may be faster. These effects are more pronounced for graphics printing than for text printing. You can set a degree of toner saving for particular print jobs. You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively, although you will need to top up the paper tray during such a long print run.
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Image tab Dithering produces an intermediate greyscale by adjusting the combination of dots used in printing. Selecting a setting determines the degree of detail with which a graphics image will be printed. Mesh determines that a screen of dots is used for dithering while Line Art determines that an array of lines is used for dithering.
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PS emulation The tabs available are the Layout Tab, the Paper/Quality Tab and the Job Options Tab. Layout tab Page orientation can be set to portrait (tall), landscape (wide) or landscape rotated by 180 degrees. Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to front of the document.
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Click the Advanced button to be able to set further document options as follows: Select the required printed paper size. You can substitute another font for TrueType Font. You can set other document options as required, including PostScript options and printer features. OPERATION >...
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Paper/Quality tab You can set the paper source or leave it as automatic selection and by using the Advanced button you have access to the same set of options as described above for the Layout Tab. OPERATION > 57...
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Job Options tab The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. > The highest Fine 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.
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Using the Advanced button gives you access to the facility to set mirror image printing or negative image printing. A single on-screen button restores the default settings. OPERATION > 59...
SETTING FROM WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL When you open the driver properties window directly from Windows, rather than from within an application program, a somewhat more extensive range of settings is provided. Changes made here will generally affect all documents you print from Windows applications, and will be remembered from one Windows session to the next.
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This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working. NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems. OPERATION > 61...
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Advanced tab You can specify which times of day your printer will be available. Indicates current priority, from 1 (lowest) to 99 (highest). Highest priority documents will print first. Specifies that documents should be spooled (stored in a special print file) before being printed. The document is then printed in the background, allowing your application program to become available more quickly.
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This specifies that the document should not be spooled, but printed directly. Your application will not normally be ready for further use until the print job is complete. This requires less disk space on your computer, since there is no spool file. Directs the spooler to check the document setup and match it to the printer setup before sending the document to print.
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printer to help each user find their own documents in the output stack. NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems. Device Options tab In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer.
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PS emulation The main tabs are the General Tab, Advanced Tab and Device Settings Tab. The General and Advanced tabs are the same as for PCL emulation described earlier. Device Settings tab You can set the desired paper sizes in each of the available paper feed trays.
25,000 A4 pages* 42102802 typical for continuous printing Please always use genuine Oki consumables. TONER CARTRIDGE LIFE How long your toner cartridge lasts depends on the print density; the percentage of the page that prints black. A typical letter has 3% to 5% print density;...
WHEN TO REPLACE THE TONER CARTRIDGE B4200 Replace the toner cartridge after Toner Low displays in the printer Status Monitor. Also, the Error LED indicator slowly blinks when toner is low. After Toner Low displays, the printer will print about 100 more pages then display Toner Empty and stop printing.
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Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the top cover. Press the top cover release button and open the printer’s top cover fully. WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser may be hot. This area is clearly labelled.
WHEN TO REPLACE THE IMAGE DRUM B4200 When the drum reaches 90% of its life, a CHANGE DRUM message is displayed in the printer Status Monitor. Also, the Error LED indicator slowly blinks when the image drum requires changing.
After replacing the image drum, reset the drum counter to keep a correct count of the number of pages printed on the image drum. B4200 Start the Status Monitor for the printer. Click on Printer Setup tab - Printer Menu button - Maintenance 1 tab.
If the printed page shows signs of fading, streaking or erratic marks, the problem may be cleared by generating a drum cleaning page as follows. B4200 Using the printer Status Monitor Start the Status Monitor for the printer. Click on [Printer Setup] tab - [Printer Menu] button - [Test Print tab] - [Cleaning] button.
Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of A4 plain paper between the paper guides. Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE MENU is displayed, then press the Select Select button. Select Select Press the Item button until CLEANING PAGE is displayed. Press the Select Select button.
B4200 Both status and error messages are displayed in your chosen language in the Status Monitor, error messages being accompanied by the appropriate flashing of the Error indicator.
PAPER JAMS Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on use of print media, and you keep the media in good condition prior to use, your printer should give years of reliable service. However, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section explains how to clear them quickly and simply.
INPUT JAM Remove the paper tray from the printer. Remove any crumpled or folded paper. Remove any paper from the underside of the printer. Replace the paper tray. After successful removal of any damaged or misfed paper, the printer should continue printing. FEED JAM OR EXIT JAM Remove the tray and clear any misfed sheets as given above.
The printer will warm up and commence printing when ready. The page lost through the jam will normally be reprinted. NOTE If the edge of the jammed paper protrudes (or can be seen) from the exit, reinstall the image drum, close the top cover and switch the printer on. Remove the jammed paper from the exit when the exit roller begins rotating after a few seconds after switching on.
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Symptom Problem Solution Vertical white Toner is low and does Replace toner cartridge. Check drum and streaking or faint not distribute properly, replace the drum, if necessary. Contact areas on page. or the drum is worn out. service. LED array is dirty. Clean LED array.
SOFTWARE PROBLEMS Your software (operating environment, applications and printer drivers) controls the printing process. Make sure you have selected the right driver for use with your printer. See your software documentation for more information. Symptom Problem Solution Printing is garbled. Incorrect driver is Install an appropriate driver.
HARDWARE PROBLEMS Symptom Problem Solution Graphic image prints Insufficient printer Change the resolution, reduce the image partly on one page, memory for this image size, or install more memory in your partly on the next. at this resolution. printer. When you try to print Configuration error.
INSTALLING OPTIONS The following options are available to extend the performance of your printer: > 10/100 BASE-TX Network Interface Card: to make the B4300 network compatible > 16MB RAM DIMM: to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large files >...
PAPER AND TRAY INFORMATION Feed and ejection methods vary depending on the type, size and thickness of medium used. Use the chart below and the notes/ symbols/terms on the following page for initial guidance. (Minor variations to settings may be necessary depending on user setup and environmental conditions.) Feed Ejection...
NOTES/SYMBOLS/TERMS Notes: When an optional second paper tray is used, the original tray is referred to as Tray 1 and the optional tray as Tray 2. It is not possible to use custom paper sizes with the PS emulation driver. Tray 2 can accommodate paper with width of 148 to 216mm and length of 210 to 316mm.
Heavyweight paper or cardstock ..39 Advanced features enabling or disabling....63 Image drum Life .........70 Changing display language Replacing ........70 B4200........22 Resetting counter B4200 ..71 B4300........32 Resetting counter B4300 ..71 Cleaning page Input paper jam ......76 B4200........72 installed options B4300........72 Macintosh .......48 control button Windows .........47...
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Cleaning LED array....73 Page orientation Cleaning page B4200 ....72 setting in Windows ... 52 Cleaning page B4300 ....72 Paper media settings Envelope types ......34 B4200........40 Exit jam ........76 B4300........42 Feed jam .........76 menu functions feed sequence ......38 B4200........21 Input jam.........76 B4300........24...
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Paper & envelope types ...34 B4200........74 Quality problems .....77 B4300........74 Transparencies......40 status monitor ......18 Transparency types ....35 support materials ......9 Priority print queue priority....62 Toner Cartridge life ......67 Ready LED how to replace......68 B4200........16 Replacing ........68 B4300........23 Troubleshooting Resolution Hardware problems ....80 setting in Windows ...
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