This product complies with the re- tion in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to- quirements of the Council Directives date. Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of er- 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC amend- rors beyond its control. Oki also cannot guarantee that...
English Safety instructions This printer has been carefully designed to give years of • Do not use the printer near water, or spill liquid safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equip- of any kind into it. ment, however, there are a few basic precautions that •...
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Opening a cover may expose you to shocks or other hazards. • Do not make any adjustments other than those outlined in the user’s guide as damage may be caused to the printer. Oki DP-5000...
Flexible media handling using many grades of paper and card. • VPhoto mode without primer - when Laser Paper (Oki High Grade or equivalent) is selected, the • Easy to change ink cartridges. need for using a primer is removed. Printing reso- •...
English Dye sublimation (optional) Overlay printing Selecting Overlay in the printer driver leaves the paper Dye sublimation printing is an optional upgrade which allows continuous tone (i.e. no dots) printing at 600 dpi in the printer after printing is completed in order for you resolution.
Remove the two pieces of carriage packing mate- rial (1) from inside the printer. Open the front cover (1) by pushing the front cover release button (2) to release the internal Oki DP-5000...
English Press down on the release lever (2) Carefully close the front cover after removing all the carriage packing material. Remove the tape (3) from the metal frame, and move the smaller packing piece (1) to the left Note: Retain the packaging material to protect the Remove the other tape (4) from the carriage printer during transit if the printer has to be moved.
Insert the free end of the power cable into a suita- ble AC power source (such as a wall socket). You may install any ink cartridge in any of the 8 car- tridge holders using a maximum of 7 ink cartridges. Oki DP-5000...
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English The printer automatically recognizes which type of car- tridge is installed in each holder Caution: Move the carriage only at the points indicated by the large arrows below. DO NOT push or move the the carriage by its print head (1), spindles (2), or ribbon posts (3). These components are easily damaged.
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To remove an upper cartridge, grasp the cartridge locked into the holder, and that there is no slack by the edges and gently push it towards its move- in the ribbon. able cartridge clip until the pedestal pops up and the cartridge is released. Oki DP-5000...
English Usage guidelines Colours Printing Mode Properties & Coatings Caution: Cyan, Magenta, For use only with dye sublimaton Yellow, Black, Sublimation upgrade kit. Dye sublimation inks Use dye sublimation ink cartridges only with dye sublima- Overcoat offer continuous tone photographic tion paper.
Dye sublimation media Provides maximum quality using dye subli- mation printing. Fan the paper once and place the paper in the sheet feeder. Note: Do not use creased or curled paper, this can cause the paper to misfeed. Oki DP-5000...
Push the power button on the printer to turn it on. tosh computer, follow these steps: Turn on your computer. Insert the OKI DP-5000 installation disk into your CD-ROM drive. Installing Windows printer driver Open the English folder, and then double-click on the OKI DP-5000 icon.
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