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  • Page 1 C3450 User’s Guide C3450n C3000...

  • Page 2: Preface

    While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein. The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Europe website: http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com Copyright ©...

  • Page 3: Emergency First Aid

    4-11-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8551, Japan EU/A MPORTER TO THE UTHORISED EPRESENTATIVE Oki Europe Limited (trading as OKI Printing Solutions) Central House Balfour Road Hounslow TW3 1HY United Kingdom For all sales, support and general enquiries contact your local distributor.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ONTENTS Preface ........2 Emergency First Aid ......3 Manufacturer: .
  • Page 5 Printer options ......47 Printing ........50 Test printing .
  • Page 6 Index........118 Oki contact details ......120...

  • Page 7: Notes, Cautions And Warnings

    OTES AUTIONS AND ARNINGS NOTE A note provides additional information to supplement the main text which may help you to use and understand the product. CAUTION! A caution provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or damage.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    NTRODUCTION Congratulations on buying this 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 office print media. Your printer includes these features: >...

  • Page 9: Printer Overview

    RINTER OVERVIEW RONT VIEW 1. Printer cover. 5. Cassette Tray. Standard blank paper tray. 2. Operation Panel. Holds up to 250 sheets of Status LEDs and operator 80g/m² paper. buttons. 6. Printer Cover Open 3. Multi Purpose Feeder Tray Release (push to open). Release.

  • Page 10: Rear View

    EAR VIEW This view shows the connection panel and the rear output stacker. TEST 9. Output stacker, face down. 11. AC Power Socket. Standard printed copy delivery 12. USB interface and LAN Port point. Holds up to 150 sheets at USB cable must be of length 2m 80g/m².

  • Page 11: Inside Your Printer

    NSIDE YOUR PRINTER 13. Fuser unit. 16. Image drum units. The Fuser unit contains a heated The toner from the toner roller that fixes toner to the print cartridges adheres to the outer media (paper or card). plate of the image drum. The image drum then transfers the 14.

  • Page 12: The Operation Panel

    PERATION ANEL The Operation Panel allows operator intervention and indicates both when the printer is operating normally and when it requires attention. Detailed printer status is provided by the Status Monitor in Windows or Printer Driver in Mac. (See “Using the Status Monitor”...
  • Page 13 Function The results of operating the switches in different contexts are summarised below: STATUS ONLINE SWITCH CANCEL SWITCH BEFORE PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESS PRESSING ON LINE Shifts to OFF Prints Prints – – – (idling mode) LINE Menu Demo Print (*1)

  • Page 14: Led Displays

    DISPLAYS General Printer status (as indicated by the LEDs) can be broadly categorised as follows: Normal status (Green): the printer is operating normally e.g. it is ON LINE or processing. Warning status (Amber): you can continue to use the printer without intervention but an error may result. Error status (Amber, blinking): you cannot continue to use the printer.

  • Page 15: More Information

    Illumination and meaning To be able to indicate a large number of status situations both individually and in combination, the LEDs are illuminated as follows: ILLUMINATION STATUS Power (Ready) Power OFF Green ON LINE (idle) Blinking 1 (2S cycle) OFF LINE (this blinking pattern always takes place while an error is occurring) Blinking 2 (500mS cycle)

  • Page 16: Paper Recommendations

    APER RECOMMENDATIONS Your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, including 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 17: Cassette Tray

    ASSETTE TRAY WEIGHT (G/M²) SIZE DIMENSIONS 105 x 148mm 148 x 210mm Light: 64-74g/m² 182 x 257mm Cassette Medium: 75-90g/m² Executive 184.2 x 266.7mm Tray Heavy: 91-120g/m² 210 x 297mm Letter 215.9 x 279.4mm Legal 13in. 216 x 330mm Legal 13.5in. 216 x 343mm Legal 14in.

  • Page 18: Face Down Stacker

    Watermarked or Headed paper should be loaded print side up and top edge into the printer. TRAY WEIGHT (G/M²) SIZE DIMENSIONS 105 x 148mm 148 x 210mm 182 x 257mm Executive 184.2 x 266.7mm 210 x 297mm Letter 215.9 x 279.4mm Light: 64-74g/m²...

  • Page 19: Loading Paper

    OADING APER ASSETTE Remove the Cassette 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 20 Adjust the Rear Stopper (1) and Paper Guides (2) to the size of paper being used. Use the markings on the printer as a guide. Load the paper (1). Use the level indicators (2) as a guide. For letter headed paper, load face down with top edge towards the front of the printer.
  • Page 21 To prevent paper jams: > Do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper. > Do not overfill the Cassette Tray. Capacity depends on the type of paper stock. > Do not load damaged paper. > Do not load paper of different sizes or types at the same time.
  • Page 22 Always use the Face Up (rear) Stacker for heavy paper (card stock etc.). CAUTION! Do not open or close the rear paper exit while printing as it may result in a paper jam. Loading Paper > 22...

  • Page 23: Multi Purpose Tray

    ULTI URPOSE Open the Multi Purpose Tray and press gently down on the Paper Platform (2) to ensure it is latched down. Adjust the Paper Guides (1) to the size of paper you are going to print on, using the markings on the Paper Platform.

  • Page 24: Printing From Windows

    RINTING FROM INDOWS Your printer’s menus provide access to many options. See “Using the printer software” on page 66 for more information. 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 menus, and you print documents from Windows, the settings in the Windows printer driver will override those items in the menus.

  • Page 25: Printing Preferences In Windows Applications

    RINTING PREFERENCES IN INDOWS APPLICATIONS When you choose to print your document from a Windows application program a Print dialog box appears. This dialog usually specifies the name of the printer on which you will print your document. Next to the printer name is a Properties button. When you click Properties a new window opens which contains a short list of the printer settings available in the driver, which you can choose for this document.

  • Page 26: Setup Tab

    ETUP TAB When you click the Properties button from your application’s Print dialog, the driver window opens to allow you to specify your printing preferences for the current document. 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.

  • Page 27: Job Options Tab

    A variety of document finishing options can be selected, such as normal one page per sheet, or N-up (where N can be a maximum of 16) for printing scaled down pages at more than one page per sheet. Select the Poster printing option to print large pages as tiles spread over multiple sheets.
  • Page 28 The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. > The ProQ2400 setting prints at 600 x 600dpi multi- level. This setting requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. It is the best option for printing photographs and reproducing colour details.

  • Page 29: Color Tab

    OLOR TAB Control over the colour output of your printer may be performed automatically, or for advanced control, by 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 Auto.

  • Page 30: Setting From Windows Control Panel

    Black areas may be printed using 100% cyan, magenta and yellow, giving a more glossy appearance (composite black), or using only black toner (true black), giving a more matte appearance. Choosing the Auto setting allows the driver to make the most appropriate choice based on image content.

  • Page 31: Advanced Tab

    This button opens the same windows for items which can be set from within application programs, as described earlier in “Printing preferences in Windows applications” on page 25. Changes you make here, however, will become the new default settings for all Windows applications.
  • Page 32 This specifies that printing should not start until the last page has been spooled. 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 33 printer. For normal printing keep this option enabled. If compatibility problems occur you can disable the feature. However, these advanced options may then not be available, even though the hardware might support them. This button provides access to the same setup windows as when printing from applications.

  • Page 34: Printing From Mac

    RINTING Mac OS 9 is not supported. OS X The information in this section is based on Mac OS X Tiger (10.4). Other versions such as Panther (10.3) and Jaguar(10.2) versions may appear slightly different, but the principles are the same. ETTING RINTING PTIONS...
  • Page 35 Select your printer from the Printer drop-down menu. To change any printer driver settings, select the required options from the “Settings” drop-down menu. You can select more options from the Copies & Pages menu. For a description of these options, see “Print options - Copies &...

  • Page 36: Saving Printing Options

    AVING RINTING PTIONS You can save a set of printer driver options to use for future documents. Open the document you want to print. To change the paper size or page orientation, select File > Page Setup. Select Save As Default from the Settings drop-down menu.

  • Page 37: Page Setup Options

    AGE SETUP OPTIONS This section provides a description of the page setup options available to you. Page Attributes You can select “Save As Default” to use the current Page Setup settings as a standard for all documents. Format for Allows you to select your printer model before changing options such as Paper size and Orientation.

  • Page 38: Print Options - Copies

    & RINT OPTIONS OPIES PAGES Copies This option allows you to enter the number of copies to print. If you select Collate, all pages of the document will print before the next copy prints. Pages You can select whether to print all pages of a document or just a section of it.
  • Page 39 Layout Pages per sheet You can shrink multiple pages and print them on a single sheet of paper. For example, choosing 4-up will tile four of your document's pages across a single sheet of paper. You can control the order in which the documents are tiled and also choose to surround each document page with a border.
  • Page 40 Scheduler This option lets you choose whether to print your document immediately, or defer printing until later. You can also assign a priority to a print job. These features are useful if you are printing large documents that take a long time to print. Printing From Mac >...
  • Page 41 Paper handling Page order You can choose to print your document in the normal page order (1,2,3..) or reverse order (..3,2,1). Print This option allows you to choose whether to print only odd or even numbered pages. This is useful if you are using manual duplex for which you first print all odd pages, re- insert the paper in the printer and then print all even pages.

  • Page 42: Color Conversion

    ColorSync Color conversion For Color Conversion, Standard is the only option available for your printer model. Quartz Filter Choose a Quartz filter if you wish to apply a special effect to your print job, such as Sepia or Blue Tone. This is only available on Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) or later versions.
  • Page 43 Cover page Choosing a cover page may help you to identify your printed document in a large pile of paper. This is useful in a busy office with many people sharing the printer. Paper source This option allows you to select which paper tray to use for your print job.

  • Page 44: Print Quality

    Print quality Print quality Use this option to select the print resolution. The ProQ2400 setting produces the best graphic images, but these images can take longer to print. Photo Enhance Use Photo Enhance to significantly improve quality when printing images. The printer driver analyses any photographic images and processes them to improve the overall appearance.

  • Page 45: Color Mode

    Color Color mode COLOR MODE DESCRIPTION Auto Color The driver selects the most appropriate color settings. Advanced Color Allows you to manually adjust color and black and white settings or select. Grayscale Convert all colors to shades of grey. Printing From Mac > 45...

  • Page 46: Color Matching

    Color matching COLOR DESCRIPTION Monitor (6500K) Optimised for printing photos. Colors are Perceptual printed with emphasis on saturation. Monitor (6500K) Optimised for printing photos, but with even Vivid more saturated colors. Monitor (9300K) Optimised for printing graphics from applications such as Microsoft Office. Colors are printed with emphasis on Lightness.

  • Page 47: Printer Setup Options

    RINTER SETUP OPTIONS RINTER OPTIONS Media weight Select the thickness or type of paper in the printer. It is important to set this correctly as it affects the temperature at which the toner is fused to the paper. For example, if you are printing on normal A4 paper, do not select Labels as this may cause toner smearing and paper jams.
  • Page 48 Always create 100% black (K) toner Select this option if you want the printer to always use only black (K) toner when printing pure black (RGB = 0,0,0). This is effective even when Composite Black (CMYK) is selected in the color options. Run maintenance cycle before printing Depending on printing habits and usage patterns, running the maintenance cycle before printing may ensure the best...
  • Page 49 Summary This option displays a summary of all selected print options for the current job. Printing From Mac > 49...

  • Page 50: Printing

    RINTING This chapter describes how to carry out basic printing tasks using your printer. EST PRINTING RINT A DEMO PAGE Switch on the printer and allow it to warm up. Press the ON LINE button on your printer and hold down for 5 seconds. A demo page should print.
  • Page 51 Select File -> Print and click the Properties button. In the 2-sided printing drop down menu, select either “Long Edge” or “Short Edge” according to your printing preferences. If you require further information, click the Duplex Help button. Then, Click the Print button. Every second page of your document is printed first.
  • Page 52 Take the printed paper from the Output Stacker and place it in the Cassette Tray with the printed side facing up and the bottom of the page facing into the printer. Close the Cassette Tray and press the ON LINE button as directed in the status message.

  • Page 53: Manual Duplex Printing Using The Multi Purpose Tray

    ANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE ULTI URPOSE NOTE: When using the Multi Purpose Tray, feed pages one sheet at a time. Position the paper guides on the Multi Purpose Tray according to the paper size. Place paper one sheet at a time in the Multi Purpose Tray. The paper is automatically gripped in position.

  • Page 54: Printing On Different Media

    Set the paper one page at a time in the Multi Purpose Tray with the printed side facing up and the bottom of the page facing into the printer. Ensure that the paper is gripped in place. Press the ON LINE button. The remaining pages of your document print on the blank side of the paper.

  • Page 55: Printing On Envelopes

    RINTING ON ENVELOPES NOTE: Do not use envelopes with clear windows. Use paper envelopes only. In either the cassette tray or the Multi Purpose Tray, adjust the paper guides using the indicators marked on the printer. Place your envelopes in the tray, face up with the short edge facing into the printer and the flap to the right.

  • Page 56: Setting Other Printing Options

    ETTING OTHER PRINTING OPTIONS This sections briefly describes how to set printing options for your particular print job. IT TO PAGE PRINTING You can choose to print your document on larger or smaller sized paper depending on the size of print media available to you. Insert paper in the Cassette Tray or Multi Purpose Tray in the usual manner.

  • Page 57: Cancelling A Print Job

    ANCELLING A PRINT JOB You can cancel a print job from your software application, from the print queue or by using the CANCEL button on your printer. PRINTING STATE HOW TO CANCEL Document has not Try to cancel printing job within software started printing application Document is waiting in...

  • Page 58: Colour Printing

    OLOUR RINTING The printer drivers supplied with your printer provide several controls for changing the colour output. For general use the automatic settings will suffice, providing reasonable default settings that will produce good results for most documents. Many applications have their own colour settings, and these may override the settings in the printer driver.
  • Page 59 Viewing conditions A print can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colours in a print may look different when viewed standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver colour settings The driver settings for Manual colour can change the appearance of a print.

  • Page 60: Tips For Printing In Colour

    IPS FOR PRINTING IN COLOUR The following guidelines may help you to achieve good colour output from your printer. RINTING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES Use the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting. If the colours look too dull, try the Monitor (6500k) Vivid or Digital Camera settings.

  • Page 61: Accessing The Colour Matching Options

    CCESSING 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. To open colour matching options from the Windows Control Panel: Open the Printers window (called “Printers and Faxes”...

  • Page 62: Setting The Colour Matching Options

    ETTING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS On the Colour tab select Advanced Colour ((1) below) for Colour Matching. Choose the Manual colour setting (2) and select from the following options: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimised for printing photographs. Colours are printed with emphasis on saturation. Colour Printing >...

  • Page 63: Using The Colour Swatch Feature

    Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimised for printing photographs, but with even more saturated colours than the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting. Monitor (9300k) Optimised for printing graphics from applications such as Microsoft Office. Colours are printed with emphasis on Lightness. Digital Camera Optimised for printing photographs taken with a digital camera.
  • Page 64 An example of using the Colour Swatch function: You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red. The steps you would follow are: Print a colour swatch, then select the shade of red that best suits your needs. Take a note of the RGB value for the particular shade that you liked.

  • Page 65: Using The Colour Correct Utility

    SING THE OLOUR ORRECT TILITY The Oki Colour Correct Utility is provided on your printer driver CD-ROM. You must install it separately since it is not installed along with the printer driver. The Colour Correct utility has the following features: >...

  • Page 66: Using The Printer Software

    SING THE PRINTER SOFTWARE TATUS ONITOR INDOWS ONLY The Status Monitor software is distinct from and installed separately from the driver software. NOTE For reliable operation of the Status Monitor, ensure that the USB cable is of length 2m maximum. The Status Monitor provides a readable indication of the printer status as displayed on the indicator LEDs on the Operation Panel (see “The Operation Panel”...

  • Page 67: Using The Status Monitor

    Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the printer menu settings are carried out though the Status Monitor. Click on Start, All Programs and select Okidata OKI 3450 Status Monitor. The current printer status is shown. RINTER...
  • Page 68 The Printer Menu button enables you to access the printer menu settings. From the printer menu, you can configure your printer settings. Using the printer software > 68...

  • Page 69: Preferences Tab

    REFERENCES 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 (Pop up on alerts) ensures that the Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention e.g.

  • Page 70: Printer Functions (User Settings)

    RINTER FUNCTIONS ETTINGS The printer settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen collectively on a printed Menu Map (or Status Page). To print a status page, press printer ON LINE button and hold for 2 seconds. ETTINGS On the Status Monitor Setup tab, click Printer Menu. The User Settings Print Menu appears.
  • Page 71 Administrator Settings This menu is intended to be used only by designated staff. On the User Settings window, select Display -> Administrator Menu. The User Settings menu is updated to include the Administrator menu options. The Administrator Settings menu has the settable items, including access to the user menus.
  • Page 72 (as shown below), in the top left hand corner. To undo a change, click the Undo changed settings icon. NOTE You can access the printer menu settings window direct by clicking Start, All Programs and selecting Okidata OKI 3450. Using the printer software > 72...

  • Page 73: Printer Menu Utility (Mac Only)

    It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by settings made in the 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 74: Print Menu

    RINT MENU This menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions. PRINT MENU ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION COPIES 1-999 Enter the number of copies of a document to be printed from 1 to 999. MANUAL FEED ON/OFF Selects the default tray for paper feed, (Multi Purpose Cassette Tray or Multi Purpose Tray.
  • Page 75 MEDIA MENU ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION MANUAL (Multi A4 / A5 / A6 / Selects the size of paper to be fed Purpose Tray) B5LETTER from the Multi Purpose Tray. For EXECUTIVE CUSTOM setting see X-DIMENSION - PAPER SIZE LEGAL14 and Y-DIMENSION later in this table. LEGAL13 LEGAL13.5 CUSTOM...

  • Page 76: Colour Menu

    OLOUR 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 77: System Configuration Menu

    YSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU ITEMS SETTINGS EXPLANATION STATUS PAGE ENABLED Automatically prints status on power up. AUTO PRINT DISABLED TIME TO POWER 5 MIN Adjusts the idling time before the printer SAVE MODE 15 MIN...

  • Page 78: Usb Menu

    MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data interface. USB MENU ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION SOFTWARE RESET ENABLED / Enables or disables the SOFT RESET DISABLED command. (Only available on Windows 98 and Windows Me.) MAXIMUM SPEED 12MBPS Specifies the maximum transfer speed.

  • Page 79: Maintenance Menu

    AINTENANCE MENU This menu provides access to various printer maintenance functions. MAINTENANCE MENU ITEM SETTINGS EXPLANATION MENU RESET EXECUTE Resets menus to default settings. POWER SAVE ON/OFF Enables or disables automatic power save MODE mode. Delay before entering this mode is set in the system configuration menu.

  • Page 80: Printing Settings

    USAGE MENU ITEM EXPLANATION TONER LIFE Current toner level. - BLACK (K) - CYAN (C) - MAGENTA (M) - YELLOW (Y) RINTING SETTINGS To print a list of the printer settings: Start the Status Monitor. Select the Printer Setup tab. Click on the Printer Settings button on the Printer Setup tab.

  • Page 81: Replacing Consumable Items

    EPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS This section explains how to replace consumable items when due. As a guide, the life expectancy of these items is: > Toner Starter Cartridge: The machine is shipped with sufficient Black, Cyan, Magenta & Yellow toner for 1,500 A4 pages, of which 500 A4 pages of toner are used to initially charge the image drum (1,000 A4 pages remaining at 5% coverage).

  • Page 82: Consumable Order Details

    Average life: 20% pages at continuous print, 50% pages at 3 pages per job and 30% pages at 1 page per job. Only use genuine Oki Original consumables to ensure the best quality and performance from your hardware. Non Oki Original products may adversely effect your printer's performance and invalidate your warranty.

  • Page 83: Toner Cartridge Replacement

    ONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT CAUTION! To avoid toner wastage and possible toner sensor errors, do not change the- toner cartridge(s) until “TONER EMPTY” is displayed through the Status Monitor. 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.
  • Page 84 Press the cover release 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. Do not touch this area. Note the positions of the 4 cartridges. 1.
  • Page 85 Carry out one of the following: If you are replacing a toner cartridge that has been supplied with your printer (release lever has 3 positions), pull the coloured toner release lever on the cartridge to be replaced towards the front of the printer, in the direction of the arrow, but stop at the central (upright) position (1).
  • Page 86 Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture. CAUTION! The green image drum surface is very delicate and light sensitive. Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 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.
  • Page 87 Remove the wrapping material and peel off the adhesive tape from the underside of the cartridge. 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 drum unit first, pushing it against the spring on the drum unit, then lower the right end of the cartridge onto...
  • Page 88 Pressing gently down on the cartridge to ensure that it is firmly seated, push the coloured lever (1) towards the rear of the printer. This will lock the cartridge into place and release toner into the image drum unit. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly so that the cover latches closed.

  • Page 89: Image Drum Replacement

    MAGE DRUM REPLACEMENT WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser will be hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch. CAUTION! Static sensitive devices, handle with care. The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
  • Page 90 Note the positions of the 4 cartridges. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge Holding it by its top centre, lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge (1), up and out of the printer. Put the old unit down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture.
  • Page 91 Take the new image drum unit, complete with toner cartridge (assembled according to the installation guide) and place it on the piece of paper where the old ID unit was placed. CAUTION! The green image drum surface at the base of the cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive.
  • Page 92 Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end (1) into their slots (2) 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 93: Replacing The Belt Unit

    EPLACING THE BELT UNIT The belt unit is located under the four image drums. This unit requires replacement approximately every 50,000 pages. WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser will be hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully.
  • Page 94 Lift each of the image drum units (1), starting from the rear, out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light (2). CAUTION! The green image drum surface at the base of each cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive.
  • Page 95 Locate the two fasteners (1) at each side of the belt (3) and the lifting bar (2) at the front end. Turn the two fasteners (1) 90° to the left. This will release the belt from the printer chassis. Pull the lifting bar (2) upwards so that belt tilts up towards the front, and withdraw the belt unit from the printer.
  • Page 96 Lower the new belt unit into place, with the lifting bar at the front and the drive gear towards the rear of the printer. Locate the drive gear into the gear inside the printer by the rear left corner of the unit, and lower the belt unit flat inside the printer.
  • Page 97 Replace the 4 image drums, complete with their toner cartridges, into the printer in the correct positions as shown. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.

  • Page 98: Fuser Replacement

    USER REPLACEMENT The fuser is located inside the printer just behind the four image drum units. WARNING! If the printer has recently been powered on, some fuser components will be very hot. Handle the fuser with extreme care, holding it only by its handle, which will only be mildly warm to the touch.
  • Page 99 Identify the fuser handle (1) on the top of the fuser unit. Pull the two fuser retaining levers (2) towards the front of the printer so that they are fully upright. Holding the fuser by its handle (1), lift the fuser straight up and out of the printer.
  • Page 100 Holding the fuser handle (2), lower the fuser into the printer, locating the two lugs into their slots in the metal partition which separates the fuser area from the image drums. Push the two retaining levers (1) towards the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place.

  • Page 101: Cleaning The Led Head

    LEANING THE HEAD Clean the LED head when printing does not come out clearly, has white lines or when text is blurred. Switch off the printer and open the top cover. Gently wipe the LED head surface (1) with LED lens cleaner or soft tissue.

  • Page 102: Installing Additional Memory > 102

    NSTALLING ADDITIONAL MEMORY This section explains how to install additional RAM memory into your printer as a memory upgrade. RDER CODES Use the following order codes for additional memory: > 64MB RAM – 01110301 > 256MB RAM – 01110302 EMORY UPGRADE The basic printer model comes equipped with 32MB of main memory.
  • Page 103 Remove each image drum units, starting with the front. Cover the image drum units to protect them from direct light Locate the two fasteners (1) at each side of the belt (3) and the lifting bar (2) at the front end. Installing additional memory >...
  • Page 104 Unlock the fasteners and remove the belt as shown. Carefully remove the new memory board from its wrapping. Try to handle the board only by its short edges, avoiding contact with any metal parts as far as possible. In particular, avoid touching the edge connector. Notice that the memory board has a small cutout in the edge connector, which is closer to one end than the other.
  • Page 105 Identify the RAM expansion slot in the printer. Unclip the plastic cover to open this slot. If the RAM expansion slot already contains a memory upgrade board, that board will have to be removed before you can install the new one. To remove it proceed as follows, otherwise skip to step 10.
  • Page 106 Gently push the board into the RAM expansion slot until it latches in and will not go any further. Close the RAM expansion slot. Replace the belt and image drum units as described in “Replacing consumable items” on page Close the top cover of the printer. Reconnect the AC power cable and switch the printer on.

  • Page 107: Troubleshooting

    ROUBLESHOOTING LEARING 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.
  • Page 108 WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser will be hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch. Note the positions of the 4 cartridges. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge It will be necessary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path.
  • Page 109 Holding it by its top centre, lift the cyan image drum, complete with its toner cartridge (1), up and out of the printer. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furniture and to avoid damaging the green drum surface.
  • Page 110 Repeat this removal procedure for each of the remaining image drum units. Cover the image drum units to protect them from direct light. Look into the printer to check whether any sheets of paper are visible on any part of the belt unit. Remove any sheets of paper as follows: >...
  • Page 111 > To remove a sheet from the central area of the belt, carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdraw the sheet. > To remove a sheet just entering the fuser , separate the trailing edge of the sheet from the belt, push the fuser pressure release lever (1) towards the front and down to release the fuser’s grip on the sheet, and withdraw the sheet through the drum cavity area.
  • Page 112 Starting with the cyan image drum unit nearest the fuser, replace the four image drums into the drum cavity, making sure to locate them in the correct order. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge >...
  • Page 113 Open the rear stacker and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path area. > Pull out any sheets found in this area. > If the sheet is low down in this area and difficult to remove, it is probably still gripped by the fuser. In this case raise the top cover, reach around and press down on the fuser pressure release lever (1).
  • Page 114 Press the front cover release and pull open the front cover. Check inside the cover for sheets in this area and remove any that you find, then close the cover. Troubleshooting > 114...
  • Page 115 Pull out the Cassette Tray and ensure that all paper is stacked properly, is undamaged, and that the paper guides are properly positioned against the edges of the paper stack. When satisfied, replace the tray. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.

  • Page 116: Specifications

    PECIFICATIONS C3450 N (N34112B) ITEM SPECIFICATION Dimensions 376 x 479 x 290mm (W x D x H) Weight 21Kg approximately Print speeds 16 pages per minute colour 20 pages per minute monochrome Resolution 600 x 600dpi 1200 x 600dpi 600 x 600dpi x 2bit Emulations Windows GDI, Direct Raster Auto Features...
  • Page 117 ITEM SPECIFICATION Image drum life 15,000 pages (typical office usage based on 3 A4 pages per job) Belt life 50,000 A4 pages at 3 pages per job Fuser life 50,000 A4 pages Power supply 220 to 240VAC @ 50/60 Hz ± 1 Hz Power Operating: 980 max.;...

  • Page 118: Index

    NDEX Numerics 2-sided printing ......50 Mac OS X Changing the default printer and paper size......36 setting default printer ....36 Advanced features Setting Printing Options ..34, 36 enabling or disabling....32 setting printing options ....34 Maintenance Cleaning LED head ....101 Belt Manual Duplex how to replace ......
  • Page 119 colour to black and white ..56 different media ......54 fit to page ....... 56 other print options ....56 Priority print queue priority ....31 Resolution setting in Windows ....28 Setting menus......70 Spooling Windows settings ..... 31 Status page print status page......

  • Page 120: Oki Contact Details

    Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel:+353 1 4049590 Fax:+353 1 4049591 Tel:(852) 2736 0130 http://www.oki.ie Fax:(852) 2376 3725 OKI Systems - Northern Ireland The IPL Group 40 Sydenham Park 63-85 Victoria Street Belfast, BT4 1PW Beaconsfield NSW 2015, Australia Tel:+44 (0)28 90 20 1110 Tel:(61) 2 9690 8200 http://www.oki.ie...
  • Page 121 Oki Europe Limited Central House Balfour Road Hounslow TW3 1HY United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 208 219 2190 Fax: +44 (0) 208 219 2199 www.okiprintingsolutions.com 07087901 iss.1...

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