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  • Page 1 C3100 user's guide...

  • Page 2: Preface

    The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Europe website: http://www.okieurope.com Copyright © 2004. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Preface ..........2 Introduction .
  • Page 4 Index ..........82 Oki contact details ........84...
  • Page 5 NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS 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. WARNING! A warning provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in a risk of personal injury.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Congratulations on buying an 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 7: Printer Overview

    PRINTER OVERVIEW FRONT VIEW 1. Output stacker, face down. 5. Paper tray. Standard printed copy Standard blank paper tray. Holds up to 300 delivery point. Holds up to sheets of 80g/m² paper. 250 sheets at 80g/m². 6. Multi purpose feeder (shown closed). 2.

  • Page 8: Rear View

    REAR VIEW This view shows the connection panel and the rear output stacker. 8. USB interface. (USB cable must be 10. Rear, face up, 100 sheet stacker. of length 2m maximum for reliable Status Monitor operation.) 9. AC power socket. When the rear paper stacker is folded down, paper exits through the rear of the printer and is stacked here face up.

  • Page 9: The Status Panel

    THE STATUS PANEL The Status 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. (See “Using the Status Monitor” on page 35.) The Status Panel incorporates 4 LEDs and 2 push-button switches as follows: Power (Ready) LED (green)

  • Page 10: Switches

    SWITCHES Operation The switches are labelled ON LINE and CANCEL and each has three modes of operation as follows: Mode of operation Description Momentary press Press the switch and release it within 2 seconds of pressing it. (Press 1) The operation starts immediately the switch is released. 2-second press Press the switch and release it between2 and 5 seconds after (Press 2)

  • Page 11: Led Displays

    ONLINE switch CANCEL switch Status before Press Press Press Press Press Press pressing Memory overflow or Recovers from – – – – – invalid data the error and shifts to ON LINE Paper jam – – – – – – At cover open/close Recognises the –...
  • Page 12 Function A summary of the functions of each LED is given below: Function Power (Ready) Indicates POWER ON, ON LINE, OFF LINE, power saving, data receiving, printing, job cancelling, warming up, density adjustment/temperature adjustment in progress Paper Indicates paper out warning/alarm, manual feed request Consumable Indicates consumables life warning/alarm, consumables installation error...
  • Page 13 Illumination Status ON LINE A warning is indicated (printing possible) Blinking 1 (2S cycle) An error has occurred but printing can continue if you press the ON LINE or CANCEL switch. Paper, Blinking 2 (500mS cycle) An error has occurred. You need to Consumable, replace consumables or remove Alarm...

  • Page 14: Paper Recommendations

    Window envelopes are not suitable. Transparencies should be of the type designed for use in copiers and laser printers. We strongly recommend Oki transparencies (Order No. 01074101). In particular, avoid office transparencies designed for use by hand with marker pens. These will melt in the fuser and cause damage.

  • Page 15: Cassette Tray

    CASSETTE TRAY Size Dimensions Weight (g/m²) 105 x 148mm 148 x 210mm 182 x 257mm Light 64-74g/m² Executive 184.2 x 266.7mm Medium 75-90g/m² 210 x 297mm Heavy 91-120g/m² Letter 215.9 x 279.4mm Legal 13in. 216 x 330mm Legal 13.5in. 216 x 343mm Legal 14in.

  • Page 16: Face Down Stacker

    FACE DOWN STACKER The face down stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to 250 sheets of 80g/m² standard paper and can handle paper stocks up to 120g/m². Pages printed in reading order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing down).

  • Page 17: Loading Paper

    LOADING PAPER CASSETTE TRAY Remove the paper 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). LOADING PAPER >...
  • Page 18 Load the paper (for letter headed paper load face down with top edge towards the front of the printer). Adjust the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. To prevent paper jams: Do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper.
  • Page 19 For face down printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). Stacking capacity is approximately 250 sheets, depending on paper weight. For face up printing, make sure the face up (rear) stacker (3) is open and the paper support (4) is extended.

  • Page 20: Multi Purpose Tray

    MULTI PURPOSE TRAY Open the multi purpose tray and press gently down on the paper platform (1) to ensure it is latched down. Load the paper and adjust the paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. When printing on headed paper load the paper into the multi purpose tray with pre-printed side up and top edge into the printer.

  • Page 21: Printer Settings In Windows

    PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS Your printer’s menus (accessed via the “The Status Monitor” on page 35) provide access to many options. 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 22: Setup Tab

    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. The settings available from within your application are only those which you may want to change for specific applications or documents.

  • Page 23: Job Options Tab

    A single on-screen button restores the default settings. JOB OPTIONS TAB The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. The highest quality setting prints at 1200 x 600dpi. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print.

  • Page 24: Colour Tab

    A single on-screen button restores the default settings. COLOUR 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 25: Setting From Windows Control Panel

    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.

  • Page 26: Advanced Tab

    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.
  • Page 27 document restarted from the print queue. Mismatched documents in the queue will not prevent correctly matched documents from printing. Specifies that the spooler should favour documents which have completed spooling when deciding which document to print next, even if completed documents are lower priority than documents which are still spooling.

  • Page 28: Colour Printing

    COLOUR PRINTING 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 29 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 30: Tips For Printing In Colour

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

  • Page 31: Setting The Colour Matching Options

    To open colour matching options from the Windows Control Panel: Open the Printers window (called “Printers and Faxes” in Windows XP). Right-click the printer name and choose Properties. Click the Printing Preferences button (1). To open colour matching options from within a Windows application: Choose File—Print…...
  • Page 32 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. Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimised for printing photographs, but with even more saturated colours than the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting.

  • Page 33: Using The Colour Swatch Feature

    USING THE COLOUR SWATCH FEATURE To use the Colour Swatch feature, you must install the Colour Swatch Utility. This is supplied on the CD-ROM that was supplied with your printer. The Colour Swatch function prints charts which contain a range of sample colours.

  • Page 34: Using The Colour Correct Utility

    Here, it is unimportant since your primary objective is to print the required colour. USING THE COLOUR CORRECT UTILITY 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.

  • Page 35: The Status Monitor

    Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the printer menu settings are carried out as follows: Click on [Start], [All Programs] and select Okidata|OKI C3100|Printer Name Status Monitor. The current printer status is shown. THE STATUS MONITOR > 35...

  • Page 36: Printer State Tab

    Click on the window maximise button and the view will expand to include the Printer State, Printer Setup and Preferences tabs. PRINTER STATE TAB This tab is visible by default on opening the Status Monitor and displays detailed information about the status of the printer. PRINTER SETUP TAB Selecting this tab provides access to the Printer Settings button, which, when selected, enables you to configure the printer settings.
  • Page 37 User Settings This tab is intended to be used for normal day-to-day use by any user. The User Settings tab has the menu items on the left and allows you to configure a selected setting on the right. Click the Save button to save the new setting or the Undo button to undo the change.
  • Page 38 Click the Save button to save the new setting or the Undo button to undo the change. Use File|Exit to return to the Printer Setup Tab. NOTE You can access the printer menu settings window direct by clicking [Start], [All Programs] and selecting Okidata|OKI C3100|Printer Name Printer Settings. THE STATUS MONITOR > 38...

  • Page 39: Preferences Tab

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

  • Page 40: Printer Functions (User Settings)

    PRINTER FUNCTIONS (USER SETTINGS) The printer settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen collectively on a printed Menu Map (or Status Page). (For details of how to print such a map, see the next section.) It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often are, overridden by settings made in the printer drivers.

  • Page 41: Media Menu

    PRINT MENU Item Settings Explanation MP TRAY USAGE DO NOT USE If a document to be printed demands a paper size WHEN not installed in the selected tray, the printer can MISMATCH automatically feed from the multi purpose tray instead. If this function is not enabled, the printer will stop and request the correct size of paper to be loaded.
  • Page 42 MEDIA MENU Item Settings Explanation TRAY1 LIGHT (64-74g/m²) Adjusts the printer for the weight of MEDIUM (75-90g/m²) MEDIAWEIGHT paper stock loaded in this tray. HEAVY (91-120g/m²) MPT PAPERSIZE A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 Selects the size of paper to be fed from LEGAL14 the multi purpose tray.

  • Page 43: Colour Menu

    COLOUR 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 44: System Configuration Menu

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Items Settings Explanation POW SAVE TIME 5 MIN Adjusts the idling time before the printer 15 MIN automatically switches into power saving 30 MIN mode.

  • Page 45: Usb Menu

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Items Settings Explanation LANGUAGE English, German, Sets the language used for the Status French, Italian, Monitor and printed reports. Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Turkish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Greek USB MENU This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data interface. USB MENU Item Settings...

  • Page 46: System Adjustment Menu

    SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU This menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the printed page in steps of 0.25mm. SYS ADJUST MENU Item Settings Explanation X ADJUST -2.00 ~ 0 ~ +2.00 Horizontal position. Y ADJUST -2.00 ~ 0 ~ +2.00 Vertical position.

  • Page 47: Printing Settings

    Y DRUM LIFE REMAINING BELT LIFE REMAINING FUSER LIFE REMAINING K TONER C TONER Current toner level (for 3,000 page C3100 cartridges). M TONER Y TONER PRINTING SETTINGS To print a list of the printer settings: Start the Status Monitor.

  • Page 48: Changing The Display Language

    CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE If required, carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed in the Status Monitor. Start the Status Monitor. Select the Printer Setup tab. Click on the Printer Settings button on the Printer Setup tab. In the System Configuration menu, select the required language.

  • Page 49: Replacing Consumable Items

    REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS This section explains how to replace consumable items when due. As a guide, the life expectancy of these items is: Toner — 3,000 A4 pages at 5% coverage, which means that 5% of the addressable print area is printed with this colour. Toner life is directly affected by coverage, e.g.

  • Page 50: 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 damage your printer's performance and invalidate your warranty.

  • Page 51: Toner Cartridge Replacement

    TONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT 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. Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have somewhere to place the used cartridge while you install the new one.
  • Page 52 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. REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 52...
  • Page 53 Note the positions of the four cartridges. 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge 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, REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS >...
  • Page 54 in the direction of the arrow, but stop at the central (upright) position (1). If you are replacing any other toner cartridge (lever has 2 positions), pull the coloured toner release lever (1) on the cartridge to be replaced fully towards the front of the printer.
  • Page 55 Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to release the left-hand end as shown, and withdraw the toner cartridge from 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 56 Gently shake the new cartridge from end to end several times to loosen and distribute the toner evenly inside the cartridge. 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.
  • Page 57 then lower the right end of the cartridge onto the image drum unit. 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.

  • Page 58: Image Drum Replacement

    IMAGE DRUM REPLACEMENT Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. CAUTION! Static sensitive devices, handle with care. The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser will be hot.
  • Page 59 Note the positions of the four 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, up and out of the printer. REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS >...
  • Page 60 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. CAUTION! The green image drum surface at the base of the cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive. Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes.
  • Page 61 Take the new image drum cartridge out of its packaging and place it on the piece of paper where the old cartridge was placed. Keep it the same way round as the old unit. Pack the old cartridge inside the packaging material for disposal. Place the toner cartridge onto the new image drum cartridge as shown.
  • Page 62 Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots 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 63: Replacing The Belt Unit

    REPLACING THE BELT UNIT The belt unit is located under the four image drums. This unit requires replacement approximately every 50,000 pages. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully.
  • Page 64 Note the positions of the four cartridges. It is essential that they go back in the same order 1. Cyan cartridge 2. Magenta cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge Lift each of the image drum units, starting from the rear, out of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light.
  • Page 65 Locate the two fasteners (5) at each side of the belt and the lifting bar (6) at the front end. Turn the two fasteners 90° to the left. This will release the belt from the printer chassis. Pull the lifting bar (6) upwards so that belt tilts up towards the front, and withdraw the belt unit from the printer.

  • Page 66: Fuser Replacement

    FUSER 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 67 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 68 Lower the fuser into the printer, locating the two lugs (3) into their slots in the metal partition which separates the fuser area from the image drums. Push the two retaining levers (2) towards the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place. Finally, close the top cover and press down firmly at both sides so that the cover latches closed.

  • Page 69: Installing Additional Memory

    INSTALLING ADDITIONAL MEMORY This section explains how to install additional RAM memory into your printer as a memory upgrade. ORDER CODES Use the following order codes for additional memory: 64MB RAM – 01110301 256MB RAM – 01110302 INSTALLING ADDITIONAL MEMORY > 69...

  • Page 70: Memory Upgrade

    MEMORY UPGRADE The basic printer model comes equipped with 32MB of main memory. This can be upgraded with an additional memory board containing 64MB or 256MB, giving a maximum total memory capacity of 288MB. Installation takes a few minutes, and requires a medium size cross- head (Philips type) screwdriver.
  • Page 71 Remove the screw securing the right-hand side cover. Lift the edge of the side cover slightly at the two points shown, and pull the cover away from the printer at the top. Lift the cover slightly to detach it from the printer. Place it safely to one side.
  • Page 72 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. Identify the locking clips (2) at each end of the RAM expansion slot (1).

  • Page 73: Clearing Paper Jams

    CLEARING 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 74 Note the positions of the four 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. Holding it by its top centre, lift the cyan image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, up and out of the printer.
  • Page 75 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. CAUTION! The green image drum surface at the base of the cartridge is very delicate and light sensitive. Do not touch it and do not expose it to normal room light for more than 5 minutes.
  • Page 76 To remove a sheet from the central area of the belt (2), carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdraw the sheet. To remove a sheet just entering the fuser (3), separate the trailing edge of the sheet from the belt, push the fuser pressure release lever (4) towards the front and down to release the fuser’s grip on the sheet, and withdraw the sheet through the drum cavity area.
  • Page 77 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 Holding the complete assembly by its top centre, lower it into place in the printer, locating the pegs at each end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity.
  • Page 78 Lower the top cover but do not press down to latch it closed yet. This will protect the drums from excessive exposure to room lighting while you check the remaining areas for jammed sheets. Open the rear exit tray (5) and check for a sheet of paper in the rear path area (6).
  • Page 79 Lift 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. CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 79...
  • Page 80 Pull out the paper 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 81: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Item Specification Dimensions 425 x 561 x 345mm (W x D x H) Weight 26Kg approximately Print speeds 12 pages per minute colour/20 pages per minute monochrome Resolution 600dpi or 1200 x 600dpi Emulations Windows GDI Auto Features Auto registration Auto density adjustment Auto consumable counter reset Memory...

  • Page 82: Index

    INDEX Advanced features Image drum enabling or disabling....27 how to replace......58 life expectancy ......49 Image drums Belt life remaining ......47 how to replace......63 life expectancy ......49 Black printing Labels glossy or matte......24 recommended types ....14 Business cards Language changing display and reports recommended type....14 language........45 Changing display language ..48...
  • Page 83 Page orientation Resolution setting in Windows ....23 setting in Windows ....23 Paper jam clearing ......73 Separator page loading cassette tray ....17 separating print jobs ....27 loading letterhead ....18 Setting menus ......37 recommended types ....14 Spooling size setting in Windows ...22 Windows settings ....26 supported sheet sizes....15 Status Monitor......35...

  • Page 84: Oki Contact Details

    OKI CONTACT DETAILS Oki Systems (UK) Limited Oki Data (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. 550 Dundee Road 78 Shenton Way, #09-01, Slough Trading Estate Singapore 079120 Slough, SL1 4LE Tel: (65) 221 3722 Fax: (65)421 1688 Tel:44 (0) 1753 819819 http://www.okidata.com.sg Fax:44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www.oki.co.uk...
  • Page 85 C3100 central house balfour road, hounslow tw3 1hy united kingdom tel +44 (0) 20 8219 2190 Fax +44 (0) 20 8219 2199 07047316 Iss.01...

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