Page 3 - Overview; Contents
Overview | Handy Reference 3 Contents Control Panel ............................................................. 17 Left Side ............................................................................. 17Right Side ........................................................................... 17Prin...
Page 5 - Companion Documentation and Software on the CD
| Handy Reference 5 Companion Documentation and Software on the CD • User’s Guide – Print Media– Service & Support– Maintenance– Printer Control– Specifications • PANTONE ® “Importing Color Palettes Into Desktop Publishing Applications” – Adobe ® Illustrator ® – Adobe PhotoShop ® – Adobe PageMak...
Page 6 - Obtaining Service; Your Dealer
Overview 6 OKICOLOR 8 | Obtaining Service Your Dealer Consult the store where you purchased your printer, or callfor the location of the nearest authorized Oki Data servicedealer: • In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-OKI-DATA (1-800-654-3282). Have your ZIP code ready. • In Brazil, call Oki Data do ...
Page 8 - Warranty Service: Latin America
8 OKICOLOR 8 | Warranty Service: U.S. and Canada Your printer is warranted for one year from date of purchaseexcept for the printheads (LED imaging arrays), which arewarranted for a period of five years from date of purchase. If your printer hardware should fail during the warrantyperiod, Oki Data w...
Page 9 - United States
| Handy Reference 9 Oki Data Authorized Dealersand Service Centers United States Oki Data Americas, Inc.2020 Bishops Gate Blvd.Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-4620 Phone: 800-654-3282 (U.S. and Canada) +856-235-2600 (Latin America) Fax: 856-222-5247 (U.S. and Canada) +856-222-5260 (Latin America) Canada Oki Da...
Page 10 - Shipping Your Printer
10 OKICOLOR 8 | Shipping Your Printer If it is necessary to ship your printer, call us for shippinginstructions and the location of your nearest authorizedservice dealer. • In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-OKI-DATA (1-800-654-3282) • In Brazil, call Oki Data do Brasil at 55-11-5011-1518 • In Latin...
Page 11 - Print Media; Media; Capacity: up to 500 sheets of 20 lb paper
Overview | Handy Reference 11 Print Media Media • Standard paper (Hammermill Laser Print, Radiant White, 24 lb preferred) • Letterhead stationery (must be able to withstand the fusing process heat of 446ºF [230ºC] for 0.2 second). Capacity: up to 500 sheets of 20 lb paper Weight: 20 to 28 lb Dimensi...
Page 12 - Usable Media: Front Tray; Capacity: up to 100 sheets of 20 lb paper, or 50; Dimensions; Loading Paper Trays; Pull the paper tray out of the printer.
12 OKICOLOR 8 | Usable Media: Front Tray Media • Standard paper (Hammermill Laser Print, Radiant White, 24 lb preferred) • Letterhead stationery• Transparencies (3M CG 3710 preferred): rear exit only• Card stock: rear exit only• Labels: rear exit only Caution! Print media must withstand the fusing p...
Page 13 - Adjust the paper guides for the size of the paper you will
| Handy Reference 13 2 Adjust the paper guides for the size of the paper you will be using. 3 Fan a ream of paper. 4 Place the paper in the tray and slide the tray back into the printer. Paper exits on top of printer. The top exit is the one normally used. Sheets stack facedown. Maximum capacity is ...
Page 14 - Printing on Special Media; Pull the front tray down.
14 OKICOLOR 8 | Printing on Special Media Important! If you are printing transparencies, labels or card stock, youmust use the front tray and Special Media Stacker (rearexit) to provide a straight-through path. To set up the front tray: 1 Pull the front tray down. 2 Flip out the paper support, then ...
Page 15 - From the rear of the printer, pull the stacker down and; Press and release TRAY TYPE.; Press ENTER to select; Press ON LINE to engage the setting and exit the menu.
| Handy Reference 15 To setup the Special Media Stacker: 1 From the rear of the printer, pull the stacker down and open the extender. Media will feed to the rear, stacked face up. Maximum capacity is 100 sheets of 20 lb paper. Using the Front Tray with Multiple Sheets If you are going to use the fro...
Page 16 - Paper Tray Gauge
16 OKICOLOR 8 | Paper Tray Gauge The red paper tray gauge ( 1 ) on the front of the printer indicates how much paper is left in thetray. This way you don’t need to open the drawerto check how much paper is left.
Page 17 - Left Side; Control Panel
Overview | Handy Reference 17 Press: Enters and scrolls through Level 1 menu.Hold: Enters Level 2 menu. Press: In Menu Mode returns to previous item.Hold: Clears error condition and returns printer online. Press: In Menu Mode advances to next item.Hold: Deletes data in buffer and executes internal r...
Page 18 - Press: Changes printer status from on line to off line.; Printing the Menu Settings; Press and hold Print Menu until the display reads
18 OKICOLOR 8 | Press: Changes printer status from on line to off line. Press: Enters the Paper Size Quick Menu.Hold: Prints a listing of the current and default menusettings. Press: Enters the Tray Select Quick Menu.Hold: Prints a sample of installed printer fonts. Press: Ejects the current page.Ho...
Page 19 - Accessing the Quick Access Menus; To access the Paper Size menu,
| Handy Reference 19 Accessing the Quick Access Menus The Paper Size, Tray Select, and Power Save menu featurescan be accessed directly without having to step through eachmenu category. To use the Quick Access Menus: 1 Press ON LINE. The printer goes off line. 2 To access the Paper Size menu, press ...
Page 20 - Printer Maintenance; Purchasing Supplies
Overview 20 OKICOLOR 8 | Printer Maintenance • In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-OKI-DATA (1-800-654-3282), and order your supplies directly fromOki Data using a major credit card. • In Latin America: - consult our web site http://www.okidata.com - call Oki Data de Mexico, S.A. de C. V., at (525) 6...
Page 21 - Replacing a Toner Cartridge; message; Supply Order Numbers; Item
| Handy Reference 21 Replacing a Toner Cartridge Replace a toner cartridge when the TONER EMPTY message displays. The corresponding color indicator will light. ! Be careful to install each color toner cartridge in thecorresponding color image drum. To make this easy, each image drum, toner cartridge...
Page 22 - Remove the new toner cartridge from its packaging and
22 OKICOLOR 8 | Warning! High temperature; allow at least 20 minutes for parts in thisarea to cool before handling. 1 Turn the printer off and wait for the fuser to cool down. Caution! Extended exposure to light can temporarily damage theimage drums. Do not open the printer until you are readyto ins...
Page 23 - Insert the left end of the cartridge in the image drum,
| Handy Reference 23 6 Insert the left end of the cartridge in the image drum, placing the recess in the end of the cartridge under thecolor-coded tab on the image drum. 7 Lower the right end of the toner cartridge, aligning the slot on the cartridge with the ridge in the image drum and pushthe blue...
Page 24 - Replacing an Image Drum; When to Replace an Image Drum; How to Replace an Image Drum; Press the OPEN button and lift the cover.
24 OKICOLOR 8 | Replacing an Image Drum When to Replace an Image Drum CHG DRUM [ color ] CHG DRUM displays and the corresponding color indicator lights when the drum is near the end of its life, but still hastoner left. You can continue to use the drum until the tonerruns out. When this message appe...
Page 25 - Lift the image drum, with toner installed, out of the; Close the printer cover.; Remove the new toner cartridge from the packaging and
| Handy Reference 25 3 Lift the image drum, with toner installed, out of the printer. Discard both in accordance with local regulations. 4 Close the printer cover. Caution! To avoid damage to the drum, do not touch the shinygreen surface. 5 Unwrap the new image drum, but leave the protective paper (...
Page 26 - Peel the tape off the bottom of the cartridge.
26 OKICOLOR 8 | 8 Peel the tape off the bottom of the cartridge. 9 Insert the left end of the toner cartridge into the toner well, placing the recess in the end of the cartridge under the tabon the image drum. 10 Lower the right side of the cartridge, aligning the slot with the ridge in the image dr...
Page 28 - Replacing the Waste Toner Box; Replacing the Oil Roller
28 OKICOLOR 8 | Replacing the Waste Toner Box To avoid color mixture, the remaining toner formed on thedrum is placed in a waste toner box. When you see themessage WASTE TNR NR FULL on the display, you need to replace the waste toner box. Purchase Kit # 40645401. Replacement instructions areincluded...
Page 29 - Replacing the Transfer Belt; Replacing the Fuser
| Handy Reference 29 Replacing the Transfer Belt When you see the message BELT LIFE on the printer display, you need to change the transfer belt. Purchase Kit # 40490801. Replacement instructions areincluded in the kit and in the on-line OKICOLOR 8 User’sGuide. Replacing the Fuser When you see the m...
Page 30 - To set the color registration:
30 OKICOLOR 8 | Setting the Color Registration forWindows 95 / 98 / NT 4.0 Since each color is printed separately, you must set the colorregistration to ensure that the colors line up properly. If thecolors are out of alignment, the printed page will appearblurry and unclear. To ensure optimum print...
Page 31 - Beginning with section #1, find the lined box where no
| Handy Reference 31 5 Beginning with section #1, find the lined box where no color shows in the spaces between the black lines and noteits corresponding number. ! If more than one box has no color, select the one closestto zero. If all the boxes have color, select the lightestone, nearest zero. 6 O...
Page 33 - The display reads; Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each of the remaining seven; 0 Press ON LINE to save the settings and exit the menu.
| Handy Reference 33 4 Beginning with section #1, find the lined box where no color shows in the spaces between the black lines and noteits corresponding number. ! If more than one box has no color, select the one closestto zero. If all the boxes have color, select the lightestone, nearest zero. 5 T...
Page 35 - Beginning with section #1, find the lined box where no
| Handy Reference 35 4 Beginning with section #1, find the lined box where no color shows in the spaces between the black lines and noteits corresponding number. ! If more than one box has no color, select the one closestto zero. If all the boxes have color, select the lightestone, nearest zero. 5 O...
Page 36 - Setting the Color Balance; When to use the Color Balance Utility; Using the Color Balance Utility; ® Programs ®; Make sure the OKICOLOR 8 is selected as the active
36 OKICOLOR 8 | Setting the Color Balance Important! Be sure to check your printer’s color registration before youuse the color balance utility. See “Setting the ColorRegistration” for details. The Color Balance Utility program, which is normally loadedwhen you install your printer software, replace...
Page 37 - Enter the column letter and row number of the best
| Handy Reference 37 Look at the color balance adjustment page: • The pattern consists of a series of rectangles on a gray background. • Look for the rectangle that matches the gray background most closely. You may not find one thatmatches exactly; select the one that you think matchesbest. 3 Enter ...
Page 38 - Paper Jams; Lift the interior access knob and pull the front panel down.; Paper Input Jam; Turn off the printer and wait for the fuser to cool down.
Overview 38 OKICOLOR 8 | Paper Jams 2 Lift the interior access knob and pull the front panel down. If a paper jam occurs, a message displays which indicates thelocation of the jam. Once the jam is cleared, the cover isclosed, and warming up is complete, the printer prints all thepages affected by th...
Page 39 - Remove out any jammed paper and close the panel.; Check the paper in the tray—it should be neatly stacked,; Push the tray back into the printer gently.
| Handy Reference 39 3 Remove out any jammed paper and close the panel. 4 Pull the paper tray out of the printer and remove any partially fed sheets. 5 Check the paper in the tray—it should be neatly stacked, no sheets bent or stuck together. 6 Push the tray back into the printer gently. Caution! A ...
Page 40 - Paper Feed Jam; Turn off the printer and wait for the fuser to cool; Press the OPEN button and lift the top cover all the way
40 OKICOLOR 8 | Paper Feed Jam Paper has jammed under the image drums. 1 Turn off the printer and wait for the fuser to cool down. Warning! High temperature; switch off the printer and allow atleast 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool beforehandling. 2 Press the OPEN button and lift the top co...
Page 41 - When you have uncovered any sheets of paper, carefully
| Handy Reference 41 4 When you have uncovered any sheets of paper, carefully remove them. If possible, pull forward to avoid spillingtoner. Caution! The transfer belt is located below the image drums. Becareful not to scratch the transfer belt. Do no use sharpinstruments. 5 Place each image drum ca...
Page 42 - Cover the image drum cartridges with sheets of paper (; Paper Exit Jam
42 OKICOLOR 8 | 3 Cover the image drum cartridges with sheets of paper ( 1 ) to protect them from light, then push the two colored fuserlatch levers ( 2 ) towards the rear of the printer. Paper Exit Jam Paper has jammed in the fuser or between the fuser and thepaper exit. 1 Turn off the printer and ...
Page 43 - Lift the fuser by its two handles straight up and out of the
| Handy Reference 43 4 Lift the fuser by its two handles straight up and out of the printer. 5 Pull the sheet of paper out of the fuser. 6 Lower the fuser back into the printer, press down firmly to seat it, and then pull on the two blue levers to make surethat the fuser is locked in position. 7 Ope...
Page 44 - Look into the rear of the printer and remove any pieces
44 OKICOLOR 8 | 8 Look into the rear of the printer and remove any pieces of paper you find. 9 Close the Special Media Stacker. 10 Remove the paper covering the image drums, then close the top cover and press down firmly on both sides tomake sure that it is locked. Printing continues automatically w...
Page 45 - Print Quality Problems; Colors do not print as expected.
Overview | Handy Reference 45 Print Quality Problems Solution: The Color Options tab on your computer screen provides alist of color matching techniques and adjustments to providecolor balance in your document. You can use the color bars at the bottom of the menu settingspage to help isolate which c...
Page 47 - Entire page or one color prints faintly.
| Handy Reference 47 Entire page or one color prints faintly. Reason: Empty toner cartridge. Pages get fainter after toner is used up. Solution: Install new toner cartridge. Reason: LED array is dirty. Solution: Clean the LED array. Reason: Image drum may be near its end of usable life. Solution: Re...
Page 49 - Display Messages; Normal Operation
Overview | Handy Reference 49 Display Messages POWER SAVING The printer is in power saving mode—the heating unit hasbeen turned off to save energy. When data is sent to theprinter, it automatically warms up briefly before printing. [paper size] [tray]PAPER REQUEST The printer is requesting a differe...
Page 50 - Maintenance
50 OKICOLOR 8 | Maintenance TNR LOW [color] One or more toner cartridges are nearly empty. The statuslights also indicate which color(s). Have the necessarycartridge available. For replacement instructions, see“Replacing a Toner Cartridge.” [color]TONER EMPTY The indicated toner has run out—this mes...
Page 51 - Problems
| Handy Reference 51 FUSER LIFE The fuser needs to be replaced. For replacement instructions,see the online User’s Guide. BELT LIFE The transfer belt needs to be replaced. For replacementinstructions, see “Printer Maintenance” or refer to the onlineUser’s Guide. Problems ERROR PAPER SIZECHECK [tray]...
Page 53 - Call for Service
| Handy Reference 53 Call for Service If you see any of these messages, turn the printer off, thenturn it on again. If this does not clear it, make a note of theerror message, and contact your authorized Oki Data servicedealer. For more information on obtaining service, see“Obtaining Service.” EEPRO...
Page 54 - Setting Power Saving Mode; Press ENTER to set the selection as the default.; Press Power Save for two seconds.
Overview 54 OKICOLOR 8 | Setting Power Saving Mode 4 Press ENTER to set the selection as the default. An asterisk (*) appears to indicate the new default setting. 5 Press ON LINE to exit the menu and place the printer back on line. In power saving mode, the heating unit has been turned off tosave en...
Page 55 - Power Saving Selections
| Handy Reference 55 Power Saving Selections 0 SEC* Reduces power consumption. Immediately after the printerstops receiving data, the fuser heating element shuts off: 30seconds later, the fan shuts off. When the printer receivesdata, the fuser warms up before printing begins. 8 MIN Reduces power con...
Page 56 - Uninstalling The Printer Software; From the Taskbar, click Start
Overview 56 OKICOLOR 8 | Uninstalling The Printer Software If you want to remove the printer driver or status monitorfrom your computer’s hard drive, use the followingprocedure. ! Always close the status monitor before uninstalling.Some components may not be removed if the statusmonitor is running. ...
Page 57 - ® Settings ® Control; Macintosh; ® Folder ® Extension ®
| Handy Reference 57 Windows 3.1x 1 From Program Manager double-click the OKICOLOR 8 icon (or the group where your printer is installed). 2 Double-click the UnInstallShield icon. 3 Continue with the uninstall following the on-screen instructions. Windows NT 4.0 1 From the Taskbar, click Start ® Sett...
Page 58 - Emergency First Aid Procedures for Toner
Overview 58 OKICOLOR 8 | Emergency First Aid Procedures for Toner Emergency Toner swallowed (ingested) Procedure Dilute by giving two glasses of water and induce vomiting byadministering Syrup of Ipecac (follow manufacturer’sinstructions). Seek medical attention. NEVER give anything by mouth or atte...
Page 59 - Notices
Overview | Handy Reference 59 Notices Year 2000 Compliance All products currently sold by Oki Data are Year 2000Compliant. Each product contains information technologythat accurately processes date and time data between theyears 1999 and 2000, and carries no issue for the September9, 1999 (9999) pro...
