Oki MPS420B - Manual

Introduction > 6 Introduction P RINTER FEATURES • Memory: 64 MB • High speed printing: 30 ppm letter, 28 ppm A4• Resolution: 2400 x 600 dpi • Paper handling: 530 sheets 20 lb. US Bond (75 g/m²) • Emulation: standard Printer Control Language PCL6, Epson FX, and IBM ProPrinter • Barcodes: embedded ...

Printer Components > 7 Printer Components F RONT V IEW 1 Operator panel 2 Output Stacker (150 sheets, face down) 3 Output Stacker extension 4 Top cover release button 5 Multi Purpose tray (show in open position): takes 50 sheets of 20-lb US Bond (75 g/m2) paper 6 Multi Purpose Tray extension 7 Pa...

The Printer Operator Panel > 9 The Printer Operator Panel The operator panel consists of an LCD display, a menu-driven control panel and two LED indicators. P ANEL ELEMENTS 1 Liquid crystal display (LCD) panel • Two rows of up to 16 alphanumeric digits. • Displays print status, menu items in menu...

The Printer Operator Panel > 10 7 Ready indicator (green) . • ON indicates ready to receive data. • FLASHING indicates processing data. • OFF indicates Offline. 8 Attention indicator (red). • ON indicates a warning (e.g. low toner). • FLASHING indicates an error, (e.g. toner empty). • OFF indicat...

Menu functions > 11 Menu functions The Printer Menu allows you to view and change the printer’s internal settings.The settings are grouped into categories or “menus” such as Information Menu or Print Menu.Some of these settings are similar to those found in your printer driver or application soft...

Menu functions > 13 S YSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU PCL EMULATION ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS POW SAVE TIME 1 MIN PERSONALITY AUTO EMULATION PARA PS-PROTOCOL ASCII USB PS-PROTOCOL RAW CLRABLE WARNING ONLINE AUTO CONTINUE OFF MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 SEC TIMEOUT INJOB 40 SEC TIMEOUT LOCAL 40 SEC TIMEOUT NET 90 SEC L...

Menu functions > 14 PPR E MULATION FX E MULATION ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI FONT CONDENSE 12 CPI to 20 CPI CHARACTER SET SET-2 SYMBOL SET IBM-437 LETTER O STYLE DISABLE ZERO CHARACTER NORMAL LINE PITCH 6 LPI WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF CR FUNCTION CR LF FUNCTION LF LINE LENGTH 80 COLUMN ...

Menu functions > 15 P ARALLEL MENU USB MENU ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS PARALLEL ENABLE BI-DIRECTION ENABLE ECP ENABLE ACK WIDTH NARROW ACK/BUSY TIMING ACK IN BUSY I-PRIME DISABLE OFFLINE RECEIVE DISABLE ITEM DEFAULT REMARKS USB ENABLE SOFT RESET DISABLE SPEED 480Mbps OFFLINE RECEIVE DISABLE SERIAL NUMB...

Paper Recommendations > 19 Paper Recommendations For guidance on the media you can use with your printer, which input tray and which exit path to use, see the section entitled “Paper and tray information” in the “Specifications” chapter. P APER AND ENVELOPE TYPES Recommended guidelines when selec...

Paper Recommendations > 20 P OSTCARDS Recommended guidelines when selecting postcards for use in your printer:• Always manually feed single postcards using the Multi Puprose Tray.• Use unfolded double postcards.• Use postcards designed for use in laser type printers• Do not use postcards used for...

Loading Tray 1 and Optional Tray 2 > 21 Loading Tray 1 and Optional Tray 2 1. Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and place plain paper (1) in the tray, keeping the level of the paper in the tray below the paper full guide arrowheads shown on the paper guides (2). For loading A4 ...

Loadimg the Multi Purpose Tray > 23 Loadimg the Multi Purpose Tray 1. Open the Multi Puropse Tray: (a) Pull down the tray (1). (b) Flip out the inner support section (2). (c) swing out the paper support (3). (d) Adjust the paper guides (4) to the width of the print media. 2. Load the paper into t...

Loadimg the Multi Purpose Tray > 24 3. Ensure that the paper is loaded below the arrow level to avoid paper jam. Media Loading Tips • For single-sided printing on headed paper load the paper with the pre-printed side up and top edge into the printer. • For two-sided (duplex) printing on letterhea...

Paper feed, size and media setting > 25 Paper feed, size and media setting The process used to fuse (fix) the printed image to the paper involves a mixture of pressure and heat. Too much heat will cause lightweight paper to crease or curl and corrugations in transparencies. Too little heat will c...

Selecting a Paper Exit Path > 28 Selecting a Paper Exit Path F ACE DOWN PRINTING (T OP E XIT P ATH ) For face down printing, make sure the Rear cover is closed (the paper exits from the top of the printer). • The Output Stacker on the top of the printer stacks printed pages face down.• Capacity 1...

Automatic feed sequence > 29 Automatic feed sequence With no optional feed trays installed, the Autotray function in the Print Menu is set by default to ON and the Tray sequence function is set to DOWN. In this way, if a tray runs out of paper, automatic feed will take place in the order Tray 1, ...

Interfaces > 30 Interfaces Your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces: 1. Parallel – For direct connection to a PC. This port requires a bi-directional (IEEE 1284 compliant) parallel cable. 2. USB – For connection to a PC running Windows 2000 or later or Mac OS X or later. This ...

Printer Drivers > 31 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 p...

Operation > 32 Operation This chapter provides a broad outline of how to operate your printer in the PCL emulation from either a Windows or a Macintosh environment. P RINTER SETTINGS IN W INDOWS The operator panel controlled menus provide access to many options.The Windows printer driver also con...

2-Sided (Duplex) Printing > 42 M ANUAL DUPLEX PRINTING USING THE M ULTI -P URPOSE T RAY 1. Position the paper guides on the Multi-Purpose Tray according to the paper size. 2. Place up to 50 sheets of paper in the Multi-Purpose Tray. 3. Select File -> Print to display the Print dialogg box. 4. ...

Overlays and Macros (Windows Only) > 44 Overlays and Macros (Windows Only) W HAT ARE OVERLAYS AND MACROS ? If you would like to print on special stationery, such as forms and letterhead, but do not want to use pre-printed stationery, you can create your own using these advanced features.You can c...

Overlays and Macros (Windows Only) > 46 5. In the Define Overlays window, enter the name (a) and I D (b) of the required overlay, and define which page(s) (c) of your documents will use this overlay. Then click the Add button (3) to add this overlay to the list of defined overlays. Repeat for any...

Consumables and Maintenance > 47 Consumables and Maintenance This section deals with the replacement of the toner cartridge and image drum and general maintenance. T ONER CARTRIDGE LIFE How long your toner cartridge lasts depends on the print density; the percentage of the page that prints black....

Consumables and Maintenance > 54 11. Close the top cover and press it down to latch it closed. G ENERATING A CLEANING PAGE 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. 1. Pull down the Multi Purpos...

Consumables and Maintenance > 56 C LEANING THE LED ARRAY Clean the LED array whenever a new toner cartridge is installed or if there are faded vertical areas or light printing down a page. 1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. 2. Wipe the LED array gently with a soft ...

Troubleshooting > 58 Troubleshooting S TATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES The LCD on the printer operator panel provides the self-explanatory status and error messages in your chosen language. Error messages are accompanied by the Ready indicator going out. P APER J AMS Provided that you follow the recomme...

Troubleshooting > 67 S OFTWARE 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. H ARDWARE PROBLEMS SYMPTOM P...

Options > 68 Options The following options are available to extend the performance of your printer:• 128 and 256MB RAM DIMM: to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large files • Second paper tray: to increase your printer’s paper handling capacity by 530 sheets (...

Specifications > 69 Specifications ITEM SPECIFICATION Dimensions, W x D x H 14.5 x 15.5 x 10,5 inches (369 x 395 x 268 mm) Weight 22.7 lb (10.3 kg) approximately (without second tray) Printing method Electro-photographic printing using LEDs as light source Print color Monochrome Print speed Lette...

Paper and tray information > 71 Paper and tray information Simplex Printing FeedTray Exit Path Paper type Size Weight T1 T2 MPT Top Rear Plain paper Letter, A4 L, ML, M, MH 0 0 0 0 0 A5, B5,Executive L, ML, M, MH, H 0 0 0 0 0 Legal (13)Legal (14) H 0 0 0 0 0 Statement L, ML, M, MH, H 0 X 0 0 0 A6...

Paper and tray information > 72 Duplex Printing Auto Manual Paper type Size Weight Tray 1 Tray 2 MPT Tray 1 Tray 2 MPT Plain paper Letter, A4 L, ML, M, MH 0 0 0 0 0 0 Legal (13)Legal (14) H X X X 0 0 0 A5, B5, Executive L, ML, M, MH, H X X X 0 0 0 Statement L, ML, M, MH, H X X X 0 X 0 A6 L, ML, M...

Paper and tray information > 73 N OTES 1. Tray 1 can accommodate paper with width of 100 to 216mm and length of 210 to 316mm. 2. Tray 2 (optional) can accommodate paper with width of 148 to 216mm and length of 210 to 316mm. 3. When printing using Auto Duplex, paper will not be ejected face up. 4....

Service and Support > 74 Service and Support Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week• Visit our multilingual web site: www.okiprintingsolutions.com• Call 1-800-654-3282