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C3100 us er's guide ...
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PREFACE > 2 PREF AC E Every effort has been made to ensure that th e information in thi s document is complete, accurate, and up -to-date. The man ufacturer ass umes no responsibili ty for the resu lts of errors beyond its control. The manufactur er als o cannot guaran tee that cha nges in software and equipment made by other manufa cturers and ...
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CONTENTS > 3 CO N T E N T S Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Printer overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Front view . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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CONTENTS > 4 The Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using the Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Printer State tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Printer Setup tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARN INGS > 5 NOT ES, C AUTIONS AND W ARNIN GS NOTE A note provides additional inform ation to su pplement the main text which may help you to use and understa nd the product. CAUTION! A caution pr ovides a dditional info rmation which, i f ignored, may r esult in equipment m alfunc tion or damag e. WA R N IN G! A warning pro ...
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INTRODUCTION > 6 INTR ODUCTION Congratulations on buying an Oki colour printe r. 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: l U p t o 1 2 pa ge s p e r m i n ut e i n f ul l co l ...
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INTRODUCTION > 7 PRINT ER OVERVIEW FRONT VIEW 1. Output stac ker, f ace down. Standard printed copy delivery point . Holds up to 250 sheets at 80g/m². 2. Multi pu rpose feeder release (2) (press). 3. Status Panel. Stat us LEDs and op erator buttons . 4. Front Co ver release (lift). 5. Pape r tra y. Standard bl ank paper tray. Holds up t o 300 s ...
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INTRODUCTION > 8 REAR V IEW This view shows the connection panel an d the rear output stacker. When the rear paper stacker is f olded down, paper exits through the re a r of t h e p ri n t er a n d is s t a ck e d he r e f ac e u p. T h i s is m a in l y u se d f o r heavy print me dia. When used in conj unction with the mul ti purpose feed tray ...
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INTRODUCTION > 9 THE STAT US 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 prov ided by the St atus Monitor. ( See “Using the Status Monitor” on page 35. ) The Status Panel incorporates 4 LE Ds and 2 push-button switches ...
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INTROD UCTION > 10 SWIT CHES Operation The switches are labelled ON LINE and CANCEL and ea ch has three modes of operation as follows: Funct ion The results of operating the swit ches in different contexts are summarised below. Mode of operation Description Momentary press (Press 1) Press the switc h and release it within 2 seconds of press ing ...
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INTROD UCTION > 11 *1: The Menu Map (or Status Page) provides details of printer settings and status information. *2: Shifts to ON LINE after printing has started. *3: Executes job cancellation 2 seco nds after start of switch operation (even if the switch is held down longer). LED DISPL AYS General Printer status (as indicated by the LEDs) can ...
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INTROD UCTION > 12 Funct ion A summary of the func tions of each LED is g iven below: 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: LED Funct ion Power (Ready) Indicates POWER ON, ON LINE, OFF LINE, power saving, data rec eiving, prin ...
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INTROD UCTION > 13 The Status Monitor provides a readable descrip tion of the printer status corresponding to the i ndicati ons of the LEDs. If you have the Status Monitor Preference s set to Pop up on alerts , this readable message will b e presented on screen wh enever an abnormal condition occurs. Pape r, Con s u ma b le , Alarm (Amber) OFF O ...
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PAPER RE COMMENDATIONS > 14 PAP E R RE CO M M E ND A T I O NS Your printer will handle a variety of print media, including a range of paper weights and sizes, transparen cies and 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/ ...
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PAPER RE COMMENDATIONS > 15 CASS E T TE T R AY If you have identica l paper stock loaded in the multi purpose tr ay, you can have the prin ter automatically switch to the other tra y when the current tray runs out of paper. When printing from Windows applications, this function is enabled in the driver settings. ( See “Printer settings in Wind ...
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PAPER RE COMMENDATIONS > 16 FA CE D OW N S TA CKE R The face down stacker on the top of the printer can hold up to 250 sheets of 80g/m² standa rd paper and can handle paper stocks up to 120g/m². Pages printed in reading orde r (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on top, facing dow n). FA CE U P S TA CKE R The face up stac ...
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LOADING PAPER > 17 LO ADING P APER CASS E T TE T R AY 1. Remove the p aper tray from the printer . 2. Fan the paper t o be loaded at the edg es ( 1) and in the middle (2) to ensure th at all sheets are pr operly separated, then tap the edges of the s tack on a fl at surface to m ake it flush ag ain (3). 12 3 ...
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LOADING PAPER > 18 3. Load the paper (for letter headed paper load f ace down with top edge towar ds the front of the printer). 4. Adjust the rear stopper (1) and paper guides (2) to the size of paper being used. To prevent p aper jams: l Do not leave spac e be tween the paper an d the guides and rear stopper. l Do not overfill the paper tr ay . ...
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LOADING PAPER > 19 5. For fac e down printing, mak e sure the face up (re ar) stack er (3) is closed (the paper ex its from the top of the printer). Stac king capac ity is approx imately 250 sheets, depending on paper weight. 6. For face up printing, make sure the face up (rear) stac ker (3) is open and the paper supp ort (4 ) is extended . Pape ...
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LOADING PAPER > 20 MULTI PU RPOSE TRAY 1. Open the multi purpo se tray and pre ss gently down on the paper platform (1) to ensure it is lat ched down. 2. Load the paper and adjust the pa per guides (2) to the size of paper being used. l When printing on headed paper load the paper into the multi purpose tray with pre-printed side up and top edge ...
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PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 21 PRINT ER SETTINGS IN W INDOWS Your printer’s menu s (accessed via the “The Status Monitor” on page 35 ) provide access to many options. The Windows printer dr iver 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 documen ts f ...
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PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 22 When you click Properties a new window opens which contains a short list of the printe r settings available in the driver, w hich you can choose for this document. The setti ngs available from within your application are only those which you m ay want to change for specific applications or documents. Setting s yo ...
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PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 23 6. A single on-screen button restores the default settings. JOB OPTIONS TAB 1. The output resolution of the printed p age can be set a s follows. l The highest quality setting prints at 120 0 x 600dpi. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest t o print . l The normal setting prints at 60 ...
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PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 24 7. A single on-screen button restores the default settings. C OLOUR TAB 1. C ontrol over the colour output of your printer may be performed automatical ly, or for advanced c ontrol, by manual adjustment . The automatic setting will be appropriate in most cases. The other options in this w indow only become vis ib ...
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PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 25 SETTING FROM W INDOWS C ONTR OL PANEL When you open the driver properties window directly from Windows, rather than from within an appl ication program, a somewhat more extensive range of settings is pr ovided. Changes made here will generally affect all documents you print from Windows applications, and will be ...
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PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 26 ADVANCED T AB 1. Y ou can spec if y which times of day your printer wil l be available. 2. Indicates current priority, from 1 (lo west) to 99 (highest). Highest priority documents will print firs t. 3. Specifies that documents should be spooled (stored in a special print file) before being printed. The document i ...
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PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS > 27 document restarted from the print queue. Mism atched documents in the queue wil l not prevent correctly ma tched documents from printing. 8. Specifies that the sp ooler should fav our documents which have c ompleted spooling when dec iding whic h document to print next , even if co mpleted docu ments are lower pr ...
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COLOUR PRINTING > 28 C OLOUR PRINTING The printer drivers supplied wit h 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 ow n colour settings, and these m ...
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COLOUR PRINTING > 29 Viewin g condition s A print can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colours in a print may look differen t when viewed standing next to a sunlit window , compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver c olour settings The driver settings for Manual ...
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COLOUR PRINTING > 30 TIPS F OR PRINTING IN COLOUR The following guidelines may help yo u to achieve good colour output from your printer. PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHIC IM AGES Use the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting. If the colours look too dull, try the Monitor (6500k) Vivid or Digit al Camera settings. PRINTING FROM MIC ROSOFT OFFIC E APPLIC ATIONS ...
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COLOUR PRINTING > 31 To open colour matching options from the Windows Control Panel: 1. Open the Print ers window (cal led “Printers and Faxe s” in Windows XP). 2. Right-click the printer name and choo se Properties . 3. Cli ck t he Printing Prefer ences button (1). To open colour matching options fr om within a Windows application: 1. Choos ...
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COLOUR PRINTING > 32 2. Choose the Manual colour setting (2) and select from the follow ing options: (a) Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimised for printing photog raphs. Colours are printed with emphasis on saturation. (b) Monitor (6500k) Vivid Optimised for printing photog raphs, but with even more saturated colours than the Mo nitor (6500k) Per ...
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COLOUR PRINTING > 33 US ING THE C OLOUR SWATC H FEAT URE 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. Note that this is no t the full range of colours that the prin ...
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COLOUR PRINTING > 34 reproduce colour. Here, it is unimpo rtant since your p rimary objective is to print the required colour. U S I N G T H E CO L O U R CO R RE C T U T I L I T Y The Oki Colour Correct Utility is prov ided o n your printer driver CD- ROM. You must install it separately since it is not installed along with the printer driver. Th ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 35 THE STAT US MONITOR The Status Monitor software is dist in ct from and inst alled separately from the driver software. The Status Mo nitor provides a readable indication of the printer st atus as displ ayed on the in dicator LEDs on the Status P anel ( See “The Status Panel” on page 9.) and allows you to access the pr ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 36 2. Clic k on the window m aximise button and the view w ill expand to include the Printer Stat e, Printer Setup and Prefer ences tabs. PRINTER STATE TAB This tab is visible by default on op ening the Status Monitor and displays detailed information about the status of the printer. PRINTE R SETUP TA B Selecting this tab pr ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 37 User Settin gs This tab is intended to be used fo r 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 setti ng on the right. Click t he Save button to save the new setting or the Undo button to undo the change. Use File|Exit to return to the Prin ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 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 me nu settings window direct by clicking [Start], [All Progr ams] and selecting Okidat a|OKI C310 0|Printer Name Printer Settings. ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 39 PREFERENCE S 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) en sures that the Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention e.g. a missing or ba ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 40 PRINT ER FUNCTIONS (USER SETTINGS) The printer settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen collectively on a printed Menu Map (o r 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 ar e, overridden by settings made in the pr ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 41 MEDIA MENU This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media. MP TRAY US AGE DO NOT USE WHEN MISMA TCH If a document to be printed demands a paper siz e not insta lled in the selected tr ay, th e printer can automatically feed from th e multi purpose tray instead. If this function is not enabled, the prin ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 42 TRA Y1 MEDIAWEIGHT LIGHT (64-74g/m²) MEDIUM (75-90g/m²) HEAVY (91-120g/m²) Adjusts the printer for the weight of paper st ock loa ded in this tra y. MPT P APERSIZE A4 / A5 / A6 / B5 LEGAL14 LEGAL13.5 LEGAL13 LETTER EXEC UTIVE CUSTO M CO M - 9 E NV E LOP E CO M - 10 E NV E LOP E MONARCH ENV DL ENVELOPE C5 ENVEL OPE Sele ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 43 C OLOUR MENU The printer automatically adjust s colour balance and density at appropriate i ntervals, optimising th e printed output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight cond itions. The items on this menu provide a means of changin g the default settings for special or particularly difficult print jobs. Sett ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 44 SY STEM CONFIGUR ATION MENU This menu adjusts general printer settings to suit the way you prefer to work. SY STEM C O NFIGURATION MENU Items Settings Explanation POW SA VE TIME 5 MIN 15 MIN 30 MIN 60 MIN 240 MIN Adjusts the idling time before the printe r automatically switches into power sav ing mod e. In this m ode p o ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 45 USB MENU This menu controls the o peration of the pri nter’s USB data int erface. MEMORY MENU This menu determines how printer memory is used . LANGUAGE Engli sh , German, French, It alian, Spanish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish , Dutc h, Tu r ki s h, Portuguese, Polish , Russian, Greek Sets the languag e used for the Stat ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 46 SY STEM ADJUSTMENT MENU This menu provides fine ad justment of image position on the printed page in steps of 0.25mm. MAINTENANC E MENU This menu provides access to vari ous printer mainten ance functions. US AGE MENU This menu is for information only, an d provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expe ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 47 This is particularly useful if you d o not have a full set of replacement consumables to hand a nd you need to know how soon you will need them. PRINTING SETTINGS To print a list o f the printer settings: 1. Start the Status Monitor . 2. Select the Printer Setup tab . 3. Clic k on the Printer Settings button on the Printe ...
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THE STATUS MONITOR > 48 CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE If required, carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed in the Status Monitor. 1. Start the Status Monitor . 2. Select the Printer Setup tab . 3. Clic k on the Printer Settings button on the Printer Setup tab. 4. In the Sy stem C onfiguration men u, select t ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 49 REPLACING C ONSUMABLE IT EMS This section explains how to replace consum able items when due. As a guide, the life expectancy of these items is: l T oner — 3,000 A4 pages at 5% co verage, whic h means that 5% of the addressab le print area is printed with this colour . T one r l i f e i s d i r e c t l y a f f e ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 50 C ONSUM ABLE OR DER DETAILS * Aver age 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 co nsumables to ensu re the best quality and performance from your hardware. Non Oki Original products may damage your printer' s performance ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 51 T ONER C ARTRIDGE R EPLAC EMENT The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder. It is contained in four cartridges: one each fo r cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Have a sheet of paper ha ndy so that you have some where to place th e used cartridge while you install the new one. Dispose of the old cartri ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 52 1. Press the c over rel ease and open the printer ’s top cover f ully . WA R N IN G! If the print er has been po wered on, the fuser m ay be hot. This are a is clearly labelled. Do n ot touch. ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 53 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges. 3. Carry out one of the fol lowing: (a) If you are replacing a toner cartridge that has been supplied with your prin ter (release lever has 3 positions), pull the coloured toner release lever on the cartridge to be replaced towa rds the front of the printer, 1. Cyan ca ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 54 in the direction of the arrow, bu t stop at the central (upright) position (1). (b) If you are repl acing 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. 1 1 ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 55 4. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge and then draw the cartridge to the right to r elease the left -hand end as shown, and withdr aw the toner cartridg e from the printer . 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furni ture and to a void damag ing t he green ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 56 7. Gently shak e the new cartridge from end to end sev eral times to loosen and distribut e the toner evenly in side the cartridge. 8. Remov e the wrapping mat erial and peel off the adhes ive tape from the under side of the cartridge. 9. Holding the c ar tridge by its top centre w ith the coloured lever to the ri ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 57 then lower the right end of the cartridge onto the image drum unit . 11. Pressing g ently down on the cartridge to ensure that it is firmly seated, pu sh the coloured l ever (1) towards the r ear of the printer. This will lock the cartridge into place and release ton er into the imag e drum unit. 12. Final ly , cl ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 58 IMAG E DRUM REPLAC EMENT Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. The printer contains four image drums: cyan, magenta, yellow and black. 1. Press the c over rel ease and open the printer ’s top cover f ully . CAUTION! Static sen sitive dev ices, handle wi ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 59 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges. 3. Holding it by its top c entre, lift the image drum, c omplete with its toner cartr idge, up and out of the printer. 1. Cyan ca rt ri dge 2. M age nt a ca r tri dge 3. Y ellow cartridge 4. Black cartridge 1 2 3 4 ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 60 4. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furni ture and to a void damag ing t he green drum surface. 5. With the co loured toner release l ever (1) to the right, pull the lever to wards you . This will release t he bon d bet ween th e toner cartridge and the image d ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 61 7. T ake the new image drum c artridge out of its pack aging and plac e it on the piec e of paper where the ol d cartridge w as placed. K eep it t he same way round as the old unit. Pack the old cartridge inside the pack aging material for disposal. 8. Plac e the toner cartridge ont o the new image drum cartridg e ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 62 10. Holding the c omplete assemb ly by its top centre, lower it into plac e in the p rinter, locating the pegs at eac h end into their slots in the sides of the printer cavity . 11. Final ly , close the top c over and pr ess down firmly at both sides so that the c over latc hes closed. ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 63 REPL ACING THE BELT UNIT The belt unit is located under the fo ur image drums. This unit requires replacement approximat ely every 50,000 pages. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. 1. Press the c over rel ease and open the printer ’s top cover f ully ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 64 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges. It is essenti al that they go bac k in the same order 3. Li ft ea ch o f t he im ag e d ru m u ni ts , s ta r ti ng fr om t he rea r, o ut of the printer and place them in a safe place away from direct sourc es of heat and light. 1. Cyan ca rt ri dge 2. M age nt a ca r ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 65 4. Locate the two fa steners (5) at eac h side of the belt and the lifting bar (6) at the front end. 5. T urn the two fasteners 90° to the lef t. This will release the belt from the printer c hassi s. 6. Pull th e lifting bar (6) upwards so that belt tilts up towar ds the front, and withdraw the belt unit from th ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 66 FUS ER REP LA CEM EN T The fuser is located inside the printe r just behind the four image drum units. Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the cover. 1. Press the c over rel ease and open the printer ’s top cover f ully . WA R N IN G! If the print er has r ecent ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 67 2. Identify the fuser handle (1) on the t op of the fuser unit. 3. Pull the tw o fuser retaining levers (2) tow ards the front of the printer so that they are f ully upright. 4. Holding the fuser by its handle (1), lift the fuser stra ight up and out of the printer. If the f user is still w arm, place it on a fl a ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 68 7. Lower the fuser into the printer , locating the two lugs (3) into their slots in the metal partition which separ ates the fuser area from the image drums. 8. Push the two retainin g levers (2) towards the rear of the printer to lock the fuser in place. 9. Final ly , close the top c over and pr ess down firmly a ...
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REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS > 69 CLE A N I NG T H E L E D H E AD Clean the LED he ad when print ing does not come out clea rly, has white lines or when text is blurred. 1. Switc h off the printer and open the top cover . 2. Gently wipe the LED he ad surfac e with LED l ens cle aner or soft tissue. 3. Clo se the top co ver. CAUTION! Do not use me ...
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INSTALLING ADDITIONAL MEMORY > 70 INSTALLI NG ADD I TI ONAL M EM OR Y This section explains how to install addit ional RAM memory into your printer as a memory upgrade. OR DER CODE S Use the following order codes for additional memory: l 64MB RAM – 01110301 l 256MB RAM – 01110302 ...
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INSTALLING ADDITIONAL MEMORY > 71 MEMOR Y UPGRADE The basic printer model comes equipped with 32MB of main memory. This can be upgrade d with an additional mem ory board contai ning 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. ...
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INSTALLING ADDITIONAL MEMORY > 72 4. Remo ve the scr ew securing th e right-h and side c over . 5. Lift the edge of the side cover slightly at the two points shown, and pull the c over away from the printer at the top. Lift the cover slightly to detach it from the printer . Place it s afely to one side. 6. Car efully remo ve the new memory board ...
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INSTALLING ADDITIONAL MEMORY > 73 9. If the RAM expans ion slot alre ady contai ns a memory upgrade board, that board wil l have to be remove d before you can inst all the new one. T o remove it proceed as f ollows, otherwise skip to step 10. (a) Identify the locking clips (2 ) at each end of the RAM expansion slot (1). (b) Push the clips outwar ...
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CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 74 C LEARIN G PAPER JAMS Provided that you follow the recommen dations in this guide on use of print media, and you keep the media in g ood condition prior to use, your printer should give years of reliable service. Howev er, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section explains how to clear them quickly and simply. J ...
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CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 75 3. Note the positions of the four cartridges. It will be neces sary to remove the four image drums to gain access to the paper path. 4. Holding it by its top centre, lift the cyan image drum, complete with its toner c artridge, up and out of the printer . 1. Cyan ca rt ri dge 2. M age nt a ca r tri dge 3. Y ellow cartrid ...
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CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 76 5. Put the cartridge down gently onto a piece of paper to prevent toner from marking your furni ture and to a void damag ing t he green drum surface. 6. Repeat thi s removal proc edure for eac h of the remaining im age drum u nits. 7. Look into the prin ter to check whether any sheets of paper a re vis ible on any part o ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 77
CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 77 l T o remove a sheet from the centr al area of th e belt (2), carefully separate the sheet from the belt surface and withdraw the sheet. l T o remove a sheet just entering the fuser (3), separate the trailing edg e of the sheet from the belt, push the fuser pressure release lever (4) towards the front and down to relea s ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 78
CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 78 8. Start ing with the cyan image drum unit n earest the fuser, replac e the four imag e drums into the drum cav ity, ma king sure to locate t hem in the correc t order. l Holding the complete as sembly by its top centre, lower it into plac e in the printer, locating the pegs at e ach end into their slots in the sides of ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 79
CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 79 9. Lower the top co ver but do not press down to lat ch it closed yet. This will pr o tect the drums from exc essive exposure to room lighting while you chec k the remaining areas for jammed sheets. 10. Open the rear exit tray (5 ) and check for a sheet of paper in the rear p ath area (6). l Pull out any sheets found in ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 80
CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 80 12. Lift the front cover release and pul l open the front cov er. 13. Chec k inside the co ver for sheets in this are a and remove any that you find, then close the cov er. ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 81
CLEARING PAPER JAMS > 81 14. Pull out the p aper tray and ensure th at all paper is st ack ed properly, is undamaged, and that the paper guides are properly positioned aga inst the edges of the paper stack. When satisfied, repl ace the tray . 15. Final ly , close the top c over and pr ess down firmly at both sides so that the c over latc hes clo ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 82
SPECIFICATIONS > 82 SP ECIFIC ATIONS It em Specif ication Dimensio ns 425 x 561 x 345mm (W x D x H) Wei g ht 2 6Kg approximately Print speeds 12 pages per minute colo ur/20 pages per minute monochrome Resoluti on 600dpi or 1200 x 600dpi Emulations Windows GDI Auto Feat ures A uto registration Auto density adjustment Auto consumable counter reset ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 83
INDEX > 83 INDEX A Advanced features enabling or disabling ....... ........ 27 B Belt how to replace ..... .................... 63 life expectancy ........................ 49 Black printing glossy or matte ..................... ... 24 Business cards recommended type ...... ............ 14 C Changing display language ......... 48 Colour matching ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 84
INDEX > 84 P Page orientation setting in Windows .................. 23 Paper jam clearing .................... ........ 74 loading cassette tray ............... 17 loading letterhead ... ................ 18 recommended types ................ 14 size setting in Windows ........... 22 supported sheet sizes.. ............ 15 tray selection in Windo ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 85
OKI CONTACT DETAILS > 85 OKI CON TAC T D ETA ILS Oki Systems (UK) Limited 550 Dundee Road Slough Trading Estate Slough, SL1 4LE Tel:44 (0) 1753 819819 Fax:44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www.oki.co.uk Oki Systems Ireland Limited The Square Industrial Complex Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland Tel:+353 1 4049590 Fax:+353 1 4049591 http://www.oki.ie OKI Syste ...
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Oki pmnC3100 - page 86
central house balf ou r road, h ounslo w tw3 1hy united kin gdom tel +44 (0) 20 8219 2190 Fa x +44 (0) 20 8219 2199 C3100 07047301 Iss. 03 ...
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