OKI B410dn User Manual

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Copyright Information
Copyright © 2008 by Oki Data.  All Rights Reserved
Document Information ___________________________________________________
B410d/B410dn/B420dn/B430dn User’s Guide
P/N 59309301, Revision 1.0
July, 2008
Disclaimer _________________________________________________________________
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. 
The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of  errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot 
guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by  other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not 
affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention of  software products manufactured by other companies does 
not necessarily constitute endorsement by the manufacturer .
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 a ccuracy or completeness of the information contained herein.
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CONTENTS
Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notes, Cautions and Warnings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Using your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Online usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Printing Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Abbreviations used  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Printer components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operator panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 B410d and B410dn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Operator panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Online button  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Changing language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Printer menu setup tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Menu functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Printing menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
B420dn, B430dn,  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Operator panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Panel elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Menu functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Printing menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Paper recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Paper and envelope types  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Transparencies and adhesive labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Postcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Installing paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Paper Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Multi purpose tray and manual feed tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Paper feed, size and media setting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 B410d and B410dn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
B420dn, B430dn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Interfaces  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Printer drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Windows operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Macintosh operating systems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Choosing a Mac driver  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Operation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Printer settings in Windows  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Printing preferences in Windows applications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
PCL emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
PS emulation (B430dn)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Setting from Windows control panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Printer settings in Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 changing the length of time before entering power saving mode . . . . . . .48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
disabling power saving mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
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2-sided printing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50Auto duplex printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Manual duplex printing using the paper tr ay (Windows only)  . . . . . . . . . . .51
Manual duplex printing using the  Manual Feed Tray (B410d and B410dn)
or the Multi-Purpose Tray (B420dn and B430dn)   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Long Edge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Short Edge.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Overlays and Macros (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 What are overlays and macros?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Creating PostScript overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55Creating the overlay image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Create and download the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Test printing the overlay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Defining overlays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Printing with PostScript overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Creating PCL Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Creating the overlay image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Create and download macros  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Test printing the macro  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Defining overlays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Printing with PCL overlays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Consumables and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Consumable order details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Toner cartridge life  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
When to replace the toner cartridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Replacing the toner cartridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Image drum life  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
When to replace the image drum  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Replacing the image drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Generating a cleaning page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67B410d and B410dn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
B420dn, B430dn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Cleaning the LED array  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Status and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Input jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Feed jam or exit jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Print quality problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Paper feed problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Software problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Installing options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Installing options order numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Installation procedure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 General  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Paper and tray information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81Notes/symbols/terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Service and Support  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
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NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
For the protection of your product, and in order to ensure that you benefit from its full 
functionality, this model has been designed  to operate only with genuine original toner 
cartridges. Any other toner cartridge may not op erate at all, even if it is described as 
“compatible”, and if it does work, your pr oducts performance and print quality may be 
degraded.
Specifications subject to change withou t notice. All trademarks acknowledged.
NOTE
A note provides additional information to supplement the main text. 
CAUTION!
A caution provides additional info rmation which, if ignored, may 
result in equipment malfunction or damage.
WARNING!
A warning provides additional info rmation which, if ignored, may 
result in a risk of personal injury.
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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing this monochrome page printer. 
Your new printer is designed with a range of advanced features to give you crisp black and 
white pages at high speed on a wide range of print media.
For your information, a summary of the main  features of your printer is given below.
PRINTER FEATURES
>Four different models to choose from: B410d and B410dn, B420dn, B430dn
(d denotes Duplex included and n deno tes Network Interface Card included).
> Memory: 32MB for B410d, B410dn and B420dn; 64MB for B430dn.
> High speed printing: 28ppm A4 and 30ppm Letter.
> Resolution: 1200 x 600 dpi for B410d, B410dn and B420dn; 1200 x 1200 dpi for 
B430dn.
> Paper handling: 250 sheets  (75g/m²)  for B410d, B410dn, B430dn; 530 sheets for 
the B420dn.
> Emulation: standard Printer Control Language PCL6,  Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter  and 
PostScript 3 for B430dn.
> Barcodes: embedded for SIDM emulations.
> Flash DIMM: 2MB for B410d, B410dn and B 420dn and 8MB for B430dn to allow the 
storage of additional fonts or bar codes.
> USB 2.0 High speed and Parallel interfaces. 
> 10/100 BASE-TX Network:  standard for B410d and B410dn, lets you share this 
valuable resource among users on your office network.
> Multi Purpose tray for B420dn and B430dn:  to extend the range of media your 
printer can accommodate (capacity 50 sheets (64g/m²)  or 10 envelopes), and can 
also use as manual duplex.
> Manual Feed tray for B410d and B410dn: to feed single sheets, heavy paper stocks, 
envelopes, other special media and can also be used as manual duplex.
> Power save mode for energy efficiency.
Additionally, the following optional features are also available:
> 128 and 256MB RAM DIMM: to extend the ma in 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 
(75g/m²).
USING YOUR PRINTER
To help you get the most from your printer,  the manufacturer has provided a variety of 
supporting materials. A summary of these mate rials and their purposes is given in the 
following chapter. 
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual is the user’s guide (check the Oki Printing Solutions website, 
www.okiprintingsolutions.com, for the most up-t o-date version) for your printer and forms 
part of the overall user support listed below:
> Quick Setup Poster:  easy to follow graphical instructions for quick printer setup.
> Setup Guide:  more detailed instructions to unpack,  connect, power up your printer, 
and install software.
> This User’s Guide:  to help you to operate your printer and make the best use of its 
many features. Also included are guidelines for troubleshooting and maintenance to 
ensure that it performs at its best. Additi onally, information is provided for adding 
optional accessories as your printing needs evolve.
> Installation Guides:  accompany consumable items and optional accessories to 
describe how to install them.
> Online Help:  online information associated with  the printer driver and the Menu 
Setup Tool (B410n/B410dn) software.
This manual has been written using more than  one printer as a model and the illustrations/
screenshots reflect this. What you see will  be appropriate to the model you are using.
ONLINE USAGE
This manual is intended to be read on screen using an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Use the 
navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat.
You can access specific information in two ways:
> In the list of bookmarks down  the left hand side of your screen, click on the topic of 
interest to jump to the required topic.  (If the bookmarks are not available, use the 
Table of Contents.)
> In the list of bookmarks click on Index to  jump to the Index. (If the bookmarks are 
not available, use the Table of Contents.) Find the term of interest in the 
alphabetically arranged index and click on  the associated page number to jump to 
the page containing the subject.
PRINTING PAGES
The whole manual, Individual pages, or se ctions may be printed. The procedure is:
1. From the toolbar, select  File > Print (or press the Ctrl + P keys).
2. Choose which pages you wish to print:
(a)All pages , for the entire manual.
(b) Current page  for the page at which you are looking.
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(c)Pages from  and to for the range of pages you specify by entering their page 
numbers.
3. Click OK.
ABBREVIATIONS USED
The following abbreviations  are used in this manual:
ABBREVIATIONMEANING
Ctrl Control
dpi dots per inch
DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module
dduplex
n network card installed
LED Light Emitting Diode
NIC Network Interface Card
PCL Printer Control Language
PS PostScript (emulation)
PSE PostScript Emulation
RAM Random Access Memory
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PRINTER COMPONENTS
Apart from the Operator panels, which are described in the next chapter, the B410d/
B410dn/B420dn/B430dn printers look similar fr om the outside. The important components 
are identified in the representations below.
1. Operator panel (B430dn shown)
2. Output Stacker (150 sheets, face down)
3. Output Stacker extension
4. Top cover release button
5. Multi Purpose Tray (only for B420dn, B430d n.; 50 sheets)(shown in open position)
6. Multi Purpose Tray extension
7. Paper Tray  (250 sheets for B410d, B410dn and B420dn, B430dn; 530 sheets for 
B420dn.)
8. Paper Tray level indicator
9. ON/OFF switch
10. Rear Output cover
11. LED array
12. Image drum
13. Manual Feed Tray  (only for B410d, B410dn and B420dn; single sheet feed) (shown 
in open  position)
14. Toner cartridge
15. Fuser unit
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17.Power cable connection
18. Duplex unit  
19. Parallel interface connection
20. USB interface connection
21. LAN interface connection (only for B410dn, B420dn and B430dn)
22. Test button (only for B 410dn, B420dn and B430dn)
23. Memory panel (to upgrade your printer’s memory RAM DIMM)
24. Cooling fan
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