OKI B4400N User Manual

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PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS
For guidance on the media you can use with your printer, which 
input tray and which ejection method to use, see the section 
entitled “Paper and tray information” in the “Specifications” 
chapter.
PAPER AND ENVELOPE TYPES
The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following 
guidelines when selecting paper and envelopes for use in your 
printer:
>Paper and envelopes should be stored flat and away from 
moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources.
>Use a smooth finished paper such as copier or laser type 
paper with a Sheffield (smoothness) rating of 250 or less. 
If in doubt, please ask your paper supplier.
>Use envelopes designed for use in laser type printers.
>The use of heavily laid or textured paper will seriously 
impact on the life of the image drum.
>Do not use very smooth, shiny/glossy paper.
>Do not use heavily embossed headed paper.
>Avoid printing on both sides and putting paper through 
the printer twice.
>Avoid using paper with perforations, cut-outs and ragged 
edges.
>Do not use envelopes with windows or metal clasps.
>Do not use envelopes with self sealing flaps.
>Avoid using damaged or curled envelopes.
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TRANSPARENCIES AND ADHESIVE LABELS
The manufacturer of this printer recommends the following 
guidelines when selecting transparencies and adhesive labels for 
use in your printer:
>Always manually feed single sheets using a Manual Feed 
Tr a y.
>Always use rear output.
>Media must be designed for use in laser printers or 
photocopiers and must be able to withstand 200°C for 0.1 
sec. 
>Do not use media designed for use in colour laser printers 
and photocopiers. 
>Labels should cover entire carrier sheet.
>Carrier sheet or adhesive must not be exposed to any part 
of the printer.
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INSTALLING PAPER
1.Remove the paper tray from the bottom of the printer and 
place plain paper in the tray, keeping the level of the 
paper in the tray below the guide arrowheads shown on 
the paper guides (1).
NOTE
If you are topping up the paper in a paper tray, it is 
recommended that you remove the remaining paper from the 
tray first then add the new paper stock followed by the paper 
you removed. This ensures that the oldest paper is used first 
to help prevent paper jams.
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2.Adjust the rear paper support (2) to the size of paper you 
are using by gripping the lugs (3), tilting and sliding the 
support forwards or backwards as necessary.
3.Adjust the paper guides (1). It is important to adjust the 
paper guides correctly to ensure that the paper is not 
skewed in the print process. Paper jams may occur if this 
operation is not carried out correctly.
4.Replace the tray in the printer. The paper level indicator 
(4) provides a visual indication of how much paper is left 
in the tray.
FACE UP AND FACE DOWN PRINTING
For face down printing, make sure the Rear Output Stacker 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 150 sheets of weight 80 g/m². Pages printed in reading 
order (page 1 first) will be sorted in reading order (last page on 
top, facing down).
For face up printing, make sure the face up Rear Output Stacker 
is open and the paper guide is extended if required. In this 
condition, paper will exit via this path, regardless of driver 
settings. Paper is stacked in reverse order, capacity 50 sheets of 
weight 80 g/m². 
Always use this tray in conjunction with the Manual Feed Tray for 
heavyweight stocks to reduce the possibility of paper jams. 
NOTE
Load letter headed paper face down and top edge towards the 
front of the paper tray.
NOTE
If you have the optional second paper tray (Tray 2) and you 
are printing from the first (upper) tray (Tray 1), you can pull 
out the second (lower) tray to reload it. However, if printing 
from the second (lower) tray, do not pull out the first (upper) 
tray as this will result in a paper jam.
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AUTOMATIC FEED SEQUENCE
With no optional feed trays installed, the Autotray function in the 
Print Menu is set by default to OFF and the Tray sequence 
function is set to DOWN. Ensure that the Autotray function is set 
to ON (default) when you have either or both optional feed trays 
installed. In this way, if a tray runs out of paper, automatic feed 
will take place in the order Tray 1, Tray 2 (if fitted), optional Multi 
Purpose Tray (if fitted), provided that these trays are set up for 
identical media. 
PRINTING ENVELOPES
1.Pull out the Rear Output Stacker (1) until it locks and lift 
out the paper guide (2). 
2.Pull down the Manual Feed Tray (3) and adjust the paper 
guides to the width of the envelope. 
3.Insert the envelope, flap down and to the left, until the 
printer grips it.
4.Set envelope size and landscape orientation in your 
software, then issue the print command.
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HEAVYWEIGHT PAPER OR CARDSTOCK
The normal paper path from a main paper tray to the top output 
stack involves two complete U-turns. This may sometimes cause 
very heavyweight paper or cardstock to jam or misfeed.
Use the Manual Feed Tray to feed this type of paper and the Rear 
Output Stacker to collect printed output. This gives a nearly 
straight paper path through the machine and may prove more 
reliable in this type of application.
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 cause the image not to fuse 
fully into heavyweight paper.
B4400, B4400N
The print quality for different types of paper is adjusted by 
changing the media type as follows:
1.Start the Status Monitor.
2.Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer 
Menu button. 
3.Select the Paper tab. Click on the button for the paper 
tray being used. Adjust the media type to the required 
setting and, if necessary, the paper size to the size of the 
paper being used.
4.Click on the Apply button, Close button then OK button 
to set the printer to the new media type and printing 
quality. 
NOTE
Although media properties can be set in the printer driver for 
particular jobs, when filling a tray with media it is 
recommended that you manually set the printer to match the 
media as described here.
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Printing transparencies
When printing transparencies, the Manual Feed Tray must be 
used and the media type changed to transparencies as follows:
1.Open the Manual Feed Tray on the printer and place the 
transparency face up between the paper guides.
2.Adjust the paper guides to the width of the transparency.
3.Start the Status Monitor.
4.Select the Printer Setup tab and click on the Printer 
Menu button.
5.Select the Paper tab and click on the Manual Feed 
button. Adjust the media type to Transparency and the 
paper size to the size of the transparency being used.
6.Click on the Apply button, Close button then OK button 
to set the printer for transparencies. 
B4600, B4600N, B4600PS, B4600NPS
Using the control panel on your printer, you can choose:
>which paper to use
>the size of the paper you wish to use
>the weight of the paper (thickness)
CAUTION!
Damage to the printer may occur if the incorrect 
setting is used when printing transparencies.
NOTE
Remember to reset the printer for normal paper after printing 
transparencies.
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>the type of paper
Paper feed selection
The paper feed, paper size, paper weight and media type can be 
set manually on the printer using the control panel as follows.
1.Press the Online button to return the printer to offline 
status.
2.Press the Menu button repeatedly until PRINT MENU is 
displayed, then press the Select button.
3.Press the Item button until the required paper feed is 
displayed.
4.Press the Select button. A plus (+) appears next to the 
selected paper feed.
NOTE
>If the settings in the printer differ from those selected on 
your computer, the printer will not print and the LCD will 
display an error message.
>The following printer settings are given as a guide only. 
Some software applications require the paper feed, size 
and media settings to be selected from within the 
application (page setup).
>Although media properties can be set in the printer driver 
for particular jobs, it is recommended that when filling a 
tray with media you manually set the printer to match 
the media as described here.
NOTE
W h e n  t h e  A U T O  T R A Y  S W I T C H  i s  s e t  t o  O N  a n d  m o r e  t h a n  o n e  
paper tray is fitted, paper feed automatically switches to the 
next available paper tray, providing non-stop printing.
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Paper size
Set the paper size as follows.
1.Press the On Line button to return the printer to offline 
status.
2.Press the Menu button until PRINT MENU is displayed, 
then preset Select button.
3.Press either Item (+) or (-) button repeatedly until EDIT 
SIZE is displayed.
4.Press either Value (+) or (-) button until the required 
paper size is displayed, then press the Select button. A 
plus (+) appears next to the selected paper size.
5.Press the Online button to return the printer to ONLINE 
status.
6.Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver 
before printing the file.
Media type and weight
Set media type and weight as follows:
1.Press the Online button to return the printer to offline 
status.
2.Press the Menu button until MEDIA MENU is displayed, 
then press the Select button.
NOTE
>When using paper trays, standard paper sizes are 
recognised automatically with CASSETTE SIZE (default 
setting) selected. Paper size need only be set for custom 
paper sizes.
>When using the Manual Feed Tray, the paper size has to 
be selected.
CAUTION!
If media type or media weight are not correctly set, 
print quality deteriorates and the fuser roller may be 
damaged.
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3.Press the Item (+) or (-) button until MEDIA TYPE or 
MEDIA WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed.
4.Press the Value (+) or (-) button until the required paper 
type or weight is displayed, then press the Select button. 
A plus (+) appears next to the selected paper type or 
weight.
5.Press the Online button to return the printer back to 
online status.
Select the correct paper settings in the printer driver before 
printing the file.
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