OKI C5900N User Manual

							
User’s Guide
C5700 / C5900
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PREFACE
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 resu lts of errors beyond its control. 
The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and 
equipment made by other manufactur ers 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 effo rts 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 accuracy or completeness of the 
information contained herein.
The most up-to-date drivers and  manuals are available from the Oki 
Europe website:
http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com
Copyright © 2006. All rights reserved.
Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry 
Company, Ltd.
Energy Star is a trademark of  the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency.
Hewlett-Packard, HP, and LaserJet are registered trademarks of 
Hewlett-Packard Company.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows  are registered trademarks of 
Microsoft Corporation.
Apple, Macintosh, Mac and Mac OS  are registered trademarks of 
Apple Computer.
Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or 
trademarks of their proprietors.
As an Energy Star Pr ogram Participant, the 
manufacturer has determined  that this product meets 
the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.
This product complies with the requirements of the 
Council Directives 89/336/EEC (EMC) and 73/23/EEC 
(LVD) as amended wher e applicable on the 
approximation of the laws of  the member states relating 
to electromagnetic compat ibility and low voltage.
Please note that Microsoft Wind ows XP was used to produce all 
screenshots in this manual. These screenshots may vary if you are 
using any other operating system,  but the principle is the same.
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Emergency First Aid> 3
EMERGENCY FIRST AID
Take care with toner powder:
If swallowed, induce vomiting and seek medical 
attention. Never attempt to induce vomiting if person is 
unconscious.
I f  in h a led,  m ov e t h e p er s o n  t o  a n  o pe n a r e a  fo r  f r es h  a ir . 
Seek medical attention.
If it gets into the eyes, flush with large amounts of water 
for at least 15 minutes keeping eyelids open. Seek 
medical attention.
Spillages should be treated with cold water and soap to 
help reduce risk of staining skin or clothing.
IMPORTER TO THE EU
Oki Europe Limited (trading as OKI Printing Solutions)
Central House
Balfour Road
Hounslow
TW3 1HY
United Kingdom
For all sales, support and general enquiries contact your local 
distributor.
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
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Contents> 4
CONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
Emergency First Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Importer to the EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Environmental Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
Notes, Cautions and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8Printer overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Changing the display language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
Paper recommendations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13 Cassette trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Multi purpose tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
Face down stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Face up stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
Loading paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16 Cassette trays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Printer settings in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21 PCL or PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Printing preferences in Windows applications . . . . .  21
Secure printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
Store to hard disk  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
A Guide to printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30 How to access the driver screens . . . . . . . . . . . . .  30
Changing the driver defaults  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
Changing the application’s driver settings . . . . . . .  31
PCL saved driver settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
Setting the driver device options  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
Configuring hardware options from the desktop . . .  33
Configuring hardware options from chooser
(AppleTalk only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
Blacks and Greys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
Black printing (black generation) . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
Fine lines enhancement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Greyscale printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
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Colour matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47What this guide describes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  48
Printer colour management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  49
About RGB and CMYK colour  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  50
Office colour  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  51
Office colour - RGB options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  52
Customising RGB office colourwith the colour correct utility (Windows) . . . . . . .  56
Graphic pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  56
Types of ICC profile supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  58
Graphic pro workflow – overview . . . . . . . . . . . . .  59
Matching the colour of a monitor, scanner 
or camera  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  61
Simulating another printer - RGB source data  . . . .  68
CMYK ink simulations - CMYK source data . . . . . . .  76
Rendering intents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
Pure black text / graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83
Colour match precision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  83
Printer driver settings for ICC profile creation or  no colour matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
Finishing options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  87
Collating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
Colour separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95
Separating queued print jobs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  97
Cover print  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  99
Custom page size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Duplex (double-sided) printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Printing multiple pages on one sheet (N-up)  . . . . .109
Poster printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Scale to page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Watermarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Menu functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  117 Print jobs menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Information menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Shutdown menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Print menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Media menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Colour menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
System configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
PCL emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
PPR emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
FX emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
USB menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
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Network menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Usage menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Job Log Menu  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Overlays and Macros (Windows  only)  . . . . . . . .  139
What are overlays and macros? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Creating PostScript overlays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Printing with PostScript overlays  . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Creating PCL Overlays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Printing with PCL overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Replacing consumable items  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  150 Consumable order details  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Toner cartridge replacement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Image drum replacement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Replacing the belt unit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Fuser replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Cleaning the LED head  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Installing upgrades  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  167 Duplex unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Memory upgrade  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Hard disk drive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Additional paper tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
Adjusting Windows printer drivers  . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  178
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  187
Index  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  190
Oki contact details  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  193
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Notes, Cautions and Warnings> 7
NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
NOTE:
A note appears in this manual like this. A note provides 
additional information to supplement the main text which 
may help you to use and understand the product.
CAUTION!
A caution appears in this manual like this. A caution 
provides additional information which, if ignored, may 
result in equipment ma lfunction or damage.
WARNING!
A warning appears in this  manual like this. A warning 
provides additional information which, if ignored, may 
result in a risk of personal injury.
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Introduction> 8
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on buying this Oki Printing Solutions colour 
printer. 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 print media for the office.
Your printer includes these features:
>Multi-level technology produces subtler tones and 
smoother gradations of colour to lend photographic 
quality to your documents;
> Up to 20 (C5700) or 26 (C5900) pages per minute in full 
colour for fast printing of high impact colour presentations 
and other documents;
> Up to 32 pages per minute in black and white for fast and 
efficient printing of all general purpose documents not 
requiring colour;
> 600 x 600, 1200 x 600 dpi (dots per inch) and 600 x 600 
x 2 bit print resolution for high quality image production 
showing the finest detail;
> Single Pass colour Digital LED technology for high speed 
processing of your printed pages;
> New Profile Assistant utility allows you to download ICC 
profiles to the hard disc (Hard Disc Drive required);
> PostScript 3, PCL 5C, PCL 6 and Epson FX emulations for 
industry standard operation and wide compatibility with 
most computer software;
> 10Base-T and 100Base-TX network connection lets you 
share this valuable resource among users on your office 
network;
> Photo Enhance mode to improve printouts of photographic 
images (Windows PCL driver only);
> “Ask Oki” – a user-friendly function for Windows that gives 
a direct link from your printer driver screen to a dedicated 
web site specific to the exact model you are using. This is 
where you’ll find all the advice, assistance and support 
you could need to help you get the best possible results 
from your Oki printer;
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>“WebPrint Internet Explorer plugin” - another brand new 
function for Windows that enables you to print web pages 
properly;
> Internal hard disk drive (standard on “h” models, optional 
on others) for storage of overlays, macros and 
downloadable fonts, and automatic collation of multiple 
copies of multipage documents and the download of ICC 
Profiles;
> Template Manager 2006 utility for Windows enables the 
design and print of Business cards, banners, labels with 
ease.
Additionally, the following option al features are also available:
> External Wireless Print server available - eliminating the 
need for network cabling;
> Automatic two-sided (duplex) printing for economical use 
of paper and compact printing of larger documents 
(standard on dn models);
> Additional paper tray for loading a further 530 sheets to 
minimise operator intervention, or different paper stocks 
for letterhead stationery, alternative paper sizes or other 
print media;
> Additional memory allows printing of more complex 
pages. For example, high resolution banner printing;
> Internal hard disk drive for storage of overlays, macros 
and downloadable fonts, and automatic collation of 
multiple copies of multipage documents (standard on h 
models);
> Storage Cabinet.
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PRINTER OVERVIEW
FRONT VIEW
The LCD display language can be changed to show different 
languages. (see “Changing the display language” on page 12).
1.Output stacker, face 
down.
Standard printed copy 
delivery point. Holds 
up to 250 sheets at 
80g/m².
2. Operator panel.
Menu driven operator 
controls and LCD 
display panel.
3. Paper tray.
Standard blank paper 
tray. Holds up to 300 
sheets of 80g/m² 
paper. 4.
Multi purpose tray (80g/m²).
Used for feeding heavier paper 
stocks, envelopes and other special 
media. Also for manual feeding of 
single sheets when required.
5. ON/OFF switch.
6. Front cover release lever.
7. Multi-purpose tray release lever
8. Top cover release button.
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