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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in OKI is a registered trademarks/marques déposées/marcas this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki Data registradas, and OKICOLOR and OKIcare are trademarks of assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd. control. Oki Data also cannot guarantee that changes in Adobe, Acrobat, Acrobat Reader, Illustrator, PageMaker, software and equipment made by other manufacturers and
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Contents Overview Obtaining Service ........................................................ 6 Control Panel ............................................................. 17 Oki Data Online ................................................................... 6 Left Side ............................................................................. 17 Your Dealer .......................................................................... 6 Right Side .................................................
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Paper Jams ................................................................. 38 Print Quality Problems ............................................. 45 Display Messages ....................................................... 49 Normal Operation .............................................................. 49 Maintenance ....................................................................... 50 Problems............................................................................. 51 Call for Serv
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Companion Documentation and Software on the CD • User’s Guide – Print Media – Service & Support – Maintenance – Printer Control – Specifications ® • PANTONE “Importing Color Palettes Into Desktop Publishing Applications” ® ® – Adobe Illustrator ® – Adobe PhotoShop ® – Adobe PageMaker ® – Corel Draw ® – Quark XPress ® ® – Macromedia FreeHand – etc. • Adobe Type Manager Software ® • PostScript Screen Fonts • Adobe Acrobat Reader Handy Reference 5 |
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Obtaining Service Overview If you can’t solve your printer problem after reading this Your Dealer manual, contact these sources for service or support. Consult the store where you purchased your printer, or call Oki Data On-line for the location of the nearest authorized Oki Data service dealer: Visit the Oki Data Web Site at • In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-OKI-DATA http://www.okidata.com (1-800-654-3282). Have your ZIP code ready. for the latest information on: • In Brazil, call Oki Data d
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The Oki Data Customer Support Oki Data Customer Support Center Representatives This information is valid for the United States and This information is valid for the United States and ! Canada only. ! Canada only. For customer support, call 1-800-OKI-DATA Agents are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please be (1-800-654-3282). The Oki Data Information System sure that you are calling from a telephone close to your Automated Attendant is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a printer, so you ca
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Warranty Service: U.S. and Canada Warranty Service: Latin America Your printer is warranted for one year from date of purchase Your printer is warranted for one year from date of purchase except for the printheads (LED imaging arrays), which are except for the printheads (LED imaging arrays), which are warranted for a period of five years from date of purchase. warranted for a period of five years from date of purchase, extending to the original purchaser only. If your printer hardware should fa
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Brazil Oki Data Authorized Dealers Oki Data do Brasil, Ltda. and Service Centers Av. Leonardo da Vinci, 1178/1182 Jabaquara Sao Paulo, Brazil United States Oki Data Americas, Inc. Phone: 55-11-5011-1518 2020 Bishops Gate Blvd. Fax: 55-11-5012-0267 Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054-4620 Phone: 800-654-3282 (U.S. and Canada) Mexico +856-235-2600 (Latin America) Oki Data de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Fax: 856-222-5247 (U.S. and Canada) Av. Insurgentes 1700 - 7 Piso +856-222-5260 (Latin America) Col. Florida 01030 Pho
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Shipping Your Printer If it is necessary to ship your printer, call us for shipping instructions and the location of your nearest authorized service dealer. • In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-OKI-DATA (1-800-654-3282) • In Brazil, call Oki Data do Brasil at 55-11-5011-1518 • In Latin America, call Oki Data de Mexico at (525) 661-6860 Caution! It is important to follow specific repacking procedures to avoid damage to your OKICOLOR 8 printer. OKICOLOR 8 10 |
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Print Media Overview Media Usable Media: Paper Tray(s) • Standard paper (Hammermill Laser Print, Radiant White, 24 lb preferred) • Letterhead stationery (must be able to withstand the fusing process heat of 446ºF [230ºC] for 0.2 second). Capacity: up to 500 sheets of 20 lb paper Weight: 20 to 28 lb Dimensions • Minimum: 3.4" W x 5.5" L • Maximum: 8.5" W x 14" L Handy Reference 11 |
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Capacity: up to 100 sheets of 20 lb paper, or 50 Usable Media: Front Tray transparencies 2 Weight: 20 to 44-lb US Bond (75 to 165 g/m ), 2 72 to 110-lb US Bristol Index (130 to 199 g/m ) Dimensions • Minimum: 3.4" W x 5.5" L • Maximum: 8.5" W x 14" L For more details on print media and on using the front ! tray, see the “Print Media” and “Specifications” sections of your online OKICOLOR 8 User’s Guide. Loading Paper Trays Media • Standard paper (Hammermill Laser Print, Radiant 1 Pull the paper t
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2 Adjust the paper guides for the size of the paper you will 4 Place the paper in the tray and slide the tray back into the be using. printer. Paper exits on top of printer. 3 Fan a ream of paper. The top exit is the one normally used. Sheets stack face down. Maximum capacity is 250 sheets of 20-lb paper. Handy Reference 13 |
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2 Flip out the paper support, then swing out the paper Printing on Special Media extender. Important! If you are printing transparencies, labels or card stock, you must use the front tray and Special Media Stacker (rear exit) to provide a straight-through path. To set up the front tray: 1 Pull the front tray down. 3 Adjust the paper guides for the print media you are using and load the media. • Load letterhead stationery face up, top edge feeding into the printer • Load transparencies with the s
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To setup the Special Media Stacker: 1 From the rear of the printer, pull the stacker down and open the extender. Media will feed to the rear, stacked face up. 1 Press ON LINE. Printer goes offline. 2 Press and release TRAY TYPE. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press ' until FRONT TRAY appears on the display. 5 Press ENTER to select FRONT TRAY. An asterisk appears to indicate the new default setting. 6 Press ON LINE to engage the setting and exit the menu. Maximum capacity is 100 sheets of 20 lb paper. When pri
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Paper Tray Gauge The red paper tray gauge (1) on the front of the printer indicates how much paper is left in the tray. This way you don’t need to open the drawer to check how much paper is left. OKICOLOR 8 16 |
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Control Panel Overview Left Side Low Toner Indicators LCD Display Press: Enters and scrolls through Level 1 menu. Hold: Enters Level 2 menu. Press: In Menu Mode returns to previous item. Hold: Clears error condition and returns printer online. Paper Size Indicators Press: In Menu Mode advances to next item. Hold: Deletes data in buffer and executes internal reset. Press: In Menu Mode sets displayed menu item as the Right Side user default. The control panel buttons are dual function: press and r
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Printing the Menu Settings To print a list of the menu items and their current settings: Press: Changes printer status from on line to off line. Press: Enters the Paper Size Quick Menu. Hold: Prints a listing of the current and default menu settings. 1 Press ON LINE. The printer goes off line. Press: Enters the Tray Select Quick Menu. 2 Press and hold Print Menu until the display reads PRINT Hold: Prints a sample of installed printer fonts. MENU. Press: Ejects the current page. 3 Press ENTER. Ho
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3 Press ' repeatedly until you see the selection you want. Accessing the Quick Access Menus 4 Press ENTER to set the selection as the default. The Paper Size, Tray Select, and Power Save menu features An asterisk (*) appears to indicate the new default setting. can be accessed directly without having to step through each 5 Press ON LINE to exit the menu and place the printer menu category. back on line. To use the Quick Access Menus: For information on Power Save, see “Setting Power ! Saving Mod
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Printer Maintenance Overview • In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-800-OKI-DATA Purchasing Supplies (1-800-654-3282), and order your supplies directly from Before you order, know your printer model number (see the Oki Data using a major credit card. front of the printer) and have the correct part number and • In Latin America: description of the item. - consult our web site http://www.okidata.com - call Oki Data de Mexico, S.A. de C. V., at Ways to Purchase (525) 661-6860 - call Oki Data do Brasil, L
