B4200 / B4300 l USER’S GUIDE
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.
CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using your printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Online usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Printing Pages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printer drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Windows operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Macintosh operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Installing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Overall dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 malfunction or damage. WARNING! A warning appears in this manual like this.
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this 18 pages per minute 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.
> Second paper tray: to increase your printer’s paper handling capacity by 500 sheets (80g/m²) > Multi-purpose tray: to extend the range of media your printer can accommodate (capacity 100 sheets (80g/m²) or 50 envelopes) > One of the following can be added: (a) 8MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4300, B4300n (b) 16MB Flash DIMM: to allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes for the B4300, B4300n (c) PostScript PS level 3 DIMM: to add PostScript
ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is your user’s guide (check the Oki Europe website, www.okieurope.com, for the most up-to-date version) for your printer and forms part of the overall user support listed below: > Quick set-up guide: to describe how to unpack, connect and power up your printer. > 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.
PRINTING PAGES The whole manual, Individual pages, or sections may be printed. The procedure is: 1. From the toolbar, select [File], then [Print] (or press the Ctrl + P keys). 2. Choose which pages you wish to print: 3. (a) [All pages], for the entire manual. (b) [Current page] for the page at which you are looking. (c) [Pages from] and [to] for the range of pages you specify by entering their page numbers. Click on [OK].
ABBREVIATIONS USED The following abbreviations are used in this manual: Abbreviation Meaning Ctrl dpi DIMM n LED MFT MPT NIC PCL PS PSE RAM SIDM Control dots per inch Dual In-line Memory Module network card installed Light Emitting Diode Manual Feed Tray Multi-purpose Tray Network Interface Card Printer Control Language PostScript (emulation) PostScript Emulation Random Access Memory Serial Impact Dot Matrix ABOUT THIS MANUAL > 11
PRINTER COMPONENTS Apart from the Operator panels, which are described in the next chapter, the B4200, B4300, B4300n and B4300nPS printers look similar from the outside. The important components are identified in the representations below. 1. Operator panel (B4300 shown) 2. Top paper exit bin (150 sheets, face down) 3. Top cover release button 4. Top paper exit bin extension 5. Top paper exit bin extension paper guide 6. Paper tray content indicator 7. ON/OFF switch 8.
10. LED array 11. Image drum 12. Manual feed tray (single sheet) (shown in closed position) 13. Paper feed tray (250 sheets) 14. Toner cartridge 15. Fuser unit 16.
17. Power cable connection 18. Cooling fan 19. USB interface connection 20. Parallel interface connection 21. Second paper tray (optional) connection 22. Network card (not available on B4200, standard on B4300n, B4300nPS and optional on B4300) 23. RS232 serial interface card (optional on B4300 only) 24.
OPERATOR PANELS This chapter describes the function of the operator panels on the B4200 and B4300, B4300n, B4300nPS printers. It is useful to describe the Status Monitor software at this point as it provides the B4200 status information and the equivalent of the menu control panel on the B4300, B4300n, B4300nPS. (See “Printer Drivers” for installation of the Status Monitor.
B4200 OPERATOR PANEL The B4200 operator panel consists of 4 indicating LEDs and a control button. From left to right, the LEDs indicate Power On, Ready, Manual feed and Error. LED INDICATORS The LED indicators show the status of the printer and have five operating conditions as follows: > Indicator off > Indicator on > Flash 1 - slow blink - 1 long flash every 4 seconds > Flash 2 - blink - 1 flash per second > Flash 3 - rapid blink - 4 flashes per second.
> Indicator off - the printer is off-line and cannot receive data. The meaning of the indicator LEDs when they flash (x) is summarised as follows: Flash type Ready Manual feed Error Meaning LED LED LED (Green) (Amber) (Amber) Flash 1 – slow blink x x Flash 2 — blink x x x Flash 3 — rapid blink x x x x x x The printer is data processing when printing has been suspended. The image drum requires changing or toner is low.
The secondary functions of the control button are activated after turning the printer off line, then pressing and holding the switch for at least two seconds before releasing. The secondary functions are as follows: > Printing the demo and menu pages. NOTE Demo and menu pages can also be printed using the printer Status Monitor. > Printing any data held in the buffer after printing has been cancelled.
Using the Printer Status Monitor Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the printer settings are carried out as follows: 1. Click on [Start], [Programs] and select the Status Monitor. Monito The current printer status is shown. 2. Click on the window maximise button and the view will expand to include the Printer Setup and Preferences tabs.
series of tabs described in outline below. At all stages, detailed online help is provided via the Help button. 1. Paper: Paper set paper size for standard tray, secondary tray, MPF and manual feed, tray sequence and default number of copies. 2. Layout: Layout set paper cassette size, printer emulation, lines per page and paper orientation. 3. Quality: Quality set resolution (dpi), smoothing and darkness. 4.
Preferences 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 ensures that the Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires your attention e.g. toner low. MENU FUNCTIONS The printer menu settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen collectively on a printed Menu Map. (For details of how to print such a map, see the next section.
information about the B4300, B4300n, B4300nPS printers. Note, however, that the RS232 Menu and Network Menu are not relevant to the B4200 printer. CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE 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. On the Maintenance 2 tab, select the required language in the [Language] dropdown menu. 4. Click on [OK].
B4300, B4300N, B4300NPS OPERATOR PANEL The B4300, B4300n, B4300nPS operator panel consists of a menu driven control panel, an LCD display and a LED indicator. PANEL ELEMENTS 1. Ready indicator (green). ON - ready to receive data. FLASHING indicates processing data or error. 2. Liquid crystal display. (LCD) panel. Two rows of up to 8 alphanumeric digits displaying print status, menu items in menu mode and error messages. 3. Menu button. Press briefly to enter the MENU mode.
9. Item (–) button. Press briefly to scroll backward to the previous menu item. 10. Online button. Press to switch between online and offline status. NOTE When pressed in Menu mode, the Online button returns the printer to ONLINE status. When pressed with DATA PRESENT displayed, it forces the printer to print out the remaining data in the printer. Also when there is an error indicating wrong paper size, pressing the Online button forces the printer to print.
Information Menu This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored within the printer. INFORMATION MENU Item Action PRINT MENU MAP PRINT FILE LIST PRINT PCL FONT PRINT PSE FONT PRINT IBM PPR FONT PRINT EPSON FX FONT DEMO1 Execute Execute Execute Execute Execute Execute Execute Print menu This menu provides adjustment of various print job related functions.
Media Menu This menu provides adjustment to suit a wide range of print media.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION MENU Item Default WAIT TIME LOW TNR JAM RCVR ERR REP LANGUAGE 40 SEC CONT ON OFF ENGLISH Remarks PCL emulation This menu controls the printer’s PCL emulation. PCL MENU Item Default FONT SRC FONT No. FONT CPI FONT HGT SYMBOL A4 WIDTH BLNKSKIP CR FUNC LF FUNC PR MGN PEN ADJ RESDENT I000 10.00 12.00 PC-8 78 COL OFF CR LF NORMAL ON Remarks Not displayed in default setup PPR Emulation This menu controls the printer’s PPR emulation.
PPR MENU Item Default BLNKSKIP CR FUNC LF FUNC LINELENG FORMLENG TOF POS L MRGN FIT2LTR TEXT HGT OFF CR LF 80 COL A4 0.0 INCH 0.0 INCH DISABLE SAME Remarks FX Emulation This menu controls the printer’s FX emulation. PPR MENU Item Default PITCH CHAR SET SYMBOL LETTER O ZERO CHR LN PITCH BLNKSKIP CR FUNC LINELENG FORMLENG TOF POS L MRGN FIT2LTR TEXT HGT 10 CPI SET-2 IBM-437 DISABLE NORMAL 6 LPI OFF CR 80 COL A4 0.0 INCH 0.
Parallel menu This menu controls the operation of the printer’s parallel data interface. PARALLEL MENU Item Default Remarks PARALLEL BI-DIRCT ECP ACKWIDTH ACK/BUSY I-PRIME OFF REC ENABLE ENABLE ENABLE NARROW IN DISABLE DISABLE Only when PSE is installed RS232C menu This menu controls the operation of the printer’s RS232C data interface. RS232C MENU Item Default Remarks RS232C FLOW CTL BAUDRATE DATABITS PARITY MIN.
USB menu This menu controls the operation of the printer’s USB data interface. USB MENU Item Default Remarks USB SOFT RST SPEED OFF REC ENABLE DISABLE 480Mbps DISABLE Only when PSE is installed Network menu This menu controls the operation of the printer’s 10Base-T/100BaseTX network interface.
Memory menu This menu determines how printer memory is used. MEMORY MENU Item Default REC BUF RSRC SAV AUTO OFF Remarks System adjustment menu This menu provides fine adjustment of image position on the printed page in steps of 0.25mm. SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT MENU Item Default X ADJUST Y ADJUST PCL MNID PCL T1ID PCL T2ID PCL MPID PLACE PG 0.00 mm 0.
Usage menu This menu is for information only, and provides an indication of total usage of the printer and the expected life left in its consumable items. This is particularly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement consumables to hand and you need to know how soon you will need them. USAGE MENU Item Default DRUM LIFE TONER REMAINING % 6K= % 2.5K= % Remarks CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE Carry out the following instructions to change the language that is displayed on the printer’s LCD panel.
3. Press the Item button until the display prompts you to print the menu map. 4. Press the Select button to print the menu map. 5. Press the Online button to return the printer to online status when the menu map is printed.
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.
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 use manual feed. > 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.
INSTALLING PAPER 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. 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).
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.
AUTOMATIC FEED SEQUENCE With no optional feed trays installed, the Autotray function in the Print Menu is set by default to OFF and the Traysequence 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), Multipurpose feed tray (if fitted), provided that these trays are set up for identical media.
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 (multi-purpose) tray to feed this type of paper and the rear paper exit 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.
3. Start the Status Monitor. Monitor 4. Click on [Printer Setup] tab - [Printer Menu] button - [Paper tab] - [Manual Feed] button. Adjust the media type to Transparency and the paper size to the size of the transparency being used. 5. Click on the [Apply] button, [Close] button then [OK] button to set the printer for transparencies. NOTE Remember to reset the printer for normal paper after printing transparencies.
B4300, B4300N, B4300NPS 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) > the type of paper 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.
4. Press the Select button. A plus (+) appears next to the selected paper feed. NOTE When the AUTO TRAY SWITCH is set to ON and more than one paper tray is fitted, paper feed automatically switches to the next available paper tray, providing non-stop printing. Paper size Set the paper size as follows. 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.
Media type and weight Set media type and weight as follows: CAUTION! If media type or media weight are not correctly set, print quality deteriorates and the fuser roller may be damaged. 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. 3. Press the Item (+) or (–) button until MEDIA TYPE or MEDIA WEIGHT for the required tray is displayed. 4.
INTERFACES Your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces: 1. Parallel – For direct connection to a PC. This port requires a bi-directional (IEEE 1384 compliant) parallel cable. 2. USB – For connection to a PC running Windows 98 or above (not Windows 95 upgraded to Windows 98) or Macintosh. This port requires a cable conforming to USB version 1.1 or above. The operation of a printer is not assured if a USB compatible device is connected concurrently with other USB-compatible machines.
PRINTER DRIVERS This chapter describes how to install a printer driver on two types of operating system – Windows and Macintosh. The printer drivers are all contained on the printer driver CD-ROM (CD1). Please refer to the readme file on this CD for the latest information on printer driver installation.
WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS 1. With Windows running, insert the printer driver CD-ROM (CD1) into your CD-ROM drive. 2. If the CD does not run automatically, use [Start]-[Run...] and enter E:\setup (where E is your CD-ROM drive) in the Open field. 3. Click on [OK]. 4. Click on [Driver Installation] then [Install Printer Driver] and follow the on-screen prompts to complete your printer driver installation. 5.
MACINTOSH OPERATING SYSTEMS Please refer to the readme file on CD1 for details on installing the appropriate Macintosh drivers. INSTALLED OPTIONS Ensure that any installed options are enabled in the printer driver.
OPERATION This chapter provides a broad outline of how to operate your printer from either a Windows or a Macintosh environment. In the former, while PCL emulation is available on all printer models, PS emulation is standard only on the B4300nPS model and is optional on the B4300 and B4300n models. PRINTER SETTINGS IN WINDOWS NOTE The illustrations in this guide relate to Windows 2000 PCL and PS emulations – other operating system windows may appear slightly different but the principles are the same.
PCL emulation The tabs available are the Setup Tab, the Job Options Tab and the Image Tab. Setup tab. 1 2 3 4 5 1. Paper size should be the same as the page size of your document (unless you wish to scale the printout to fit another size), and should also be the same as the size of paper you will feed into the printer. 2.
4. If you have changed some printing preferences before and saved them as a set, you can recall them to avoid having to set them individually each time you need them. 5. A single on-screen button restores the default settings.
Job Options tab 4 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 1. The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. > The highest quality setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. > The normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications. > The fast setting prints at 300 x 300dpi and is suitable for draft documents, where print quality is less critical. 2.
example, may be faster. These effects are more pronounced for graphics printing than for text printing. 5. You can set a degree of toner saving for particular print jobs. 6. You can select up to 999 copies to print consecutively, although you will need to top up the paper tray during such a long print run. 7. Your printed pages can be scaled to fit larger or smaller stationery. 8. A single on-screen button restores the default settings.
Image tab 1 2 3 4 5 1. Dithering produces an intermediate greyscale by adjusting the combination of dots used in printing. Selecting a setting determines the degree of detail with which a graphics image will be printed. Mesh determines that a screen of dots is used for dithering while Line Art determines that an array of lines is used for dithering. 2. Select dithering texture by setting the size of dots used in the halftone screen. 3.
PS emulation The tabs available are the Layout Tab, the Paper/Quality Tab and the Job Options Tab. Layout tab 1 2 3 4 1. Page orientation can be set to portrait (tall), landscape (wide) or landscape rotated by 180 degrees. 2. Printed page order can be set as front to back or back to front of the document. 3. Set the number of pages to be printed on a single sheet.
4. Click the Advanced button to be able to set further document options as follows: 1 2 3 1. Select the required printed paper size. 2. You can substitute another font for TrueType Font. 3. You can set other document options as required, including PostScript options and printer features.
Paper/Quality tab You can set the paper source or leave it as automatic selection and by using the Advanced button you have access to the same set of options as described above for the Layout Tab.
Job Options tab 3 4 1 5 6 2 7 1. The output resolution of the printed page can be set as follows. > The highest Fine setting prints at 600 x 1200dpi. This option requires the most printer memory and takes the longest to print. > The Normal setting prints at 600 x 600dpi and is adequate for all but the most discerning applications. > The Fast setting prints at 300 x 300dpi and is suitable for draft documents, where print quality is less critical. 2.
6. Using the Advanced button gives you access to the facility to set mirror image printing or negative image printing. 7. A single on-screen button restores the default settings.
SETTING FROM WINDOWS CONTROL PANEL When you open the driver properties window directly from Windows, rather than from within an application program, a somewhat more extensive range of settings is provided. Changes made here will generally affect all documents you print from Windows applications, and will be remembered from one Windows session to the next. PCL emulation The main tabs are the General Tab, Advanced Tab and Device Options Tab. General tab 1 2 3 1.
3. This button prints a test page to ensure that your printer is working. NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems.
Advanced tab 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 1. You can specify which times of day your printer will be available. 2. Indicates current priority, from 1 (lowest) to 99 (highest). Highest priority documents will print first. 3. Specifies that documents should be spooled (stored in a special print file) before being printed. The document is then printed in the background, allowing your application program to become available more quickly.
4. This specifies that the document should not be spooled, but printed directly. Your application will not normally be ready for further use until the print job is complete. This requires less disk space on your computer, since there is no spool file. 5. Directs the spooler to check the document setup and match it to the printer setup before sending the document to print.
printer to help each user find their own documents in the output stack. NOTE The above features are provided by the Windows 2000 operating system and will vary with other operating systems. Device Options tab In this window you can select which optional upgrades are installed on your printer. See the chapter entitled “Installing options”.
PS emulation The main tabs are the General Tab, Advanced Tab and Device Settings Tab. The General and Advanced tabs are the same as for PCL emulation described earlier. Device Settings tab 1 2 3 1. You can set the desired paper sizes in each of the available paper feed trays. 2. You can make a variety of font settings depending on your application. 3. You can set which optional upgrades are installed on your printer. See the chapter entitled “Installing options”.
PRINTER SETTINGS IN MACINTOSH Refer to the readme file on the drivers CD, CD1, and the online help provided in the driver software.
CONSUMABLES AND MAINTENANCE This section deals with the replacement of the toner cartridge and image drum and general maintenance. CONSUMABLE ORDER DETAILS * Item Life Order No. Toner Toner, high capacity, B4300, B4300n, B4300nPS Image drum 2,500 A4 @ 5% 6,000 A4 @ 5% 01103402 01101202 25,000 A4 pages* 42102802 typical for continuous printing Please always use genuine Oki consumables.
WHEN TO REPLACE THE TONER CARTRIDGE B4200 Replace the toner cartridge after Toner Low displays in the printer Status Monitor. Also, the Error LED indicator slowly blinks when toner is low. After Toner Low displays, the printer will print about 100 more pages then display Toner Empty and stop printing. Printing will resume after a new toner cartridge has been installed. B4300, B4300N, B4300NPS When the toner is running low, TONER LOW is displayed in the operator panel LCD.
Switch off the printer and allow the fuser to cool for about 10 minutes before opening the top cover. 1. Press the top cover release button and open the printer’s top cover fully. WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser may be hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch. 2. Pull the coloured lever on the right side of the toner cartridge towards the front of the printer to close the cartridge then remove the used toner cartridge. 3.
IMAGE DRUM LIFE The life of an image drum depends on a number of factors, including temperature and humidity, the type of paper used, and the number of pages per job. The image drum should last approximately 25,000 pages continuous printing. This number is approximate because different numbers of pages are printed each time and the environmental conditions and the paper type used may vary.
1. Press the cover release and open the printer’s top cover fully. WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser may be hot. This area is clearly labelled. Do not touch. 2. Remove the used image drum and toner cartridge. 3. Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new image drum to install the new image drum. 4. Follow the installation instructions on or inside the box containing the new toner cartridge to install the new toner cartridge. 5.
5. Return the printer on line by pressing the Online button. GENERATING A CLEANING PAGE If the printed page shows signs of fading, streaking or erratic marks, the problem may be cleared by generating a drum cleaning page as follows. B4200 Using the printer Status Monitor 1. Start the Status Monitor for the printer. 2. Click on [Printer Setup] tab - [Printer Menu] button - [Test Print tab] - [Cleaning] button. 3.
2. Open the manual feed tray and insert a sheet of A4 plain paper between the paper guides. 3. Press the Menu button repeatedly until MAINTENANCE MENU is displayed, then press the Select button. 4. Press the Item button until CLEANING PAGE is displayed. 5. Press the Select button. 6. The printer grips the paper and prints a cleaning page. 7. Return the printer on line by pressing the Online button. 8. If subsequent printing appears faded or uneven, try replacing the toner cartridge.
TROUBLESHOOTING STATUS AND ERROR MESSAGES Your printer has been designed to give you helpful status feedback not only during normal operation but also if a printing problem occurs so that you can take appropriate corrective action. B4200 Both status and error messages are displayed in your chosen language in the Status Monitor, error messages being accompanied by the appropriate flashing of the Error indicator.
PAPER JAMS Provided that you follow the recommendations in this guide on use of print media, and you keep the media in good condition prior to use, your printer should give years of reliable service. However, paper jams occasionally do occur, and this section explains how to clear them quickly and simply. Jams can occur due to paper misfeeding from a paper tray or at any point on the paper path through the printer.
INPUT JAM 1. Remove the paper tray from the printer. 2. Remove any crumpled or folded paper. 3. Remove any paper from the underside of the printer. 4. Replace the paper tray. After successful removal of any damaged or misfed paper, the printer should continue printing. FEED JAM OR EXIT JAM 1. Remove the tray and clear any misfed sheets as given above. 2. Open the top cover. WARNING! The fuser area will be hot. This area is clearly marked. Do not touch it.
7. The printer will warm up and commence printing when ready. The page lost through the jam will normally be reprinted. NOTE If the edge of the jammed paper protrudes (or can be seen) from the exit, reinstall the image drum, close the top cover and switch the printer on. Remove the jammed paper from the exit when the exit roller begins rotating after a few seconds after switching on. However, if the jammed paper cannot be removed, contact a service representative.
Symptom Problem Solution Vertical white streaking or faint areas on page. Toner is low and does not distribute properly, or the drum is worn out. LED array is dirty. Vertical black lines. Hardware problem. Fuzzy print. LED array is dirty. Distorted print. Paper path, lamp assembly, or fusing unit problem. Faded print. Toner cartridge is not correctly installed. Toner low. Smeared or blotched Dirty rollers; toner print. dropped inside printer or image drum problem.
SOFTWARE PROBLEMS Your software (operating environment, applications and printer drivers) controls the printing process. Make sure you have selected the right driver for use with your printer. See your software documentation for more information. Symptom Problem Solution Printing is garbled. Incorrect driver is installed. Much of the printing delays will be caused by your application.
HARDWARE PROBLEMS Symptom Problem Solution Graphic image prints partly on one page, partly on the next. When you try to print nothing happens, but printer indicates it is ready to receive data. Garbage prints. Insufficient printer memory for this image at this resolution. Configuration error. Change the resolution, reduce the image size, or install more memory in your printer. Check cable connection. If more than one printer is available, make sure your printer has been selected.
INSTALLING OPTIONS The following options are available to extend the performance of your printer: > 10/100 BASE-TX Network Interface Card: to make the B4300 network compatible > 16MB RAM DIMM: to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large files > 32MB RAM DIMM: to extend the main memory of your printer and speed up the processing of large files > RS232 Board: to provide serial interface capability for the B4300 > Second paper tray: to increase your printer’s paper h
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL A summary of the basic characteristics of your printer appears in the table below: Item Specification Dimensions Weight Printing method Print colour Print speed Resolution Emulations See the following section entitled “Overall Dimensions” 9 kg approximately Electro-photographic printing using LEDs as light source Monochrome 18 pages per minute maximum 600 x1200 dots per inch PCL6, PCL5e, Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, Mac OS9, Mac OS X for B4200, B4300, B4300n PCL6, PCL5e, Epson FX, IBM
OVERALL DIMENSIONS 355mm 607.
PAPER AND TRAY INFORMATION Feed and ejection methods vary depending on the type, size and thickness of medium used. Use the chart below and the notes/ symbols/terms on the following page for initial guidance. (Minor variations to settings may be necessary depending on user setup and environmental conditions.
NOTES/SYMBOLS/TERMS Notes: 1. When an optional second paper tray is used, the original tray is referred to as Tray 1 and the optional tray as Tray 2. 2. It is not possible to use custom paper sizes with the PS emulation driver. 3. Tray 2 can accommodate paper with width of 148 to 216mm and length of 210 to 316mm. 4. Paper smaller than A5 (i.e. less than 210mm long) should be ejected face up.
INDEX A H Adhesive labels ..........................35 Advanced features enabling or disabling...............63 Heavyweight paper or cardstock ..39 I Image drum Life .........................................70 C Changing display language B4200.....................................22 Replacing ................................70 Resetting counter B4200 .........71 B4300.....................................32 Cleaning page B4200.....................................72 Resetting counter B4300 .........
Cleaning LED array...................73 P Cleaning page B4200 ..............72 Page orientation setting in Windows ........... 52, 55 Paper Envelope types ........................34 Cleaning page B4300 ..............72 media settings B4200.....................................40 Exit jam ...................................76 B4300.....................................42 menu functions B4200.....................................21 Feed jam .................................76 feed sequence ...............
B4200.....................................74 Paper & envelope types ...........34 Quality problems .....................77 B4300.....................................74 Transparencies........................40 status monitor ............................18 Transparency types .................35 Priority print queue priority..................62 support materials .........................9 T Toner Cartridge life ...........................67 R Ready LED B4200.....................................
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