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Safety Instructions Your OKIDATA printer has been carefully designed to give you years of safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical equipment, however, there are a few basic precautions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer: • Read the setup instructions in this handbook carefully. Be sure to save it for future reference. • Read and follow all warning and instruction labels on the printer itself.
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement for 120-Volt Models WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
European Union Council of the European Communities Statement of Electromagnetic Conformance for 230/240-Volt Models This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility. This product is in conformity with Directive 73/23/EEC on the harmonization of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits.
Warranty Enhancement Programs ➯ Available in the U.S. and Canada only For pricing and more detailed information on these programs: OKI Extend • This program offers you the opportunity to purchase an extension of the standard warranty for your Okidata printer. You can add 1 or 2 years to the standard warranty period.
Table of Contents Features Consumables ........................................................................... 1 Options .................................................................................... 1 Section 1-Setting Up Your Printer Select a Location for Your Printer .................................................. 2 Visit the OKIDATA Web Site ............................................ 2 Check the Contents ..................................................................
Paper Errors ............................................................................. 36 Manual Paper Feed Request .................................................... 36 Controller Errors...................................................................... 37 Interface Errors ........................................................................ 37 Print Quality Problems ................................................................... 37 Software Problems ........................................
Rear paper exit extender (closed) Power cord receptacle Network interface card (OKIPAGE 10i/n unit) Bi-directional IEEE parallel port Rear paper exit extender (opened) Operator panel Cover release buttons READY MAN FEED N ATTENTIO DATA LETTER LEGAL A4 OTHER ENV Top paper exit bin Top paper exit extender Manual paper feed tray Power switch Paper tray gauge Paper tray ix
Features • Fast print speed - 10ppm with a 28 MHz RISC micro processor Consumables • Excellent print quality - True 600 dpi and 600 x1200 graphics Toner - 2,000 pages @ 5% print density (Type 5 Toner Cartridge Kit, Part# 52109001) • Large paper capacity - 250 sheet paper tray and manual sheet/ envelope feeder plus options for increasing paper capacity up to 850 sheets Drum - 20,000 pages with continuous printing (Type 5 Image Drum Cartridge Kit, Part# 40433305) • Memory - 2MB installed, expandable
Section 1 ➨ Setting Up Your Printer Select a Location for Your Printer • A firm surface such as a table or desktop • Space to open the cover and pull out the paper tray and the rear output extender • Air circulation around the printer to prevent overheating (minimum of 4 inches) • A nearby power source • Room temperature of 50° to 90°F (10° to 32°C). • Relative Humidity of 20- 80% • No direct sunlight Check the Contents Unpack your printer. The shipping box should contain: 1.
1 Remove the Image Drum Protective Paper Setting Up Your Printer 3. Remove the protective paper from the image drum. 1. Press the cover release buttons and lift the cover. READY MAN FEED ATTENTION DATA LETTER LEGAL A4 OTHER ENV 2. Lift out the image drum cartridge. Do not touch the drum’s green surface. 4. Reinstall the image drum cartridge into the printer. Remove Operator Panel Protective Film Lift up the corner and peel the protective plastic film from the control panel.
Setting Up Your Printer 1 Installing Toner 1. Remove the sponge. 5. Lower the right side, aligning the lock lever slot with the ridge in the drum cartridge. ➯ Only the OKIPAGE 10i Type 5 Series Toner Cartridge will fit in this unit (Part# 52109001) PU SH 2. Unwrap the toner cartridge. Shake the cartridge from side to side to distribute the toner. ridge slot 6. When the cartridge is in place, push the lock lever forward until it stops. 3. Peel tape off the bottom. 4.
1 Loading Paper 1. Slide the tray out of the printer. Setting Up Your Printer 3. Fan a stack of paper (Maximum 250 sheets, 20 lb.) and place it in the tray under the tabs. Do not fill above the “PAPER FULL” mark. To use letterhead, place paper print side down, top-edge facing you. Paper Full mark paper gauge ➯ The paper gauge indicates how much paper remains in the tray. 2. Adjust the paper guides for the paper size you are using. ➯ Recommended paper weight for the tray is 16 to 28 lb (60 to 105 g/m2..
Setting Up Your Printer 1 Paper Exit Options Rear Paper Exit Two paper exit options are available. Select the paper path that is appropriate for the media you are using. The rear paper exit tray provides a straighter paper path. Use rear exit when printing on heavy paper, envelopes, labels, and transparencies. Top Paper Exit Use top paper exit for most printing jobs. • Printed pages exit face down • Pages are stacked in the order printed • Exit bin holds 150 sheets of 20-lb.
1 Interfacing with your Computer Your printer has a high-speed, bi-directional parallel IEEE 1284 interface port. Purchase a cable marked IEEE 1284 compliant. To comply with FCC regulations, the cable must be shielded and UL and CSA approved. Consult your PC manual for details on cable requirements and interface ports on your computer. ➯ ➯ OKIDATA has tested and approved the following bi-directional cable: Part# 70000803. See Section 5 for purchasing information.
Setting Up Your Printer 1 Changing the Display Language Printing a Demo Page R R PRINT DEMO LETTER LGL A4 OTHER ENV To change the language on the panel display and menu printout: 1. Press ON-LINE until the READY light goes out. 2. Press and hold MENU1/Menu2 until PRINT MODE displays. 3. Press MENU1/Menu2 10 times until the display reads LANGUAGE. 4. Press ENTER/Power Save . The display now reads LANGUAGE ENGLISH*. 5. Press ©/Reset until the language you want appears. Press ENTER/Power Save. 6.
1 Setting Up Your Printer Printer Software See the “Software Installation Guide” for instructions to install printer drivers and software. The printer drivers must be installed to access all printer features.
Section 2 ➨ Operating Your Printer This section provides the following information: • • • • • • • Using the front operator panel Setting printer features using the printer menu Using the printer software Using manual feed Printing envelopes Printing transparencies and labels Using recycled print media Ready Light On Printer is online, ready to receive data; button func tions inactive (except ON-LINE). Off Printer is off-line, cannot receive data; button functions active.
2 Operating Your Printer Button Functions ON LINE O P E R AT I O N F UNC T I O N Quick press Switches between ON-LINE and OFF-LINE mode. In Menu Exits Menu mode. FORM FEED Quick press In ON-LINE mode, one sheet is ejected. In OFF-LINE mode, unprinted data is printed. P r int Demo 2 second press In OFF -LINE mode, demo page pr int. TRAY TYPE Quick press In OFF-LINE mode, enters Tray Select Sub Menu. P r int Fonts 2 second press In OF F -LINE mode, pr ints font page.
Operating Your Printer 2 Using the Printer Menu The Menu provides a way to select printer operations and features using the printer’s front operator panel. The Menu is divided into Level 1 and Level 2. Level-1 Menu • • Enter this mode using a quick press of the Menu 1/Menu 2 button with the printer off-line. Items frequently changed are included. Level-2 Menu • • Enter this mode by pressing the Menu 1/Menu 2 button for 2 seconds with the printer off-line. Items rarely changed are included.
Level 1 Menu Category Items 2 Operating Your Printer Options PERSONALITY EMULATION AUTO EMULATON*, HP PCL6, IBM PPR, EPSON FX, ADOBE PS (OPTION) Notes: **Auto Emulation switches emulations automatically. Adobe PostScript emulation appears only when option is installed. TRAY SELECT MANUAL OFF* ON Notes: When set ON, paper will feed from the front feeder. PAPER IN TRAY 1* TRAY 2 (OPTION) FEEDER MULTI FEEDER (OPTION) Notes: Select paper source. Tray 2 and Multi Feeder appear if installed.
Operating Your Printer 2 Category Items Level 1 Menu Options A5 SIZE A6 SIZE B5 SIZE COM-9 COM-10 MONARCH DL ENVELOPE C5 ENVELOPE C4 ENVELOPE Notes: CASSETTE SIZE=Paper size in the tray is automatically identified by paper sensors. This setting eliminates having to manually select paper size. Other sizes=setting must match paper size in tray or PAPER SIZE ERROR displays unless PAPER SIZE CHECK is set to Disable.
Level 1 Menu Category Items 2 Operating Your Printer Options DL ENV C5 ENV Notes: Select paper size installed in Front Feeder (manual feed). If paper size installed does not match setting, printer will display message requesting the size set in menu. MULTI FEEDER ENVELOPE (option) MEDIA TYPE TRAY 1 MEDIUM HEAVY HEAVY LIGHT MEDIUM* MEDIUM LIGHT Notes: Paper thickness setting.
Operating Your Printer 2 Category Items Level 1 Menu Options COPIES COPIES 1* TO 999 Notes: Select number of copies to print for each document. THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES ARE DEPENDENT ON EMULATION FONTS & SYMBOLS (LJ5)FONT SRC RESDENT*, SIMM , DLLSOFT Notes: Select location of default fonts. SIMM is indicated only when a ROM SIMM option is installed. DLLSOFT is indicated only when a soft font is downloaded at permanent setting. (LJ5)FONT NO.
Level 1 Menu Category Items 2 Operating Your Printer Options OPTIONS12.00*, 4.00 TO 999.75 ADJUST IN .25 POINT INCREMENTS. Notes: Select point size (height) of characters when scalable font with proportional spacing is selected. 72 points= 1 inch). Horizontal spacing adjusts accordingly. (LJ5)SYMBOL ROMAN-8* 60 SETS ARE AVAILABLE. Notes: Select Symbol Set. PAGE LAYOUT1 (LJ5)A4 WIDTH 78 COL*, 80 COL Notes: Use for A4 size paper to select 78 columns or condense 80 columns to fit characters on a line.
Operating Your Printer 2 Category Level 1 Menu Items Options 20 CPI PROP Notes: Select font and character pitch. (IBM)CONDENSE 12 TO 20 12 TO 12 Notes: Pitch with 12 cpi only (IBM only) (IBM, EPSON)CHAR SET SET- 2* SET-1 Notes: Selects character set. (IBM, EPSON)SYMBOL IBM-473* Notes: Selects code page. (IBM, EPSON)LETTER 0 DISABLE* ENABLE Notes: Select the style of letter 0. (IBM, EPSON)ZERO CHR NORMAL* SLASHED Select the style of 0 (zero).
Level 1 Menu Category Items 2 Operating Your Printer Options (IBM, EPSON)CR FUNCTION CR* CR+LF Notes: Select function when CR code is received. (IBM)LF FUNC LF* LF+CR Notes: Select function when LF code is received. (IBM, EPSON)LINELENG 80 COL* 136 COL Notes: Select number of characters per line. (IBM, EPSON)FORMLENG LETTER* A4 12 INCH Notes: Select page length. (IBM, EPSON)TOF POS 0 INCH* 0.1 INCH 0.5 INCH 1 INCH Notes: Select print start position from the top of the page. (IBM, EPSON)L.MRGN 0 INCH 0.
Operating Your Printer 2 Category Level 1 Menu Items Options THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES ARE COMMON TO ALL EMULATIONS PAGE LAYOUT 2 ORIENT PORTRAIT* LANDSCP Notes:Select vertical/horizontal printing. LINES/PG 5 LNS 60 LNS* 64 LNS 128 LNS Notes: Sets number of lines printed on a page. Minimum is 5, maximumis 128. HOST I/F PARALLEL ENABLE* DISABLE RS-232C ENABLE* DISABLE NETWORK ENABLE* DISABLE Notes: If set to enable, performs automatic interface switch with RS-232 if this option is installed.
Level 2 Menu Category Items 2 Operating Your Printer Options PRINT MODE MODE 600 DPI*, 300 DPI V1200 DPI Notes: Select resolution (dots per inch). MEMORY USAGE RST BUF AUTO*, 180KB, 360KB, 720KB, 1.08MB, 1.44MB Notes: Reserves area in memory for page size; reduces print overuns. FONT PROT AUTO, OFF*, 100 KB TO 1.1MB Notes: Reserves a section of memory for downloading fonts; improves printing speed by saving previously created fonts. Will take memory away from total print buffer and REC BUFF.
Operating Your Printer 2 Category Items Level 2 Menu Options Notes: Select time print job will be flushed after last print command is received. Effective in PostScript only. MANTIME 30 SEC* 60 SEC OFF Notes: Time printer will wait before flushing job when requesting manual paper input. PRPROTEK GOOD, BETTER*, BEST Designates whether Frame Buffer compression is performed or not. Good:not performed. Better:judges data and performed. Best:performed without exceptions.
Level 2 Menu Category Items 2 Operating Your Printer Options CLEARABLE WARNINGS CLR WRNG ON*, JOB Notes: Warning message appears when printer must reconfigure memory to select most efficient way to print a complex job. ON=Message displays, press RECOVER to clear. OFF=Message clears when next print job is received. ERROR REPORT ERR REPT OFF* ON PARALLEL I/F SPEED HIGH*, MEDIUM Notes: HIGH=Data transfer speed maximized. MEDIUM=Select if data transmission problems occur, or with earlier computers.
Operating Your Printer 2 Category Items Level 2 Menu Options DATABITS 8 BITS*, 7 BITS Notes: Appears when RS232C Board is installed. Select serial interface data bit format. PARITY NONE*, EVEN, ODD Notes: Appears when RS232C Board is installed. Select serial interface parity type. MIN BUSY 200 MSEC*, 1 SEC Notes: Appears when RS232C Board is installed. Set length of busy signal when Ready/Busy (DTR) protocol is selected. NETWORK Notes: Indicates when Network option is installed.
2 Operating Your Printer Maintenance Menu The Maintenance Menu includes printer maintenance and operating functions described below. To enter Maintenance Menu mode: 1. Turn off the printer 2. Press and hold MENU1/Menu2 and turn on the printer. USER MNT displays. 3. Press MENU1/Menu2 again to advance to the next category. 4. Press ENTER to invoke a function; or 5. Press © to see other options, then press ENTER to select the option you want. Press ON-LINE to exit the menu.
Operating Your Printer 2 Using Special Print Media Use manual feed to print: • Envelopes • Labels • Transparencies • A special document not loaded in the paper tray, like a single letterhead page • Paper heavier than 28 lbs. 3. Adjust the paper guides. 4. Insert the sheet (letterhead: top edge in first, facing up) until the printer grips it.
2 Operating Your Printer Printing Envelopes 5. Adjust the paper guides. 1. Set envelope size and landscape orientation in your software. 2. Pull out the rear exit extender until it locks. 6. Insert the envelope –flap down and to the left– until the printer grips it. 3. Lift out the support bar. 7. Issue the print command in your software. READY MAN FEED ATTENTION DATA LEGAL A4 OTHER ENV 4. Pull the manual feed tray down.
Operating Your Printer 2 Printing Transparencies and Adhesive Labels Recycled paper should be restricted to 20% to 35% Post Consumer Content and not exceed 50%. Paper must be relatively stiff and have minimum edge curl. Paper should be white and bright for maximum contrast. The surface should be smooth, clean, and stable electrically and dimensionally. 1.
Section 3 ➨ Printer Maintenance This Section provides the following printer maintenance information: • • • • Replacing the Toner Cartridge Replacing the Image Drum Cleaning the LED Array Printing a Cleaning Page 4. To install a new toner cartridge, follow the instruction in Section 1 (or the instructions included in the toner cartridge kit). 5. Be sure to clean the LED array. ➯ Drum and Toner are consumables and as such are subject to a 90-day warranty on workmanship.
Printer Maintenance 3 Replacing the Image Drum Cartridge When the image drum reaches 90% of its life, the CHANGE DRUM message will display on the printer’s front operator panel and on your screen in the Status Monitor if you have installed the printer software. Change the image drum cartridge when the print becomes faint or begins to deteriorate. It’s a good idea to keep a new cartridge on hand. 1.
3 Printing a Cleaning Page The cleaning page process removes residual impurities from printing surfaces. Printing a cleaning page helps reduce print quality problems, such as repeated marks, blotches, and shaded areas. Printer Maintenance Fron the status monitor: 1. Click the Operator Panel button on the status monitor Controls tab. From the front operator panel: 4. The cleaning page prints, then OFF-LINE displays. 5. Press ON-LINE to enter online mode. OKIPAGE 10i User’s Guide 2.
Section 4 ➨ Problem Solving Clearing Paper Jams To reduce paper jams: • Do not fill tray above Paper Full mark. • Use only recommended paper weight - Tray: 16 to 28 lb. (60 to 105 g/m2) - Manual feed: 16 to 32 lb (60 to 120.5 g/m2) • Do not open the cover, or remove the paper tray during a print job. • Do not switch paper exit paths while printing. • Use paper that is smooth and of high quality.
4 2. Remove the jammed paper. Problem Solving 2. Pull the jammed paper out from the back of the printer. Pulling from the front may damage the printer. OL 810e R READY FEED MAN ATTENTION DATA ENV LEGAL A4 OTHER 410e 3. Replace the image drum. Close the cover. PAPER EXIT JAM (rear tray) OL LETTER 3. Remove the image drum and look to make sure the paper is cleared and no pieces are left. 4. Replace the image drum and close the cover. displays if paper exits to rear exit tray 1.
Problem Solving 4 Printer Messages This section explains printer status messages displayed on the operator panel LCD. System Status MESSAGE: ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❚ Explanation: Displayed when power is turned on. The lamp and display light for 1 second. Action: No action needed. If display is continuous, contact service. MESSAGE: ACTIVE Explanation: Data is being received or is in process of being output. Action: No action needed. MESSAGE: INITIALIZING Explanation: Controller is being initialized.
4 MESSAGE: USER MNT Explanation: Maintenance Menu has been accessed. Action: Press MENU button to see categories. MESSAGE: MENU RESET Explanation: Menu reset option has been accessed. Action: Press ENTER to reset Menus 1 & 2 to factory settings, or press MENU to see next category. MESSAGE: HEX DUMP Explanation: Hex Dump option has been accessed. Action: Press ENTER to start hex dump of received data, or MENU for next category. Power OFF/ ON to exit hex dump mode.
Problem Solving 4 MESSAGE: PRINT CLEANING Explanation: Cleaning Page being generated. Action: See Cleaning Page instructions in Section 3. Paper Errors MESSAGE: TRAY PAPER OUT Explanation: Paper tray has run out of paper. Action: Add paper. MESSAGE: TRAY n INPUT JAM Explanation: Paper jammed while being supplied from the tray. Action: n=tray 1, 2. See page 85 for instructions. MESSAGE: TRAY n FEED JAM Explanation: Paper jammed during feeding inside printer. Action: n=tray 1, 2.
Problem Solving MESSAGE: MACRO OVERFLOW Print Quality Problems Explanation: Data in the Macro Buffer has overflowed. Action: Press RECOVER to continue. Decrease Macro size or install more memory. Before consulting a service representative regarding a print quality problem, check the table below to see if there is a solution, or something you might have overlooked. Controller Errors MESSAGE: ERROR nn aaaaaaaa Explanation: Error occurred in controller. nn = Exception Code. aaaaaaaa = Error Address.
Problem Solving Symptom: Problem: Solution: 4 Page prints all black. Damaged image drum cartridge causes repetitive marks every 1.6 inches due to surface nicks and scratches. Install new image drum cartridge. Symptom: Smeared or blotched print. Problem: Solution: Dirty or defective fuser assembly or other hardware problem. Generate Cleaning Page. Contact service. Symptom: Printed page is light or blurred. Symptom: Vertical white streaking or faint areas on page.
4 Problem Solving Software Problems Symptom: Software controls printing features. Make sure you have selected the correct printer driver in your software. See your software application documentation for more information. Data is sent to printer, but nothing happens. ON-LINE message appears. Problem: Solution: Wrong interface cable. Use correct cable. If optional Serial I/F is installed, make sure RS232C Serial is selected in the Level 1 menu and RS232C Serial settings in Level 2 menu are correct.
Problem Solving 4 Symptom: Print job started with italics, changed to bold, but italics still output. Problem: Font selection is by priority, and italic is “higher” than bold. Turn italics off before turning bold on. Solution: Symptom: Printer ignores control codes sent prior to printing a document. Problem: The application software automatically sends a reset command before printing. Embed the control codes in the text to be printed. Solution: Symptom: “Garbage” prints out.
4 Problem Solving Hardware Problems Problem: Solution: Symptom: Problem: Solution: Symptom: Problem: Solution: Symptom: Problem: Solution: Problem: Solution: Graphic image prints partly on one page, partly on the next. Insufficient printer memory for this image at this resolution. Change the resolution, reduce the image size, or install more memory in your printer. Nothing happens, but printer indicates it is ready to receive data. Configuration error.
Section 5 ➨ Service and Support This information is valid for the United States and Canada only. If you can’t solve your printer problem after reading this manual, contact these sources for service or support. OKIDATA ONLINE Visit the OKIDATA Web Site at http://www.okidata.
5 Service and Support Faxable Facts Warranty Service You can have product and support information faxed automatically to you through Okidata’s Faxable Facts, an online document retrieval system. A touch-tone telephone and facsimile machine with a designated telephone number are required. Call toll-free at 1-800-654-6651, press option 2 to hear a description of how Faxable Facts works. If you are calling for the first time, order a catalog of available documents.
Okidata Service Center Locations UNITED STATES OKIDATA Tel: 1-800-809-4948 Fax: 1-609-222-5247 CANADA OKIDATA Tel: 905-238-4265 Fax: 905-238-4427 MEXICO Oki Data de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Limited Warranty OKIDATA, division of Oki America, Inc. (OKIDATA) warrants this printer to be free from defect in material and workmanship and will remedy any such defect according to the terms of this Limited Warranty. OKIDATA will repair (or at its option, replace) at no charge, any defective component(s) of the Printer for one (1) year from the date of purchase except for the printhead (LED imaging array), which is warranted for a period of five (5) years from date of purchase.
Overnight Exchange Available in the United States and Canada If you choose to use our Overnight Exchange service, call 1-800-OKIDATA: our trained personnel will try to solve your problem over the phone. If they determine that your printer hardware is defective, an exchange machine will be shipped to you via air express. Have your credit card available as our representative will be asking for this information.
Index A E ACTIVE message 34 Adhesive Labels 28 AUTO OPERATION 21 EDIT SIZE 13 Emulations 1 Energy Savings 1 Envelopes 26, 27 ERROR nn aaaaaaaa message 37 ERROR nn message 37 ERROR REPORT 23 B Bi-directional interface 7 Button Functions 11 C CHANGE DRUM message 30, 35 Cleaning Page 31 Cleaning the LED Array 30 CLEARABLE WARNINGS 23 connecting cables 7 Consumables 1 image drum 1 toner 1 Contents, check 2 COVER message 35 CPYnn message 34 Customer Service Representatives 42 Customer Support Center 42 D D
Index P PAGE BUF OVERFLOW message 36 PAGE LAYOUT 1 17 PAGE LAYOUT 1 (IBM, EPSON) 18 PAGE LAYOUT 2 20 Paper Capacity 1 PAPER EXIT JAM 32, 33 PAPER EXIT JAM n message 36 Paper exit path 6 Paper Jams PAPER EXIT JAM 33 TRAY n EXIT JAM 32 TRAY n FEED JAM 32 TRAY n INPUT JAM 32 reducing 32 PAPER SIZE 14–16 PAPER SIZE CHECK 15 PAPER SIZE ERR message 36 Paper Size Indicator 10 PARALLEL I/F 23 Parallel interface 7 PERSONALITY 13 Power cord 7 POWER SAVING 22 PRINT CLEANING message 36 PRINT DEMO message 34 PRINT FONTS
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Type 5 Toner 52109001 MSDS # 58330401 For more information, contact Okidata at: 532 Fellowship Road Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 Emergency Information: 1-800-OKIDATA EMERGENCY FIRST AID PROCEDURES Emergency Toner swallowed (ingested) Procedure Dilute by giving two glasses of water and induce vomiting by administering Syrup of Ipecac (follow manufacturer’s instructions).
Health Hazard Data Spill Cleanup and Disposal Routes of Entry: Inhalation, Ingestion, Eyes, Skin. Spill Cleanup Small Spills 1. Remove sources of ignition. 2. Clean up spill with wet cloth. Large Spills 1. Remove sources of ignition. 2. Wear protective gear: respirator, rubber gloves, goggles (see below) 3. Clean up spill with scoop, being careful not to generate a lot of dust. Health Hazards: 1.