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C6100 Series User’s Guide 2 Copyright Information Copyright © 2006 by Oki Data. All Rights Reserved Document Info rmation _________ __________ _____________ C6100 Seri es User’s Gui de P/N 59381701, Revisi on 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 3 Contents Copyright Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Document Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 4 Multi-purpose Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Consumables and Replacement Supplies . . . . . . . . . 72 Life Expectancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Part Numbers .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 5 Check to see if saved Drive r Settings are used . . . . . 167 Restore Default Driver Setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Printer Features .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 6 Notes, Cautions, etc. Illustrations ______________________ Illustrations and components ar e representative only. Your unit may differ slightly fr om those pictured in this document.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 7 Introduction Your new printer is designed wi th advanced features to give you clear, vibrant color printing and crisp black and white pages at high speed on a range of pr int media. Features _________________________ • Up to 26 pages per minute full color .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 8 Parts of the Printer Front ____________________________ c53_01_printerfull .jpg 1. Output Stacker , face down Standard printed copy delivery point. Holds up to 250 sheets of 20-lb. (75 g/m²) paper. 2. Operator P anel Menu driven operator controls and LCD display panel 3.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 9 Rear ____________________________ c51_01_backview. jpg 1. On/Off Switch 2. Socket for P ower Cord 3. USB Interface 4. Network Inte rface 5.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 10 Paper (Print Media) General Inform ation _____________________ You need to know three characte ristics about any p aper (print media) you want to use with your printer: .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 11 Driver Settings ____________________ General Information Select the thi ckness/type of me dia on which you are printing a particular job, to produce optimum print result s. This setting overrides the setting in t he printer menu.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 12 Choices Choices are: Prin ter Setting, Light, Medium, Heavy, Ultra Heavy, Labels1, Labels2, Transp arency, Glossy, User Type 1, User Type 2, User Type 3, User Type 4, and User Type 5. Light 16-19 lb. US Bond (64- 74 g/m 2 ) Medium 20-27 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 13 Matrix: Driver Setting , Actual Weight, Paper Tray, Duplex Opti on, and Paper Exit Driver Setting Actual Weight Feed Tray Duplexer? Exit Tray Light 16-19 lb. US Bond 64-74 g/ m² 55-64 K g Tr a y 1 Tr a y 2 No To p a Rea r b a.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 14 Face up / Straight through / Rear Exit If you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straight- through path), make sure the rear exit is open and the paper support is extended.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 15 Windows The normal default for these items is automatic detection. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Under Layout, click Adv anced. 6. Under Documen t Options, Printer Features, click Me dia Ty p e .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 16 15. Click OK. 16. The document prints..
C6100 Series User’s Guide 17 Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer Option. 4. At Me dia W eigh t, m ake yo ur s elec tio n. See “Driver Settings” on page 11.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 18 Paper, US Bo nd ____________________ General Information The size, weight, and t ype of the paper (print media) determine: • which paper feed tr ay can be used • which paper exit path can be used • whether you can use doubl e sided (duplex) printing Single sided printing is also known as simplex printing.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 19 Recommendations • Check www .okiprintingsolutions.com for the latest information on recommended papers for your printe r .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 20 Paper, Inde x ______________________ General Information The size, weight, and t ype of the paper (print media) determine: • which paper feed tr ay can be used • which paper exit path can be used • whether you can use doubl e sided (duplex) printing Single sided printing is also known as simplex printing.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 21 Recommendations • Check www .okiprintingsolutions.com for the latest information on recommended papers for your printe r .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 22 Letterhead _______________________ General Information The size, weight, and t ype of the paper (print media) determine: • which paper feed tr ay can be used • which paper exit path can be used • whether you can use doubl e sided (duplex) printing Single sided printing is also known as simplex printing.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 23 Recommendations Only use letterhead designed for color laser printers and photocopiers. Don’t use very smooth, shiny or glossy paper. Don’t use heavily embossed headed paper, very rough paper or paper that has a large grain di fference between the two sides.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 24 Driver Settings To select a paper type in the driver, see: Windows: page 15 Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17 Loading Trays 1 and 2 Long edge feed Face down, top toward th e back of the printer. Letr_lef.bmp Short edge feed face down, top to the right ltrhd_se.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 25 Loading Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed) Long edge feed Face up, top to the back of the printer manl_le.jpg Short edge feed Face up, top to the left manl_se.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 26 Envelopes ________________________ General Information Envelopes can only be fed from the multi-purpose (MP / manual feed) tray. Envelopes can only exit the printer face-u p (straight th rough, rear exit) . Recommendations Envelopes.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 27 • damp, damaged or curled paper en velopes Driver Settings To select a paper type in the driver, see: Windows: page 15 Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3: page 17 Loading Trays 1 - 2 Envelopes cannot be fed from paper trays 1 - 2.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 28 • T r ay capacity is about 100 sheets. Actual capacity depends on paper weight. c53_72_rear3.jpg.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 29 Labels ___________________________ General Information Labels can only be fed from the multi-purpose (MP / manual feed) tray. Labels can only exit the printer face-up (straight through, rear exit) . Avery 5161 White Laser Labels (let ter size) work well with your printer.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 30 Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed) Face up (print side up ) Default = long edge feed. C96_LoadPaperMPTray_Labels_crop.JPG Paper Exit If you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 31 Transparencies ____________________ General Information Transparencies can only be fed from the multi-purpose (MP / manual feed) tray. Transparencies can only exit the printer face-up (straight through, rear exit ) . Recommendations 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 32 Multi-purpose Tray (Manual Feed) Face up (print side up ) Default = long edge feed. C96_LoadPaperMPTray.jpg Paper Exit If you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 33 Paper Trays General Information ________________ You can select • the paper tr ay used by your print job • if the printer checks whether the size paper loaded in the.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 34 Select in the driver _________________ Windows PostScript 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the P aper/Quality tab. 6. Under T ra y Selection, at P ape r Source, click on the arrow to open the drop down list.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 35 Windows PCL 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Setup tab. 6. Under Source, click on the arrow t o open the drop down list. Mak e your selecti on.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 36 Macintosh 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select P aper Source. 4. Make yo ur se lecti on. Auto The printer automatically s elects the paper tray.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 37 Paper Size, Feed , and Exit ___________ Tray 1 and Optional Tray 2 Feed Exit Paper size Tray 1 Tray 2 Top a a . U s e t h e T o p E x i t ( F a c e D o w n S t a c k e r ) o n l y f o r p a p e r u p t o 4 7 lb. US Bond (98 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 38 Multi-Purpose Tray Paper size Feed MP Tra y Exit Rear a a. Use the Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) for heavy paper, transparencies, envelopes, and labels. Exit Top b b. Use the Top Exit (Face Down St acker) only for paper up to 47 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 39 Tray 1 ___________________________ General Information Use Tray 1 for regular paper, st andard sizes, standard weights. If a paper tray (Tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (MP Tray, op tional Tray 2) loaded with the same type of paper.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 40 Duplexing Restrictions Important! You can duplex •p a p e r •p a p e r w e i g h t s u p t o 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric You cannot duplex •l a b e l s • envelopes • transparencies • paper weig hts above 28 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 41 Paper Sizes and Exit Paths Feed Exit Paper size Tray 1 Tray 2 Top a a . U s e t h e T o p E x i t ( F a c e D o w n S t a c k e r ) o n l y f o r p a p e r u p t o 4 7 lb. US Bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m 2 ). Rear b b. Switch to the Rear Exit (Face Up Stac ker) when you are print- ing paper heavier than 47 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 42 Tray 2 ___________________________ General Information Use Tray 2 for regular paper, st andard sizes, standard weights. If a paper tray (Tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (MP Tray, op tional Tray 2) loaded with the same type of paper.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 43 Duplexing Restrictions Important! You can duplex •p a p e r •p a p e r w e i g h t s u p t o 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric You cannot duplex •l a b e l s • envelopes • transparencies • paper weig hts above 28 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 44 Paper Sizes and Exit Paths Feed Exit Paper size Tray 1 Tray 2 Top a a . U s e t h e T o p E x i t ( F a c e D o w n S t a c k e r ) o n l y f o r p a p e r u p t o 4 7 lb. US Bond (98 lb. Index, 177 g/m 2 ). Rear b b. Switch to the Rear Exit (Face Up Stac ker) when you are print- ing paper heavier than 47 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 45 Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray) [Manual Feed] ____________________ General Information This tray is also called the manual feed tray. Use the Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray) for printing card s tock, labels, envelopes and transparencies.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 46 Duplexing Restrictions Important! You can duplex •p a p e r •p a p e r w e i g h t s u p t o 28 lb. US Bond 58 lb. Index 105 g/m 2 metric You cannot duplex •l a b e l s • envelopes • transparencies • paper weig hts above 28 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 47 Paper Sizes and Exit Paths Paper size Feed MP Tra y Exit Rear a a. Use the Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) for heavy paper, transparencies, envelopes, and labels. Exit Top b b. Use the Top Exit (Face Down St acker) only for paper up to 47 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 48 Auto Tray Select ___________________ General Information Your printer can auto matically m atch the printer job’s paper size to a paper tray (1-5 and Manual Feed [Multipurpose Tray]). For more information, Windows, PostScript: see page 49 Windows , PCL: see pa ge 50 Macintosh OS 9.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 49 Windows PostScript For more information, see “Gen eral Information” on page 48. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Lay out tab. 6.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 50 Windows PCL For more information, see “Genera l Information” on page 48. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. On Setup, under Media, besid e Source, click Automatically Select.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 51 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, see “Gen eral Information” on page 48. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. On General Controls, under P aper Feed T ra y , select Automatic Selection.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 52 Auto Switching ____________________ General Information If a paper tray (Tray 1) runs out of paper, your printer can automatically switch to another paper tray (MP Tray, op tional Tray 2) loaded with the same type of paper.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 53 Macintosh OS 9.x: see page 56 Macintosh OS 10.1 & 10.2: see page 56 Macintosh OS 10.3: see page 56 Printer Menu This function is enabled in the Print Menu. The factory default is ON. To chang e the settin g: C53_Panel.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 54 Windows PostScript For more information, see “General Informatio n” on page 52. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Layout tab. 6. Click Advanced.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 55 Windows PCL For more information, see “General Informatio n” on page 52. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Select your printer. 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Setup tab. 6. Click Paper Feed Options.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 56 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, see “General Informatio n” on page 52. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. On General Controls, under Paper Feed Tray, select Automatic Selection. Macintosh OS 10.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 57 Paper Size Ch eck __________________ General Information If Paper Size Check is turned on (enabled), the printer checks whether the size paper loaded in the selected tra y matches that required for the document being p rinted.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 58 Windows PostScript 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Lay out tab. 6. Click Advanced. 7. Under Documen t Options, Printer Features, click Me dia Check.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 59 Windows PCL 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Setup tab. 6. Click P aper Feed Op tions. 7. Click in the box next to Media Check. If the box has a chec k mark, the feature is ON.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 60 Macintosh 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer Option. 4. Make your sele ction for Paper size check . If the box has a chec k mark, the feature is ON.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 61 Paper Exit Paths Face Down (Top Exit) _______________ • Capacity up to 250 sheets of standard paper 20-lb. US Bond 42 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 62 Face Up (Rear Exit) ________________ c53_72_rear3 .jpg Open the face up stacker at the rear of the printer and pull out the tray exte nsion. When the face up stacker is op en, paper exits via this path, regardless of driver settings.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 63 • Pa pe r Wei g h t s up t o 54 lb. US Bond 113 lb. Index 203 g/m² metric • Print Sequence Papers are printed face up . For multi-page documents, Select “Reverse print order” in your app lication Print dialog box (Click Fi le → Print → Options).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 64 Duplex Unit _______________________ General Information The Duplex Unit enables your prin ter to print on both sides of the page.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 65 Loading Paper Trays 1 and 2 _____________________ 1. Remo ve the paper tr ay from the printer . c53_11_opntra.jpg 2. F an the paper to be loaded at the edges ( 1 ) and in the middle ( 2 ). Then tap the edges of th e stack on a flat surface to make it flush again ( 3 ).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 66 3. Load paper print side down. Make sure the rear stopper ( 1 ) and paper guides ( 2 ) are snug agai nst the paper . c53_13_instl papr.jpg NOTE Load letterhead paper face down . The top edge is aimed towards the front of the printer.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 67 4. Gently close the paper tr ay . c53_16_cl osetray.jpg NOTE To prevent paper jams: • Do not leave space between the paper and the guides and rear stopper . • Do not overfill the paper tray . Capacity depends on the type of paper stock.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 68 Multi-purpose Tray _________________ (MP Tray/Manual Feed) 1. Open the MP T ray . c53_40_mptrayopen1_ crop.jpg c53_41_mptrayopen2_ crop.jpg NOTE The MP Tray will take • a stack of media about 3/8'' (10 mm) high • about 10 envelopes • about 50 transparencies.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 69 c53_42_mptrayopen3_ crop.jpg 2. Press down on the loading platform. c53_87a_mptrayplatformd wn.jpg.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 70 3. Load the print media. Adjust the guides ( 1 ) to the si ze media being used. c53_39_mptrayload. jpg Letterhead Single-sided printi ng load with pre-printed si de up and the top edge into the printe r.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 71 4. Press the blue tray latch ( 1 ) toward the paper stack t o lift the paper plat form into the feed position. c53_86_mptr aylevercolr.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 72 Consumables and Replacement Supplies Life Expectancy _________________________ See “Specifications” on page 1 22 Part Numbers __________________________ Toner Black .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 73 Replace a Toner Cartridge ___________ c53_30_tonergroup.jpg REPLACE TONER nnn: zzzz T ONER EMPTY nnn: ZZZZ = 410: YELLOW 411: MAGENTA 412: CYAN 413: BLACK 1. Press the cover release. Open the printer’s top co ver fully .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 74 2. Note the positions of the four cartridges: Cyan ( 1 ), Magenta ( 2 ), Y ellow ( 3 ), Black ( 4 ). c53_09_lidup.jpg 3. Pull the colored toner release l ever on the cartridge to be replaced towards the front of the printer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 75 4. Lift the right -hand end of the cartridge. Then, pull the cartridge to the right to release the lef t-hand end. Re move the toner cartridge. Discard it in accordanc e with your local regulations. c53_80_tonrout.jpg Install a Toner Cartridge 5.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 76 6. Remo ve the adhesiv e tape from the underside of the cartridge. 7. Hold the cartridge by its top c enter with the colored release lever to the ri ght. Insert the left end of the cartridge into the top of the image drum.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 77 c53_73_tonerdrum.jpg 8. Lower the right end of the cart ridge into the image drum unit. Press it fi rmly down in place. Then, push the colored lock leve r back to open the toner slot and lock it in place. c53_75_tonrlvrclose.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 78 9. Use the provided LED lens cleaner . Gently wipe the L ED. c5x_ledarray_b w .jpg 10. Close and latch the top cov er . c53_45_latchcvr .jp g IMPORTANT! The lever should move easily. If it does not, STOP! Push down on the toner cartri dge to be sure that it is properly seated in the image drum.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 79 Replace an Image Drum _____________ c53_31_drumREV.jpg and c53_3 0_single_toner.JPG REPLACE IMAGE DRUM nnn: ZZZZ DRUM LIFE nnn: ZZZZ = 350: YELLOW 351: MAGENTA 352: CYAN 353: BLACK 1. Press the cover release and open the top cov er fully .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 80 2. Note the positions of the four image drums: Cyan ( 1 ), Magenta ( 2 ), Y ellow ( 3 ), Black ( 4 ). c53_09_lidup. jpg 3. Lift the image drum, complete with its toner cartridge, out of the printer . Discard it in ac cordance with you r local regulations.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 81 4. Unpack the new image drum. CAUTION! Image drum handling The image drum contains toner. To avoid spilling toner, be careful to keep it upright.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 82 5. Grasp the white tape tab and peel the tape off the drum. c53_28_removedrumtape.jpg 6. Remo ve the paper sheet. c53_26remove paper.jpg CAUTION! The green surface at the base of each image drum is very delicate and light sensitive.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 83 7. Remo ve the clear plastic film. c53_25_rem oveclearsheet .jpg 8. If present, remove the silica gel pack. c53_24_removejell.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 84 9. Place the image drum in the printer . c53_84_removedrumwithorange.jp g 10. Remo ve the or ange drum seal. c53_83_removeorangething.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 85 11. Install the new toner cartridge in the image drum. See “Install a Toner Cartridge” on page 75. c53_04_shk_tnr_ CROP.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 86 12. Use the provided LED lens cleaner . Gently wipe the LED. c5x_ledarray_bw.jpg 13. Close and latch the top cover . c53_45_latc hcvr.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 87 Replace the Fuser __________________ c53_104_fuser_transport _loc.jpg REPLACE FUSER 354: FUSER LIFE 1. Press the cover release. Fu lly open the printer’ s top cover . c53_02_opencvr.jpg WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser i s HOT .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 88 2. Pull the two blue fuser lock lev ers ( 1 ) towards the front of the printer . c53_59_fuser1. jpg 3. Hold the fuser by its handle . Lift the fuser out of the printer . If the fuser is still warm, place it on a flat surface which will not be damaged by heat .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 89 4. Remo ve the new fuser from it s packaging. R emove any packing tape. 5. Push the orange tr ansport lock to the left to release it. Y ou’ll hear it snap . Remov e it. c53_104_fuser_transport_loc.jpg 6. Hold the new fuse r by the ha ndle.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 90 7. Push the tw o blue retaining levers ( 1 ) toward the rear of the printe r to lock the fus er in place. c53_61a_fuser3.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 91 Replace the Belt Unit _______________ REPLACE BEL T 355: BEL T LIFE The belt unit is located und er the four image drums. 1. Press the cover release and open the top cov er fully . c53_02_opencvr.jp g 2. Note the positions of the four image drums: Cyan ( 1 ), Magenta ( 2 ), Y ellow ( 3 ), Black ( 4 ).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 92 3. Lift each of the image drum units out of the printer . Place them on a flat surface in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light. 4. Locate the two blue locks ( 1 ) and the handle ( 2 ). c53_48_belt1.jpg CAUTION! The green surface at the base of each image drum is very delicate and light sensitive.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 93 5. T urn the two locks about 45° counter clo ckwise to rel ease the belt. c53_49_belt2.jpg 6. Pull up the handle and lift the belt unit out of the printer . c53_50_belt3.jpg 7. Unpack the new belt unit. Hold it with t he blue handle toward the front of the printe r .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 94 8. Place the drive gear at the ba ck of the belt uni t in the gear at the left rear corner of the printer . Lower the belt unit into the printer . c53_51_belt4.jpg 9. T urn the two belt locks about 45° clockwise to secure the belt unit in place.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 95 10. Place the four image drums /toner cartridges back in the printer ( 1 = Cyan, 2 = Mage nta, 3 = Y ellow, 4 = Black). It is essential that they go back in the correct order! c53_09_lidup.jpg 11. Close and latch the top cover .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 96 Printer Settings (Menu Settings) This section lists the menus a ccessed via the control s on the printer’s operator panel and displayed in t he LCD window. Many of these settings can be overridden by settings in the printer driver.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 97 Changing Settings _________________ C53_Panel.eps 1. Press + to enter th e menu mode. 2. Press +/ – to scan through the av ailable menus until the menu you wish to enter appears on the display . 3. Press ENT ER to enter t he menu.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 98 Example: Power Save Time To change the time interval for the printer to wait before going into Power Save m ode (defa ult sett ing is 60 MIN): 1. Press + to enter th e menu mode. 2. Press + and/or – repeatedly until you see SYS CONFIG MENU 3.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 99 Reset to Factory Defaults ____________ To reset the printer menu to its ori ginal default settings: 1. Press + to enter the Menu mode. 2. Press + … MAINTENANCE MENU 3. Press ENTER. MENU RESET Execute 4. Press ENTER. 5.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 100 Lists of Available Settings by Menu ____ Information Menu Item Action Explanation PRINT MENU MAP EXECUTE Prints the MenuMap (menu li sting) with current se ttings shown. Information about your printer is also shown at the top of each MenuMap page.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 101 Print Menu Notes: Factory default settings are shown in bold . Settings with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Item Settings Explanation COPIES 1 to 999 Enter the number of copies of a document to be printed.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 102 Media Menu Notes: • F actory default settings are shown in bold . • Items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Item Settings Explanation TRA Y1 PAPERSIZE A4, A5, A6, B5, LEGAL14, L EGAL13.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 103 MPT P APERSIZE LETTER, EXECUTIVE, LEGAL14, L EGAL13.5, LEGAL13, A4, A5, A6, B5, CUSTOM, COM-9 ENVELOPE, CO M-10 ENVELO PE, MONARCH ENV , DL ENVELOPE, C5 ENVELOPE Defines the size of paper to be fed from the Multi-Purpose Tr a y.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 104 Color Menu Note: Fact ory default se ttings are shown in bo ld . The printer automatically adjusts colo r balance and density at appropriate intervals, optimizing the printed output for bright white paper viewed in natural daylight conditi ons.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 105 System Configuration Menu Note: Fact ory default se ttings are shown in bo ld . Items Settings Expla nation POW SA VE TIME 5 15 30 60 240 Adjusts the time be fore the printer automatically swit ches into power saving mode.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 106 USB Menu Note: Fact ory default se ttings are shown in bo ld . Item Settings Explanation SOFT RESET ENABLE DISABLE Enables or disables the SOFT RE SET command. SPEED 480Mbps 12Mbps Sets the maximum t ransfer sp eed for the USB interface.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 107 Network Menu Note: Fact ory default se ttings are shown in bo ld . Item Settings Explanation TCP / IP ENABLE DISABLE Enables or disables this network protocol. NETBEUI ENABL E DISABLE Enables or disables this network protocol.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 108 TELNET ENABLE DISABLE Enables or disabl es T elnet co nfig. facility . This item will not appear in the menu if TCP/IP is set to DIS ABLE. FTP ENABLE DISABLE Enables or disables com munication via FTP . This item will not appear in the menu if TCP/IP is set to DIS ABLE.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 109 Memory Menu Note: Fact ory default se ttings are shown in bo ld . Item Settings Explanation RECEIVE BUF SIZE AUTO 0.5MB 1MB 2MB 4MB 8MB 16MB Sets the size of the recei ve buffer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 110 System Adjust Menu Notes: • F actory default settings are shown in bold . • Items with a dagger (†) only appear when the appropriate option is installed. Item Settings Explanation X ADJUST -2.00MILLIMETER TO +2.00MILLIMETER Default = 0.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 111 Maintenance Me nu Note: Fact ory default se ttings are shown in bo ld . Item Settings Explanation MENU RESET [EXECUTE] Resets menus to the defa ult settings. SAVE MENU [EXECU TE] Sav es current menu se ttings as default values.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 112 Usage Menu This menu is for information only. It provides an indication of total usage of the printer and th e expected life left in its consumable items. This is particul arly useful if you do not have a full set of replacement cons umables on hand and you need to know how soon you will need them.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 113 Menu Defaults _____________________ Information, Print, and Media Menus Note: Menus/Items with a d agger (†) only appe ar when the appropriate option is installed.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 114 Color, System Configuration, and USB Menus Note: Menus/Items with a d agger (†) only appe ar when the appropriate option is installed.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 115 Network and Memory Menus Note: Menus/Items with a d agger (†) only appe ar when the appropriate option is installed. Menu Item Default Setting NETWORK MEN U TCP/IP ENABLE NETBEUI DISABLE IP ADDRES S SET AUTO IP ADDRESS 192.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 116 System Adjust an d Maintenance Me nus Note: Menus/Items with a d agger (†) only appe ar when the appropriate option is installed. Menu Item Default Setting SYS ADJUST MENU X ADJUST 0.00 MILLIMETER Y ADJUST 0.00 MILLIMETER DUPLEX X ADJUST† 0.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 117 Usage Menu Menu Item Default Setting USAGE MENU TOT AL P AGE COUNT nnnn TRA Y1 P AGE COUNT nnnn TRA Y2 PAGE COUNT† nnnn MPT PAGE COUNT nnnn COLOR PAGE COUNT nnnn MONO.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 118 Options The following options are available for your printer: • Additional memory (F AM) (see below) • Duplex Unit (see page 119) • Hard Disk Drive (see page 120) • Second P aper T r ay (see page 121) Instructions for installing these options are found in the packaging with the option.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 119 Duplex Unit _______________________ Oki 43347501 The Duplex Unit enables your prin ter to print on both sides of the page.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 120 Hard Disk Drive ___________________ Oki 70043502 The hard disk drive enables • spooled p rinting • verified printing.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 121 Second Paper Tray _________________ c53_43_opttray2.j pg Oki 43347601 The second paper tray takes: • Up to 530 sheets of 20-l b. paper . • All the same size media as T r ay 1 except A6. • P aper weight r ange 16 to 57 lbs.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 122 Specifications Item Speci fication Dimensions 17.13'' W x 24.45'' D x 15.73'' H (435 mm W x 621 mm D x 399.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 123 Duty cycle Maximum : 60,000 pages per month at 5% cover age (equivalent to an av erage business letter) Average : 6,000 pages per month T oner life Approximately 5,000 .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 124 Troubleshooting General Information ________________ This section provides information to help you deal with problems that may arise when using the printer.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 125 Display Panel Messages _____________ Message Meaning What to Do * TONER SENSOR ERROR Flashes across the second line o f the display: the indicated color toner (*) is missing from the printer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 126 CHECK FUSER 320: FUSER MISSING The fuser unit is not properly in stalled. Open the top cover and check to be sure that the fuser un it is properly seated in the printer and that the lock levers are pushed all the way to ward the back of the printer: c53_61a_fuser3.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 127 LOAD mmm AND PRESS ONLINE SWITCH 490: MP TRAY EMPTY Print job from MP T ray has been received and the MP Tr a y i s e m p t y. Load the requested media (mmm) in th e MP T ray and press ON-LINE. LOAD m mm nnn: tttt EMPT Y A print job has been received and the indicated paper tra y is empty .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 128 PRESS ONLINE SW INVALID DA TA The printer has received in valid data. Press ON-LINE. Reprocess and resend the print job.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 129 Paper Jams _______________________ General Information Jams can occur due to paper misfeeding from a paper tray or at any point along the paper path. When a jam occurs, the printer immediately stops. The control panel displays an error message.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 130 If paper jams are frequent • More than on e sheet feeds at a time. • P aper curls. • P aper feeds at an angle. Jam is cleared, but pr inter does not print. Possible cause Remedy The printer is not horizontal. Place the prin ter on a stable, level sur face.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 131 Jam 370, 373 and 383 OPEN DUPLEX C OVER nnn: PAPER JAM nnn = 370, 373, 383 1. Press the d uplex cov er release. Open th e duplex er cover .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 132 c53_99a_jam37x.jpg c53_88a_jam.jpg 3. Close the duplex unit cover . c53_95a_dupl exjam.jpg.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 133 Jam 371 OPEN DUPLEX C OVER 371: P aper Jam 1. T urn off the prin ter . 2. Pull out the duplexer . c53_96_jam37 1a.jpg 3.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 134 4. Open the lid. Remove the jammed sheet. c53_98_jam371c .jpg 5. Close the lid. Push it back to lock it in plac e. c53_97_jam371b.jpg 6. Push the duplexer ba ck into the printe r . c53_96_jam371a.jpg 7. T urn on the printer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 135 Jam 372 and 380 OPEN FRONT COVE R nnn: PAPER JAM nnn = 372 or 380. 1. Lift the front cov er release. Pull open the front cover .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 136 3. Close the front cover . c53_57_frcvrc lose.jpg.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 137 Jam 381 OPEN T OP COV ER 381: P aper Jam 1. Press the cover release. Fu lly open the printer’ s top cover . c53_02_opencvr.jpg 2. Note the positions of the four image drums: Cyan ( 1 ), Magenta ( 2 ), Y ellow ( 3 ), Black ( 4 ).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 138 3. Lift each of the image drum/toner cartridge units out of the printer . Place them on a flat surface in a safe place away from direct sources of heat and light . c53_53_drumremov e.jpg WARNING! If the printer has been powered on, the fuser i s hot.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 139 4. Remo ve any sheets of paper on the belt unit. c53_63_jambelt 1.jpg CAUTION! The green surface at the base of each image drum is very delicate and light sensitive. • Do not touch t he green surface. • Never expose the drum to direct sunlight or to very bright room lighting.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 140 NOTE Warning! If the printer has been printing, the fuser will be HOT ! If the sheet is well advanced into the fuser (only a short length is still visible), do not attempt to pull it back. See step 4 under “Jam 382” .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 141 5. Place the four image drums/toner cartridges back in the printer . Be sure to place them in the proper sequence ( 1 = Cyan, 2 = Mag enta, 3 = Y ellow , 4 = Black). c53_09_lidup.jpg 6. Close the top cover . c53_45_latchc vr.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 142 Jam 382 OPEN T OP COVER 382: P aper Jam 1. Open the top cover . c53_02_openc vr.jpg 2. Gently pull the sheet out. • If the sheet does not come out easily , go to the next step. • If the sheet does come out, close the cover .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 143 3. Lower the rear exit tray . c53_70a_rear1.j pg 4. Pull out the jammed sheet. c53_67a_jamrea r.jpg.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 144 5. Close the rear exit. c53_70a_ rear1.jpg Important! WARNING! The fuser may be HOT! If the sheet is difficult to remove, it is partially jammed in the fuser. To get it out, re ac h around the top cover and press down on the fuser pressure release lever ( 1 ) before pulling the sheet out.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 145 6. Close the top cover . c53_45_latchc vr.jpg.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 146 Jam 390 CHECK MP T RAY 390: P aper Jam Sheet has just en tered the printer 1. Gently pull the sheet out of the printer . c53_81_jammptray. jpg Sheet can’t easily be pu lled out from the front 1. Lift the front cov er release.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 147 2. Remo ve any jammed sheets. c53_94_jam39 0.jpg 3. Close the front cover . c53_102_jam390.j pg.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 148 Jam 391 and 392 OPEN FRONT COVER nnn: PAPER JAM nnn = 391 or 392 1. Pull out the appropriate tra y . 391 = Tray 1 392 = Optional Tray 2. 2. Remo ve any sheet jammed as it exited the tr ay . c53_101a_jam392.jpg, c 53_100a_jam391.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 149 3. Open the front cover . c53_58_frcvropen. jpg 4. Remo ve any jammed sheets. c53_66_jamfront_cr op.jpg 5. Close the front cover .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 150 Print Quality Problems ______________ Blurred print (letter edges) Blurred print (one side of page) Fading (in patches) Possible cause Remedy LED is dirty . Clean LED with le ns cleaner or soft tissue. Cannot print desired color because toner is low.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 151 Fading (Vertical) Light Print Possible cause Remed y LED head is dirty . Clean LED head wi th lens cleaner or soft tissue. T oner is low . Change toner cartridge. Paper is unsuitable for printer . Use recommended paper .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 152 Lines, Black (Vertical) Lines, White (Vertical) Possible cause Remedy Image drum is damaged. Replace image drum. See “R eplace an Image Drum” on page 79. T oner is low . Change toner cart ridge. See “Replace a T oner Cartridge” on page 73.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 153 Shading on unprinted sections Toner rubs off when you rub the printed surface. Ultra Heavy If the Ultra Heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion, you can try the La bel settings. Possible cause Remedy Paper has been affected by static electricity .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 154 USB Problems _____________________ Cannot configure for USB connection NOTE Windows NT 4.0 does not support USB. Windows 98 upgraded from Windows 95 may not support USB. Possible cause Remedy USB cable does not meet specificat ions.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 155 Cannot print • PRNUSBx write error is displayed. Possible cause Remedy Interface is disabled. In the printe r menu setti ngs, enable the USB interface (USB MENU → USB → ENABLE). Printe r is switche d OFF . T urn on the printer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 156 Application error ___________________ or General Protection Fault _____________ Possible cause Remedy Application is not suitable for the operating system. Upgrade the application. Memory is insufficient for number of applications running.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 157 Paper Size Change Request __________ Printer does not go online ___________ Printer makes a strange noise ________ Possible cause Remedy Paper l oaded in tra y is different size from that formatted in software application.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 158 Printer takes a long time to start printing Printing cancels ___________________ Possible cause R emedy The printer has to warm up returning from power save mo de.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 159 Printing does not start ______________ Printing is slow ____________________ Possible cause R emedy Printer error Check the control pa nel. If an err or message is displayed, correct the problem. Possible cause Remedy Print processing is carried out by the computer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 160 Cleaning Pa ge _____________________ General Information Use this to generate a cleani ng page which runs through the printer before the job is printe d. This should elimi nate any fading, streaking or erratic marks from the printed pages.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 161 Macintosh 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select Printer Option. 4. Select “Run maintenance cycl e before printing” . If the box has a chec k mark, the feature is ON.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 162 Printer Drivers General Information ________________ The printer dri vers allow you to adju st the settings for your print job. Driver settings c an interact with each other. For example, the paper type, weight, and size you use restricts many of your job settings.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 163 Which Printer Driv er to Use? _________ Windows Your printer com es with drivers for • PCL • Adobe ® Po st S c r i p t ® (PS). You can instal l only one driver, or all of these drive rs. Your choice depends upon yo ur printing requirements.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 164 Change Driver Settings ______________ When you change driver settin gs, you can apply the changes to: all prin t jobs (defa ult) or a single print job All Print Jobs (Default) To change the driver settings and apply the changes to all print jobs, 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 165 Save Driver Settings ________________ There are two ways to save y our changes to the settings in the printer driver. 1. Y ou can make changes to the driver settings and save them as the new default settings. or 2. Y ou can make changes to the driver settings and save them under a named driv er .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 166 Windows PostScript You cannot make changes to the d river settings and save them under a named driver. PCL 1. Next: Windows XP: Cli ck Start → Settings → Control Panel → Printer and Other Hardware → Printers & Faxes.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 167 Check to see if saved Driver Settings are used____________________________ You can make changes to the dr iver settings and save them (under a named driver) for later use. You can do this if you are using PCL and/or Mac drivers.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 168 Restore Default Driver Settings _______ Windows Single Print Jobs When working in the drivers, many of the screens have a Default button.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 169 Macintosh ________________________ General Information Summary Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 The “Summary” lists all the printer settings currently made for your print job. See “S ummary” on page 170. Preset s Macintosh OS 10.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 170 Summary Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 The “Summary” lists all the printer settings currently made for your print job. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 171 The revised settings are saved under that Preset. Delete a Preset 1. Make sure the Preset y ou wish to change is selected in the Pres et box. 2. Open the drop-down list. Sele ct Delete. The Preset is deleted from the li st.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 172 Paper Handling Macintosh OS 10.3 only 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. Select P aper Handling. Reverse page order Select this to print the last page of the document first.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 173 Printer Features Overview ________________________ Banners: see page 174 Black Finish: see page 178 Black Overprint: see page 181 Black Printing: see page 184 Booklets:.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 174 Banners _________________________ General Information A banner is a document printe d on an exta-long sheet of paper. To print a banner, you must: • use an application that supports banners Notes: Word does not support banners.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 175 Windows PostScript For important information about printing banners , see General Information, on page 174. Before you print a banner, you must set Multi Purpose Tray is Manual feed to ON in the prin ter driver. The default is OFF.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 176 Windows PCL For important information about printing banners , see General Information, on page 174. Before you print a banner, you must set Multi Purpose Tray is Manual feed to ON in the prin ter driver. The default is OFF.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 177 Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 For important information about printing banners , see General Information, on page 174. Before you print a banner , you must set Multi Purpose T r ay is Manual feed to ON in the prin ter driver.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 178 Black Finish ______________________ General Information Your printer can print black with either a glossy (shiny) f inish or a matte (dull/flat finish). Windows: Individual Print Jobs 1. Open the file you w ant to print.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 179 Windows: All Print Jobs (Default) 1. Click Start → Settings → Printers [Printers a nd F axes in Windows XP ]. 2. Right- click the printer name. 3. Next Windows 98/Me: Select Properties. Click Printer Properties. Windows 2000/XP: Select Properties.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 180 Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Open the drop-down list below Presets. 4. Under Color Mode, select Advanced Color . 5. Choose the type of bl ack finish. Gloss This option produc es printing with a more glossy finish.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 181 Black Overprin t ____________________ General Information Black overprint eliminates the white edge between the printed fonts and the colored background. Black overprint can only be used when printing 100 percent black text over a background color.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 182 Windows PostScript For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 181. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows XP: Cli ck Advanced. Windows 2000: Go to t he next step.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 183 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 181. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Open the drop-down menu directly underneath the printer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 184 Black Printing _____________________ General Information Y o u r p r i n t e r p r i n t s t h e c o l o r b l a c k i n o n e o f t w o w a y s : •C o m p o s i t e B l a c k •T r u e B l a c k Composite Black The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners are combined to create composite black.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 185 Windows, PostScript Office Co lor 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0: Click Properties. Windows XP: Click Properties. Windows 2000: Go to the next step.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 186 11. The Color tab screen appears. 12. Change any other settings as desired. 13. Click OK. 14. The main Print screen appears.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 187 Windows, PostScript Graphic Pro 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: Click Properties. Windows 2000: Go to the next step. 5. Click the Color ta b.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 188 Windows PCL 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows 98 / Me / NT4.0/XP: Click Properties. Windows 2000: Go to the next step. 5. Click the Job Options tab.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 189 Macintosh OS 9.x Most applications allow the pri nter properties to be accessed from within the document print dialog. This section wi ll only detail options as they apply to t he LaserWriter ® 8 driver. Refer to manufacturer’s guidelines regarding other dri ver operations, for example the AdobePS™ driver.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 190 Macintosh OS 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 184. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Open the drop-down menu an d select Printer Functions.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 191 Booklets (Binding Print) _____________ General Information F3_05.jpg Booklet printing allows you to print a document like a brochure or greeting card. Both the duplex unit and additional memory must be installed and enabled in the driver before using booklet printing.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 192 Restrictions 1. Before booklet printing can be carried out, both the duplex unit and additional memory must be installed enabled in the driver. 2. Not available on some network connections. See the Help file. 3. Some software applications may not support booklet printing.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 193 Windows PostScript For more information, “General Information”, on page 191 “Restrictions”, on page 192 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows 98/Me/NT/XP: Click the Properties button.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 194 Windows PCL For more information, “General Information”, on page 191 “Restrictions”, on page 192 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click File - Print. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows 2000: Cli ck the Setup button.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 195 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 191. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pa pe r S e tt i n g . 3. In the P age Attribute panel, under P aper , select the paper size the job will actually print on.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 196 Collating __ _______________________ General Information F3_07.jpg Collating is printing multiple copies of a multi-page job where each copy has the pages arranged in the correct order.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 197 Windows For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 196. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Under Copies, at Collate, make y our selection. If the box has a chec k mark, the feature is ON.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 198 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 196. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. In the General Controls box, by Number of Copies , select the number of copies y ou want to print.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 199 Macintosh OS 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 196. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. By Number of Copies, select th e number of copies you w ant to print.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 200 Color Matching ____________________ Overview Color reproduction is a complex topic . This topic is d ivided into two sections: • background information The background information expl ains the factors that affect color matching.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 201 Basics There are three methods by whic h y our document’s color can be managed and adjusted: 1. Application Color Management (1) . Some graphics and desktop publishing programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Quark Xpress have their own built-in color management systems.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 202 What this guide describes This user guide only discus ses the printer color management system. If you wish to learn m ore about your application program or operating system color management, please see the documentation that was supplied with your application software or c omputer.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 203 Color Matching ____________________ Background Information Color reproduction is a complex topic . This background information expl ains the factors that affect color matching. Background information is d ivided into these sections: 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 204 Factors that Affect Color Printing There are many factors that affect color printing. Some of the most important factors are: • the differences between the range of colors a monitor can reproduce versus the range of colors that a printer can reproduce.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 205 Factors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Printer Colors Differences between the range of colors a mon itor or printer can reproduce Neither a printer nor a monitor can reproduce the full range of colors seen by the human eye.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 206 Factors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Your monitor color temperature al so influences how "warm" or "cool" the colors look.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 207 Factors that Affect Color Printing Software Settings Many software applications have their own color settings. The application settings may override the settings in the printer driver.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 208 Factors that Affect Color Printing Printer Driver Settings The color setting s in your pr inter driver can change the appearance of a document. There are several options available to help match the printed colors with those di splayed on screen.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 209 Factors that Affect Color Printing Lighting (Viewing) Conditions A document can look very di fferent under various lighting conditions. For example, the colors may look different when viewed standing next t o a sunlit window compared to how they look under standard offi ce fluorescent lighting.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 210 Choosing a Color Ma tching Method General Information There is no one way to achi eve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor, and its printed equivalent. There are many fact ors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 211 Choosing a Color Ma tching Method RGB or CMYK? The RGB color model is based on the three primary colors of light; Red, Green and Blue. This model is used by sc anners, digital cameras and computer monitors. The CMYK co lor model is ba sed on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black printe r inks or toners.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 212 Choosing a Color Matching Method Matching Photographs RGB only Select a matching met hod appropriate to your monitor. Windows Natural is generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. Macintosh OS 10.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 213 Choosing a Color Matching Method Matching Specif ic Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only Color Swatch Utility Use the Color Swatc h Utility to prin t out a chart of RGB swatches. Select your desired RGB values from the swatches.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 214 Choosing a Color Matching Method Printing Vivid Colors RGB only Choices are • Monitor 6500k Vivid • sRGB • Digital Camer a settings. See “Color Settings” on pag e 215. RGB or CMYK Auto is a generally a good choice.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 215 Color Settings This is a lis t of all possible opti ons. The list you see varies accordi n g to your computer platform, operating system, color pr oduction method, and printer driver type. You can modify these settings by select ing Advanc ed Color, then Nat ural.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 216 Digital Camera Optimized for printing photographs taken with a digital camera. Th is tends to pr oduce prints with lighter and brighter colors. For some photographs, other sett ings may be better depending on the subjects and the conditi ons under which they were taken.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 217 Hue, Brightness, and Saturation There are three main components to color: Hue, Brightness, and Saturation. Hue The componen t that determines th e frequency of light or the position in the spectrum or the relative amounts of red, green and blue.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 218 Color Matching ____________________ How To Color reproduction is a complex topic . This how-to in formation explains how to perf orm color matching with your pri nter.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 219 List of Color Matching Methods This is a lis t of all possible opti ons. The list you see varies accordi n g to your computer platform, operating system, color pr oduction method, and printer driver type. To change these settings in yo ur printer driver, refer to the appropriate section.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 220 The Graphic Pro color management system is recommended for users who are already familiar with ICC profile-based color matching and require more control over color. See page 219 No Color Matching Use this option to turn of f all printer color matching.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 221 Automatic Your printer automatically uses the best method to match color, depending on the ty pe of document you are printing. Windows Individual Print Jobs 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 222 Windows All Print Jobs (Default) 1. Click Start → Settings → Printers [Printers a nd F axes in Windows XP ]. 2. Right- click the printer name. 3. Next Windows 98/Me: select Properties. Click Printer Properties. Windows 2000/XP: select Properties.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 223 Office Color Overview from C9600 Print Gui de This is a simple color manageme nt system designed for ease of use. Office Color is recommended for users who are not experts in co lor but want good results when printing fr om programs such as Microsoft Office.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 224 RGB Options Office Color provides a col lection of several different color matching pres ets for RGB data. These presets each change the color of your print in a slightly different way. These RGB color matching option s are available in all printer drivers.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 225 Windows This information applies to t h e Windows PCL and PostScript drivers. 1. On the printer driver [ Color] tab , select [Office Color] (1) and click the [Options] button. 2. Select a preset from [Col or matching options] (2).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 226 Mac OS X 1. In your application progr am, choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu, s elect your printer model. 3. Select [Printer Features]. 4. From the [Feature Sets] menu, select [Color Options]. 5. From the [Color Mode] menu, select [Office Color].
C6100 Series User’s Guide 227 Customising RGB Office Colo r with the Color Correct Utility (Windows) If the Office Color presets are no t sufficient for your needs, the color Correct utility provides a means of further adjustment. The Color Correct utility provid es two methods for adjusting the Office Color settings: 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 228 Graphic Pro Overview This section describes the color matching options available f or Graphic Pro. The Graphic Pro color matching system is b ased around ICC profiles. These profiles are downlo aded to the printer using the Profile Assistant utility and then selected in the printer driver.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 229 What can you do with Graphic Pro? The Graphic Pro color matching system is b oth powerful and flexible. Here are some examples of how the Graphic Pro color matching sys.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 230 Types of ICC profile supported There are four class es of I CC profile supported by the Graphic Pro color matching system: Profile type Descr iption RGB Source (RGB Input) These profiles d escribe the device that was u sed to capture RGB data (e.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 231 Graphic Pro Workflow – overview There are three steps to using the Graphic Pro color matching system: 1. Gather or create ICC profiles (see below) 2.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 232 Step 2 - Downloading ICC pr ofiles to the printer hard disk You can download profiles to th e printer hard disk using the Profile Assistant utility.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 233 Step 3 - Select ICC prof iles in the printer driver What you select in the printe r driver depends on the color matching task that you wish to perform. Examples of selecting ICC pr ofile s for different color matching tasks are sh own in the next se ctions of this guid e.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 234 Windows This information applies to t h e Windows PCL and PostScript drivers. 1. T o mat ch the color of an input RGB device such as a monitor , scanner or digital camera, mak e the following selections in the printer driver: 2.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 235 Mac OS 9 1. In your application progr am, choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu, s elect your printer model. 3. Select [Color Options]. 4. From the [Co lor Mode] menu, select [Graphic Pro ]. 5. Select [Color – Graphic Pro 1].
C6100 Series User’s Guide 236 Mac OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu, s elect your printer model. 3. Select [Printer Features]. 4. From the [Feature Sets] menu, select [Color Options]. 5. From the [color Mode] menu, select [Graphic Pro].
C6100 Series User’s Guide 237 Simulating another printer – RGB source data The Graphic Pro color matching system c an be used to simulate the color output of another printer.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 238 • Simulation T arget Profile • Printer Output Profile (opti onal) Once the profile(s) have been downloaded, make the appropriate selections in t he printer driver. These are described in the next section (Windows page 239, Mac OS 9 page 240, Mac OS X page 241).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 239 Windows This information applies to the Windows PCL 5c, PCL 6 and PostScript drivers. If you are using a s ource RGB document, simula te the output of another printer by making th e following selections in t he printer driver: 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 240 Mac OS 9 / Classic If you are using a s ource RGB document, simula te the output of another printer by making th e following selections in t he printer driver: 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu, s elect your printer model.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 241 Mac OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu, s elect your printer model. 3. Select [Printer Features]. 4. From the [Feature Sets] menu, [Color Options]. 5. From the [color Mode] menu, select [Graphic Pro].
C6100 Series User’s Guide 242 CMYK ink simulations – CMYK source data The ICC-based color matching system can be used to simulate the output on commercial printing presses.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 243 Windows NOTE This information applies to the W indows PostScript driver only. If you are using a source CMYK document, use the following printer driver settings to perf orm a CMYK Ink Simulation: 1. On the printer driver [color] tab, select [Gr aphic Pro] (1) and click [Options].
C6100 Series User’s Guide 244 If [Auto] is selected, the fact ory default profiles that are embedded in the printer will be used. If you have created a printer profil e yourself using profile creation software, select it here. If you have selected a profile other than [Auto], select the [Rendering Intent] (5) .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 245 Mac OS 9 / Classic If you are using a source CMYK document, use the following printer driver settings to perf orm a CMYK Ink Simulation: 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 246 disabled, the grey components may be printed using a mixture of CMYK toner, instea d of just K (black) toner. 8. Select [color – Gr aphic Pro 2] (7) . 9. From the [Printer Outp ut Profile] menu (8) , select your printer profile.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 247 Mac OS X If you are using a source CMYK document, use the following printer driver settings to pe rform a CMYK Ink Simulation: 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 248 8. From the [Feature Sets] menu (7) , select [color – Graphic Pro 2]. 9. From the [CMYK Profile T ype] menu (8) , select [CMYK Input Profile]. 10. From the [CMYK Input Profile source] (9) , select the CMYK Input profile that corr esponds to the device you are trying to match such as a SWOP or Euroscale Press.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 249 No Color Matching Use this option to turn of f all printer color matching. No color correction occurs when selected. Use No Color Matching when you are using another color matching method in your application (such Color Simulation) .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 250 Windows 1. On the printer driver [Color] tab, select [Gr aphic Pro] (1) and click [Options]. 2. Select [Disable Color Matching for Profile Creation] (2) if you are creating an ICC profile using third-party profile creation softw are.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 251 Mac OS 9 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Color Options] (2) . 4. From the [Color Mode] menu (3) , select [Graphic Pro]. 5. Select [Color – Graphic Pro 1] (4) .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 252 Mac OS X 1. Choose [File] → [Print]. 2. From the [Printer] menu (1) , select your printer model. 3. Select [Printer Features] (2 ) . 4. From the [Feature Sets] menu (3) , select [color Options]. 5. From the [color Mode] menu (4) , select [Gr aphic Pro].
C6100 Series User’s Guide 253 Grayscale This option prints all documents as monochrome. No color prints. The printe r interprets al l colo rs as a variation of grays. Windows Individual Print Jobs 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 254 8. The document prints. Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Open the drop-down list below Preset s. Select Color . 4. Below Color Mode, at Gra y Scale, make your select ion.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 255 Color Matching ____________________ Color Synch Macintosh OS 10.3 1. T o access t he print features, open y our print driver from within an application by selecting File → Print. 2. Open the drop-down list below Preset s.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 256 Color Matching ____________________ Color Synch Macintosh OS 10.3 Filters None The default. No filters are applied to the document. C32_Mac_10.3_11a.jpg Black & White Converts the document to black and whi te, with no gray shades.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 257 Blue Tone Converts th e documen t to shades of blue . C32_Mac_10.3_11c.jpg Gray Tone Converts th e documen t to shades of gra y. C32_Mac_10.3_11d.jpg Lightness Decrease ( A ) / Lightness Increase ( B ) Darkens or lightens the document.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 258 Reduce File Size This filters the document to reduce its fi le size. Sepia Tone Converts th e document t o shades of brow n.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 259 Add Filters Clicking this brings up a Preview screen. Here you can see the effect produced by selecting any of the standard filters.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 260 Custom Page Sizes _________________ General Information Custom Page Size allows you to setup your pri nter (by customizing setti ngs in your prin ter driver) to work with non- standard size sheets of print medi a. You save the settings.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 261 Custom Size Ranges Tray 1 and Tray 2 The range varies slightly, dependi ng on the printer driver. Printing may not work on papers longer than 18 inches ( 457.2 mm). Width: 2 to 12. 9 inches [51 to 328 mm] Length: 5 to 47.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 262 Restrictions 1. Custom P age Size may not work with all softw are applications. 2. Custom page sizes can onl y be printed from the manual feed (multi purpose (MP) tra y). • one-sided printing only • rear exit only .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 263 Special Print Media (Paper) If you are using heavy media, transparencies, envelopes or labels, use the face up (straight through) paper feed path. If the Ultra Heavy setting does not give proper toner fusion, you can try the La bel settings.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 264 Windows PostScript For more information, General Information: see page 260 Custom Size Ranges: see page 261 Restrictions: see page 262 Special Print Media (Paper): see page 263 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 265 17. The Paper Qualit y tab screen appears. 18. Change any other settings as desired. 19. Click OK. 20. The main Print screen appears.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 266 Windows PCL For more information, General Information: see page 260 Restrictions: see page 262 Custom Size Ranges: see page 261 Special Print Media (Paper): see page 263 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 267 If you only want to us e your settings for this si ngle print job, go to the next step. If you want to save your se ttings for future use, below. 13. Change any other settings as desired. 14. Click OK. 15. The main Print screen appears.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 268 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, General Information: see page 260 Restrictions: see page 262 Custom Size Ranges: see page 261 Special Print Media (Paper): see page 263 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pa p e r S e t ti n g .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 269 Duplex Printing ____________________ (Printing on Bo th Sides of the Pa per) General Information For more information, Paper Types: see page 269 Paper Sizes: see page 270 Paper Weights: see page 269 Long Edge vs.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 270 Paper Sizes Long Edge vs. Short Edge Size Inches M illimeters Letter 8½ x 11 215.9 x 279.4 Legal-14 8½ x 14 215.9 x 355.6 Legal-13.5 8½ x 13.5 215.9 x 342.9 Legal-13 8½ x 13 215.9 x 330.2 Executive 7¼ x 10½ 184.15 x A4 8.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 271 Duplexing Restrictions 1. Before you can perform duplex printing, unit must be installed in the printer and enabled in the driver. 2. P aper must be loaded print side up . 3. Y ou can duplex •p a p e r • paper weights up to 28 lb.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 272 Windows PostScript: All Print Jobs (Default) For more information, Paper Types: see page 269 Paper Weights: see page 269 Paper Sizes: see page 270 Long Edge vs. Short Edge: see page 2 70 Duplexing Restrictions: see page 271 To change the settings for all pri nt jobs: 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 273 9. Click OK. 10. The General tab s creen appears. 11. Change any other settings as desired. 12. Click OK. 13. The Printers and F axes screen appears.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 274 Windows PostScript: Single Job For more information, Paper Types: see page 269 Paper Weights: see page 269 Paper Sizes: see page 270 Long Edge vs. Short Edge: see page 2 70 Duplexing Restrictions: see page 271 To change the settings for only one pri nt job: 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 275 10. The main Print screen appears. 11. Change any other settings as desired. 12. Click OK. 13. The document prints..
C6100 Series User’s Guide 276 Windows PCL: All Print Jobs (Default) For more information, Paper Types: see page 269 Paper Weights: see page 269 Paper Sizes: see page 270 Long Edge vs. Short Edge: see page 2 70 Duplexing Restrictions: see page 271 To change the settings for all pri nt jobs: 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 277 9. Click OK. 10. The Properties screen appears. 11. Change any other settings as desired. 12. Click OK. 13. The Printers and F axes screen appears.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 278 Windows PCL: Si ngle Print Job For more information, Paper Types: see page 269 Paper Weights: see page 269 Paper Sizes: see page 270 Long Edge vs. Short Edge: see page 2 70 Duplexing Restrictions: see page 271 To change the settings for only one pri nt job: 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 279 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, Paper Types: see page 269 Paper Weights: see page 269 Paper Sizes: see page 270 Long Edge vs. Short Edge: see page 2 70 Duplexing Restrictions: see page 271 1. Open the file you w ant to print.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 280 Macintosh OS 10.1 & 10.2 For more information, Paper Types: see page 269 Paper Weights: see page 269 Paper Sizes: see page 270 Long Edge vs. Short Edge: see page 2 70 Duplexing Restrictions: see page 271 1. Open the file you w ant to print.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 281 Macintosh OS 10.3 For more information, General Information: see page 269 Paper Types: see page 269 Paper Sizes: see page 270 Paper Weights: see page 269 Duplexing Restrictions: see page 271 Long Edge vs. Short Edge: see page 2 70 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 282 Grayscale _ _______________________ This feature is described in the Color Matching s ection. See “Grayscale” on page 253.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 283 N-Up Printing _____________________ Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet General Information N-Up printing allows you to reduce several full-s ize pages and print them on a single sheet.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 284 Windows PostScript For more information, see “General Information” on page 283. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’ s equivalent).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 285 Windows PCL For more information, see “General Information” on page 283. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’ s equivalent).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 286 Macintosh For more information, see “General Information” on page 283. This section ONLY applies to the LaserWriter ® 8 driver ( Mac OS 9.x) or Oki Printer Driver (Max OS 10.x). For other drivers, refe r to the guidelines pro vided by each driver’s manufacturer.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 287 Photographs ______________________ General Information For the best quality when printi ng photographs, select Photo Enhance in the driver.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 288 Posters __________________________ General Information Poster. jpg This option allows you to print posters by dividing a singl e document page into mul tiple pieces . Each piec e prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then, you combine the separate sheets to create a poster.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 289 Windows PostScript This feature is not available in this operating system Windows PCL For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 288. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 290 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 288. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Open the drop-down menu directly underneath the printer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 291 Print Resolution ___________________ General Information Adjusting the resoluti on for a print j ob allows you to control the print speed and print quality of a job. Adjusting the resolution also allows you to improve your toner mileage.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 292 Resolution Choices High Quality The best quality image the printer provides. Choose this for optimum result s when printing graphics. Fine/Detail (600 x 1200) high resolution printing Normal (600 x 600) standard resolution.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 293 Windows, All Print Jobs (Defa ult) For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 291. 1. Click Start → Settings → Printers (Printers a nd F axes for XP). 2. Right click on your printer . 3. Click Properties.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 294 Windows, Single Print Job For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 291. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Job Options tab.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 295 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 291. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. On File, click Print. 3. In the Job Option panel, unde r Pr int Qua lity , m ake you r choice. Fast: 600 x 600 dpi Fine: 600 x 12 00 dpi 4.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 296 Save as File _______________________ (Print to File) General Information Use Save as File to save print data to a file, without actually printing a hardcopy. Save as File captures either a PDF or a PostScript file. You can use the LPR Utility to print the saved file.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 297 Windows, Single Print Job For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 296. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. At Print to File, make your selection.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 298 Windows, All Print Jobs (Defa ult) For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 296. 1. Click Start → Settings → Printers (Printers a nd Faxes for XP). 2. Right click on your printer . 3. Click Properties.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 299 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 296. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. In Output T r ay , select Fil e. 4. In the P ostScript Settings panel, make your choices for this print job .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 300 Macintosh OS 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 296. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. In Output Options, select S ave as File. 4. In Formats, select P ostScript.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 301 Toner Saving______________________ General Information Use Toner Save to maximize the life of your toner cartridges. Toner Save uses less t oner to create the printed images. Toner Save adjusts the darkness of the color halftones.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 302 Windows, Single Print Job For more information, see “General Information” on page 301. 1. Open the file you want to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Color ta b.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 303 Windows, All Print Jobs (Defa ult) For more information, see “General Information” on page 301. 1. Click Start → Settings → Printers (Printers a nd Faxes for XP). 2. Right click on your printer . 3. Click Printing Preferences.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 304 Macintosh OS 9.x For more information, see “General Information” on page 301. 1. Click Fi le → Pr int. 2. Select your printer . 3. Open the drop-down list directly below Printer . 4. Select Job Option. 5. At T oner Saving, mak e your selection.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 305 Watermarks ______________________ General Information watermark.jpg Traditionally, a watermark is a mark which is made on some types of paper during its producti on which can only be seen if it is held aga inst the li ght.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 306 Windows PostScript Create a Watermark For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 305. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Job Options tab.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 307 Windows PostScript Edit a Watermark For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 305. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties. 5. Click the Job Options tab.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 308 Windows PostScript Print, using a Watermark For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 305. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Click Properties.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 309 Windows PCL Create a Watermark For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 305. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows Me/98/NT/XP: Click Properties (or Setup, or your application’ s equivalent).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 310 Windows PCL Edit a Watermark For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 305. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows 2000: Cli ck the Job Options tab .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 311 Windows PCL Print, using a Watermark For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 305. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows Me/98/NT/XP: Click Properties (or Setup, or your application’ s equivalent).
C6100 Series User’s Guide 312 Macintosh OS 9.x Create a Watermark Text For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 305. 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click Fi le → Pr int. 3. Select your printer . 4. Open the drop-down menu directly underneath the printer .
C6100 Series User’s Guide 313 2. Save the image file in the S ystem Folder as the default setting for W atermark. Macintosh OS 9.x Print, using a Watermark Text For more information, see “General Inform ation” on page 305. 1. Open the file you w ant to print.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 314 5. Click OK. 6. Print the document. Macintosh OS 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 This feature is not available in these operating systems.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 315 Utilities Overview ________________________ The following utilities are available for your printer. Color Correction Utility Color Swatch Utility Direct Network Printin.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 316 Accessing ________________________ You may access the utilities two ways. via the CD shipped with the printer via a download from the inte rnet, accesseed through the Menu Installer on the CD Here is a list of t he utilities provided on the CD shipped with your printer.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 317 Descriptions of Utilities _____________ 1. Color Correction Utility This utility allows y ou to fine tune the printer’ s color settings and sav e them for future use. See “Color Correction Util ity” on page 322. 2.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 318 6. Network Setup Utilit y This utility provides an easy w ay to configure y our printer on a network. See the online Network User’s Guide for details on how to use this utility . See “Network Setup Utili ty” on page 349.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 319 • Discovering printers connected to a T CP/IP network • Displayi ng discovered printers on a web page • Sending users e-mail notification of the URL that permits the downloading of printer driver installation programs for discovered printers.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 320 Installing the Utilities _______________ Windows Utilities on the CD Load the utilities from the Menu Installer located on the CD supplied with your printer . Download Utilities Download the u tilities f rom the internet, accessed through the Menu Instal ler on the CD.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 321 Macintosh OS 9.x Utilities on the CD 1. Insert the CD supplied with y our printer into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double -click the CD icon that appears on the desktop. 3. Open the MAC folder . 4. Click PSDRV → English. Double c lick the Mac Installer icon.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 322 Color Correction Utility ______________ General Information This utility allows you t o fine tune the printer’s color sett ings and save them for future use. The Color Correct Utility is the best choi ce for working with Microsoft Excel or Word.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 323 Change the Pallet Color General Information There are four steps in changing the Pallet Color. 1. Print the Sample Color Chart. See page 324. 2. Print the Color Adjustment Chart. See page 325. 3. Make the adjustments. Sav e the adjustments, using a name you sele ct.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 324 Change the Pallet Color Step 1: Print the Sa mple Color Chart 1. Click Start → Programs → All Applications. Windows XP Click Start → Programs → Okidata → Color Correct Utility → Color Adjustment Utility . 2.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 325 Change the Pallet Color Step 2: Print the Co lor Adjustment Chart First, you must perform the steps in “Step 1: Print the Sa mple Color Chart” see page 324. 6. Click Next. 7. The P allet Color Matching screen appears.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 326 8. Click T e st print. The Color Adjustment Chart prints. Fig5-17.jpg 9. Compare the printed Color Adjustment Chart to the P allet Color Matching screen. If the printed colors do not match the screen, perform an adjustment.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 327 Change the Pallet Color Step 3: Make the ad justments and save the settings First, you must perform the steps in “Step 1: Print the Sample Color Chart” see page 324 and “Step 2: Print t he Color Adjustment Chart” see page 325.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 328 11. The Enter Adjustment V alue screen a ppears. View the pull down menus fo r the Hue (X) and Brightness (Y) values. You are finding the available ranges for both Hue (X) and Brightness (Y). The available ranges (values) vary according to color.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 329 13. On the Pallet Color Matching screen, click the color you wan t t o a dju st . The Enter Adjustment Value screen appears. View the pull down menus fo r the Hue (X) and Brightness (Y) values. Adjust the values for Hue and Brightness to match t he values from Step 11.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 330 14. Click OK. 15. The P allet Color Matching screen appears. cadjust1.jpg.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 331 16. Click T est Print. The Color Adjustment Chart prints. Fig5-17.jpg 17. Compare the printed Color Adjustment Chart to the P allet Color Matching screen. If you are satisfied with the comparison, go to step 17. If you are not satisfi ed, repeat steps 10 through 16.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 332 Change the Pallet Color Step 4: Use the save d settings to print a document Windows 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows XP: Cli ck Properties. Click Advanced.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 333 Adjust the Gamma Value and Hue General Information 1. Click Start → Programs → All Applications. 2. Next: Windows XP: Click Okidata → Color Correct Utility → All Applications. Windows 2000: Go to the next step. 3.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 334 10. Change the slide bar values of gamma, hue, brightness, and saturati on to adjust the color . Use primary colors of ink Select this to adjusts the sett ings to the standar d hues for the printer. The Gamma slide bar adjusts total brightness.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 335 Example: adjust the Y (yellow) slide ba r: Move forward = + (counter-clockwise), the color becomes more green. Move backward = - (clockwise), t he color becomes more red. F5_03_300.jpg 11. Click T est Print. 12. The Adjustment Confirmation Sample prints.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 336 Adjusting the Gamm a Value and Hue Use the saved settings to print a document Windows 1. Open the file you w ant to print. 2. Click File → Print. 3. Select your printer . 4. Next: Windows XP: Cli ck Properties. Click Advanced.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 337 Color Swatch Utility ________________ General Information The Color Swatch Utility allows you to • print color samples (swatches) on y our color printer . • create custom color swatches The swatches are used with your software program t o select and reproduce color accurately.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 338 How to Install Load this program from the Menu Installer located the CD. Additional Information For additional information, see the Swatch Utility Read-me file located in the Windows Prog rams list. Printing Color Swatches 1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 339 4. Select print to print sampl e pages. color_swatch_sampl es.jpg 5. Use the color blocks to p ick the specific colors that y ou want to appe ar in your printe d documen t. Each color block, or sample, is identified with informati on your software package needs to reprod uce that color accurately.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 340 Creating Custom Swatch Colors If you don't find your desired color, you can create or customize colors: 1. Select Custom Sw atch from the File menu.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 341 Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) ___ General Information The Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) al lows you to print directly to a printer on the network without a print server. It creates a Printer Port, and instal ls a pop- up status box so you can monitor printer status.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 342 Names of added printers (You can add up to 30 printers) • Status Direct Network Printing Utility (LPR) st atus (empty, connecting, sending, paused, checking status, not connected) • Finish Number of completed jobs. • Queue Number of jobs waiting to be printed.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 343 Display Language Utility _____________ General Information This utilit y allows you to change the lan guage of the front panel of your printer. How to Install Load this program from the Menu In staller locate d on the C D.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 344 Network Printer Status Utility Windows • Av ailable on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Status utility is available if your administrator has installed it. If the utility is installed, the printer driver Properties dialog box changes.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 345 General Information This utility creates an additional tab (STATUS) in the PostScri pt and PCL drivers that allows the client to moni tor the selected printer’s stat us. Load this program from the Menu Installer located on CD1.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 346 Using 1. Click Start → Settings → Printers. Right-click the Sharp Printer icon. Click Properti es . 2. Click on th e ST A TUS tab. 3. Click the UPDA TE button to see device settings. The following screen displays: NetStatus2K.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 347 Click on an it em to see this informatio n: Trays: Paper Type, weight Duplex: Installed/not installed Disk/Memor y: RAM size a nd % us ed; Flash Memory size and % us ed.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 348 Checking the Printer Status Click the WEB SETTING button. The following screen displays: NetStatusK .tif Click on the it ems listed on the left to see: • Network Summary • Login for Administrators • Job Login • Printer Menu To see real-time printer status, click t he UPDATE STATUS button.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 349 Network Setup Utility _______________ General Information This utility provides an easy way to configure your printer on a network. How to Install Load this program from the Menu In staller locate d on the C D. Additional Information See the online Network User’s Guide for details on how to use this utility.
C6100 Series User’s Guide 350 PS Gamma Adjuster Utility General Information The PS Gamma Adjuster Utility is available in Windows and Mac OS 10.1 or above. It only works with CMYK. The PS Gamma Adjuster Utility allows you to customize the CMYK data curves used with your printer driver.
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Wenn Sie Oki C6100 Series noch nicht gekauft haben, ist jetzt ein guter Moment, um sich mit den grundliegenden Daten des Produkts bekannt zu machen. Schauen Sie zuerst die ersten Seiten der Anleitung durch, die Sie oben finden. Dort finden Sie die wichtigsten technischen Daten für Oki C6100 Series - auf diese Weise prüfen Sie, ob das Gerät Ihren Wünschen entspricht. Wenn Sie tiefer in die Benutzeranleitung von Oki C6100 Series reinschauen, lernen Sie alle zugänglichen Produktfunktionen kennen, sowie erhalten Informationen über die Nutzung. Die Informationen, die Sie über Oki C6100 Series erhalten, werden Ihnen bestimmt bei der Kaufentscheidung helfen.
Wenn Sie aber schon Oki C6100 Series besitzen, und noch keine Gelegenheit dazu hatten, die Bedienungsanleitung zu lesen, sollten Sie es aufgrund der oben beschriebenen Gründe machen. Sie erfahren dann, ob Sie die zugänglichen Funktionen richtig genutzt haben, aber auch, ob Sie keine Fehler begangen haben, die den Nutzungszeitraum von Oki C6100 Series verkürzen könnten.
Jedoch ist die eine der wichtigsten Rollen, die eine Bedienungsanleitung für den Nutzer spielt, die Hilfe bei der Lösung von Problemen mit Oki C6100 Series. Sie finden dort fast immer Troubleshooting, also die am häufigsten auftauchenden Störungen und Mängel bei Oki C6100 Series gemeinsam mit Hinweisen bezüglich der Arten ihrer Lösung. Sogar wenn es Ihnen nicht gelingen sollte das Problem alleine zu bewältigen, die Anleitung zeigt Ihnen die weitere Vorgehensweise – den Kontakt zur Kundenberatung oder dem naheliegenden Service.
