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Copyright Information Document Name Executive Series 2426 Printer Family User’s Guide for Windows P/N 59366901 Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this d ocument is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 3 Cont ents Notes, Cautions, etc. ............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ............ 18 Introduction............ .............. .............. .........
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 4 Hard Disk Drive not installed........ ..... ............ .............. .............. . 59 Hard Disk Drive installed ................ ............... .............. .............. . 60 Interfaces .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 5 PCL ........... ............ .............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ........ 123 Paper Trays: Enabling ......................... .............. ......
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 6 PCL ....... .............. ........... .............. .............. ............ .............. ............. 164 Custom Page Sizes ................ .............. .............. ...
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 7 PostScript ................. ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 219 PCL ........... ............ .............. .............. ........... .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 8 PostScript ................. ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 261 PCL ....... .............. ........... .............. .............. ..
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Contents • 9 Paper Feed, Size and Media ................... .............. .............. .............. ..... 317 Changing Defaults ......................... .............. ............ .........
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 10 Printing Booklets .......... ............... .............. .............. ........... .............. ..... 365 PCL and Windows Me ............. ............ .............. ........
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 11 PCL ........... ............ .............. .............. ........... .............. .............. ........ 414 Network Printer Status Utility ............. .............. .......
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 12 Collating ............ .............. ............ .............. .............. ........... .............. ..... 464 PCL or PostScript ............. ........... .............. ....
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 13 List of Messages .................. .............. .............. .............. ........... ........ 522 Repeating Asterisk (*) Symbol ... .............. .............. ...........
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 14 Accessories ................ .............. .............. .............. ........... .............. .......... 554 Memory (Additional) .................... .............. .........
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 15 Printing Color Swatches ........... .............. .............. .............. ........... ........ 594 Creating Custom Swatch Colors .................... .............. .........
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 16 HDD Print Jobs Feature .................. ............... .............. ............. 624 Delete Files ......... .............. .............. ........... .............. ..........
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Content s • 17 Checking the Statu s of Printers on th e Network ........................ ........... 719 Troubleshooting .............. .............. ............ .............. .............. ..
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Notes, Cautions, etc. • 18 Not es, Cautions, etc. NOT E A note appears like this. A note pro vides additional information to supplement the main text which helps yo u to use and understand t he product.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Introduction • 19 Introduction Congratulation s on purchasi ng this color printer! This chapter summ arizes the main fe atures of your pr inter. It also explains how to use this Us er’s Guide to get the most from your printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Introduction • 20 Print er Models and F eatures Descriptions • Single pass digit al technology for high quality , speed and reliability . • V ersatile paper h andling: – Standard 530-sh eet paper tray – Standard 100-she et multi purpose tr ay for card stoc k, envelopes, labels, etc.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Introduction • 21 How to use this manual This manual covers the un packing, setup and operation of your printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Introduction • 22 Printing P ages The whole book, individual pages, or sections may be printed. The procedure for pr inting from Acrobat Reader is: 1. From the toolbar , select File , then Print (or press the Ctrl + P keys).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 23 Getting Star t ed Unpacking Unpack the printer. Save all of the packing materials. Use them if you ha ve to move (ship) the pri nter. Choose a suitable place to put the printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 24 Print er Drivers, Software Utilities, and Documentation The CDs supplied with your printer contain: Drivers Color Utilities .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 25 W here to put the print er Wei gh t Requirements Place the printer on a flat sur face large enoug h and strong enough to accept the size and weight of the printer. Space Requirements There must be enough space around the printer to allow for access and printer maintenan ce.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 26 P ar ts of the Print er External 1. T op cover 2. Control panel 3. T op cover release catch 4. Multi purpose tray (manual feed) 5. Paper support exte nsion 6. Paper guides 7. Front cover 8.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 27 P ar ts of the Print er Internal 11. LED heads (4) 12. Discharge roller 13. Fuser unit 14. Image drum and toner ca rtridge (cyan) 15. Image drum and toner ca rtridge (magent a) 16.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Getting Started • 28 P ar ts of the Print er Back 18. Power connector 19. Rear exit paper tray 20. Interfaces and option card slot 21. USB interface connector 22. Parallel inte rface conn ector 23.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 29 Setting Up Before connecting this printer to the computer and power supply • the shipping packaging must be removed • the toner cartri dges must be installed • and pap er must be loaded.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 30 3. Remove the LED head restraine r from behind the LED heads in the top cover . packaging removalk.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 31 4. Remove the black image drum and pla ce it on a level surface. image drum removek.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 32 5. Remove the protective sheet. protective sheet remove1k.eps and protective sheet remove2k.eps CAUTION! • Never expose image dru ms to light for more than 5 minutes. • Always hold image drum by the ends .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 33 6. Put the black image drum back into the printer (1 ). Push the tab (2) inwards a nd remove the blankin g plate from the drum. 7. Repeat steps 4 th rough 6 for each color drum. zmprotective sheet removal three.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 34 To n e r Installation 1. Remove the black toner ca rtridge from the p ackage. 2. Shake the toner cartr idge back and forth seve ral times. toner shakek.eps 3. Hold the toner as shown.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 35 4. Remove the plastic clip from behind the colored lever . toner clip removek.eps 5. Insert the toner cart ridge into the b lack image drum, lef t side first, engaging the drum locatin g peg in the hole in the to ner cartridge.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 36 6. Gently push the toner cartridge down engaging the locking pin into the groove on the image dr um.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 37 7. Gently push the colored lever toward the rear of the machine until it stops. This releases the to ner into the image drum. toner cartridge install 3k.eps CAUTION! The lever s hould go back easily .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 38 8. Repeat the process for each color toner car tridge. Make sure to match the color toner to th e color image drum.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 39 To n e r TO N E R L O W o r C H A N G E TO N E R NOT E After installing the new to ner cartridges, the mes sage TONER LOW or CHANGE TONER ma y appear on the display. If this message does not disappear after a f ew pages have printed, reinstall the appropriate toner cartr i dge.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 40 To n e r TO N E R S A V E M o d e Use Toner Save to maximize the life of your toner cartridges. Toner Save is turned on or off through the Print Menu . T urn the feature on or off 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 41 To n e r Printing Black Your printer prints the color black in one of two ways: • Composite Black • Tr u e B l a c k Composit e Black The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black tone rs are combin ed to create composite black.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 42 Loading P aper Tr a y 1 CAUTION! T o prevent pape r jams • Don’t leave sp ace between the p aper and the p aper guides and rear stopper . • Don’t overfill the p aper tray .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 43 1. Pull out the paper tray . paper tray removek.eps.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 44 2. Load p aper . 3. Adjust the pap er guides and rear stopper fo r the size of paper being used.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 45 4. A lower p aper tray cannot be used for printing if any tray above it is not inserted.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 46 5. Gently close the paper tray . paper tray insertk.eps.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 47 Loading P aper Letterhead 1. Load letterhead paper face d own (for both p ortrait and landscape).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 48 Loading P aper Envelopes 1. Load envelopes face up (flap down ) as shown for both portrait and landsca pe printing .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 49 Loading P aper Pap e r O ut Use paper from ne xt available tray (Automatic T ray Switching) If one paper tray r uns out of paper durin g a print job, the printer can use paper from the ne xt available paper source (tray).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 50 Loading P aper Pap e r O ut Use paper from ne xt available tray (Automatic T ray Switching) T urn on or off 1. Press MENU until PRINT MENU displays. 2. Press SELECT. 3. Press ITEM (either + or 1) unti l AUTO TRA Y SWITCH displays.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 51 Loading P aper Pap e r O ut Use paper from ne xt available tray (Automatic T ray Switching) Set the sequence of use 1. Make sure Automatic Tray Switching is ON. See “Turn the feature on or off” on page 57.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 52 Loading P aper Choosing the P aper T ray (Paper F eed) control panel - paper feed selectionk.eps 1. Press ONLINE. OFFLINE displays. 2. Press MENU repeatedly until PRINT MENU displays.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 53 Printing P aths F ace Up / Straight Th rough For face up printing (str aight-throu gh path), make sure the straight through p aper exit is o pen and the p aper support is extended.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 54 Printing P aths Fac e D o w n For face down printing, make sur e the rear paper exit is closed. The paper exits from the top of the printer. – Paper is stacked in printed order – Paper tray capacity is about 500 sheets, depen ding on paper weight.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 55 Printing P aths Manual F eed 1. Open the Multi-purpose (MP) tray . Extend the paper fe ed guides. multi purpose tray loadingk.eps 2. Load the p aper . – Load the m edia face up. – Adjust the paper gu ides to th e size of the media being us ed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 56 Po w e r Connecting the power cable 1. Connect the powe r cable (1) to the printer . 2. Connect the cable to a ground ed power supply outlet. power connectionk.eps 3. Use the on/of f switch (2) and turn ON the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 57 Po w e r POWER S AVE Mode Use Power Save to avoid turning o ff the printer. If you MUST turn off the printer, you must perfor m a shutdown sequence. See “H ard Disk Drive installed” on page 6 0.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 58 Po w e r POWER S AVE Mode Set the “W ait” int erval 1. Make sure Power Save is activated. See the previous procedure. 2. Press MENU until SYSTEM CONFIG MENU displays. 3. Press SELECT.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 59 Po w e r Tu r n O f f t h e P r i n t e r Hard Disk Dr ive not instal led Shutdown Sequence 1. Use the on/of f switch (2) and turn OFF the printer . power connectionk.eps CAUTION! • NEVER turn the printer of f while it is printing.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 60 Po w e r Tu r n O f f t h e P r i n t e r Hard Disk Drive installed Shutdown Sequence Use Power Save to avoid turning o ff the printer. Refer to “POWER SAVE Mode” on page 57. If you MUST turn off the printer: 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 61 Interfaces Location Diagram connect2k.bmp, 1fk.tif, 2f.tif, 3f.tif Your printer has three interfaces.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 62 Interfaces Par a l le l For direct connection to a PC. This port requires a bi-directional (IEEE 13 84 compliant) parallel cable. USB For connection to a PC running Windows 98 or above (not Windows 95 upgrade d to Windows 98) o r Macintosh.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 63 Control (Front) P anel Lights and Display Diagram and Explanations LCDpanel_bwk.jpg, 1fk.tif, 2fk.tif, 3fk.tif Attention This light is red . (1) ON - atte ntion is requ ired. Printing continue s.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 64 Control (Front) P anel Buttons Diagram and Explanations LCDpanel_bwk.jpg Online • Press to take the printer ONLINE or OFFLINE . • In Menu mode, press to place th e printer ONLINE .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 65 Control (Front) P anel Buttons Diagram and Explanations LCDpanel_bwk.jpg Item (+) Press briefly to scroll forward to the next menu item. Item (–) Press briefly to scro ll backward to the p revious menu item.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 66 Control (Front) P anel Language of Display: Changing control panel - language setupk.eps 1. Press ONLINE. OFFLINE displays. 2. Press MENU until SYSTEM CONFIG MENU displays. 3. Press SELECT.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 67 P aper (Media) Size Selecting NOT E 1 When using p aper trays, • Custom p aper sizes must be set. • St andard p aper sizes are automatically recognized if CASSETTE SIZE is selected.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 68 P aper (Media) Size Selecting control panel - paper sizek.eps 1. Press ONLINE. OFFLINE displays. 2. Press MENU until PRINT MENU displays. 3. Press SELECT. 4. Press ITEM (either + or –) repeated ly until EDIT SIZE displays.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 69 P aper (Media) Size Paper Feed, Exit Path, and Duplex Options The size, weight, and type of the pap er (print media) determine : .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 70 P aper (Media) Weigh t and T ype Selecting control panel - media type and weightk.eps Your printer automatically detects paper type and weight. To override these settings: 1. Press ONLINE.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 71 5. Press V ALUE ( either + or –) until the required paper type or weight displays 6. Press the SELECT button. An asterisk (*) appears ne xt to the selected paper type or weig ht.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 72 P aper (Media) Weigh t and T ype Paper Feed, Exit Path, and Duplex Options Paper, US Bond ( Metric) The size, weight, and type of.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 73 P aper (Media) Weigh t and T ype Paper Feed, Exit Path, and Duplex Options Transparencies and Labels The size, weight, and type o.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 74 P aper (Media) Recommendations Pap e r • For recommended p apers, see the Handy Reference Guide or check http://my. okidat a.com. • Paper should be stored flat and away fr om moisture, direct sunlight and heat sources.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 75 P aper (Media) Recommendations Envelopes • Use only recommended enve lopes (OKI 52206301 and 52206302: see p age 578). • Envelopes should be stored flat and away from mo isture, direct sunlight and heat sources.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 76 P aper (Media) Recommendations Labels • For recommended labels, see the Handy Reference Guide or check http://my. okidat a.com. • Only use labels designed for color laser printers and photocopi ers.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 77 Adjusting the Color Adjust the Col or Int ensity ( Color T uning ) You can use the printer’s menu to adjust the color intensity for a specific color by adjusting the HIGHLIGHT, MID-TONE and DARK (shadows) C olor Tuni ng Patterns .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 78 Adjusting the Color Adjust the Col or Int ensity ( Color T uning ) Print the Color T uning Pattern 1. Make sure letter size p aper is loaded in the tray . 2. Press MENU until COLOR MENU displays.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 79 Adjusting the Color Adjust the Col or Int ensity ( Color T uning ) Sample Color T uning P attern colortuneK.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 80 Adjusting the Color Adjust the Col or Int ensity ( Color T uning ) Example: Adjust the Magenta To adjust the intensity of the magenta portion: 1. Print the Color T uning Pattern. See “Print the Color T uning Pattern” on page 78 2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 81 7. Repeat the above steps un til you get the desired magent a color intensity . NOT E To adjust these settings for the Cyan, Yellow or Black color intensity, substitute t he appropriate color name in the st eps above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 82 Print er Settings (Menu Settings) Printing a list of the Current Settings (MenuMap) control panel - confirmation printk.eps Print the menu to see the curr ent settings for the printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 83 Print er Settings (Menu Settings) Chang ing the Print er Settings control panel - printer settingsk.eps 1. Press MENU until the required menu displays. 2. Press SELECT. 3. Press ITEM (either + or –) until the required item disp lays.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 84 Print er Settings (Menu Settings) Reset to Factory Defaults control panel - printer settingsk.eps For lists of the default settings, refe r to “Factory Default Settings” on page 579.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 85 Menu (Print er) Settings Lists of Av ailable Settings by Menu The following tables list the available choices for the pr inter (Menu) settings. Each table is a separate menu . The default settings for the printer are in bold text.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 86 Information Me nu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description PRINT MENU MAP Execute Prints list of current menu (printer) settings. PRINT FILE LIST Execute Prints the job file list.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 87 T est Print Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description PRINT ID CHECK PATT ER N Execute Ordinarily , you should no t use this. Only used by , or under the direction of, Authorized Service T echnicia ns .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 88 Shutdown Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description SHUTDOWN START Execute Shut down sequence for the printer . When the hard disk is installed, use this sequence to prevent data loss.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 89 Print Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description COPIES 1 to 999 Sets the number of copies. DUPLEX On; Off S pecifies double-sided (duplex) printing, if the optional duplex unit is installed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 90 TRANSPARENCY DETECT Auto ; Disable Enable/Disable the transparency auto detect function. RESOLUTION ES2426n - 600 x 1200 dpi ; 600 dpi ES2426dn - 600 x 1200 dpi ; 600 dpi ES2426e - 1200 dpi , Fast 1200 dpi, 600 dpi Selects print resolution.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 91 Media Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description T RAY 1 MEDIATYPE Plain ; Letterhead; T r ansparency; Bond; Recycled; Card stock; Rough Selects the paper (media) type for T ray 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 92 Media Menu The default settings are bold . Item Va l u e Description MP TRAY PAPER SIZE A4; A5; A6; B5; Legal 14; Legal 13.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 93 Color Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description AUTO DENSITY MODE Auto ; Manual. Select whether density adjustment and T oner Reproduction Curve (TRC) compensation is automatic.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 94 CYAN, MAGENT A, Y ELLOW OR BLACK MID-TONE 0 +1+2+3-3-2-1 Adjusts MID-T ONE of Cyan, Magenta, Y ellow or Bla ck T oner Reproduction Curve (TRC). Plus = darker Minus = lighter See “Adjust the Color Intensity (Color T uning)” on page 77.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 95 CYAN REGISTRATION - FINE ADJUST -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3 Use this to correct color misalignment when printing. Adjusts the image registration of Cyan, Magenta or Y ellow (C MY) relative to Black (K).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 96 CMY 100% DENSITY Disable ; enable Normally , you won’t change this setting. In normal printing, Color Matching controls the TRC values.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 97 System Configuration Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description POWER SAVE DELAY TIME 5 min; 15 min; 30 min; 60 min ; 240 min Sets the time the printer “waits” before entering power save mode See page 57.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 98 W AIT TIMEOUT Off; 5 sec to 300 sec; default = 40 sec PCL: W ait T imeout is the length of time the printer “waits” before au.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 99 PCL Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description FONT SOURCE Resident ; DIMM0; Downloaded Selects the location of the PCL fonts. DIMM0 Only displays if the font DIMM ROM is installed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 100 SYMBOL SET PC-8 , PC-8 Dan/Nor , PC-8 TK, PC-775, PC-850, PC-852, PC-855, PC-857 TK, PC-858, PC-866, PC-869, PC-1004, Pi Font, Plska Mazvia, PS Math, PS T ext, Roman-8, Roman-9, Roman Ext, Serbo Croat1, Serbo Croat2, S panish, Ukrainian, VN Int'l, VN Math, VN US, Win 3.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 101 A4 PRINT WIDTH 78 column; 80 column If you are pr inting a letter size document on an A4 size sheet, select 80 column. This condenses the print to fit on the slightly narrower A4 sheet, without changing the line br eaks.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 102 Pen width adjust ON ; OFF PCL only ON: Emphasizes the pen width of very fine lines (minimum line width). This improves the appearance of the lines. PCL Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 103 PP R Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description Character pitch 10 CPI ; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL S pecifies cha racter pitch in IBM PPR emulation.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 104 Symbol set PC-8, PC-8 Dan/Nor , PC-8 TK, PC-775, PC-850, PC-852, PC-855, PC-857 TK, PC-858, PC-866, PC-869, PC-1004, Pi Font, Plska Mazvia, PS Math, PS T ext, Roman-8, Roman-9, Roman Ext, Serbo Croat1, Serbo Croat2, S panish, Ukrainian, VN Int'l, VN Math, VN US, Win 3.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 105 LINE PITCH 6 LPI ; 8 LPI S pecifies the line spacing in lines per inch (lpi). WHITE PAGE SKIP OFF ; ON ON: blank pages do not print Does not apply when duplexing. CR FUNCTION CR ; CR+LF PPR only .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 106 FX Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI; 12 CPI; 17 CPI; 20 CPI; PROPORTIONAL S pecifies cha racter pitch. CHARACTER SET Set 1; Set 2 S pecifies which Epson character set is used.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 107 LETTER 0 STYLE Disable ; Enable Enable: 9BH (Hex) = letter o 9DH (Hex) = zero (numb er). ZERO CHARACTER Normal ; Slashed Normal: zero unslashed. Slashed: zero slashed LINE PITCH 6 LPI ; 8 LPI S pecifies the line spacing in lines per inch (lpi ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 108 T EXT HEIGHT Same ; D iff Sets the height of a character . SAME: Height constant, regardless of cpi. DIFF: Height varie s, depending on cpi. FX Emulation Menu The default settings are bo ld .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 109 Pa r a l l e l M e n u The default s are bold . Item Va l u e Description PARALLEL Enable ; Disable Enable: Activates the parallel (Centronics) interface. BI-DIRECTION Enable ; Disable Enable: Activates bi-directional communication.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 110 USB Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description USB Enable ; Disable Enable: Activates th e USB interface.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 111 Network Menu Only appears if th e netwo rk card is installed. The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description TCP/IP Enable ; Disable Enable: Selects TCP/IP protocol. NETWARE Enable ; Disable Enable: Selects Netware protocol.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 112 Memory Menu The default setting s are bold . Item Va l u e Description RECEIVE BUFF SIZE Auto ; OFF; 0.5 MB; 1 MB; 2 MB; 4 MB; 8 MB; 16 MB; 32 MB Sets the size of the receive buffer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 113 Disk Maint enance Menu CAUTION! Unless you know what you are doing, do not us e this Menu! The System Administrato r (or someone who is knowledgeable in this area) should use the Stora ge Device Manager sof tware to perform disk maintenance.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 114 System Adjust Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description X ADJUST 0.00 MM ; Range +0.25 TO +2.0 MM and – 2.0 TO – 0.25 MM in 0.25 mm increments Horizontal adjustment of the overall print position, in 0.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 115 System Adjust Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description PCL TRAY 2 ID# 1 to 59; default = 5 Sets T ray 2 number for PCL emulation. PCL TRAY 3 ID# 1 – 59; default = 20 Sets T ray 3 number for PCL emulation.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 116 Maintena nce Menu The default settings are bo ld . Item Va l u e Description EEPROM RESET Execute Resets all User Menu settings to factory defaults. All user defined (customized) settings are lost.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 117 Usage Menu Item Va l u e Description TO T A L P A G E COUNT nnnnnn Shows total number of pages printed. T RAY 1 PAGE COUNT nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from T r ay 1. T RAY 2 PAGE COUNT nnnnnn Shows number of pages printed from T r ay 2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Setting Up • 118 Usage Menu Item Va l u e Description BLACK DRUM LIFE Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the black image drum (as a percentage). CYAN DRUM LIFE Remaining nnn% Displays the remaining life of the cyan image drum (as a percentage).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 119 W indows XP Print er Drivers See your print ed Software Insta llation Guide for information on installing printer drivers.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 120 W hich Print er Driver to Use? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe ® PostScript ® (PS). You can install either of these, or both if you wish.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 121 Memory: Enabling Po stScript Only Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 122 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 123 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 124 P aper T rays: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 125 Additional P aper T rays: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 126 Duplex Unit: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 127 Duplex Unit: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 128 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults Pos t S cr i p t The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 129 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 130 3. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under T ray Selection , in the Paper Source drop-down list, select the p aper feed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 131 4. Click the Advanced button. 5. Under Paper/O utput , in the Paper Size drop-down list, select the media size.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 132 6. Under Document Options → Printer Feat ures , click Media Ty p e and select the media from th e drop-down list. 7. Click OK twice. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 133 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults PCL The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 134 4. Select the required p aper feed under Source . C73_XP_PCL_SourceK.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 135 5. Select the required p aper type under Wei gh t . C73_XP_PCL_WeightK.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 136 6. Click the Paper Feed Options button a nd make a ny other selections. Click OK . C73_XP_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp NOT E If Printer Setting is selected, make su re the printer has b een set to the correct med ia type.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 137 7. Click OK twice. Close the Printers and Faxes dialog box. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Printer Drivers • 138 Network Print er Status Utility • Availa ble on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Stat us utility is available if your administrator has installed it.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 139 W indows XP Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and ho w to use the printer’s features.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 140 F actors that Affect Color Printing The PCL and PostScript printer dri vers supplied with your printer provide severa l controls for changing the color ou tput. For general use the default driver settings prod uce good results for most documents .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 141 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Print er Colors (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer n or a monitor is cap able of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the hu man eye.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 142 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightne ss and contr ast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 143 F actors that Affect Color Printing How your Software Applic ation D isplays Colo r Some graphics applications such as Core lDRAW ® or Adobe ® Photoshop ® may disp lay color differently from "office" app lications such as Microsoft ® Word.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 144 Color Matching Choosing a Method There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on you r monitor, and its print ed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 145 Color Matching Choosing a Method RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosin g a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Gr een, Blu e (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 146 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 155) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method ap propriate to your monito r.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 147 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see pag e 155), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 148 Color Matching Choosing a Method Printing V ivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (se e page 155), with the Mon itor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 149 Color Matching Color Matching Options PCL Driver The Color Matching Options in the PCL dr iver can be used to help match your printed colors to the on es displayed on your monitor.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 150 4. Under Color Mode, click Manual Color . 5. Under Color Setting , click Natural .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 151 6. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photograp hs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 152 Color Matching Color Matching Options Print Color Sw atch Utility For use with applications which allow you to set your own RGB values for colors. The Color Swatch utility prints out charts of s ample colors.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 153 Color Matching Color Matching Options Po stScript Driver The PostScript driver offers seve ral different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Setting Options Manuall y 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 154 4. Under Color Mode , use the drop-down list to select one of th e following Color Control Method s: a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 155 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript This is OKI’s proprietary color matc hing system. It affects RGB data only . This is the default setting.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 156 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript Color Settings Monitor (6500k) Auto Optimized for printing gene ral documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 157 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript C olor Renderi ng Dictionar ies built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 158 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching Rendering Intents When a document is printed, a co nversion takes place from the document's color space to the printer color space.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 159 Color Matching Color Control Method Using ICC Profiles PostScript Only • Affect s RGB data only . This provides a meth od of matching RGB colors similar to Windows ICM matchin g.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 160 Color Matching Color Control Method Using ICC Profiles PostScript Only Setting Up 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers and Faxes. 2. Right click the printer name. Click Printing Preferences .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 161 5. Click the New button. C93_XP_PS_ICC2.bmp 6. Under Select ICC profile , use the drop-down lists to select the Input profile and Output profile . 7. Select the des ired Rendering Intent (see “Rendering Intent s” on page 158).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 162 Color Matching Color Control Method Wi ndows ICM Color Matching PCL or PostScript • ICM is the color management system built into Windows. • Affect s RGB data only .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 163 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 164 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 165 4. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders , Page Layout and Bind Margin .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 166 Custom Pa ge Sizes Pos t S cr i p t Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 167 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Preferences button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 168 3. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under T ray Selection , in the Paper Source drop-down list, select Multi Pur pose T ray . C73_XP_PS_Custom1.bmp 4. Click the Advanced button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 169 5. Enter the Wid th and Height for the custom paper . Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] 6. Select the Paper Feed Direction .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 170 Custom Pa ge Sizes PCL Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 171 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 172 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Preferences butto n.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 173 4. Select the unit. Enter the wid th and length measurements. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] C73_XP_PCL_Custom1k.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 174 Print Resolution PCL or PostScript Chang ing for a Print Jo b 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 175 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 176 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 177 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 178 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 179 Printing Booklets Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 180 3. On the Layout t ab, under Pages Per Sheet , select Booklet in the drop-do wn list.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 181 4. Click OK. Click Print . C73_XP_PS_Booklet.bmp.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 182 Printing Booklets PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 183 4. Click the Options button. Set the Signature , 2p ages , Right to Lef t , and Bind Margin , as required. See the online Help for information. Click OK . 5. Click OK. Click Print .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 184 Printing W ate rmarks PCL Only 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 185 5. If you wish to print the wat ermark only on the first page of the document, select First Page only . 6. Click OK twice. 7. Click Print . NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 186 Collating PCL or PostScript Collating can be carried ou t with or witho ut a hard dis k drive installe d. A printer with a hard disk drive performs better. To use the printer driver to select collatin g: 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 187 Proof and Print PCL or PostScript Using Proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a documen t for checking before printing multiple copies of the sa me document.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 188 a. Under Job T ype , select Proof and Print . b. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting . If required, select Request Job Name for each print job .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 189 Proof and Print Printing Copies 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU . Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your personal ID number .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 190 Proof and Print Deleting Copies If the proof is not ready for printing, the job must be deleted from the printer: 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 191 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) PCL or PostScript Using Secure Pri nting Secure printing (printing with passwords) allows you to print confidential do cuments on printe rs that are shared with other users in a network enviro nment.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 192 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C93_XP_JobPIN.bmp and C73_XP_PCL_JobPin.bmp b. Type in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 193 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you set above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 194 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Deleting the confi dential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 195 Hard Disk Drive PCL or PostScript Storing a Document Store to hard disk (job spooling) allows pr int jobs to be prepared and stored on the h ard disk for printing on demand .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 196 3. On the Job Options t ab, select St or e to H DD . C93_XP_PS_Store.bmp and C73_XP_PCL_Store.bmp a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 197 Hard Disk Drive Printing a stored doc ument 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 198 Hard Disk Drive Deleting a stored docum ent 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 199 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay can be a combination of grap hics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memo ry or on the hard disk (optional), and printed whenever required.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 200 Creating Overlays 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead). 2. Use the printer driver to gen era te a PRN file (print file). 3.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 201 Creating documents to use as overlays PCL An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 202 Creating documents to use as overlays Pos t S cr i p t An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 203 Downloading the print file to use as an overlay In the previou s topic, you created a pr int (PRN) file on your PC's hard disk. This topic explain s how to use the Storage Device Manage r to download this file to the printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 204 7. Select the Project menu. Choose Se nd Project Files to Printer . This downloads the fi le to the printer. If the file was downloaded successfully, "Command Issued" displays.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 205 Defining Overl ays Pos t S cr i p t 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers and Faxes. 2. RIght click the printer name. Click Printing Preferences . 3. Click the Overlay tab .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 206 5. Click the New button. C93_XP_PS_Overlay2.bmp 6. In the Overlay Nam e list, enter the file nam e of the overlay . Select the pages where you want the overlay to print.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 207 7. Under Form setting , in the drop-down list, enter or se lect a form name. Click Add. C93_XP_PS_Overlay3.bmp 8. Click OK . 9. T o continue to ad d files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 208 10. Under Defined Overlay , h ighlight the overlay na me(s). Click Add to add the overlay(s) to the list under Active Overlay. To select more than one overla y, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each na me.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 209 Defining Overl ays PCL 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers and Faxes. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click Printing Pref erences . 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 210 5. T o defin e an overlay , click the Define O verlays button. C93_XP_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 6. In the Overlay Name list, enter the file name of the overla y 7. In ID V alues, e nter the ID of the file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 211 11. Select Print Using Active Overlays . C93_XP_PCL_Overlay3.bmp 12. Click OK .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 212 Printing P osters PCL Only This option allows you to configure a nd print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces. Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows XP Operation • 213 4. Click Options... and enter the con figuration details. C93_XP_PCL_Poster2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 214 W indows 2 000 Print er Drivers See your print ed Software Insta llation Guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.okidata.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 215 W hich Print er Driver to Use? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe ® PostScript ® (PS). You can install either of these, or both if you wish.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 216 Memory: Enabling Po stScript Only Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 217 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 218 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 219 P aper T rays: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 220 Additional P aper T rays: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 221 Duplex Unit: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 222 Duplex Unit: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 223 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults Pos t S cr i p t The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 224 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 225 3. Click the Paper/Quality tab. Under T ray Selection , in the Paper Source drop-down list, select the p aper feed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 226 4. Click the Advanced button. 5. Under Paper/O utput , in the Paper Size drop-down list, select the media size.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 227 6. Under Document Options → Printer Feat ures , click Media Ty p e and select the media from th e drop-down list. 7. Click OK twice. Close the P rinters dialog box.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 228 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults PCL The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 229 4. Select the required p aper feed under Source . C73_2k_PCL_SizeK.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 230 5. Select the required p aper type under Wei gh t . C73_2k_PCL_SizeK.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 231 6. Click the Paper Feed Options button. Make any other selections. Click OK . C73_XP_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp NOT E If Printer Setting is selected, make su re the printer has b een set to the correct med ia type.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 232 7. Click OK twice. Close t he Printing Pref erences dial og box. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Printer Drivers • 233 Network Print er Status Utility • Availa ble on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Stat us utility is available if your administrator has installed it.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 234 W indows 2 000 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and ho w to use the printer’s features.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 235 F actors that Affect Color Printing The PCL and PostScript printer dri vers supplied with your printer provide severa l controls for changing the color ou tput. For general use the default driver settings prod uce good results for most documents .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 236 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Print er Colors (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer n or a monitor is cap able of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the hu man eye.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 237 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightne ss and contr ast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 238 F actors that Affect Color Printing How your Software Applic ation D isplays Colo r Some graphics applications such as Core lDRAW ® or Adobe ® Photoshop ® may disp lay color differently from "office" app lications such as Microsoft ® Word.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 239 Color Matching Choosing a Method There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on you r monitor, and its print ed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 240 Color Matching Choosing a Method RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosin g a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Gr een, Blu e (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 241 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 250) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method ap propriate to your monito r.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 242 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see pag e 250), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 243 Color Matching Choosing a Method Printing V ivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (se e page 250), with the Mon itor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 244 Color Matching Color Matching Options PCL Driver The Color Matching Options in the PCL dr iver can be used to help match your printed colors to the on es displayed on your monitor.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 245 4. Under Color Mode , click Manual Color . 5. Under Color Setting , click Natural .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 246 6. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photograp hs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 247 Color Matching Color Matching Options Print Color Sw atch Utility For use with applications which allow you to set your own RGB values for colors. The Color Swatch utility prints out charts of s ample colors.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 248 Color Matching Color Matching Options Po stScript Driver The PostScript driver offers seve ral different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Setting Options Manuall y 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 249 4. Under Color Mode , use the drop-down list to select one of th e following Color Control Method s: a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 250 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript This is OKI’s proprietary color matchi ng system, and affects RGB data only . This is the default setting.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 251 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript Color Settings Monitor (6500k) Auto Optimized for printing gene ral documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 252 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript C olor Renderi ng Dictionar ies built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 253 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching Rendering Intents When a document is printed, a co nversion takes place from the document's color space to the printer color space.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 254 Color Matching Color Control Method Using ICC Profiles PostScript Only • Affect s RGB data only . This provides a meth od of matching RGB colors similar to Windows ICM matchin g.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 255 Color Matching Color Control Method Using ICC Profiles PostScript Only Setting Up 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Right click the printer name. Click Printing Preferences .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 256 5. Click the New button. C73_2k_PS_ICC2.bmp 6. Under Select ICC profile , use the drop-down lists to select the Input profile and Output profile . 7. Select the des ired Rendering Intent (see “Rendering Intent s” on page 253).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 257 Color Matching Color Control Method Wi ndows ICM Color Matching PCL or PostScript • ICM is the color management system built into Windows. • Affect s RGB data only .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 258 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 259 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 260 4. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders , Page Layout and Bind Margin .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 261 Custom Pa ge Sizes Pos t S cr i p t Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 262 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver . Click the Paper/Q uality tab.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 263 3. Under T ray Selection , in the Paper Source drop-down list, select Multi Purpose (MP) T ray . C93_2k_PS_Custom1.bmp 4. Click the Advanced button. Under Paper/Output , in the Paper Size drop-down list, select Postscript Custom Page Size .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 264 5. Enter the Wid th and Height for the custom paper . Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] 6.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 265 Custom Pa ge Sizes PCL Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 266 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 267 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver . Click the Setup tab .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 268 4. Select the unit. Enter the wid th and length measurements. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] C93_Me_PCL_CustSize2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 269 7. Click OK . 8. Click Print . NO TE To save th e setting for future us e: •C l i c k Paper Feed Options . Click Custom Size . • Select the unit. Enter the re levant informat ion for Width and Height .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 270 Print Resolution PCL or PostScript Chang ing for a Print Jo b 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 271 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 272 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 273 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 274 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 275 Printing Booklets Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 276 3. Under Pages Per Sheet , in the drop-down list, select Booklet . C93_2k_PS_Booklet.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 277 4. Under Print on Both Sides (Duplex) , select Flip on Short edge .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 278 Printing Booklets PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 279 4. Click the Options button. Set the Signature , 2p ages , Right to Lef t , and Bind Margin , as required. See the online Help for information. Click OK . 5. Click Print .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 280 Printing W ate rmarks PCL Only 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, on the General t ab, click the approp riate PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 281 5. If you wish to print the wat ermark only on the first page of the document, select First Page only . 6. Click OK . 7. Click Print . NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 282 Collating PCL or PostScript Collating can be carried ou t with or witho ut a hard dis k drive installe d. A printers with a hard disk drive performs better. To use the printer driver to select collatin g: 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 283 Proof and Print PCL or PostScript Using Proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a documen t for checking before printing multiple copies of the sa me document.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 284 a. Under Job T ype , select Proof and Print . b. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting . If required, select Request Job Name for each print job .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 285 Proof and Print Printing Copies 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU . Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your personal ID number .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 286 Proof and Print Deleting Copies If the proof is not ready for printing, the job must be deleted from the printer: 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 287 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) PCL or PostScript Using Secure Pri nting Secure printing (printing with passwords) allows you to print confidential do cuments on printe rs that are shared with other users in a network enviro nment.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 288 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . b. Type in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 289 4. Enter the number of copies. If re quired, select Collate . C73_2k_PS_Securek.tif and C73_2k_PCL_SecureK.tif 5. Click Print . The document is stored on the printer’s hard disk.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 290 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you set above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 291 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Deleting the confi dential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 292 Hard Disk Drive PCL or PostScript Storing a Document Store to hard disk (job spooling) allows pr int jobs to be prepared and stored on the h ard disk for printing on demand .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 293 4. Select the number of copies. Click Collate , if applicable. C73_2k_PS_Store.bmp and C73_2k_PCL_Store.bmp a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 294 Hard Disk Drive Printing a stored doc ument 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 295 Hard Disk Drive Deleting a stored docum ent 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 296 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay can be a combination of grap hics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memo ry or on the hard disk (optional), and printed whenever required.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 297 Creating Overlays 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead). 2. Use the printer driver to gen era te a PRN file (print file).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 298 Creating documents to use as overlays PCL An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 299 Creating documents to use as overlays Pos t S cr i p t An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 300 Downloading the print file to use as an overlay In the previou s topic, you created a pr int (PRN) file on your PC's hard disk. This topic explain s how to use the Storage Device Manage r to download this file to the printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 301 6. Make sure the pr inter being used is highlighted in the lower window of the S torag e Device Manager . 7. Select the Project menu. 8. Choose Send Project F iles to Printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 302 Defining Overl ays Pos t S cr i p t 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. RIght click the printer name. Click Printing Preferences . 3. Click the Overlay tab .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 303 5. Click the New button. C93_Me_PS_Overlay2.bmp 6. In the Overlay Nam e list, enter the file nam e of the overlay . Select the pages where you want the overlay to print.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 304 7. Under Form setting , in the Form Name drop -down list, enter or select a form name. Click Add. C93_Me_PS_Overlay3.bmp 8. Click OK . 9. T o continue to ad d files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 305 11. Click Add to add the overlay(s) to the list under Active Overlay . To select more than one overla y, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each na me. C73_2k_PS_Overlay2K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 306 Defining Overl ays PCL 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click Printing Pref erences . 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4. Click the Overlay .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 307 5. T o defin e an overlay , click the Define O verlays button. C73_2k_PCL_Overlay1.bmp 6. In the Overlay Name list, enter the file name of the overla y . 7. In ID V alues, enter the ID of the file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 308 12. Select Print Using Active Overlays . C73_2k_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 13.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 309 Printing P osters PCL Only This option allows you to configure a nd print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces. Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows 2000 Operation • 310 4. Click Options... Enter the configu ration details. 5. Click OK .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 311 W indows Me/98/95 Print er Drivers See your print ed Software Insta llation Guide for information on installing printer drivers. You can also go to http://my.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 312 Memory: Enabling Po stScript Only Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 313 5. T o specify usable printer memory size, click the Memory ... button. The driver auto matically ad justs font cache size according to the memory option selected under Installed .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 314 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling PostScript or PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 315 P aper T rays: Enabling PostScript or PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 316 Duplex Unit: Enabling PostScript or PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 317 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults PostScript or PCL The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 318 4. Select the required p aper size under Size . 5. Select the required p aper feed under Source . 6. PostScript: Select the required p aper type under Ty p e .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 319 7. Click Paper Feed Options. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 320 8. Make any other selections, 9. Click OK . 10. Click OK to close the printer dialog box.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Printer Drivers • 321 Network Print er Status Utility • Availa ble on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Stat us utility is available if your administrator has installed it.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 322 W indows Me/98/95 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and ho w to use the printer’s features.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 323 F actors that Affect Color Printing The PCL and PostScript printer dri vers supplied with your printer provide severa l controls for changing the color ou tput. For general use the default driver settings prod uce good results for most documents .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 324 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Print er Colors (Differences between the range of colors .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 325 F actors that Affect Color Printing Vi ewing Conditions A document can look very different unde r various lighting conditions.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 326 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightne ss and contr ast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 327 F actors that Affect Color Printing How your Software Applic ation D isplays Colo r Some graphics applications such as Core lDRAW ® or Adobe ® Photoshop ® may disp lay color differently from "office" app lications such as Microsoft ® Word.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 328 Color Matching Choosing a Method General Infor mation There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on you r monitor, and its print ed equivalent.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 329 Color Matching Choosing a Method RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosin g a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Gr een, Blu e (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 330 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 339) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method ap propriate to your monito r.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 331 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see pag e 339), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 332 Color Matching Choosing a Method Printing V ivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (se e page 339), with the Mon itor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 333 Color Matching Color Matching Options PCL Driver The Color Matching Options in the PCL dr iver can be used to help match your printed colors to the on es displayed on your monitor.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 334 4. Under Color Mode, click Manual Color . 5. Under Color Setting , click Natural .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 335 6. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photograp hs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 336 Color Matching Color Matching Options Print Color Sw atch Utility For use with applications which allow you to set your own RGB values for colors. The Color Swatch utility prints out charts of s ample colors.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 337 Color Matching Color Matching Options Po stScript Driver The PostScript driver offers seve ral different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Setting Options Manuall y 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 338 4. Under Color Mode , use the Color Control dr op-down list to select one of the following Color Control Method s: a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 339 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matc hing system. It affects RGB data only . This is the default setting.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 340 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver OKI Color Matching Color Settings Monitor (6500k) Auto Optimized for printing gene ral documents when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 341 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript C olor Renderi ng Dictionar ies built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 342 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver PostScript Color Matching Rendering Intents When a document is printed, a co nversion takes place from the document's color space to the printer color space.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 343 so this may result in color casts, especi ally in the lighter areas of an image .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 344 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver Using ICC Profiles • Affect s RGB data only . This provides a meth od of matching RGB colors similar to Windows ICM matchin g.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 345 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver Using ICC Profiles Setting Up 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click File .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 346 Color Matching Color Control Method Po stScript Driver Windows ICM Color Matching PCL or P ostScript • ICM is the color management system built into Windows. • Affect s RGB data only .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 347 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 348 6. Click the Unprint able Area button. Set the margin p arameters.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 349 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 350 5. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders , Page Layout and Bind Margin .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 351 Custom Pa ge Sizes Pos t S cr i p t Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 352 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 353 4. Click the Setup ta b. Un de r Me dia , in the Size drop -down list, select Custom Page 1, Custom Page 2, or Custom Page 3 .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 354 5. Click the Custom Size bu tton. C93_Me_PS_CustSize2.bmp 6. In the Paper name box, yype in the name you wish to use for the custom paper size. 7. Enter the Wid th and Length for the custom paper .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 355 Custom Pa ge Sizes PCL Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 356 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 357 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 358 5. Select the unit. 6. Enter the Wid th and Length measurement s. 7. Click OK . User Defined Siz e should app ear in the Size box on the Setup tab. C73_Me_PCL_Custom2k.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 359 8. Click OK to close the Propertie s dialog box. 9. Print the document. NO TE To save th e setting for future us e: •C l i c k Paper Feed Options . •C l i c k Custom Size .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 360 Print Resolution PCL or PostScript Chang ing for a Print Jo b 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 361 5. Select the required printing resolu tion under Quality . 6. Select T oner Saving (if appropriate). 7. Click OK . Print the document. C73_Me_PS_Resok.tif and C73_Me_PCL_Resok.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 362 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PostScript or PCL Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 363 NOT E To change the setting s to apply to all jobs: •C l i c k Start → Settings → Printers. • Highlight the appropr iate printer name. • Select Properties.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 364 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PostScript or PCL Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 365 Printing Booklets PCL and W indows Me 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 366 4. On the Setup tab, under Finishing Mod e , in the drop-dow n list, select Booklet . C73_Me_PCL_Bookletk.tif 5. Click the Options button. 6. Set the Signature , 2p ages , Right to Lef t , and Bind Margin , as required.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 367 Printing W ate rmarks Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the print dialog box, click the appr opriate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 368 5. Under Print watermark , make your selections for how the watermark pr ints. 6. Click OK twice. 7. Print the document. NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 369 Printing W ate rmarks PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 370 6. If you wish to print the wat ermark only on the first page of the document, select First Page only . 7. Click OK twice. 8. Print the document. NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 371 Collating PCL or PostScript Collating can be carried ou t with or witho ut a hard dis k drive installe d. A printer with a hard disk drive performs better. To use the printer driver to select collatin g: 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 372 F ont Substitution Po stScript Only 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printer . 2. Right click the appropriate PS driver . 3. Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 373 Proof and Print PCL or PostScript Using Proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a documen t for checking before printing multiple copies of the sa me document.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 374 a. Under Job T ype , select Proof and Print . b. Under Job Name Setting , enter a job name of up to 16 characters. If r equired, select Request Job Name for each print job .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 375 Proof and Print Printing Copies 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU . Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your personal ID number .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 376 Proof and Print Deleting Copies If the proof is not ready for printing, the job must be deleted from the printer: 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 377 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) PCL or PostScript Using Secure Pri nting Secure printing (printing with passwords) allows you to print confidential do cuments on printe rs that are shared with other users in a network enviro nment.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 378 6. Under Job Name , enter a job name of up to 16 characters . If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C73_Me_PS_JobOpt.bmp and job pin.bmp 7. T ype in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 379 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you set above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 380 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Deleting the confi dential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 381 Hard Disk Drive PCL or PostScript Storing a Document Store to hard disk (job spooling) allows pr int jobs to be prepared and stored on the h ard disk for printing on demand .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 382 4. Click the Job Options tab. Under Job T ype , select Sto re t o HDD . C73_Me_PS_Storek.tif and C73_Me_PCL_Storek.tif 5. Under Job Name Setting, e nter a jo b name of up to 16 characters .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 383 6. T ype a four digit personal ID num ber from 0000 to 7777. 7. Click OK . 8. Select the number of copies. Click Collate , if applicable. 9. Click OK to close the Propertie s dialog box.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 384 Hard Disk Drive Printing a stored doc ument 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 385 Hard Disk Drive Deleting a stored docum ent 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 386 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay can be a combination of grap hics, fonts, or text that is stored in the printer's flash memo ry or on the hard disk (optional), and printed whenever required.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 387 Creating Overlays 1. Create the document that you wish to use for Overlay printing (e.g. a letterhead). 2. Use the printer driver to gen era te a PRN file (print file).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 388 Creating documents to use as overlays PCL An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 389 Creating documents to use as overlays Pos t S cr i p t An overlay can be create d in any software application that can handle logos, le tterheads, forms, etc. an d can print to a file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 390 Downloading the print file to use as an overlay In the previou s topic, you created a pr int (PRN) file on your PC's hard disk. This topic explain s how to use the Storage Device Manage r to download this file to the printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 391 7. Select the Project menu. Choose Se nd Project Files to Printer . This downloads the fi le to the printer. If the file was downloaded successfully, "Command Issued" displays.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 392 Defining Overl ays Pos t S cr i p t 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click File . Click Properties .. 3. Click the Job Options tab .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 393 5. Click the New button. C93_Me_PS_Overlay2.bmp 6. In the Overlay Nam e list, enter the file nam e of the overlay . Select the pages where you want the overlay to print.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 394 7. Under Form setting , in the drop-down list, enter or se lect a form name. Click Add. C93_Me_PS_Overlay3.bmp 8. Click OK . 9. T o continue to ad d files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 395 10. Under Defined Overlay , highlight the overla y name(s). Click Add to add the overlay(s) to the list under Active Overlay. To select more than one overla y, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each na me.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 396 Defining Overl ays PCL 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click File . Click Properties .. 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 397 5. T o defin e an overlay , click the Define O verlays button. C73_Me_PCL_Overlay1.bmp 6. In the Overlay Name list, enter the file name of the overla y 7. In ID V alues, e nter the ID of the file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 398 11. Select Print Using Active Overlays . C73_Me_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 12.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 399 Printing P osters PCL Only This option allows you to configure a nd print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces. Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows Me/98/95 Operation • 400 5. Click Options... and enter the con figuration details. C93_Me_PCL_Poster2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 401 W indows NT Print er Drivers See your print ed Software Insta llation Guide for information on installing printer drivers.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 402 W hich Print er Driver to Use? Your printer comes with Windows drivers for PCL and Adobe ® PostScript ® (PS). You can install either of these, or both if you wish.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 403 Memory: Enabling Po stScript Only Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 404 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 405 Hard Disk Drive: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 406 P aper T rays: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 407 P aper T rays: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 408 Duplex Unit: Enabling Pos t S cr i p t Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 409 Duplex Unit: Enabling PCL Certain options such as additio nal memory, the duplexer, or additional trays may be installed in your printer. Before using the printer , you must enter the printer dr iver(s) and enable the options.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 410 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults Pos t S cr i p t The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 411 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 412 3. On the Advanced tab, und er Document Options → Paper/ Output , click Paper Source . 4. Select the pa per feed in the Change ‘Paper Source’ Setting list. C73_NT_PS_Sourcek.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 413 7. Click Media T ype. 8. Select the media from the Change ‘Media T ype’ Setting list.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 414 P aper F eed, Size and Media Chang ing Defaults PCL The normal default for these it ems is automatic detection. The following printer driver instructions ar e given as a guide only.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 415 4. Select the required p aper feed under Source . C73_NT_PCL_Sourcek.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 416 5. Select the required p aper type under Wei gh t . C73_NT_PCL_Weightk.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 417 6. Click the Paper Feed Options button. 7. Make any other selections. 8. Click OK . C73_NT_PCL_FeedOpt.bmp NOT E If Printer Setting is selected, make su re the printer has b een set to the correct med ia type.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 418 9. Click OK twice. Close the Printers dialog box. Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT Printer Drivers • 419 Network Print er Status Utility • Availa ble on TCP/IP network connection only . The Network Printer Stat us utility is available if your administrator has installed it.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 420 W indows NT 4.0 Operation This section explains how to set up color printing and ho w to use the printer’s features.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 421 F actors that Affect Color Printing The PCL and PostScript printer dri vers supplied with your printer provide severa l controls for changing the color ou tput. For general use the default driver settings prod uce good results for most documents .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 422 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Colors vs. Print er Colors (Differences between the range of colors a monitor or printer can reproduce) • Neither a printer n or a monitor is cap able of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the hu man eye.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 423 F actors that Affect Color Printing Monitor Settings The brightne ss and contr ast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 424 F actors that Affect Color Printing How your Software Applic ation D isplays Colo r Some graphics applications such as Core lDRAW ® or Adobe ® Photoshop ® may disp lay color differently from "office" app lications such as Microsoft ® Word.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 425 Color Matching Choosing a Method There is no one way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on you r monitor, and its print ed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 426 Color Matching Choosing a Method RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosin g a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Gr een, Blu e (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 427 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Photographs RGB only Oki Color Matching (see page 436) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method ap propriate to your monito r.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 428 Color Matching Choosing a Method Matching Specific Colors (Example: Company logo) RGB only • Oki Color Matching (see pag e 436), and the sRGB setting: PCL or PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 429 Color Matching Choosing a Method Printing V ivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching (se e page 436), with the Mon itor 6500k Vivid, sRGB or Digital Camera settings (PCL or PS).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 430 Color Matching Color Matching Options PCL Driver The Color Matching Options in the PCL dr iver can be used to help match your printed colors to the on es displayed on your monitor.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 431 4. Under Color Mode, click Manual Color . 5. Under Color Setting , click Natural .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 432 6. Select the method you wish to use: Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photograp hs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 433 Color Matching Color Matching Options Print Color Sw atch Utility For use with applications which allow you to set your own RGB values for colors. The Color Swatch utility prints out charts of s ample colors.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 434 Color Matching Color Matching Options Po stScript Driver The PostScript driver offers seve ral different methods of controlling the color output of the printer. Setting Options Manuall y 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 435 4. Under Color Mode , use the drop-down list to select one of th e following Color Control Method s: a. OKI Color Matching This is OKI’s proprietary color matching system, and affects RGB data only .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 436 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript This is OKI’s proprietary color matc hing system. It affects RGB data only . This is the default setting.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 437 Color Matching Color Control Method OKI Color Matching PostScript Color Settings Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimized for printing photogr aphs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 438 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching This uses PostScript C olor Renderi ng Dictionar ies built into the printer. It affects both RGB and CMYK data.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 439 Color Matching Color Control Method PostScript Color Matching Rendering Intents When a document is printed, a co nversion takes place from the document's color space to the printer color space.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 440 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) Pos t S cr i p t 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 441 Printing Multiple P ages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) PCL 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 442 4. Click the Options button. Select the Page Borders , Page Layout and Bind Margin .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 443 Custom Pa ge Sizes Pos t S cr i p t Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 444 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 445 3. On the Advanced tab, und er Document Options → Paper/ Output : a. Click Paper Source . In the Change ‘Paper Source’ Setting list, select Multi-Purpose T ray .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 446 b. Click Paper Size . c. In the Change ‘Paper Size’ Sett ing list, select Postscr ipt Custom Page Size.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 447 4. Click the Edit of Custom Paper button. C93_NT_PS_Custom4.bmp.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 448 5. Enter the Wid th and Height for the custom paper . Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] 6.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 449 Custom Pa ge Sizes PCL Custom page sizes can only be printed from the multi purpose tray. The paper (media) size for the multi purpose tray must be man ually set in the driver to the custom paper size before use.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 450 Important! If you are using heavy m edia, transpa rencies, envelope s or labels, use the face up (straigh t through) paper feed path. For face up printing (straigh t-through pa th), make sure th e rear exit is open and the paper support is extend ed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 451 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 452 4. Select the unit. Enter the wid th and length measurements. Custom page sizes range: • Width: 3½ to 8½ inches [89 to 216 mm] • Length: 5 to 14 inches [127 to 356 mm] C73_NT_PCL_Custom1K.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 453 7. Click OK . 8. Print the document..
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 454 Print Resolution PCL or PostScript Chang ing for a Print Jo b 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 455 4. Select the required printing resolu tion under Quality . 5. Select T oner Saving (if appropriate). 6. Click OK . Print the document. C73_NT_PS_ResoK.tif and C73_NT_PCL_ResoK.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 456 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 457 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) Pos t S cr i p t Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click the appropriate PS driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 458 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Usage Restrictions • S tandard p aper sizes only . • Paper weight range 20 to 28 lb. US Bond (75 to 105 g/m ² ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 459 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the P aper) PCL Using 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 460 Printing Booklets PCL Only 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 461 4. Click the Options button. Set the Signature , 2p ages , Right to Lef t , and Bind Margin , as required. See the online Help for information. Click OK . 5. Click OK .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 462 Printing W ate rmarks PCL Only 1. Open the file in yo ur application. Select File → Print . 2. In the Print dialog box, click th e appropriat e PCL driver . Click Properties (or Setup , or your application’s equivale nt).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 463 5. If you wish to print the wat ermark only on the first page of the document, select First Page only . 6. Click OK twice. 7. Print the document. NOT E To create a new wate rmark or edit an existin g watermark: • Click the New or Edit button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 464 Collating PCL or PostScript Collating can be carried ou t with or witho ut a hard dis k drive installe d. A printer with a hard disk drive performs better. To use the printer driver to select collatin g: 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 465 Proof and Print PCL or PostScript Using Proof and print allows printing of a single copy of a documen t for checking before printing multiple copies of the sa me document.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 466 a. On the Job Options tab, under Job T ype , select Proof and Print . b. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting . If required, select Request Job Name for each print job .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 467 Proof and Print Printing Copies 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU . Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter control p anel to enter your personal ID number .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 468 Proof and Print Deleting Copies If the proof is not ready for printing, the job must be deleted from the printer: 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 469 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) PCL or PostScript Using Secure Pri nting Secure printing (printing with passwords) allows you to print confidential do cuments on printe rs that are shared with other users in a network enviro nment.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 470 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C73_NT_PS_JobPin.bmp and job pin.bmp b. Type in a four digit personal ID number from 0000 to 7777.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 471 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Printing at the Printer 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you set above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 472 Secure Printing (Printing Confidential Documents) Deleting the confi dential document before printing it 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU. Press the SELECT button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 473 Hard Disk Drive PCL or PostScript Storing a Document Store to hard disk (job spooling) allows pr int jobs to be prepared and stored on the h ard disk for printing on demand .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 474 5. Select Store to HDD . C73_NT_PS_StoreK.tif and C73_NT_PCL_StoreK.tif NOT E If you’ve already stored a documen t on the printer’s hard disk drive, and want to store another one, click the PIN button and enter a new Job Name.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 475 a. Enter a job name of up to 16 char acters under Job Name Setting. If required, select Request Job Name for each print job . C73_NT_PS_JobPin.bmp and job pin.bmp b.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 476 Hard Disk Drive Printing a stored doc ument 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 477 Hard Disk Drive Deleting a stored docum ent 1. Press the MENU button to access the PRINT JOBS MENU and press the SELECT button. 2. Use the buttons on the pr inter cont rol p anel to enter the personal ID number you selecte d above.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 478 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay is a combination of graphi cs, fonts, or text that is stored and printed wheneve r required. An overlay is stored in the printer' s flash memory or on the hard disk (optional ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 479 Overlays Creating Files for Overlays The files to be used as overlays must be created, generated, and stored. Then, other users can use settin gs in the printer drivers to use the files as overlays in documents.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 480 Overlays Requirements for Using Read This First Hardware / Software Requirements • the S torage Device Manager software mu st be insta lled.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 481 Overlays Requirements for Using Storage Requirements Locations Use Storage Device Manager to store the overlays t.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 482 Overlays Creating documents to use as overlays PCL An overlay can be create d in any software application that can • handle logos, letterh eads, forms, etc. and • print to a file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 483 Overlays Creating documents to use as overlays Pos t S cr i p t An overlay can be create d in any software application that can • handle logos, letterh eads, forms, etc.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 484 Overlays Downloading the print file to use as an overlay PCL or PostScript Once you have created a print (PRN) file on your PC's hard disk, you must download this file to the printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 485 6. Note the name that th e file is assigned in the S torage Device Manager . Names are case sensitive . 7. Make sure the pr inter being used is highlighted in the lower window of the S torag e Device Manager .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 486 Overlays Defining Overlays Pos t S cr i p t 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. RIght click the printer name. Click Document Defaults . 3. On the Job Options t ab, click the Overlay button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 487 4. Click the New button. C93_Me_PS_Overlay2.bmp 5. In the Overlay Nam e list, enter the file nam e of the overlay . Select the pages where you want the overlay to print.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 488 6. Under Form setting , in the drop-down list, enter or se lect a form name. Click Add. C93_Me_PS_Overlay3.bmp 7. Click OK . 8. T o continue to ad d files to the overlay (if required), repeat steps 5 through 8.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 489 9. Under Defined Overlay , h ighlight the overlay name(s). Click Add to add the overlay(s) to the list under Active Overlay . To select more than one overla y, hold the CTRL key while clicking on each na me.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 490 Overlays Defining Overlays PCL 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click Document Defaults . 3. Click the Job Options tab . 4.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 491 5. T o defin e an overlay , click the Define O verlays button. C93_NT_PCL_Overlay1.bmp 6. In the Overlay Name list, enter the file name of the overla y 7. In ID V alues, e nter the ID of the file.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 492 12. Select Print Using Active Overlays . C93_NT_PCL_Overlay2.bmp 13.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 493 Printing P osters PCL Only This option allows you to configure a nd print posters by breaking up the document page into multiple pieces. Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Windows NT 4.0 Operatio n • 494 4. Click Options... and enter the con figuration details. 5. Click OK twice.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 495 Maint enance Adding P aper The display indicates when the numb er of sheets of paper in any paper tray falls below 30. 1. Remove the p aper tray . 2. Remove the remaining sheets of paper .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 496 4. Check that the pa per guides and rear stopper are correct for the size of paper being used.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 497 6. If installed, a lower p aper tray cannot be used to print if there is no paper tr ay inserted above it.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 498 Changi ng the T oner Cartri dge When the toner is running low, * **** TONER LOW is displayed in the control panel (*** is the color name). If printing continues without r eplacing the toner cartridge, CHANGE ***** TONER is displayed and printing is cancelled.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 499 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Open the top cover . open top cover.eps.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 500 3. Check the color label of the toner cartridge to be changed. 4. Locate the colored le ver (1), on the rig h t side of the toner cartridge. Move it (as shown by the arrow) as far as it will go.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 501 7. Unpack the new tone r cartridge and remove th e orange shipping clip. toner clip remove.eps 8. Shake the new toner cartrid ge back and forth seve ral times. Then holding the toner cartridg e horizontally , remove the t ape.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 502 9. Insert the new toner cartridge into the image drum, left side first, engaging the drum locatin g peg in the hole in the to ner cartridge.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 503 10. Gently push the toner cartridge down, e ngaging the locking pin into the groove on the image dr um. toner cartridge install 2.eps 11. Gently push th e colored lever forwar d until it stops.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 504 12. Gently wipe the LED head surface with LED lens cleaner or a soft tissue. LED head clean.eps 13. Close the top cover . close top cover.eps CAUTION Do not use methyl alcohol or other solvent s on the LED head.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 505 Changi ng the Image Drum When the image drum reaches the end of its product li fe, *** CHANGE DRUM is displayed in the control panel (*** is the color na me).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 506 3. Remove the appropriate ima ge drum/toner cartrid ge from the printer . ugc7_038.jpg 4. Make sure the replacement imag e drum is the correct color and remove it from the packaging.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 507 6. Install the new image drum in the printer . ugc7_133.jpg 7. Push the tab inwards and rem ove the blanking plate from the image drum. blanking plate remove.eps 8. Install a new tone r cartridge.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 508 Changi ng the T ransfer Belt When the transfer belt reaches the end of its prod uct life, CHANGE BELT UNIT is displayed in the co nt rol panel. T ransfer belt life depends on the numbe r of sheets per print job.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 509 3. Remove the cradle (complete with the four image dr ums and toner cartridges) from the pr inter .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 510 4. Press back the lock lever (1). 5. Use the handles (2 and 3) to remove th e old transfer belt from the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 511 6. Remove the new transfer belt unit from it s packaging. 7. Using the handles (2 and 3), align the pins (4) with the grooves (5) on the printer and insert the new transfer belt into the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 512 8. Move the lock lever (1) toward the front of the printer . Make sure it locks the transfer belt into place. 9. Reinsta ll the cradle compl ete with the four image drums and toner cartridges in the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 513 10. Close the top cover . close top cover.eps.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 514 Changi ng the F user When the fuse r unit reac hes the end o f its produc t life, CHANGE FUSER UNIT is displayed in the control panel. Fuser unit life is approximately 60 000 A4 sheets.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 515 3. Move the tw o locking leve rs (1) to the rear of th e machine to release the fuser unit. fuser unit remove.eps 4. Use the handle (2) to remo ve the fuser unit from the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 516 6. Using the handle (2), inst all the new fuser unit into the printer . Make sure th e two spring lo aded lo cking levers (1) lock the fuser unit into place. fuser unit replace.eps 7.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 517 Cleaning the LED heads Clean the LED heads when printing does not come out clearly, ha s white lines or when text is blurred. 1. Turn off the pr inter . 2. Open the top cover . open top cover.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 518 3. Gently wipe the LED head surface with LED lens cleaner or soft tissue. LED head clean.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Maintenance • 519.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Moving (Shipping) the Printer • 520 Moving (Shipping) the Print er This printer is a precision machine. Moving the printer without th e protective packaging may dam age the printer. To prepar e the print er for moving : 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Moving (Shipping) the Printer • 521 6. Seal the apertu re on each image drum and its toner cartridge with plastic adhesive t ape (1). This prevents any toner from spilling during moving. image drum seal.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 522 T roubleshooting Messages on Control (F ront) Panel Display The control (front) panel has a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display indicates the printer stat us and if th ere is a prob lem with the printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 523 13 CHECK ***** Check T r ay ***** for paper jam. MP tray is T ray 0. 14 CHECK BEL T UNIT Check the transfer belt for paper jam, correct installation, etc. 15 CHECK DUPLEX Check the duplex unit for paper jam, correct installation, etc.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 524 32 INST ALL ADDITION AL MEMORY Additional memory is required before job can be printed. See “Memory (Additional)” on page 555. 33 INST ALL NEW IMAGE DRUM Install a new image drum.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 525 50 REGISTRA TION ADJUST TEST Registration adjustment being tested. 51 REGISTRA TION ERROR An error has occurred setting up the registration. 52 REMOVE THE P APER Indicates wrong paper being used.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 526 Repeating Ast erisk (*) Symbol An asterisk (*) symbol appears on the display, repeatedly moving across the first line then the second. Possible cause Remedy The main board is not properly seated in the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 527 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Paper jams are indicate d by an err or message o n the displa y. Paper jams are clear ed as follows: 1. Open the top cover of the printer . open top cover.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 528 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check the paper tray 2. Pull out the paper tray . a. Remove any jammed paper from the printer . b. Gently push the paper tray back in. paper tray removal.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 529 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check behind the front cover 3. Open the front cover .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 530 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check the transfer belt 4. Remove all four image drums as one unit in their cradle. Place the cradle on a flat surface. T his prevents damage to the shiny green surface on the botto m of the drums.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 531 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check behind the rear cover 5. Open the rear cover .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 532 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check the fuser unit a. If necessary, lift out the toner/ drum cradle to access the jammed page. WARNING! The fuser unit is very hot af ter printing. Always use the handle when lifting it.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 533 b. Release the fuser roller lock levers at either end of the fuser and slowly remove the jammed paper. c. Re-lock the levers at ei ther end of the fuser. hot.tif and c71_56bw.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 534 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check the paper separator a. Release and lift the separa tor (1). 1f/tif and c93_31bw.jpg and c93_30bw.jpg b. Remove any jammed paper from the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 535 Pa p e r Ja ms Check the duplex unit a. Open the front cover. b. Slide out the duplex unit.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 536 c. Open the duplex top cove r and remove any jammed paper . d. Close the duplex top cover and slide the duplex un it back into the printer. e. Close the front cover. remove paper from duplex.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 537 Pa p e r Ja ms Clearing Check additional paper trays If any optional paper tray(s) are installed: 6. Pull them out. Check that no pape r is jammed along the various parts of the exit path.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 538 Pa p e r Ja ms Examples of Pape r Jams Paper jams are frequent More than one sheet feeds at a time Paper curls Paper feeds at an angle Possible cause Remedy The printer is not horizontal.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 539 Pa p e r Ja ms Printer does not print aft er jam is cleared Possible cause Remedy The top cover was closed before all paper jams were cleared. Removing a paper jam is not enough.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 540 Print Quality Problems Stripes: Whit e The stripes appear in th e same direction as the pape r was printed (moved thro ugh the print er). Stripes: Black The stripes appear in th e same direction as the pape r was printed (moved thro ugh the print er).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 541 Print Quality Problems Blurred letter edges Possible cause Remedy LED is dirty . Clean LED with lens cleaner or soft tissue. See “Cleaning the LED heads” on page 517. Cannot print desired color because toner is low .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 542 Print Quality Problems Fa ded Output Streaks Fa ded Output Random Patches Fa ded Output Print Possible cause Remedy LED head is dirty . Clean LED head with lens cleaner or soft tissue.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 543 Print Quality Problems Shading on unprint ed sections T oner rubs off the output Output is garble d or incorrect Possible cause Remedy Paper has been affected by static electricity .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 544 P arallel Interface Problems Parallel T ransmisssion Mode The parallel port supports IEEE- 1284 and ECP m ode. If your computer's parallel port is not compatible wi th one of these modes, the printer may not print at all or it may print corrupted data.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 545 P arallel Interface Problems Cannot configure for parallel conn ection Windows only Possible cause Remedy The computer does not support bi-directional parallel interface. There is no solution for this problem.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 546 P arallel Interface Problems Output is garble d or incorrect. Windows only Possible cause Remedy Possible mismatch on parallel connection between computer and printer . Change parallel transmission mode (see Parallel T r ansmission Mode above).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 547 USB Problems Cannot configure for USB connection NOT E • Windows 95 and NT 4.0 do not support USB. • Windows 98 up graded from Windo ws 95 may not support USB. • Windows 98 original instal lati on and Wind ows Me, 2000, and XP all support USB.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 548 USB Problems Cannot print • LPT WRITE ERR OR is displayed (Windows only). • PRNUSBX WRIT E ERROR is displayed. Possible cause Reme dy Interface is disabled. (Windows only) In the printer menu settings, enable Parallel or USB interface.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 549 Application Error or General Prot ection F ault Possible cause Remedy Application is not suitable for Windows version. (Windows only) Upgrade the application. (Windows only) Memory is insuff icient for number of applications running.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 550 P aper Size Change request Possible cause Remedy Paper loaded in tray is different size from that formatted in software application.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 551 Print er does not go online Print er makes a strange noise Possible cause Remedy Bad connection T urn off the printe r . Disconnect the power cable. Reconnect power cable. Turn on the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 552 Print er takes a long time to star t printing Possible cause Remedy The printer has to warm up returning from power save mode. In the printer menu settings, set power save to a higher value to increase the length of time before entering power save mode.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Troubleshooting • 553 Printing is slow Printing does not start Printing cancels Possible cause Remedy Print processing is carried out by the computer . Use a computer with a faster processor . Print resolution is set high.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 554 Accessories Depending on the co nfiguration of your p rinter, you may wish to add one or more of the following options as your .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 555 Memory (Additional) Wh en to Install Adding memory increa ses the printer’s ca pacity to process comple x data. You should ad d memory if: • you use duplex pr inting • error messages appea r when printing complex dat a.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 556 Memory How to Install 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Disconnect the power cable an d printer interface cable. 3. Loosen the two screws (1) and rem ove the main board. mother board remove.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 557 To insert the memory modules into the slots: 4. Push out the white tabs at either en d of the socket.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 558 6. Align the module with the narrow strip (1) on its metallic cont act edge to the right ( toward the slot identifie r numbers) of the cont rol board.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 559 7. Carefully insert the module in the socket, placing the ends into the slot in the lock tabs. Press down firmly , until you feel the board engage th e connector , then make sure the white tabs come up to lock the module in place.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 560 8. Replace the main board and se cure it with the two screws. 9. Connect the printer interface cab le and power cable. 10. T urn on the printer . NOT E SERVICE CALL/034 may appear on the printer’s display.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 561 7. Print a MenuMap. To print the Men uMap: a. Press MENU twice. INFORMA TION MENU displays. b. Press SELECT. PRINT MENU MAP displays. c. Press SELECT. The Menu Map prints. 8. Check the T otal Memory Size (shown at the top of the MenuMap).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 562 Hard Disk Drive The optional intern al hard disk drive is used to store documents for: • proof and print • password or secu re printing Installation 1. T urn off the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 563 4. Hold the hard disk drive by the locking handle (1). 5. Insert the handle locati ng lugs (2 ) and four locating feet (3) into the holes in the main board making sure the hard disk con nector (4) start s to engage with the socket on the control board.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 564 10. Print a MenuMa p. To print the Men uMap: a. Press MENU twice. INFORMA TION MENU displays. b. Press SELECT. PRINT MENU MAP displays. c. Press SELECT. The Menu Map prints. 11. Check that the HDD appears at the top of the MenuMap.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 565 Hard Disk Drive Initialize Automatically After the hard disk drive is inst alled, the printer automatically initializes (configures) to include this option. You can also manually initialize the HDD.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 566 Duplex Unit Installation 1. T urn off the printer . 2. Disconnect the power cable . duplex install.eps 3. Open the front cover (1). 4. Insert the duplex unit (2) into the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 567 P aper T rays Two additional paper trays can be installed. When combined with the stand ard paper tray, paper capacity increases to ap proximately 1590 sheets. Installation 1. T urn off the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 568 3. Move the prin ter away fr om its location. 4. Position the additional p aper tray (s) where you want th e printer to go. 5. Lower the print er gently on to the additional p aper tray(s) 6.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 569 7. Load pa per in each tray . Use the same procedure you use for loading p aper in T ray 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 570 8. Fold the tray media size identifie r sheet to expose the appropr iate media size. Insert it in the holder at the right end of the tray . The label is supplied with the optional tray.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Accessories • 571 10. Connect the printer interface cable and power cable. 11. T urn on the printer . 12. Print a Menu Map. To print the Men uMap: a. Press MENU twice. INFORMA TION MENU displays. b.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Specifications • 572 Specifications Print method LED expose d light source electronic photograph ic memory Resolution ES2426n - 600 x 12 00dpi ES.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Specifications • 573 Power control Self-powered device Network 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T (option) Print speed in p ages per minute (ppm) [Print speed varies with paper size, media weight and pape r feed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Specifications • 574 Power supply 120 (1 1 5-127) volts AC, 60 Hz ± 2 Hz OR 230 (198-264) volts AC, 50 Hz ± 2 Hz Power consumption Operating: 1350 max.; 500 W average (25°C) S tandby: 1200 max.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Consumables • 575 Consumables To n e r c71_01bw.jpg Description Order No. Black Toner ............ ................ ................. ................ ......... 52114901 Cyan Toner ... ...........
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Consumables • 576 F user Units c7_127bw.jpg Description Order No. Fuser Unit, 120V .............. ................... ................. ............ 41945601 Fuser Unit, 230V .............. ......
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Consumables • 577 OKI ® Print Media OKI SynFlex™ Waterproof and Tear proo f synflex_bw.jpg Order No. White, 8½ x 11''. 100 sheets ...... ................ ................... ... 52205901 OKI Bright White Proofing Paper Order No.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Consumables • 578 OKI ® Print Media (continued) OKI Premium Envelopes Security Tint, Redi-Strip Seal oki_env.jpg Order No. White, COM-10. Box 100 .............. ................... ..............
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 579 F actory Default Settings Print Menu Item Factory default setting COPIES 1 DUPLEX OFF BINDING LONG EDGE P APER FEE.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 580 Media Menu Item Factory default setting TRA Y1 MEDIA TYPE: PLAIN TRA Y1 MEDIA WEIGHT AUTO TRA Y2 MEDIA TYPE: PLAIN.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 581 Color Menu Item Factory defau lt setti ng AUTO DENSITY MODE AUTO ADJUST DENSITY [EXECUTE] COLOR TUNING [PRINT P A .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 582 System Config uration Menu Item Factory default setting POWER SA VE DELA Y TIME 60 mins. USB PS-PROTOCOL RAW NETWORK PS-PROTOCOL RA W PERSONALITY AUTO EMULA TION CLEARABLE W ARNING ON AUTO CONTINUE OFF MANUAL TIMEOUT 60 sec.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 583 PCL Emulation Menu Item Factory default setting FONT SOURCE RESIDENT FONT No.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 584 P PR Emulation Menu Item Factory default setting CHARACTER PITCH 10 cpi FONT CONDENSE 10 cpi to 12 cpi CHARACTER S.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 585 FX Emulation Menu Item Factory default setting CHARACTER PITCH 10 cpi CHARACTER SET SET - 2 SYMBOL SET IBM-437 LET.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 586 P arallel Menu Item Factory default setting P ARALLEL ENABLE BI-DIRECTION ENABLE ECP ENABLE ACK WIDTH NARROW ACK/B.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 587 USB Menu Item Factory default setting USB ENABLE SOFT RESET DISABLE OFFLINE RECEIVE DISABLE.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 588 Network Menu Item Factory default setting TCP/IP ENABLE NETW ARE ENABLE ETHERT ALK ENABLE NETBEUI ENABLE FRAME TYPE AUTO DHCP/BOOTP ENABLE RARP DISABLE IP ADDRESS 0.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 589 Memory Menu Item Factory default setting RECEIVE BUFF SIZE AUTO RESOURCE SA VE OFF FLASH INITIALIZE EXECUTE PS FLASH RESIZE 0.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 590 Disk Maint enance Menu Item Factory default setting P ARTITION #1 PCL P ARTITION #2 COMMON P ARTITION #3 PS.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 591 System Adjust Menu Item Factory default setting X ADJUST 0.0 mm Y ADJUST 0.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Factory Default Settings • 592 Maint enance Menu Item Factory default setting EEPROM RESET EXECUTE POWER SA VE ENABLE P APER BLACK SETTING 0 P AP.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Color Swatch Utility • 593 Color Swatch Utility General Information The Color Swatch Utility allows you to • print color samples (swatche s) on your color printer . • create custom color swatches The swatch es are used with your so ftware progr am to select and reproduce color accu rately.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Color Swatch Utility • 594 Color Swatch Utility Printing Color Swatches 1. Install the utility from CD1 using the OKI Menu Installer (Windows). 2. Click Star t → Programs → Color Swatch → Color Swatch Utility .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Color Swatch Utility • 595 5. Use the color blocks to pick the sp ecific colors th at you want to appear in your printed document. Each color block, or sample, is identified with in fo rmation your software package needs to r eproduce that color accurately.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Color Swatch Utility • 596 Color Swatch Utility Creating Custom Swatch Colors If you don't find your desired color, you can create or custom ize colors: 1. Select Custom Swatch from the File menu.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PDF Direct Print Utility • 597 P DF Direct Print Utility General Information PDF Direct Print allows you to s end a selected PDF file directly to the printer. This is faster and easier than us ing Adobe Acr obat separately befor e printing.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PDF Direct Print Utility • 598 Using 1. Right-click on the file you want to print in Windows Explo rer or the file icon on the Desktop. 2. Click PDF Direct Print 3. Click Print . PDFd_p1.jpg NO TE The PDF Direct Print Utility work s with version 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PDF Direct Print Utility • 599 4. The Start screen appears. It allows you to change the sett ings of the following features: • Select Print •.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 600 Storage Device Manager for W indows General Information This Utility lets you manage the pr inter’s hard disk and flash memory, and download fonts, macr os and firmware.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 601 Summary of F unctions • Create or modify a project. • Download files to a printer . • Add or remove printe rs being administered. • Reboot the printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 602 Installation Install Storage Device Manager from CD1 Using the Oki Menu Installer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 603 Getting Help The Oki Storage Device Manager softwa re contains an online Help system. To access it from the main Sto rage Device Manager screen, click Help Topics from the Help pull-down menu.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 604 Network Administr ator F unctions On network systems, the Ne twork Adminis trator • oversees the S tor.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 605 Network Administr ator F unctions Notes and Cautions NOT ES PIN Numbers Client s can choose their own PIN numbers. The administrator must know these PINs in order to access client infor mation.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 606 Using Opening the Program 1. Click Star t → Programs → Oki → Oki S torage Device Manager → Oki Storage Device Ma nager . The SDM - Printer Discovery dialog box ope ns.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 607 Setting Up an Administrative Password 1. With the S torage Device Manager program ope n, click Administrator Functions in the Printers menu. password.tif 2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 608 Fo r m s Po stScript Step 1: Create the Form Step 2: Create a Proje ct Step 3a: Add Files to the Project.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 609 F orms Po stScript Step 1: Create t he Form 1. Create the document in your softwar e application. 2. Click File → Print and make sure the Oki PostScript driver is selected.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 610 F orms Po stScript Step 2: Create a New Project 1. Open S torage De vice Manager .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 611 F orms Po stScript Step 3a : Add Files to the Project 1. Click Projects → Add File to Project . The Open dialog box app ears. 2. Make sure PRN files (*.prn) is selected in the Files of type drop-down list.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 612 F orms Po stScript Step 4: Store the Files Hard Disk Drive If your printer is equip ped with an interna l hard disk drive , the Storage Device Manage r automa t ically saves the forms to the PostScript partition on the hard dr ive.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 613 F orms Po stScript Step 5: Save the Project and Download it to the Printer 1. Click Projects → Save Project . 2. Click Projects → Send Project Files to Printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 614 F orms Po stScript Step 6: T est Print the F orm 1. With S torage Device Manager open and the appr opriate printer icon highlighted, click Print ers → Te s t F o r m .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 615 F orms PCL Here are the processes to producing PCL macros: Step 1: Create the Form Step 2: Create a Proj.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 616 F orms PCL Step 1: Creat e the F orms in Y our Softwar e Application 1. Create the document in your softwar e application. 2. Click File → Print and make sure the Oki PCL driver is selected.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 617 F orms PCL Step 3: Convert the Files to Binary ( .bin) F ormat 1. Click Project s → Filter Macro File . The Filter Printer Patterns dia log box appears. filter.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 618 F orms PCL Step 3: Convert the Files to Binary ( .bin) F ormat 5. Under Look in , go to the folder where the files are saved and double-click the file name.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 619 F orms PCL Step 4a : Add Files to the Project 1. Click Projects → Add File to Project . The Open dialog box app ears. 2. Highlight the.bin file you wish to add.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 620 F orms PCL Step 5: Check File Setti ngs and Save the Project 1. T o check the se ttings for the bin files, double-click the file name. The Edit Component Nam e and ID dialog box appears.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 621 F orms PCL Step 6: Download the Project 1. Click Projects → Send Project Files to Printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 622 F orms PCL Step 7: T est Print the Form 1. With S torage Device Manager open and the appr opriate printer icon highlighted, click Printers → T est Macro .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 623 Printing the File List Using Storage Device Manager To print a list of files in the printer’s memor y: 1. Open S torage De vice Manager . 2. Click Printers → Print File Listing .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 624 Internal Hard Disk Drive: Maint enance Flash Memory: Mainte nance Vi ew and Delete Files HDD Print Jobs .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 625 4. T o view the jobs stored for a particular client: a. Select View User Jobs under Acce ss b. Type in the client’s 4-digit User PIN c. Press Enter . all stored jobs: a.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 626 Internal Hard Disk Drive: Maint enance Flash Memory: Mainte nance Delet e Files Sho w Resources Feature Use the Show Resources feature to delete files fr om the internal hard drive and flash memory.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 627 6. Close the dialog box..
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 628 Overlays Wh at are Overlays? An overlay is a combination of graphi cs, fonts, or text that is stored and printed wheneve r required. An overlay is stored in the printer' s flash memory or on the hard disk (optional ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 629 Overlays Creating Files for Overlays The files to be used as overlays must be created, generated, and stored. Then, other users can use settin gs in the printer drivers to use the files as overlays in documents.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 630 Overlays Requirements fo r Using Read This First Hardware / Software Requirements • the S torage Device Manager software mu st be insta lled.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 631 Overlays Requirements fo r Using Storage Requiremen ts Lo ca t i on s Use Storage Device Manager to stor.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 632 Overlays Wi ndows 2 000 and XP: PCL Defining In Windows 2000, overlays can only be p rinted using the PCL driver. 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 633 Overlays Wi ndows 2 000: PCL Printing 1. Open the document in the soft ware application. 2. Click File → Print . The Print dialog box appear s. 3. Click the Overlay tab .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 634 Overlays Wi ndows 2 000: PCL Editing 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing Preferences .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 635 Overlays Wi ndows 2 000: PCL Deleting 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Printing Preferences .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 636 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: PCL Defining 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Properties . The Oki Properties dialog box appears.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 637 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: PCL Printing 1. Open the document in the soft ware application. 2. Click File → Print . The Print dialog box appear s. 3. Make sure the Oki PCL driver is selected, then click Properties (or your application’ s equivalent).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 638 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: PCL Editing Defined 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon. 3. Click Properties . The Oki Properties dialog box appears.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 639 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: PCL Deleting 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PCL printer icon, then click Properties . The Oki Properties dialog box appears.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 640 Overlays Wi ndows Me/98/95: P ostScript Defining 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . 2. Right click the Oki PostScript printer icon. Click Properties .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 641 Overlays Wi ndows NT: PostScr ipt PostScript 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. RIght click the printer name. Click Document Defaults . 3. On the Job Options t ab, click the Overlay button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 642 Overlays Wi ndows NT: PCL Defining 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers. 2. Highlight the printer name. Click Document Defaults . 3. Click the Job Options tab .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Storage Device Manager for Windows • 643.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 644 Print Job Accounting Utility Introduction The Print Job Accounting software , designed specifically for OKI pr.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 645 With Print Job Accounting, you can • Control costs by limitin g acces s to color pr inting for spe cific clients. • Plan equipment allocation by monitoring exac tly how much each client prints.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 646 Overview Sample Network Diagram JA_Overview. jpg Requirements The Print Job Accoun ting utility requires Server comput er using an appropriate Windows operating system.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 647 Operating Syst em Requirements Server (Windows Only) The Print Job Accounting serve r software can be run under a ny of the following Windows operating systems , with the latest Service Pack installed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 648 Installation Cdhand.jpg Installing the Print Job Accounting Server Software 1. Place the driver CD supplied with your printer in the CD-ROM drive on the Server compu ter and wait for the Menu Inst aller to open.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 649 Installing the Print Job Ac counting Client Sof tware Wi ndows Client Comput ers 1. Place the driver CD supplied with your printer in the CD-ROM drive and wait for the Menu In staller to open.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 650 Macintosh Client Computers Normally , the Oki Job Accountin g software is autom atically installed when you inst all the printer dr iver . T o activate the Job Accounting Client sof tware: 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 651 Server Software Capabilities Use the Print Job Accounting server softwar e • to register printers and client s • to set print limits • to set up automatic gene ration of print logs.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 652 Fo r Each Print er , Y ou Can • Set fees by sheet s, paper sizes, and so forth. • Set (all) print enabled/disabled or co lor print enabled/disabled . • Set upper limits for items such as printed p ages.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 653 User Name V ersus Account I D User Name The User Name is displayed whene ver print logs are displayed, and its sole purpose is to make it easy to see who has been printing.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 654 Examples of Accoun t ID Scenarios: T o Permit Only Some Clients to Print: In this case, you need not necessarily assign an Account ID to each and every clien t. Y ou assign one only to th ose clients who are permitted to print.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 655 Server Software Starting the Server Software Click Star t → Programs → Okidat a → Print Job Accounting → Print Job Accounting . Important! The first time you open the Server software, the following window appears.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 656 The following window appears : JA_OpeningScreen.bmp.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 657 Server Software Pull-Down Menus There are five Server Softwar e Pull-Down Menus • File Menu • Printer Menu • Log Menu • Option Menu • Help Menu JA_ServerMenus.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 658 Server Software Pull-Down Menus File Menu Exit Close the application.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 659 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Printer Menu Add a Printer Register a new printer . Manages multiple printers as a group … Set up multiple registered printers as a group.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 660 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Log Menu Display Logs a a. Before running, select the subje ct item from the “Log Tree” on the left side of the window. If you select “Log,” all items will be subject to displayi ng/ exporting.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 661 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Option Menu Setup … Set up: • mail server • email address for Sender •.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 662 Server Software Pull-Down Menus Help Menu Server ID … Display Server ID. Help … Di splay the Help T opics window with tabs •C o n t e n t s • Index •F i n d V ersion Info … Display version information.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 663 Setting Up Automatic Email To set up monthly au tomatic email of selected print log data to the administrator, open the Job Accounting software, then : 1. Click Option → Setup .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 664 2. Set up the general inform ation on the Mail Setup tab, including the mail server , whe n an email is to be sen t, and the heade r and footer text to be in c luded with th e email.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 665 Defining Printer Groups If you wish to create groups of prin ters: 1. From the main Job Accoun ting window , click Printer → Manages multiple printers as a group … The following window appears: JA_AddGroup1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 666 2. Enter the Group Name of your choice, then click Next . The following window appears: JA_AddGroup2.bmp 3. Click Finish . NOT E At this point, no printers have been regist ered, so none appear in the box.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 667 Registering Pr int ers To use Print Job Accounting, you need to register printer s to be managed in the Server Softwa re. Before starting, check that the pr inters a re powered up and properly connected.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 668 2. Select the appropriate box(es). – To have the softw are search out loc al and/or netwo rk printers, select Search printers and select Local Port and/or TCP/IP Network .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 669 3. Click Next and wait while the softwa re searches for printers.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 670 4. Select the printer you want to regi ster from the list of printers searched and click Next .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 671 5. Set up the printer: Printer Name Type in a printer name containing up to 32 chara cters. Printer Group If the printer is to be included in a group, select the group here .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 672 Fees In the drop-down box, select a fee definition to be used. Some fee settings are available with defaults. T o custom define settings for the printer , click Define fees … and then click Add in the Def ined Fee s window .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 673 Fees Define Fees window Pages Ta b – 聺 Page : Select to set a fee to be charged for ea ch page printed in color and for each page printed in mono. – 聺 Sheet : Select to set a fee to be char ged for each printed sheet.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 674 Fees Define Fees window T oner use amount Ta b – 聺 T oner use a mount : Select to set a standard feel per page for color and for mono printing.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 675 Fees Define Fees window Drum use amount Ta b – 聺 Drum use amount : Select to set a standard fee per pag e for color and for mono printing.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 676 Fees Define Fees window Printer Use Time Ta b JA_FeesPrinterUse.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 677 Fees Define Fees window Size Ta b – 聺 Size : Select to set a fee per sheet printed which va ries depending on the size of media used. Click Change to s et fees for individual media sizes.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 678 Fees Define Fees window Tr a y Ta b JA_FeesTray.bmp – 聺 Tr a y : Select to set a fee per sheet printed which varies depending on the tray used. Cl ick Change to se t fees for individual trays.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 679 Fees Define Fees window Media T ype Ta b – 聺 Media : Select to se t a fee per sheet p rinted which varies depending on the media used. Click Change to set fees for the different media, including transpa rencies, labels, letterhead, card stock, etc.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 680 Fees Define Fees window Belt fuser use a mount Ta b – 聺 Belt, fuser use amount: Select to set a fee per page for belt and/or fuser usag e.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 681 Fees Define Fees window Finisher Ta b – 聺 Staple: Select to set a fee for each use of the stapler. Applies only when the optional finisher is inst alled on applicable models.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 682 Operation at log full Here you can set what the printer does when the buf fer for log storing becomes full and cannot sto re any more logs: JA_AddPrinter_LogFull.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 683 Inhibit the initialization of HDD JA_AddPrinter_Inhibit.bmp This controls whether or not the Hard Disk Drive (if installed) and the Printer Flash (if inst alled) can be initialized.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 684 Auto Export Logs JA_AddPrinter_AutoExport.bmp Sets whether or not, and how , log data will automatically be exported w hen it is ac quired. Do not automatically export a a.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 685 Use Restricti ons JA_AddPrinter_Restrict.bmp Y ou can set usage limits for un registered client s (data sent with out ID) and for local print (p rint from operator p anel such as menu map or file list).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 686 6. Click Finish . The following window appears: JA_ID_Registration.bmp 7. Use this window to add User Accoun t IDs for the printer . For more information, see step 3, f f.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 687 Chang ing Settings for a Reg ist ered Printer 1. From the main Print Job Accounting window , highlight the printer you wish to change. 2. Click Printer → Properties .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 688 Setting Up Account IDs Adding Account I Ds for a Regi stered Print er From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Double click the printer for whic h you wish to set up Account IDs.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 689 2. On the User tab, click Register . The following window appears: JA_ID_Registration.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 690 3. Click Add . The following window appears: JA_AddID1.bmp.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 691 4. Enter the appropriate sele ctions, then click Next . The following window appears: JA_AddID2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 692 5. Establish the new Ac count ID: a. Enter the following information for th e new Account ID: – Account ID number – Name.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 693 Notifies total result by e-mail Select to send this User an email summarizing their monthly usage of the printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 694 d. Make your selections, then click Next . The following window appears: JA_AddID4.bmp Disable Printing All printing is cancelled. When this is selected, other settings cannot be changed.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 695 e. Select any print restrictions for the Account ID. Click Next .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 696 f. Set limits per 24-hour per iod for the Account ID by any o r all of the following: – Total pages – Total dollar s – Total min utes – Total staples used These limits will be checked at th e selected inte rval or at the time setting for the log.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 697 Importing Account I Ds from a Registered Print er Once you create an account ID for a registered pr inter , you can import it into records fo r other re gistered pr inters/grou ps in the System.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 698 3. Click Other Printer . The following window appears: JA_ImportUser.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 699 4. From the Import Source list, select a printer or group from which you want to import Accoun t ID(s) and click Add . Any IDs not already registered for the pr inter appear in the User box: JA_AddID7.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 700 Chang ing Account I D Settings From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Open the Printer Tree and double click the printer for which you wish to change Account IDs.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 701 3. Click the Name for which you wish to change settings, then click Change . The following window appears: JA_IDProperties1.bmp 4. Make any desired changes. Click OK .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 702 Deleting Account IDs From the main Print Job Accounting window: 1. Open the printer tree and double click the name of the printer/ group for which an Accoun t ID is to be deleted.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 703 Print Logs Setting Up/Changing the Log Acquisition Inte rval The log ac quisition interva l is normally se t up when yo u register a printer (see “Reg istering Printers” on p age 667).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 704 Log Display Items Standard acquisition Log. The following window appears: JA_LogDisplayItems.bmp T otal Display Items Listing of totals for a registered printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 705 Log Export Items Items to be included in an exported log file. The following window appears: JA_LogExportItems.bmp T ota l Export Items Items to be included in an ex ported file containi ng a listing of totals for a registered printer.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 706 4. Make your selections: a. Items to be included have a check mark in their bo x. To delete or add an item, click the box next to it to toggle the check mark on and off .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 707 Using the Reports T ool The Job Acco unting software can be used with Micr osoft Excel to generate log re ports using on e of nine pre-programmed macr os. Installing the Report s T ool 1.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 708 Using the Reports T ool Generating a L og Report Using Excel 1. Make sure the Print Job Accounting server sof tware is open a nd that a log has been acquired. 2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 709 4. Browse to the log file you wish to open. Click Open . The file opens in Raw Data mode. 5. Select the worksheet you wish to view from the Change worksheet drop-do wn list (e.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 710 Available Exce l Macros Macro What is Included Account Detail Detailed information of each job for every Accou.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 711 Printer Usag e A chart of data in the Print er Summary worksheet.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 712 User Usage Chart of data in the User Summary worksheet. User Summary Includes the following for each User ID: .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 713 Viewing Acquired Logs From the main Job Acco unting window, click the [+] beside Log to expand the Lo g T ree. JA20_ViewAcquiredLog.bmp 8. Click the [+] beside the submenus to drill down to the log you wish to view .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 714 Reading Log Entries The items displayed in Print Log are as fo llows: Log Entries [in alphabetical order] Colu.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 715 Sheets Number of sheets of paper S taple Number of staples used S tatus Result - Printed, Rejected etc.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 716 Client Software Starting the Client Software On the client computer, click Start → Programs → Okidat a → Print Job Accounting Client → Change Job Ac counting Mode .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 717 Client Software Job Account Modes T ab Mode In this mode, the tab for setting the User Nam e and Job Account ID will be displayed under Job Ac count Printer Dr iver Property .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 718 Client Software Job Account Modes [Not supported] Mode In this mode, all jobs to be printed will be recognized as Unregistered ID(0 ).
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 719 Checking the Status of Print ers on the Network 1. Open Microsof t Internet Explorer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 720 3. Press Enter . The following Printer S tatus windo w appears: JA_WebStatus.bmp Printer St atus The default open ing screen. To see re al-time printer status, click the Upda te St atus button .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 721 Network Summary Clicking this will bring up a window with detailed in formation about the network, includ ing • General Settings • NetW are • TCP/IP • JetAdmin • LAN Server/DL C • EtherT alk • Port Configuration JA_WebNetworkSummary.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 722 Login as Admin This brings up the “Ent er Network Passw ord” wind ow .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 723 Job Log This displays the Print Job Log for the selected printer: JA_WebJobLog.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 724 Printer Menu Once you are logged in as the Admi nistrator , clicking this will bring up the following window , through which you can make changes in the printer ’s menu settings.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 725 The System Administrator can make changes in the me nu settings directly throug h the web page. Fo r example: 1. Click Print and Media . 2. Make any changes desired .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 726 T roubleshooting Q. The printer I selected is not shown in the list when I click Printer → Add a printer → Next . A. If it is offline, the printer will no t be shown.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 727 Known Problems / Solutions 1. When using Duplex printing with the PostScript d river , if the reverse side is blank it is not counted as a p age. 2. Installer inst alls a file for th e currency un it according to the system's standar d Regional Setting.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 728 Uninstalling Prin t Job Accounting Uninstall the Server Software 1. Select a printer in the lef t pane of the Server Sof tware. 2. Select St art/end log from the Printer menu.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Print Job Accounting Utility • 729 Uninstalling Prin t Job Accounting Uninstall the Client Software On each Client computer, click Start → Programs → Okidat a → OKI Print Job Accounting Client → Delete OKI Print Job Account ing client .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PrintSuperVision • 730 PrintSuperV ision General Information PrintSuperVision is a web-based application for managing printing devices connecte d to a network. PrintSuperVision provides access to networked printer da ta for monitoring, re porting and managing networked p rinters.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PrintSuperVision • 731 Using T ypes of Users Guest Users A user, without username, can get b asic information about devices, such as type, status and location of printing de vices.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide PrintSuperVision • 732 System Requirements Server Software Pentium 75, 64MB or bette r with CD support running: • Windows 98 with Microsoft Person al Web Serv er V ersion™, available f or free down load from M icrosoft™ as Op tion Pack 4.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utilit y • 733 Network Print er Status Utility General Information This utility creates an ad ditional tab (STATUS) in the PostScript and PCL drivers that allows the client to monitor th e selected printer’s status.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utilit y • 734 Using 1. Click Star t → Settings → Printers . Right-clic k the Oki Printer icon. Click Properties . 2. Click on the ST A TUS tab. 3. Click the UPDA TE button to see device settings.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utilit y • 735 Click on an item to se e this information: Trays: Paper Type, weig ht Duplex: Installed/not installed Disk/.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Network Printer Status Utilit y • 736 Checking the Print er Status Click the WEB SETTING button.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Oki LPR Utility • 737 Oki LP R Utility General Information Oki LPR Utility allows you to print di rectly to a printer on the network without a print s erver. It crea tes an Oki Printer Port, and installs a pop-up status box so you can mon itor printer status.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Oki LPR Utility • 738 Oki LP R Status Bo x lpr_status.jpg The Oki LPR Utility Status Box displays the following information: •P r i n t e r s :.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 739 Index Symbols %disk0% Hard disk drive PS partition 620 %Flash0% Flash Memory. PCL 620 *** CHANGE DRUM message 505 *** TONER LOW messa.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 740 100% density adjustment 96 Highlight 93 Hue 596 in software applic ations 596 Lightness 596 mid-tones 94 of your mo nitor 596 Registr.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 741 Card stock Paper (Media ) Type 91 , 92 Paper Feed 53 , 54 part numb ers 577 Carrier sheet 76 Cassette Size and custom paper sizes 67 .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 742 CMYK or RGB, matching vivid colors Windows 2000 243 Windows Me/98/95 332 Windows NT 429 Windows XP 148 CMYK vs.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 743 Color matching, Factors that affect how software displays color Windows 2000 238 Windows Me/98/95 327 Windows NT 424 Windows XP 143 M.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 744 Windows NT 429 Windows XP 148 RGB only Windows 2000 243 Windows Me/98/95 332 Windows NT 429 Windows XP 148 RGB or CMYK Windows 2000 2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 745 Windows Me/98/95 326 Windows NT 423 Windows XP 142 Color Tuning 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 93 Color Tuning Pattern Printing 78 Sample 79 Dar.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 746 CPU specifications 572 CR Code FX emulation 107 PCL emulation 101 PPR emulation 105 Curl, paper 538 reducing 95 Current printer setti.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 747 DIMMO 99 DISK FILE OPERATION FAILED message 523 DISK FULL 523 Overlays 480 , 630 Windows 2000 297 Windows Me/98/95 387 Windows XP 200.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 748 Duplex unit Enabling Windows 2000 PCL 222 PS 221 Windows Me/98/95 PS or PCL 316 Windows NT PCL 409 PS 408 Windows XP PCL 127 PS 126 I.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 749 diagram 55 Manual paper feed 55 Multi purpose (MP) tray 92 Paper exit 69 Paper Feed 69 Paper Size 92 part numb ers 578 Redi-Strip sea.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 750 Files deleting from HDD 624 , 626 list of files in printer’s memory (HDD) 623 viewing from HDD 624 Fit to Letter FX emulation 107 P.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 751 Forms ID number 622 PCL Macros 615 PostScript 608 Storage Device Mana ger 608 storing in printer flash memory 612 storing on printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 752 Graphics, professional Windows 2000 PS 254 Windows Me/98/95 PS 344 Windows XP PS 159 Graphs Color matching Windows 2000 253 Windows M.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 753 PCL or PS 197 PS partition 620 Shutdown sequence 88 storing a document Windows 2000 292 Windows Me/98/95 381 Windows NT 473 Windows X.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 754 Windows Me/98/95 344 Windows XP 159 Profiles Windows 2000 PS 254 Windows Me/98/95 PS 344 Windows XP PS 159 INSTALL ADDITIONAL MEMORY .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 755 Legal Tray number 114 Legal 13 paper size Duplexing 69 Paper exit 69 Paper Feed 69 Legal 14 paper size Duplexing 69 Paper exit 69 Pap.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 756 Lines lines per page 90 minimum width a nd pen width adjust 102 printing fi ne lines 102 Lines, on outp ut 113 mm intervals 540 44 - .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 757 Medium Light Paper Weight 91 paper weight 72 , 73 Memory 555 available sizes 555 Enabling Windows 2000 PS only 216 Windows Me/98/95 P.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 758 Menus Color 93 Disk Maintenance 113 FX Emulation 106 Information 86 Lists of Menus 85 Maintenance 116 Media 91 , 92 Memory 112 Networ.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 759 Windows XP 142 6500k Windows 2000 237 , 246 Windows Me/98/95 326 , 335 Windows NT 423 , 432 Windows XP 142 , 151 9300k Windows 2000 2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 760 Network communication protocol 97 DHCP/BOOTP 111 Ethernet frame type 111 EtherTalk protocol 111 Gateway address 111 graphic-intensive.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 761 Windows Me/98/95 340 Windows NT 437 Windows XP 156 OFFLINE message 524 Offline receive Parallel 109 USB 110 OKI Bright White Proo fin.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 762 Overlays ID number 620 Overlays, Creating Windows 2000 297 Windows Me/98/95 387 Windows NT 479 , 629 Windows XP 200 Overlays, Definin.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 763 Paper (Media) Size by paper tray 573 Paper curl reducing 95 when fed 538 Paper Exit and Paper Size 69 Capacity Face Up Windows 2000 2.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 764 Paper Feed, Short Edge first Windows 2000 264 Windows NT 448 Windows XP 169 Paper Feed, Source, through Print Menu 89 Paper Feed, Str.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 765 PAPER SIZE ERROR message 524 Paper Size, A4 69 Paper Size, A5 69 Paper Size, A6 69 Paper Size, Automatic recognition 67 Paper Size, B.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 766 Paper trays capacity 573 Custom page size See Paper Size Identifying with labels (media size) 570 numbers 570 Multi purpose (MP) tray.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 767 single sided printing 72 , 73 Face down 72 , 73 Face Up 72 , 73 Letterhea d 91 MP tray 72 , 73 , 92 Printer driver 71 Rear exit 72 , .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 768 Paper, Lab el Duplexing 73 Paper Exit 73 Paper Feed 73 Paper Weight 73 Paper, Laid p aper 74 Paper, Menu settings 91 , 92 Paper, NCR .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 769 Passwords Administrative 607 Windows 2000 287 Windows Me/98/95 377 Windows NT 469 Windows XP 191 PCL Composite Black, printing 41 pri.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 770 PCL only 399 Windows NT PCL only 493 Windows XP PCL only 212 PostScript Communicat ion Protocol Mode Network 97 USB 97 Forms 608 proc.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 771 Print Menu 89 Copies, number of 89 default settings 579 Duplex 89 PRINT MENU MAP message 82 Print processi ng does not start 553 slow.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 772 Print resolution 572 and slow printing 553 Print Menu setting 90 Print speed heavy weight paper 74 laid paper 74 monochro me 90 speci.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 773 Windows XP 120 Paper size 68 Paper type 71 Paper weight 71 Printer Settings Changing 83 Current 82 Network 111 Printing 82 Printing a list 82 Reset to Factory Defaults 84 Printer settings vs.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 774 Printing, Face Up 53 Windows 2000 224 , 232 , 262 , 266 Windows Me/98/95 319 , 352 , 356 Windows NT 411 , 418 , 444 , 450 Windows XP .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 775 Ready light 56 Flashing 63 ON 63 Rear paper exit Opening and closing 53 , 54 , 55 Rear stopper 44 Receive buffer full Parallel 109 US.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 776 Reports Color Swatch Sample 594 Error 98 Error Log 86 Hexadecimal dump 115 information about pr int jobs 651 List of current printer .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 777 RGB, Using ICC Profiles PS Windows 2000 254 Windows Me/98/95 344 Windows XP 159 RGB, Windows ICM Color Matching PCL or PS Windows 200.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 778 Skew, paper 538 Slow printing 553 and Print Resolution 553 Windows 2000 233 Windows Me/98/95 321 Windows NT 419 Windows XP 138 Soft r.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 779 Stripes, on output See Print Quality Problems Subnet mas k 111 Sunlight monitor settings Windows 2000 237 Windows Me/98/95 326 Window.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 780 by color 118 life expectancy 498 by color 118 of first toner cartridge in a new image drum 498 LOW TONER menu setting 98 messages do .
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 781 Troubleshooting 55 1 Error Log (Repor t) 86 Fuser Roller damaged 70 Hexadecimal dump 115 Labels 76 website 74 , 76 True Black 41 , 10.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 782 V VALUE button 65 Verso duplex prin ting 114 Vertical print position adjustment 114 for duplex 114 Viewing conditions fluorescent lighting vs.
Executive Series 2426 Prin ter Family User’s Guide Index • 783 X x adjust horizontal position 114 for duplex 114 Y y adjust vertical position 114 for duplex 114 Z Zero chara cter FX emulation 107 .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Oki 2426 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Oki 2426 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Oki 2426 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Oki 2426 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Oki 2426, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Oki 2426.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Oki 2426. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Oki 2426 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
