OKI B440dn User Manual

							
B410d
B400   Series
B410dn
B430d
B430dn
B440dn
User’s Guide
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Preface > 2
PREFACE
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, 
accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer as sumes no responsibility for the results of 
errors beyond its control. The  manufacturer also cannot guaran tee that changes in software 
and equipment made by other manufacturers and  referred to in this guide will not affect 
the applicability of the information in it. Me ntion of software products manufactured by 
other companies does not necessarily cons titute endorsement by the manufacturer.
While all reasonable efforts have been made to  make this document as accurate and helpful 
as possible, we make no warranty of any kind,  expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or 
completeness of the information contained herein.
The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from: www.okiprintingsolutions.com
Copyright © 2008 Oki Europe Ltd. All rights reserved.
Oki, Oki Printing Solutions and Microline are re gistered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry 
Company, Ltd.
Hewlett-Packard, HP, and La serJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard 
Company.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are register ed trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
ENERGY STAR is a trademark  of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Apple, Macintosh, Mac and Mac OS are regi stered trademarks of Apple Computer.
Other product names and brand names are regist ered trademarks or trademarks of their 
proprietors.
As an ENERGY STAR Program Participan t, the manufacturer has determined 
that this product meets the ENERGY ST AR guidelines for energy efficiency.
This product complies with the requ irements of the Council Directives 
2004/108/EC (EMC)  and 2006/95/EC (LVD) as amended where applicable, on 
the approximation of the laws of  the member states relating to 
electromagnetic compatibility, low voltage.
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EMERGENCY FIRST AID
Take care with toner powder:If swallowed, give small amounts of cold  water and seek medical attention. DO 
NOT attempt to induce vomiting.
If inhaled, move the person to an op en area for fresh air. Seek medical 
attention.
If it gets into the eyes, flush with large amounts of water for at least 15 
minutes keeping eyelids open . Seek medical attention.
Spillages should be treated with cold wa ter and soap to help reduce risk of 
staining skin or clothing.
MANUFACTURER
Oki Data Corporation,
4-11-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 108-8551,
Japan
IMPORTER TO THE EU/AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE
Oki Europe Limited (trading  as OKI Printing Solutions)
Central House
Balfour Road
Hounslow
TW3 1HY
United Kingdom
For all sales, support and general enqu iries contact your local distributor.
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
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Contents > 4
CONTENTS
Preface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Emergency First Aid  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Importer to the EU/authorised representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Environmental information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Contents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Notes, Cautions and Warnings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Printer features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Using your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Online usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Printing Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Abbreviations used  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Printer components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Operator panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 B410d, B410dn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Operator panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Online button  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Changing language  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Printer menu setup tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Menu functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Printing menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
B430d, B430dn, B440dn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Operator panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Panel elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Menu functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Printing menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Paper recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Paper and envelope types  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Transparencies and adhesive labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Postcards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Installing paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Paper Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Multi purpose tray and manual feed tray  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Paper feed, size and media setting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 B410D, B410Dn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
B430D, B430Dn, B440Dn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Interfaces  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Printer drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Windows operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Macintosh operating systems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Choosing a Mac driver  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
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Operation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Printer settings in Windows  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Printing preferences in Windows applications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
PCL emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
PS emulation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Setting from Windows control panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Printer settings in Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
2-sided printing   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Auto duplex printing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Manual duplex printing using the paper tr ay (Windows only)  . . . . . . . . . . .50
Manual duplex printing using the Manual Feed Tray (B410d, B410dn)   . . . .52
Overlays and Macros (Windows only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 What are overlays and macros?  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Creating PostScript overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53Creating the overlay image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Create and download the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Test printing the overlay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Defining overlays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Printing with PostScript overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Creating PCL Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Creating the overlay image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Create and download macros  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Test printing the macro  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Defining overlays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Printing with PCL overlays  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Consumables and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Consumable order details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Toner cartridge life  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
When to replace the toner cartridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Replacing the toner cartridge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Image drum life  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
When to replace the image drum  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Replacing the image drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Generating a cleaning page  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65B410d, B410dn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
B430d, B430dn, B440dn  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Cleaning the LED array  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Status and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Input jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Feed jam or exit jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Print quality problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Paper feed problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Software problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Installing options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Installing options order numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Installation procedure  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 General  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
Paper and tray information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78Notes/symbols/terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Oki contact details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
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Notes, Cautions and Warnings > 6
NOTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
For the protection of your product, and in order to ensure that you benefit from its full 
functionality, this model has been designed  to operate only with genuine original toner 
cartridges. Any other toner cartridge may not op erate at all, even if it is described as 
“compatible”, and if it does work, your pr oducts performance and print quality may be 
degraded.
Specifications subject to change withou t notice. All trademarks acknowledged.
NOTE
A note provides additional information to supplement the main text. 
CAUTION!
A caution provides additional info rmation which, if ignored, may 
result in equipment malfunction or damage.
WARNING!
A warning provides additional info rmation which, if ignored, may 
result in a risk of personal injury.
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Introduction > 7
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing this monochrome page printer. 
Your new printer is designed with a range of advanced features to give you crisp black and 
white pages at high speed on a wide range of print media.
For your information, a summary of the main  features of your printer is given below.
PRINTER FEATURES
>Five different models to choose from: B410d, B410dn, B430d, B430dn, B440dn
(d denotes Duplex included and n deno tes Network Interface Card included).
> Memory: 32MB for B410d, B410dn; 64MB for B430d, B430dn and B440dn.
> High speed printing: 28ppm A4 and 30ppm Letter.
> Resolution: 1200 x 600 dpi for B410d, B410dn; 1200 x 1200 dpi for B430d, B430dn 
and B440dn.
> Paper handling: 250 sheets  (75g/m²)  for B410d, B410dn, B430d, B430dn and 530 
sheets (75g/m
²) for B440dn.

> Emulation: standard Printer Control Language PCL5e,  PCLXL, Epson FX, IBM 
ProPrinter  and PostScript 3 for B430d, B430dn and B440dn.
> Barcodes: embedded for SIDM emulations.
> Flash DIMM: 0.5MB for B410d, B410dn and 5MB for B430d, B430dn, B440dn  to 
allow the storage of additional fonts or bar codes.
> USB 2.0 High speed and Parallel interfaces. 
> 10/100 BASE-TX Network:  standard for B410dn, B430dn and B440dn, lets you share 
this valuable resource among  users on your office network.
> Multi Purpose tray for B430d, B430dn and  B440dn: to extend the range of media 
your printer can accommodate (capacity 50 sheets (64g/m²)  or 10 envelopes), and 
can also use as manual duplex.
> Manual Feed tray for B410d, B410dn: to feed single sheets, heavy paper stocks, 
envelopes, other special media and can also use as manual duplex for B410d, 
B410dn.
> “Ask Oki” – a user-friendly function that gi ves a direct link from your printer driver 
screen (but not illustrated in this guide) to a dedicated web site specific to the exact 
model you are using. This is where you’ll fi nd all the advice, assistance and support 
you could need to help you get the best possible results from your Oki printer.
Additionally, the following optional features are also available:
> 32, 64, 128, 256MB RAM DIMM: to extend the main memory of your printer and 
speed up the processing of large files .
> Second paper tray: to increase your  printer’s paper handling capacity by 530  sheets 
(75g/m²).
USING YOUR PRINTER
To help you get the most from your printer,  the manufacturer has provided a variety of 
supporting materials. A summary of these mate rials and their purposes is given in the 
following chapter. 
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About this manual > 8
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This manual is the user’s guide (check the Oki Printing Solutions website, 
www.okiprintingsolutions.com, for the most up-t o-date version) for your printer and forms 
part of the overall user support listed below:
> Quick Set-up Guide:  to describe how to unpack, connect and power up your 
printer.
> This User’s Guide:  to help you to operate your printer and make the best use of its 
many features. Also included are guidelines for troubleshooting and maintenance to 
ensure that it performs at its best. Additi onally, information is provided for adding 
optional accessories as your printing needs evolve.
> Installation Guides:  accompany consumable items and optional accessories to 
describe how to install them.
> Online Help:  online information associated with the printer driver and Status 
Monitor software.
This manual has been written using more than  one printer as a model and the illustrations/
screenshots reflect this. What you see will  be appropriate to the model you are using.
ONLINE USAGE
This manual is intended to be read on screen using an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Use the 
navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat.
You can access specific information in two ways:
> In the list of bookmarks down  the left hand side of your screen, click on the topic of 
interest to jump to the required topic.  (If the bookmarks are not available, use the 
Table of Contents.)
> In the list of bookmarks click on Index to  jump to the Index. (If the bookmarks are 
not available, use the Table of Contents.) Find the term of interest in the 
alphabetically arranged index and click on  the associated page number to jump to 
the page containing the subject.
PRINTING PAGES
The whole manual, Individual pages, or se ctions may be printed. The procedure is:
1. From the toolbar, select  File > Print (or press the Ctrl + P keys).
2. Choose which pages you wish to print:
(a)All pages , for the entire manual.
(b) Current page  for the page at which you are looking.
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About this manual > 9
(c)Pages from  and to for the range of pages you specify by entering their page 
numbers.
3. Click OK.
ABBREVIATIONS USED
The following abbreviations  are used in this manual:
ABBREVIATIONMEANING
Ctrl Control
dpi dots per inch
DIMM Dual In-line Memory Module
dduplex
n network card installed
LED Light Emitting Diode
NIC Network Interface Card
PCL Printer Control Language
PS PostScript (emulation)
PSE PostScript Emulation
RAM Random Access Memory
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PRINTER COMPONENTS
Apart from the Operator panels, which are described in the next chapter, the B410d, 
B410dn, B430d, B430dn, and B440dn printers look  similar from the outside. The important 
components are identified in  the representations below.
1. Operator panel (B430dn shown)
2. Output Stacker (150 sheets, face down)
3. Output Stacker extension
4. Top cover release button
5. Multi Purpose Tray (only for B430d, B430dn and B440dn; 50 sheets)(shown in open 
position)
6. Multi Purpose Tray extension
7. Paper Tray  (250 sheets for B410d, B410dn, B430d, B430dn and 530 sheets for 
B440dn)
8. Paper Tray level indicator
9. ON/OFF switch
10. Rear Output cover
11. LED array
12. Image drum
13. Manual Feed Tray  (only for B410d, B410dn; single  sheet feed) (shown in open 
position)
14. Toner cartridge
15. Fuser unit
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