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USING THE COLOUR SWATCH FEATURE
To use the Colour Swatch feature, you must install the Colour 
Swatch Utility. This is supplied on the CD-ROM that was supplied 
with your printer.
The Colour Swatch function prints charts which contain a range 
of sample colours. Note that this is not the full range of colours 
that the printer can produce. Listed on each sample colour are 
the corresponding RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values. This can be 
used to pick specific colours in applications that allow you to 
choose your own RGB values. Simply click the  Colour Swatch 
button (1) and choose from the options available.
An example of using the Colour Swatch function:
You wish to print a logo in a particular shade of red. The steps 
you would follow are:
1. Print a colour swatch, then select the shade of red that 
best suits your needs. 
2. Take a note of the RGB value for the particular shade that 
you liked.
3. Using your program’s colour picker, enter these same RGB 
values, and change the logo to that colour.
The RGB colour displayed on your monitor may not necessarily 
match what was printed on the colour swatch. If this is the case, 
it is probably due to the difference between how your monitor 
and printer reproduce colour. Here, it is unimportant since your 
primary objective is to print the required colour.
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USING THE COLOUR CORRECT UTILITY
The Oki Colour Correct Utility is provided on your printer driver 
CD-ROM. You must install it separately since it is not installed 
along with the printer driver.
The Colour Correct utility has the following features:
>Microsoft Office palette colours can be individually 
adjusted. This is useful if you want to change how a 
specific colour is printed.
> Colours can be adjusted by changing Hue, Saturation and 
Gamma. This is useful if you  wish to change the overall 
colour output. 
Once these colour adjustments have been made, the new 
settings can be selected from the printer driver Colour tab.
To select adjustments made  with the Colour Correct 
Utility:
1. From your application program, click  File and point to 
Print .
2. Click Properties . This displays the printer driver options.
3. Click the  Colour tab.
4. Click Advanced  Colour .
5. Click User Defined .
Select the colour adjustment you made with the Colour Correct 
Utility.
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USING THE PRINTER SOFTWARE 
STATUS MONITOR (WINDOWS ONLY)
The Status Monitor software is distinct from and installed 
separately from the driver software.
The Status Monitor provides a readable indication of the printer 
status as displayed on the indicator LEDs on the Operation Panel 
(see “The Operation Panel” on page 12.)  and allows you to access 
the printer menus (listed at the end of this chapter) to set printer 
parameters such as paper size etc. 
NOTE
For reliable operation of the St atus Monitor, ensure that the 
USB cable is of length 2m maximum.
NOTE
The Status Monitor is availabl e to Windows operating systems 
only. Mac OS X has a “Printer Menu” utility that allows you to 
change the user settings  outlined in this chapter.
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USING THE STATUS MONITOR
Viewing the status of the printer, and viewing or changing the 
printer menu settings are carried out though the Status Monitor. 
Click on [Start], [All Programs] and select Okidata|OKI 
C3300_3400| Status Monitor . The current printer status is 
shown.
PRINTER STATE TAB
This tab is visible by default on opening the Status Monitor and 
displays detailed information about the status of the printer.
PRINTER SETUP TAB
Selecting this tab provides access to the  Select Printer button, 
which, when selected, allows you to monitor the status any 
printer configured for use with your computer. 
NOTE
You are advised to refer to th e extensive on-line help as 
required when using the Status Monitor.
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The Printer Menu button enables you to access the printer menu 
settings. 
From the printer menu, you can configure your printer settings.
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PREFERENCES TAB 
Selecting this tab provides the means to choose the information 
displayed by the Status Monitor and how/when the Status 
Monitor appears.
The default Alert view setting (Pop up on alerts) ensures that the 
Status Monitor pops up to inform you of a condition that requires 
your attention e.g. paper out in Cassette Tray.
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PRINTER FUNCTIONS (USER SETTINGS)
The printer settings made from the Status Monitor can be seen 
collectively on a printed Menu Map (or Status Page). To print a 
status page, press printer ON LINE button and hold for 2 
seconds.
USER SETTINGS
On the Status Monitor Setup tab, click  Printer Menu. The User 
Settings Print Menu appears. You change user settings options 
from this menu.
To save your changes, click the  Apply the changed settings 
icon (1), in the top left hand corner. To undo a change, click the 
Undo changed settings  icon (2).
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Administrator Settings
This menu is intended to be used only by designated staff.
On the User Settings window, select Display -> Administrator 
Menu. The User Settings menu is updated to include the 
Administrator menu options.
The Administrator Settings menu has the settable items, 
including access to the user menus.  If you disable a menu from 
this tab, it does not appear on the User Settings tab.
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To save your changes, click the “Apply the changed settings” icon 
(as shown below), in the top left hand corner. 
To undo a change, click the Undo changed settings icon.
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NOTE
You can access the printer menu 
settings window direct by 
clicking [Start], [All Programs] and selecting  Okidata|OKI 
C3 300_C3400n|Printer Name Printer Settings.
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It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often 
are, overridden by settings made in the printer drivers. However, 
several of the driver settings ca n be left at “Printer Setting”, 
which will then default to the settings entered in these printer 
menus.
Factory default settings are shown in  bold type in the following 
tables.
PRINTER MENU UTILITY (MAC ONLY)
There is no status monitor in Mac. You can change printer user 
settings through the Printer Menu utility.
You can use Windows Print Control Server Software to manage 
your printer in Mac. For more information, see “Printing From 
Mac” on page 37.
PRINTER MENUS
INFORMATION MENU
This menu provides a quick method of listing various items stored 
within the printer.
SHUT DOWN MENU
This menu provides an option to ensure that your printer can be 
safely switched off.
INFORMATION MENU
ITEMACTIONEXPLANATION
PRINT MENU MAP 
/ STATUS PAGE 
PRINT EXECUTE Prints complete menu listing with 
current settings shown.
PRINT NETWORK 
CONFIGURATIONEXECUTEPrints a page that lists the printer’s 
current network settings.
DEMO PRINT EXECUTE Prints demo page.
SHUT DOWN MENU
ITEMACTIONEXPLANATION
SHUT DOWN 
START EXECUTE Prepares printer to be safely switched 
off. 
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