OKI C5900N User Manual

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4.From the [Pages per Sheet] menu (3), select the number 
of pages you want to fit onto a single sheet of paper.
5.If required, change the direction (4) the document pages 
are laid out on each sheet of paper.
MACOS X
1.In your application program, choose [File] → [Print].
2.From the [Printer] menu (1), select your printer model.
3.Select [Layout] (2).
4.From the [Pages per Sheet] menu (3), select the number 
of pages you want to fit onto a single sheet of paper.
5.If required,...

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POSTER PRINTING
This option allows you to print posters by dividing a single 
document page into multiple pieces (sometimes called “tiles”). 
Each piece prints, enlarged, on a separate sheet. Then, you 
combine the separate sheets to create a poster.
Poster Print is only available with the Windows PCL printer 
drivers.
WINDOWS PCL
1.In the driver’s Setup tab, under [Finishing Mode], choose 
[Poster Print].
2.Click [Options] to open the Options window.
(a)Choose the [enlargement]...

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SCALE TO PAGE
Scale to Page allows you to print data formatted for one size page 
onto a different size page, without modifying the print data.
This feature is only available with the Windows PCL drivers.
1.In the driver’s Setup tab, click the [Options] button.
2. Check the [Fit to Page] checkbox.
3. Choose the scaling factor you need from the 
[Conversions] drop-down list.
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WATERMARKS
A watermark is typically faint text that is superimposed on a 
printed document. This can used to indicate that the document is 
“Draft”, or perhaps “Confidential”.
This feature is not available on Mac OS X. The illustration below 
shows the Windows PostScript driver. The PCL driver is very 
similar.
WINDOWS
The Watermarks Feature is found in the driver’s [Job Options] 
tab. Click the [Watermarks] button.
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To create a new watermark
1.In the Watermarks window, click [New…].
2.Enter the text you want for your watermark.
3.Adjust your watermark’s font, size, colour, angle, position 
and border (trim) as required.
4.Click [OK] to accept your changes.
To choose a previously created watermark
1.In the Watermarks window, click the watermark in the list.
To edit an existing watermark
1.In the Watermarks window, click the watermark’s name in 
the list.
2.Click [Edit…].
3.Make any adjustments...

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MACOS 9
The illustrations here are for the Adobe PostScript driver. 
Watermarks are not featured in the Apple LaserWriter driver.
1.In your application program, choose [File] → [Page 
Setup].
2.Select [Watermarks] (1).
3.Select which pages you want to print watermarks on (2).
[None] (no watermarks), [First] or [All].
4.Choose the type of watermark data to use (3): a PICT file, 
EPS file or plain text.
5.To create or edit the text for a watermark, click [Edit…] 
(4). This launches the...

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MENU FUNCTIONS
This sections lists the menus accessed via the controls on the 
printer’s operator panel and displayed in the LCD window.
It should be noted that many of these settings can be, and often 
are, overridden by settings in the Windows printer drivers. 
However, several of the driver settings can 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.
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PRINT JOBS MENU
This menu only appears when the hard disk drive is installed. It 
is used for printing of documents stored on the internal hard disk. 
These will be stored using either the secure printing feature or 
the proof and print feature. Please refer to these features 
elsewhere in this manual for instructions on how to use.
You will be prompted for your password or personal identification 
number (PIN). The +/– keys are used to enter each digit and the 
ENTER key to advance...

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SHUTDOWN MENU
This menu only appears if the hard disk drive is installed. This 
item should always be selected before switching the 
printer off, to ensure that no hard disk data is lost.
PRINT MENU
This menu provides adjustment of various print job related 
functions.
ITEMSETTINGSEXPLANATION
SHUTDOWN 
STARTEXECUTE Performs controlled shutdown of the printer, 
ensuring that all files on the internal hard 
disk are closed before power is turned off. 
Only power the printer off when the...

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MEDIA CHECKENABLE
DISABLEDetermines whether the printer 
check the size of paper loaded 
matches that required for the 
document sent to print.
RESOLUTION600x1200DPI
600DPISets the default resolution for 
printing (dots per inch). 
600x1200DPI uses more memory 
and requires more time to process, 
but prints at a higher quality.
TONER SAVE 
MODEOFF
ONReduces the amount of toner used 
for imaging. Toner saving gives 
lighter prints but is more 
economical.
ITEMSETTINGSEXPLANATION...