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Change Driver Settings ______________
When you change driver settings, you can apply the changes 
to:
all print jobs (default) 
or 
a single print job 
All Print Jobs (Default) 
To change the driver settings and apply the changes to all print 
jobs, 
1.Click Start → Settings →  Printers (Printers and Faxes 
for XP/Server 2003).
2.Right click on your printer.
3.Proceed with changing the driver settings.
4.Click OK until you return to the main Printers screen.
5.Close the screen.
6.Your changes are now the default settings for your 
printer.
Single Print Job 
To change the driver settings and apply the changes to a single 
print job,
1.Open the file you want to print.
2.Click File → Print.
3.Select your printer. 
4.Click Properties.
5.Proceed with changing the driver settings.
6.Click OK until you return to the main Printers screen.
7.Click OK.
8.The document prints.
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Save Driver Settings ________________
There are two ways to save your changes to the settings in the 
printer driver.
1.You can make changes to the driver settings and save 
them as the new default settings.
or 
2.You can make changes to the driver settings and save 
them under a named driver. 
This allows you to set up and save the driver settings you 
use for various printing situations.
You can save up to 14 named drivers.
For more information,  
Windows, PostScript:  You cannot make changes to the 
driver settings and save them under a named driver.
Windows, PCL:  see page 152 
Macintosh:   see page 154 
Windows
PostScript 
You cannot make changes to the driver settings and save them 
under a named driver. 
PCL 
1.Next:
Windows XP/Server 2003:  Click Start → Settings  
→ Control Panel →  Printer and Other Hardware →  
Printers & Faxes.
Windows 2000:  Click Start → Settings → Printer.
2.Next:
Windows XP/Server 2003:  Right click OKI C6150 (PCL). 
Select Printing Preferences.
Windows 2000:  Right click OKI C6150 (PCL). Select Printer 
Preferences.
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3.Change each setting.
4.On the Setup tab, under Driver Settings, click Add.
5.At Setting Name, enter the desired name.
6.You can save your media (paper) selection as part of 
your named driver. To do this, select Form Information is 
Kept.
7.Click OK.
8.Under Driver Settings, select a named setting to use.
9.Click OK.
10.Close the dialog screen.
Check to see if saved Driver Settings are 
used____________________________
You can make changes to the driver settings and save them 
(under a named driver) for later use. You can do this if you are 
using PCL and/or Mac drivers.
Before making changes to driver settings, always check to see 
if a Named Driver is being used.
To do this:
1.Open the file you want to print.
2.Click File → Print.
3.Select your printer. 
4.Click Properties.
5.Click the Setup tab (if necessary).
6.Look at the list below Driver Settings.  If you see any 
name other than Default, a Named Driver is being used.
7.If a Named Driver is being used, you can  
select “Default” in the list below Driver.  This restored 
all driver settings to the factory defaults.  You can then 
proceed with your changes. 
proceed with your changes and not save them.  Use the 
changes for only a single print job.
proceed with your changes and save them as the same 
Named Driver. 
proceed with your changes and save them under a new 
Named Driver.
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Restore Default Driver Settings _______
Windows 
Single Print Jobs 
When working in the drivers, many of the screens have a 
Default button. 
Click Default to restore the driver settings to the factory 
defaults. 
Macintosh ________________________
General Information
Summary
Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3
The “Summary” lists all the printer settings currently made 
for your print job. See “Summary” on page 155.
Presets
Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3
“Presets” allow you to save a group of settings which you 
use for many documents, or to change the settings 
designated as the Standard Preset.  See “Presets” on 
page 155.
Scheduler
Macintosh OS 10.3 only
“Scheduler” allows you to schedule when your job will print 
and its priority relative to other jobs in the print queue. See 
“Scheduler” on page 156.
Paper Handling
Macintosh OS 10.3 only
“Paper Handling” allows you to determine how the pages in 
your print job will print.  Choices are:  Reverse page order, 
All Pages, Odd numbered pages, or Even numbered pages.
Select “Reverse page order” to print the last page of the 
document first. This is useful when you are printing to 
the straight-through, rear (face up) exit required for 
heavy paper, labels, envelopes and transparencies.
See “Paper Handling” on page 157.
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Summary
Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3
The “Summary” lists all the printer settings currently made for 
your print job.
1.Open the file you want to print.
2.Click File → Print.
3.Open the drop-down list below Presets.  Select 
Summary.
Presets
Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3
Use / Save Presets
Presets allow you to save a group of settings which you use for 
many documents, or to change the settings designated as the 
Standard Preset.
For example, if you are using Job Accounting, you can enter 
your User Name and Job Account ID on the Job Accounting 
screen, then save the setting as part of the Standard Preset.
Create a New Preset
1.Make all the printer settings you wish to save as a Preset.
2.Select Summary.  Review the settings to make sure you 
have all the settings you want to save.
3.Open the Presets drop-down list.  Select Save As ….
4.Type in a name under which to save your settings.  Click 
OK.
5.The new Preset appears in the drop-down list.
Change an Existing Preset
1.Make sure the Preset you wish to change is selected in 
the Preset box.
2.Make any needed changes in the printer settings.
3.Review the Summary screen to confirm that the settings 
are what you want.
4.Open the drop-down list.  Select Save.
The revised settings are saved under that Preset.
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Delete a Preset
     
1.Make sure the Preset you wish to change is selected in 
the Preset box.
2.Open the drop-down list.  Select Delete.
The Preset is deleted from the list.
Scheduler
Macintosh OS 10.3 only
1.Open the file you want to print.
2.Click File → Print.
3.Open the drop-down list below Presets.  Select 
Scheduler.
4.At Print Document, set the schedule for when your job 
prints.
Now (the default).
At [a specific time you specify in one minute 
increments]
On Hold [until you come back and select Now]
5.At Priority, select the urgency of your print job.
If your job competes with other documents in the print 
queue, this setting determines the printing priority of your 
job.
CAUTION!
When you click Delete, the Preset is instantly 
deleted without prompting you to confirm the 
deletion.
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Paper Handling
Macintosh OS 10.3 only
1.Open the file you want to print.
2.Click File → Print.
3.Open the drop-down list below Presets.  Select Paper 
Handling.
Reverse page order
Select this to print the last page of the document first. 
This is useful when you are printing to the 
straight-through, rear (face up) exit required for heavy 
paper, labels, envelopes and transparencies.
Print
All Pages
Odd numbered pages
Even numbered pages
Use this to print only the odd or only the even pages in 
your document. 
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Printer Features
Overview ________________________
Banners:  see page 159
Black Finish:  see page 162 
Black Overprint:  see page 164 
Black Printing:  see page 166
Booklets:  see page 171
Collating:  see page 175
Color Matching:  see page 178
Custom Page Size:  see page 216
Duplex Printing:  see page 223
Grayscale:  see page 231
N Up (multiple pages on one sheet):  see page 232
Photographs:  see page 236
Posters:  see page 237
Print Resolution:  see page 239
Save as File:  see page 243
Toner Saving:  see page 246
Watermarks:  see page 249
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Banners _________________________
General Information
A banner is a document printed on an exta-long sheet of 
paper.
To print a banner, you must:
•use an application that supports banners
Notes:  
Word does not support banners.  Word limits page 
length to 22 inches (558.8 mm).
Power Point does support banners.
•define a custom page size for your banner
See “Custom Page Sizes” on page 216.
•use the Multi Purpose Tray and the Face Up (Rear) Exit
See
Multi-Purpose Tray (MP Tray) [Manual Feed], on 
page 44
Face Up (Rear Exit), on page 56
Specifications
•Length: up to 48 (1.22 m)
•Width Range = 8¼ to 8½ (210 to 215.9 mm)
•Weight Range = 28 to 34 lb. US Bond (105 to 128 g/m2)
•Path = Rear Exit (Face Up Stacker) only
•Feed one sheet at a time.
Windows 
PostScript
For important information about printing banners, see General 
Information, on page 159.
Before you print a banner, you must set Multi Purpose Tray is 
Manual feed to ON in the printer driver.  The default is OFF.
The printer operator panel will prompt you to load the media 
before the job prints.
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1.Open the file you want to print.
2.Click File → Print.
3.Select your printer. 
4.Click Properties.
5.Click the Paper Quality tab.
6.Click Advanced.
7.Below Document Options, below Printer Features, at 
“Multipurpose tray is handled as manual feed”, make 
your selection.  Choices are Yes or No.
8.Change any other settings as desired.
9.Click OK.
10.The Paper Quality tab screen appears.
11.Change any other settings as desired.
12.Click OK.
13.The main Print screen appears.
14.Change any other settings as desired.
15.Click OK.
16.The document prints.
Windows 
PCL 
For important information about printing banners, see General 
Information, on page 159.
Before you print a banner, you must set Multi Purpose Tray is 
Manual feed to ON in the printer driver.  The default is OFF.
The printer operator panel will prompt you to load the media 
before the job prints.
1.Open the file you want to print.
2.Click File → Print.
3.Select your printer. 
4.Click Properties.
5.Click the Setup tab.
6.Click Paper Feed Options.
7.Click in the box next to “MPT is Manual Feed.” 
If the box has a check mark, the feature is ON.
If the box is empty, the feature is OFF.
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