OKI C9600DN User Manual

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LCD PANEL MODES
The LCD panel can display the following:
>Status information
>Menu (functions) information
>Configuration information
>Help information
STATUS INFORMATION
Status information is associated with three printer states:
In the Information state, such as idling or printing, the 
printer is able to process print jobs.
In the Warning state, the printer has encountered some 
minor problem but is still able to process print jobs.
In the Error state, the printer has...

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(including Restart). Available to specialist staff to allow 
printer configurations and special functions to be set.
CONFIGURATION INFORMATION
Configuration information displays printer configuration 
information such as internal firmware versions.
Menu options at each level can be scrolled through by moving the 
highlight with the Up-arrow/Down-arrow buttons and a 
highlighted option at that level can be selected by pressing the 
Enter button. When the lowest level menu has been...

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USING THE MENUS
NOTE
Menu details are given in “Appendix B – Menu system” on 
page 109 for reference.
The Enter, Up-arrow, Down-arrow and Back buttons are used 
to move through the printer menus. You can adjust settings (e.g. 
set the paper size for Tray 1) or view information (e.g. how much 
is left of a selected consumable).
Many of these menu settings can be, and often are, overridden 
by settings in the Windows printer drivers. However, several of 
the driver settings can be...

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GETTING STARTED
This section provides information to help you get started with 
using your printer.
PRINTER LOCATION
Check that you have sufficient space for access:
>around your printer:
60cm 60cm20cm 8in
100cm 40in
24in 24in
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>above your printer:
TURNING OFF/ON
TURNING OFF
No hard disk drive installed
1.If a hard disk drive is NOT installed, set the printer Power 
switch to Off.
70cm
28in
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Hard disk drive installed
1.Press and hold down the Shutdown/Restart button (1) 
on the control panel to start the shutdown process.
2.When the LCD display shows that you can either turn off 
or restart the printer, set the printer Power switch to Off. 
Please wait as this may take a short time.
1
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TURNING ON
NOTE
If you have used the Shutdown/Restart button to reduce the 
printer to a state where the LCD panel indicates it can be 
turned off or restarted, you can turn it on again by pressing the 
Shutdown/Restart button.
1.To start the printer after it has been turned off by using 
the Power switch, set the Power switch to On.
CHANGING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE
Carry out the following steps to change the language that is 
displayed on the LCD display:
1.Ensure that the LCD panel...

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6.Press the Up-arrow or Down-arrow buttons repeatedly 
until Language is highlighted.
7.Press the Enter button to select Language.
8.Press the Up-arrow or Down-arrow buttons repeatedly 
until the desired language is highlighted.
9.Press the Enter button to select this language. Ensure 
that an asterisk (*) appears beside the selected language.
10.Press the Online button to exit menu mode and return to 
the ready to print status.
CHECKING CURRENT SETTINGS
Carry out the following...

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INTERFACES AND CONNECTION
Your printer is equipped with a selection of data interfaces:
>Parallel – For direct connection to a PC. This port 
requires a bi-directional (IEEE 1284 compliant) parallel 
cable.
>USB – For connection to a PC running Windows 98 or 
above (not Windows 95 upgraded to Windows 98) or 
Macintosh. This port requires a cable conforming to USB 
version 2.0 or above.
The printer may not work if a USB- compatible device is 
connected concurrently with other...

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CONNECTING THE PARALLEL INTERFACE
1.Turn off the printer and the computer.
2.Connect a parallel cable between the printer and 
computer.
3.Turn on the printer and then the computer.
CONNECTING THE USB INTERFACE
Do not connect the USB cable at this time. You will be instructed 
when to connect the USB cable when you run the Drivers CD, 
CD1.
If you are connecting your printer directly to a stand alone 
computer proceed to the section entitled “Using the Drivers CD” 
on page 52....