OKI C9850hdn User Manual

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>Ethernet – For network cable connection.
NOTE
Interface cables are not supplied with your printer.
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.
If you are connecting your printer directly to a stand alone computer 
proceed to the section entitled “Printer Drivers”.
CONNECTING THE NETWORK INTERFACE
1.Turn off the printer and the computer.
2.Remove the protective cover from...

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3.Connect an Ethernet cable between the printer and an 
Ethernet hub.
4.Turn on the printer and then the computer.
If your printer is to be installed as a network printer, please refer to 
the relevant section in the Setup Guide for further details on how to 
configure the network connection before installing the printer 
drivers.
NOTE
Administrator’s authority is required when installing a network 
connection.
USING THE DRIVERS CD
For instructions on installing the drivers and...

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OPERATION
HOW TO ACCESS THE DRIVER SCREENS
Most of the features described are accessed via the printer driver 
windows. How you access them depends on your computer and its 
operating system.
The driver windows are tabbed dialogue boxes, offering a wide range 
of choices about how you want to print your documents.
There are two ways to access the driver features:
1.Directly from the Windows “Printers” folder (“Printers and 
Faxes” folder in Windows XP).
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2.In the Printers and Faxes window, right-click on the 
appropriate printer driver icon, and choose [Printing 
Preferences] from the context menu.
WINDOWS VISTA
1.Click [Start] → [Control Panel]→ [Printers] to open the 
Printers window.
2.In the Printers window, right-click on the appropriate printer 
driver icon, and choose [Properties] from the context menu.
CHANGING THE APPLICATION’S DRIVER SETTINGS
1.In your application, open the file you want to print.
2.On the [File] menu,...

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SAVING A SET OF DRIVER SETTINGS
1.Make any changes to the driver settings you want, as 
described in the relevant section of this manual.
2.In the driver’s [Setup] tab, click [Save…].
3.Enter a meaningful name for the settings you are saving, and 
click [OK].
RECALLING SAVED DRIVER SETTINGS
1.In the driver’s [Setup] tab, choose any previously saved 
[Driver Settings] you need.
2.Proceed to make any other adjustments for this job, as 
described in the relevant section in this...

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SETTING THE DRIVER DEVICE OPTIONS
This section explains how to ensure that your printer driver can 
utilize all of the hardware features installed in your printer.
Accessories such as hard disk, duplex unit (two sided printing), 
additional paper trays, etc., will only be usable if the printer driver 
on your computer knows they are there.
In some cases the hardware configuration of your printer is 
automatically detected when the driver is installed. However, it is 
advisable to...

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PRINTING BLACK
BLACK GENERATION
You can specify whether black graphics in color documents are 
printed using:
>Composite Black
>Pure Black
Pure Black is the default setting.
COMPOSITE BLACK
The cyan, magenta, yellow, and black toners are combined to create 
composite black. This will sometimes give a glossier finish due to the 
increased amount of toner. It can also appear as a slightly brownish 
black.
PURE BLACK
Only black toner is used to print pure black.
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HOW TO CHOOSE COMPOSITE BLACK OR PURE BLACK
PCL
1.On the [color] tab select [Manual Settings] and click 
[Options...].
2.Select or deselect [Pure Black Graphics]. If Pure Black 
Graphics is not selected, prints will use composite black.
PCL 6
1.On the [color] tab select [Manual Settings] and click 
[Options...].
2.From the [Pure Black Graphics] drop-down list, select [On] or 
[Off]. If Pure Black Graphics is [Off], prints will use 
composite black.
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COLOR MATCHING
FACTORS THAT AFFECT COLOR PRINTING
There are many factors that affect color printing. Some of the most 
important factors are:
> the differences between the range of colors a monitor can 
reproduce versus the range of colors that a printer can 
reproduce (See page 49).
> monitor settings (See page 50).
> color settings in your software application (See page 51).
> how your software application displays color (See page 51).
> color settings in your printer driver (See...

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Both devices use very different technologies to represent color.
> A monitor uses Red, Green and Blue (RGB) phosphors (or 
LCDs).
> A printer uses Cyan, Yellow, Magenta and Black (CMYK) toner 
or ink. 
Very vivid colors (such as intense reds and blues) can be displayed 
on a monitor. These same colors cannot be easily produced on any 
printer using toner or ink.
There are certain colors (for example, some yellows), that can be 
printed, but cannot be displayed accurately on a...