OKI MB280 User Manual

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Introduction
The Companion Suite Pro software allows the connection 
of a personal computer with a compatible multifunction 
machine.
From the PC, you can:
• manage the multifunction machine, allowing you to set 
it up according to your needs,
• print your documents on the multifunction machine 
from your usual applications,
• scan colour, grey scale or black and white documents 
and edit them on your PC, or process them into text 
using the character recognition...

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7To continue, you need to accept the proposed 
license agreement.
8Click on the N
EXT button.
9The final installation is ready to be executed. Click 
on the I
NSTALL button. 
The following screen appears to indicate the 
progression of the installation.
10Click on OK to finish the installation.
Your Companion Suite Pro kit is successfully installed on 
your PC.
You can now connect your multifunction machine, refer to 
paragraph Connections, page 54.
You can start the...

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9Click on the NEXT button.
10Select I
NSTALL DRIVERS in the list and click on the 
N
EXT button. 
11Select the destination folder for installation and 
click on the N
EXT button.
12The final installation is ready to be executed. Click 
on the I
NSTALL button.
13A screen informs you of the installation progress.14Click on OK to finish the installation.
The Companion Suite Pro software is now installed on 
your PC.
You can now connect your multifunction machine, refer to 
paragraph...

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The following screen appears:
4Open the CD-ROM drive, insert the installation CD-
ROM and close the drive. 
The drivers are detected automatically.
5Select OKIMB280 (PCL6) in the list and click on 
N
EXT.
6A screen informs you that the drivers have been 
installed. Click on the C
LOSE button.
You can now use the multifunction machine to print or 
scan your documents.
Connections
Make sure that your multifunction machine is powered off. 
The connection between the PC and the...

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Multifunction Terminals Supervision
The software that you have installed contains two 
multifunction machine management applications, 
C
OMPANION DIRECTOR and COMPANION MONITOR, which 
allow you to:
• check whether the multifunction machine is connected 
to your PC,
• monitor the multifunction machine activities,
• monitor the status of the multifunction machine 
consumables from the PC,
• quickly access the graphic editor applications.
To manage the multifunction machine, run...

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Status of the connection
The status of the connection between the current device 
and the PC is indicated by a colour. The following table 
defines the possible states of the connection.
Device parameters
1Select a device by clicking on its line in the list and 
click on P
ROPERTIES to configure the scanning 
parameters to be applied for this device when you 
use the S
CAN TO function.
2Select the desired scan M
ODE in the drop-down 
menu.3Select the desired scan R
ESOLUTION in...

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Companion Suite Pro functionalities
Document analysis
The document analysis can be carried out in two ways: 
• either by the S
CAN TO function (application accessible 
from the Companion Director window or from the 
SCAN button on the machine), 
• or directly from a standard compatible application.
Analysis with Scan To
Run the application by clicking on the COMPANION 
D
IRECTOR icon located on your desktop or from the menu 
S
TART >ALL PROGRAMS > OKIDATA > COMPANION SUITE 
P
RO...

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Printing
You have the possibility to print your documents via the 
USB connection or the WLAN connection.
During the installation of the Companion Suite Pro 
software, the OKI MB280 printer driver will be installed 
automatically onto your PC.
Printing on the multifunction machine
Printing a document on the multifunction machine from 
your PC is like printing a document in Windows.
1Use the P
RINT command from the FILE menu of the 
currently open application on the screen....

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• Long sides
• Short sides
8Press OK on the command panel to resume 
printing.
9Even pages are printed on the other side of the 
sheets. Once all pages are printed, remove the 
explanation sheet.Address book 
The address book enables you to store the numbers of 
the contacts you call the most frequently. The purpose of 
this function is to facilitate dialling your contact’s number 
when you want to send an SMS or fax. If you want, you 
can print the list of numbers stored in the...

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2Select the terminal address book.
3Click N
EW and select GROUP in the displayed 
menu.
4Enter the name of the group. The group may 
consist of contacts from the address book or new 
contacts.  
 
1st case: group members are from the address 
book. 
Click S
ELECT THE MEMBERS. 
 
The selection window is displayed. 
Select a contact or a group in the zone A
DDRESS 
B
OOK, click on   (to add a contact to the group 
you can also double click on it). 
Click on OK. 
 
2nd case: adding...