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Windows
1.In the driver’s  Setup tab, choose the number of pages (N-up) you want to print on 
each sheet. 1-up is normal, 16-up is maximum.
2. Click Options  to choose from the available options for this feature.
From here you can choose the page printing  order, the page layout, whether you want 
printed page borders, and a binding margin if you need it.
Mac OS X
1. Select  Layout  (1).
2. From the  Pages per Sheet  menu (2), select the number  of pages you want to fit 
onto a single sheet of paper.
3. If required, change the direction (3) the do cument pages are laid out on each sheet 
of paper.
4. If required, you can surround each page with a border (4).
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PRINTING COLOR DOCUMENTS IN BLACK AND WHITE
You can save both time and toner by printing color documents in black and white. Access 
the Color tab and select the  Greyscale option before printing your document.
CANCELLING A PRINT JOB
You can cancel a print job from your software  application, from the print queue or by using 
the  STOP  button on your printer.
PRINTING STATEHOW TO CANCEL
Document has not 
started printing Try to cancel printing job within software application.
Document is waiting in a 
print queue Delete print job from Print Queue. You can access the print 
queue from the System Tray in 
Windows or the Print Center 
Queue in Mac.
Document has started 
printing Press the 
STOP button on your printer. Any pages that are 
already moving through the printer will be printed. You will 
need to press  STOP for each print job you wish to stop.
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Colour printing > 93
COLOUR PRINTING
The printer drivers supplied with your MFP provide several controls for changing the colour 
output. For general use the auto matic settings will suffice, providing reasonable default 
settings that will produce good results for most documents.
Many applications have their own colour sett ings, and these may override the settings in 
the printer driver. Please refer to the docu mentation for your software application for 
details on how that particular program’s colour management functions.
FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE APPEARANCE OF PRINTS
If you wish to manually adjust the colour sett ings in your printer driver, please be aware 
that colour reproduction is a complex topic,  and there are many factors to take into 
consideration. Some of the most important factors are listed below.
Differences between the range of colours
a monitor or printer can reproduce
> Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable  of reproducing the full range of colours 
visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted to a certain range of colours. In 
addition to this, a printer cannot reproduce all of the colours displayed on a monitor, 
and vice versa.
> Both devices use very different technologi es to represent colour. A monitor uses 
Red, Green and Blue (RGB) phosphors (or  LCDs), a printer uses Cyan, Magenta, 
Yellow and Black (CMYK) toner or ink.
> A monitor can display very vivid colours su ch as intense reds and blues and these 
cannot be easily produced on any printer  using toner or ink. Similarly, there are 
certain colours, (some yellows for example), that can be printed, but cannot be 
displayed accurately on a monitor. This disparity between monitors and printers is 
often the main reason that printed colour s do not match the colours displayed on 
screen.
Viewing conditions
A print can look very different under different  lighting conditions. For example, the colours 
in a print may look different when viewed stan ding next to a sunlit window, compared to 
how they look under standard  office fluorescent lighting.
Printer driver colour settings
The driver settings for Manual colour can ch ange the appearance of a print. There are 
several options available to help match the pr inted colours with those displayed on screen.
Monitor settings
The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks 
on-screen. Additionally, your monitor’s colour temperature influences how “warm” or “cool” 
the colours look.
There are several settings found on a typical monitor:
> 5000k Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphic art environments.
> 6500k Cooler; approximates daylight conditions.
> 9300k Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets.
(k = degrees Kelvin, a meas urement of temperature.)
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How your software application displays colour
Some graphics applications such as Corel Draw or Adobe Photoshop may display colour 
differently from “Office” applications such as  Microsoft Word. Please see your application’s 
on-line help or user manual for more information.
Paper type
The type of paper used can also significantl y affect the printed colour. For example, a 
printout on recycled paper can look duller th an one on specially formulated glossy paper.
TIPS FOR PRINTING IN COLOUR
The following guidelines may help you to ac hieve good colour output from your printer.
PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES
Use the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting. 
If the colours look too dull, try the Monitor (6500k) Vivid or Digital Camera settings.
PRINTING FROM MICROSOFT OFFICE APPLICATIONS
Use the Monitor (9300k) setting. This may help if you are having problems with specific 
colours from applications such as Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Powerpoint.
PRINTING SPECIFIC COLOURS (E.G. A COMPANY LOGO)
There are 2 utilities on your DVD-ROM that can help match specific colours:
>Colour Correct Utility
> Colour Swatch Utility
ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS OR INTENSITY OF A PRINT
If the print is too light/dark, you can  use the Brightness control to adjust it.
If the colours are too intense/not inte nse enough, use the Saturation control.
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ACCESSING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS
The colour matching options in the printer driver can be used to help match your printed 
colours to the ones displayed on your monitor  or from some other source, such as a digital 
camera.
To open colour matching options from the Windows Control Panel:
1. Open the  Printers window (called “Printers and Faxes” in 
Windows XP).
2. Right-click the printer name and choose  Properties.
3. Click the  Printing Preferences  button (1).
To open colour matching options  from within a Windows application:
1. Choose  File > Print…  from the application’s menu bar.
2. Click the  Properties  button next to the printer name.
SETTING THE COLOUR MATCHING OPTIONS
1.On the  Colour tab select  Advanced Colour  (1) for colour matching.
2. Choose the  Manual colour setting (2) and select from the following options:
(a) Monitor (6500k) Perceptual Optimised for printing photographs. Colours are printed with emphasis on 
saturation.
(b) Monitor (6500k) Vivid
Optimised for printing photographs, but  with even more saturated colours than 
the Monitor (6500k) Perceptual setting.
(c) Monitor (9300k)
Optimised for printing graphics from applications such as Microsoft Office. 
Colours are printed with emphasis on Lightness.
(d) Digital Camera
Optimised for printing photographs taken with a digital camera.
Your results will vary depending on the  subject and the conditions under which 
the photograph was taken.
(e) sRGB
The printer will try to reproduce the sRGB colour space. This may be useful if 
colour matching from an sRGB input device such as a scanner or digital camera.
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USING THE COLOUR SWATCH FEATURE
To use the Colour Swatch feature, you must install the Colour Swatch Utility. This is 
supplied on the DVD-ROM that you received with your printer.
The Colour Swatch function prints charts which  contain a range of sample colours. Note that 
this is not the full range of  colours that the printer can prod uce. Listed on each sample 
colour are the corresponding RGB (Red, Green,  Blue) values. This can be used to pick 
specific colours in applications that allow you to choose your own RGB values. Simply click 
the  Colour Swatch  button (1) and choose fr om the options available.
An example of using the Colour Swatch function:
You wish to print a logo in a particular sh ade of red. The steps you would follow are:
1. Print a colour swatch, then select the sh ade of red that best suits your needs.
2. Take a note of the RGB value for th e particular shade that you liked.
3. Using your program’s colour picker, ente r these same RGB values, and change the 
logo to that colour.
The RGB colour displayed on your monitor ma y not necessarily match what was printed on 
the colour swatch. If this is the case, it is  probably due to the difference between how your 
monitor and printer reproduce colour. Here, it  is unimportant since your primary objective 
is to print the required colour.
USING THE COLOUR CORRECT UTILITY
The Oki Colour Correct Utility  is provided on your DVD-ROM.
The Colour Correct utility has the following features:
> Office palette colours can be individually  adjusted. This is useful if you want to 
change how a specific colour is printed.
> Colours can be adjusted by changing Hue,  Saturation and Gamma. This is useful if 
you wish to change the overall colour output. 
Once these colour adjustments have been made , the new settings can be selected from the 
printer driver Colour tab.
To select adjustments made wi th the Colour Correct Utility:
1. From your application program, click  File and point to  Print.
2. Click Properties . This displays the printer driver options.
3. Click the  Colour tab.
4. Click Advanced Colour .
5. Click User Defined .
Select the colour adjustment you made with the Colour Correct Utility.
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MAINTENANCE
REPLACING CONSUMABLE ITEMS
This section explains how to replace consumable items when due. As a guide, the life 
expectancy of these items is:
> Toner
Starter cartridge:
The machine is shipped with sufficient bl ack, cyan, magenta and yellow toner for 
1,000 A4 pages, of which 500 A4 pages of to ner are used to fill the image drum (500 
A4 pages remaining).
Replacement cartridge:
Black:  Replacement cartridges have a capacity of approximately 2,500 pages (A4 
single-sided printing with area coverage rate 5%, 3 pages/job).
C, M & Y:  Replacement cartridges have a capacity of approximately 2,500 pages (A4 
single-sided printing with area coverage rate 5%, 3 pages/job).
> Image drum  — 20,000 pages (calculated on typical office usage of 3 A4 pages per 
job).
> Transfer belt  — Approximately 50,000 A4 pages at 3 pages per job.
> Fuser  — Approximately 30,000 A4 pages (MC350), 50,000 A4 pages (MC360).
Only use genuine original consumables to en sure the best quality and performance from 
your hardware. Non original products ma y damage your printers performance and 
invalidate your warranty.
CONSUMABLE ORDER DETAILS
* Average life: 20% pages at continuous print, 50%  pages at 3 pages per job and 30% pages at 1 page 
per job.
ITEMLIFEORDER NO.
Toner, black 2,500 A4 @ 5% 43459324
Toner, cyan 2,500 A4 @ 5% 43459371
Toner, magenta 2,500 A4 @ 5% 43459370
Toner, yellow 2,500 A4 @ 5% 43459369
Image drum, black 20,000 A4 pages* 43460224
Image drum, cyan 20,000 A4 pages* 43460223
Image drum, magenta 20,000 A4 pages* 43460222
Image drum, yellow 20,000 A4 pages* 43460221
Fuser - MC350 30,000 A4 pages 43377103
Fuser - MC360 50,000 A4 pages 43377003
Transfer belt 50,000 A4 @ 3/job 43378002
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TONER CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT
The toner used in this printer is a very fine dry powder. It is contained in four cartridges: 
one each for cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
Have a sheet of paper handy so that you have  somewhere to place the used cartridge while 
you install the new one.
Dispose of the old cartridge responsibly by plac ing it inside the pack that the new one came 
in. Follow any regulations, recommendations, et c., which may be in force concerning waste 
recycling.
If you do spill any toner powder, lightly brush it  off. If this is not enough, use a cool, damp 
cloth to remove any residue.
Do not use hot water, and NEVER use solvents of any kind. They will make stains 
permanent.
1. Lift the scanner.
CAUTION!
To avoid toner wastage and possib le toner sensor errors, do not 
change the- toner cartridge(s) un til “TONER EMPTY” is displayed 
through the Status Monitor.
WARNING!
If you inhale any toner or get it in  your eyes, drink a little water or 
bathe your eyes liberally in cold  water. Seek medical attention 
immediately.
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2.Press the cover release (a) and open the top cover of the printer (b) fully.
3. Note the positions of  the 4 cartridges.
WARNING!
If the printer has been  powered on, the fuser will be hot. This area 
is clearly labelled. Do not touch.
1. Cyan cartridge 3. Yellow cartridge
2. Magenta cartridge 4. Black cartridge
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4.Carry out one of the following:
(a) If you are replacing a toner cartridge th at has been supplied with your printer 
(release lever has 3 positions), pull th e coloured toner release lever on the 
cartridge to be replaced towards the front  of the printer, in the direction of the 
arrow, but stop at the central (upright) position.
(b) If you are replacing any other toner cartridge (lever has 2 positions), pull the  coloured toner release lever (1) on the  cartridge to be replaced fully towards 
the front of the printer.
5. Lift the right-hand end of the cartridge an d then draw the cartridge to the right to 
release the left-hand end as shown above,  and withdraw the toner cartridge from 
the printer.
6. Put the cartridge down gently on to a piec e of paper to contain any toner spillage.
7. Remove the new cartridge from its box but leave its wrapping material in place for 
the moment.
CAUTION!
The green image drum surface is ve ry delicate and light sensitive. 
Do not touch it and do not expose  it to normal room light for more 
than 5 minutes. If the drum unit ne eds to be out of the printer for 
longer than this, please wrap th e cartridge inside a black plastic 
bag to keep it away from light.  Never expose the drum to direct 
sunlight or very bright room lighting.
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