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Contents Color Print Matching............................ 6 Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents.......6 Range of Colors: Monitors Versus Printers.................6 Viewing conditions....................................6 Printer driver color settings..............................7 Monitor settings......................................7 How Your Software Application Displays Color.............8 Paper Type..........................................8 Choosing a Color Matching Method.........................8 RGB or CMYK?......................................9 Matching Photographic Images..........................9 Matching Specific Colors..............................10 Printing Vivid Colors.................................10 OS X Printer Driver............................. 11 Printer Drivers.........................................11 Adjusting Options......................................11 Accessing Print Features.................................12 Setting Black-Only Print Options: Grey Scale............................................13 Brightness..........................................13 Saturation..........................................13 Setting Color Print Options...............................14 Auto Color Mode....................................14 Advanced Color Mode................................15 Copies & Pages Settings.................................17 Copies.............................................17 Collated............................................18 Pages..............................................18 Layout Settings........................................18 Pages per Sheet......................................18 Layout Direction.....................................18 Border.............................................19 Two Sided Printing (only if the duplexer is installed)........19 Paper Source Settings...................................20 Auto..............................................20 Multi Purpose Tray / Tray1............................20 Print Quality Settings...................................21 3
Print Quality........................................21 Photo Enhance......................................21 Toner saving........................................21 Printer Option Settings..................................22 Thickness..........................................22 Auto tray switch.....................................23 Paper size check.....................................23 Multi Purpose Tray is Manual feed......................23 Always create 100% Black(K) Toner.....................23 Run maintenance cycle before printing...................23 OSX General Printing........................... 24 Collating.............................................24 Multiple Pages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing)........................................26 Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the Sheet).......................27 Media Type Select......................................30 Paper Feed Select......................................33 OS X Utilities.................................. 34 Apple ColorSync Utility.................................34 Setting the Display (Monitor) Profile.....................34 Setting the Printer Profile..............................37 Job Accounting........................................39 Account ID.........................................39 Activating Job Accounting.............................39 Using Job Accounting.................................40 4
Note / Important Boxes NOTE A note appears like this. A note provides additional information to supplement the main text which helps you to use and understand the product. Important! An important message appears like this. An important message provides supplemental information which can prevent potential problems. Generic Screen Shots NOTE The screen shots in this manual are generic. When you see XXX1, XXX2, etc., in a screen, they represent a specific model number which will vary depending on which models are being used in your system. For example: 5
Color Print Matching The install utility provides a color matching profile for your printer. In general, using these Color Matching settings will provide reasonable default settings that produce good results for most documents. Many applications have their own color settings and these may override the settings in the printer driver. Please refer to the documentation for your software application for details on how that particular program s color management functions. Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents If you wish to manually adjust the color settings in your printer driver, please be aware that color reproduction is a complex topic, and there are many factors to take into consideration. Some of the most important factors are listed below. Range of Colors: Monitors Versus Printers Neither a printer nor a monitor is capable of reproducing the full range of colors visible to the human eye. Each device is restricted to a certain range of colors. In addition to this, a printer cannot reproduce all of the colors displayed on a monitor, and vice versa. Both devices use very different technologies to represent color. 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 colors such as intense reds and blues and these cannot be easily produced on any printer using toner or ink. Similarly, there are certain colors, (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 colors do not match the colors displayed on screen. Viewing conditions A printed document can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colors may look different when viewed Color Print Matching 6
standing next to a sunlit window, compared to how they look under standard office fluorescent lighting. Printer driver color settings The driver settings for Manual color can change the appearance of a printed document. There are several options available to help match the printed colors with those displayed on screen. These options are explained in subsequent sections. To access the color matching options in the driver discussed below: 1. Access the printer settings page via the Print dialog from any application (usually accessed via File Print). 2. Click on the General drop down menu and select Color Option. Monitor settings The brightness and contrast controls on your monitor can change how your document looks on-screen. Additionally, your monitor s color temperature influences how warm or cool the colors look. NOTE Several of the Color Matching options make reference to your monitor s Color Temperature. Many modern monitors allow the color temperature to be adjusted using the monitor s control panel. Color Print Matching 7
There are several settings found on a typical monitor: 5000k* Warmest; yellowish lighting, typically used in graphics arts environments. 6500k Cooler; approximates daylight conditions. 9300k Cool; the default setting for many monitors and television sets. *k = degrees Kelvin, a measurement of temperature How Your Software Application Displays Color Some graphics applications such as CorelDRAW or Adobe Photoshop may display color 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 significantly affect the printed color. For example, a printout on recycled paper can look duller than one on specially formulated glossy paper. Choosing a Color Matching Method There is no one correct way to achieve a good match between the document displayed on your monitor and its printed equivalent. There are many factors involved in achieving accurate and reproducible color. Color Print Matching 8
The following guidelines may help in achieving good color output from your printer. There are several suggested methods, depending on the type of document you are printing. NOTE These suggestions are for guidance only. Your results may vary depending on the application from which you are printing. Some applications will override any color matching settings in the printer driver without warning. RGB or CMYK? The guidelines for choosing a color matching method make distinctions between Red, Green, Blue (RGB) and Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK). Generally, most documents you print will be in RGB format. This is the most common, and if you do not know your document s color mode, assume that it is RGB. Typically CMYK documents are only supported in professional Desktop Publishing and Graphics applications. Matching Photographic Images RGB only Oki Color Matching (found in the printer driver under Color Control) is a generally a good choice. Select a matching method appropriate to your monitor. Color Print Matching 9
RGB or CMYK If you are printing photographic images from a graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the ICC-Profiles provided by Oki, and then print using the ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space). Matching Specific Colors (For instance, a company logo.) RGB only Oki Color Matching, and the srgb setting. PostScript Color Matching using the Absolute Colorimetric option. Use the Color Swatch Utility to print out a chart of RGB swatches and enter your desired RGB values in your application's color picker. RGB or CMYK If you are printing from a graphics application such as Adobe Photoshop, you may be able to use Soft-Proofing to simulate the printed image on your monitor. To do this, you can use the ICC Profiles provided with your printer, and then print using the ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space). Alternatively, use PostScript Color Matching with the Absolute Colorimetric setting. Printing Vivid Colors RGB only Use Oki Color Matching, with either the Monitor 6500k Vivid, srgb or Digital Camera settings. RGB or CMYK Use PostScript Color Matching with the Saturation option. Color Print Matching 10
OS X Printer Driver Printer Drivers See your printed Software Installation Guide for information on installing the driver supplied with your printer. You can also go to http://my.okidata.com to see/download a copy of the Software Installation Guide or for the latest information on printer drivers. Adjusting Options Apple Computer has not enabled Configure Printer... as of release OS 10.2. Therefore, direct configuration of the printer driver is unavailable at this time. OS X Printer Driver: 11
Accessing Print Features 1. To access the print features, open your print driver from within an application by selecting File Print. 2. Then open the drop-down list below Presets and select the feature you wish to set. NOTE If you use a particular group of settings for many documents, you can make the settings then save them as a Preset. Then you can engage those settings from the drop-down Preset list as you print a job. OS X Printer Driver: 12
Setting Black-Only Print Options: Grey Scale Normally, the printer prints black as a combination of the four toner colors (CYMK). To print a black-only document using only the black toner, select Gray Scale. This produces true black printing and conserves the cyan, magenta and yellow toner required for color print jobs. Brightness Use this slide bar to lighten or darken the appearance of the black printing, especially when printing black graphics. Saturation Use this slide bar to adjust the vividness of the printed document. OS X Printer Driver: 13
Setting Color Print Options Auto Color Mode This uses the default color print settings. It is recommended to provide the best results for general color printing. OS X Printer Driver: 14
Advanced Color Mode Use the Advanced Color selection to change the color settings when needed to optimize the printing of specific documents. Auto Color The default. Produces the best results for a general office environment. OS X Printer Driver: 15
Natural Color Monitor (6500K)/Perceptual Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K, This is best for printing photographic images. Monitor (6500K)/Vivid Optimized for printing bright colors when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Ideal for office graphics and text. Vivid or Digital Camera settings produce brightest colors. Monitor (9300K) Optimized for printing photographs when using a monitor with a color temperature of 6500K. Digital Camera Optimized for printing photographs taken with a digital camera. This tends to produce prints with lighter and brighter colors. For some photographs, other settings may be better depending on the subjects and the conditions under which they were taken. Vivid or Digital Camera settings produce brightest colors. srgb Optimized for matching specific colors, such as a company logo color. This option attempts to simulate RGB color. The colors within the printer's color gamut are printed without any modification, and only colors that fall outside the printable colors are modified. Unadjust Undoes any color setting adjustments you have made. OS X Printer Driver: 16
Brightness Use this slide bar to lighten or darken the appearance of the printed document Saturation Use this slide bar to adjust the vividness of the printed document. Black Finish Gloss This option produces printing with a more glossy finish. Matte This option uses more Black and less CMYK while producing a flatter black. Copies & Pages Settings Copies Set the number of copies to be printed. OS X Printer Driver: 17
Collated Collating can be carried out with or without a hard disk drive installed. However, printers with a hard disk drive will provide greater performance. This option is useful when printing multiple copies of large documents and you want to print them in sequence Pages Use to select which pages in the document are to be printed. Layout Settings Pages per Sheet Use this to print up to 16 pages on one sheet. Layout Direction Use this to set the orientation in which multiple pages are printed on the sheet. OS X Printer Driver: 18
Border When printing multiple pages on one sheet, use this to print a border between the sheets, if desired. Two Sided Printing (only if the duplexer is installed) This section only appears when you have the duplex unit installed. Off: Printing on one side only. Long-Edge Binding: Short Edge Binding: OS X Printer Driver: 19
Paper Source Settings Auto The printer automatically selects the paper feed source. Multi Purpose Tray / Tray1 Set a specific print tray. For example, if you are printing a particular job on special media such as letterhead stationery, place the media in the Multi-Purpose Tray and the select it here when printing the job. OS X Printer Driver: 20
Print Quality Settings Print Quality Fine: high resolution, slower speed: Provides optimum results when printing graphics Normal: medium resolution, medium speed. For routine print jobs. Draft: low resolution, fast speed. Choose this for quick proofing of drafts. Photo Enhance If you re printing photographs, select Photo Enhance for best quality. Toner saving Checking this will enable toner saving but reduce print quality. OS X Printer Driver: 21
Printer Option Settings Thickness Select the thickness/type of media on which you are printing a particular job, to produce optimum print results. This setting will override the setting in the printer menu (the default printer menu setting is Medium (20-27 lb. US Bond, 75-101 g/m 2 ). For example, it you are printing transparencies, select OHP Sheet. Important! If you are printing on a thick media such as card stock, be sure to select one of the thicker settings to get proper fusion of the toner to the page and to prevent possible damage to the printer. For more information, see Media Type Select on page 30. OS X Printer Driver: 22
Auto tray switch If two trays contain identical print media, the printer can automatically switch to the other tray if the media runs out in the middle of a print job. If you will be using different media in the different trays, deselect this. Paper size check Deselect this if you do not want the printer to check to see if the size paper loaded in the selected tray matches that required for the document being printed. Multi Purpose Tray is Manual feed Select the option desired. The default is No. Always create 100% Black(K) Toner Normally the printer uses all four toner cartridges to print black text. Use this to set the printer to always print black text using only the black toner cartridge. Run maintenance cycle before printing Use this to generate a cleaning page which runs through the printer before the job is printed. This should eliminate any fading, streaking or erratic marks from the printed pages. OS X Printer Driver: 23
OSX General Printing This section explains how to use common features while printing a job. Collating NOTE The optional Hard Disk Drive (see the Options section in your on-line User s Guide) is recommended to increase performance if you use collating frequently. If your software application has a collate print option, to prevent any conflicts in printing, use either the software application s collate feature or the printer driver s collate feature. 1. With the file to be printed open in your application, click File Print. OSX General Printing: 24
2. The Copies & Pages dialog box should already be displayed. If not, select Copies & Pages from the drop-down menu below Presets. 3. Select the number of copies to be printed, then make sure there is a check mark in the box next to Collate: if not, click the box to enable the function. 4. Click Print. OSX General Printing: 25
Multiple Pages on One Sheet (N-Up Printing) 1. With the file to be printed open in your application, click File Print. 2. Select Layout from the drop-down menu below Presets. 3. From the Layout screen, select the options desired. a b c a. For Multiple Pages, set the number of Pages per sheet (up to 16). b. Select the desired Layout Direction for the pages. c. Select a Border to be printed on the sheet between the individual pages, if desired. 4. Click Print. OSX General Printing: 26
Duplex Printing (Printing on Both Sides of the Sheet) IMPORTANT! Your printer must be equipped with the duplex unit to use this feature. The duplex unit can be used for paper only, at weights up to 28-lb. Us Bond (105 g/m2 metric, 58 lb. Index) Do not use duplex printing for labels, envelopes, transparencies or paper heavier than 28 lb. US Bond. Paper must be loaded into the paper tray with the print side facing upwards. The multi purpose tray cannot be used for duplex printing. 1. With the file to be printed open in your application, click File Print. 2. Select Layout from the drop-down menu below Presets. OSX General Printing: 27
3. Select the duplex option desired. Long-Edge Binding: OSX General Printing: 28
Short Edge Binding: 4. Click Print. OSX General Printing: 29
Media Type Select Use the Printer Option screen to select print media for the job being printed. 1. With the file to be printed open in your application, click File Print. 2. Select Printer Option from the drop-down menu below Presets. OSX General Printing: 30
3. Select the desired print media from the Thickness drop-down menu. Normal, Thick, Thicker, Thickest For printing paper of various thicknesses: Normal: 16-19 lb. US Bond (60-71 g/m 2 ) Thick: 20-27 lb. US Bond (75-101 g/m 2 ) Thicker: 28-32 lb. US Bond, 58-67 lb. Index (105-120 g/m 2 ) Thickest: 33-54 lb. US Bond, 68-113 lb. Index (124-203 g/m 2 ) Label1, Label2 For printing labels: Label1: For labels 0.1 to 0.169 mm thick. Label2: For labels 0.17 to 0.2 mm thick. NOTE Recommended labels for best print results: Avery 5161 White Laser Label (Letter size); Avery 7162, 7664, 7666 White Laser Labels (size A4). OSX General Printing: 31
Rough Printing on rough (textured) media is not recommended. The print quality can vary depending on the media used. If you experience poor quality printing on rough media, try the Thicker or Thickest setting instead. If this does not work, switch to a different media. For example, try Strathmore 24 or 28 lb. paper using the Thicker or Thickest setting. NOTE Do not use rough print media for duplex printing. OHP Sheet For printing transparencies. NOTE Use only recommended transparencies (3M CG3720, Oki 52205701). 4. Click Print. OSX General Printing: 32
Paper Feed Select Use the Paper Source screen to tell the printer what tray to use to print the job. This is especially helpful if you wish to print on media which is basically the same as that in Tray 1, but is a different color or is a preprinted form. Load your special media in either the Multi-Purpose Tray or Tray 2 (if installed), and use this to tell the printer where the media is. 1. With the file to be printed open in your application, click File Print. 2. Select Paper Source from the drop-down menu below Presets. 3. Select the paper feed tray where you have your special media loaded. 4. Click Print. OSX General Printing: 33
OS X Utilities Apple ColorSync Utility Apple provides a ColorSync Utility that allows selection of the ICC color profile for your display and for the printer. Setting the Display (Monitor) Profile The Display profile will attempt to calibrate the display to more closely match the printer s output. However, merely selecting the profile will not automatically produce perfect results as many factors will contribute to the gamut of color selection. 1. Navigate to the utility by accessing your Local Hard Drive Applications Utilities ColorSync Utility Devices. OS X Utilities: 34
2. Click the arrow next to Displays and select your monitor. In the Current Profile area click the arrow and select Other... to access the Color Profile. OS X Utilities: 35
3. Click the desired ICC Profile and then click Open. OS X Utilities: 36
Setting the Printer Profile 1. Navigate to the utility by accessing your Local Hard Drive Applications Utilities ColorSync Utility Devices. OS X Utilities: 37
2. Click the arrow next to Printers and select your printer, then click Color(sRGB). Under Current Profile, click the arrow and select Other... to access the Color Profile. OS X Utilities: 38
3. Click the desired profile, then click Open. Job Accounting This utility, designed specifically for Oki printers, allows you to track printer usage, calculate printing costs, and specify user access to the printer, including setting rights to print black and white only or to print color as well. Account ID The Account ID is the number utilized to identify the users. Before you can log in, you must be set up as a user in the Administration Utility. Activating Job Accounting Normally the Oki Job Accounting utility is automatically installed when you install the printer driver. Before using Job Accounting, you must activate it: 1. Select Print Desktop... on the File menu. 2. Ensure that your printer model is selected, then click General and select Plug-in Preferences. OS X Utilities: 39
3. Open the Print Time Filters menu, then check Print Time Filters, JobType and JobAccounting. 4. Click Save Settings, then click OK. 5. Click Cancel. Using Job Accounting 1. Select Print Windows... on the File menu. 2. Ensure that your printer model is selected, then open the drop-down menu directly underneath the printer and select Job Accounting. 3. Enter your User Name and Job Account ID (Password) and press the Print button to proceed with your print job. NOTE Your User Name is not necessarily the same as your network login. OS X Utilities: 40