Transcript
59370501_cvr.jpg
Copyright Information Copyright © 2005 by Oki Data. All Rights Reserved
Document Information C3200n Technical Reference, Mac P/N 59370501, Revision 1.0 September, 2005
Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention of software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by the manufacturer . While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein. The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the web site: http://www.my.okidata.com
Trademark Information Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd. Apple, Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc. ENERGY STAR is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Hewlett-Packard, HP, and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard Company. Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors.
Regulatory Information As an ENERGY STAR® Program Participant, the manufacturer has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.
This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89/ 336/EEC (EMC), 73/23/EEC (LVD) and 1999/5/EC (R&TTE), as amended where applicable, on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility, Low Voltage and Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Copyright Information • 2
Contents Copyright Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Document Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Trademark Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Note / Important Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Generic Screen Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Macintosh OS 10.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Color Print Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents7 Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Accessing Print Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Summary of Driver Selections for Specific Tasks . . . 16 Copies & Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Paper Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Output Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Printer Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Job Accounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Using / Saving Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Macintosh OS 10.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Color Print Matching. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents 35 Choosing a Color Matching Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using Printer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Accessing Print Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Summary of Driver Selections for Specific Tasks . . . 42 Copies & Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Paper Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Output Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Contents • 3
Scheduler . . . . . . . . Paper Handling . . . . ColorSync . . . . . . . . Duplex . . . . . . . . . . Print Quality . . . . . . Color . . . . . . . . . . . Printer Option . . . . . Job Accounting. . . . . Summary . . . . . . . . Using / Saving Presets
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Contents • 4
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . .
46 47 48 52 53 54 59 62 63 64
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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Note / Important Boxes • 5
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 printer model is being used in your system. For example: optionsdropdown.jpg
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Note / Important Boxes • 6
Macintosh OS 10.2 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 to find details on how that particular program’s color management functions.
Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents • Monitors Versus Printers • Viewing Conditions • Printer Driver Color Settings • Monitor Settings • How Your Software Application Displays Color • Print Media 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.
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. – 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 7
• Some colors appear better on the monitor and some better in a printed document. his disparity is often the main
reason that printed colors do not match the colors displayed on screen.
– A monitor can display very vivid colors such as intense reds and blues which 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.
Viewing Conditions A printed document can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colors may look different when viewed 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 supplied with your printer: 1. Access the printer settings page via the Print dialog from any application (usually File → Print). 2. Select Color from the drop-down list below Presets.
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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 8
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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 9
There are several settings found on a typical monitor (see page 25): • 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.
Print Media 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 10
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. 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 Natural (see page 25) is a generally a good choice. Select a setting appropriate to your monitor. 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
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 11
then print using the ICC profiles as the Print Space (or Output space).
Matching Specific Colors (For instance, a company logo.) RGB only Use Natural (see page 25), with the sRGB setting. 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).
Printing Vivid Colors RGB only Use Natural (see page 25), with one of the following settings: • Monitor(6500k)/Vivid • sRGB • Digital Camera RGB or CMYK Use Auto (see page 25), adjusting Saturation as needed.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 12
Using Printer Features 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 13
Accessing Print Features C32_Mac_10.2_01.jpg
1. To access the print features, open your print driver from within an application by selecting File → Print. 2. Open the drop-down list below Presets and select the feature you wish to set: •Copies & Pages (see page 16). •Layout (see page 18) •Paper Source (see page 19) •Output Options (see page 20) •Duplex (see page 20) •Print Quality (see page 22) •Color (see page 23) •Printer Option (see page 28) •Job Accounting (see page 31) •Summary (see page 32)
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 14
NOTE If you use a particular group of settings for many documents, you can make the settings then save them as a Preset (see page 32).
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 15
Summary of Driver Selections for Specific Tasks Following is a list of common printing tasks with the selection to make from the drop-down list in order to access them.
C32_Mac_10.2_01.jpg
Task
Select
Collate
Copies & Pages (see page 17)
Duplex Printing (requires the optional duplex unit)
Duplex (see page 20)
Manual Color Print Settings
Color (see page 23)
Multiple Pages on one Sheet Layout (see page 18) (N-Up) Print Banners
Printer Option → Multi Purpose Tray is Manual feed (see page 30)
Print document as PDF file
Output Options (see page 20)
Solve problems with print Printer Option → Run quality degradation (fading, maintenance cycle before streaking, erratic marks) printing (see page 30)
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 16
Task
Select
Toner Conservation
Print Quality (see page 22)
Copies & Pages
Copies Set the number of copies to be printed.
Collated 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 17
Layout C32_Mac_10.2_10.jpg
Pages per Sheet C32_Mac_10.2_11.jpg
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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 18
Border C32_Mac_10.2_12.jpg
When printing multiple pages on one sheet, use this to print a border between the sheets, if desired.
Paper Source C32_Mac_10.2_13.jpg
Auto The printer automatically selects the paper feed source.
Multi Purpose Tray / Tray1 / Tray 2 Appears only if optional Tray 2 is installed. 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 then select Multi Purpose Tray here when printing the job.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 19
Output Options C32_Mac_10.2_17.jpg
Select Save as file to output your file as an Adobe® Acrobat® PDF file.
Duplex C32_Mac_10.2_18.jpg
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 20
Duplex C32_Mac_10.2_19.jpg
Select • Long-Edge Binding
Duplex_LongEdge.jpg
• Short Edge Binding
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 21
Duplex_ShortEdge.jpg
Print Quality C32_Mac_10.2_14.jpg
Print Quality • Fine: high resolution, slower speed: Provides optimum results when printing graphics
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 22
• 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.
Color C32_Mac_10.2_02.jpg
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 23
Auto Color C32_Mac_10.2_02a.bmp
This uses the default color print settings. It is recommended to provide the best results for general color printing.
Advanced Color C32_Mac_10.2_03.jpg
Use the Advanced Color selection to change the color settings when needed to optimize the printing of specific documents.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 24
Auto The default. Produces the best results for a general office environment. This setting allows you to manually adjust the Brightness and Saturation to optimize the print results for a particular job. Natural
NaturalSelections.jpg
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 9300K. 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 25
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. Unadjusted
C32_Mac_10.2_05.jpg
Undoes any color setting adjustments you have made. Brightness and Saturation
C32_Mac_10.2_06.jpg
Use the Brightness slide bar to lighten or darken the appearance of the printed document Use the Saturation slide bar to adjust the vividness of the printed document. Black Finish
C32_Mac_10.2_07.jpg
Gloss This option produces printing with a more glossy finish.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 26
Matte This option uses more Black and less CMYK while producing a flatter black.
Grey Scale C32_Mac_10.2_08.jpg
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. C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 27
Printer Option C32_Mac_10.2_15.jpg
Media Weight C32_Mac_10.2_16.jpg
Select the thickness/type of media on which you are printing a particular job, to produce optimum print results. This setting overrides the setting in the printer menu (the default printer menu setting is Medium).
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 28
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.
Light, Medium, Heavy, Ultra Heavy For printing paper of various thicknesses: • Light: 16-19 lb. US Bond (60-71 g/m2) • Medium: 20-27 lb. US Bond (75-101 g/m2) • Heavy: 28-32 lb. US Bond, 58-67 lb. Index (105-120 g/ m 2) • Ultra Heavy: 33-54 lb. US Bond, 68-113 lb. Index (124-203 g/m2) Labels1, Labels2 For printing labels: • Labels1: For labels 0.1 to 0.169 mm thick. • Labels2: 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). Transparency For printing transparencies.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 29
NOTE Use only recommended transparencies (3M CG3720, Oki 52205701).
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 this if you wish to feed media (e.g. banner paper) into the Multi Purpose Tray manually. The printer display will show a message requesting that you load the media before the job prints. 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 30
Job Accounting C32_Mac_10.2_20.jpg
If your printer is on a network and the Job Accounting utility is enabled, you must enter your User Name and Job Account ID here in order to print. This information must be provided by your System Administrator. Once you have entered the information in this screen, you can save it as part of the Standard Preset by opening the Preset pull-down list and selecting Save. See “Using / Saving Presets” on page 32 for more information.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 31
Summary C32_Mac_10.2_21.jpg
This screen contains a list of all the print settings currently made for your print job.
Using / Saving Presets C32_Mac_10.2_09.jpg
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 32
Presets allow you to save a group of settings which you use for many documents, or to change the settings designated as the Standard Preset. For example, if you are using Job Accounting, you can enter your User Name and Job Account ID on the Job Accounting screen, then save the setting as part of the Standard Preset.
Establishing a New Preset 1. Make all the printer settings you wish to save as a Preset. 2. Select Summary and review the settings to make sure you have all the settings you want to save. 3. Open the Presets drop-down list and select Save As ….
C32_Mac_10.2_22.jpg
4. Type in a name under which to save your settings, then click OK.
C32_Mac_10.2_23.jpg
The new Preset appears in the drop-down list.
Changing an Existing Preset 1. Make sure the Preset you wish to change is selected in the Preset box. 2. Make any needed changes in the printer settings. 3. Take a quick look at the Summary screen to confirm that the settings are what you want. 4. Open the drop-down list and select Save.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 33
The revised settings are saved under that Preset.
Deleting a Preset
CAUTION! When you click Delete, the Preset is instantly deleted without prompting you to confirm the deletion. 1. Make sure the Preset you wish to change is selected in the Preset box. 2. Open the drop-down list and select Delete.
C32_MAC_10.2AND3_01.jpg
The Preset is deleted from the list.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.2 • 34
Macintosh OS 10.3 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 to find details on how that particular program’s color management functions.
Factors That Affect the Appearance of Printed Documents • Monitors Versus Printers • Viewing Conditions • Printer Driver Color Settings • Monitor Settings • How Your Software Application Displays Color • Print Media 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.
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. – 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 35
• Some colors appear better on the monitor and some better in a printed document. This disparity is often the main
reason that printed colors do not match the colors displayed on screen.
– A monitor can display very vivid colors such as intense reds and blues which 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.
Viewing Conditions A printed document can look very different under different lighting conditions. For example, the colors may look different when viewed 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 supplied with your printer: 1. Access the printer settings page via the Print dialog from any application (usually File → Print). 2. Select Color from the drop-down list below Presets.
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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 36
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. There are several settings found on a typical monitor (see “Natural” on page 56): • 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.
Print Media 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 37
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. 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 Natural (see “Natural” on page 56) is a generally a good choice. Select a setting appropriate to your monitor. 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
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 38
then print using the ICC profiles as the Print space (or Output space).
Matching Specific Colors (For instance, a company logo.) RGB only Use Natural (see page 56), with the sRGB setting. 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).
Printing Vivid Colors RGB only Use Natural (see page 56), with one of the following settings: • Monitor(6500k)/Vivid • sRGB • Digital Camera RGB or CMYK Use Auto (see page 56), adjusting Saturation as needed.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 39
Using Printer Features 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 40
Accessing Print Features C32_Mac_10.3_01.jpg
1. To access the print features, open your print driver from within an application by selecting File → Print. 2. Open the drop-down list below Presets and select the feature you wish to set: •Copies & Pages (see page 43). •Layout (see page 44) •Paper Source (see page 45) •Output Options (see page 46) •Scheduler (see page 46) •Paper handling (see page 47) •ColorSync (see page 48) •Duplex (see page 52) •Print Quality (see page 53) •Color (see page 54) •Printer Option (see page 59) •Job Accounting (see page 62) •Summary (see page 63)
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 41
NOTE If you use a group of settings for many documents, you can make the settings then save them as a Preset (see page 64).
Summary of Driver Selections for Specific Tasks Following is a list of common printing tasks with the selection to make from the drop-down list in order to access them.
Task
Select
Collate
Copies & Pages (see page 43)
Duplex Printing (requires the optional duplex unit)
Duplex (see page 52)
Manual Color Print Settings
Color (see page 54)
Multiple Pages on one Sheet (N-Up)
Layout (see page 44)
Print Banners
Printer Option → Multi Purpose Tray is Manual feed (see page 61)
Print document as PDF file
Output Options (see page 46)
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 42
Task
Select
Solve problems with print quality degradation (fading, streaking, erratic marks)
Printer Option → Run maintenance cycle before printing (see page 61)
Toner Conservation
Print Quality (see page 53)
Copies & Pages
Copies Set the number of copies to be printed.
Collated 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 43
Layout C32_Mac_10.3_03.jpg
Pages per Sheet C32_Mac_10.2_11.jpg
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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 44
Border C32_Mac_10.2_12.jpg
When printing multiple pages on one sheet, use this to print a border between the sheets, if desired.
Two Sided Printing This feature is disabled on this screen. For two-sided (duplex) printing, see “Duplex” on page 52.
Paper Source C32_Mac_10.3_04.jpg
Auto The printer automatically selects the paper feed source.
Multi Purpose Tray / Tray1 / Tray 2 Appears only if optional Tray 2 is installed. 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 then select Multi Purpose Tray here when printing the job.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 45
Output Options C32_Mac_10.3_05.jpg
Select Save as file to output your file as your choice of an Adobe® Acrobat® PDF file or a PostScript® file.
Scheduler C32_Mac_10.3_06.jpg
Print Document Allows you to schedule when your job prints: • Now (the default). • At a specific time you specify in one minute increments • On Hold until you come back and select Now
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 46
Priority C32_Mac_10.3_07.jpg
If there are other documents in the queue to be printed at the same time as yours, this determines the printing priority given to your job.
Paper Handling C32_Mac_10.3_08.jpg
Reverse page order Select this to print the last page of the document first. This is useful when you are printing to the straight-through, rear (face up) exit required for heavy paper, labels, envelopes and transparencies.
Print Use this to print only the odd or only the even pages in your document.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 47
ColorSync C32_Mac_10.3_09.jpg
Color Conversion Set for Standard.
Quartz Filter C32_Mac_10.3_10.jpg
NOTE To see the affect of any of these filters on your document, select Add Filters, then click the filter in the list and click Apply.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 48
None C32_Mac_10.3_11a.jpg
The default. No filters are applied to the document.
Black & White C32_Mac_10.3_11b.jpg
Converts the document to black and white, with no gray shades.
Blue Tone C32_Mac_10.3_11c.jpg
Converts the document to shades of blue.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 49
Gray Tone C32_Mac_10.3_11d.jpg
Converts the document to shades of gray.
Lightness Decrease (A) / Lightness Increase (B) C32_Mac_10.3_11e.jpg, C32_Mac_10.3_11a.jpg,
C32_Mac_10.3_11f.jpg Darkens or lightens the document. The middle picture above is with no filters applied.
Reduce File Size This filters the document to reduce its file size.
Sepia Tone C32_Mac_10.3_11g.jpg
Converts the document to shades of brown.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 50
Add Filters C32_Mac_10.3_11.jpg
Clicking this brings up a Preview screen where you can see the effect produced by selecting any of the standard filters. To do this, click the name in the Filters box, then click Apply. You can also • add New filters of your choice • Delete filters you have added to the list • set color conversion options such as Rendering Intent (Automatic, Perceptual, Relative, Saturation, Absolute), etc.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 51
Duplex C32_Mac_10.3_12.jpg
Long-Edge Binding C32_Mac_10.2_19.jpg
Select Duplex_LongEdge.jpg
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 52
Short Edge Binding Duplex_ShortEdge.jpg
Print Quality C32_Mac_10.3_13.jpg
Print Quality • Fine: high resolution, slower speed: Provides optimum results when printing graphics
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 53
• 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.
Color C32_Mac_10.3_14.jpg
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 54
Auto Color C32_Mac_10.2_02a.bmp
This uses the default color print settings. It is recommended to provide the best results for general color printing.
Advanced Color C32_Mac_10.3_15.jpg
Use the Advanced Color selection to change the color settings when needed to optimize the printing of specific documents.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 55
Auto The default. Produces the best results for a general office environment. This setting allows you to manually adjust the Brightness and Saturation to optimize the print results for a particular job. Natural NaturalSelections.jpg
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 9300K. 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 56
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. Unadjusted C32_Mac_10.2_05.jpg
Undoes any color setting adjustments you have made. Brightness & Saturation C32_Mac_10.2_06.jpg
Use the Brightness slide bar to lighten or darken the appearance of the printed document Use the Saturation slide bar to adjust the vividness of the printed document. Black Finish C32_Mac_10.2_07.jpg
Gloss This option produces printing with a more glossy finish.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 57
Matte This option uses more Black and less CMYK while producing a flatter black.
Grey Scale C32_Mac_10.3_16.jpg
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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 58
Printer Option C32_Mac_10.3_17.jpg
Media Weight C32_Mac_10.2_16.jpg
Select the thickness/type of media on which you are printing a particular job, to produce optimum print results. This setting overrides the setting in the printer menu (the default printer menu setting is Medium).
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 59
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.
Light, Medium, Heavy, Ultra Heavy For printing paper of various thicknesses: • Light: 16-19 lb. US Bond (60-71 g/m2) • Medium: 20-27 lb. US Bond (75-101 g/m2) • Heavy: 28-32 lb. US Bond, 58-67 lb. Index (105-120 g/ m2) • Ultra Heavy: 33-54 lb. US Bond, 68-113 lb. Index (124-203 g/m2) Labels1, Labels2 For printing labels: • Labels1: For labels 0.1 to 0.169 mm thick. • Labels2: 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). Transparency For printing transparencies.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 60
NOTE Use only recommended transparencies (3M CG3720, Oki 52205701).
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 this if you wish to feed media (e.g. banner paper) into the Multi Purpose Tray manually. The printer display will show a message requesting that you load the media before the job prints. 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.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 61
Job Accounting C32_Mac_10.3_18.jpg
If your printer is on a network and the Job Accounting utility is enabled, you must enter your User Name and Job Account ID here in order to print. This information must be provided by your System Administrator. Once you have entered the information in this screen, you can save it as part of the Standard Preset by opening the Preset pull-down list and selecting Save. See “Using / Saving Presets” on page 64 for more information.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 62
Summary C32_Mac_10.3_19.jpg
This screen contains a list of all the print settings currently made for your print job.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 63
Using / Saving Presets C32_Mac_10.3_02.jpg
Presets allow you to save a group of settings which you use for many documents, or to change the settings designated as the Standard Preset. For example, if you are using Job Accounting, you can enter your User Name and Job Account ID on the Job Accounting screen, then save the setting as part of the Standard Preset.
Establishing a New Preset 1. Make all the printer settings you wish to save as a Preset. 2. Select Summary and review the settings to make sure you have all the settings you want to save. 3. Open the Presets drop-down list and select Save As …. C32_Mac_10.2_22.jpg
4. Type in a name under which to save your settings, then click OK.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 64
C32_Mac_10.2_23.jpg
The new Preset appears in the drop-down list.
Changing an Existing Preset 1. Make sure the Preset you wish to change is selected in the Preset box. 2. Make any needed changes in the printer settings. 3. Take a quick look at the Summary screen to confirm that the settings are what you want. 4. Open the drop-down list and select Save. The revised settings are saved under that Preset.
Deleting a Preset
CAUTION! When you click Delete, the Preset is instantly deleted without prompting you to confirm the deletion. 1. Make sure the Preset you wish to change is selected in the Preset box. 2. Open the drop-down list and select Delete. C32_MAC_10.2AND3_01.jpg
The Preset is deleted from the list.
C3200n Technical Reference, Mac Macintosh OS 10.3 • 65
