Oki B401 User Manual

4 > B401/B411/B431
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Printer settings in Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Printing preferences in Windows applications . . . . . . . . .68
PCL emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
PS emulation (B431) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Setting from Windows control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Printer settings in Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Auto versus Manual Duplex Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Auto Duplexing: Models B411 and B431 . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Manual duplexing: Model B401/B411 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Manual duplexing: Model B431 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Duplex printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Overlays and Macros (Windows Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
What are overlays and macros?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Creating PostScript overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Creating the overlay image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Create and download the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Test printing the overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Defining overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Printing with PostScript overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Creating PCL Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Creating the overlay image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Create and download macros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Test printing the macro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Defining overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
Printing with PCL overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Consumables and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Consumable order details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Toner cartridge life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
When to replace the toner cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Replacing the toner cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Image drum life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
When to replace the image drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Replacing the image drum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Generating a cleaning page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
B401/B411 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
B431 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Cleaning the LED array. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Status and error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Paper Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Input jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Oki B401 Specifications

General

Color	No
Duplex printing	Yes
Print technology	LED
Maximum resolution	2400 x 600 DPI
Time to first page (black, normal)	5.5 s
Print speed (black, normal quality, A4/US Letter)	29 ppm
PCL fonts	87
Bitmap fonts	OCR-A, OCR-B
Printer fonts	Bitmap, PCL
Maximum duty cycle	30000 pages per month
Recommended duty cycle	2000 pages per month
Number of print cartridges	-
Page description languages	Epson FX, IBM ProPrinter, PCL 5e, PCL 6
Processor family	PowerPC
Sound power level (standby)	30 dB
Sound pressure level (printing)	53 dB
Total input capacity	250 sheets
Total output capacity	150 sheets
Maximum input capacity	251 sheets
Total number of input trays	1
Multi-Purpose tray input capacity	1 sheets
Maximum print size	216 x 356 mm
Paper tray media types	Plain paper
Paper tray media weight	60 - 120 g/m²
ISO A-series sizes (A0...A9)	A4, A5, A6
ISO B-series sizes (B0...B9)	B5
Maximum ISO A-series paper size	A4
Multi-Purpose Tray media weight	60 - 163 g/m²
Standard interfaces	Parallel, USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
AC input voltage	220 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (off)	0.5 W
Power consumption (standby)	70 W
Power consumption (printing)	510 W
Power consumption (PowerSave)	7 W
Storage temperature (T-T)	-10 - 43 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 32 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64

Weight and Dimensions

Dimensions (WxDxH)	387 x 364 x 244.5 mm