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3 Before Installing the Software Before using the printer, the printer drivers and status monitor software must be installed. The software is on the Software Installation CD-ROM included with your printer. Installation instructions are included for printers connected to computers by a USB cable or a parallel cable. Oki Data recommends using a USB connection, as your printer is performance optimized for a USB interface. CONTENTS USB Install Windows Windows XP Windows Windows Me Parallel Install Windows Me, 9x, NT Windows XP, Using the Status Monitor Operator Panel Functions

4 USB Install: Windows 98 INSTALL THE DRIVER 1. Make sure the USB cable is connected to your printer and PC and your printer is turned OFF. 2. Insert the Software Installation CD, supplied with your printer, into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, click OK.) 3. The license Agreement appears. Click 4. The Menu Installer Software Installation screen appears. Choose your language. 5. Click the Printer Driver Installer button. 6. Click Local printer. Click 7. Select the USB port. Click 8. Printer model and emulation displays. Click Printer drivers are installed. 9. Connect cable screen displays. Click Finish. 10. Switch your printer ON. 11. Add New Hardware wizard starts. Click 12. Select Search for the best driver for your device. Click 13. Select CD-ROM drive. Clear other choices. Click 14. The USB driver is located. Click Click Finish. 15. Restart your system. INSTALL THE STATUS MONITOR 3. The Menu Installer Software Installation screen appears. Choose your language. 4. Click the Printer Software button. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Print a Test Page 1. Click Start Settings Printers. Right-click OKI B4200(PCL). 2. Click Properties. 3. Select the General Tab. 4. Click the Print Test Page button. Open the Status Monitor Click Start Programs OKIB4200/OKIB4200 Status Monitor. For more information on the Status Monitor, see page 10 and the on-line User s Guide. View or Install the On-line User s Guide In order to open the on-line User s Guide, you must have Acrobat Reader installed. 1. With the Software Installation CD installed in your CD- ROM drive, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe. Click OK. 2. The License Agreement appears. Click I Accept. Click 3. Choose a language. 4. Click View or Install User s Guide. 1. Insert the driver CD supplied with your printer into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, click OK.) 2. The license Agreement appears. Click 4

5 USB Install: Windows XP INSTALL THE DRIVER 1. Make sure the USB cable is connected to your printer and PC and your printer is turned OFF. 2. Insert the driver CD supplied with your printer into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, click OK.) 3. The license Agreement appears. Click 4. The Menu Installer Software Installation screen appears. Choose your language. 5. Click the Printer Driver Installer button. 6. Click Local printer. Click 7. Select the USB port. Click 8. Printer model and emulation displays. Click Printer drivers are installed. 9. Connect cable screen displays. Click Finish. 10. Restart your system. Print a Test Page 1. Click Start Settings Printer &Faxes. 3. The Menu Installer Software Installation screen appears. Choose your language. 4. Click the Printer Software button. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Open the Status Monitor Click Start Programs OKIB4200/OKIB4200 Status Monitor. For more information on the Status Monitor, see page 10 and the on-line User s Guide. View or Install the On-line User s Guide In order to open the on-line User s Guide, you must have Acrobat Reader installed. 1. With the Software Installation CD installed in your CD- ROM drive, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe. Click OK. 2. The License Agreement appears. Click I Accept. Click 3. Choose a language. 4. Click View or Install User s Guide. 2. Right-click OKI B4200(PCL). 3. Click Properties. 4. Click the General Tab. 5. Click the Print Test Page button. INSTALL THE STATUS MONITOR 1. Insert the driver CD supplied with your printer into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, click OK.) 2. The license Agreement appears. Click 5

6 USB Install: Windows 2000 INSTALL THE DRIVER 1. Make sure the USB cable is connected to your printer and PC and your printer is turned OFF. 2. Insert the driver CD supplied with your printer into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, click OK.) 3. The license Agreement appears. Click 4. The Menu Installer appears. Choose your language. 5. Click the Printer Driver Installer button. 6. Click Local printer. Click 7. Select the USB port. Click 8. Printer model and emulation displays. Click Printer drivers are installed. 9. Connect cable screen appears. Turn printer power ON. 10. Click Finish. 11. Restart your system. Print a Test Page 1. Click Start Settings Printers. 2. The License Agreement appears. Click I Accept. Click 3. The Menu Installer displays. Choose your language. 4. Click the Printer Software button. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Open the Status Monitor Click Start Programs OKIB4200/OKIB4200 Status Monitor. For more information on the Status Monitor, see page 10 and the on-line User s Guide. View or Install the On-line User s Guide In order to open the on-line User s Guide, you must have Acrobat Reader installed. 1. With the Software Installation CD installed in your CD- ROM drive, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe. Click OK. 2. The License Agreement appears. Click I Accept. Click 3. Choose a language. 4. Click View or Install User s Guide. 2. Right-click OKIB4200(PCL) 3. Click Properties. 4. Click the General Tab. 5. Click the Print Test Page button. INSTALL THE STATUS MONITOR 1. Insert the driver CD supplied with your printer into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, click OK.) 6

7 USB Install: Windows Me INSTALL THE DRIVER 1. Make sure the USB cable is connected to your printer and PC and your printer is turned OFF. 2. Insert the software installation CD supplied with your printer into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, click OK.) 3. The license Agreement appears. Click 4. The Menu Installer appears. Choose your language. 5. Click the Printer Driver Installer button. 6. Click Local printer. Click 7. Select the USB port. Click 8. Printer model and emulation displays. Click Printer drivers are installed. 9. Connect cable screen displays. Click Finish. 10. Switch your printer ON. 11. Add New Hardware wizard displays. Select Automatically search for the best driver. Click 12. Click Finish. 13. Restart your system. PRINT A TEST PAGE 1. Click Start Settings Printers. INSTALL THE STATUS MONITOR 1. Insert the driver CD supplied with your printer into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, click OK.) 2. The Licence Agreement appears. Click I Accept. Click 3. The Menu Installer displays. Choose your language. 4. Click the Printer Software button. 5. Complete the installation following the on-screen instructions. Open the Status Monitor Click Start Programs OKIB4200/OKIB4200 Status Monitor. For more information on the Status Monitor, see page 10 and the on-line User s Guide. View or Install the On-line User s Guide In order to open the on-line User s Guide, you must have Acrobat Reader installed. 1. With the Software Installation CD installed in your CD- ROM drive, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe. Click OK. 2. The License Agreement appears. Click I Accept. Click 3. Choose a language. 4. Click View or Install User s Guide. 2. Right-click OKIB4200(PCL). 3. Click Properties. 4. Click the General Tab. 5. Click the Print Test Page button. 7

8 Parallel Install: Windows Me, 9x, NT 4.0 INSTALL PRINTER DRIVER 1. Check that the cable is installed. 2. Turn the printer ON. 3. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, then click OK.) 4. The Licence Agreement appears. Click I Accept. Click 5. The Menu Installer Software Installation screen appears. Choose your language. 6. Click the Printer Driver Installer button. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation, but do not restart your system. Open the Status Monitor Click Start Programs OKIB4200/OKIB4200 Status Monitor. For more information on the Status Monitor, see page 10 and the on-line User s Guide. View or Install the On-line User s Guide In order to open the on-line User s Guide, you must have Acrobat Reader installed. 1. With the Software Installation CD installed in your CD- ROM drive, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe. Click OK. 2. The License Agreement appears. Click I Accept. Click 3. Choose a language. 4. Click View or Install User s Guide. INSTALL THE STATUS MONITOR SOFTWARE 1. With the Menu Installer Software Installation screen still open, click the Printer Software button. 2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 3. Restart your system. Print a Test Page 1. Click Start Settings Printers. 2. Right-click OKI B4200(PCL). 3. Click Properties. 4. Click the Print Test Page button. 8

9 Parallel Install: Windows XP & 2000 INSTALLING PRINTER DRIVERS Two printer drivers are available: A fast-parallel driver (recommended), which provides faster printing. To use this driver, make sure the ECP setting in your system BIOS is enabled. See your computer s manual for information on how to do this. A logo driver, which is Microsoft certified. Install a Logo Driver 1. Check that the cable is installed. 2. Turn the printer ON. 3. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will Autorun. (If it doesn t, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install.exe, then click OK.) 4. The Licence Agreement appears. Click 5. The Menu Installer screen appears. Choose your language. 6. Click the Printer Driver Installer button. 7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Print a Test Page 1. Click Start Settings Printers (& Faxes). 2. Right-click OKI B4200(PCL). 3. Click Properties. 4. Click the Print Test Page button. Install the Optional Fast-Parallel Driver 1. Check that the cable is installed. 2. Turn the printer ON. 4. Click Add Printer. The Add Printer Wizard displays. Click 5. Select Local Printer attached, uncheck other selections. Click 6. Select the LPT1 (recommended) printer port. Click 7. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM Drive. (If Menu Installer displays, click cancel to close it and continue the installation using Add Printer Wizard.) 8. Select Have Disk and click Browse. 9. Browse to your CD-ROM drive\drivers\ecp\2k_xp\ language. Click OK. 10. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. If Windows Logo testing or Digital Signature Not Found appears, click Continue Anyway or Yes. INSTALL THE STATUS MONITOR 1. With the CD installed in your CD-ROM drive, click Start Run Browse. Browse to your CD-ROM drive and double-click Install. Click OK. 2. The License Agreement appears. Click 3. The Menu Installer displays. Choose your language. 4. Click the Printer Software button. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Open the Status Monitor Click Start Programs OKIB4200/OKIB4200 Status Monitor. For more information on the Status Monitor, see page 10 and the on-line User s Guide. View or Install the On-line User s Guide See page 8 for steps to view or install the on-line User s Guide. 3. Click Start Settings Printers & Faxes. 9

Using the Status Monitor The status monitor is your on-screen control panel where you can monitor printer operation and control and change printer settings.

Preferences - Use this tab to set the appearance and response of the status monitor. Click the Help button for information about each feature. See the B4200 On-line User s Guide for more information.

10 Using the Status Monitor The status monitor is your on-screen control panel where you can monitor printer operation and control and change printer settings. To open the status monitor click Start/Programs/OKIB4200/ OKIB4200 Status Monitor. The current printer status is shown. Preferences - Use this tab to set the appearance and response of the status monitor. Click the Help button for information about each feature. See the B4200 On-line User s Guide for more information. README FILE For the latest printer driver information, see the Readme file on the CD supplied with your printer. Note: Click the maximize button to expand the view. Status Monitor Tabs Click on a tab for the following information: Printer Status - This tab appears when you open the status monitor. On this screen, messages pop-up in the status window so you can see the real-time operations of your printer. Printer Setup - Click this tab for access to the printer menu setup; you can set paper specifications, document layout, print quality, economy print, and test printing. 10

Operator Panel Functions The B4200 operator panel consists of a control button and 4 LED indicators. CONTROL BUTTON Use the control button (1) to: Turn the printer on-line/off-line.

11 Operator Panel Functions The B4200 operator panel consists of a control button and 4 LED indicators. CONTROL BUTTON Use the control button (1) to: Turn the printer on-line/off-line. Resume printing after a paper error, or print overrun. Interrupt/resume data processing. LED INDICATORS The LEDs show the status of your printer. The LEDs also have operating conditions that are indicated by slow or rapid blinking. See the B4200 On-line User s Guide for more information. LEDs: (2) Power: Power is on. (3) Ready: Printer is on-line and ready to print. (4) Manual Feed: Printer is requesting Manual Paper Feed. (5) Error: There is an error with the printer. Remember, the Status Monitor displays the status of your printer on-screen (see page 10). 11

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Before Installing the Software

Before Installing the Software Before using the printer, the printer software drivers must be installed. The software is on the CD-ROM included with your printer. Installation instructions are included