Oce 5250 User manual

Océ 5250

User manual

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Edition 1.0

Océ-Technologies B.V.

This manual, which can be kept behind the left-hand door of the copier,

contains a description of the Océ 5250 and the copying that can be done with

it. The introduction (chapter 1) contains a general description of the working

methods for using the copier and it is recommended that you read at least this

chapter.

Safety information

This manual contains the following safety information:

■Appendix B lists ‘Instructions for safe use’. You are advised to read this

information before you start to actually use the copier. Technical safety

information such as safety data sheets can also be found in appendix B.

■Where applicable, cautions and warnings are used throughout this manual to

draw your attention to safety precautions to be taken.

Contents 3

Contents

Chapter 1

Installation of the Océ 5250 printer

Preparing for installation 10

Precautions 10

Required installation space 10

Checking the printer components 12

User documentation CD 15

Operating recommendations 16

General considerations 16

Usingthestand(pedestal) 16

Transporting the printer 16

Unpacking the printer 17

Assembling the stand (pedestal) 17

Removing the printer from the carton 17

Viewing the printer components 18

Carriage 19

Cable connections 20

Installing the printer 21

Plugginginandswitchingontheprinter 26

Using the control panel 27

Menu direction arrows 27

Keys 28

Leds (light emitting diodes) 28

Message display window 29

Using the printer menu 29

Using the flowchart (menu tree) instructions 30

Selecting the display language 31

Connecting the printer 32

Chapter 2

Getting started

Installing the print heads and ink tanks 34

About print heads 34

Preparing to install the print heads 35

Unpacking and installing the print head 36

Installing the ink tank 39

Monitoring ink levels 41

Replacing the ink tank 41

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Selecting a media mode 42

Loading roll media 43

Choosing the media type 48

Loading cut sheet media 49

Printing the menu tree 51

Cancelling a print in progress 52

Setting the colour mode 53

Setting the print quality 54

Setting the number of printed copies 55

Setting the media format 56

Chapter 3

Print management

Rotating a print 58

Scaling a print 59

Autoscaling 60

Mirroring a print 62

Saving media 64

Nesting 64

Setting the media saver timeout 66

Flushing the media saver queues 67

Autopositioning 68

Defining the pen width 70

Making a palette print 71

Setting the pen colours and patterns 72

Setting pen colours 72

Saving pen user configurations 72

Setting the pen patterns 73

Defining the pen priority 74

Chapter 4

Advanced functions

Setting the menu access level 76

Locking the printer menu 77

Setting the short menu 78

Setting the full menu 79

Setting the print timeout 80

Printing the dump configuration 81

Examples of a dump configuration 82

Printing long prints 84

Contents 5

Calibrating the Océ 5250 85

Printing the registration print 86

Printing the X-alignment print 87

Printing the X-accuracy print 89

Choosing between accuracy and smooth area fills 92

Rendering 93

Upgrading the firmware 94

Expanding the printer memory 96

Chapter 5

Print data formats

Setting automatic language sensing 100

Selecting the data format manually 101

Using the transparency mode 102

Setting the print origin 104

HP-GL, HP-GL/2 106

Page advance 106

Line Attribute 107

WorkingwithHP-GL,HP-GL/2format 108

HP-GL commands 108

HP-GL/2 commands 109

Selecting the HP-GL or HP-GL/2 command set 110

HP-RTL commands 111

CalComp parameters 112

Checksum parameter 112

End of message parameter 113

Synch code parameter 114

Double synch parameter 115

CalComp step size 116

CALS and TIFF 117

CALS 117

TIFF 117

PostScript 2 118

PostScript 2 page layout 118

Default PostScript 2 page size 119

Chapter 6

Use of media

Media types 122

Choosing media 123

Storing and handling media 125

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Chapter 7

Maintenance

General cleaning 128

Caring for the wiper blades 130

Replacing the cutter unit 132

Cleaning the print heads 133

Transporting the printer 134

Chapter 8

Troubleshooting

Solving printer operation problems 136

Understanding printer messages 137

Status messages 137

Warnings 138

Error messages 138

Banner messages 142

Service message 143

Improving poor print quality 144

Checking the print head quality 146

Adjusting the carriage height 146

Printing the registration print 147

Print head problems 148

Problems using colour 149

Using the statistics menu 150

Chapter 9

Connection of the Océ 5250

Connecting the printer 152

Connecting to a Centronics port 152

Connecting to an Ethernet port 153

Supported printing protocols 157

Preferred printing solution 157

Printing via LPD 158

Printing via FTP 158

Printing via SMB 159

Contents 7

Appendix A

Glossary

Appendix B

Safety information

Instructions for safe use 168

Safety data sheet for the Océ 5250 170

EPA Energy Star® 171

Appendix C

Miscellaneous

Notation conventions 174

Reader’s comment sheet 175

Addresses of local Océ organisations 177

Appendix D

Technical reference

Product specifications 180

Printer default values 181

Handshake protocols 184

Centronics protocol 184

Centronics port configuration 185

Software commands 186

HP-GL commands 186

HP-GL escape sequences 187

HP-GL/2 commands 188

HP-RTL commands 190

CalComp commands 192

Index 195

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Océ 5250

User manual

Chapter 1

Installation of the Océ 5250 printer

■Preparing for installation

■Checking the printer components

■Installing the printer

■Using the control panel

■Selecting the display language

■Connecting the printer

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Preparing for installation

Precautions

■You need two persons to install the Océ 5250.

■First assemble the stand, and then install the Océ 5250.

■Before you start the installation, make sure the power switch of the Océ 5250

is turned to ‘OFF’.

Required installation space

For efficient use of the Océ 5250, plan an adequate space as illustrated below.

[1] Required installation space front view

[2] Required installation space top view

1462mm

600mm

800mm

600mm

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