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    User’s guide ml1120/ml1190 eco.

  • Page 2: Reface

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – preface > 2 p reface every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki printing solutions assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Oki printing solutions also cannot gu...

  • Page 3: Ontents

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – preface > 3 c ontents preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 notes, cautions and warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 about this guide...

  • Page 4

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – preface > 4 setting menu values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 confirming current settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 menu setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 menu items and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 5: Otes

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – notes, cautions and warnings. > 5 n otes , cautions and warnings . Note a note provides additional information to supplement the main text. Caution! A caution provides additional information which, if ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or damage. Warning! A...

  • Page 6: Ntroduction

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – introduction > 6 i ntroduction congratulations on purchasing this oki printing solutions printer! The ml1120 eco (9-pin) and ml1190 eco (24-pin) are designed to provide highly reliable letter quality printing and high resolution graphics for the desktop/office printi...

  • Page 7

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – introduction > 7 > technical reference guide: to provide detailed technical information for programmers and more technical users. This is an electronic document available on the web site www.Okiprintingsolutions.Com. > installation guides: accompany consumable items ...

  • Page 8

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – introduction > 8 2. Choose which pages you wish to print: (a) [all pages], (1), for the entire manual. (b) [current page], (2), for the page at which you are looking. (c) [pages from] and [to], (3), for the range of pages you specify by entering their page numbers. 3...

  • Page 9: Etting

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – getting started > 9 g etting started r etaining packing materials after setting up your printer according to the instructions in the set-up guide, retain your packing materials and container in case you ever need to ship or transport your printer. I dentifying compon...

  • Page 10

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – getting started > 10 3. Platen knob: turn to move or eject the paper. 4. Paper thickness lever: set according to the thickness of the paper. There is also a setting to facilitate ribbon replacement. 5. Control panel: contains button switches and indicators (described...

  • Page 11

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – getting started > 11 r ear view 1. Input tray: insert cut sheet paper for use by the printer (one sheet at a time). 2. Power connector: connect to printer power cable. 3. Paper guides: can be adjusted as required to locate the left edge of cut sheet paper. 4. Pin tra...

  • Page 12

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – getting started > 12 l ocating your printer > select a firm, solid, level surface on which to site your printer. > allow enough space around your printer (e.G. At least 60 cm from any wall) for easy access to the platen knob and the various paper feed paths. > make s...

  • Page 13

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – getting started > 13 2. Connect the power cable (1) to the power connector (2) on the printer. 3. Connect the power cable to a 220/240 v ac power outlet and switch on the outlet power. 4. Turn the printer power switch to on. 5. Check that the sel and status indicator...

  • Page 14: Caution!

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – getting started > 14 p roducing a test print to check that your printer is operational, produce a test print on a sheet of 80 gsm a4 paper (for example) as follows: 1. Turn the printer power switch to off. 2. Set the paper type lever to cut sheet. 3. Remove the acces...

  • Page 15: Onnecting

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – connecting to a computer > 15 c onnecting to a computer in this section you will interconnect your printer and computer, install the printer driver in your computer and print a test page. I nterfaces your printer is equipped with three data interfaces: > parallel: fo...

  • Page 16

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – connecting to a computer > 16 break off the tabs (4) to allow the cables to sit neatly underneath the printer. 3. Turn on the printer. 4. Turn on the computer. I nstalling the printer driver insert the drivers cd into your computer and follow the on- screen instructi...

  • Page 17: Rinting

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – printing from a computer > 17 p rinting from a computer when printing to your printer from, for example, a windows application on your computer, make your printing selections from the driver windows that appear on screen. These driver windows have been designed to be...

  • Page 18: Aper

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 18 p aper handling this section describes how to use cut sheet paper and continuous forms in your printer. L oading cut sheet paper 1. Ensure that the printer is switched on. 2. Ensure that the pin tractor covers are closed to avoid the possibility o...

  • Page 19: Caution!

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 19 4. Set the left paper margin by adjusting the paper guide (1). Position the edge of the paper guide (1) at the tip of the printed line marker arrow (2) on the paper tray. 5. Remove the access cover and set the paper thickness lever (1) to suit the...

  • Page 20

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 20 paper on the input tray (2) into the printer until it is gripped. E jecting cut sheet paper when the printer reaches the end of the cut sheet page it automatically ejects the page. If required, add another sheet for the printer to continue printin...

  • Page 21

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 21 l oading continuous forms s etting up continuous forms to avoid paper feeding problems, carry out the following: 1. Check your printer is on a surface approximately 75 cm above the floor. 2. Position the continuous forms supply directly below the ...

  • Page 22

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 22 3. Remove the access cover and set the paper thickness lever (1) to suit the paper. See “setting the paper thickness lever” on page 40. 4. Remove the input tray and rear cover together by gripping the input tray at both sides and pulling it up and...

  • Page 23

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 23 5. Lift the locking lever (1) of the left pin tractor and slide the pin tractor as required to adjust the paper position. Press the locking lever back down to lock the pin tractor in the desired position. 6. Lift the locking lever (1) of the right...

  • Page 24

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 24 ensure that the forms are properly aligned on the sprocket pins, then close the pin tractor covers. 8. Adjust the right pin tractor to accommodate the width of the continuous forms, taking care that the forms are held neither too loosely nor too t...

  • Page 25

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 25 pushing gently forward until the input tray clips into place. 10. Replace the access cover. 11. Press the load/eject button. The continuous forms will be taken into the printer and positioned at the first line print position. F eeding continuous f...

  • Page 26: Warning!

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 26 2. Disconnect the power cord. 3. Remove the access cover. 4. Move the printhead assembly to the left. Warning! Be careful as the printhead may be hot after operation. Allow it to cool before touching it. 3cm.

  • Page 27

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 27 5. Push up the pull up roller assembly with the thumbs and release one side. Then, release the other side and remove the pull up roller assembly. The pull up guide may become detached. 6. If necessary, replace the pull up guide. 7. Turn the printe...

  • Page 28

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 28 8. Remove the input tray and rear cover together by gripping the input tray at both sides and pulling it back and up from the printer. 9. Remove the tractor assembly. Squeeze the handles to release the clamps on both sides. Continue to squeeze and...

  • Page 29

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 29 10. Position the tractor assembly as shown. The gear assembly is on the left. 11. Locate the arms over the pivot points and rotate the unit backwards until the clamps close over the back pins. 12. Turn the printer so that the front of the printer ...

  • Page 30

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 30 13. Turn the platen knob. If the tractor assembly is correctly installed, the gear will turn. If the gear does not turn as you turn the platen knob, repeat steps 10 to 12. 14. Replace the input tray and rear cover by fitting the rear cover into th...

  • Page 31

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 31 loading continuous forms (bottom feed) 1. Ensure the printer is turned off. 2. Remove the access cover..

  • Page 32

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 32 3. Set the paper type lever to continuous forms 4. Place the stack of continuous forms paper below the printer. Bring the paper up through the slot in the base of the printer. 5. Lift the locking lever (1) of the left pin tractor and slide the pin...

  • Page 33

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 33 then press the locking lever (3) back down to lock the pin tractor in the desired position. 6. Lift the locking lever (1) of the right pin tractor and slide the pin tractor to the required position (2) to accommodate the width of the continuous fo...

  • Page 34

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 34 7. Open the left and right pin tractor covers (1) and feed the continuous forms (2) in the direction of the arrow, locating the sprocket holes in the forms onto the sprocket pins. 8. Ensure that the forms are properly aligned on the sprocket pins,...

  • Page 35

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 35 tractors. Press the locking lever down (2) to lock the right pin tractor in the desired position. 10. Replace the access cover. 11. Turn on the printer..

  • Page 36

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 36 t earing off continuous forms 1. With the sel indicator illuminated, press and hold the lf/ ff button to move the continuous form to the next page. 2. Press tear to align the tear-off perforations on the form with the paper cutter on the printer. ...

  • Page 37

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 37 3. Check the position of the tear-off perforations (1) relative to the paper cutter (2). (a) to advance the forms, continue to hold down the tear button and then the sel button. (b) to retract the forms, continue to hold down the tear button and t...

  • Page 38

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 38 4. Remove the input tray and rear cover together by gripping the input tray at both sides and pulling it up and away from the printer. 5. Lift the pin tractor covers and remove the forms. 6. Close the pin tractor covers. 7. Replace the input tray ...

  • Page 39

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 39 pushing gently forward until the input tray clips into place..

  • Page 40

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 40 s etting the paper thickness lever there are 6 lever positions, the first 5 for printing purposes and the sixth to facilitate ribbon replacement.: set the paper thickness lever for different paper types as follows: set the paper thickness lever fo...

  • Page 41

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – paper handling > 41 note printing with lever positions 5 – 6 is not guaranteed. If the lever position does not suit the paper thickness, paper feeding and printing may not work properly. Do not print bankbooks to avoid possible pin breakage/ribbon snagging. Printing ...

  • Page 42: Perating

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 42 o perating instructions c ontrol panel ml1120 eco the status/alarm indicators and button switches on the control panel allow you to check printer status and control the printer. Sel alarm sel lf/ff load/eject tear status font pitch speed 1...

  • Page 43

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 43 indicators indicator status meaning sel on printer is on-line i.E. Is available to print off printer is off-line i.E. Is not available to print flashing print suppress status head thermal alarm status power save mode (long-cycle flashing) ...

  • Page 44: Ml1190

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 44 ml1190 eco the status/alarm indicators and button switches on the control panel allow you to check printer status and control the printer. Sel alarm sel lf/ff load/eject tear status font pitch 1 2 3.

  • Page 45

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 45 indicators indicator status meaning sel on printer is on-line i.E. Is available to print off printer is off-line i.E. Is not available to print flashing print suppress status head thermal alarm status power save mode (long cycle flashing) ...

  • Page 46

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 46 b uttons 3 on printer power is on off printer power is off flashing low power consumption mode indicator status meaning button status function sel on-line sets the printer to off-line. Off-line sets the printer to on-line and disalarms the...

  • Page 47

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 47 sel+power on switch enters menu mode. Load/eject+sel on-line and off-line ml1120 eco: microfeed down 0.176 mm (1/144 in) step. Ml1190 eco: microfeed down 0.141 mm (1/180 in) step. Load/eject+lf/ ff on-line and off-line ml1120 eco: microfee...

  • Page 48: Ml1120

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 48 c hange print mode you can change print modes directly from the front panel. Hold down the sel button and press the button indicated below. The printer will cycle through the choices as indicated by the two status lights. When you reease t...

  • Page 49

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 49 sel + load/eject character pitch 10cpi on 12cpi on 15cpi flashing 17cpi flashing 20cpi on on proportional sel + tear print speed normal on high speed on quiet on on switch combination printing style status light left right sel + lf/ff near...

  • Page 50: Ml1190

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 50 ml1190 eco sel + tear print speed normal on high speed on quiet on on switch combination printing style status light left right sel alarm sel lf/ff load/eject tear status font pitch 1 2 3.

  • Page 51

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 51 switch combination printing style status light left centre right sel + lf/ff font lq courier on lq roman on lq swiss on lq swiss bold flashing lq orator flashing lq gothic flashing lq prestige on on lq ocr-a on on lq ocr-b on on utility fl...

  • Page 52

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 52 s etting menu values the following information explains the printer settings and how you can change them. Printer items and their values are printed for reference. Switch combination printing style status light sel + lf/ff left center righ...

  • Page 53

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 53 c onfirming current settings to print the current menu settings, use a cut sheet of a4 paper or continuous forms of width at least 254 mm. In this example, a sheet of a4 paper is used. 1. Set the paper type lever to cut sheet mode. 2. To a...

  • Page 54

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 54 4. Press lf/ff (or tear and lf/ff together) to step forward (backward) through the sub-menus. 5. Press load/eject (or tear and load/eject together) to step forward (backward) through the settings for each menu item. 6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 ...

  • Page 55: Ml1120

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 55 m enu items and settings in the menu settings tables below, factory default settings are shown in bold. Ml1120 eco menu item function setting printer control menu emulation mode select epson mode, ibm mode, or ml mode. Ibm epson ml font me...

  • Page 56

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 56 symbol sets menu character set select either ank character code table. Standard line graphics block graphics (displayed for ml emulation only) set i set ii (displayed for ibm and epson emulation only) language set select a language charact...

  • Page 57

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 57 symbol sets menu code page select a code page. Usa canada french multilingual portugal norway turkey greek_437 greek_869 greek_928 grk_437 cyprus polska mazovia serbo croatic i serbo croatic ii ecma-94 hungarian cwi windows greek windows e...

  • Page 58

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 58 rear feed menu line spacing select line feed pitch. 6 lpi 8 lpi form tear- off select manual or auto as the method to advance a continuous form to the form tear-off position. Manual 500 ms 1 sec 2 sec skip over perforation select whether t...

  • Page 59

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 59 rear feed menu tof adjustment (continuous) select an adjustment value for the reference position in regard to the tof position of a continuous form. The position moves to the rear of the form by [+] and to the top of the form by [-] in 1/1...

  • Page 60

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 60 bottom feed menu page length select the length of a continuous form. 279.4 mm(11 in) 296.3 mm (11 2/3 in) 304.8 mm (12 in) 355.6 mm(14 in) 431.8 mm(17 in) 76.2 mm(3 in) 82.6 mm(3.25 in) 84.7 mm(10/3 in) 88.9 mm(3.5 in) 93.1mm(11/3 in) 101....

  • Page 61

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 61 top feed menu page length control control the page length of cut paper. By menu setting by actual page length cut sheet auto eject position select a printable area at the bottom of cut sheets of paper in cut-paper mode (the character centr...

  • Page 62

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 62 set-up menu paper out override select whether to detect paper end or not. No yes print registration 1 adjust the print starting position on printing in the reverse direction. (the position moves to the right or left in 1/720 in increments....

  • Page 63

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 63 set-up menu auto lf select whether to perform auto lf operation or not upon receiving a cr code. Yes no auto cr select whether to perform auto cr operation upon receiving a carriage return command. (display for ibm emulation only) yes no p...

  • Page 64

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 64 set-up menu host interface select interface settings. Auto interface parallel usb serial i/f time out select timeout time for auto interfacing. 15 sec 30 sec 45 sec 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min esc si pitch set the contents of esc si comm...

  • Page 65

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 65 set-up menu power save time select the time to enter to enter the power save mode. 5 min 10 min 15 min 30 min 60 min paper end select whether a printer status where no paper is loaded is set to sel or desel. On-line off-line print directio...

  • Page 66

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 66 serial i/f parity set parity. None odd even ignore serial data 7/8 bits set serial data length. 8 bit 7 bit protocol set protocols. Dtr x-on/x-off dtr & x-on/x-off diagnostic test set/cancel loop testing of the serial interface. No yes bau...

  • Page 67: Ml1190

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 67 ml1190 eco in the menu settings tables below, factory default settings are shown in bold. Menu item funtion setting printer control menu emulation mode select epson lq mode, ibm ppr mode, or ibm agm mode. Epson lq ibm ppr ibm agm font menu...

  • Page 68

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 68 symbol sets menu character set select either ank character code table. Set i set ii language set select language character set. Ascii french german british danish i swedish i italian spanish i japanese norwegian danish ii spanish ii latin ...

  • Page 69

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 69 symbol sets menu slashed letter 0 set whether to convert slashed 0 located at 9bh and 9dh in usa code page or not. Yes no rear feed menu line spacing select line feed pitch. 6 lpi 8 lpi form tear-off select manual or auto as the method to ...

  • Page 70

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 70 rear feed menu tof (continuous) select the reference position for the tof position when auto loading continuous form paper from the rear of the printer. (up to the midsection of characters in the first line) 2.12 mm (1/12 in) 4.23 mm (2/12...

  • Page 71

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 71 bottom feed menu page length select the length of a continuous form. 279.4 mm (11 in) 296.3 mm (11 2/3 in) 304.8 mm (12 in) 355.6 mm (14 in) 431.8 mm (17 in) 76.2 mm (3 in) 82.6 mm (3.25 in) 84.7 mm (10/3 in) 88.9 mm (3.5 in) 93.1 mm (11/3...

  • Page 72

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 72 top feed menu top feed wait time select the waiting time between setting paper on the tray and feeding it while the printer is waiting for paper to be fed in cut-paper manual feed mode. Invalid 0.5sec 1.0sec 2.0sec page length control cont...

  • Page 73

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 73 top feed menu tof (cut sheet top of form) select the reference position for the tof position when feeding cut-paper in manual mode. (up to the mid-section of characters in the first line.) 2.12 mm (1/12 in) 4.23 mm (1/6 in) 6.35 mm (1/4 in...

  • Page 74

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 74 set-up menu print registration 2 adjust the print starting position on printing in the reverse direction. (the position moves to the right or left in 1/720 in increments.) -10 - -1 0 +1 - +10 print registration 3 adjust the print starting ...

  • Page 75

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 75 set-up menu auto cr select whether to perform auto cr operation upon receiving a carriage return command. (ibm ppr and ibm agm emulation only) yes no si select pitch (10 cpi) set how to handle an si command received in 10 cpi mode. (ibm pp...

  • Page 76

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 76 set-up menu print style set quiet printing. Normal quiet centering position (continuous) set the centering position for the print head by the number of characters of 10cpi ank. Default mode1 mode2 centering position (cut sheet) set the cen...

  • Page 77

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 77 parallel i/f i-prime set i-prime signal control of the centronics interface. Invalid buffer print buffer clear auto feed xt set whether to enable or disable auto feed xt signal of the centronics interface. (epson emulation only) valid inva...

  • Page 78

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 78 i nitialising menu settings to restore the menu settings to their initial values, carry out the steps below. 1. Set the power switch to off. 2. Press and hold down the sel and lf/ff buttons together and then set the power switch to on. Ser...

  • Page 79: Tof

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 79 a djusting tof position use the following procedure to set tof to accord with the reference position (23.28 mm (11/12 in)). The reference position refers to the first line of the paper i.E. The position to which the printer feeds the paper...

  • Page 80

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 80 p rinter speed settings p rinter impact mode when switched on, the printer enters the impact mode selected in the menu. You can change this to normal speed, high speed and quiet printing without using the menus as follows. (this function i...

  • Page 81: Tof

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – operating instructions > 81 s etting tof position at the place of user ’ s choice tof position can be set at the user’s choice. The reference position refers to the first line of the paper i.E. The position to which the printer feeds the paper when automatically load...

  • Page 82: Roubleshooting

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 82 t roubleshooting c learing paper jams c ut sheet paper jammed in printer 1. Set the power switch to off. 2. Remove the access cover. 3. Set the paper thickness lever to the replace ribbon position (position 6). 4. Remove the ribbon cartridge. See...

  • Page 83

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 83 5. Move the print head away from the paper. 6. Rotate the platen knob in the relevant direction and pull the cut sheet out from the top of the printer. 7. If a paper fragment remains inside the printer: (a) use tweezers to grip and extract it or ...

  • Page 84: Warning!

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 84 8. When the paper jams are cleared, replace the ribbon cartridge and replace the printer access cover. 9. Set the power switch to on. C ontinuous forms jammed in printer 1. Set the power switch to off. 2. Tear off any unprinted continuous forms. ...

  • Page 85

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 85 3. Remove the input tray and rear cover together by gripping the input tray at both sides and pulling it up and away from the printer. 4. Raise each pin tractor cover and remove the continuous forms from the pin tractors. 5. Rotate the platen kno...

  • Page 86

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 86 at the back of the printer and pushing gently forward until the input tray clips into place. 8. Set the power switch to on. R esponding to alarm conditions use the following table for guidance on how to respond to indicated alarm conditions. Indi...

  • Page 87

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 87 r esponding to general problems use the following table to help you to identify symptoms with possible causes and take suggested remedial actions. Problem cause action no power no power the power cable is not properly connected. Check the power c...

  • Page 88

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 88 no printing takes place sel indicator is unlit. The printer driver is not installed properly. Re-install the printer driver correctly. The printer has just stopped printing. Press the sel button. There is no paper in the printer. Load paper. Sel ...

  • Page 89

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 89 print blurring the characters are too pale to display properly on the paper. The paper thickness lever position does not match the paper. Correct the paper thickness lever setting. The printer is set to print at high speed. Set the speed to norma...

  • Page 90

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 90 too high or too low tof (where printing starts). The tof is not correctly selected. Initialise the printer. Select correct tof for cut sheet and continuous forms. Select the first-line print position and adjust the paper top position. Reselect th...

  • Page 91

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 91 broken and uneven vertical lines. This may happen in bidirectional printing. Use print registration in the adjustment mode to adjust. Too large or small line spacing. Line spacing is not selected correctly. Reselect line spacing correctly in the ...

  • Page 92

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – troubleshooting > 92 improper continuous forms feed. No line feed, and no paper feed. Paper is off the pin tractors. Reload paper correctly. The adjust lever position does not match the paper type. Set the adjust lever to the correct position. Paper distortion or jam...

  • Page 93: Leaning

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – cleaning your printer > 93 c leaning your printer to keep your printer in good operating condition, you are advised to clean it regularly. P rinter exterior clean the exterior of the printer as required, but at least every six months or 300 hours of operation, whiche...

  • Page 94: Caution!

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – cleaning your printer > 94 using a soft cloth, cotton swabs and a vacuum cleaner, clean the interior of the printer as follows: where to clean what to clean the carriage and the area around it clean and remove paper waste, dirt, dust and ribbon shreds. The paper trav...

  • Page 95: Onsumables

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – consumables and accessories > 95 c onsumables and accessories c onsumables when the printed image becomes faint or incomplete, replace the ribbon cartridge. C hanging a ribbon cartridge 1. Set the power switch to off. 2. Set the paper thickness lever to replace ribbo...

  • Page 96: Warning!

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – consumables and accessories > 96 4. Grip the ribbon cartridge with your fingers at each end and slope it up and out to remove it from the carriage. 5. Dispose of the cartridge in accordance with your local guidelines. 6. Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its wrapp...

  • Page 97: Caution!

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – consumables and accessories > 97 7. In the direction indicated by the arrows, insert the pins at both ends of the ribbon cartridge into the u grooves in the printer until the ribbon cartridge is fully locked. 8. Hold the ribbon cartridge with your fingers pressing on...

  • Page 98

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – consumables and accessories > 98 10. Replace the access cover. 11. Set the paper thickness lever to match the paper being used. ( see “setting the paper thickness lever” on page 40. ) 12. Set the printer power switch to on. C onsumable order information item life ord...

  • Page 99: Pecifications

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – specifications > 99 s pecifications ml1120 eco item specification product name ml1120 eco model no. D22400b print method impact dot matrix print head 9 pins, 0.3mm (0.012 in) diameter print direction bi-directional, short-line-seeking printing print speed high speed ...

  • Page 100

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – specifications > 100 character sets standard ascii epson (italics/graphics) ibm (set1/set2) ml foreign code page media see “setting the paper thickness lever” on page 40. Original oki cartridge ribbon ink color ribbon life black 4 million characters (utility mode) pr...

  • Page 101

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – specifications > 101 noise level the acoustic noise of this product is less than 53 db (a) as measured in accordance with en iso 7779. Item specification.

  • Page 102: Ml1190

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – specifications > 102 ml1190 eco item specification product name ml1190 eco model no. D22410b print method impact dot matrix print head 24 pins, 0.2 mm (0.0079 in) diameter print direction bi-directional, short-line-seeking printing print speed high speed draft (hsd) ...

  • Page 103

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – specifications > 103 media see “setting the paper thickness lever” on page 40. Original oki cartridge ribbon ink color ribbon life black 4 million characters (utility mode) print head life 200 million characters dimensions 349 mm (w) x 150 mm (h) x 232 mm (d) with pl...

  • Page 104: Ndex

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – index > 104 i ndex a alarm indications .......................... 86 aligning perforations ..................... 36 b buttons ....................................... 46 c cleaning exterior .................................. 93 interior ..................................

  • Page 105: Contact

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – oki contact details > 105 o ki contact details oki systems (uk) limited blays house wick road egham surrey tw20 0hj tel:+44 (0) 1784 274300 fax:+44 (0) 1784 274301 http://www.Oki.Co.Uk oki systems ireland limited the square industrial complex tallaght dublin 24 tel:+...

  • Page 106

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – oki contact details > 106 tel:+48 22 448 65 00 fax:+48 22 448 65 01 website: www.Oki.Com.Pl e-mail: oki@oki.Com.Pl hotline: 0800 120066 e-mail: tech@oki.Com.Pl oki systems (ibérica) s.A. Sucursal portugal edifício prime - av. Quinta grande 53 7º c alfragide 2614-521 ...

  • Page 107

    Ml1120/ml1190 eco user’s guide – oki contact details > 107 helpdesk: 0800 5667654 tel:+31 (0) 23 55 63 740 fax:+31 (0) 23 55 63 750 website: www.Oki.Nl oki systems (norway) as tevlingveien 23 n-1081 oslo tel:+47 (0) 63 89 36 00 telefax:+47 (0) 63 89 36 01 ordrefax:+47 (0) 63 89 36 02 website: www.Ok...

  • Page 108

    Oki europe limited blays house wick road egham surrey, tw20 0hj united kingdom tel: +44 (0) 208 219 2190 fax: +44 (0) 208 219 2199 www.Okiprintingsolutions.Com 45692002ee rev2.