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Oki ML5520 User Manual

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  • Page 1

    Ml5520/21 user ’s guide.

  • Page 2: Preface

    Preface > 2 preface 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...

  • Page 3: Contents

    Contents > 3 contents preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 features / tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Contents > 4 printing the menu settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 printing all menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 changing the menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 menu settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

  • Page 5: Note

    Notes, cautions and warnings > 5 notes, cautions and warnings note a note appears in this manual like this. A note provides additional information to supplement the main text which may help you to use and understand the product. Caution! A caution appears in this manual like this. A caution provides...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction > 6 introduction > extremely reliable, durable operation: 20,000 hours mean time between failures (mtbf) at 25% duty cycle and 35% page density. > advanced paper handling, with built-in rear push tractor and zero-tear forms capability. > very high print speeds: > high speed draft (hsd) ...

  • Page 7: Note

    Introduction > 7 top of form (tof) top of form (tof) sets the print start position. The factory default is 1" from the top. The tof can be changed in increments of 1/144", for a single print job or set to a new default. The overall amount of adjustment is limited to avoid paper jams. The first line ...

  • Page 8

    Introduction > 8 controlling access to the printer > you can control access to the printer by changing the setting for the operator panel function in the menu from full operation (the factory default) to limited operation. > when limited operation is selected, the print quality and character pitch k...

  • Page 9: Printer Drivers

    Printer drivers > 9 printer drivers emulations the factory default emulation for your printer is ibm ppr. If you wish to change to one of the epson or microline emulations, see “using your printer”. Printer drivers the oki driver for your printer is provided on the cd included with the printer. You ...

  • Page 10: Note

    Printer drivers > 10 winver is the windows versions, and codepage is the selected option. 3. After files have finished copying, click [finish]. 4. Switch your printer on. Using a compatible driver the drivers below are listed by decreasing compatibility with your printer. Use one as close to the top...

  • Page 11

    Printer drivers > 11 privileges are necessary for windows 2000 and windows xp installations. This port requires a cable conforming to usb version 1.1 or above. A genuine cable displays the trident symbol on both connectors. Using an inferior cable can cause printing problems and special cables are n...

  • Page 12

    Printer drivers > 12 5. The printer will be identified immediately by the new hardware wizard and install itself in the printer folder. An additional item, usb printing support will also appear in the device manager each time the printer is switched on and connected. 6. Check that the default paper ...

  • Page 13: Using Your Printer

    Using your printer > 13 using your printer components: rear feed (continuous forms) the serial number of your printer is on a label fixed to the back of the printer. Components: top feed (single sheets) 1. Sheet guide 5. Control panel 2. Paper lever 6. Acoustic cover 3. On-off switch 7. Access cover...

  • Page 14: Top Of Form (Tof)

    Using your printer > 14 top of form (tof) top of form (tof) sets the print start position. The factory default is 1" from the top. The tof can be changed in increments of 1/144", for either a single print job, or all print jobs. The overall amount of adjustment is limited to avoid paper jams. The fi...

  • Page 15: Forms Tear-Off

    Using your printer > 15 forms tear-off there are two ways to determine the status of the forms tear-off menu setting: l print the menu. L use the tear key. To print the menu: 1. Make sure paper is loaded. 2. Hold shift (2), then press sel (1) to enter the menu mode. 3. Press park (4) to print the me...

  • Page 16: Setting Top Of Form (Tof)

    Using your printer > 16 setting top of form (tof) the first line prints at the red line of the plastic paper shield on the printhead. Forms tear-off set to off - (default) with paper loaded and the printer on: 1. Press park (6) to park the paper. 2. Press ff/load (4) to load the paper. 3. If the pri...

  • Page 18: Forms Tear-Off Feature

    Using your printer > 18 temporarily changing the top of form to move the top of form position lower for one page only: 1. Press sel to deselect the printer. 2. Press lf to lower the position of the top of form. Resetting top of form to the factory default the factory default setting for the top of f...

  • Page 19: Note

    Using your printer > 19 when data is received, the paper automatically moves down to the print position (tof) and printing begins. When printing stops, forms tear-off automatically moves the paper to align the perforation with the tear bar (located under the access cover), after the time interval wh...

  • Page 20: Manual Forms Tear-Off

    Using your printer > 20 changing the forms tear-off setting the default setting for forms tear-off is off. To change the forms tear-off setting: 1. Press shift (2) + sel (1). 2. Press group (3) repeatedly until the rear feed or bottom feed group shows in the first column of the printed line, dependi...

  • Page 21: Paper Park

    Using your printer > 21 paper park paper park allows you to switch to single-sheet printing without removing continuous feed paper from the printer. When you wish to print single sheets, simply press park (6) to retract the continuous form paper from the paper path, then lift the sheet guide, load t...

  • Page 22

    Using your printer > 22 4. Move the paper lever (1) to the middle position marked “top.” 5. Adjust the paper guides (1) for the size of paper you are using, then place a sheet of paper in the sheet guide. Single sheets to continuous forms 1. Press ff/load to remove the single-sheet paper. 2. Lower t...

  • Page 23

    Using your printer > 23 3. Swing the wire feed guide over onto the pull-up roller. 4. Move the paper lever to the appropriate position. L rear feed: l bottom feed: l if necessary, load continuous-form paper. 5. Press ff/load..

  • Page 24: Printhead Gap

    Using your printer > 24 printhead gap 1. The printhead gap is the distance between the printhead and the platen. To adjust the gap, open the access cover and move the coloured lever (1) to the recommended setting from the table. Caution! Make sure the printer is turned off before you open the access...

  • Page 25: Print Quality

    Using your printer > 25 print quality press print quality (1) to select: utility (utl)—the default: l medium quality, medium speed (380 cps) gothic typeface only high speed draft (hsd): l lower quality, higher speed (507 cps) gothic typeface only super speed draft (ssd): l lowest quality, highest sp...

  • Page 26: Character Pitch

    Using your printer > 26 character pitch character pitch determines how many characters will print on each line. You can choose a specific fixed width for each character in characters per inch (cpi), or proportional. The higher cpi settings are often used for spreadsheets. Proportional ( prop) sets c...

  • Page 27: Printer Reset

    Using your printer > 27 printer reset clearing some error conditions requires that you reset (reinitialise) the printer. To do this: 1. Press and release sel (1) to take the printer off-line. The sel light goes out. 2. Press and hold shift (2), then press the reset/character pitch key (5). Emulation...

  • Page 28: Menu Mode

    Menu mode > 28 menu mode in menu mode, use the front panel keys to change the defaults for the printer parameters. The changes made in the menu mode are automatically saved when you exit the menu mode and are retained, even when the printer is turned off. Menu mode keys group key prints the next gro...

  • Page 29

    Menu mode > 29 entering and exiting menu mode hold down the shift key while pressing sel. Resetting the menu to the factory defaults 1. Turn the printer off. 2. Press sel and lf while turning the printer on. Printing the menu settings 1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer. 2. Press and hold sh...

  • Page 30: Menu Settings

    Menu mode > 30 6. Press and hold shift, then press sel to exit the menu mode and save your settings. Menu settings for a complete explanation of each menu item, see “explanations of menu items” later in this chapter. The table following shows the items which may appear in the menu. Settings which ar...

  • Page 31

    Menu mode > 31 symbol sets character set language set zero character code page set i, set ii [epson and ibm mode] standard, line graphics, block graphics [ml mode] ascii, french, german, british, danish i, swedish, italian, spanish i, japanese, norwegian, danish ii, spanish ii, latin american, frenc...

  • Page 32

    Menu mode > 32 top feed line spacing form tear-off* bottom margin page width (wide model) page length wait time page length control * with rollpaper stand fitted 6 lpi, 8 lpi off, 500 ms, 1 sec, 2 sec valid, invalid 8", 13.6" 11", 11-2/3", 12", 14", 17", 5", 3", 3.25", 3.5", 4", 5.5", 6", 7", 8", 8....

  • Page 33

    Menu mode > 33 parallel i/f i-prime pin 18 auto feed xt* bi-direction note: *when epson emulation selected. Buffer print, buffer clear, invalid +5v, open invalid, valid enable, disable serial i/f* * when serial i/f installed. Parity serial data 7/8 bits protocol diagnostic test busy line baud rate d...

  • Page 34

    Menu mode > 34 explanation of menu items these explanations are in alphabetical sequence to make it easier to look them up. Some items only appear when optional accessories are installed; others appear in several groups in the menu. 7 or 8 bit graphics, default = 7 change this setting to 8 if your s...

  • Page 35: Caution!

    Menu mode > 35 baud rate, default = 9600 bps appears only if optional serial interface is installed. Set this to match your system’s transmission speed. Bi-direction, default = enable change this setting if you wish to disable bi-directional transmission (pnp) in nibble mode. Bottom margin, default ...

  • Page 36

    Menu mode > 36 character set, default = ibm set ii epson and ibm emulations only. Use this to switch character sets to ibm set ii. Character set, default = standard microline emulation only. Use this to switch the character set to line graphics. Code page, default = usa choose the code page characte...

  • Page 37

    Menu mode > 37 dsr signal, default = valid appears only when the optional serial interface is installed. Used with the ready/busy protocol (factory default) to select the way your system handles the dsr signal. Dtr signal, default = ready on power up appears only when the optional serial interface i...

  • Page 38: Note

    Menu mode > 38 overridden by the software’s settings when the i-prime signal is sent. Language set, default = ascii replaces certain standard symbols with special characters used in foreign languages. Line spacing, default = 6 lpi change to 8 lines per inch (lpi) to get more lines on a page. Operato...

  • Page 39: Caution!

    Menu mode > 39 paper out override, default = no senses when less than 1" (25 mm) of paper remains and stops printing. Change to yes to override the sensor and print closer to the bottom of the page. Parity, default = none appears only when the optional serial interface is installed. Selects the type...

  • Page 40: Note

    Menu mode > 40 print registration, default = 0 change the setting as required to obtain the best registration for bi- directional printing. Print suppress effective, default = yes if your system uses the dc1 and dc3 codes for something other than the print suppress mode, change the setting to no. Pr...

  • Page 41

    Menu mode > 41 si select pitch 10 cpi, default = 17.1 cpi ibm emulation only. Sets the pitch to be engaged when the printer control panel is set for 10 cpi and the si command is received. Si select pitch 12 cpi, default = 20 cpi ibm emulation only. Sets the pitch to be engaged when the printer contr...

  • Page 42: Maintenance

    Maintenance > 42 maintenance replacing the ribbon cartridge important! Make sure you have the correct replacement ribbon for your printer. The wrong ribbon will not print when installed in your printer. Look for the printer model number on the ribbon package. Ribbon cartridge handling l leave unused...

  • Page 43: Warning!

    Maintenance > 43 2. Swing the used ribbon cartridge up off the printhead, lift it out, and discard it. 3. Unpack the new ribbon cartridge and install it. Important! Do not remove the ribbon shield (1) from the ribbon! 4. Turn the take-up knob (1) in the direction of the arrow to take up any ribbon s...

  • Page 44: Loading Paper

    Maintenance > 44 loading paper rear feed if you have any paper in the paper path, remove it before installing rear feed paper. 1. Lock lever 2. Upper tractor cover 3. Pins loading rear feed paper from the back of the printer these instructions assume you have ready access to the back of the printer....

  • Page 45

    Maintenance > 45 1. Open the access cover (1). 2. Grasp the sheet guide. Lift it slightly, then slide it back. 3. Pivot the sheet guide forward and gently rest it against the roller assembly. Careful! If you push the sheet guide too hard against the roller assembly, it may dislodge it. If it does, b...

  • Page 46: Note

    Maintenance > 46 4. From the back of the printer, locate the tractors (1). 5. Open the lock levers (1) and move the right tractor ( as viewed from the back of the printer ) to the reference mark (2) matching the width of the paper you are loading. Then close the lock lever on the right tractor: 6. O...

  • Page 47: Note

    Maintenance > 47 7. Place continuous forms paper on the first two pins of either tractor. Important! You must keep the number of paper holes engaged on either pin the same. If you don’t the paper will skew and jam. 8. Close the right tractor cover. 9. Adjust the left tractor until the holes in the p...

  • Page 48: Note

    Maintenance > 48 10. Lower the sheet guide and slide it towards the front of the printer until the marks align. 11. Place the wire guide in the sheet guide on the pull-up roller assembly. 12. Press ff/load. Note the factory default setting for the top of form (where the printing should begin) is 1" ...

  • Page 49

    Maintenance > 49 loading rear feed paper from the front of the printer these instructions assume that you do not have ready access to the back of the printer. If you do, go back to “loading rear feed paper from the rear of the printer” earlier in this chapter. 1. Lock lever 2. Upper tractor cover 3....

  • Page 50: Note

    Maintenance > 50 2. Grasp the tabs and lift off the sheet guide. 3. Pull up on the lock levers to release them. 4. Move the left tractor to the position to match your paper size and push back on the lever to lock it in place, then move the right tractor to fit the width of the paper. You will find r...

  • Page 51: Note

    Maintenance > 51 5. Open the tractor covers and place continuous forms paper on the first two pins of either tractor, then close the left tractor cover. 6. Adjust the position of the right tractor to centre the holes in the paper on the pins. Then, close the right tractor cover and push back the loc...

  • Page 52

    Maintenance > 52 7. Reinstall the sheet feeder..

  • Page 53: Note

    Maintenance > 53 8. Place the wire guide (1) in the sheet guide on the pull-up roller assembly. 9. Press ff/load. Note the factory default setting for the top of form (where the printing should begin) is 1" down from the top of the page. To change the setting, see “top of form (tof)” in the previous...

  • Page 54

    Maintenance > 54 top feed (single sheets) if you have continuous form paper in the path, press park to remove it before loading single sheets. Make sure the printer is on and deselected ( sel light off). 1. Move the paper lever (1) to the centre position (marked “top”). 2. Open the acoustic cover (1...

  • Page 55: Clearing Paper Jams

    Maintenance > 55 3. Adjust the paper feed guides (1) for the width of the paper, then place a sheet of paper in the separator. The paper will feed into the printer. Clearing paper jams rear feed jams 1. Turn the printer off. 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper all the way out of the printer. No...

  • Page 56

    Maintenance > 56 3. Open the access cover (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembly (2). Remove any torn paper. 4. Lift the sheet guide (1) and reload paper. Make sure you lock the tractor covers. 5. Lower the sheet guide, then install the pull-up roller assembly and close the access cover. 6. Turn...

  • Page 57: Caution!

    Maintenance > 57 rear feed, repeating paper jams if the paper keeps jamming, you may have: l defective paper l misaligned paper l bits of paper stuck in the paper path defective paper replace the defective paper with a fresh stack. Misaligned paper 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Use the platen knob to ...

  • Page 58

    Maintenance > 58 3. Open the access cover (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembly (2). Then grasp the tabs (3) on the sheet guide (4) and lift it off the printer. 4. Remove any torn pieces of paper. 5. Fold some continuous-form paper over three times to make a page four sheets thick. Then, load i...

  • Page 59

    Maintenance > 59 8. Load standard paper, close and lock the tractor covers. 9. Install the sheet guide, then install the pull-up roller assembly and close the access cover. 10. Turn the printer on and press ff/load..

  • Page 60

    Maintenance > 60 single sheet paper jams 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper out. 3. Open the access cover (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembly (2). 4. Remove any torn pieces from around the carriage. 5. Reinstall the pull-up roller assembly and close the access c...

  • Page 61: Cleaning The Housing

    Maintenance > 61 cleaning the housing you should clean the printer housing every six months (or after about 300 hours of operation). 1. Turn off the printer. 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper out of the printer. 3. Open the access cover (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembly (2). 4. Use a...

  • Page 62

    Maintenance > 62 5. Reinstall the pull-up roller assembly and close the access cover..

  • Page 63: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting > 63 troubleshooting general information here are some general things to check before proceeding with detailed troubleshooting. L is the printer plugged in and turned on? L are the connections (power and interface) secure? L is the product being operated under the proper ambient cond...

  • Page 64

    Troubleshooting > 64 l your printer driver settings can override any settings from the printer menu or printer front panel. Before sending a file to the printer, many word processors send either an “initialization string” or an i-prime signal to the printer. The initialization string contains codes ...

  • Page 65

    Troubleshooting > 65 problem i'm getting strange symbols, incorrect fonts, etc., when i try to print a document. Solutions 1. Check to be sure that the printer driver you have selected in your software matches the printer emulation. 2. Press shift and sel keys, then press group key. This will print ...

  • Page 66

    Troubleshooting > 66 problem there are dots missing in my printouts. Solution the head gap may not be set correctly. Try moving the headgap lever to a lower setting. If that doesn’t help, the printhead may be damaged; call for service. Problem the alarm light is flashing. Solution try turning the pr...

  • Page 67

    Troubleshooting > 67 problem continuous-form paper sticks to the sheet guide. Solution in cold dry weather, static charges can build up and make the paper cling to the sheet guide. Try moving the paper guides together so that the paper rests on the guides rather than on the separator. Problem the pr...

  • Page 68: Parts and Accessories

    Parts and accessories > 68 parts and accessories purchasing parts & accessories before you purchase parts and accessories, make a note of your printer model number (see the front of the unit) and have the correct part number and description of the item you wish to purchase. Item descriptions and par...

  • Page 69

    Parts and accessories > 69 option part number ml5520 part number ml5521 pull tractor, top-mount (1) 09002365 09002369 push tractor, bottom-mount (2) 09002366 09002370 roll paper stand (3) 09002332 n/a cut sheet feeder (4) single bin dual bin 09000691 09000692 09000695 09000696 serial interface rs232...

  • Page 70: Printer Control Codes

    Printer control codes > 70 printer control codes this section lists the most commonly used printer control codes. You will find a comprehensive listing of the control codes (english only) on your printer cd. To access it: 1. Place the cd in your cd-rom drive and wait for it to autoplay. 2. Select yo...

  • Page 71

    Printer control codes > 71 italics on italics off esc % g esc % h 27 37 71 27 37 72 line feed, execute: w/ carriage return n/144" (n = 1 to 127) n/216" (n = 0 to 255) reverse auto line feed on auto line feed off lf esc % 5 n esc j n esc ] esc 5 1 esc 5 0 10 27 37 53 n 27 74 n 27 93 27 53 49 27 53 48...

  • Page 72: Epson Fx Commands

    Printer control codes > 72 epson fx commands epson command ascii decimal backspace bs 8 carriage return execute cr 13 character pitch: select 10 cpi select 12 cpi select 15 cpi begin 10 cpi esc p esc m esc g esc si, or si 27 80 27 77 27 103 27 15, or 15 cancel condensed print dc2 18 delete del 127 d...

  • Page 73

    Printer control codes > 73 line spacing. Set spacing to: n/144" (n = 0 to 127) n/216" (n = 0 to 255) n/72" (n=0 to 85 or 0 to 213) 1/6" 1/8" 7/72" esc % 9 n esc 3 n esc a n esc 2 esc 0 esc 1 27 37 57 n 27 51 n 27 65 n 27 50 27 48 27 49 n paper out sensor off paper out sensor on esc 8 esc 9 27 56 27 ...

  • Page 74

    Printer control codes > 74 oki microline standard commands oki command ascii decimal backspace bs 8 carriage return cr 13 character pitch: select 10 cpi select 12 cpi select 15 cpi select 17.1 cpi select 20 cpi rs fs esc g gs esc # 3 30 28 27 103 29 27 35 51 character sets: standard block graphic li...

  • Page 75

    Printer control codes > 75 paper out sensor off paper out sensor on esc e 1 esc e 0 27 69 49 27 69 48 print quality: select hsd select nlq courier select nlq gothic select utility esc # 0 esc 1 esc 3 esc 0 27 35 48 27 49 27 51 27 48 print speed: set to full set to half esc > esc 27 62 27 60 print su...

  • Page 76: Specifications

    Specifications > 76 specifications item specification print method impact dot matrix printhead 9 pins, 0.30 mm (0.0118") diameter, with thermal protection interfaces: standard: optional: centronics parallel, ieee-1284 compliant usb 1.1 rs-232c serial receive buffer size maximum 128k reliability ribb...

  • Page 77

    Specifications > 77 resident fonts near letter quality utility high speed draft super speed draft courier, gothic gothic gothic gothic bar codes code 39 upc a, upc e ean 8, ean 13 interleaved 2 of 5 code 128 postnet paper thickness: tractor feed rear feed: bottom feed*: *requires optional push or pu...

  • Page 78

    Specifications > 78 paper specifications: single (cut) sheets feed: weight: width range: single-part, continuous forms feed: weight: width range: carbonless continuous forms (orig. + 4 copies) feed: weight: width range: interleaf continuous forms (orig. + 4 copies) feed: weight: width range: labels ...

  • Page 79

    Specifications > 79 environmental requirements temperature operating: storage: humidity operating: storage: 41 to 95°f (5 to 36°c) 14 to 122°f (-10 to 50°c) 20 to 80% rh 5 to 95% rh electrical requirements 230 ac, (+15%, -14 %) 50 or 60 hz (±2%) 58w - typical, 10w - idle physical specifications ml55...

  • Page 80: Setting Up Your Printer

    Setting up your printer > 80 setting up your printer location l place your printer on a firm, solid surface. L allow enough space around the printer to easily access the platen knob and the various paper feed paths. L make sure a suitable grounded power outlet is available nearby. Unpacking l if any...

  • Page 81

    Setting up your printer > 81 1. Remove any packing tape, then grasp the tabs (1) at either end of the access cover and pivot it towards the front of the printer as far as it will go. 2. Remove the printhead shipping restraint. 3. Remove the shipping restraint from the pull-up roller assembly (1). 1 ...

  • Page 82

    Setting up your printer > 82 4. Use the tabs (1) to lift and remove the sheet guide, then remove the shipping restraint. 5. Reinstall the sheet guide: insert the clips on either side of the separator into the notches marked with a triangle, then press down to secure the separator in place. 1 1.

  • Page 83: Caution!

    Setting up your printer > 83 installing the ribbon cartridge ribbon cartridge handling l leave unused ribbon cartridges in their packages until needed. L careful; the ribbon ink may cause permanent stains. L ribbon ink on skin or clothing can usually be removed with soap and water. Make sure the pri...

  • Page 84: Caution!

    Setting up your printer > 84 2. Unpack the new ribbon cartridge and install it on the printhead. 3. Turn the take-up knob (1) in the direction of the molded-in arrow to take up any ribbon slack. 4. Close the access cover and turn the printer on. Caution! Do not remove the ribbon shield (1) from the ...

  • Page 85: Power Connection

    Setting up your printer > 85 power connection make sure both the printer and the computer are switched off. 1. Plug the power cord into the back of the printer, then into a grounded outlet. 2. Turn on the printer..

  • Page 86: Computer Connections

    Setting up your printer > 86 computer connections parallel (lpt), ieee 1284 l requires a bi-directional cable, max. Length 6 ft. (1.8 m), not supplied. L printer has a 36-pin socket make sure the printer and computer are both turned off. 1. Attach a suitable bi-directional cable to the parallel conn...

  • Page 87

    Setting up your printer > 87 3. Attach a suitable usb cable to the printer. Then attach the cable to your computer. 4. Turn the computer and printer back on. Loading paper for instructions on loading paper, see “loading paper” in the chapter on “maintenance”. Testing the printer l font sample test l...

  • Page 88

    Setting up your printer > 88 font sample test the font sample test prints a sample of the fonts standard to the printer. The top of the printout shows the printer model, emulation, country code, interface, and firmware revision level. Make sure paper is loaded. 1. Turn the printer off. 2. Press and ...

  • Page 89: Caution!

    Setting up your printer > 89 rolling ascii test the rolling ascii print test produces a continuous printout of all 96 ascii characters in a rolling pattern in whatever typeface is selected (default = lq courier). The top of the printout shows the printer model, emulation, country code, and firmware ...

  • Page 90: Note

    Setting up your printer > 90 hexadecimal dump mode when the printer is placed in the hexadecimal dump mode, all data received, including text and printer commands, is printed in both hexadecimal and ascii formats. For example, the following line of basic code lprint chr$ (27);”0”;chr$ (30);”this is ...

  • Page 91: Index

    > 91 index a auto carriage return....................34 auto lf (line feed) ............... 32 , 34 auto select .................................32 b bar codes ...................................77 bi-directional printing .......... 32 , 40 bottom feed ...............................78 form tear-off...

  • Page 92

    > 92 bottom feed ............................31 rear feed ................................31 loading paper.............................87 m margin, bottom.................... 32 , 35 mean time between failures (mtbf).......................................76 mean time to repair (mttr) ........76 memo...

  • Page 93

    > 93 t temperature specifications .........79 testing the printer ......................87 thickness, paper.........................77 time out.............................. 32 , 41 top feed.....................................78 bottom margin ........................32 line spacing ...................

  • Page 94: Oki Contact Details

    > 94 oki contact details oki systems (uk) limited 550 dundee road slough trading estate slough, sl1 4le tel:44 (0) 1753 819819 fax:44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www.Oki.Co.Uk oki systems ireland limited the square industrial complex tallaght, dublin 24, ireland tel:+353 1 4049590 fax:+353 1 4049591 http...

  • Page 95

    Central house balfour road, hounslow tw3 1hy united kingdom tel +44 (0) 20 8219 2190 fax +44 (0) 20 8219 2199 ml5520/21 07044201 iss.02.