User`s guide ML6300
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1. If required you can pause the test print by pressing the SEL button and then resume the test print by again pressing the SEL button 5 When the test print has completed the paper is automatically ejected NOTE Ifyou want to abort the test print for any reason press the SEL button followed by the PARK button to eject the paper and then turn the printer Power Switch to OFF Getting started 5 14 CONNECTING 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 INTERCONNECTING PRINTER AND COMPUTER INTERFACES Your printer is equipped with two data interfaces CAUTION Do not use both parallel and USB printing together gt Parallel for direct connection to a PC This port requires a bi directional IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable gt USB for connection to a PC running Windows 98 or above This port requires a shielded cable less than 5m long conforming to USB version 2 0 NOTE Interface cables are not supplied with your printer The following interfaces are available as optional accessories and are described in their accompanying installation documentation gt RS232 Serial interface gt 100BASE TX 10BASE T network connection NOTE Refer to the Network Configuration Guide for setting up the network connection It is not recommended that you use either the parallel or USB port when the RS 232C or OL7120e o2. Swedish IV Turkish Swiss I Swiss II Publisher Zero Character Select either print font Unslashed pattern to receive a Slashed zero character located at 30H in ANK code or at AA30H in a single byte code Operating instructions gt 34 ITEM Code Page FUNCTION Select a code page SETTING 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 East Europe Windows Cyrillic East Europe Latin II 852 Cyrillic I 855 Cyrillic 11 866 Kamenicky MJK ISO Latin 2 Hebrew NC 862 Hebrew OC Turkey_857 Latin 5 Windows Turkey Windows Hebrew Ukrainian Bulgarian ISO Latin 6 8859 10 Windows Baltic Baltic_774 KBL Lithuanian Cyrillic Latvian Roman 8 Icelandic 861 Multilingual 858 ISO 8859 15 Greek_737 Asmo449 Asom708 Arabic864 Windows Arabic Slashed Letter 0 Set whether to convert slashed 0 located at 9BH and 9DH in USA code page or not Yes No Multi Pass Select the printing direction when double height print data exists in a line Bi directional Uni directional Operating instructions gt 35 ITEM FUNCTION SETTING Rev Buffer Select size of the 0 2K 32K 64K received buffer Print Suppress Effective Set whether to enable Yes or disable a print No suppress setup command
3. printer control panel eese 28 location 12 parts 9 test print Ka 14 printing files aag maa wens gt 17 quiet printing es cs kaganapang cee 42 R ribbon aa AR 56 Ordering HEP 61 S setting paper thickness 26 specifications aa asaan 62 Switching ON aaa ap ANA ah 13 T test PAYON nranasan 16 TOF saving setting U user guide 6 DEDE aci oce da eek ees ir ed 8 Index 67 OKI PRINTING SOLUTIONS 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 www oki ie Technical Support Tel 353 1 4049570 Fax 353 1 4049555 E mail tech support oki ie OKI Systems Ireland Ltd Northern Ireland 40 Sydenham Park Belfast BT4 1PW Tel 44 0 28 90 20 1110 http www oki ie Technical Support Tel 44 0 28 90 221919 E mail tech support oki ie Oki Data Corporation 4 11 22 Shibaura Minato ku Tokyo 108 8551 Japan Tel 81 3 5445 6158 Fax 81 3 5445 6189 http www okidata co jp Oki Data Singapore Pte Ltd 78 Shenton Way 09 01 Singapore 079120 Tel 65 221 3722 Fax 65 421 1688 http www okidata com sg Oki Systems Thailand Ltd 956 Udomvidhya Building 6th Floor Ram
4. 10 cpi 300 cps 10 cpi Line Feed LF time Approximately 65 ms per line for LF of 4 23 mm 1 6 in Form Feed FF speed Approximately 114 3 mm s 4 5 in s Paper feed control Paper feed yes Vertical tab yes Direct line feed yes Duplication capability Continuous forms the original page 5 more pages total maximum paper thickness less than 0 36 mm Cut sheet the original page 5 more pages total maximum paper thickness less than 0 36 mm Feeding direction Feed forward Feed backward Feeding mode detection method Character sets Continuous forms tape tail Friction feed mode front Pin tractor feed mode rear Detected when remaining paper is approximately 24 mm long It can however print till about 6 mm from the paper bottom measured at the centre of the characters The print accuracy of the last page cannot be guaranteed Standard ASCII Epson Italics Graphics IBM Set1 Set2 Foreign Code Page Specifications gt 62 ITEM SPECIFICATION Cut sheet paper Paper width Paper length Single part Weight Multipart Weight Number of copies Thickness 90 to 304 8 mm 3 54 to 12 in 70 to 364 mm 2 76 to 14 33 in 52 to 209 gsm 40 gsm standard Original plus 5 copies 0 36 mm 0 014 in maximum Continuous Paper Paper width Paper length Single part Weight Pressure sensitive Weight Number of copies Thickness Multipart carbon lined
5. Auto LF Select whether to Yes perform auto LF No operation or not upon receiving a CR code Auto CR Select whether to Yes IBM PPR only perform auto CR No operation upon receiving a carriage return command SI Select Pitch 10CPI Set how to handle an SI 15 CPI IBM PPR AGM only command received in 17 1 CPI 10 CPI mode SI Select Pitch 12CPI Set how to handle an SI 12 CPI IBM PPR AGM only command received in 20 CPI 12 CPI mode Reset Inhibit Set whether to enable No or disable an initial Yes command Select Language Set Set whether to enable Combined EPSON only or disable a combination of the code page setting and the language setting by menu Code Page Only Impact Mode Select print mode on Normal power on This item is Quiet referred to on Hi Copy initialisation only by I PRIME or power on but not by an initialisation command Print Direction Select the validity of a Valid Command one way print setup Invalid command Power Save Time Set idle time to enter power save mode 5 min 10 min 15 min 30 min 60 min Operating instructions 5 36 ITEM FUNCTION SETTING PE Detection Select whether to OFF detect paper end or not ON Table Print Set whether to divide a Standard path or not to print on Special occasions when printing by the same headpin continues for 3 in or more in the same print block Line Spacing Select line feed pitch 6 LPI 8 LPI Page W
6. Er Pages from to 226 Shrink oversized pages to paper size Print Even andodd Pages Bf Iv Expand small pages to paper size Pe nae IV Auto rotste and center pages r PostScript Options PrintMethod Language Level 3 Iv Optimize for Speed T Download Asian Fonts T Save Printer Memory Preview K 8 25 3 Color Managed On printer Units Inches Zoom 141 4 Printing Tips Cancel c Pages from and to 3 for the range of pages you specify by entering their page numbers Le roan elia 23 244 p n 5252626n EE RIT PA EP El Milos Notes Desktop Bj Exploring GB mas e BEN Adobe Acrobat Bias Paint Shop P 3 Click on OK Introduction gt 8 GETTING STARTED WARNING If you have not already done so familiarise yourself with the content of the Installation Safety booklet supplied with your printer RETAINING 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 IDENTIFYING COMPONENT PARTS The main parts of your printer are identified and briefly explained below FRONT VIEW 1 Print Head prints the characters on the paper Getting started gt 9 10 Top Cover open and close for access for example when changing a ribbon cartridge Keep closed for noise reduction Control Panel contain
7. Printer items and their values are printed for reference CONFIRMING 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 2 Set the Paper Type lever to cut sheet mode Carry out one of the following a Ifthe printer power is OFF while holding down the SEL button set the printer Power Switch to ON b Ifthe printer power is ON press the SHIFT and SEL buttons together Place the cut sheet on the Paper Tray The cut sheet is taken into the printer automatically and the printer prompts you to request a menu settings print Press the PARK button and the printer prints out all the menu items currently selected and their corresponding settings Exit or proceed to change menu settings a To exit menu settings confirmation save the current settings and eject the paper press the SHIFT and SEL buttons together b To change menu settings see Menu setting on page 33 Operating instructions 5 32 MENU SETTING NOTE Before changing menu settings you may wish to print the current menu settings as in Confirming current settings on page 32 Set menu item values printed out for reference as you proceed as follows 1 Press LF or SHIFT and LF together to step forward backward through the menu items to the required item 2 To change the setting for a selected item press FF
8. the right or left in 1 720 in increments LF Revise Cut Sheet Adjust a line feed amount in cut paper mode SETTING 10 1 0 10 41 10 1 0 10 1 10 1 0 10 1 10 1 0 10 1 14 1 0 14 1 INITIALISING MENU SETTINGS To restore the menu settings to their initial values carry out the steps below NOTE The values adjusted by the Adjustment menus are not initialised by the following procedure 1 Set the Power Switch to OFF 2 Press and hold down the SEL and SHIFT buttons together then set the Power Switch to ON Operating instructions gt 40 ADJUSTING TOF POSITION Use the following procedure to set TOF to accord with the reference position 6 35 mm 0 25 in The reference position refers to the first line of the paper i e the position to which the printer feeds the paper when automatically loading the paper NOTE Adjusting of TOF can be done in cut sheet mode or continuous forms mode 1 Print out the menu settings of the printer as in Confirming current settings on page 32 and confirm that the TOF in cut sheet mode or continuous forms mode is 6 35 mm 0 25 in Set the Paper Type lever to the required paper type When continuous forms are used place the paper on the Pin Tractor For cut sheet mode do not insert the paper at this stage 4 In continuous forms mode press the FF LOAD button In cut sheet manual feeding mode
9. LOAD or SHIFT and FF LOAD together to step forward backward through the setting values to the required setting 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 as required to change settings for other items 4 To exit menu setting press SHIFT and SEL together to save the new settings and exit menu setting mode NOTE Switching the printer OFF does not save the new settings MENU ITEMS AND SETTINGS In the menu settings tables below factory default settings are shown emboldened ITEM FUNCTION SETTING Emulation Mode Print Mode Select EPSON LQ mode IBM PPR mode or IBM X24 AGM mode Select quality of ANK characters IBM PPR IBM AGM EPSON LQ LQ Courier LQ Roman LQ Swiss LQ Swiss Bold LQ Orator LQ Gothic LQ Prestige LQ OCR A LQ OCR B Utility HSD Pitch Select character pitch 10 CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 CPI Operating instructions 5 33 ITEM Proportional Spacing FUNCTION Select whether to use proportional spacing or not SETTING Yes No Style Select either font style Normal Italics Size Select the character scale size Single Double Character Set Select either ANK character code table Set I Set II Language Set Select a language character set ASCII French German British Danish I Swedish I Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin American French Canadian Dutch Swedish II Swedish III
10. and area around it may be hot after printing Allow it to cool down before touching it Consumables and accessories gt 56 3 Move the carriage 1 to the cutout 2 for ribbon replacement position Hold the ribbon cartridge 1 with your fingers pressing on its ribbon guide 2 and slope it up and out to remove it from the carriage Consumables and accessories gt 57 5 Holding the ribbon cartridge 1 close to both ends slope it up and out until it unlocks then remove it along the direction indicated by the arrows 6 Dispose of the cartridge in accordance with your local guidelines 7 Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its wrapping and note the position of the Ribbon Guide 1 Knob 2 and Pin 3 Consumables and accessories gt 58 In the direction indicated by the arrows insert the pins at both ends of the ribbon cartridge 1 into the U grooves 2 in the printer until the ribbon cartridge is fully locked NOTE It may be easier to mount the ribbon cartridge in place if you align it with the topside of the grooves Also a slightly loose ribbon may make it easier to mount the ribbon cartridge Hold the ribbon cartridge 1 with your fingers pressing on its ribbon guide 2 and slope it upward and inward along the guide rails until the ribbon guide 2 comes in line with the U slot at the top of the cartridge Consumables and accessories gt 59 10 Turn the knob 1 clockwise in t
11. end or they are not inserted straight Load sheets to the end Paper with wrinkles folds or other defects Change paper Paper not specified for the printer Use paper types specified for the printer Unable to eject The FF LOAD button is pressed Press the PARK button 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 Forms are loaded with their left holes out of line with the right ones Load forms with their left holes in line with the right ones Inadequate distance between the left and right Pin Tractors making for loose paper Relocate the Pin Tractors to tighten the paper Skew paper feeding Move the paper to make it straight Paper movement is blocked Paper source is too far from the printer Remove the blockage Move the paper source nearer to the printer Paper not specified for the printer Use paper types specified for this printer Several blank lines appear in the printout Skip over perforation spacing is selected Cancel the skip over perforation spacing Troubleshooting gt 52 PROBLEM The selected skip over perforation spacing does not match the physical tear off perforation po
12. is still there after you turn the power ON again contact your dealer ALARM ON Paper end status i e no paper present OFF Paper present status Flashing Paper jam alarm status Media switch alarm status When flashing together with the SEL indicator printing cannot be resumed at this stage Turn the power OFF verify that the carriage moves properly then turn the power ON again If the problem is still there after you turn the power ON again contact your dealer High temperature alarm status MENU ON Menu printing mode OFF Normal printing mode Flashing High temperature indication QUIET ON Quiet print mode OFF Normal speed printing mode Flashing High multipart printing mode POWER ON Printer power is ON OFF Printer power is OFF Flashing Low power consumption mode Operating instructions gt 29 BUTTON SWITCHES SWITCH SEL STATUS On line FUNCTION Sets the printer to off line Off line Sets the printer to on line and disalarms the printer SHIFT Used only in conjunction with one of the following buttons SEL LF FF LOAD PARK TEAR described below LF On line Feeds paper by one line Holding the button down results in continuous line feeding Off line Feeds paper by one line Holding the button down results in continuous line feeding FF LOAD On line and off line Continuous Forms mode Continuous form fed until first line of next page On line and off lin
13. or multipart interleaf Weight Number of copies Thickness 76 2 to 304 8 mm 3 to 12 in 76 2 to 355 6 mm 3 to 14 in 52 to 128 gsm 30 to 40 gsm standard Original plus 5 copies 0 36 mm 0 014 in maximum 30 to 40 gsm standard Original plus 4 copies 0 36 mm 0 014 in maximum Multiple part paper should be fastened by spot pasting or crimping on both sides and should be free of wrinkles Original OKI cartridge ribbon Ink color Ribbon life Black 4 million characters Utility mode Print head life 200 million characters Dimensions 440 mm W x 210 mm H x 302 mm D with platen knob installed Weight 7 kg Power rating Voltage Frequency 220 240V 10 50 60 Hz 1 Hz Power consumption Operation Standby mode Powersave mode Power cable Typ 60 W 15 W 6 W 3 core AC power cable approximately 1 8 m length Interfaces Bi directional parallel IEEE1284 1994 USB 2 0 RS 232C optional accessory OL7120e 100BASE TX 10BASE T optional accessory Specifications gt 63 ITEM SPECIFICATION Dust and corrosion Use the printer in a general office environment Environmental conditions Operating 5 C 40 C 30 85 RH Testing condition for print precision 15 C 30 C 40 70 RH Storage 20 C 60 C 0 95 RH When the printer is stored it should be in its original packaging with no moisture formation Standard usage Average p
14. table for guidance on how to respond to indicated alarm conditions INDICATOR SEL OFF ALARM ON ALARM MEANINGS AND ACTIONS Paper has run out Add paper and press the SEL button OFF Flashing The Paper Type lever is wrongly set for the type of paper in use Press the SEL button and set the Paper Type lever to the correct position OFF Flashing Problem with cut sheet feeding Remove the cut sheet Flashing ON Print data is received but printing does not start because no paper is being fed Insert paper Flashing Flashing Printing cannot be resumed at this stage Turn the power OFF verify that the carriage moves properly then turn the power ON again If the problem is still there after you turn the power ON again contact your dealer Troubleshooting gt 47 RESPONDING 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 Check the power cable properly connected is properly connected at both power outlet and printer Power outlet problem or power outage Plug another appliance into this outlet to check if it works 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 stoppe
15. there are any continuous forms in the printer eject them as described in Removing continuous forms on page 25 2 Ensure that the Pin Tractor covers 1 are closed to avoid the possibility of paper jams 1 aera py j Ay E Sa 1 CL 3 Ensure the Paper Type Lever 1 is set to Cut Sheet Paper handling 5 18 4 Set the left margin of the paper by adjusting the Paper Guide 1 along the scale 2 relative to the start of printed line marker arrow 3 1 Z Eus 3 N pos 1 5 Adjust the Paper Thickness Lever 4 to suit the paper See Setting the Paper Thickness lever on page 26 NOTE If the Paper Thickness Lever setting does not match the paper being used paper feeding and printing may not work properly 6 With the printing side upwards and the left edge aligned with the Paper Guide 1 carefully insert the paper on the Paper Tray 2 into the printer until it is gripped Paper handling gt 19 NOTE Ensure that the paper is accurately aligned along the Paper Guide to avoid the possibility of skew printing When printing an envelope do not fold up the flap A flap aligned along the Paper Guide can lead to skew printing EJECTING 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 printing from where it left off To eje
16. to date version for your printer and forms part of the overall user support listed below gt Installation Safety booklet provides information as to safe use of the printer This is a paper document that is packaged with the printer and should be read before setting up your printer gt Set up guide to describe how to unpack connect and turn on your printer This is a paper document that is packaged with the printer gt This User s Guide to help you to become familiar with your printer and make the best use of its many features Also included are guidelines for troubleshooting and maintenance to ensure that it performs at its best Additionally information is provided for adding optional accessories as your printing needs evolve This is an electronic document stored on the manuals CD gt Technical Reference Guide to provide detailed technical information for programmers and more technical users Introduction gt 6 This is an electronic document available on the web site www okiprintingsolutions com gt Network Configuration Guide to provide detailed technical information for network administrators to configure the optional accessory network interface This is an electronic document stored on the CD that accompanies the network interface card optional accessory gt Installation Guides accompany consumable items and optional accessories to describe how to install them These are paper documents tha
17. 1 Specifications leeren 62 Appendix A Rear Cover removal 65 Removal iude ee E ee ae ea ee E t 65 Refitting 5e uk ARE ES ete eee aE es Bes 66 Index a wee AA adele eee ate eee RUE E 67 Oki Printing Solutions contact details 68 Preface gt 4 NOTES 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 A warning provides additional information which if ignored may result in a risk of personal injury Notes cautions and warnings gt 5 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this Oki Printing Solutions printer The ML6300FB is designed to provide highly reliable letter quality printing and high resolution graphics for the desktop office printing environment It combines state of the art 24 pin serial impact dot matrix printing technology with advanced materials and superior construction to provide high performance and versatility in a desktop sized unit Careful attention to ergonomics and application needs provides user friendly operation for operators of varying technical capabilities ABOUT THIS GUIDE NOTE Images used in this manual may include optional features that your printer does not have installed This manual is your user s guide check the web site www okiprintingsolutions com for the most up
18. INUOUS FORMS 1 With the SEL indicator illuminated press the TEAR button to eject the continuous forms onto the Paper Tray 2 Carefully tear off the forms along the tear off perforations in the direction shown Using excessive force may result in tearing at a position other than the tear off perforations 3 Press the TEAR button FF LOAD button or LF button to reposition the continuous forms in the printer back to the first line print position ALIGNING THE TEAR OFF PERFORATIONS If the tear off perforations are not aligned with the paper cutter on the Top Cover align them as follows 1 With the SEL indicator illuminated press and hold the TEAR button to move the tear off perforations to the paper cutter on the Top Cover Paper handling gt 24 2 Check the position of the tear off perforations 1 relative to the paper cutter 2 Paper Tray 3 is shown for clarity 2 0 Wie Lp ceu O a To advance the forms hold down the TEAR button and press the FF LOAD button b Toretract the forms hold down the TEAR button and press the LF button NOTE If a movement greater than 7 90 in is specified the QUIET indicator blinks and the above adjustment cannot be made Release the buttons after the tear off perforations have been aligned with the paper cutter REMOVING CONTINUOUS FORMS 1 Tear off the continuous forms See Tearing off continuous forms on page 24 Press the SEL button to
19. ML6300 OKI PRINTING SOLUTIONS ML6300FB PREFACE 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 guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it Mention of software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by Oki Printing Solutions While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible we make no warranty of any kind expressed or implied as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein The most up to date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Printing Solutions web site http www okiprintingsolutions com Copyright 2006 Oki Printing Solutions Oki OKI Printing Solutions and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd ENERGY STAR is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Microsoft MS DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors As an ENERGY STAR Program Participant the manufacturer has determined that t
20. Platen Knob in the relevant direction and pull the cut sheet out from the front or rear of the printer If a paper fragment remains inside the printer a use forceps to grip and extract it or b insert a triple folded sheet from the Paper Tray and turn the Platen Knob to pass the folded sheet through and push out the paper fragment P When the paper jams are cleared close the printer Top Cover Set the Power Switch to ON Troubleshooting 45 CONTINUOUS FORMS JAMMED IN PRINTER WARNING Do not carry out any operations inside the printer with the Power Switch set to ON 1 Set the Power Switch to OFF 2 Tear off any unprinted continuous forms 3 Open the Rear Cover by gently pulling it out horizontally to the end of its travel then swinging it upwards until it locks into position 4 Raise each Pin Tractor cover 1 and remove the continuous forms from the Pin Tractors 5 Rotate the Platen Knob and remove the forms from the front or rear of the printer 6 If a form fragment remains inside the printer place two or three forms in a stack on the Pin Tractors and turn the Platen Knob to push the fragment out of the printer 7 When the paper jams are cleared close the Rear Cover by gently swinging it downwards to the horizontal and then pushing it inwards until it locks into position 8 Set the Power Switch to ON Troubleshooting gt 46 RESPONDING TO ALARM CONDITIONS Use the following
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22. arrying out any cleaning inside the printer Do not use any flammable solvents for cleaning the printer to avoid any risk of fire or electric shock Clean the interior of the printer every 6 months or 300 hours of operation whichever comes first Cleaning your printer gt 54 Using a soft cloth cotton swabs and a vacuum cleaner clean the interior of the printer as follows WHERE TO CLEAN The carriage 1 and the area around it The paper travel surface 2 WHAT TO CLEAN Clean and remove paper waste dirt dust and ribbon shreds When you clean the interior of the printer with a vacuum cleaner do not attempt to clean any parts smaller than the suction nozzle Do not clean any interior working parts with the suction nozzle to avoid possible damage to the printer Cleaning your printer gt 55 CONSUMABLES AND ACCESSORIES CONSUMABLES When the printed image becomes faint or incomplete replace the ribbon cartridge CHANGING A RIBBON CARTRIDGE CAUTION Only use genuine Oki Original consumables to ensure the best quality and performance from your hardware Non Oki Original products may damage your printer s performance and invalidate your warranty WARNING Do not change the ribbon cartridge with the Power Switch set to ON 1 Set the Power Switch to OFF 2 Set the Paper Thickness lever to Replace Ribbon position 10 and open the Top Cover WARNING The print head
23. ct a cut sheet left in the printer carry out the following 1 Press the SEL button to put the printer off line 2 Press the PARK button and the paper is ejected to the Paper Tray NOTE Paper longer than A4 length 297 mm may overlap and possibly fall off the Paper Tray LOADING CONTINUOUS FORMS SETTING 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 Paper handling gt 20 Position the continuous forms supply directly below the printer no more than 3 cm left or right of the printer paper path Ensure the rear of the printer is close to and parallel with the edge of the surface and at least 60 cm from any wall FEEDING CONTINUOUS FORMS 1 Ensure that the printer is turned ON NOTE If there is a cut sheet in the printer eject it as described in Ejecting cut sheet paper on page 20 Ensure the Paper Type Lever 1 is set to Continuous Forms Adjust the Paper Thickness Lever to suit the paper See Setting the Paper Thickness lever on page 26 NOTE If the Paper Thickness Lever setting does not match the paper being used paper feeding and printing may not work properly Open the Rear Cover by gently pulling it out horizontally to the end of its travel then swinging it upwards until it locks into position Paper handling gt 21 5 Lift the locking lever 1 of the left Pin Tra
24. ctor and slide the Pin Tractor as required to adjust the paper position relative to the first horizontal character centre mark 2 Press the locking lever 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 to accommodate the width of the continuous forms to be used Move the rear paper guide 2 to midway between the left 3 and right 4 Pin Tractors Paper handling gt 22 Open the left and right Pin Tractor covers 1 and feed the continuous forms in the direction of the arrows locating the sprocket holes 2 in the forms onto the sprocket pins Ensure that the forms are properly aligned on the sprocket pins 3 then close the covers Adjust the right Pin Tractor 1 to accommodate the width of the continuous forms taking care that the forms are held neither too loosely nor too tightly between the Pin Tractors Press the locking lever 2 down to lock the right Pin Tractor in the desired position Close the Rear Cover by gently swinging it downwards to the horizontal and then pushing it inwards until it locks into position Paper handling gt 23 10 Press the FF LOAD button The continuous forms will be taken into the printer and positioned at the first line print position and the SEL indicator will illuminate TEARING OFF CONT
25. d printing Press the SEL button There is no paper in the printer Load paper SEL indicator is illuminated but no Inrterface cable is disconnected Reconnect the interface cable printing takes place Wrong interface cable has been used Use correct interface cable The print head is moving but no printing takes place The ribbon cartridge has not been installed Install the ribbon cartridge Print position offset The horizontal printing position is offset The start position may change after the printer is powered on When the printer is powered ON switch from off line mode to on line mode by pressing the SEL button Reset the start position You must set the Power Switch to OFF before you change the start position Troubleshooting gt 48 PROBLEM Printing slows down CAUSE ACTION Print direction changes suddenly to unidirectional When the print head overheats the printer automatically starts unidirectional split printing When the print head temperature drops sufficiently the printer will return to its original operation PE warning The print carriage does not operate There is contamination on the carriage shaft Clean any paper dust and contamination from the carriage with a dry cloth Print blurring The characters are too pale to display properly on the paper The Paper Thickness lever posi
26. dicator turns off Quiet printing Use this for quieter printing 1 Ensure the SEL indicator is illuminated 2 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the TEAR button The QUIET indicator is illuminated Emphasis printing CAUTION Do not use emphasis printing if performing horizontal tab character printing on thin paper as the paper may become damaged Use this for printing multipart forms You have to set emphasis printing by using the menus to set Impact Mode to Hi Copy as described in Menu setting on page 33 Operating instructions gt 42 NOTE If the paper on top is so thick that duplication on the paper below it fails use emphasis printing In emphasis printing mode printing is carried out twice The print may become blurred if high density characters and graphics are printed using a new ribbon In emphasis mode ensure that the paper is flat to avoid possible printing errors Operating instructions gt 43 TROUBLESHOOTING CLEARING PAPER JAMS CUT SHEET PAPER JAMMED IN PRINTER WARNING Do not carry out any operations inside the printer with the Power Switch set to ON 1 Set the Power Switch to OFF Open the Top Cover 3 Set the Paper Thickness lever to the Replace Ribbon position position 10 WARNING The Print Head may be hot after printing Allow it to cool before touching it Troubleshooting gt 44 Move the Print Head away from the paper Rotate the
27. e Cut sheet manual mode Ejects the cut sheet TEAR On line Continuous Forms mode Delivers the continuous form to the cut position If the button is pressed again or data is received the original form position is restored On line Cut sheet manual mode Ineffective Off line Ineffective PARK Continuous Forms mode If the continuous form is in position press to retract the form to the Pin Tractors If the sprocket holes of the last page of the form disengage from the sprocket pins do not attempt to eject the paper as a paper jam may result SHIFT SEL Enters menu mode Operating instructions gt 30 SWITCH SHIFT LF STATUS FUNCTION Microfeed 0 14 mm step down Hold this button combination down for continuous feeding or ejecting of paper SHIFT FF LOAD Microfeed 0 14 mm step up Hold this button combination down for continuous feeding or ejecting of paper SHIFT PARK On line Ineffective Off line Saves the set paper start position first line print position SHIFT TEAR On line Quieter print mode Each press of the button pair progresses the printer through Quieter print mode gt High multipart print mode gt Normal print mode Off line Ineffective Operating instructions gt 31 SETTING MENU VALUES The following information explains the printer settings and how you can change them
28. eturn a device ID or not in accordance with IEEE1284 Enable Disable TOF Adjustment Cut Sheet Select an adjustment value for the reference position in regard to the TOF position of cut paper passbooks The position moves to the rear of the form by and to the top of the form by in 1 60 in increments 7 1 47 41 Rear Load Adjustment 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 60 in increments 7 41 17 41 Cut Position Adjust Select an adjustment value for the position to cut the end of a continuous form In 1 90 in increments 7 1 7 41 Operating instructions gt 39 ITEM Registration Low FUNCTION Adjust the print starting position on printing in the reverse direction The position moves to the right or left in 1 720 in increments Registration Normal Adjust the print starting position on printing in the reverse direction The position moves to the right or left in 1 720 in increments Registration Highi Adjust the print starting position on printing in the reverse direction The position moves to the right or left in 1 720 in increments Registration High2 Adjust the print starting position on printing in the reverse direction The position moves to
29. he direction of the arrow to wind up the ribbon CAUTION Do not turn the knob anticlockwise as the ribbon might jam Make sure that the ribbon is not twisted or damaged when it goes through the gap between the Print Head and the ribbon guide 11 12 Set the Paper Thickness lever to match the paper being used See Setting the Paper Thickness lever on page 26 13 Set the printer Power Switch to ON Consumables and accessories 5 60 CONSUMABLE ORDER INFORMATION ORDER NO Ribbon cartridge Black 4 million characters 43503601 ACCESSORIES The following accessories are available for your printer gt RS 232C Serial Interface gt OL7120e 100BASE TX 10BASE T Network Interface Installation instructions are supplied with the accessories The Network Configuration Guide on the CD that accompanies the Network Interface card provides detailed configuration information for the OL7120e ACCESSORY ORDER INFORMATION ITEM ORDER NO RS 232C Serial Interface 09002351 OL7120e 100BASE TX 10BASE T Network Interface 01144601 Consumables and accessories gt 61 SPECIFICATIONS ITEM SPECIFICATION Model No D21008B ML6300FB 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 Letter Quality LQ Utility High Speed Draft HSD 400cps 10 cpi 100 cps
30. his product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency where applicable on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89 336 EEC EMC and 73 23 EEC LVD as amended Antingso m lug BKA Preface 5 2 CONTENTS Preface fii he bel eee Ci lc AG hm NG 2 Notes cautions and warnings 5 Introduction 00 cee ee 6 About this guide a praet s era a a a e 6 On line usage sk mh 7 Printing pages ws su ex Rex Rmus 8 Getting started l l 9 Retaining packing materials 9 Identifying component parts 9 Front VIEW sis tea acd ae ce a aera es ae He ope dba 9 Rear V EW leen nn 11 Locating your printer a ee 12 Powering on your printer 13 Producing a test print 005 14 Connecting to a computer 15 Interconnecting printer and computer 15 Interfaces zi we e bk ee bea RE 15 Interconnection aaa 16 Installing the printer driver 16 Printing a test page aa 16 Printing from a computer see 17 Paper handling llle 18 Loading cut sheet paper llle 18 Ejecting cut sheet paper 20 Loading continuous forms 20 Setting up con
31. idth Set width of a line to 10 6 in determine the number 8 in of ANK 10CPI characters to be printed With this setting the right margin is set For reduced size prints at 75 or 50 136 characters are printed Form Tear Off Select manual or auto Off as the method to 500 ms advance a continuous 1 sec form to the form tear 2 sec off position Skip Over Perforation Select whether to skip Yes over perforation or not No When a skip over perforation setup command is received the received command is given priority Page Length Continuous Select the length of a continuous form 3 5 in 4 in 5 5 in 6 in 7 in 8 in 8 5 in 11 in 11 2 3 in 12 in 14 in 17 in 5 in 3 in 3 25 in Operating instructions 37 ITEM TOF Continuous FUNCTION Select the reference position for the TOF position when auto loading continuous form paper from the rear of the printer Up to the mid section of characters in the first line 1Chr Set Pos is printed if the TOF position is set by using SHIFT PARK switches SETTING 2 12 mm 1 12 in 4 23 mm 1 6 in 6 35 mm 1 4 in 8 47 mm 1 3 in 10 58 mm 5 12 in 12 7 mm 1 2 in 14 82 mm 7 12 in 16 93 mm 2 3 in 19 05 mm 3 4 in 21 17 mm 5 6 in 23 28 mm 11 12 in 25 4 mm 1 in 27 52 mm 13 12 in 1Chr Set Pos Initial Position This is the position of the paper when the paper is already loaded at power on For c
32. ontinuous form mode only Print Tear OFF Auto Eject Position Select a printable area at the bottom of cut sheets of paper in cut paper mode the character centre position 6 35 mm 1 4 in 14 8 mm Page Length Cut Sheet Select the page length of cut paper 3 5 in 4 in 5 5 in 6 in 7 in 8 in 8 5 in 11 in 11 2 3 in 12 in 14 in 16 57 in 5 in 3 in 3 25 in TOF Cut Sheet 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 1Chr Set Pos is printed if the TOF position is set by using SHIFT PARK switches 2 12 mm 1 12 in 4 23 mm 1 6 in 6 35 mm 1 4 in 8 47 mm 1 3 in 10 58 mm 5 12 in 12 7 mm 1 2 in 14 82 mm 7 12 in 16 93 mm 2 3 in 19 05 mm 3 4 in 21 17 mm 5 6 in 23 28 mm 11 12 in 25 4 mm 1 in 27 52 mm 13 12 in 1Chr Set Pos Operating instructions gt 38 ITEM FUNCTION SETTING Wait Time Select the waiting time 500 ms between setting paper 1 sec on the tray and feeding 2 sec it while the printer is waiting for paper to be fed in cut paper manual feed mode I Prime Select whether to print Invalid or clear buffer contents upon initialisation by receiving I PRIME Buffer Clear Buffer Print Auto Feed XT EPSON only Set the validity of an Auto Feed XT signal Valid Invalid I F Bi Direction Set whether to r
33. ower on time 200 h month Average printing time 50 h month text density on page 35 Noise level The acoustic noise of this product is less than 70 dB A as measured in accordance with EN ISO 7779 Specifications gt 64 APPENDIX A REAR COVER REMOVAL If required the Rear Cover can be removed and refitted as described below When removing or refitting the Rear Cover take care not to apply excessive force REMOVAL 1 Remove the Rear Cover in the direction shown Appendix A Rear Cover removal gt 65 REFITTING 1 Align the Rear Cover 1 with the protruding part of the printer Top Cover 2 and insert in the direction shown Appendix A Rear Cover removal gt 66 INDEX A accessories C cleaning exterior amak ANA DAGANG 54 Lg mc ss 54 D drivers nA aan were ds 16 E ejecting paper continuous forms 24 cut sheet emphasis printing F fault finding cene 48 I indicators sex cas kie ser GA IR 29 interface Network cui eet ike eee parallel n serial ii cedes tri HU M nG nag USB eere eese TST L loading paper continuous forms 20 CUE sheet Jona Deko nya arr NG 18 M menu settings CHANGING sa na naaa Akap o E NN 33 confirming 32 initialising 40 liSU iiit rer ATE AA 33 N normal speed printing 42 P paper jams continuous forms cut sheet eene
34. position and adjust the paper top position Reselect the margin correctly in the application Too large or small left and or right margins The left or right margin is not correctly selected Incorrect positions of the Paper Guide or Pin Tractors Select and adjust the position again depending on the paper type Reselect the left and right margins correctly in the application When continuous forms are used the content of a single form is printed on two forms The paper length selected in the application does not match the physical paper length Match the paper length selected in the application with the physical paper length in use Troubleshooting 5 50 PROBLEM When cut sheets are used the content of a single sheet is printed on two sheets CAUSE The paper setting selected in the application does not match the physical paper size ACTION Match the paper setting selected in the application with the physical paper in use It does not match the lines per page as the printer automatically detected Leave enough top and bottom margin in the application Correct the cut sheet LF adjustment The content of a single line is printed in two lines The left and or right margins are not correctly selected Reselect the left and right margins correctly in the application When continuous forms are used several blank lines appear in
35. press the FF LOAD button and place the paper on the Paper Tray After the paper has started to be taken into the printer continue to press the FF LOAD button and the paper is taken into the 6 35 mm 0 25 in position 5 Align the paper with the first print line position as follows In off line mode press the following buttons to adjust the first printing line To feed the paper forward by a small amount hold down the SHIFT button and press the FF LOAD button To feed the paper backward by a small amount hold down the SHIFT button and press the LF button NOTE If the specified correction range is more than 7 60 in the QUIET indicator flashes and the paper cannot be moved 6 When the paper is positioned at the required TOF release the buttons in Step 5 above To save this position as the TOF press the SEL button to Operating instructions gt 41 set the printer off line and press and hold down the SHIFT and PARK buttons for 3 seconds NOTE Do not turn the Platen Knob or switch off the printer during the above procedure QUICK PRINTER SETTINGS PRINTER IMPACT MODE When switched ON the printer enters the impact mode selected in the menu You can change this to normal speed and quiet printing without using the menus as follows Normal speed printing Use this for standard file printing operations 1 Ensure the SEL indicator is illuminated 2 Hold down the SHIFT button and press the TEAR button The QUIET in
36. ption is installed in this product Connecting to a computer gt 15 INTERCONNECTION 1 Ensure that both printer and computer are turned OFF 2 Connect the required interface cable USB 1 or parallel 2 to the printer and then to the computer 3 3 Turn ON the printer and then turn ON the computer INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER Insert the Drivers CD into your computer and follow the on screen instructions to install the printer driver for use with your printer PRINTING A TEST PAGE As an example using Windows XP 1 Use Start gt Printers and Faxes to show the Printers and Faxes window Highlight the driver for your printer Use File gt Properties to show the Properties window On the General tab click the Print Test Page button mom UoN Ensure that a test page has printed verifying your printer computer setup Connecting to a computer 16 PRINTING 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 easy to use and intuitive while supplementary on line help is available by clicking each window Help button Printing from a computer 5 17 PAPER HANDLING This section describes how to use cut sheet paper and continuous forms in your printer LOADING CUT SHEET PAPER 1 Ensure that the printer is turned ON NOTE If
37. s OVERALL PAPER THICKNESS LEVER POSITION 0 06 0 12 mm 1 0 13 0 21 mm 2 0 22 0 30 mm 3 0 31 0 39 mm 4 0 40 0 48 mm 5 0 49 0 57 mm 6 0 58 0 66 mm 7 0 67 0 75 mm 8 0 76 0 84 mm 9 NOTE Printing with lever positions 5 9 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 can be carried out with the lever position set to 4 for paper thickness up to 0 39 mm When lever positions 5 9 are selected printing quality for carbon paper may decline resulting in illegible characters for example Paper handling gt 27 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CONTROL PANEL SEL o a ALARM MENU QUIET a POWER SHIFT FF LoAD TEAR PARK EG E tal DowN Micro FEED UP QUIET TOF The status alarm indicators and button switches on the control panel allow you to check printer status and control the printer Operating instructions gt 28 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 When flashing together with the ALARM indicator printing cannot be resumed at this stage Turn the power OFF verify that the carriage moves properly then turn the power ON again If the problem
38. s button switches and indicators described in detail later that allow you to operate the printer SEL a Arm MENU QUIET POWER SHIFT FF LOAD TEAR PARK Micro a Down Micro FEED UP QUIET TOF Power Switch to turn the printer power ON OFF Platen Knob turn to move or eject the paper Paper Tray to hold cut sheet paper for use by the printer one sheet at a time Paper Guide can be adjusted as required to locate the left edge of cut sheet paper Paper Type Lever set according to the type of paper used cut sheet or continuous forms Paper Thickness Lever set according to the thickness of the paper There is also a setting to facilitate ribbon replacement Ribbon Cartridge holds the printer ribbon Getting started gt 10 REAR VIEW sw Optional connector position connect to optional accessory serial interface card or 100BASE TX 10BASE T network card USB connector connect to USB interface cable Parallel connector connect to parallel interface connector Pin Tractor to load and feed continuous forms Power connector connect to printer power cable Rear Cover open and close for access for example when loading continuous forms To remove completely see Appendix A Rear Cover removal on page 65 Getting started gt 11 LOCATING YOUR PRINTER gt Select a firm solid surface on which to site your printer gt Allow enough space around your printer e g at least 60 cm from any
39. set the printer off line and reposition the continuous forms in the printer Press the PARK button to move the front edge of the continuous forms backwards to the Pin Tractors NOTE The ALARM indicator illuminates to indicate there is no paper present If sprocket holes of the last page of the forms disengage from the sprocket pins do not attempt to eject the paper to avoid the possibility of a paper jam Paper handling gt 25 4 Open the Rear Cover by gently pulling it out horizontally to the end of its travel then swinging it upwards until it locks into position 5 Lift the Pin Tractor covers 1 and remove the forms Close the Pin Tractor covers Close the Rear Cover by gently swinging it downwards to the horizontal and then pushing it inwards until it locks into position SETTING THE PAPER THICKNESS LEVER There are 10 lever positions the first 9 for printing purposes and the tenth to facilitate ribbon replacement Set the Paper Thickness lever for different paper types as follows LEVER POSITION PAPER TYPE Cut sheet paper See below 52 80 gsm X 81 127 gsm X 128 156 gsm X Envelope X Carbon paper or Pressure See below sensitive paper 40 gsm 2 part X 3 part X Paper handling 26 LEVER POSITION PAPER TYPE 4 part x 5 part X 6 part x Set the Paper Thickness lever for overall paper thickness as follow
40. sitions CAUSE The paper length selected in the application does not match the physical paper length ACTION Match the paper length selected in the application with the physical paper length in use Select the paper length in number of lines in the application Abnormal switchover between cut sheet and continuous forms modes No cut sheet feed The printer is in continuous forms mode Set the Paper Type lever to cut sheet mode No continuous forms feed The printer is in cut sheet mode Set the Paper Type lever to continuous forms mode Paper feed operations for both cut sheets and continuous forms are actuated The cut sheet is not ejected Eject the cut sheet Troubleshooting gt 53 CLEANING YOUR PRINTER To keep your printer in good operating condition you are advised to clean it regularly Set the printer Power Switch to OFF and disconnect the power cable from the printer before cleaning the printer PRINTER EXTERIOR CAUTION Keep the Top Cover closed to avoid the possibility of detergent entering the printer Clean the exterior of the printer as required but at least every six months or 300 hours of operation whichever comes first 1 Moisten a piece of cotton cloth with diluted neutral detergent and carefully wipe the printer exterior PRINTER INTERIOR WARNING As the print head becomes hot during printing allow it to cool before c
41. t are packaged with the consumables and optional accessories gt On line Help on line information accessible from the printer driver and utility software ON LINE USAGE This guide is intended to be read on screen using an Adobe Acrobat Reader Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat You can access specific information in two ways gt In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your screen click on the topic of interest to jump to the required topic If the bookmarks are not available use the Contents on page 3 gt In the list of bookmarks click on Index to jump to the Index If the bookmarks are not available use the Contents on page 3 Find the term of interest in the alphabetically arranged index and click on the associated page number to jump to the page containing the term Introduction gt 7 PRINTING PAGES The whole manual individual pages or sections may be printed The procedure is 1 From the toolbar select File then Print or press the Ctrl P keys 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 Print 2 x Printer woo 0o Status Ready T Reverse pages Type T Printas image Where LPT1 I Printto file Print Range Copies and Adjustments I G All 226 pages Selected pagee orephic Number of copies ho 2 P Current page 3
42. the printout Tear off perforation spacing is selected Cancel tear off perforation spacing 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 application Split print Blanks appear in graphic printout Blanks or deformed characters appear in double height type or other extended types This is a paper feed error which is especially notable in printing regular characters This is a paper feed error due to line feeding in printing a single character This is not a failure This is not a failure Use the printer s built in fonts when you print important documents or bills Improper cut sheet feed No paper feed Sheets are located off the paper guide Sheets are not loaded to the end Load sheets with their left edges against the paper guide Load sheets to the end Troubleshooting 5 51 PROBLEM The platen rotates without paper feed or continuous forms instead of cut sheets are fed CAUSE Sheets are not loaded to the end ACTION Load sheets to the end The printer is in the continuous forms mode Eject the continuous forms and select cut sheet mode for the printer Paper distortion Sheets are not loaded to the
43. tinuous forms 20 Feeding continuous forms 21 Tearing off continuous forms 24 Aligning the tear off perforations 24 Removing continuous forms Ls 25 Setting the Paper Thickness lever 26 Operating instructions llle 28 Control panel oss ec ee ee xr 28 Indicators sx opu vox PAA Rx au ere ins 29 Button switches bees 30 Setting menu values llle 32 Confirming current settings 32 Menu Setting side AN ui RE ES 33 Menu items and settings 33 Preface 3 Initialising menu settings 40 Adjusting TOF position aa 41 Quick printer settings 42 Printer impact mode 000 42 Troubleshooting eee aaa 44 Clearing paper jams aa 44 Cut sheet paper jammed in printer 44 Continuous forms jammed in printer 46 Responding to alarm conditions 47 Responding to general problems 48 Cleaning your printer llle 54 Printer exterior uiv here Ck oS noti RG iR em 54 Printer Ipteriors cce Eam e Rak RR NG 54 Consumables and accessories 56 Consumables iis seda naaa aa e aa Res 56 Changing a ribbon cartridge 56 Consumable order information 61 ACCESSOMES ue Rr Gon a X rox oa eee oA ea 61 Accessory order information 6
44. tion does not match the paper Correct the Paper Thickness lever setting The printer is set to print at high speed Set the speed to normal The ribbon has reached its end of life Replace the ribbon by a new one The ribbon cartridge is not installed correctly Reinstall the ribbon cartridge correctly The ribbon has been wound incorrectly Replace the ribbon cartridge by a new one The ribbon is not transferring properly Replace the ribbon cartridge by a new one A line of print is missing Broken wire pins Contact your dealer Troubleshooting 5 49 PROBLEM CAUSE The printout differs from the screen display ACTION Printout of completely different characters or symbols Incorrect print setup for the user application Reselect print setup for the applications according to priority The application control codes for the previous print operation are still enabled Initialise the printer The input application control signal is not correct Print in hex dump mode and verify the data content Make corrections in the application The interface cable is not properly connected Reconnect the cable correctly 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
45. wall for easy access to the Platen Knob and the various paper feed paths gt 60 cm Puta gt 75 cm Us gt Make sure a grounded power outlet is available nearby Getting started gt 12 POWERING ON YOUR PRINTER 1 Ensure that your printer Power Switch is set to OFF 2 Connect the power cable connector 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 POWER indicator on the control panel illuminates Getting started gt 13 PRODUCING 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 CAUTION Allow at least 5 seconds between turning the printer ON after turning it OFF A shorter time interval between turning ON OFF operations may cause printer power failure Do not turn the printer OFF while it is printing as this may result in damage to the print head Turn the printer Power Switch to OFF 2 Set the Paper Type Lever to cut sheet and set the Paper Thickness Lever to position 1 3 Press and hold the LF button and turn the Power Switch to ON 4 With the long side of the paper against the paper guide insert the paper carefully into the printer The printer will automatically grip the paper and start the test print NOTE
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