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1. Paper Specifications continued Paper Type Feed Weight Width Range Envelopes Top Only 90 g m max 165 1 241 3mm single feed 24 Ib 6 5 to 9 5 Envelopes Bottom 90 g m max 165 1 241 3mm continuous feed Only 24 Ib 6 5 to 9 5 non overlap Card stock Bottom 178 g m max N A Only 48 Ib Transparencies Top Only E 215 9 279 4mm 8 5 x 11 Dimensions W x D x H ML 3390 ML 3391 Weight 15 7 x 13 6 x 4 6 inches 398 x 345 x 116 mm 16 9 x 13 6 x 4 6 inches 430 x 345 x 116 mm ML 3390 TBD ML 3391 TBD Environmental Requirements Parameter Range Operating Temperature 5 to 40 C Storage Temperature 10 to 50 C Operating Humidity 20 to 80 RH max wet bulb temp 30 C Storage Humidity 5 to 95 RH max wet bulb temp 40 C Electrical Requirements 230 240 volts ac 10 14 50 60 Hz 2 This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89 336 EEC and 73 23 EEC on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage Specifications subject to change without notice Universal Serial Bus USB User s Guide System requirements To use your printer through the printer s built in USB port you need the following minimum requirements Microsoft Windows 98 ME 2000 or XP pre installed on PC equipped with a USB por2. SEL fie 2 Note The standard setting for the Top of Form where the printing begins is 2 54cm down from the top of EXIT GROUP ITEM SET PRINT POWER ALARM MENU the page To change the setting see the next column 3 Press SEL to re select the printer Resetting the Top of Form to the Standard Setting SEL 1 Turn the printer off 2 Hold PARK QUIET TOF while turning the printer back on Temporarily Changing the Top of Form Setting To set the Top of Form position lower for one page only SEL eI 1 Press SEL to deselect the printer LF SHIFT Goa Bah Mice Fed TOF SEL EXIT GROUP ITEM SET PRINT e POWER ALARM MENU 2 Press LF to change the position of the Top of Form Note This setting will not apply to any following pages Switching Paper Paths To switch from continuous forms to single sheet feed Tear off any printed pages Press PARK Move the paper separator to the single sheet feed position Place the wire feed guide in the paper separator Move the paper lever to the position marked TOP Place a sheet of paper in the paper separator OEE Ns To switch from single sheet feed to continuous forms 1 Press FF LOAD to remove the single sheet paper 2 Lower the paper separator into the continuous forms position and swing the wire feed guide over onto the pull up roller 3 Move the paper lever to the position marked REAR or BOT as appropriate 4 Load continuous fo
3. SEL 2 Use the GROUP ITEM and SET keys to make your Resetting the Menu changes gt Press GROUP successively until the Group you wish To reset the Menu to the standard settings to change appears in the first column 1 Turn the printer off Press ITEM until the Item you wish to change appears i i in the second column 2 Press SEL LF while turning the printer on gt Press SET until the setting you want appears in the third column Printing the Menu Settings 1 Make sure paper is loaded in the printer 3 Press SHIFT SEL to exit the Menu Mode and save 2 Enter the Menu Mode SHIFT SEL poy youn 3 Press PRINT PARK Important If you turn the printer off without first exiting _ f the Menu Mode the changes you have made Note To print out a listing of the settings for all menu items will be lost regardless of the emulation selected or the accessories installed enter the Menu Mode then press SHIFT PRINT QUALITY Summary of Menu Settings The table below shows the items which may appear in the menu Settings which are engaged at the factory defaults are set in bold italic Some groups or entries will only appear when a specific emulation is engaged as noted Group Item Setting Printer Control Emulation Mode EPSON LQ IBM PPR IBM AGM Font Print Mode Pitch Proportional Spacing Style Size LQ Courier LQ Roman LQ Swiss LQ Swiss Bold LQ Orator LQ Gothic LQ
4. cover 3 Open the access cover and remove the pull up roller assembly 6 Turn the printer on and reload paper Cleaning the Housing You should clean the printer every six months or after about 4 Reinstall the pull up roller assembly and close the access 300 hours of operation cover Note Never use solvents or strong detergents on the cabinet they could damage the housing 1 Turn the printer off and remove any paper from the path 2 Open the access cover remove the pull up roller assembly 3 Use a clean dry cloth to dust around the carriage shaft and platen Remove any loose pieces of paper Troubleshooting Problem Nothing happens when I turn on the printer Solution Problem Solutions Check the power cable connection the outlet and to your printer If you are using a power strip make sure it is turned on and that the fuse has not blown nor the circuit breaker tripped The printer does not print when data is sent 1 Is the SEL light on If not press the SEL key 2 Check that the interface cable is securely connected to both the computer and the printer 3 If you have the optional serial interface board installed check to be sure that it is firmly seated in the printer Problem Solution Problem Solution I m getting strange symbols incorrect fonts etc when I try to print a document 1 Check to be sure that the printer driver you have selected
5. i C Ceety theft he s r a ate daawa some so mimt o ewe poe am e Insert the printer software CD ROM disk into drive Make sure the CD ROM drive is checked and click on Next After Windows finds the USB driver click on Next If Windows cannot automatically find the correct directory for some reason select the second option Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location Select the directory on the CD where the drivers are located On the Oki CD they are situated in X Drivers WinVer CodePage where X is CD drive letter WinVer is the Windows versions and CodePage is the selected option from Windows ANSI Win Baltic Win Eastern European Win Cyrillic Win Greek or Win Hebrew Wind Sear ib aaah hes Pe eon Pd Ute dere Winde a roe ead 1a rumah he be Sever har te ean EE ro v Bee bet oe Comet After files have finished copying click on Finish If the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears again click on Cancel and restart the computer Oki Systems Company Oki Systems UK Limited 550 Dundee Road Slough Trading Estate Slough Berks SL1 4LE Tel 01753 819819 Fax 01753 819899
6. in your software matches the printer emulation Press SHIFT and SEL keys then press GROUP key this will print a line showing the emulation you have selected If you have embedded any printer commands in your software check to be sure that you entered them correctly 2 I ve installed a new ribbon and the printing is smeared and streaked The ribbon shield is either loose or missing Remove the ribbon cartridge and check the clear plastic ribbon shield if it s loose secure it in place if it is missing find it and reinstall it Problem Solution Problem Solution Problem Solution Problem Solution The ALARM light is on and the Character Pitch Problem 15 light is flashing This indicates a paper jam Press the SEL key Solution and correct the paper jam situation see Clearing Paper Jams in this manual The ALARM light is on and the Character Pitch 10 light is flashing This indicates that the paper lever is set at the wrong position for the paper you are trying to use move it to the proper setting The ALARM light is blinking Try turning the printer off and then back on again If the light still blinks call for service The printer needs paper but the ALARM light is not on and I can t load the paper Press and release the SEL key then hold the SHIFT key and press the RESET CHARACTER PITCH key this resets the printer My word processor files don t print the way
7. CHARACTER PITCH buttons This prevents these from being changed via the control panel when several people are using the printer Page Length Set this to match the length of the paper you are using Page Length Control Change the setting to by Actual Page Length if you wish to print on single sheet pages When by Actual Page Length is selected the printer will print no closer than 1 from the edge of the paper When by Menu Setting is selected the printer will print to the length you have chosen Page Width ML 3391 only Change to 8 to print on letter size paper Paper Out Override Senses when less than 1 25 mm of paper remains and stops printing Change to Yes to override the sensor Caution This can cause loss of data and damage the printhead Pin 18 Sets the signal on pin 18 to 5 volts or to open Pitch Choose the character width in character per inch cpi Print Mode Choose the quality and font for printing Print Registration Change the setting as required to obtain the best registration for bidirectional printing Print Suppress Effective If your system uses the DC1 and DC3 codes for something other than the print suppress mode change the setting to No Proportional Spacing Change the setting to Yes to engage proportional spacing of characters Receive Buffer Size Sets the amount of memory for holding received data Choosing 1 Line will tie up your computer while printing but the prin
8. Emulation Mode to select prints in the right hand column 6 Press SHIFT SEL to save your setting and exit the Menu Mode EXIT POWER ALARM SET GROUP ITEM PRINT MENU IBM PPR TOF Selecting a Printer Driver Before you can use your printer with software you must enter the software and select the correct printer driver If you have the wrong driver selected you will see strange characters incorrect fonts etc Important See your software documentation for information on how to select a printer driver Printer Drivers The drivers below are listed by decreasing compatibility with your printer use one as close to the top of the list as possible IBM Proprinter III Epson FX Microline Standard ML3320 1 IBM IBM Proprinter II IBM Proprinter II IBM Proprinter IBM Graphics Printer ML3320 1 Epson Epson FX286e Epson FX 850 1050 Epson FX 86 286 Epson FX Epson FX800 1000 Microline 320 321 Microline 320 321 Microline 320 321 Microline 292 293 Microline 192 193 Microline 182 183 Maintenance 3 Remove and discard the used ribbon cartridge Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge Note For the best results use genuine Oki ribbons 1 Make sure the printer is turned OFF 2 Centre the printhead O Caution The printhead may be HOT 4 5 Install the new ribbon cartridge Clearing Paper Jams Rear Feed Jams 1 Turn the printer OFF and use the platen knob to ba
9. I have the menu and front panel set 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 that override the panel and menu settings To change your printer to ignore the reset code enter the Menu Mode go down to the Set Up group and change the setting for Reset Inhibit to Yes see Changing the Menu Settings in this manual The I Prime signal will automatically override any front panel settings you have made To eliminate this problem enter the Menu Mode go down to the Parallel Interface group and change the setting for I Prime to Invalid see Changing the Menu Settings in this manual Problem Solution Problem Solution Problem Solution The Print Quality and Character Pitch keys on the front panel won t work The Operator Panel Function in the printer menu can be used to disable these buttons If the printer is part of a customized system or if it is used by a number of people the system manager may have used this option to make sure the printer is always set properly Continuous form paper is sticking to the paper separator In cold dry weather static charges can build up and make the paper cling to the paper separator Try moving the paper guides together so that the paper rests on the guides rather than on the separator Ink smears on paper This may be cau
10. ML 3390 3391 Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete accurate and up to date Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control Oki 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 1995 by Oki All rights reserved First edition January 1996 Written and produced by the Documentation Department Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Energy Star is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Epson is a registered trademark of Epson America Inc IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp Energy Star As an Energy Star Partner Oki ax has determined that this product Groggy meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency Safety Your printer has been carefully designed to give you years of safe reliable performance As with all electrical equipment there are a few basic precautions you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer Read the setup and operating instructions carefully Be sure to save them for future reference Read and follow all warning and instruction labels on
11. Prestige Utility 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 1 cpi 20 cpi No Yes Normal Italics Single Double Symbol Sets Character Set Language Set Zero Character Code Page Slashed Letter O Set I Set IT 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 Swedish IV Turkish Swiss I Swiss II Publisher Slashed Unslashed USA Serbo Croatic II Canada French ECMA 94 Multilingual Windows East Europe Portugal Windows Greek Norway Latin 5 Windows Turkey Baltic 774 Windows Cyrillic East Europe Latin I 852 Cyrillic I 855 Hungarian CWI Turkey 857 Ukrainian Cyrillic II 866 ISO Latin 6 Greek_869 Hebrew NC 862 Kamenicky MJK Hebrew OC Greek_437 Windows Hebrew Greek_437 CYPRUS Windows Baltic Turkey Bulgarian Polska Mazovia Greek_928 ISO Latin 2 Serbo Croatic I No Yes Group Item Settings Rear Feed Line Spacing 6 LPI 8 LPI Form Tear Off Off 500 mS 1 sec 2 sec Skip Over Perforation No Yes Page Width ML 3391 only 13 6 8 Page Length 11 11 2 3 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 Bottom Feed Line Spacing 6 LPI 8 LPI Form Tear Off Off 500 mS 1 sec 2 sec Skip Over Perforation No Yes Page Width ML 3391 only 13 6 8 Page Length 11 11 2 3 12 14 17 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 Top Feed L
12. aced select No if it overprints select Yes Auto Feed XT Epson If your system uses pin 14 of the parallel interface to control automatic line feed change the setting to Valid Auto Select If you always use the same Top of Form position change the setting to Yes Bottom Margin Change to Invalid if you want the printer to ignore the bottom margin setting Caution This can cause loss of data and damage the printhead Centring Position Choose DEFAULT Mode 1 or Mode 2 Character Set Choose IBM Set I or IBM Set II Code Page Choose the Code Page character set you wish to use Emulation Mode Choose the printer emulation Form Tear Off Choose 500 mS 1 sec or 2 sec to turn the Form Tear Off feature on and to set the time interval for the printer to wait before advancing the paper Graphics Change to bidirectional graphics for faster printing optimise the registration using the Print Registration menu item I Prime Determines what the printer will do when it receives the I Prime signal from the host Buffer Print prints out the buffer contents before resetting Buffer Clear dumps the buffer contents immediately Invalid causes the printer to ignore the I Prime signal Language Set Replaces certain standard symbols with special characters used in foreign languages Line Spacing Change to 8 Ipi to get more lines on a page Operator Panel Function Change to Limited Operation to deactivate the PRINT QUALITY and
13. and hold while pressing another switch to moves continuous form paper to engage the alternate function for that switch e g print position Micro Feed Down for the LF key O TEAR leee Moves continuous form paper up LF Moves paper up one line press and hold for for tear off or back down for repetitive line feeds When held on power up printing activat s the Font Test O PARK iic orcotpsens Retracts continuous form paper QUIET Turns Quiet Mode on and off When held on from the path power up activates the Rollmg ASCII Test CHARACTER PITCH Selects the character pitch Used with the SHIFT key to reset the printer Selecting the Print Quality and Font Important Front panel settings for print quality and character pitch can be overridden by software commands The lights will always reflect the printer s state Press PRINT QUALITY to select LQ Letter Quality e Highest quality slowest speed e Seven fonts e Recommended for correspondence UTILITY e Medium quality medium speed e Gothic font only e Recommended for internal documents and high volume data Note To select High Speed Draft mode set the Print Quality to UTILITY and the Character Pitch to 15 When Letter Quality is engaged the lights indicate which font is selected PRINT QUALITY L COURIER GOTHIC mm ROMAN go UTILITY PRESTIGE ORATOR m SWISS e Courier LQ and Courier lights on e Gothic LQ and Go
14. aper separator and place the wire guide Move the left tractor to align the edge of the paper with the appropriate reference mark and push back the lock lever 9 Press FF LOAD The paper feeds into the printer Note The standard setting for the Top of Form where the printing begins is 2 54cm down from the top of the page To change the setting see page 9 Loading Single Sheets Top Feed Use the single sheet path for letterhead stationery memos and individual envelopes It is recommended for printing graphs and charts because it provides the most accurate control of the paper Note If you have continuous form paper in the path press the PARK button to remove it before loading single sheets 1 Make sure the printer is on and deselected SEL light off 2 Place the paper lever in the position marked TOP 4 Open the carriage cover and lift the paper separator to the single sheet position 5 Adjust the paper feed guides for the width of the Setting the Top of Form TOF paper and place a sheet of paper in the separator The paper will feed into the printer When setting the Top of Form use the red line on the paper shield as a reference ell 1 Make sure the printer is deselected SEL light off 2 Press and hold SHIFT 9 then Press LF to move Top of Form higher on page Press FF LOAD 8 to move Top of Form lower on page oO eo
15. ck the paper all the way out 6 Turn the knob in the direction of the arrow to take up any ribbon slack 2 Open the access cover and remove the pull up roller assembly 3 Remove any torn pieces of paper 6 Turn the printer on 4 Replace the pull up roller assembly and close the access cover 7 Press FF LOAD 5 Reload paper Correcting Repetitive Rear Feed Jams If the paper keeps jamming you probably have bits of paper 3 Fold some continuous form paper over three times to stuck in the paper path make a page four sheets thick load it on the tractors and close the covers 1 Perform steps 1 through 3 under Rear Feed Jams 2 Grasp the paper separator lift it slightly pull back on it then swing it forward 4 Swing the paper separator over and use the platen knob to draw the quadruple thick page around the platen this brings out any jammed bits of paper 5 Remove the paper pieces and use the platen knob toback 7 Replace the pull up roller assembly and close the access the paper out cover 6 Swing the paper separator over reload regular paper and lower the paper separator back into place Single Sheet Jams 1 Turn the printer off 4 Remove any torn pieces from around the carriage 2 Use the platen knob to back the jammed paper out 5 Reinstall the pull up roller assembly and close the access
16. e Cover Paper Separator Access Cover Control Panel On Off Switch Paper Lever Platen Knob Set up for Rear Feed of Continuous Forms ____ Carriage Cover Open Paper Guides Access Cover Paper Separator Off Switch Control Panel On Off Switc Paper Lever Platen Knob Set up for Single Sheet Feed Loading Paper Loading Continuous Forms Rear Feed We recommend the rear feed path for printing reports etc on single thickness continuous form paper For graphics o1 charts it s best to use the single sheet path top feed Note If you have paper in the paper path be sure te remove it before installing rear feed paper Tractor Terms Lock Lever Tractor Cover 1 Move the paper lever to the position marked REAR 3 Pull up on the lock levers and open the tractor covers ji t a 2 Grasp the paper separator lift it slightly pull back on it a then swing it forward 4 Move the right tractor over to fit the width of the paper p el an eee a Place the first two holes in the paper over the tractor pins 7 Adjust the right tractor to centre the paper holes on the on either side and close the tractor covers pins and push back the lock lever i ii on the pull up roller assembly l i 8 Lower the p
17. ine Spacing 6 LPI 8 LPI Bottom Margin Valid Invalid Page Width ML 3391 only 13 6 8 Page Length 11 11 2 3 12 14 16 57 3 3 5 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 5 Wait Time 500 mS J sec 2 sec Page Length Control by MENU Setting by Actual Page Length Set Up Graphics Bidirectional Unidirectional Receive Buffer Size Paper Out Override Print Registration 23K 1 Line 8K No Yes 0 25 mm Right 0 20 mm Right 0 15 mm Right 0 10 mm Right 0 05 mm Right 0 0 05 mm Left 0 10 mm Left 0 15 mm Left 0 20 mm Left 0 25 mm Left Group Item Settings Auto Feed XT Set Up Operator Panel Function Full Operation Limited Operation continued Reset Inhibit No Yes Print Suppress Effective Yes No Auto LF No Yes Auto CR No Yes SI Select Pitch 10 cpi 17 1 cpi 15 cpi SI Select Pitch 12 cpi 20 cpi 12 cpi Time Out Print Valid Invalid Auto Select No Yes Graphics Speed Low High Centring Position DEFAULT MODE1 MODE2 Parallel I F I Prime Buffer Print Invalid Buffer Clear Pin 18 5V Open Invalid Valid Appears only when the IBM emulation is selected ML3391 only Applies only when the Epson emulation is selected Explanations of Menu Items Auto CR IBM If you want the printer to automatically add a carriage return when a Line Feed is received at the end of a line change the setting to Yes Auto LE If your printout is consistently double sp
18. rm paper then press FF LOAD Setting the Printhead Gap The printhead gap is the distance between the printhead and the platen To adjust the gap open the access cover and move the blue lever to the recommended setting from the table below Note It is recommended that the printer be switched off prior to removing the access cover Media Setting Media Setting 45 75g m paper 1 2 part form w carbon 3 4 75 90g m bond paper 2 3 part form w carbon 4 5 Labels 3 4 4 part form w carbon 5 Envelopes 5 Running the SelfTests Selecting an Emulation Font Sample Test To run the test To stop the test ASCII Test To run the test To stop the test Your printer has three emulations e Epson FX Turn the printer off then press and hold IBM Proprinter III LF while turning the printer on e MICROLINE Standard The printer comes set for the IBM Proprinter III emulation To change to one of the other emulations 1 Make sure paper is loaded If you wish to stop the test before it is complete press SEL 2 Deselect the printer SEL light off press SEL key 3 Press SHIFT SEL the printer will enter the Menu Mode Turn the printer off then press and hold QUIET while turning the printer on ma L GROUP ITEM SET POWER ALARM MENU Press SEL 4 PressLF The following line will print Printer Control 5 Press TEAR consecutively until the emulation you wish
19. sed by excessive printhead travel from the centring position when printing narrow columns Set Centring Position to MODE 1 On ML3391 also try MODE 2 See Menu Mode Using Your Printer Print Mode Indicator Lights o MENU SHIFT EXIT SET POWER ALARM O SEL Glows printer selected ready to receive data Flashes printer in Print Suppress Mode Not lit printer deselected can t receive data QUIET Glows printer in Quiet state POWER Glows printer turned on PRINT QUALITY Indicate print quality and font selected PRINT QUALITY LQ COURIER GOTHIC m ROMAN eS UTILITY PRESTIGE ORATOR m SWISS mm CHARACTER PITCH ALARM Glows error condition exists gt out of paper if no other lights are blinking gt paper jam if 15 cpi light is also blinking gt paper lever is set to wrong position if 10 cpi light is also blinking Blinks error condition Turn printer off then on if the light still flashes contact your service dealer 10 12 15 17 20 PROP Indicate character pitch selected Print Mode Control Panel Keys COURIER GOTHIC me ROMAN UTILITY PRESTIGE ORATOR mm SWISS m EXIT POWER ALARM O SEL Selects deselects printer When held on power up PRINT QUALITY Selects the print quality and font engages the Menu Mode O FF LOAD Lee Loads ejects single sheet of paper SHIFT Press
20. ss 10 cpi 12 cpi Superscript subscript LQ Prestige 10 cpi 12 cpi LQ Orator 10 cpi 12 cpi LQ Letter Gothic 10 cpi 12 cpi LQ Swiss Bold 10 cpi 12 cpi Utility Gothic 10 cpi 12 cpi Superscript subscript HSD Gothic 15 cpi Reliability Paper Specifications Parameter Reliability Paper Type Feed Weight Width Range Mean Time Between Failures 10 000 hours at 25 duty Cut sheets Top Only 58 90 g m ML3390 182 9 215 9mm MTBF cycle and 35 page density 14 24 1b 7 2 8 5 Mean Time to Repair 15 minutes Meet 182 9 aram MTTR 7 2 to 14 3 Printhead Life 200 million characters pinele pee y Rears aoe ee SE ees cos average in 10 cpi draft mode continuous Bottom 12 24 Ib 3 10 at 25 duty and 35 page forms a 76 2 406 4mm density ae a 2 Ribbon Life on average 2 million characters Carbonless Rear peo h gm ML3390 oer e 10 cpi utilit continuous Bottom 9 11 1b 3 10 cpi utility forms ML3391 76 2 406 4mm 3 16 Paper Width Minimum 3 Interleaf Rear 38 45 g m ML3390 76 2 254mm Maximum ML 3390 10 continuous Bottom 10 12 1b 3 10 Maximum ML 3391 16 forms Carbon 34g m ML3391 76 2 406 4mm 9 Ib 3 16 1 2 paper Weight ott Bane eee Labels Bottom ML3390 76 2 254mm Paper Thickness Rear Feed 0 36mm 0 014 max Only 3 10 Bottom Feed 0 44mm 0 017 max ML3391 76 2 406 4mm 3 16
21. ssnis mal pring to fre int Pae Namid Puger Food ether chected pat crano Eon crm OONN Seal Pe GD tretalathe Options 4 CoP Gn 1 Got utali JONS 8 OFLE Pinto Fie RA USED Whos partes potto Oh MLINI F Pat Acma Cuter s Oca POF P Aad Pat Daite Pot Crge T Enable partes pooling 10 If the printer had formerly been used as a parallel or serial device and there is no output from the printer once a USB cable has been connected check to see that the correct port has been selected This information can also be found in the Properties folder but under the Ports tab Amend as necessary If there are printing problems check to see whether there is a USB connection active in the Control Panel If there is no USB connection shown you must install the hub Alternatively there may be a problem if the printer is connected via a USB hub Disconnect the printer cable from the hub and connect it directly to the computer Installing the USB driver Note Installation of the Oki USB driver is only required for Windows 98 You may be called upon for your original Windows 98 CD Please have this available 1 After the Add New Hardware Wizard window appears click on Next Du sest maom ka ome ve fos 2 Drea e e Ss ye gt C Cami 2 Select Search for the best driver for my device Recommended and click on Next ated co yaa ner wama oa E Semen bon tet ime He ems Meester
22. t a shielded USB interface cable long enough to reach from Series A 4 pin location computer to Series B 4 pin printer not supplied Microsoft Windows NT4 0 does not support USB Administrator privileges are necessary for installation on Windows 2000 and Windows XP CAUTION Under no circumstances attempt to use both parallel and USB ports simultaneously The USB Cable You will need to obtain a certified USB cable from a reputable supplier or your Oki dealer A genuine cable displays the Trident symbol heme on both connectors Using an inferior cable can cause printing problems and special cables are needed for longer runs than five metres USB connectors Connecting the USB Cable Due to the number of possible variants of operating systems it is not possible to describe every combination Terminology may vary between Windows operating systems and some knowledge is assumed If you are unsure how to proceed you should consult your computer documentation or system manager for details This example uses Windows 2000 Professional 1 Ensure the printer and computer are easily accessible and turn both units off This is not strictly necessary but may prevent any problems being caused by the accidental dislodging of power or other cables With the printer facing front the USB port is situated on the left hand side at the rear of the printer The small round connector on the top of
23. ter stops much sooner if you abort the job Reset Inhibit Select Yes to prevent your software from resetting your printer s settings SI Select Pitch 10 cpi IBM 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 IBM Sets the pitch to be engaged when the printer control panel is set for 12 cpi and the SI command is received Size Change to Double for double width and height printing Skip Over Perforation Change to Yes if you want the printer to go to the next page when it comes within 1 25 mm of the bottom of the page Keep it set to No if your software has its own page formatting controls Slashed Letter O If set to Yes capital and lower case slashed O and will appear at locations 9Bh and 9Dh respectively in USA code page If set to No the characters and will appear at these locations Style Change to italics if you want the printed characters to be slanted Time Out Print If your software spends a long time processing between portions of data it feeds to the printer change the setting to Invalid to keep your printer from inadvertently dumping the received data while it is waiting for more Wait Time Sets the amount of time the printer will wait for more data before moving to the form tear off position Zero Character If you do not want the printer to use a slash to distinguish the number zero from
24. the printer itself Unplug the printer before you clean it Use only a damp cloth do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Place your printer on a firm solid surface If you put in on something unsteady it might fall and be damaged if you place it on a soft surface such as a rug sofa or bed the vents may be blocked causing it to overheat To protect your printer from overheating make sure no openings on the printer are blocked Do not put the printer on or near a heat source such as a radiator or heat register If you put the printer in any kind of enclosure make sure it is well ventilated The printhead can get quite hot when it has been printing for a length of time Do not touch the printhead until it has had a chance to cool off Do not use your printer near water or spill liquid of any kind into it Be certain that your power source matches the rating listed on the back of the printer If you are not sure check with your dealer or with your local power company Your printer has a earthed 3 pin plug as a safety feature and it will only fit into a earthed outlet If you can not plug it in chances are that you have an older non earthed outlet contact an electrician to have it replaced with a earthed outlet Do not use an adapter to defeat the earthing The outlet into which you plug your printer must remain easily accessible at all times To avoid damaging the power cable do not put anything on it or place it
25. the capital letter O change the setting to Unslashed Using the Printer s Features Tear Feature O SEL eae co co TO PRINT ITEM SET MENU EXIT GROUP POWER ALARM Use this feature to advance continuous form paper up to the tear position by simply pressing TEAR Note The Tear Feature can not be used when the optional pull tractor is engaged Forms Tear Off Feature Important Never engage Forms Tear Off when printing on labels The Forms Tear Off feature automatically moves continuous form paper up to the tear position after the interval you select then moves it back down again for printing when the printer receives more data This feature is normally turned off To activate it Note Some programs pause occasionally while sending data If the pause is too long the paper will advance 0 to the tear off position until more data is received This extra paper movement can cause uneven print registration in graphics If you have this problem use the menu to turn off this feature SET Paper Park Feature 1 Press SHIFT SEL 0 SEL 2 Press GROUP until one of the following lines appears depending on which paper feed you are using IT Gow mA F POWER ALARM MENU REAR FEED Form Tear Off OFF BOTTOM FEED Form Tear OFF OFF To retract rear feed paper form the paper path press PARK 0 3 Press SET consecutively until the time interval you wish to select appears in
26. the printer is for use by the cut sheet feeder connector CSF Plug the B Male connector into the USB port on the back of the printer Plug the A Male connector into the computer s USB port or into a suitable USB hub Switch on both the computer and printer 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 Device Manager part listing showing active USB connection Sy VIA CPU to AGP Controller VIA Tech Standard CPU to PCI Bridge m VIA Tech Standard PCI to ISA Bridge 1 Universal Serial Bus controllers USB Printing Support USB Root Hub YIA USB Universal Host Controller 7 Check that the default paper size has been correctly set by looking at the settings in the Settings gt Printers folder Under the printer s Properties gt General tab the current paper selection is shown The printer picks up its initial setting from the Locale settings on the host computer The paper size can be altered by using the drop down arrow and selecting an alternatve size 5P tin 2 tist atalasi E ciem ani Penre 2 Gi ax Gasal Sing Pots atamai Secuty Devoe Settings Gamsi Sharrg Ports Aetranced Secusty Dorion Setting G HNL Cevies Settings gt On Maa D ron Tray Asstywrart EERE z Pria to e kawing podhi Dooun
27. the third column 4 Press SHIFT SEL to exit Menu Mode and save the setting Specifications Print Method Printhead Print Speed Impact dot matrix 24 pins 0 20 mm diameter thermal protection Pitch Characters Speed Characters Mode per Inch per Second High Speed Draft 15 cpi 390 cps Utility 10 cpi 260 cps 12 cpi 312 cps 17 1 cpi 223 cps 20 cpi 260 cps Letter Quality 10 cpi 87 cps 12 cpi 104 cps 15 cpi 130 cps 17 1 cpi 149 cps 20 cpi 174 cps Characters per Line CPL Setting ML 3390 ML 3391 10 cpi 80 cpl 136 cpl 12 cpi 96 cpl 163 cpl 15 cpi 120 cpl 204 cpl 17 1 cpi 137 cpl 233 cpl 20 cpi 160 cpl 272 cpl Emulations Epson LQ IBM Proprinter IBM AGM co resident Interface Standard Centronics parallel Optional RS 232C serial Graphics Resolution 360 x 360 dpi maximum Receive Buffer Size DLL RAM 23K 15K maximum Epson emulation only Print Modes Mode Character Pitch Letter Quality 10 12 15 17 1 or 20 cpi or Proportional Utility 10 12 17 1 or 20 cpi or Proportional High Speed Draft 15 cpi Bar Codes Code 39 UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 128 Postnet Scalable Fonts Courier Roman and Swiss sizes 8 to 64 points Resident Fonts Mode Font Size LQ Courier 10 cpi 12 cpi Superscript subscript LQ Roman 10 cpi 12 cpi Superscript subscript LQ Swi
28. thic lights on e Orator LQ and Orator lights on e Prestige LQ and Prestige lights on e Roman LQ Courier and Gothic lights on e Swiss LQ Orator and Prestige lights on e Swiss Bold LQ light on Selecting the Character Pitch Press CHARACTER PITCH to select the width of characters in characters per inch 10 cpi e Recommended for standard text 12 cpi e Yields more text per page e Recommended for standard text 15 cpi e In HSD mode yields fastest printing e Recommended for large volumes of data 17 1 cpi 20 cpi e Smallest print e Recommended for spreadsheets PROP e Proportional spacing e Recommended for documents where you want a more polished appearance e Not available for High Speed Draft Menu Mode Control Panel 1 2 GROUP key Prints the next Group in the Menu With the SHIFT key prints the previous Group ITEM key Prints the next Item in the Group With the SHIFT key prints the previous Item in the Group SET key Prints the next Setting for an Item With the SHIFT key prints the previous Setting for an Item PRINT key Prints a copy of all the Menu settings With the SHIFT key prints the current settings for the Group selected MENU light Glows when the printer is in the Menu Mode Entering and Exiting the Menu Mode Changing the Menu Settings To enter or exit the Menu Mode hold SHIFT while pressing 1 Press SHIFT SEL to enter the Menu Mode
29. where it will be walked on If the cable becomes damaged or frayed replace it immediately If you are using an extension cable or power strip with the printer make sure that the total of the amperes required by all the equipment on the extension is less than the extension s rating Generally the total ratings of all equipment plugged into any one power line should not exceed 13 amperes Do not exceed this unless you know that the power line your equipment is plugged into has a rating above 13 amperes Do not poke anything into the ventilation slots on the sides of the printer you could get a shock or cause a fire Aside from the routine maintenance described in the manuals don t try to service the printer yourself opening the cover may expose you to shocks or other hazards Do not make any adjustments other than those outlined in the manual you might cause damage requiring extensive repair work If anything happens that indicates that your printer is not working properly or has been damaged unplug it immediately and contact your Oki dealer for service These are some of the things to look for e The power cable or plug is frayed or damaged e Liquid has been spilled into the housing or the printer has been exposed to water e The printer has been dropped or its cabinet has been damaged e The printer doesn t function normally when you are following the operating instructions Getting to Know Your Printer Carriag
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