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Oki 8480FB Printer User Manual

1. Emulation s Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Epson LQ Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Diablo IBM Diablo Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM PPR IBM XL24 Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Epson Epson LQ IBM PPR IBM XL24 Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo ASCII Code ESC M ESCE ESC En ESC G ESC Fn FS F FS Zni 2 ESC SO SO ESC 4 ESC 6 ESC 9 556 1 2 ESC FF n ESC A ESC RS ESC 3n ESC n ESC 8n FS3n ESC n 556 556 wa 56 ESC P Function Set elite character pitch 12 cpi Set emphasized print mode Set emulation Set enhanced double strike print mode Set font Set forward line spacing Set hex density graphics Set immediate double width characters Set immediate double width characters Set italic characters Set italics character Set left margin Set left right margin Set line per page Set line spacing in 1 120 inch increments Set line spacing in 1 48 inch increments Set n 180 inch line spacing Set n 360 inch fine line spacing Set n 360 inch line spacing Set n 360 inch line spacing Set n 360 inch line spacing Set n 60 inch line spacing Set NLQ mode Set perforation auto skip Set pica character pitch 10 cpi Microline 8480FB U
2. Setting the Printhead Gap General Information Printhead Gap Settings Change to a Manual Printhead Gap Setting Troubleshooting Paper Jams Single Sheet Paper Jams Continuous Forms Paper Jams Correcting Repetitive Jams Error Maintenance Replace the Ribbon Clean the Housing Control Codes In Sequence by ASCII Code In Sequence by Function Specifications ML8480 User s Guide Contents e 4 Introduction Features Precise registration control for printing complicated forms Flexible handling of multi part forms Individual or continuous feed Maximum original 7 Up to 0 02 inch 0 48 mm thick Automatic alignment when feeding individual forms sheets Fast through put Reliable durable operation Automatic adjustment for paper thickness Paper Park Form Tear Off Choice of Print Modes Normal High Speed for printing drafts or High Impact for use with thick multi part forms Microline 8480FB User s Guide Introduction e 5 Front View Outside 1 Sheet Guide 2 Cover 3 Platform for Manual Feed 4 Display Panel 5 On Off Switch 6 Platen Knob 7 Control Panel 8 Sheet Supports Microline 8480FB User s Guide Introduction gt 6 Front View Inside 1
3. Maximum Thickness 0 0142 0 36 mm High Impact Mode up to 8 part forms original 7 Maximum Thickness 0 0189 0 48 mm To switch between Normal and High Impact mode see page 22 Load Continuous Forms 1 Push the sheet supports in and lift the sheet feed platform Microline 8480FB User s Guide Loading Print Media gt 19 2 Lift the lock lever on the left tractor then move the left tractor to set the desired left margin for printing e The W mark on the gauge 1 or the center of the diamond shaped hole 2 represents the location of the center of the first character printed e For printing forms move the left tractor to the right as far as it will go the movement of the left tractor is limited to ensure that the paper covers the paper out sensor 40 30 20 10 v LETT TIT 3 Push the lock lever down to lock the left tractor in place 4 Lift the lock lever 1 on the right tractor 2 and move the tractor over to correspond to the width of the continuous forms you are using Center the paper support 3 between the two tractors Microline 8480FB User s Guide Loading Print Media 20 5 Open both tractor covers and place the first three holes in the continuous forms paper over the pins Important Make sure that an equal number of paper holes are engaged on each tractor If not the paper will jam 6 Close the tractor covers and fine tune the pos
4. Continuous Forms Front Feed Before Starting 1 Make sure continuous forms are loaded 2 Make sure front feed is selected If manual feed is selected the second line of the display reads ALIGN1 the default or whatever alignment method you have selected Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 30 To switch from manual feed to continuous forms a Press SEL to place the printer off line b Press MODE The display changes to PATH CHANGE MANUAL Press the MODE switch one or two times until FRONT appears on the second line of the display The printer automatically switches to the front path and returns on line Print the Menu on Continupus Forms 1 Turn the printer off 2 Press and hold SELECT and MODE while turning the printer on 3 When RELEASE SW displays release the switches The Function Settings menu prints 4 Press the SHIFT switch The printed sheet advances to the stacker for tear off 5 Tear off the printed form 6 Press the SHIFT switch to move the continuous forms back down to the print position Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 31 Settings Epson LQ IBM PPR IBM AGM Diablo LQ Courier LQ Roman LQ Swiss LQ Swiss Bold LQ Orator LQ Gothic LQ Prestige Utility 10 12 15 17 1 20 cpi No Yes Normal Italic Single Double Set I Set II American French German British Danish 1 Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Da
5. Epson LQ Diablo Diablo Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM PPR IBM XL24 Epson LQ Diablo Function ASCII Code ESC VT ESC t ESCan BS BEL CAN CR CR ESC amp m ni n2 dO di d2 lt DLL data gt ESC NUL n NUL ESC EM n ESC 8 ESC 8 ESC n ESC L n1 n2 graphics data ESC 9 ESC 7 ESCR ESC amp ESC mni n2 graphics data ESC ni 2 ESC HT 1 ESC 2 ni n2 n3 556 1 2 ESCJn ESC Sequence by Function Absolute move to print line Assign character table Auto justification Backspace Bell Cancel code Carriage return Carriage return Character definition Copies from CG to ram CG Cut sheet feeder control Disable paper end sensor Disable paper out detector DLL font select Double density graphics Enable paper end sensor Enable upper ASCII control codes End automatic underscoring End bold shadow printing Enter exit bit image graphics Execute absolute horizontal dot position Execute absolute horizontal position Execute absolute horizontal position Execute relative dot position Fine line feed n 180 inch Fine line feed n 360 inch Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes 90 Emulation s IBM Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ IBM IBM PPR Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diab
6. Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM IBM Diablo Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ ASCII Code ESC mn ESCe ESC DC2 ESCF ESC H DC4 ESC 5 ESC 5 0 1 ESC CR P ESCT ESCR ESC C ESCD ESC jn ESC ESC LF ESCQn ESC L Ln Hn P1 P2 ESC in ESC ESC Tn ESC 6 ESC qn ESCtn FS In Function Reassign alternate graphics codeS Relative mode inline backward Reset 8 bit mode Reset compressed character pitch Reset emphasized print mode Reset enhanced double strike print mode Reset immediate double width characters Reset italic characters Reset italics characters Reset perforation auto skip Reset print suppress mode Reset printer Reset super subscript Reset tab settings to power on default values Reset top margin Reverse half line feed Reverse line feed Reverse line feed Reverse line feed Right margin set Score select Select 7 72 line spacing Select aspect ratio Select bin Select Character Set II Select character style Select character table Select character table Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes e 92
7. Microline 8480FB User s Guide Specifications 101 Print Media Specifications cont Continuous Single Part Forms Note Recycled paper can be printed but please note the following e Recycled paper tends to leave behind more paper dust requiring more frequent cleaning of the printer e Recycled paper is easily affected by humidity and should not be used in humid environments Width e Minimum 4 inches 101 6 mm e Maximum 16 inches 406 4 mm Weight e 14 to 34 Ib US Bond 52 to 128 g m Continuous Multi Part Forms Width e Minimum 4 inches 102 mm e Maximum 16 inches 406 mm Thickness Normal Mode e Up to 6 parts original 5 e Up to 0 014 inch 0 36 mm thick High Impact Mode e Up to 8 parts original 7 e Up to 0 019 inch 0 48 mm thick Microline 8480FB User s Guide Specifications 2 Print Media Specifications cont Envelopes Note Recycled paper can be printed but please note the following e Recycled paper tends to leave behind more paper dust requiring more frequent cleaning of the printer e Recycled paper is easily affected by humidity and should not be used in humid environments Note Printing envelopes requires use of the sheet guide 1 instead of the Auto Align mode See page 54 for information on disabling Auto Align C6 6 3 8 x 4 1 2 inches 162 x 114 mm DL 4 5 16 x 8 11 16 inches 220 x 110 mm COM 10 9 1 2 x 4 1 8 inches 241 x 104 8 mm Printer Dimensions Width 24 8 inches
8. Emulation s IBM Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM IBM IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo IBM IBM Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ ASCII Code ESC T ESC Tn ESC 111n ESC n ESC 10H20 ni n2 ESC n ESC 12H20 1n ESCkn ESC xn ESC ESC 2 ESC 2 ESC ESC g ESC SI ESC 1 ESC ESC gt ESC Zn ESC US n ESC SP n ESC SI SI FS Vn ESC Wn FS En Function Select code page Select eject direction Select eject direction Select emulation mode Select head gap Select international character set Select paper path Select type styles Select UTL LQ print quality Select vertical tab channel Set 1 6 inch line spacing Set 1 8 inch fixed line spacing Set 10 cpi Set 12 cpi Set 15 character per inch Set 20 cpi Set 7 72 inch fixed line spacing Set bit 7 code to 0 Set bit 7 code to 1 Set character cell size Set character pitch Set character spacing Set compressed character pitch Set compressed character pitch Set double height character Set double width or expanded characters Set double width or expanded characters Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes 93
9. MS DOS and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors Regulatory Information As an ENERGY STAR Program Participant the manufacturer has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 89 336 EEC EMC 73 23 EEC LVD and 1999 5 EC R amp TTE as amended where applicable on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility Low Voltage and Radio amp Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Microline 8480FB User s Guide 2 Contents Copyright Information een 2 Document 2 IPICTe AAG Ghee whe 2 Trademark Information 2 Regulatory 2 Introduction 3 5 Features De enced den rne 5 Front View Outside 6 Front View Inside 1 7 Front View Inside 2 7 Rear VIEW Srt de eee e eo eee 8 xxx xe x Shee Sek xxx 9 Quick Reference Control Panel Functions 14 PuntMod esis x II G e
10. in increments of 1 360 inch 0 14 mm Regist Normal Adjusts the print registration for normal speed printing Available settings 5 through 5 in increments of 1 360 inch 0 14 mm Regist High 1 Adjust the print registration for high speed printing Available settings 5 through 5 in increments of 1 360 inch 0 14 mm Regist High 2 Adjust the print registration for draft mode printing Available settings 5 through 5 in increments of 1 360 inch 0 14 mm Microline 8480FB User s Guide e 50 Reset Inhibit The default is No Change this to Yes to prevent your software from resetting your printer s settings The printer will ignore an INITIAL command Set Alarm Controls the Paper Set Alarm Available settings are Valid the default or Invalid Change to Invalid if the Paper Set Alarm sounds when you try to load preprinted forms with anomalies at the top such as a large dark area or a cutout These types of forms defeat the paper sensors SI Pitch 10 IBM emulation only Sets the pitch to be engaged when the printer control panel is set for 10 cpi and the SI command is received Choose 15 cpi or 17 1 cpi the default SI Pitch 12 IBM emulation only Sets the pitch to be engaged when the printer control panel is set for 12 cpi and the SI command is received Choose 12 cpi or 20 cpi the default Size The default is Single Choose Double for double width and height printing Skew Detect Detects a
11. through the platform Available settings Valid the default or Invalid Eject Dir Choose where the paper is ejected when you are using manual feed from the platform Front the default or Rear Emulation Mode Choose the printer emulation Epson LQ the default IBM PPR IBM AGM or Diablo Form Tear Off The default is Off To activate Form Tear Off change the setting to On The Forms Tear Off feature allows a printed continuous form page to be torn off without wasting paper or adjusting the printer For more information see page 61 Front Load Adj For fine tuning the Top of Form TOF location when using continuous forms front feed Settable from 40 to 40 in increments of 1 120 inch The default is O Negative values decrease the space down from the top of the form e TOF moves up e paper moves down Positive numbers increase the space down from the top of the form e TOF moves down e paper moves up Gap Control Sets whether the printhead gap is set automatically the default or manually Microline 8480FB User s Guide 44 Manual Gap Settings Setting Used for Manual Gap 1 e Single sheets 14 to 22 Ib US Bond 52 to 81 g m e Thickness range 0 06 to 0 10 mm Manual Gap2 Single sheets 22 to 34 Ib US Bond 81 to 128 g m e 2 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range0 10 to 0 15 mm Manual Gap 3 Single sheets 34 to 42 Ib US Bond 128 to 156 g m e 3 Part
12. 630 mm Depth 23 98 inches 609 mm Height 10 35 inches 263 mm Printer Weight Printer main body only 44 1 Ib 20 kg Microline 8480FB User s Guide Specifications 3 Environmental Requirements Parameter Range Temperature Operating 41 to 104 F 5 to 40 C Printing 59 to 86 F 15 to 30 C Storage 4 to 140 F 20 to 60 C Humidity Operating 30 to 85 RH Printing 40 to 70 RH Storage 5 to 95 RH Electrical Requirements e 120 volts ac 6 0 50 60 Hz 2 Microline 8480FB User s Guide Specifications 104
13. Canadian Dutch or Publisher Line Spacing The default is 6 LPI lines per inch Change to 8 LPI to get more lines on a page LF Revise Cut Adjust the line feed value for manual feed using the platform Settable from 10 to 10 The default setting is Load LF Speed Choose the paper feed speed for inserting sheets when you are using manual feed from the platform Fast Speed the default or Slow Speed Memory Auto Align The default is Valid This causes the Auto Align setting made using the front panel switches MODE and SHIFT see page 11 to be stored in the printer s memory Change to Invalid if you do not wish this value to be stored Multi Pass Select the print direction Bi directional the default or Uni directional for a line containing double height print Page Length Choose the length of the manual feed paper you are using 279 4 mm 11 the default or 304 8 mm 12 Microline 8480FB User s Guide 47 Page Width Choose the width of the continuous forms paper you are using 8 10 6 13 2 or 13 6 the default Paper End Choose what happens when paper end is detected when you are using manual feed from the platform On line the default or Off line Parallel I F Only Nibble Mode supports bi directional Choose the printing used by the parallel interface Uni directional or Bi directional the default Path Change Choose whether or not the Tear Off feature see page 61 is eng
14. LOAD to remove the paper from the paper path 3 Simultaneously press SHIFT and SEL The SEL light starts blinking and the display reads 1678 SET MODE INSERT PAPER 4 Load a sheet form on the platform The sheet form advances to the printer s default TOF 1 4 inch 6 4 mm and the display reads 1CHR SET POS 5 Adjust the print start position as follows a If you are fine tuning the TOF you set for a preprinted form you can move the sheet form to the position you last set for Manual Feed 1Chr Set Pos by pressing the FF switch b To move the 707 further down on the page print paper advances further into the printer In 1 180 inch 0 14 mm increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press FF In 10 180 inch 1 41 mm increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press SEL One line at a time press FF To move the TOF further up on the page print paper retracts further out of the printer In 1 180 inch 0 14 mm increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press LF In 10 180 inch 1 41 mm increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press MODE Microline 8480FB User s Guide Set Top of Form TOF 59 6 Store the TOF position in the printer s memory a To store the position as the 1Chr Set Pos setting press the SEL switch The setting will be retained even if you turn the printer off until you use this procedure to change the setting This also automaticall
15. SHEET FEEDER CONTROL RESET EMPHASIZED PRINT MODE SET LINES PER PAGE SET 15 CHARACTER PER INCH SET ENHANCED DOUBLE STRIKE PRINT MODE RESET ENHANCED DOUBLE STRIKE PRINT MODE Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes 86 ASCII Code ESC 7 ESC 9 ESCan ESCAn ESC b n mi m2 mk NUL ESC B ni n2 nk NUL ESC BS 5 ESC Cn ESC C NULn ESC CRP ESC D ESC dni 2 ESC D ni n2 nj nk NUL ESC 6 ESCE ESCE ESC EM ESC EM n ESC F ESC FF ESC g ESC G ESC H Emulation s Diablo IBM Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM PPR IBM XL24 Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Function EXECUTE ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL POSITION PRINT MODE SELECT LEFT MARGIN SET STOP PRINTING REVERSE LINE FEED FINE LINE FEED n 180 INCH SELECT TYPESTYLES SINGLE DENSITY GRAPHICS DOUBLE DENSITY GRAPHICS REVERSE LINE FEED SET ELITE CHARACTER PITCH 12 CPI SET ASPECT RATIO SET PERFORATION AUTO SKIP RESET PERFORATION AUTO SKIP START BOLD PRINTING SET PICA CHARACTER PITCH 10 CPI SET RESET PROPORTIONAL SPACING SET RESET PROPORTIONA
16. Setting Menu is the only way to have a record of the settings 1 Turn the printer off 2 Press and hold SEL and SHIFT while turning the printer on MENU INITIALIZE FNC MENU displays Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 28 Print the Menu Note Always print the Function Settings Menu before you reset or change the settings Printing the Function Settings Menu is the only way to have a record of the settings Single Sheet Manual Feed Before Starting 1 Have a sheet of letter size or larger paper ready to print the menu 2 Slide the sheet guide 1 to the right as far as it will go 3 Make sure the Page Length see page 35 set in the menu matches the paper you are using to print the menu 4 Make sure manual feed is selected If continuous forms feed is selected FRONT appears on the second line of the display To switch to manual feed a Press SEL to place the printer off line b Press MODE The display changes to PATH CHANGE FRONT c Press the MODE switch one or two times until MANUAL appears on the second line of the display The printer automatically switches to the manual path and returns on line Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 29 Print the Menu on Single Sheets 1 Turn the printer off 2 Press and hold SELECT and MODE while turning the printer on 3 When RELEASE SW displays release the switches 4 Load the paper on the platform 5 The menu prints
17. User s Guide 42 Auto Eject Pos This sets when the paper ejects based on the distance between the vertical center of the characters on the last line of the page and the bottom of the page Choose 3 18 mm 1 8 or 6 35 mm 1 4 the default Auto Feed XT The default is Invalid Change it to Valid if your system uses pin 14 of the parallel interface to control automatic line feed Auto LF The default is No If you want the printer to automatically add a line feed select Yes Buzzer The default is Enable Change to Disable to turn off the printer s audible alarm Buzzer Volume Choose the volume of the buzzer Low the default Middle or High Character Set Choose the Character Set Set I the default or Set II Check Print Area Applies to manual feed from the platform with Auto Alignment enabled Determines whether or not data which is outside the normal print area specified for the page prints The default is Valid data overflow does not print This prevents such data from printing on the platen Caution If you change this setting to Invalid data could print directly on the platen and damage the printhead Code Page Choose the Code Page character set you wish to use USA the default Canada French Multilingual Portugal Norway BRASCII Abicomp Multilingual 1858 or ISO 8859 15 Microline 8480FB User s Guide e 43 CutSheet Smooth Helps to correct for paper curl when feeding in a form manually
18. automatic underscoring Start bold printing Start line spacing Start shadow printing Start end double high printing Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes e 95 Function ASCII Code Emulation s Start end double wide printing ESC W n Diablo Start end super subscripting ESC Vn Diablo Stop printing ESC j IBM Top of Form set ESC 4 IBM Vertical tab VT Epson LQ IBM Diablo Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes e 96 Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice Print Method e Impact dot matrix Printhead e 24 pin s 0 2 mm diameter e Thermal protection Emulations e Epson LQ e IBM Proprinter e IBM AGM e Diablo Interfaces Standard e Centronics Parallel e USB Receive Buffer Size e Selectable 0 or 128 Kbytes Throughput Tot parts 8 1to2 10 inches second 254 mm second 3to6 7 inches second 177 8 mm second 7 or more 6 inches second 152 4 mm second Microline 8480FB User s Guide Specifications 97 Print Speed e Print speed varies according to the paper thickness number of copies font size and print quality High Print Pica 1or2 360 360 2 pass 0 Draft 3or4 324 324 2 pass 324 10 CPI 5 or 6 288 288 2 pass 288 7 or more 252 252 2 pass 2 Pica 1or2 120 120 2 pass 240 LQ 3or4 108 108 2
19. density characters or graphics the paper may be smudged Microline 8480FB User s Guide Print Modes e 15 Change Print Mode Change to Normal Note If you change the print mode while printing the printer immediately switches to the new print mode 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and that the SEL light is on 2 Press LF Normal PRIN 3 The HIGH SPEED or HIGH IMPACT light goes out Change to High Speed Note If you change the print mode while printing the printer immediately switches to the new print mode 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and that the SEL light is on 2 Press FF High Speed Print 3 The HIGH SPEED light goes on Change to High Impact Note Ifyou change the print mode while printing the printer immediately switches to the new print mode 1 Make sure the printer is turned on and that the SEL light is on 2 Press MODE High Impact y MODE The HIGH IMPACT light goes on Microline 8480FB User s Guide Print Modes e 16 Loading Print Media Individual Sheets Forms MANUAL The printer is set at the factory for e single sheets forms e Auto Align mode e Normal print mode e automatic printhead gap Specifications Individual Sheets Forms for Use with Auto Align Mode Note Printing envelopes requires use of the sheet guide 1 instead of the Auto Align mode See page 54 for information on disabling Auto Align Minimum Print Margins e 1 4 inch 6 4 mm on all sides Ind
20. pass 216 10 CPI 5or6 96 96 2 pass 192 7 or more 84 84 2 pass 168 Elite 1or2 432 432 2 pass 432 Draft 3or4 388 388 2 pass 8 12 CPI 5or6 345 345 2 pass 345 7 or more 302 302 2 pass 2 Elite 1or2 144 144 2 pass 288 LQ 3or4 129 129 2 pass 259 12 CPI 5 or 6 115 115 2 pass 230 7 or more 100 100 2 pass 1 Condensed 2 540 540 2 pass 0 Draft 3or4 486 486 2 pass 486 15 CPI 50r 6 432 432 2 pass 432 7 or more 378 378 2 pass 8 Condensed 2 180 180 2 pass 0 Draft 3or4 162 162 2 pass 4 Lae 5or6 144 144 2 pass 288 7 or more 129 129 2 pass 2 a Thickness number of layers pages b LQ Letter Quality Microline 8480FB User s Guide Specifications 98 Characters per Line CPL Setting Normal Wide 10 cpi 136 cpl 68 cpl 12 cpi 163 cpl 81 cpl 15 cpi 204 cpl 102 cpl Graphics Resolution e 360 x 360 dpi maximum 24 dot hex density Resident Fonts Print Quality Available Fonts Near Letter Quality Courier Gothic Orator Prestige Roman Swiss Swiss Bold Utility Gothic Reliability Parameter Reliability Mean Time Between Failures MTBF 10 000 hours at 25 duty cycle and 35 page density Mean Time to Repair MTTR 30 minutes Printhead life 300 million characters Ribbon Life on average 10 cpi 6 million characters utility Microline 8480FB User s G
21. remove any paper that is loaded 2 Open the platform and use a clean dry cloth to clean away any bits of paper and paper dust 3 Close the platform 4 Open the cover 5 Tilt the display panel forward and remove the ribbon cartridge 6 Use a clean dry cloth to clean any bits of paper or paper dust from around the platen Microline 8480FB User s Guide Maintenance e 81 7 Replace the ribbon cartridge see page 76 for more information and tilt the display panel back into place 8 Close the cover Microline 8480FB User s Guide Maintenance e 82 Emulation s Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM IBM IBM IBM Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Control Codes In Sequence by ASCII Code Function BELL BACKSPACE CANCEL CODE CARRIAGE RETURN RESET PRINT SUPPRESS MODE RESET COMPRESSED CHARACTER PITCH SET 10 CPI SET PRINT SUPPRESS RESET IMMEDIATE DOUBLE WIDTH CHARACTERS ONE CHARACTER DATA DELETE IGNORE SET RESET UNDERLINING PRINT MODE SELECT SELECT INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SET RESET 8 BIT MODE EXECUTE ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL DOT POSITION FINE LINE FEED n 360 INCH SET n 360 INCH LINE SPACING SET ITALICS CHARACTER RESET ITALICS CHARACTERS DLL
22. selectable Settings Group 1 Item 1 Setting 1 Setting X Setting 1 Setting X Item X Setting 1 Setting X Access the Menu 1 With the printer turned on and on line press SEL OFFLINE displays 2 Simultaneously press the SHIFT and MODE switches PRINTER CONTROL displays Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 25 Scrolling Through Groups Items and Settings Groups Press and hold Press and hold Items Press to scroll forward Press to scroll backwards Settings Press to scroll forward 4 Press SEL to scroll backwards Exit the Menu Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu gt 26 Example Turn on Proportional Spacing and Form Tear Off 1 Turn on the printer 2 Press SEL The printer goes off line 3 Simultaneously press SHIFT and MODE 4 Press and hold SHIFT then press FF repeatedly until FONT displays 6 Press MODE MODE The setting changes to YES Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 27 7 Press and hold SHIFT then press FF repeatedly until FRONT FEED displays 8 Press FF repeatedly until FORM TEAR OFF displays 9 Press MODE The setting changes to ON 10 Press LOAD this saves your setting and exits the menu mode Reset to Factory Defaults Note Always print the Function Setting Menu see page 29 before you reset or change the settings Printing the Function
23. 1 Cover 2 Ribbon Cartridge 3 LCD Display Panel 4 Printhead Front View Inside 2 1 Tractors Microline 8480FB User s Guide Introduction e 7 Rear View 1 Stacker 2 Power Cord Connector 3 Parallel Port 4 USB Port Microline 8480FB User s Guide Introduction 8 POWER AUTO GAP ALARM 88 AUTO ALIGN HIGH SPEED m HIGH IMPACT i EJECT SEL Y DIRECTION AUTO ALIGN Printer Off Line Deselected Press to place the printer on line Function Setting Menu Mode e Scrolls backwards through available settings for an item Used to switch back and forth between Manual Feed single forms fed from the platform and Front Feed continuous forms See page 23 Function Setting Menu Mode Scrolls forward through available settings for an item Control Panel Individual Switches Printer On Line Press to place the printer off line Engages the High Impact print mode Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Panel e 9 Switch Printer Off Line Deselected Continuous Forms e In the print position form feeds to next TOF position e Loaded on the tractors but not in the print position the paper advances to the print position Single Forms e f a form is loaded into the printer it is ejected Function Setting Menu Mode e Scrolls forward through available items within a group Advances forms one line at a time Press an
24. Bi Directional Invalid Valid Enable Disable Enable Disable Low Middle High Enable Disable 5 min 10 min 15 min 30 min 60 min Item Rcv Buffer Path Change CutSheet Smooth Skp Ovr Binding Sheet Feed Mode CSF Select Host Interface I F Time Out Appears only if Host Interface above is setto Interface Parallel I F Only Nibble Mode supports bi directional Auto Feed XT I Prime Buzzer Buzzer Volume Power Saving Power Save Time Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 34 Group Hardware Settings 6 LPI 8 LPI 279 4 mm 11 304 8 mm 12 No Yes 3 18 mm 1 8 6 35 mm 1 4 8 10 6 13 2 13 6 Valid Invalid Not Used Not Used Item Line Spacing Page Length Skip Over Perf Auto Eject Pos Page Width Check Print Area ManualFeedCSF ManualSheetCSF Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 35 Group Form Select Settings 2 12 mm 1 12 3 18 mm 1 8 6 35 mm 1 4 7 62 mm 3 10 8 47 mm 1 3 10 58 mm 5 12 23 28 mm 11 12 25 4 mm 1 27 52 mm 13 12 1Chr Set Pos Note 1Chr Set Pos automatically appears as the setting when the front panel has been used to set a 1Chr Set Pos value for the Manual Feed path see page 59 2 0 sec 1 5 sec 1 0 sec 0 5 sec Fast Speed Slow Speed Front Rea
25. C CHARACTERS SET RESET AUTOMATIC LINEFEED SELECT CHARACTER SET II DISABLE UPPER ASCII CONTROL CODE SELECT CHARACTER SET I Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes e 85 ASCII Code ESC n ESC n ESC 01H 01H 00H n ESC 05H 01H 00H n ESC 10H 02H 00H ni 2 ESC 12H 02H 00H 017 n ESC NUL ESC ESC lt ESC ESC ni n2 data ESC ESC O ESC 1 ESC in ESC 2 ESC 2 ESC 3 n ESC 4 ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC 5n ESC 6 ESC 6 ESC 7 Emulation s Epson LQ Diablo Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM PPR IBM XL24 Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo IBM Epson LQ IBM IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Function ENABLE UPPER ASCII CONTROL CODES SET LEFT MARGIN AUTO JUSTIFICATION SET N 60 INCH LINE SPACING SET VERTICAL FORMAT UNIT VFU SET VERTICAL TAB STOPS BACKSPACE RESET TOP MARGIN FORM LENGTH SET BY LINES FORM LENGTH SET BY INCHES RESET PRINTER REVERSE HALF LINE FEED MOVE RIGHT RELATIVE DOT POSITION HORIZONTAL TAB SET RELATIVE MOVE INLINE BACKWARD SET EMPHASIZED PRINT MODE START AUTOMATIC UNDERSCORING PERFORM SHEETFEEDER OPERATION CUT
26. Enter the Function Setting Menu Press both the MODE and the SHIFT switches simultaneously to place the printer in the Function Settings Menu mode Simultaneously press and hold the SHIFT and SEL switches to move continuous forms up to the tear off position see page 61 Note Form Tear Off must be engaged The factory default is Off Press and hold SHIFT then press FF repeatedly to move loaded paper single sheets or continuous forms forward 1 180 inch at a time If you press and hold SHIFT then press and hold LF the paper will advance in rapid fire 1 180 inch increments Press and hold SHIFT then press LF repeatedly to move loaded paper single sheets or continuous forms backward 1 180 inch at a time Maximum allowed backward movement is 1 3 inch 8 5 mm If you press and hold SHIFT then press and hold LF the paper will advance backward in rapid fire 1 180 inch increments Switches Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Panel e 11 Press and hold both the LOAD and the SHIFT switches to change the printhead gap setting The factory default is Auto Gap in which the required printhead gap is sensed automatically by the printer Use these switches to change the setting to a manual head gap setting if you are not getting good print results with AutoGap See Gap Control on page 44 for more information Blinking N A Manual Gap setting alarm e Awaiting removal of singl
27. FONT SELECT SELECT EJECTS DIRECTION END BOLD SHADOW PRINTING CHARACTER DEFINITION Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes 3 ASCII Code BEL BS CAN CR DC1 DC2 DC2 DC3 DC4 DEL DEL ESC n ESC ESC ESC ESC ni 2 ESC 4 n ESC 8 ESC ESC ESC 9o n ESC T ESC amp ESC 8 m n1 n2 dO di d2 DLL data Emulation s Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM XL24 AGM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Diablo Diablo Diablo Diablo Diablo Diablo Diablo Diablo IBM IBM IBM XL24 Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Diablo IBM IBM Epson LQ Diablo IBM Function ASSIGN CHARACTER TABLE ENTER EXIT BIT IMAGE GRAPHICS SELECT VERTICAL TAB CHANNEL SET 12 CPI COPIES ROM CG TO RAM CG REASSIGN ALTERNATE GRAPHICS CODES PRINTER INITIALIZATION SET LINE SPACING IN 1 120 INCH INCREMENTS SET EMULATION SET FONT START END DOUBLE HIGH PRINTING SET PRINT QUALITY SPEED SELECT BIN START END SUPER SUBSCRIPT START END DOUBLE WIDE PRINTING SET CHARACTER CELL SIZE SET RESET DOUBLE HEIGHT CHARACTERS SET VERTICAL UNITS GRAPHICS RESOLUTION SET n 360 INCH FINE LINE SPACING SET CODE PAGE EXECUTE RELATIVE DOT POSITION PRINT CONTINUOUSLY FROM ALL CHARACTERS CHART REVERSE LINE FEED FINE LINE FEED n 360 INCH PRIN
28. L SPACING SELECT CHARACTER STYLE PRINT SUPPRESS RIGHT MARGIN SET RESET TABLE SETTINGS TO POWER ON DEFAULT VALUES END AUTOMATIC UNDERSCORING FOREIGN CHARACTER SET SELECT SET LINE SPACING IN 1 48 INCH INCREMENTS Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes e 87 ASCII Code ESC ni ESC In ESC In ESC j ESC jn ESC Jn ESC kn ESC 1 2 graphics data ESCLnin2 graphics data ESC LF ESC M ESC n ESCNn ESC O ESC 0 ESC P ESC pn ESC Pn ESC qn ESC Qn ESC Qn ESCR ESCR ESCRn ESCRS n Emulation s Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Diablo Diablo Diablo Diablo Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Function SET RESET HALF SPEED PRINTING SET SUBSCRIPT SUPERSCRIPT SET COMPRESSED CHARACTER PITCH SET 20 CPI SET IMMEDIATE DOUBLE CHARACTERS SET CHARACTER SPACING RESET SUPER SUBSCRIPT SET TOP MARGIN SELECT CHARACTER TABLE HALF LINE FEED SET RESET UNIDIRECTIONAL PRINTING SET RESET DOUBLE HEIGHT CHARACTERS SET CHARACTER PITCH ABSOLUTE MOVE TO PRINT LINE START SHADOW PRINTING SET NLQ MODE SET RESET D
29. Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 15 to 0 20 mm Manual Gap 4 e Postcards e 4 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 20 to 0 25 mm Manual Gap 5 e 5 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 25 to 0 30 mm Manual Gap 6 6 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 30 to 0 35 mm Manual Gap 7 e 7 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 35 to 0 40 mm Manual Gap 8 8 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 40 to0 45 mm Manual Gap A e Heavy paper 0 45 to 0 50 mm thick Manual Gap B e Heavy paper 0 50 to 0 55 mm thick Manual Gap C e Heavy paper 0 55 to 0 60 mm thick Manual Gap D Heavy paper 0 60 to 0 65 mm thick Manual Gap E e Heavy paper 0 65 to 0 70 mm thick Gap Pos When Auto Gap detection is enabled this sets how far in from the left edge of the form the gap detection begins 2 inches b1 mm the default or 4 inches 102 mm Microline 8480FB User s Guide 45 Graphics The default is Bi directional Changing to Uni directional will improve the print registration but slow the print speed High Skip The default is Yes This enables the low vibration mode which reduces printer vibration during printing To switch low vibration mode off change this setting to No Hi Impact Copy The default is Invalid Change the setting to Valid if you wish the pri
30. Not Used Not Used Item 1stDotAdjCut 1stDotAdjAlign 1stDotAdjCSFF 1stDotAdjCSFR 1stDotAdjFront isrDotAdjRear Regist Low Regist Normal Regist High 1 Regist High 2 LF Revise Cut LF Revise CSFF LF Revise CSFR Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 39 Group Adjustment cont Explanation of Menu Items The menu items are listed in alphabetical order For a summary of the menu groups items and settings see Menu Summary on page 32 i1stDotAdjAlign Note Auto Alignment see page 41 must be enabled Adjusts the set horizontal location for printing the first character on a form when using manual feed from the platform Selectable settings Left 10 Left 9 Left 2 Left 1 Right 1 Right 2 Right 9 Right 10 in increments of 1 180 inch 0 14 mm The default is O istDotAdjCut Note Auto Alignment see page 41 must be disabled Adjusts the set horizontal location for printing the first character on a form when using manual feed from the platform Selectable settings Left 10 Left 9 Left 2 Left 1 Right 1 Right 2 Right 9 Right 10 in increments of 1 180 inch 0 14 mm The default is O istDotAdjFront Adjusts the set horizontal location for printing the first character on a form when using continuous forms front feed Selectable settings Left 10 Left 9 Left 2 Left 1 Right 1 Right 2 Right 9 R
31. OKI Microline 8480FB User s Guide 59380401 Copyright Information Copyright 2006 by Oki Data All Rights Reserved Document Information Microline 8480FB User s Guide P N 59380401 Revision 1 1 September 2006 Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete accurate and up to date The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment 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 the manufacturer 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 web site http www okiprintingsolutions com Trademark Information Oki and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company Ltd Apple Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computers Inc ENERGY STAR is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Hewlett Packard HP and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett Packard Company Microsoft
32. OUBLE HEIGHT CHARACTERS SET DOUBLE WIDTH OR EXPANDED CHARACTERS SELECT CHARACTER FONT SET LEFT RIGHT MARGIN QUASI DOUBLE DENSITY GRAPHICS SET QUADRUPLE DENSITY GRAPHICS EXECUTE ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL POSITION FORM FEED PRINT CHARACTER WITH CODE BELOW 20 HEX Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes 88 ASCII Code ESCsn ESCSn ESC SI ESC SI ESC SO ESC SP n ESCT ESCT ESCtn ESCU ESCUn ESC US n ESC US n ESC VT ESCW ESC wa ESC wn ESC Wn ESC xn ESC Xni 2 ESC Y ni 2 lt graphics data gt ESC Z ni n2 lt graphics data gt ESC 2 n1 n2 3 FF GS Emulation s Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Function HORIZONTAL TAB LINE FEED SET COMPRESSED CHARACTER PITCH SET IMMEDIATE DOUBLE WIDTH CHARACTERS SPACE VERTICAL TAB Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes e 89 ASCII Code HT LF SI SO SP VT Emulation s Diablo Epson LQ Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Diablo Epson LQ IBM XL24 AGM Diablo
33. T ONE CHARACTER FROM ALL CHARACTERS CHART Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes 84 ASCII Code ESC t ESC mni 2 graphics data ESC n ESC ESC NUL n NUL ESC mn ESC Q ESC An 556 En ESC 6 Fn ESC Hn ESC Pn ESC Tn ESC Vn ESC Wn ESC Zn 556 n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 556 0 1 n2 ESC gnin2m data ESC n ESC T 556 1 n2 ESC ni n2 ESC ESC ESC Emulation s IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ IBM PPR IBM XL24 Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ Diablo IBM IBM Epson LQ Diablo IBM Function OVERSCORE SET RESET SELECT EMULATION MODE SELECT EJECT DIRECTION PERFORM n 360 INCH LF SELECT HEAD GAP SELECT PAPER PATH SOFTWARE I PRIME SELECT N 360 m LINE SPACING ONE LINE UNIDIRECTIONAL PRINTING SET BIT 7 CODE TO 0 LOAD DLL CHARACTER SET BIT 7 CODE TO 1 SET 1 8 INCH FIXED LINE SPACING SET 7 72 INCH FIXED LINE SPACING SELECT 7 72 LINE SPACING SET 1 6 INCH LINE SPACING START LINE SPACING SET n 180 INCH LINE SPACING SET ITALIC CHARACTERS TOP OF FORM SET RESET ITALI
34. When prompted load a sheet of paper minimum letter or A4 on the platform Change Print Modes With the printer on line 1 Press LF to engage the Normal Print Mode 2 Press MODE to engage the High Impact Print Mode 3 Press FF to engage the High Speed Draft Print Mode Change the Printhead Gap 1 Press SEL 2 Press and hold the SHIFT switch then press the LOAD switch repeatedly to scroll through the various settings for the printhead gap 3 Press SEL Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Panel 14 Print Modes Your printer has three print modes e Normal for letter quality printing High Speed for printing drafts High Impact for printing multipart forms Normal Print Mode Use for every day letter quality printing High Speed Print Mode Use for high speed draft printing When this mode is selected the print appears lighter than in the Normal print mode High Impact Print Mode In High Impact print mode each character is printed twice This mode is used to print thick multi part forms or multipart forms with a thick first page and thin second or more pages Caution High Impact print mode can cause the paper to tear e if the paper is too thin e if you print horizontal lines High Impact Print Mode reduces ribbon life expectancy e If you consistently use High Impact Print Mode ribbon life can be cut in half If you have a new ribbon and use High Impact Print Mode to print high
35. actory for Auto Align enabled This feature automatically aligns single sheets or forms placed on the platform with the platen as they are drawn into the printer Auto Align cannot be used with envelopes To print envelopes you must disable Auto Align see below then use the sheet guide 1 to load and align the envelope Disabling Auto Align To disable Auto Align you must go into the printer menu 1 Press SEL The printer goes off line 2 Simultaneously press SHIFT and MODE The printer enters the Menu Mode PRINTER CONTROL displays 3 Simultaneously press SHIFT and FF repeatedly until MANUAL FEED displays Microline 8480FB User s Guide Auto Align e 54 6 Press LOAD to save your new setting and exit the menu mode Microline 8480FB User s Guide Auto Align e 55 Set Top of Form TOF General Information The default top of form is set in the printer menu The factory default for TOF is 1 4 inch 6 4 mm equivalent to the distance down from the top of the sheet to the horizontal midpoint of the first line of printed characters First line of printing You can establish one custom TOF setting for each feed path Manual and Front and store it in the printer s memory as 1Chr Set Pos This selection will then automatically appear as the setting for TOF for the corresponding group in the Function Setting Menu You can also use the control panel switches to set a temporary TOF for one sheet or one co
36. aged when you change to the continuous forms path The default is off Not Tear Off To set the printer to automatically engage the Form Tear feature when it switches to continuous forms printing change the setting to Tear Off PE Adj Cut Paper End Adjust Manual Feed For fine tuning the location of the last line of printing Paper End when using manual feed from the platform Settable from 15 to 15 in increments of 1 120 inch The default is 0 Negative values allow printing further down on the form e Paper End moves down e paper moves up Positive values stop the printing further up on the form e Paper End moves up e paper moves down Microline 8480FB User s Guide 48 PE Adj Front Paper End Adjust Front Feed For fine tuning the location of the last line of printing Paper End when using continuous forms front feed Settable from 15 to 15 in increments of 1 120 inch The default is O Negative values allow printing further down on the form e Paper End moves down e paper moves up Positive values stop the printing further up on the form e Paper End moves up e paper moves down PE Pos Paper End Position This sets when the the printer will move to the next continuous form based on the distance between the center of the characters on the last line of the form and the bottom of the form Available settings 3 18 mm 1 8 or 6 35 mm 1 4 the default Pitch Choose the character width in ch
37. aracters per inch cpi 10 the default 12 15 17 1 or 20 cpi Power Save Time Sets the time the printer waits before entering the Power Save Mode when Power Saving is set to Enable the default 5 min 10 min the default 15 min 30 min or 60 min Power Saving Sets whether or not the printer enters the energy saving Power Save Mode after the interval specified under Power Save Time The default is Enable Print Dir Cmd The default is Valid the printer will recognize a command for unidirectional printing Change to Invalid if you do not wish the printer to recognize uni directional printing commands Microline 8480FB User s Guide 49 Print Mode Choose the print quality and speed LQ Courier the default LQ Roman LQ Swiss LQ Swiss Bold LQ Orator LQ Gothic LQ Prestige or Utility Print Suppress The default is No If your system uses the DC1 and DC3 codes for print suppress mode change the setting to Yes Prop Spacing The default is No Choose Yes to engage proportional spacing of characters Quiet The default is Invalid Choose Valid to reduce printing noise Rcv Buffer Sets the amount of memory 0 or 128 Kbytes devoted to holding received data The default is 128 Kbytes Changing this to O will tie up your computer while printing but if you abort the print job the printer will stop much sooner Regist Low Adjusts the print registration for low speed printing Available settings 5 through 5
38. cally align single sheets forms The printer is in the High Speed draft print mode The printer is in the High Impact print mode The printer is on line Paper is being ejected to the platform Light AUTO ALIGN HIGH SPEED HIGH IMPACT SEL EJECT DIRECTION a N A Not Applicable Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Panel 13 Quick Reference Control Panel Functions Note Unless otherwise specified these instructions assume that the Change Paper Paths 1 Press SEL 2 Press MODE repeatedly to change the paper path The printer automatically reinitializes in the new path Move Continuous Forms to the Print Position 1 Press SEL 2 Press FF Park Continuous Forms 1 Press SEL 2 Press LOAD Move Continuous Forms to the Tear Off Position Note Form Tear Off must be activated see page 61 1 Press SEL 2 Press and hold the SHIFT and SEL switches to move continuous forms up to the tear off position Change Align x Setting 1 Press SEL 2 Press and hold the MODE switch then press the SHIFT switch repeatedly to select Align 1 Align 2 Align 3 or Align 4 printer is selected on line Enter the Menu 1 Press SEL 2 Press both the MODE and the SHIFT switches simultaneously Print the Menu 1 With the printer in the Manual Mode turn it off 2 Press and hold SELECT and MODE while turning the printer on 3
39. d hold for repetitive line feeds Function Setting Menu Mode e Scrolls backward through available items within a group Continuous Forms e In the print position parks the paper moves it out of the print path back to the tractors e Loaded on the tractors but not in the print position the paper advances to the print position Single Forms If a form is loaded into the printer it is ejected Function Setting Menu Mode e Saves any changes made in the menu and exits the Menu Mode placing the printer back on line Used with other switches to change their function see table below Individual Switches Printer On Line Engages the High Speed Print mode Engages the Normal Print mode Toggles the eject direction for single sheets between the front and back of the printer Moves continuous forms forward to the tear position Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Panel 0 Switch Combined Switches With the Printer Powered Up and Off Line Task Performed Select Align 1 Align 2 Align 3 or Align 4 Press and hold the MODE switch then press the SHIFT switch repeatedly to select Align 1 Align 2 Align 3 or Align 4 as the setting for Auto Align see page 41 e Auto Align POW see page 42 must be set to SelectAutoALign the default e The setting made using these switches is stored in Memory Auto Align see page 47 unless it has been changed to Invalid
40. d turn it on Turn On Forms Tear Off 1 Press SEL The printer goes off line 2 Simultaneously press SHIFT and MODE to enter the Function Settings Menu PRINTER CONTROL displays 3 Press and hold SHIFT then press FF repeatedly until FRONT FEED displays 5 Press MODE gt MODE The setting changes to ON 6 Press LOAD this saves your setting and exits the menu mode Microline 8480FB User s Guide Form Tear Off 1 Move Continuous Forms Up for Tear Off 1 Press the SEL switch to deselect the printer 2 Press and hold the SHIFT and SEL switches to move continuous forms to the tear off position Microline 8480FB User s Guide Form Tear Off 62 Tests Rolling ASCII Test Note When the printer is running a test it always uses a left margin of 5 1 mm 0 2 inch This test provides a one page continuous printout of the ASCII characters 1 Turn off the printer 2 Simultaneously press and hold the LF and FF switches while turning on the printer 3 Load a sheet of paper on the platform 4 The Rolling ASCII test will run and the sheet will eject Font Sample Test Note When the printer is running a test it always uses a left margin of 5 1 mm 0 2 inch This test provides a sample of each of the available fonts in the printer Note The Font Sample test takes two letter size sheets 1 Turn off the printer 2 Simultaneously press and hold the MODE and LF switches while turnin
41. e i Es 15 Normal Print Mode 15 High Speed Print Mode 15 High Impact Print 15 Change Print Mode eS GR ACER RR RA nex na 16 Loading Print Media eren 17 Individual Sheets Forms MANUAL 17 Continuous Forms 19 Switching Between Normal and High Impact Mode 22 Switch between Single Sheets and Continuous Forms 23 Function Setting Menu rens 24 Print the Men xd 303 ee we oe x Y es 24 Navigating the 25 Reset to Factory 28 Print the Menu saa iiu dard eet oa ede RUE AOR Ea ii 29 Menu Summary ya su oi nod ns xe ek n beg e SR rt Puer 32 Explanation of Menu 40 Auto env ee E iR 54 Disabling Auto Align 54 ML8480 User s Guide Contents e 3 Set Top of Form TOF General Information Use the Printer Menu naaa Use 1Chr Set POS Temporary Form Tear Off Turn On Forms Tear Move Continuous Forms Up for Tear Off Rolling ASCII aaa aaa Font Sample Hex Dump
42. e sheet form Media switch is taking place e If both the ALARM and SEL lights are blinking the cover is open e If both the ALARM and AUTO ALIGN lights are blinking there is an unrecoverable error Try turning the printer off then on again IF this doesn t clear the problem call your service dealer Task Performed Off Printer is turned off A Manual Gap setting is engaged Printer operation is normal Combined Switches With the Printer Powered Up and Off Line Switches Control Panel Lights On Printer is turned on Auto Gap mode is selected the default e Paper is out e A paper jam has occurred See Troubleshooting on page 69 for more information Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Panel 12 Light POWER AUTO GAP ALARM Blinking If both AUTO ALIGN and ALARM are blinking it indicates an unrecoverable error Try shutting the printer off and turning it on again If this doesn t work call your service dealer N A N A e Menu Mode indicates the menu is being set up e With ALARM light cover open alarm N A Off Auto Align is disabled The printer is not in the High Speed draft print mode The printer is not in the High Impact mode The printer is off line Paper is being ejected to the stacker Control Panel Lights On The printer is set to automati
43. er s Guide Troubleshooting e 72 12 Reload your continuous forms paper 14 Turn on the printer Microline 8480FB User s Guide Troubleshooting e 73 Error Messages Manual paper End Insert Paper Load paper on the platform and press SEL Paper end alignx insert paper Load paper on the platform and press SEL Front Paper End Insert Paper Load continuous forms paper on the tractors Paper Jam Remove paper Remove the jammed paper see page 69 and press SEL Data Present Insert Paper The printer has received data but there is no print media loaded in the selected path Load print media Data Present Press SEL Sw The printer has received data and paper is loaded but the printer is off line Press the SEL switch to place the printer on line Path Changing Remove Cut Sheet The printer is attempting to change paper paths from Manual Feed to Front Feed but print media is loaded on the platform Remove the media from the platform Cover Open Close Cover Close the top cover Paper Feed Alarm Re Set Paper Print media on the platform has miss fed into the printer Press SEL then press LOAD to eject the media then try loading it again Microline 8480FB User s Guide Troubleshooting e 74 Paper Set Alarm Re Set Paper The paper is not installed correctly Remove and reinstall it Left Margin Err Check Margin The left margin setting needs to be adjusted for the print media Chec
44. ess SHIFT and MODE PRINTER CONTROL displays Microline 8480FB User s Guide Setting the Printhead Gap 7 4 Press and hold SHIFT then press FF repeatedly until MANUAL FEED displays 6 Press MODE repeatedly until the desired printhead gap setting appears on the display gt MODE 7 Press and hold SHIFT then press FF repeatedly until FRONT FEED displays 9 Press MODE repeatedly until the desired printhead gap setting appears on the display MODE 10 Press LOAD this saves your setting and exits the menu mode Microline 8480FB User s Guide Setting the Printhead Gap 68 Troubleshooting Paper Jams Single Sheet If a paper jam is indicated on the display panel use the following method to clear it Caution Do not open the access cover with the power on as injury may result Caution The printhead may be very hot after printing Allow the printhead to cool before touching it 1 Turn OFF the power switch 2 Open the cover and move the printhead Caution Printhead may be HOT to an area off the sheet of paper 3 Turn the platen knob forward or backward to bring out the jammed sheet es Microline 8480FB User s Guide Troubleshooting e 69 Paper Jams Continuous Forms If a paper jam is indicated on the display panel use the following method to clear it Caution Do not open the access cover with the power on as injury may result Caution The printhead may be very h
45. g on the printer 3 Load a sheet of paper on the platform 4 The Font Sample test will run and the sheet will eject 5 Remove the first printed sheet from the platform and load another sheet 6 The test finishes printing and the sheet ejects Microline 8480FB User s Guide Tests 63 Hex Dump Mode Note When the printer is running a test it always uses a left margin of 5 1 mm 0 2 inch When the printer is in the Hex Dump Mode all data received including text and printer commands will be printed in both hexadecimal and ASCII format Note In the ASCII format all non printable characters will be represented by a period Engaging the Hex Dump Mode 1 Be sure paper is loaded 2 Turn the printer off 3 Simultaneously press and hold the MODE LF SHIFT switches while turning the printer on until RELEASE SW displays HEXDUMP NORMAL displays and Hex Dump Mode prints at the top of the paper Running a Hex Dump Test To run the test send data to the printer while it is in the Hex Dump Mode Exiting Hex Dump Mode Turn the printer off then on again Microline 8480FB User s Guide Tests 64 Setting the Printhead Gap General Information The printhead gap is the distance between the printhead and the platen Your printer comes from the factory set to automatically detect the printhead gap Auto Gap selected for the media being fed in Certain media especially media with uneven thickness may not work we
46. ight 10 in increments of 1 180 inch 0 14 mm The default is O Microline 8480FB User s Guide e 40 Aligni Pos Adj Align2 Pos Adj Align3 Pos Adj Align4 Pos Adj Note To use this setting The corresponding Align 1 Align 2 Align 3 Align 4 setting must be selected for Auto Align or Auto Align POW Use these to set up to four custom values for the left margin on forms when you are using manual feed from the platform This represents the distance from the left edge of the page to the left side of the first printed character Available settings 0 mm 5 1 mm the default or 45 4 mm Adjusts within a range of 0 to 45 4 mm in 1 90 inch 0 26 mm increments Auto Align When Auto Align is engaged the printer default you can use the front panel switches to change to a different preset left margin value Align 1 2 3 or 4 The values are set in the menu under Aligni Pos Adj etc This lets you quickly switch to another form which requires a different left margin See page 11 for more information on using the front panel to change Align settings If MemoryAutoAlign see page 47 is set to Valid the default whichever Align setting you last used will be saved in memory and engaged the next time you turn on the printer Note This setting does not apply when the printer initializes in response to an I PRIME signal Available settings Align 1 the default Align 2 Align 3 Align 4 or Invalid skew adjustment di
47. ition of the right tractor until the holes in the paper are centered on the pins then push back the right tractor lock lever 5 6 6 9 e 5 6 X X 7 Lower the platform Microline 8480FB User s Guide Loading Print Media 21 8 Position the continuous forms stack below the printer with no more than about 1 inch 3 cm offset 1 Switching Between Normal and High Impact Mode Normal to High Impact Print Mode Press MODE HIGH IMPACT The LED beside HIGH IMPACT comes on and H IMPCT appears at the end of the first line of the display High Impact to Normal Print Mode Press LF NORMAL PRIN The LED beside HIGH IMPACT goes out and NORMAL appears at the end of the first line of the display Microline 8480FB User s Guide Loading Print Media 22 Switch between Single Sheets and Continuous Forms Single Sheets to Continuous Forms Manual Feed to Front Feed With the printer turned on press SEL to place the printer off line If there is a single sheet loaded into the printer press LOAD to eject it Press MODE once or twice until you see FRONT on the second line of the display The printer switches paths and returns to the on line state If there are continuous forms in the parked position the printer automatically pulls them into the print position If continuous forms are not loaded the display prompts you to INSERT PAPER Load continu
48. ividual Sheets Size e Minimum Width x Length 3 9 100 mm x 2 75 70 mm e Maximum Width x Length 14 3 364 mm x 16 5 420 mm Weight Range e 14 Ib to 56 Ib US Bond 52 to 210 g m Microline 8480FB User s Guide Loading Print Media 17 Individual Multipart Forms Size e Minimum Width x Length 3 9 100 mm x 2 75 70 mm e Maximum Width x Length 14 3 364 mm x 14 3 364 mm Normal Print Mode the factory default e Up to 6 part forms original 5 e Maximum Thickness 0 0142 0 36 mm High Impact Mode e Up to 8 part forms original 7 e Maximum Thickness 0 0189 0 48 mm Load Individual Sheets Forms 1 If you are using longer paper pull out the sheet supports 1 2 Move the sheet guide 2 to the right as far as it will go This ensures that the single sheet form is within the Paper range when Auto Align is ON area on the platform 3 Place a letter size or larger sheet of paper on the platform anywhere within the Paper range when Auto Align is ON area The sheet loads in to the print position automatically aligning so that it is square with the print path Microline 8480FB User s Guide Loading Print Media 18 Continuous Forms FRONT Specifications Width e Minimum 4 102 mm e Maximum 16 406 mm Single Thickness Forms e Weight range 14 to 34 Ib US Bond 52 to 128 g m Multi part Forms Normal Print Mode the printer default e up to 6 part forms original 5
49. k to be sure that the Align x Pos Adjust value you have selected see page 41 is appropriate Head Thermal Single Pass The printhead has a thermal sensor which has detected that the printhead is too hot The printer has switched to uni directional printing until the printhead cools down High Duty Print Single Pass The print density is high and the printer has switched to uni directional printing Gap NG Reload The printhead gap has been set to a manual setting that does not suit the media Change the setting or restore it to the default Auto Gap before printing Microline 8480FB User s Guide Troubleshooting e 75 Maintenance Replace the Ribbon Note The replacement part number for the ribbon cartridge is 41708209 Use only genuine OKI replacement ribbons Turn off the printer Open the cover Tilt the display panel forward N Pull the ribbon out a bit at the left end of the cartridge to give some slack then unthread it from the printhead 5 Remove the used ribbon cartridge and discard it in accordance with local regulations Microline 8480FB User s Guide Maintenance e 76 6 Unpack the ribbon cartridge and remove the lock pieces 1 7 Swing out the ribbon arms on either end of the cartridge until they snap into place Microline 8480FB User s Guide Maintenance e 77 8 Feed the ribbon arms 1 in beside the guides 2 position the take up knob 3 over the pin then pre
50. last set for Front Feed 1Chr Set Pos by pressing the FF switch b To move the TOF further down on the page print paper advances further into the printer In 1 180 inch 0 14 mm increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press FF In 10 180 inch 1 41 mm increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press SEL One line at a time press FF To move the TOF further up on the page print paper retracts further out of the printer In 1 180 inch 0 14 mm increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press LF In 10 180 inch 1 41 mm increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press MODE 5 Store the TOF position in the printer s memory a To store the position as the 1Chr Set Pos setting press the SEL switch The setting will be retained even if you turn the printer off until you use this procedure to change the setting This also automatically sets the TOF setting in the Front Feed group to 1Chr Set Pos Note If you reset the printer to the factory defaults the 1Chr Set Pos you have established will be deleted Microline 8480FB User s Guide Set Top of Form TOF 58 b To store the position in the printer s memory only until it is turned off or it receives an I Prime signal press the LOAD switch 6 Press SEL to return the printer to the on line state Manual Feed Single Sheets Forms 1 Make sure the printer is set to the Manual Feed path 2 Press SEL then press
51. ll with the Auto Gap feature and could produce unsatisfactory print results To correct for this change from Auto Gap to a manually set gap You may need to experiment a bit to determine the best manual setting for a particular media Note Because their thickness varies envelopes do not work with Auto Gap Microline 8480FB User s Guide Setting the Printhead Gap 65 Printhead Gap Settings Setting Used for Manual Gap 1 Single sheets 14 to 22 Ib US Bond 52 to 81 g m e Thickness range 0 06 to 0 10 mm Manual Gap 2 Single sheets 22 to 34 Ib US Bond 81 to 128 g m e 2 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range0 10 to 0 15 mm ManualGap3 Single sheets 34 to 42 Ib US Bond 128 to 156 g m e 3 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 15 to 0 20 mm Manual Gap 4 e Postcards e 4 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 20 to 0 25 mm Manual Gap 5 e 5 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 25 to 0 30 mm Manual Gap 6 6 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 30 to 0 35 mm Manual Gap 7 e 7 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 35 to 0 40 mm Manual Gap 8 e 8 Part Multi Part Forms carbon backed e Thickness range 0 40 to0 45 mm Manual Gap A e Heavy paper 0 45 to 0 50 mm thick Manual Gap B Heavy paper 0 50 to 0 55 mm thick Manual Gap C e Heavy paper 0 55 to 0 60 mm thick Manual Gap D Heavy pape
52. lo Epson LQ IBM Diablo IBM IBM Epson LQ Epson LQ Diablo IBM Diablo Epson LQ Diablo Diablo IBM Epson LQ Diablo IBM IBM IBM Epson LQ Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Diablo ASCII Code ESC 96 4n ESCRn FF ESC C NUL n ESC Cn ESC g n1 n2 m data ESCU HT ESC D n1 n2 nj nk NUL DEL ESCIn LF ESC ni n2 ESC dni 2 lt data gt DEL ESC lt ESC n ESC 510n ESC EM HEX GS ESC ni 2 ESC ESCIn ESC ESC Qn ESC FS ESC Y n1 n2 graphics data Function Fine line feed n 360 inch Foreign character set select Form feed Form length set by inches Form length set by lines Graphics resolution Half line feed Horizontal tab Horizontal tab set Ignore Left margin set Line feed Load dll character Move right relative dot position One character data delete One line unidirectional printing Overscore set reset Perform n 360 inch LF Perform sheet feeder operation Print character with code below 20 Print continuously from All Characters Chart Print mode select Print mode select Print one character from All Characters Chart Print suppress Printer initialization Printer initialization Quasi double density graphics Microline 8480FB User s Guide Control Codes e 91 Emulation s Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ
53. m 1 8 6 35 mm 1 4 8 47 mm 1 3 10 58 mm 5 12 19 05 mm 9 12 23 28 mm 11 12 25 4 mm 1 27 52 mm 13 12 1Chr Set Pos Note 1Chr Set Pos automatically appears as the setting when the front panel has been used to set a 1Chr Set Pos value for the Front Feed path see page 58 Off On Print Tear Off 3 18 mm 1 8 6 35 mm 1 4 Auto Manual Gap x 1 to 8 A to E see page 67 50 8 mm 2 101 6 mm 4 40 to 0 to 40 in increments of 1 120 inch Not Used Not Used 40 to 0 to 40 in increments of 1 120 inch 15to Oto 15 in increments of 1 120 inch Not Used Not Used 15 to Oto 15 in increments of 1 120 inch Not Used Item TOF Form Tear Off Initial Pos PE Pos Gap Control Gap Pos Not Used TOF Adj Cut TOF Adj CSFF TOF Adj CSFR Front Load Adj PE Adj Cut PE Adj CSFF PE Adj CSFR PE Adj Front PE Adj Rear Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 38 Group Front Feed Rear Feed Adjustment Settings Left x 0 Right y x 10 through 1 y 1 through 10 adjustable in increments of 1 180 inch 0 14 mm Same as above Not Used Not Used Same as above Not Used 5 through 5 adjustable in increments of 1 360 inch 0 14 mm Same as above Same as above Same as above 10 to Oto 10 See table below
54. nd corrects paper skew when manual feed through the platform is being used with Auto Align disabled Available settings Valid Level 1 Valid Level 2 the default or Invalid Change to Valid Level 1 if you wish the detection to be more precise Change to Invalid if you are experiencing difficulty getting forms to load into the printer when using preprinted forms with anomalies Microline 8480FB User s Guide e 51 at the top such as a large dark area on one side or a cutout Such types of forms defeat the skew sensor Skp Ovr Binding Choose Invalid Valid 1 the default or Valid 2 Valid 1 e Continuous forms only e before Form Feeding e before Perforation Skip e line feeding of 18 mm 71 or more Valid 2 e Continuous forms and manual feed e before Form Feeding Skip Over Perf Sets what happens when the printer comes within 1 inch 25 mm of the bottom of the page The default is No for use when your software has its own page formatting controls 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 Style The default is Normal Choose Italic if you want the printed characters to be slanted TOF Top of Form sets the position down from the top of the page at which printing starts The default is 6 35 mm 1 4 from the top of the page to the vertical middle of the first print line Note The amount of adjustment is limited to avoid paper jams Mic
55. nish II Spanish II Latin American French Canadian Dutch Publisher Slashed Unslashed USA Canada French Multilingual Portugal Norway BRASCII Abicomp Multilingual 1858 ISO 8859 15 Menu Summary Note The default setting is in bold blue type Item Emulation Mode Print Mode Pitch Prop Spacing Style Size Character Set Language Set Zero Character Code Page Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 32 Group Printer Control Font Settings No Yes No Yes No Yes Not Used Not Used Valid Invalid 15 17 1 cpi 12 20 cpi No Yes Standard Special Bi directional Uni directional Bi directional Uni directional Yes No Invalid Valid Invalid Valid Item Auto LF Auto CR IBM Emulations Only Print Suppress FF Function Eject Condition Print Dir CMD SI Pitch 10 IBM Emulations Only SI Pitch 12 IBM Emulations Only Reset Inhibit ESC US Pitch Diablo Emulation Only Multi Pass Graphics High Skip Hi Impact Copy Quiet Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 33 Group Command Fnc Set Up Settings 128 0K Not Tear Off Tear Off Valid Invalid Invalid Valid 1 Valid 2 Not used Not used Auto Interface Parallel USB 15 sec 30 sec 45 sec 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min Uni Directional
56. nter to automatically start up in the Hi Impact mode when it is turned on The Valid setting will not engage the Hi Impact mode when the I Prime parallel or Soft Reset USB commands are received Host Interface Choose the interface mode Auto Interface the default Parallel or USB I Prime The default is Enable print out the buffer contents when the I Prime signal is received Change to Disable if you wish the printer to ignore the I Prime signal I F Time Out Appears only if Host Interface is set to Auto Interface the default Choose the amount of time the printer waits while receiving data before going into idle mode 15 sec the default 30 sec 45 sec 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min or 5 min If your software spends a long time processing between portions of data it feeds to the printer choose a longer time interval value to keep your printer from dumping the received data while it is waiting for more Microline 8480FB User s Guide 46 Initial Pos Choose where continuous form paper will be positioned when the printer is turned on Print the default the paper is in a ready for printing position Tear the paper is at the tear off position Language Set Replaces certain standard symbols with special characters used in foreign languages Choose American the default French German British Danish 1 Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin American French
57. ntinuous form Use the Printer Menu Note The printer default for TOF is 1 4 inch 6 4 mm 1 Press SEL The printer goes off line 2 Simultaneously press SHIFT and MODE AUTO ALIGN The printer enters the Function Setting Menu PRINTER CONTROL displays Microline 8480FB User s Guide Set Top of Form TOF 56 3 Press and hold SHIFT then press FF repeatedly until the feed path for which you wish to change the TOF appears MANUAL FEED or FRONT FEED TOF displays Press MODE repeatedly until the setting you wish to engage displays 2 12 mm 1 12 3 18 mm 1 8 6 35 mm 1 4 7 62 mm 3 10 8 47 mm 1 3 10 58 mm 5 12 23 28 mm 11 12 25 4 mm 1 or 27 52 mm 13 12 MODE 6 Press LOAD this saves your setting and exits the menu mode Microline 8480FB User s Guide Set Top of Form TOF 57 Use 1Chr Set Pos You can set and use two different custom Top of Forms e Manual Feed single forms e Front Feed continuous forms Front Feed Continuous Forms 1 Make sure the printer is set to the Front Feed path 2 Press SEL then press LOAD to park the continuous forms 3 Simultaneously press SHIFT and SEL The continuous forms move to the printer s default TOF position 1 4 inch 6 4 mm The display reads 1CHR SET POS 4 Adjust the print start position as follows a If you are fine tuning the TOF you set for a preprinted form you can move the form to the position you
58. ot after printing Allow the printhead to cool before touching it 1 Turn OFF the power switch 2 Tear off the continuous form from the paper stack Microline 8480FB User s Guide Troubleshooting e 70 Paper Jams Correcting Repetitive Jams If a paper jam is indicated on the display panel use the following method to clear it Caution Do not open the access cover with the power on as injury may result Caution The printhead may be very hot after printing Allow the printhead to cool before touching it If paper keeps jamming you probably have bits of paper stuck in the paper path 1 If you have continuous forms loaded park the paper by pressing SEL to deselect the printer then pressing LOAD 2 Turn OFF the printer 3 Open the cover and remove any visible pieces of paper with a pair of tweezers 4 Fold a single sheet into three thicknesses 5 Place the folded sheet on the platform and feed it through by turning the platen knob Microline 8480FB User s Guide Troubleshooting e 71 6 Remove any bits of paper that come out 7 Use the platen knob to remove the continuous forms paper 9 Fold some single sheet thick continuous forms paper over three times to make a page four sheets thick then load it on the tractors 10 Use the platen knob to draw the quadruple thick form around the platen and out of the printer 11 Remove any bits of paper that come out Microline 8480FB Us
59. ous forms on the tractors see page 19 and press LOAD to advance them to the print position 1 2 3 Continuous Forms to Single Sheets Front Feed to Manual Feed Press SEL to place the printer off line Press LOAD to park the continuous forms The continuous forms retract back to the tractors Press MODE once or twice until you see MANUAL on the second line of the display The printer switches paths and returns to the on line state Load a sheet or form on the platform Microline 8480FB User s Guide Loading Print Media 23 1 2 Function Setting Menu Make changes in the menu settings using the front panel keys The changes are automatically saved when you exit the Function Setting Menu and are retained even when you turn the printer off Note Always print the Function Setting Menu before you reset or change the settings This is the only way to have a record of the settings Print the Menu For more information see Print the Menu on page 29 1 Make sure the printer is in the manual mode 2 Turn the printer off 3 Press and hold SELECT and MODE while turning the printer on 4 When RELEASE SW displays release the switches 5 When prompted load a sheet of paper minimum letter or A4 on the platform The menu prints Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 24 Navigating the Menu Groups Items and Settings Each Group includes multiple Items each of which has
60. r 0 60 to 0 65 mm thick Manual Gap E e Heavy paper 0 65 to 0 70 mm thick Microline 8480FB User s Guide Setting the Printhead Gap 66 Change to a Manual Printhead Gap Setting On the Fly If you are switching to a different print media and wish to temporarily change the printhead gap setting for that media you can use the control panel switches to change the printhead gap setting The setting will be maintained until the printer is turned off or until it it receives an I Prime signal You can also use this feature to try different settings for your media then set the best one s as the printer default in the Function Settings Menu see below 1 Press the SEL switch to deselect the printer 2 Press and hold the SHIFT switch then press the LOAD switch repeatedly to scroll through the various settings for the printhead gap 3 When the desired setting appears on the display press the SEL switch to place the printer back on line Change to a Manual Printhead Gap Setting In the Menu If you wish to change the printhead gap and continue to use the manual setting even if the printer is turned off it must be done in the Function Setting Menu You can establish two different printhead gap settings in the menu one in the Manual Feed group and one in the Form Feed group 1 Press the SEL switch to deselect the printer 2 Press SEL The printer goes off line 3 Simultaneously pr
61. r On line Off line Auto Manual Gap x X 1 8 A E see 67 50 8 mm 2 101 6 mm 4 Align 1 Align 2 Align 3 Align 4 Select Align Align 1 Align 2 Align 3 Align 4 Invalid Valid Invalid Item TOF Wait Time Auto Alignment must be disabled to use Wait Time Load LF Speed Eject Dir Paper End Gap Control Gap Pos Auto Align POW Auto Align MemoryAutoAlign Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 36 Group Manual Feed Settings 0 mm 5 1 mm 45 4 mm Adjusts in 1 90 inch 0 28 mm increments from initial setting 0 mm 5 1 mm 45 4 mm Adjusts in 1 90 inch 0 28 mm increments from initial setting 0 mm 5 1 mm 45 4 mm Adjusts in 1 90 inch 0 28 mm increments from initial setting 0 mm 5 1 mm 45 4 mm Adjusts in 1 90 inch 0 28 mm increments from initial setting Valid Level 1 Valid Level 2 Invalid Valid Level 1 Valid Level 2 Invalid Valid Invalid Item Aligni Pos Adj Align 1 must be selected Align2 Pos Adj Align 2 must be selected Align3 Pos Adj Align 3 must be selected Align4 Pos Adj Align 4 must be selected AutoAlignDetect Skew Detect Set Alarm Not Used Not Used Microline 8480FB User s Guide Function Setting Menu e 37 Group Manual Feed cont CSF Front CSF Rear Settings 2 12 mm 1 12 3 18 m
62. roline 8480FB User s Guide e 52 Manual feed settings 2 12 mm 1 12 3 18 mm 1 8 6 35 mm 1 4 7 62 mm 3 10 8 47 mm 1 3 10 58 mm 5 12 23 28 mm 11 12 25 4 mm 1 27 52 mm 13 12 1 Chr Set Pos Continuous form settings 2 12 mm 1 12 3 18 mm 1 8 6 35 mm 1 4 8 47 mm 1 3 10 58 mm 5 12 19 05 mm 9 12 23 28 mm 11 12 25 4 mm 1 27 52 mm 13 12 1 Chr Set Pos When 1 3 inch is selected the distance is from the top of the page to the top of the first print line not the vertical middle TOF Adj Cut For fine tuning the Top of Form TOF location when using manual feed from the platform Settable from 40 to 40 in increments of 1 120 inch The default is 0 Negative values decrease the space down from the top of the form e TOF moves up e paper moves down Positive numbers increase the space down from the top of the form e TOF moves down e paper moves up Wait Time Note Auto Alignment see page 41 must be disabled to use Wait Time Choose the amount of time the printer waits for paper to be inserted after print data is received when you are using manual feed from the platform 2 0 sec the default 1 5 sec 1 0 sec or 0 5 sec Zero Character The default is Unslashed Change to Slashed if you wish to use a slash to distinguish the number zero from the capital letter O Microline 8480FB User s Guide e 53 Auto Align The printer is set at the f
63. sabled Microline 8480FB User s Guide 41 Auto Align Detect Detects and corrects paper skew when manual feed through the platform is being used with Auto Align enabled the default Available settings Valid Level 1 Valid Level 2 the default or Invalid Change to Valid Level 1 if you wish the detection to be more precise Change to Invalid if you are experiencing difficulty getting forms to load into the printer when using preprinted forms with anomalies at the top such as a large dark area on one side or a cutout Such types of forms defeat the skew sensor Auto Align POW Note This setting interacts with the other Align items in the Group Manual Feed group see page 36 Sets the alignment method skew adjustment engaged for manual feed from the platform when the printer is turned on Note This setting does not affect the printer when it initializes in response to an I Prime signal Available settings Align 1 Align 2 Align 3 Align 4 or SelectAutoAlign the default e Select Auto Align the default Skew adjustment is set by Auto Align in the Manual Feed group see page 41 e Align x x 1 2 3 or4 Skew adjustment is set by the corresponding Alignx Pos Adj in the Manual Feed group see page 41 Auto CR IBM emulation only The default is No 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 Microline 8480FB
64. ser s Guide Control Codes e 94 Emulation s Diablo Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Diablo IBM IBM Epson LQ Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ Diablo Epson LQ Diablo IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Epson LQ IBM Diablo Epson LQ IBM Diablo Diablo Diablo Diablo IBM Diablo Diablo ASCII Code ESC Pn DC3 ESCZ n1 graphics data FSR ESCS n ESCT ESC b n mi m2 mk NUL ESC B ni 2 nk NUL 556 40 0 0 1 n2 556 5 ESC US n ESCwn ESC n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 ESCsn ESCpn ESCPn ESC n ESCUn ESC K n1 n2 lt graphics data gt ESC NUL SP ESC E ESC O ESC 2 ESC W ESC Hn Function Set print quality speed Set print suppress Set quadruple density graphics Set reverse line spacing Set subscripts superscript Set top margin Set vertical format unit VFU Set vertical tab stops Set vertical units Set reset automatic line feed Set reset double height characters Set reset double height characters Set reset double height characters Set reset half speed printing Set reset proportional spacing Set reset proportional spacing Set reset underlining Set reset unidirectional printing Single density graphics Software I Prime Space Start
65. ss the cartridge in firmly at either end 9 Pull the ribbon out a bit at the left end of the cartridge to give some slack then slide the ribbon underneath the printhead Be careful that the ribbon is not twisted folded or pulled off the ribbon arms during this process Microline 8480FB User s Guide Maintenance e 78 10 Make sure the ribbon is threaded through the indentation in each ribbon guide arm Caution Always turn the ribbon knob clockwise to the right turning it counterclockwise to the left can cause the ribbon to jam 11 Turn the ribbon knob clockwise in the direction of the molded arrow to take up any excess slack in the ribbon Microline 8480FB User s Guide Maintenance e 79 12 Push the display panel back to its original position Caution If the cover does not close easily do not force it The right end of the ribbon cartridge is not properly seated in the printer Open the cover and reseat it Then reclose the cover 14 Turn the printer back on Microline 8480FB User s Guide Maintenance e 80 Clean the Housing You should clean the inside of the printer every six months or after about 300 hours of operation Note If you are consistently using recycled paper you need to clean the housing more often because recycled paper generates more paper dust Caution Never use solvents or strong detergents on the cabinet they could damage the housing 1 Turn the printer off and
66. uide Specifications 99 Print Media Specifications Single Sheets Note Recycled paper can be printed but please note the following e Recycled paper tends to leave behind more paper dust requiring more frequent cleaning of the printer e Recycled paper is easily affected by humidity and should not be used in humid environments Width Minimum e 2 17 inches 55 mm e 3 94 inches 100 mm Auto Align Mode Maximum e 16 54 inches 420 mm e 14 33 inches 364 mm Auto Align Mode Length Minimum e 2 8 inches 70 mm Maximum e 16 54 inches 420 mm Weight e 14 to 56 Ib US Bond 52 to 210 g m Microline 8480FB User s Guide Specifications 100 Print Media Specifications cont Individual Multi Part Forms Note Recycled paper can be printed but please note the following e Recycled paper tends to leave behind more paper dust requiring more frequent cleaning of the printer e Recycled paper is easily affected by humidity and should not be used in humid environments Width Minimum e 2 17 inches 55 mm e 3 94 inches 100 mm Auto Align Mode Maximum e 16 54 inches 420 mm e 14 33 inches 364 mm Auto Align Mode Length Minimum e 2 8 inches 70 mm Maximum e 16 54 inches 420 mm Thickness Normal Mode e Up to 6 parts original 5 e Up to 0 014 inch 0 36 mm thick High Impact Mode e Up to 8 parts original 7 e Up to 0 019 inch 0 48 mm thick
67. y sets the TOF setting in the Manual Feed group to 1Chr Set Pos Note If you reset the printer to the factory defaults the 1Chr Set Pos you have established will be deleted b To store the position in the printer s memory only until it is turned off or receives an I Prime signal press the LOAD switch 7 Press SEL to return the printer to the on line state Temporary TOF Use the Control Panel This TOF setting applies only to the sheet or continuous form loaded into the printer when the setting is made The next sheet or form feeds to the selected default TOF 1 WEN paper loaded in the print path press SEL to put the printer offline 2 Change the location of the first line of printing a To move the TOF further down on the page print paper advances further into the printer In 1 180 inch increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press FF One line at a time press FF b To move the TOF further up on the page print paper retracts further out of the printer In 1 180 inch increments press and hold the SHIFT switch then press LF 3 Press SEL to return the printer to the on line state 4 Send the print job Microline 8480FB User s Guide Set Top of Form TOF 60 Form Tear Off The Form Tear Off feature allows you to advance continuous forms to the stacker for tear off The printer default for Forms Tear Off is Off To use this feature you must enter the Function Settings Menu an

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