Oki MICROLINE 385/6 User manual

OKI
PeopletoPeopleTechnology
MICROLINE
385/6
Printer Handbook

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IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Your Oki printerhasbeencarefullydesignedtogiveyouyearsof safe, reliable p«
As with allelectricalequipment,however,thereare a fewbasicprecautionsyou
toavoidhurtingyourselfordamagingtheprinter:
•ReadthesetupandoperatinginstructionsinthisHandbookcarefully.Bes
itforfuturereference.
©Readandfollowallwarningandinstructionlabelsontheprinteritself.
•Unplugtheprinterbeforeyoucleanit.Useonlya dampcloth.Donotuseliqui
cleaners.
•Placeyourprinterona firm,solidsurface.Ifyouputitonsomethingunste
fallandbedamaged.
•Toprotectyourprinterfromoverheating,makesureallopeningsonthepr
blocked.Donotputtheprinteronorneara heatsource,suchasa radiate
itinanykindofenclosure,makesureitiswellventilated.
©Theprintheadcangetquitehotwhenithasbeenprintingfora lengthoft
touchtheprintheaduntilithashada chancetocooloff.
@Donotuseyourprinternearwater,orspillliquidofanykindintoit.
•Becertainthatyourpowersourcematchestheratinglistedonthebacko-
Ifyouarenotsure,checkwithyourdealerorwithyourlocalpowercomp,
•Yourprinterhasanearthedplugasa safetyfeature,anditwillonlyfitintc
socket.Ifyoucannotplugitin,chancesareyouhaveanolder,non-eart
Contactanelectriciantohavetheoutletreplaced.Donotuseanadaptert
earthing.
•Toavoiddamagingthepowercord,donotputanythingonitorplaceitwh
walkedon.Ifthecordbecomesdamagedorfrayed,replaceitimmediatel
•Ifyouareusinganextensioncordorpowerstripwiththeprinter,makesure
oftheamperesrequiredbyalltheequipmentontheextensionisle:
extension'srating.Thetotalratingsofallequipmentpluggedintotheoutle
exceed15amperes.
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EnsurethattheprinterisswitchedonusingtheON-OFFswitchatthesideoftl
only.DonotturnpowerondirectlyfromthemainswhentheswitchisintheON
Donotpokeanythingintotheventilationslotsonthesidesoftheprinteras
geta shockorcausea fire.
AsidefromtheroutinemaintenancedescribedinthisHandbook,donottryt
theprinteryourself;openingthecovermayexposeyoutoshocksorotherha;
notmakeanyadjustmentsotherthanthoseoutlinedintheHandbook-youm
damagerequiringextensiverepairwork.
Ifanythinghappensthatindicatesthatyourprinterisnotworkingproperlyor
damaged,unplugitimmediately.Thesearesomeofthethingstolookfor:
Thepowercordorplugisfrayedordamaged.
Liquidhasbeenspilledintotheprinter,orithasbeenexposedtowater.
Theprinterhasbeendropped,orthecabinetisdamaged.
Theprinterdoesnotfunctionnormallywhenyouarefollowingtheoperatinginsi
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TableofContents
Introduction
Chapter 1 Setup
Preliminaries
ConnectingtotheComputer
InsertingtheRibbonCartridge
LoadingPaper
SettingTopofForm
Formtearoff
Paperpark
Loadingsinglesheets
Runninga SelfTest
Chapter2 Operation
UsingtheControlPanel
Buttonfunctions
PrintCharacteristics
Font
Printquality
Characterpitch
TheMODEButton
Printmode
Menuselectmode
Menuselections
Explanationofmenuitems
Cleaning
ProblemSolving
Chapter3 ComputerControl
PrinterDrivers
CommercialSoftware
DOScommandsforprintingASCIItextfiles
DOSbasedsoftware
BASICProgramming
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Chapter4 ControlCodeReference
CharacterStyle
CharacterSize
PrintFeatures
CombinedCommands
CharacterSpacing
CharacterSets
Margins
Tabs
HorizontalDotPosition
LineFeed
LineSpacing
FormsControl
Miscellaneous
Cut-sheetFeederControl
Chapter5 GraphicsandCustomCharacters
Overview
Graphics
CustomCharacters
AppendixA:ControlCodeTable
AppendixB:CharacterCodeTables
AppendixC:Interfacing
AppendixD:Specifications

Introduction
ThisGuideisarrangedtohelpyougetyournewML395orML396printersetup
quicklyaswellasprovidingyouwithmoredetailedinformationforfuturerefc
ishowitisorganised:
Chapter 1 Setup
Showsyouhowtogettheprinterready,connectittoyourcomputer,andhow t-
Chapter2 Operation
Describeshow to controlyourprinterfromthefrontpanel,andgivesyousome
todoifyouarehavingproblems.
Chapter3 ComputerControl
Providesa fewhintsandgeneralguidelinesoninstallingandusingsoftwf
printer,aswellassomespecificinformationonPC/MS-DOS.Youwillalsofi
onBASICshouldyouwanttowriteyourownprograms.
Chapter4 ControlCodeReference
Providesdetailsonalloftheprinter'sfeaturesandthecommandsthatcontr
chapterwillbeusefulevenifyoudonotdoyourownprogramming,becaus
informationabouthowtheprinterfeaturesworkandhowtousethem.
Chapter5 GraphicsandCustomCharacters
Describeshowtoprogramgraphicsandcustom(downloaded)characterset
complex,time-consumingjobs.
Therearealsoa numberofappendicesattheendofthebookcontainingrefere
oncontrolcodes,charactersets,interfacingandproductspecifications.
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Important
Besuretousetheonlyribbonsrecommendedfor it. OriginalOkiribbonsarethe
thatthemanufacturersrecommend,soaskforthembyname.Pleaseremember
useanyotherribbonyourwarrantymaybeinvalidated.
Purchasinginferiorribbonsreallydoesnotmakesense.Theydonotlastaslong
arepronetoshredding,whichinturncancausedamagetoyourprinthead.Any:
savingsoncheapribbonscanthereforebea falseeconomy.
Sodonotwasteyourtimeandmoney. . . insistonOkiconsumablesforyour(
andorderthemfromyourprintersupplier.
ImportantSafetyInstruction
Thewiresinthisprinter'smainsleadarecolouredinaccordancewiththefollov
GREENANDYELLOWEARTH
BLUENEUTRAL
BROWNLIVE
Asthecoloursofthewiresinthemainsleadofthisapparatusmaynotcorrespor
colouredmarkingsidentifyingtheterminalsinyourplug,PROCEEDASFOLL
TheGREENANDYELLOWcolouredwiremustbeconnectedtotheterminali
markedwiththeletterE,bythesafetyearthsymbol,orcolouredGREENorGR
YELLOW.
TheBROWNcolouredwiremustbeconnectedtotheterminalmarkedwiththe
colouredRED
TheBLUEcolouredwiremustbeconnectedtotheterminalmarkedwiththeI
colouredBLACKorBLUE.
Ensurethatthemainssocketoutletissituatednearyourprinterforeasyacce
WARNING:THISAPPARATUSMUSTBEEARTHED.
Ensurethatyourequipmentisconnectedcorrectly.Ifyouareinanydoubt,
qualifiedelectrician. VII

Chapter1
Choosea sturdytable,deskorprinterstandtoplaceyourprinteronwhenyou
fromthecarton.Removethestyrofoamsides-besuretosaveallpackingmateri
youneedtoshiptheprinteragain- andchecktheboxforthesecontents:
•ML385/386printer.
•Paperseparator.
•Powerlead.
•Platenknob(fitted).
•Ribboncartridge.
•PrinterHandbook.
Note:Interfacecableandpaperaresoldseparately.
Ifanyoftheseitemsismissingordamaged,seeyourdealerfora repiaceme

Preliminaries
Donotplugtheprinterinuntilitissetupandreadytooperate.
1.Removetheclearprotectivefilmfromthecontrolpanelandaccesscove1
2.Opentheaccesscoverandremovetheshippingretainer.Besuretosav
otherpackingmaterialsincaseyoushiptheprinter.
3.Installthepaperseparator.Opentherearcoverandpositiontheholeor
separator'slegsoverthecorrespondingstudontherearcover.Gentlyp
separatorleguntiltheholeslipsovertheotherstud.Closetherearcover
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4.Theplatenknobisareadyfittedtotherightsideoftheprinter.However,ifit
foranyreason,matchtheflatsideoftheknobtotheflatsideoftheplaten
5.MakesurethepowerswitchisOFF.Plugthepowercordintothebackofthep
theotherendintoanearthedsocket.
Important:Makesurethesocketisearthed.Donotuseanadaptertodefeattheearthing.

ConnectingtotheComputer
Theseinstructionsareforthestandardparallelinterface,ifyouhavetheop
interface,seetheappendixforinstallationandconnectiondetails.
1.MakesureboththeprinterandthecomputerareOFF.
2.Plugtheinterfacecableintotheportonthebackofyourprinter.Fastenth
ontheconnectortothecableinordertoattachitsecurely.
Note:Interfacecablesaresoldseparately.
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InsertingtheRibbonCartridge
1.Opentheaccesscover.
2.Positiontheprintheadbetweenthebailrollers.Makesurethebailisclosec
Important:Theprintheadcangetveryhotduringextendedperiodsofprinting- besuretoletitci
youtouchit.
3.Holdtheribboncartridgewiththebluetake-upknobfacingupandtheflater
thefrontoftheprinter.
4.Placetheflatendintotheribbonplate,thenlowerthefrontofthecartridg
printheaduntilitsnapsintoplace.
Toremovetheribbon,pullupatthepositionsindicatedbythetwoarrowsonth
cartridge.
Ribbonshield
-donotrer
Printhead
Ribbc
plate

5.Turnthetake-upknobinthedirectionofthearrowonthecartridgetotakeu
intheribbon.
6.Theheadgapleverbythesideofthecartridgeadjustsfordifferentpaperth
Setitforthenumberofsheetsintheformsyouareusingfrom 1 to4.Usesetting
thickpaper.Adjustthesettingupordownforthebestprintquality.
Note:Whentheheadgapissetat5,theprinterautomaticallyslowsdownforbetterprintqualit
multipartforms.
Important:BesuretouseonlyribbonsspecificallyforusewithML385/386printers.Ribbon
Microline100seriesprinterslooksimilar,buttheywilleithernotfittheML385/386ortheywillg
qualitybecausetheribbonandinkdonotmeettherequirementsof24-pinprinters
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LoadingPaper
Yourprintercanhandlemanydifferenttypesofpaperwithpushbuttonea;
AppendixD fordetailsonpaperspecifications.
Rearfeed,continuousforms
1.Makesurethatthepaperleverisforwards.
Rearcover
2.Opentherearcovertoexposethetractors.
3.Openthetractorcovers.
4.Pullthepaperthroughtheopeningbetweentheprinterandtherearcover
5.Placethefirsttwosprocketholesoneachsideofthepageoverthepins.Clc
covers.Toadjustthetractorsforthewidthofthepaper,pullthelocklevers
slidethetractorsintoposition,thenpushtheleversbackwardstolock,
referencemarksontheprintertoshowtherecommendedleftedgeposition
mostcommonpapersizes.

Important:Donotpositiontheleftedgeofthepapermorethan Уг inchfromtheendofthepiat<
mustcoverthegrooveintheleftsideoftheplaten.Ifitdoesnot,theprinterwillsignala pape
6.Closetherearandaccesscovers.Makesurethepaperseparatorisflaton
Opentheguidewire,whichkeepspaperfromcurlingbackintotheprin
7.Turntheprinter on. Theprintheadwillmovetotheleftsideoftheplatenan
panelwilllightup.TheALARMlightwillalsocomeon,butdonotbecon
justtellingyouthatthereisnopaperloaded.
8.Pullthebailleverforwards.Thepaperwillautomaticallyfeedintotheprir
ALARMlightwillgoout.
9.Whenthepaperhasstoppedmovingpushthebailleverbackwards.
10.AdjusttheTopOfForm(seenextpage)andpresstheSELbutton(theS
goon)andyouarereadytoprint
Important:DonotusetheFormFeedbuttontoloadpaper.
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SettingTopofForm
IfFormTearOffisON,holddowntheTOF/QUIETbuttonandpress:
FORMFEEDtomovethepaperup,or
LINEFEEDtomovethepaperdown.
Thismovesthepaperinveryfineincrements- Узво inchtobeexact- soyouс
thetopofformprecisely.Theamountyoucanmovethepaperdownusingthis
limitedtoavoidpotentialpaperjams.
MODELINE
FEED
Holddown
FORMPARK
FEED\ /QUIET
FONTCOURIERROMAN
PRESTIGEGOTHIC
s',i: BOID
PRINT
ALARMEXIT/ GROUPITEM\ SETPRINT
MENU4.
"Pushtomoveup
PO\.'ERPushtomovedown
CHARACTERPITCH
Thelowerredlineonthepapershieldshowsthebaselineofthecurrentprintir
tohelpyouplacethetopofformwhereyouwantit.
Whenthetopofformissetwhereyouwant it, presstheTOF/QUIETbutton.This
thepositionpermanentlyintheprinter'smemory- evenwhentheprinteristurne
youresetit.
IfFormTearOffisOFF,adjustthetopoftheformbyturningtheplatenknob,the
TOFbutton.(TheSELlightshouldbeout).Thelowerredlineonthepapershield
baselineofthecurrentprintpositiontohelpplacethetopoftheformwhereyou
Important:Makesurethepaperisheldinplacebythebail.Ifthetopofthepageissetbelowtt
willcatchonthebailandcausea jam.

Formtearoff
Formtearoffmakespaperhandlingevensimplerwithyourprinter.Whenyoi
rear-fedcontinuousformpaper,youcaneasilytearoffa printedsheetwitho
paperorreadjustingtheprinter.
Toactivatethisfeature,enterMenuSelectmodeandsettheFORMTEAROFF
-itis in theVerticalControlgroup.ThensetTopofFormasdescribedonthepre\
WhenyoureleasetheTOP/QUIETbutton,thepaperadvancesfromtheinit
positiontothetearoffposition- thetopofthepageisevenwiththetearbar,loc
thecleartopoftheaccesscover.
Note:Youcanchecktheinitialprintingpositionatanytime.PresstheSELbuttontodeselectthe
pressTOF/QUIET.Thepaperwillmovedowntotheinitialprintingpositionuntilyoureleaseth
Thepagestaysinthetearoffpositionuntiltheprinterreceivesdata.Thepapert
downtotheinitialprintingpositiontoprint.A fewsecondsafterprintingstops
movesuptothetearoffposition.Nowitiseasytotearofftheprintedpag
perforation.Justopenthecleartopoftheaccesscoverandtearthepageoff;
tearbar.
Note:Someprograms,suchashighresolutiongraphicspackages,pauseoccasionallywhilese
theprinter.Ifthepauselastsmorethantwoseconds,thepaperwilladvancetothetearoffposit
dataisreceived.Nodatawillbelost,butthisextrapapermovementcancauseunevenprintr
graphics.Ifyouhavethisproblem,usethemenutodeactivateformstearoff.Donotuseforms
printingonlabelsormultipartforms.Labelsshouldonlybefedfromthebottomoftheprinter.
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Paperpark
Thishandyfeaturemakesiteasyforyoutoswitchfromcontinuousformstosir
paperandback.
Toparkthepaper:
1.Tearoffanyprintedpages.
2.PressthePARKbutton.Thepaperwillretractfromthepaperpath.
SEL MODE LINE
FEED
•••
ALARM EXIT CROUP
POWER
FORMPARKTOF/
FEED/QUIET
FONT COURIER
4
ROMAN
• PRESTIGE GOTHIC
BOIDJ
v SWI,3
GOTHIC
BOIDJ
PRINTQl
VISŁTPRINT
MENU
CHARACTERPITCH
Pushthepaperleverbacktothesinglesheetsetting,andyouarereadytoins
sheets.SeeLoadingSingleSheets.
Toreturncontinuousformstotheprinter:
1.Makesurethepaperleverissetforcontinuousforms(leverforward).
2.Pullthebailleverforward.Thepaperwilladvancetothefrontoftheplaten.
3.Pushthebailleverbackandadjustthetopofform,ifnecessary.

Loadingsinglesheets
1.Ifyouhavecontinuousform-paperintheprinter,usethepaperparkfeature
outofthepaperpath.
2.Pushthepaperlevertothesinglesheetsetting(towardsthebackofthep
3.Pushtheguidewirebackintoitslockedpositiononthepaperseparator
separatortoitsuprightposition.
4.Seta sheetofpaper on thepaperseparatorandadjusttheguidessothatthe
touchingtheedgesofthepaper.(Thereisa referencemarkontheseparate
paperedge.)
5.Pullthebailleverforwards.Thepaperwillautomaticallyfeedintotheprin
6.Pushthebailleverbackwards.
7.Adjustthetopofformifnecessary.
Guides
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