Oki Microline 8480 FB User manual

Step 1:
Unpack
Check the Contents
If any items are missing, contact your dealer
immediately.
1 Printer
2 Stacker
3 Power Cable
4 Ribbon Cartridge
Not illustrated: Documentation
Space Requirements
Place the printer on a stable, level surface.
Check that sufficient space is available for the
installation:
• Width: 35.4" (90 cm)
•Depth
– Behind printer: 23.6" (60 cm)
– In front of printer: 12.6" (32 cm)
– Overall: 60.2" (153 cm)
• Height: 18" (46 cm) minimum
Environmental
Requirements
• Operating Temperature: 41 to 104°F (5 to 40°C)
• Humidity: 30 to 85% RH
Documentation
Your printer includes the following documentation:
•This
Setup Guide
How to get the printer up and running.
•
Safety and Regulatory Information booklet
Important safety information, along with general
regulatory information (FCC, Energy Star, IC, etc.)
and the Material Safety Data Sheet for the ribbon.
•
User’s Guide PDF file on the CD included with the
printer
Information on print modes, features such as Forms
Tear-Off and Auto Gap, setting the top of form,
using the control panel, making changes in the
printer defaults, clearing paper jams, etc.
OKI®MICROLINE®8480FB
Setup Guide
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Printer Components
Front View
1 Ribbon Cartridge 7 Platen Knob
2 Sheet Guide 8 Power Switch
3 Sheet Platform 9 Display Panel
4 Sheet Supports 10 Stacker
5 Printhead 11 Cover
6 Control Panel
Rear View
1 Stacker 3 Parallel Port
2 Power Socket 4 USB Port
Step 2:
Set Up the Printer
Remove the Printhead
Shipping Restraint
1. Open the cover using the grips on either side.
2. Peel the protective plastic film off the display
panel.
3. Tilt the display panel toward you.
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4. Remove the shipping restraint ( 1 ).
Note
Save the shipping restraint and packing materials
in case you ever need to ship the printer.
5. Push the display panel back to its original
position.
6. Close the cover.
Install the Power Cord
1. Make sure the printer power switch is in the OFF
position:
2. Attach the power cord to the back of the printer.
3. Plug the opposite end into a suitable, grounded
outlet.
Install the Ribbon Cartridge
1. Turn ON the printer.
The printhead lifts, moves to the left, then
moves to the center and stops.
2. Turn OFF the printer before opening the cover.
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Warning!
Make sure the printer is turned off before you
open the cover.
3. Open the cover.
4. Verify that the printhead is centered (at the
“Ribbon set position”).
5. Unpack the ribbon cartridge and remove the lock
pieces (
1 ).
6. Swing out the ribbon arms on either end of the
cartridge until they
snap into place.
7. Tilt the display panel toward you.
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8. Observe the black pin ( 1 ) over which the ribbon
knob fits, and the guides (
2 )—one at either end—
into which the ribbon arms fit.
9. Feed the ribbon arms (
1 ) in beside the guides
(
2 ), position the take-up knob ( 3 ) over the pin,
then press the cartridge in firmly at either end.
10. 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.
11. Make sure the ribbon is threaded through the
indentation in each ribbon guide arm.
Caution!
Always turn the ribbon knob clockwise :
turning it
counter clockwise (to the left) can
cause the ribbon to jam.
12. Turn the ribbon knob clockwise (in the direction
of the molded arrow) to take up any excess slack
in the ribbon.
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13. Push the display panel back to its original
position.
13. Close the cover.
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.
Install the Stacker
With the flat edge toward the printer and the frosted
side up, slide the stacker into the channels at either
end of the support, pushing it in as far as it will go.
Remove the Protective Film
Peel the protective plastic film off the viewing area on
the cover.
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Step 3:
Run a Self Test
Before proceeding, run a self test to check that the
printer is operating correctly. This prints out a list of
available fonts.
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Press and hold MODE and LF while
turning on the printer. Release them
when
RELEASE SW appears on the
second line of the display.
3. When the printer finishes initializing,
the display will prompt you to insert paper.
4. 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 feeds in. The first page of the test
prints and the page is ejected back out onto
the platform. The printer display then prompts
you to insert paper.
5. Remove the printed sheet and insert a new sheet.
The sheet feeds in and the remainder of the test
prints. The page is ejected.
The self test is complete.
Step 4:
Load Paper
Individual Sheets/Forms
(“MANUAL”)
The printer is set at the factory for
• single sheets/forms (Manual Feed)
• Auto Align mode
• Normal print mode
• automatic printhead gap (Auto Gap)
Paper Specifications,
for Use with Auto Align Mode
Note
Printing envelopes requires use of the sheet
guide (
1 ) instead of the Auto Align mode. See
your on-line User’s Guide for instructions on
turning off Auto Gap.
Minimum Print Margins
1/4-inch (6.4 mm) on all sides
Individual Sheets
•Size
– Minimum Width: 3.9” (100 mm)
– Maximum Width: 14.3” (364 mm)
– Minimum Length: 2.75” (70 mm)
– Maximum Length: 16.5” (420 mm)
•Weight
– Minimum:13.8 lb. US Bond (52 g/m
2
)
– Maximum: 55.8 lb. US Bond (210 g/m
2
)
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Individual Multi-Part Forms
•Size
– Minimum Width: 3.9” (100 mm)
– Maximum Width: 14.3” (364 mm)
– Minimum Length: 2.75” (70 mm)
– Maximum Length: 14.3” (364 mm)
•
Normal Print Mode (the factory default)
– Up to 6-part forms (original + 5)
– Maximum Thickness: 0.0142” (0.36 mm)
• High Impact Mode
– Up to 8-part forms (original + 7)
– Maximum Thickness: 0.0189” (0.48 mm)
Switching Between Normal and
High Impact Mode
Normal to High Impact
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
Press LF/NORMAL PRIN.
The LED beside HIGH IMPACT goes out
and NORMAL appears at the end of
the first line of the display.
Load Individual Sheets/Forms
1. Pull out the sheet supports ( 1 ) and move the
sheet guide (
2 ) to the right as far as it will go (the
travel of the sheet guide is limited).
2. Place a letter size or larger sheet/form 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.
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Continuous Forms
(“FRONT”)
Continuous Forms Specifications
•Width
– Minimum: 4” (102 mm)
– Maximum: 16” (406 mm)
• Single Thickness Forms
–Weight range: 13.8 to 34 lb. US Bond
(52 to 128 g/m
2
)
•
Multi-part Forms: Normal Print Mode
(the printer default)
– up to 6-part forms (original + 5)
– Maximum Thickness: 0.0142” (0.36 mm)
• Multi-part Forms: High Impact Mode
– up to 8-part forms (original + 7)
– Maximum Thickness: 0.0189” (0.48 mm)
Note
To switch between Normal and High Impact
mode, see page 8.
Set the Printer for Continuous
Forms
1. If there is a sheet loaded on the platform, remove
it.
2. With the printer turned on, press SEL to place the
printer off line.
3. Press MODE once or rwice until you see
FRONT
on the second line of the display.
The printer will change paths and return to the
on line state. FRONT appears on the second
line of the display.
Note
To switch back to single sheet feed, follow the
same steps, pressing MODE several times until
you see
MANUAL on the second line of the
display.
Load Continuous Forms
1. Push the sheet supports in and lift the sheet feed
platform
2. Lift the lock lever on the left tractor, then move
the left tractor to set the desired left margin for
printing.
•The
▼ 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.
Note
The movement of the left tractor is limited to
ensure that the paper covers the paper out
sensor.
3. Push the lock lever down to lock the left tractor in
place.
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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.
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 position
of the right tractor until the holes in the paper are
centered on the pins, then push back the right
tractor lock lever.
7. Lower the platform.
8. Position the continuous forms stack below the
printer with no more than about 1 inch (3 cm)
offset (
1 ).
Tearing Off Printed Continuous
Forms
1. With the SEL light on, press SHIFT.
The continuous forms move forward onto the
stacker.
2. Tear off the printed form along the perforation.
3. Press SHIFT.
The forms move back into the printer, ready for
printing the next document.
Removing Continuous Forms
1. Follow the steps above to remove the printed
portion.
2. Press SEL.
3. Press LOAD.
The forms move back to the tractors.
4. Lift the platform and remove the forms from the
tractors.
5. Lower the platform.
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Step 5:
Connect to the Computer
Caution!
Do not connect both the USB and parallel
ports at the same time.
USB Port
Note
No USB interface cable is supplied with the
printer. Use a USB cable that is compatible with
USB specification 2.0.
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the
printer.
3. Secure the cable in one of the channels (
1 )
molded into the housing on either side at the back
of the printer to keep it out of the way.
4. Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the
computer.
5. Turn on the printer.
Parallel Port
Note
No parallel cable is supplied with the printer. Use
a shielded, bi-directional, IEEE-1284 compatible,
parallel cable no longer than 6 ft. (1.2 m).
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Connect the parallel cable to the parallel port on
the printer and secure it with the wire loops.
3. Secure the cable in one of the channels (
1 )
molded into the housing on either side at the back
of the printer to keep it out of the way.
4. Connect the parallel cable to the parallel port on
the computer and secure it in place with the
screws.
5. Turn on the printer.
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