OKIDATA 120 User manual

lRBlE OF CONTENTS
YOUR NEW PRINTER ............................ ...... ........... 1
Setting
up....................... ... . ......... .. ............... ... 2
Loading the ribbon cartridge
................................... 4
Loading paper. . ................. ... ... .... . .................... 7
Self-test. ...................... ............
... .................. 10
Connecting to your Commodore
........... . ................. 12
Printer controls ...... ............ . ............................. 14
WORKING WITH
THE OKIDATA 120 ...... .. .. ..... ... ........ 16
Printing with software packages .. ............................ 16
PROGRAMMING ON YOUR OWN .................. . ...... ... 19
Using control codes
........................................... 21
Characters in commands ................................. ..... 22
Sample program ............................................... 24
PROGRAMMING
FEATURES ....... . ....... . ....... . ............ 26
Printing style
................................. ........ .......... 26
Character size
......................................... . .... 26
Double-width characters ..... . ....... . ..................... 26
Underlining
................................................. 27
Super-/subscript .............. . ..... ... ..................... 27
Enhanced/emphasized
....... . ....... . ...................... 27
Character sets ................................ . ........ . ..... 28
Reverse print. ............................................... 29
Forms control. ................................................. 30
Carriage return
............................................. 30
Line spacing
........ . ................................ . ...... 30
Form length ................................. . ........ . ,..... 31
Skip over perforation .............. .. ....................... 31
Override paper-out sensor ....... ....................... ... 32
Print start position ... ... .................................... 32
Graphics .................................. .. ... ....... . ........ 34
Printing graphics
................................. ... ....... 34
Mapping your image ....................................... 35
Writing the program ..... . .................................. 36
Repeating graphics ..................... . ........ . .......... 37
Miscellaneous
..................... . ......................... .. 38
Function cut code
..................... .. ................... 38
Cancel function
............... . ................ . ......... .. 38
Secondary address ..... . ... . ... ..... ...................... .. 39
APPENDIX A: INTERNAL SWITCH SETTINGS ............... .. A-1
APPENDIX B: INTERFACE SPECiFiCATIONS .... .............. B-1
APPENDIX C: COMMODORE ASCII TABLE .................. . C-1
APPENDIX D: PROGRAMMER'S GUiDE ....................... D-1
SPECIFICATIONS
FCC STATEMENT

YOUR NEW PRINTER
The OKIDATA 120 connects to your Commodore personal
computer to provide quality, high-performance printing. Its
small size and light weight make the printer an ideal desk-
top companion for your Commodore.
When you unpack the printer and accessories, (save the
box for later storage or shipping) check to make sure you
have everything:
• OKIDATA 120 printer
• Ribbon cartridge
• Platen knob
• A spare fuse
• Printer cable
• Power cord
• Sprocket paper
• This handbook, of course
If anything's missing, confact your dealer right away.
Now follow the illustrated steps on the next few pages to
set up your printer and get it running.

- Setting Up _________________ ..::...Jo
1) NOT YET!
2) Lift off access cover.
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3) Remove the cardboard retainer. (Save it in case you
have to ship your printer.)
4) Install the platen knob.
LINE UP THE NOTCH IN THE
PLATEN KNOB WITH THE PIN ON
THE SHAFT AND PUSH IN.
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_ Where to put your printer _______________ _
,
•
• in a well-ventilated place away from direct sunlight
or heat-generating equipment.
• on a slotted stand
if you're feeding paper from the
bottom.
DON'T put diskettes on top of the printer-the printhead's permanent
magnet may zap your data!
_ load the ribbon cartridge ______________ ..:-:.
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1) Center the printhead.
MAKE SURE THE PAPER BAIL IS
AGAINST THE PLATEN (THE BLACK
2) Insert the flat end of the cartridge into the carriage
with the blue knob faCing up.
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3) Lower the front of the cartridge over the printhead.
RIBBON SHIELD (DO NOT REMOVE)
4) Press the cartridge until it snaps into place.
, Be careful not to snag th e clear ribbon shield.
•
5) To replace the cartridge, just lift up.
,
• Use genuine
OKIDATA ribbon cartridges or other OKIDATA-approved
brands only. Other brands may damage the printheadl
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6) Switch OFF.
SWITCH OFF
INSERT POWER CORD.
7) Now plug it in. You must use a grounded outlet!
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~ _, ~ __ loading paper ________________ _
The OKIDATA 120 can print on standard single sheet paper
or, using the built-in pin feed mechanism, you can print on
computer paper.
You can
use multi-part paper as well (up to 4-parts). Just
set the printhead gap lever for the kind of paper you're
using:
PRINTHEAD GAP LEVER 5~i~~~~ ;;;~~i~~
1'""1" ___ lnserting computer paper --------------
The feed pins on the OKIDATA 120 adjust to handle
sprocketed computer paper between 9
112 and 10 inches
wide. (Actual paper
width without borders is 8 112 to 9
inches.)
1) Remove the access cover.
ALWAYS KEEP PAPER LEVER
FORWARD FOR SPROCKET PAPER.
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