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MICROLINE 520/521
User's Guide
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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information Year 2000 Compliance in this document is complete, accurate and up-to-date. All products currently sold by Okidata are Year 2000 OKIDATA assumes no responsibility for the results of Compliant. Each product contains information technology errors beyond its control. OKIDATA also cannot guarantee that accurately processes date and time data between the that changes in software and equipment made by other years 1999 and 2000. These products,
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• The printhead can get quite hot when it has been Important Safety Instructions printing for a length of time. Do not touch the Your OKI printer has been carefully designed to give printhead until it has had a chance to cool off. you years of safe, reliable performance. As with all • Do not use your printer near water, or spill liquid of electrical equipment, there are a few basic precautions any kind into it. you should take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging • Be certain that your power so
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• If you’re using an extension cord or power strip with • If anything happens that indicates that your printer is the printer, make sure that the total of the amperes not working properly or has been damaged, unplug it required by all the equipment on the extension is less imme-diately and follow the procedures in the than the exten-sion’s rating. Generally, the total Warranty, Regulatory, and Safety Information booklet ratings of all equipment plugged into any one power supplied with your print
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Section 3: Using Your Printer ............................................... 19 Contents Control Panel Indicator Lights ..............................................19 Control Panel Buttons: Print Mode.......................................20 Section 1: Getting Started ...................................................... 1 Control Panel Buttons: Menu Mode .....................................21 Unpack .....................................................................................1 Prin
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Section 7: Commands ........................................................... 45 Epson FX Commands ............................................................45 IBM Proprinter III Commands ............................................... 47 Okidata MICROLINE Standard Commands ..........................49 FCC/IC/CE Statements ........................................................... 51 Index ...................................................................................... 53 Material Saf
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Conventions Used in This Guide The following conventions are used in this guide: • Notes containing general information are preceded by the Note icon. For example: 4 Interface cable and paper are sold separately. • Statements containing precautions against actions which could cause printing problems or damage to the printer are set in italics, preceded by the Caution icon. For example: Leave the ribbon shield on the cartridge! ! • Statements containing precautions against actions which could cau
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ection 1: Getting Started S If any of these items is missing or damaged, see your Unpack dealer immediately for a replacement. Choose a sturdy table, desk or printer stand to place your printer on when you remove it from the carton. Be sure to save all packing materials in case you need to ship the Remove The Protective Film printer again. Check the box for these contents: 1. Peel the clear protective film from the carriage cover. ˚ Printer 4 Interface cable and paper ¸ Ribbon cartridge are sold
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2. Lift up on the ridged area at either end of the carriage Remove The Shipping Retainers cover. 1. Open the access cover ( ˚ ) by grasping the tabs at either end and lifting, then remove the printhead shipping retainer ( ¸ ), leaving the cover open for installation of the ribbon. ¸ ˚ 3. Peel the clear protective film from the access cover. 2. Grasp the front edge of the paper separator ( ) and pull it up. 4. Press the carriage cover back into place. E-2 Section 1
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4. Remove the styrofoam shipping retainer, then lower Caution! If you are replacing the ribbon, the HOT HOT the paper separator and press it into place. printhead may be HOT HOT HOT! 1. With the access cover open, slide the printhead ( ˚ ) to the center of the platen. ˚ It is recommended that the printer be switched off prior to opening or removing the access cover. If you’re replacing the ribbon, lift up the + cartridge at the end nearest the platen, then remove and discard it. Install/Replace
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2. Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its packaging. 4. Lower the front of the cartridge over the printhead until it snaps into place, then turn the knob ( ¸ ) in the ! Leave the ribbon shield on the cartridge! direction of the arrow (clockwise) to take up the ribbon slack. 3. Holding the ribbon cartridge with the knob ( ¸ ) facing up and the ribbon shield ( ) facing the platen, fit the grooves on either side at the back end of the cartridge over the pins on the ribbon plate ( ˝ ). ¸ ¸ ˝ E
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3. Plug the other end into a 120-volt, grounded outlet. Connect to Power and Computer 3 You must supply the cable for connecting your printer to your computer. A shielded cable is required in order to ensure compliance of this equipment with FCC regulations. 3 These instructions are for the standard parallel inter- face. If you have the optional serial interface, see the instructions included with it. 1. Make sure both the printer and the computer are off. 4. Plug the interface cable into the pa
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Power Up Load Paper Turn the printer on: Your printer has provision for • Single sheets (top feed) • The printhead will cross back and forth along the platen, and the pins will gently fire to determine the • Continuous-forms (rear feed) printhead gap setting. You can also install options: • The POWER light will come on. • Cut Sheet Feeder (top feed) — holds 100 sheets • The ALARM light will also come on, but don’t be • Push and/or Pull Tractors for bottom feed of continu- concerned: it’s just te
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2. Grasp the front edge of the paper separator ( ˚ ) and Loading Rear-Feed Paper pull it up to access the tractors. The rear-feed path is recommended for printing reports, ˚ etc., on single-thickness, continuous fan-fold paper. For graphics or charts, it’s best to use the single-sheet paper path. 4 If you have any paper in the paper path, be sure to remove it from the path before installing rear-feed paper! 1. Move the paper lever to the position marked “REAR”. 3. Pull up on the tractor lock lev
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4. Position the right-hand tractor for the width of the 5. Close the tractor covers and adjust the left tractor to paper you’re loading, then pull the paper through the position the edge of the paper: reference marks ( ˛ ) on opening between the printer and the rear cover, and the printer indicate the left edge position for the two place the first two holes on each side over the tractor most common paper sizes. pins ( ˝ ). Please note that an equal number of paper holes must be engaged on either
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7. Adjust the right tractor so that the paper holes are 9. Push the FF/LOAD button. The paper will automati- centered on the pins (careful—if paper is stretched too cally feed into the printer and the ALARM light will go tight or left too loose, it can jam and cause problems), out. The printhead moves back and forth, gently firing then lock the right tractor in place by pushing back on the pins to sense the paper thickness and set the the lock lever ( — ). printhead gap. 10. Check the baseline f
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2. Move the paper lever to the position marked “TOP”. Loading Single-Sheet Paper The single-sheet path is best for letterhead stationery, memos, and envelopes and is recommended for printing graphs and charts because it provides the most accurate control of the paper. If you have any continuous-form paper in the ! paper path, you must press the PARK button on the front panel to remove it from the path before load- 3. Grasp the back of the paper separator and unsnap it ing single sheets. from the
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4. Adjust the paper feed guides ( ¸ ) for the width of the 5. Check the baseline for the Top of Form (TOF), indi- paper and drop a sheet of paper into the separator. cated by the red line on the clear plastic paper shield ( ˝ ). ¸ ˝ If it’s OK, press the SEL button and you’re ready to start printing. If it needs adjustment, set the Top of Form following the instructions on the next page. The paper will automatically feed into the printer, and the printhead will move back and forth, gently firing
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When you’re done setting the TOF, press the SEL button ˚ Set the Top of Form ( ˚ ) to reselect the printer. The red line ( ˚ ) on the clear plastic paper Temporarily Changing the Print Start Position shield shows the To place the print start position lower for one page only: baseline of the current printing position to help 1. Press SEL to deselect the printer. you place the top of 2. Keep pressing the LF button until the red line on the form. paper shield reaches the new position. To set the To
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Run the Self Tests Selecting an Emulation After you've installed ribbon and paper, you are ready to Your printer has three emulations: run the self tests. Do this any time you want to make sure • IBM Proprinter III (factory default) the printer is functioning properly. • Epson FX For wide carriage Model 521, be sure you have • Okidata Microline Standard ! wide paper loaded! Changing Emulations Font Sample Test Rolling ASCII Test Your printer is set at the factory for the IBM Proprinter III emul
