Oki 441 manual

U ser’s Guide 59307701 OkiPos 441[...]

F ederal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interfer ence Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial en vi[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Outline ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Unpacking and Installation .....................................................................................................................2 2-1. Unpacking ..[...]

13. USB, Ethernet and W ir eless LAN Interface ......................................................................................50 13-1. USB Interface Specifications ..................................................................................................... 50 13-2. Ethernet Interface Specifications ................................[...]

– 1 – 1. Outline OKIPOS441 Series Serial Impact Dot Matrix Printer is designed for use with electronic instru- ments such as POS, banking equipment, computer peripheral equipment, etc.[...]

– 2 – 2. Unpacking and Installation 2-1. Unpacking After unpacking the unit, check that all the necessary accessories are included in the package. Note: The ferrite core and fastener pro vided with your printer depend on your printer configuration. Fig. 1-1 Unpacking If an ything is missing, contact the dealer where you bought the printer and [...]

– 3 – 2-2. Choosing a place f or the printer Before actually unpacking the printer , you should tak e a fe w minutes to think about where you plan to use it. Remember the follo wing points when doing this. 3 Choose a firm, le vel surf ace where the printer will not be exposed to vibration. 3 The p o wer ou tl et yo u pl an t o co nne ct t o fo[...]

– 4 – 2-3. Handling Car e 1. Be careful not to drop paper clips, pins or other foreign matter into the unit as these cause the printer to malfunction. 2. Do not attempt to print when either paper or ribbon cartridge is not located in the printer , otherwise the print head can be damaged. 3. Do not open the cov er while printing. 4. Do not touch[...]

– 5 – 3. Parts Identication and Nomenclature Printer cover Protects the printer from dust and reduces noise. Do not open the cover while printing. Control panel Features one control switch and two indicators to indicate printer status. Interface connector Connects the printer with host computer . Power switch T urns printer power on and off.[...]

– 6 – 4. Setup 4-1. Connecting the Cable to the PC 4-1-1. P arallel Interface Cable Connect the parallel interface cable to a parallel port of your PC. 4-1-2. RC-232 Interface Cable Connect the RC-232 interface cable to a RS-232 port of your PC. 4-1-3. USB Interface Cable Connect the USB interface cable to a USB port of your PC. 4-1-4. Ether ne[...]

– 7 – 4-2. Connecting the Cable to the Printer Note that the interface cable is not pro vided. Please use a cable that meets specifications. CA UTION Befor e connecting/disconnecting the interface cable, make sur e that power to the printer and all the devices connected to the printer is turned off . Also make sur e the power cable plug is dis[...]

– 8 – 4-2-2. RS-232 Interface Cable (1) Make sure the printer is turn of f. CA UTION Befor e connecting/disconnecting the interface cable, make sur e that power to the printer and all the devices connected to the printer is turned off . Also make sur e the power cable plug is disconnected fr om the AC outlet. (2) Connect the interface cable to [...]

– 9 – 4-2-4. Connecting Ethernet Cable (1) Make sure the printer is turned of f. (2) Affix the ferrite core onto the ethernet cable as sho wn in the illustration belo w . (3) Pass the f astener through the ferrite core. (4) Loop the fastener around the cable and lock it. Use scissors to cut of f an y excess. (5) Connect the interface cable to [...]

– 10 – 4-3. Installing the Printer Softwar e Here is the procedure for installing the printer driver and utility software, which are stored on the supplied CD-ROM. The procedure applies to the W indows operating systems shown below . • W indows 2000 • W indows XP • W indows V ista (1) T urn ON the power to your PC to start W indows. (2) I[...]

– 11 – 4-4. Connecting to a P eripheral Unit Y ou can connect a peripheral unit to the printer using a modular plug. See “Modular plug” on page 33 for details about the type of modular plug that is required. Note that this printer does not come with a modular plug or wire, so it is up to you to obtain one that suits your needs. Important! M[...]

– 12 – 4-5. Connecting the P ower Cord Note: Before connecting/disconnecting the po wer cord, make sure that po wer to the printer and all the devices connected to the printer is turned of f. Also make sure the power cable plug is disconnected from the A C outlet. (1) Check the label on the back or bottom of the printer to mak e sure its v olta[...]

– 13 – 4-6. T urning P ower On Make sure that the Po wer cord has been connected as described in 4-5. T urn ON the power switch located on the front of the printer . The PO WER lamp on the control panel will light up. CA UTION W e r ecommend that you unplug the printer fr om the power outlet whenever you do not plan to use it for long periods. [...]

– 14 – 4-7. Installing the Cable Install the cable as sho wn in the diagram belo w . 4-8. Switch Blind Installation It is not necessary to install the switch blind. Only install it if it is necessary for you. By install- ing the switch blind, the follo wing become possible. • Pre venting the po wer switch from being operated by mistake. • E[...]

– 15 – 5. Loading the Ribbon Cartridge and Paper Finger grip Finger grip 5-1. Loading the Ribbon Cartridge 1 T urn off po wer to the printer . 2 Open the front cover by holding the finger grips on both ends of the cov er and lifting it up. Important! 1. Do not touch the print head immediately after printing as it can be e xtr emely hot. 2. Do [...]

– 16 – 5-2. Loading the paper 1 Open the printer co ver by sliding the latch to ward you. Important! 1. Do not touch the print head immediately after printing as it can be e xtr emely hot. 2. Do not touc h the cutter blade. · Ther e is a cutter inside the paper outlet slot. Not only should you not put your hand in the paper outlet slot while p[...]

– 17 – 4 T ear Bar Model: T ear off the paper as sho wn. A uto Cutter Model: If the printer co ver is closed after turning on the po wer , the cutter operates automatically and the front end of the paper is cut. Note: When the paper end mark appears on the paper , replace the roll paper before it runs out.[...]

– 18 – 5-3. Installing the Roll Paper Guide When using paper roll with 57.5 mm or 69.5 mm width, install the attached roll paper guide in the groov e in the printer . The setting for memory switch 2-A and 2-B must be changed to change the print width. For instructions on setting the memory switch, please refer to the separate Specification Man[...]

– 19 – Caution Symbol This symbol is placed near the print head to indicate that it may be hot. Ne ver touch the print head immediately after the printer has been used. Let the print head cool for a fe w minutes before touching it. This symbol is placed near the cutter (auto cutter or manual cutter tear bar). Ne v er touch the cutter blade, as [...]

– 20 – CA UTION 3 W e recommend that you unplug the printer from the po wer outlet whenev er you do not plan to use it for long periods. Because of this, you should locate the printer so that the po wer outlet it is plugged into is nearby and easy to access. 3 If the v oltage sho wn on the label on the of your printer does not match the voltage[...]

– 21 – 6. Control Panel and Other Functions 6-1. Control Panel 2 FEED button 3 ERROR lamp (Red LED) 1 POWER lamp (Green LED) 1 PO WER lamp (Green LED) Lights when the po wer is ON. 2 FEED b utton Press the FEED b utton to feed roll paper . 3 ERR OR lamp (Red LED) Indicates various errors in combination with PO WER lamp. 6-2. Basic Indicators PO[...]

– 22 – 6-3. Err ors 1) Recov erable error Error Descrip- tion PO WER lamp ERR OR lamp Buzzer Recovery Conditions Paper end error On Flashes (On: 1 sec./ Off: 1 sec.) 4 sh ort beeps (0 .13 sec.) repeated twice *1 Printer cover open error On On Beep *2 Front cov er open error Flashes (On: 0.5 sec./Of f: 0.5 sec.) On Beep *3 Paper near end error O[...]

– 23 – *7 Automatically the printer is reco vered if the cutter returns to the home position after turn- ing the po wer OFF and ON. Restoration is also possible with the <DLE> <ENQ> n command when in the ESC/POS mode. Note 1) If the cutter doesn’t return to the home position, or doesn’t perform the initial move - ment, it cannot[...]

– 24 – 6-4. Adjustment Mode There are the follo wing se v en adjustment modes. The de vice will enter the adjustment mode if your turn it on while pressing the FEED switch. (1) The Self Printing Mode is entered by releasing the FEED switch after the buzzer sounds once. (Refer to Section 6-4-1.) (Holding do wn for 2 more seconds) (2) Adjusting t[...]

– 25 – 6-4-1. Self Printing Mode Self-printing will be performed to print the V er . No. and printer settings. ASCII-printing will be repeated when the FEED switch is held continuously at the end of ASCII-printing. The self-printing mode will end automatically when the FEED button is released at the end of ASCII-printing.[...]

– 26 – or like this 6-4-2. Adjusting the Dot Alignment Mode Y ou may ne ver ha ve to use the procedure described in this section, but after you ha ve been using your printer for some time you may find that the dots of some graphics do not align correctly . For e xample, what should look lik e: may come out looking like one of the follo wing: T[...]

– 27 – (3) T o adjust, use the FEED switch to select the adjustment pattern from the printout with the smallest gap between the first printing pass and the return printing pass. Press the FEED switch once to specify the first adjustment pattern, twice to specify the second adjustment pattern, and so on up to se v en times to specify the se ve[...]

– 28 – 6-4-3. Hexadecimal Dump Mode Each of the signals sent from the computer to the printer will be printed out in hexadecimal code. This function allows you to check if a control code sent to the printer by the program being used is correct or not. The last line is not printed if its data is less than one full line. Howe ver , if the FEED sw[...]

– 29 – 6-4-4. Black Mark Sensor Alignment Mode 1. T urn the printer off and unplug the po wer cord. 2. Place the printer upright as sho wn belo w to remo v e the scre ws and remov e the dip switch cov er from the bottom of the printer . Be sure to place the printer upright because you will not be able to properly adjust the printer if it is pla[...]

– 30 – 7. Preventing and Clearing Paper Jams 7-1. Pr ev enting Paper J ams The paper should not be touched during ejection and before it is cut. Pressing or pulling the paper during ejection may cause a paper jam, paper cutting failure or line feed failure. 7-2. Removing P aper J am If a paper jam occurs, clear it as described belo w . (1) Set [...]

– 31 – 7-3. Releasing a Locked Cutter (A uto Cutter Mode only) If the auto cutter locks up or fails to cut the paper , follo w the steps belo w . W ARNING Since working on the cutter may be danger ous, be sur e to turn of f the printer first. (1) S e t th e p o we r s w i t c h to O F F t o tu r n o f f t h e p r i n te r . (2) Ordinarily , a [...]

– 32 – (6) After you hav e opened the printer cover , remov e the four screws to remo ve the printer cov er and re v eal the cutter . (7) If the cutter is locked, insert a Phillips scre wdriv er into the Phillips scre w hole on the side of the cutter , and turn it in the direction of the arro w shown below , in order to return the cutter to its[...]

– 33 – Modular plug Pin No. Signal name Function I/O direction 1 FG Frame ground — 2 DRD1 Dri ve signal 1 OUT 3 +24V Driv e po wer OUT 4 +24V Driv e po wer OUT 5 DRD2 Dri ve signal 2 OUT 6 DRSNS Sense signal IN 8. Peripheral Unit Drive Circuit Peripheral unit dri v e circuit connector only connects to peripheral units such as cash dra wers, e[...]

– 34 – Notes: 1. Peripheral units 1 and 2 cannot be driv en simultaneously . T o driv e them continu- ously , set the duty c ycle ratio to 20% or less (e xcluding an externally connected b uzzer). Refer to the separate Specifications Manual for details. 2. The following e xternal b uzzer is a v ailable as an option. External b uzzer model: RMB[...]

– 35 – 9. General Specications 9-1. General Specifications Printing method: Serial impact dot matrix Print direction: Bi-directional Number of head pins: 9 wires Number of print columns: 42 columns Character set: ASCII 95 characters Extended graphics: 1 28 × 40 pages (Star mode) 128 × 9 pages (ESC/POS) International characters: 46 (Star m[...]

– 36 – Ribbon material: Nylon 66 (#40 denier) Ribbon life: 441Ribbon Black/Red: Black 1,500,000 characters/Red 750,000 characters 441Ribbon Black: Black 3,000,000 characters Overall dimensions: 160 (W) × 245 (D) × 152 (H) mm 160 164 152 245 Mechanical life: 10 million lines (except head life and auto cutter) Print head life: 150 million chara[...]

– 37 – 9-2. P ower Supply Specifications Po wer Supply: Input: 100 to 240V A C, 50/60Hz Consumption Current: Conditions: Excluding perpheral unit dri ving Operating: Approx. 36 W (at ASCII printing) Stand-by: Approx. 10 W[...]

– 38 – 10. Dip Switch Setting A DIP switch is provided at the bottom of the printer , and can be set as giv en in the table be- lo w . Be sure to set the power switch to of f before changing the settings. It is recommended to use a pointed item lik e a pen or flat-blade dri ver scre w to change the settings. The settings will become ef fecti v[...]

– 39 – n DIP switch SW No. Function ON OFF 1-1 Always ON Should be set on 1-2 Auto Cutter *1 In v alid V alid 1-3 Always ON Should be set on 1-4 Command emulation Star ESC/POS 1-5 USB mode *2 Printer class V endor class 1-6 2 colors printing V alid In v alid 1-7 Reserved 1-8 Print head model *3 18 pin wire 9 pin wire *1 The factory settings for[...]

– 40 – 10-1. RS-232C Interface Model The RS-232C interface model is equipped with DIP switches on the serial interface board unit to change the communication settings. Change the settings for DIP switch No. 2 according to the follo wing procedures. 1. T urn off the printer and all components connected to it. 2. Remov e the 2 scre ws. 3. Remov e[...]

– 41 – 10-2. P arallel Interface Model The parallel interface model is equipped with the main DIP switch only . 10-3. USB Interface Model The USB interface model is equipped with the main DIP switch only . 10-4. Ether net Interface Model n Initializing Settings Set the push switch as described belo w to initialize the setting information. Push [...]

– 42 – 10-5. W ir eless LAN Interface Model DIP-SW 2 Switch ON OFF 2-1 Fixed at OFF 2-2 Initialize of setting information — Change DIP Switch 2-2 to ON to initialize the setting information when the po wer is turned on. The factory settings of DIP switch are all of f. LED Display Green : Lights when pockets are recei ved. Note: • This produ[...]

– 43 – * This product contains T ransmitter Module which conforms to the R&TTE Directi ve. * This product contains T ransmitter Module FCC ID: M4B6180210. * This product contains T ransmitter Module IC: 5844A-6180210. * Strictly observ e the e xport control la ws of the country for export when e xporting this product. Installing the F errit[...]

– 44 – Connecting the peripheral driv e cable Connect the peripheral dri ve cable to the connector on the printer . Then, connect the other end of the cable to the peripheral dri v e circuit. Except for EU EU only[...]

– 45 – 1 1. RS-232C Serial Interface MARK “1” A: Start bit B: Data bit C: Parity bit D: Stop bit 11-1. Interface Specifications 1 Data transmission method: Asynchronous serial interface 2 Baud rate: Selectable from 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400 bps (Refer to “10. DIP Switch Setting”.) 3 W ord length Start bit: 1 bit Data bit: 7 or 8 bits (s[...]

– 46 – 11-2. Pins and Signal Names Pin No. Signal Name Direction Function 1 FG — Frame ground 2 TXD OUT T ransmission data 3 RXD IN Recei ve data 4 R TS OUT Always space 5 N.C. Not connected 6 DSR IN Dip switch 2-7 = OFF (1) ST AR Mode Status of this signal is not checked. (2) ESC/POS Mode • In DTR/DSR communication mode Memory Switch 4-5 =[...]

– 47 – Pin No. Signal Name Direction Function 20 DTR OUT X-On/X-Off Communication Mode Always space, e xcept during follo wing conditions: • Period between reset and communication enabled • During self printing and dot alignment adjustment 21 - 24 N.C. Not connected 25 INIT Dip switch 2-8 = OFF Status of this signal is not checked. Dip swit[...]

– 48 – 12. Parallel Interface The two-way parallel interf ace is compatible with the IEEE1284 compatibility mode and nib- ble mode. 12-1. T able of Connection Signals f or Each Mode Pin No. Direction Compatibility Mode Signal Name Nibble Mode Signal Name 1 In nStorobe HostClk 2 In Data0 Data0 3 In Data1 Data1 4 In Data2 Data2 5 In Data3 Data3 6[...]

– 49 – Pin No. Direction Compatibility Mode Signal Name Nibble Mode Signal Name 31 In nInit nInit 32 Out nFault nDataA v ail/Data0,4 33 EXT GND — 34 Out Compulsion Status — 35 Out Logic High (+5V) — 36 In nSelectIn 1284Acti ve Note: 1. The prefix “n” on the signal name refers to lo w acti ve signals. If the host does not hav e any on[...]

– 50 – 13. USB, Ethernet and Wireless LAN Interface 13-1. USB Interface Specifications 1. General Specification: Conforms to USB 2.0 Specifications 2. Communication Speed: USB Full Speed Mode (12 Mbps) 3. Communication Method: USB Bulk T ransmission Mode 4. Po wer Specifications: USB Self-po wer Function 5. Connector: USB Up-Stream Port Con[...]

– 51 – 14. Memory Switch Settings Each memory switch is stored in EEPR OM. For details on the functions and settings of memory switches, see the separate Specification Manual. The table belo w sho ws the factory settings for the memory switches. Memory Switch Hexadecimal Code 0 0000 1 0000 2 0000 3 0000 4 0000 5 0000 6 0000 7 0000 8 0000 9 000[...]

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