Oki MICROLINE ML520 manual

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    Customizing the Installation This document tells you how to perform a typical installation, using the factory settings of the printer . Y ou may need to adjust settings to fit your requirements, such as: Item Factory Setting T o Change, see T op of Form (TOF) 1" from top Page 2 of this document Form T ear-Of f OFF On-Line User ’ s Guide: ML5[...]

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    2 Loading Paper Y our printer has three print paths: • Rear Feed for continuous forms (see below) • T op Feed for single sheets (see “Loading Single-Sheet Paper” under “Section 1: Getting Started” in the User ’ s Guide) • Bottom Feed — r equires optional pull/push tractors— for thick multi-part forms, coninuous-form labels, card[...]

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    3 Running the F ont T est Caution! W ide Models ML521 & ML591: If you are using 8½"-wide paper , switch to wide paper or make sur e the paper width for the path you ar e using is set to 8" . Otherwise, the test will print on the platen, which may damage the printer . T o change the setting: Hold SHIFT and press SEL. Press LF/GROUP un[...]

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    © 200 1, Oki Data Americas, Inc. OKI and MICROLINE are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company , Ltd. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc., which may be registered n certain jurisdictions. Epson is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corpor[...]