Go to page of
Similar user manuals
A good user manual
The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of OKI ML 3320 eco, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of OKI ML 3320 eco one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of OKI ML 3320 eco. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of OKI ML 3320 eco should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of OKI ML 3320 eco
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the OKI ML 3320 eco item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the OKI ML 3320 eco item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of OKI ML 3320 eco alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of OKI ML 3320 eco, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the OKI service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of OKI ML 3320 eco.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the OKI ML 3320 eco item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
Table of contents for the manual
-
Page 1
English QUIET PARK TEAR FF/LOAD LF SEL SEL POWER ALARM MENU GROUP EXIT ITEM SET PRINT MENU SHIFT TOF Micro Feed Up Micro Feed Down PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH HSD NLQ UTL SSD 10 12 15 17 20 PROP ML 3320/3321 Help Guide 3320hlp1.pm6 13/03/96, 16:00 1[...]
-
Page 2
Ev ery ef fort has been made to ensure that the inf ormation in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki assumes no responsibility for the results of error s be yond its control. Oki also cannot guarantee that changes in softwar e and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the a pplicabil[...]
-
Page 3
i Help Guide English • Do not use your printer near water , or spill liquid of any kind into it. • Be certain that your po wer source matches the rating listed on the back of the printer . If you are not sure, check with your dealer or with your local po wer company . • Y our printer has an earthed, 3-pin plug as a safety feature, and it will[...]
-
Page 4
English ii ML3320/21 • Do not pok e anything into the ventilation slots on the sides of the printer; you could g et a shock or cause a fire. • Aside from the routine maintenance described in this handbook, do not try to service the printer yourself; opening the co ver may expose you to shocks or other hazar ds. Do not make an y adjustments othe[...]
-
Page 5
2 ML3320/21 QUIET PARK TEAR FF/LOAD LF SEL SEL POWER ALARM MENU GROUP EXIT ITEM SET PRINT MENU SHIFT TOF Micro Feed Up Micro Feed Down PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH HSD NLQ UTL SSD 10 12 15 17 20 PROP QUIET PARK TEAR FF/LOAD LF SEL SEL POWER ALARM MENU GROUP EXIT ITEM SET PRINT MENU SHIFT TOF Micro Feed Up Micro Feed Down PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PI[...]
-
Page 6
Loading P aper Loading Continuous Forms (Rear Feed) W e recommend the rear- feed path for printing reports, etc., on single-thickness, continuous-f orm paper . For graphics or charts, it's best to use the single-sheet path (top feed). Note: If you ha ve pa per i n the pap er pa th , be sure to remov e it before installing r ear-feed paper . T [...]
-
Page 7
6 ML3320/21 1. Mov e the paper le ver to the position mar ked “REAR. ” 3. Pull up on the lock le vers and open the tractor co vers . P TEA R FF/LOAD LF GR Micro Feed U Micro Feed Down PRIN QUIET PARK TEAR D U SET PRINT TOF d PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH HSD NLQ UTL SSD 10 12 15 17 20 PROP 2. Grasp the paper se parator , lift it slightly , pull[...]
-
Page 8
English 7 Read Me First 5. Place the first two holes in the pa per ov er the tractor pins on either side and close the tractor cov ers. 7. Adjust the right tractor to centre the paper holes on the pins, and push back the lock lev er . ➊ ➊ ➋ 6. Mov e the left tractor to align the edge of the paper with the appropriate reference mark ( ➊ ), a[...]
-
Page 9
8 ML3320/21 QUIET PARK TEAR FF/LOAD LF SEL SEL POWER ALARM MENU GROUP EXIT ITEM SET PRINT MENU SHIFT TOF Micro Feed Up Micro Feed Down PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH HSD NLQ UTL SSD 10 12 15 17 20 PROP QUIET PARK TEAR FF/LOAD LF SEL SEL POWER ALARM MENU GROUP EXIT ITEM SET PRINT MENU SHIFT TOF Micro Feed Up Micro Feed Down PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PI[...]
-
Page 10
English 9 Read Me First M QUI ET PARK PRINT QUALITY HSD UTL QUIET PARK TEAR FF/LOAD LF SEL SEL POWER ALARM MENU GROUP EXIT ITEM SET PRINT MENU SHIFT TOF Micro Feed Up Micro Feed Down PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH HSD NLQ UTL SSD 10 12 15 17 20 PROP ➊ ➊ 5. Adjust the paper feed guides ( ➊ ) for the width of the paper and place a sheet of paper[...]
-
Page 11
10 ML3320/21 SEL SEL EX T MENU SEL SEL EX T MENU LF GROUP Micro Feed Down 3. Press SEL to re-select the printer . T emporarily Changing the T op of Form Setting T o set the T op of F orm position lo wer for one page only: 1. Press SEL to deselect the printer . 2. Press LF to change the position of the T op of F orm. Note: This setting will not appl[...]
-
Page 12
English 11 Read Me First ➊ Switching P aper P aths T o switch from continuous-f orms to single-sheet feed: 1. T ear of f any printed pages. 2. Press P ARK . 3. Move the pa per separator to the single-sheet feed position. 4. Place the wire feed guide in the paper separator . 5. Mov e the paper lever to the position mar ked “TOP . ” 6. Place a [...]
-
Page 13
12 ML3320/21 LF GROUP Micro Feed Down QUIET TOF Running the Self T ests Font Sample T est T o run the test: T urn the printer of f , then press and hold LF while turning the printer on. T o stop the test: If you wish to stop the test before it is complete, press SEL . ASCII T est T o run the test: T urn the printer of f , then press and hold QUIET [...]
-
Page 14
English 13 Read Me First QUIET PARK TEAR FF/LOAD LF SEL SEL POWER ALARM MENU GROUP EXIT ITEM SET PRINT MENU SHIFT TOF Micro Feed Up Micro Feed Down LF GROUP Micro Feed Down 4. P ress LF . The following line will print: Printer Control Emulation Mode IBM PPR 5. Press TEAR consecuti vely until the emulation you wish to select prints in the right-hand[...]
-
Page 15
English 1 Help Guide Maintenance Replacing the Ribbon Car tridg e Note: F or the best results, use genuine Oki rib bons. 1. Make sure the printer is turned OFF . 2. Centre the printhead ( ➊ ). Caution! T he pr inthead ma y be HO T! M P ➊ 3. Remov e and discard the used ribbon cartridge . 4. Unpack the ne w ri bbon cartridge. 3320hlp3.pm6 13/03/[...]
-
Page 16
2 ML3320/21 5. Install the ne w ri b bon cartridge . 6. T urn the knob ( ➊ ) in the direction of the arrow to take up any ribbon slack. Clearing P aper Jams Rear-Feed Jams 1. T urn the printer OFF and use the platen knob to back the paper all the way out. 2. Open the access cover , and remov e the pull-up roller assembly . A ➊ 3320hlp3.pm6 13/0[...]
-
Page 17
English 3 Help Guide 6. T urn the printer on. 7. P ress FF/LO AD . 3. Remov e any torn pieces of paper . 4. Replace the pull-up roller assembly , and close the access cover . 5. Reload paper . FF/LOAD MN ITEM Micro Feed Up 3320hlp3.pm6 13/03/96, 16:00 3[...]
-
Page 18
4 ML3320/21 Correcting Repetitive Rear-Feed Jams If the paper ke eps jamming, you probably ha ve bits of paper stuck in the paper path. 1. P erform steps 1 through 3 under “Rear-F eed J ams. ” 2. G rasp the paper separator ( ➊ ), lift it slightly , pull back on it, then swing it forward. 3. Fold some continuous-f orm paper ov er thr ee times [...]
-
Page 19
English 5 Help Guide 5. Remove the paper pieces, and use the platen knob to back the paper out. 6. Swing the paper separator ov er , reload regular paper , and lo wer the paper separator back into place. 7. Replace the pull-up roller assemb ly , and close the access cover . 8. T urn the printer on. 9. P ress FF/LOAD . QUIET PARK TEAR FF/LOAD MENU I[...]
-
Page 20
6 ML3320/21 Single-Sheet Jams 1. T urn the printer of f. 2. Use the platen knob to back the jammed paper out. 3. Open the access cov er and remove the pull-up roller assembly . 4. Remov e any torn pieces from around the carriage. 5. Reinstall the pull-up roller assembly , and close the access cover . 6. T urn the printer on, and reload paper . QUIE[...]
-
Page 21
English 7 Help Guide Cleaning the Housing Y ou should clean the printer ev ery six months (or after about 300 hours of operation). Note: Never use solv ents or strong deter gents on the cabi- net: they could damage the housing. 1. T urn the printer of f, and remove an y paper from the pa th. 2 . Open the access co ver , r emov e the pull-up r oller[...]
-
Page 22
8 ML3320/21 T r oubleshooting Pro blem: Nothing happens when I turn on the printer . Solution: Check the po wer cable connection and po wer outlet to your pr inter . If you are using a power strip, make sure it is turned on, and that the fuse has not blo wn nor the circuit br eaker tripped. Pro blem: The printer does not print when data is sent. So[...]
-
Page 23
English 9 Help Guide Pro blem: The ALARM light is on and the Char acter Pitch 15 light is flashing. Solution: This indicates a paper jam. Press the SEL key and correct the paper jam situation ( see “Clearing Paper Jams” earlier in this manual). Pro blem: The ALARM light is on and the Char acter Pitch 10 light is flashing. Solution: This indica [...]
-
Page 24
10 ML3320/21 Problem: The Print Quality and Char acter Pitch keys on the front panel won’ t work. Solution: The Opera tor P anel Function in the printer menu can be used to disable these b uttons. If the printer is part of a customised system or if it is used by a number of people, the system manager may have used this option to mak e sure the pr[...]
-
Page 25
English 11 Help Guide ➎ ALARM ...................... G lo ws = error condition e xists: ➤ out of paper if no other lights are blinking ➤ paper jam if 15 cpi light is also blinking ➤ paper lever is set to wr ong position if 10 cpi light is also blinking. Blinks = error condition. T urn printer off , then on; if the light still flashes, conta[...]
-
Page 26
12 ML3320/21 Print Mode: Contr ol P anel Ke ys ➎ PRINT QU ALITY ........... Selects the print quality . ➏ FF/LO AD ......................... Loads/ejects single sheet of paper; moves contin uous-form paper to print position. ➐ TEAR ................................ M ove s continuous-for m paper up for tear-of f or back down for print- ing. ?[...]
-
Page 27
English 13 Help Guide Selecting the Print Quality Important! Fr ont panel settings for print quality and character pitch can be o verridden by softw are commands. The lights will always reflect the printer’ s state. Press PRINT QU ALITY to select: NLQ: Near Letter Quality • Highest quality , slo west speed • Courier or Gothic fonts • Recomm[...]
-
Page 28
14 ML3320/21 QUIET PARK TEAR FF/LOAD LF SEL SEL POWER ALARM MENU GROUP EXIT ITEM SET PRINT MENU SHIFT TOF Micro Feed Up Micro Feed Down Selecting the Character Pitc h P r ess CHARA CTER PITCH to select the width of characters in characters per inch: 10 cpi • Recommended for standar d text • Not a vaila ble for SSD 12 cpi • Recommended for sta[...]
-
Page 29
English 15 Help Guide Entering and Exiting the Men u Mode T o enter or e xit the Menu Mode, hold SHIFT while pr essing SEL . Resetting the Men u T o reset the Menu to the standard settings: 1. T urn the printer of f. 2. Press SEL + LF while turning the printer on. Printing the Menu Settings 1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer . 2. Enter the[...]
-
Page 30
16 ML3320/21 Summar y of Menu Settings The table below sho ws the items which may appear in the menu. Settings which are engaged at the factor y (defaults) are set in bold italic . Some groups or entries will only a ppear when a specif ic emulation is engaged, as noted. Group Item Setting Printer Control Emulation Mode IBM PPR , EPSON FX, ML Font P[...]
-
Page 31
English 17 Help Guide Group Item Settings Rear Feed Line Spacing 6 LPI , 8 LPI Fo rm T ear-Of f Of f , 500 mS, 1 sec, 2 sec Skip Over Perforation No , Y es Page Width (ML3321 only) 13.6" , 8" Page Length 11", 11-2/3", 12" , 14", 17", 3", 3.5", 4", 5.5", 6", 7", 8", 8.5" Bott[...]
-
Page 32
18 ML3320/21 Group Item Settings Set-Up Operator Panel Function Full Operation , Limited Operation continued Reset Inhibit No , Y es Print Suppress Effecti ve Ye s , No Auto LF No , Y es Auto CR + No , Y es Print DEL Code* No , Y es SI Select Pitch (10 cpi) + 17.1 cpi , 15 cpi SI Select Pitch (12 cpi) + 20 cpi, 12 cpi T ime Out Print V alid , In va[...]
-
Page 33
English 19 Help Guide Explanations of Men u Items 7 or 8 Bits Dat a W or d (ML). If your computer system uses sev en bits to make up each unit of data, change this setting to 7. 7 or 8 Bit Graphics. Choose the graphics your system uses: 7 or 8 dots in each column printed. A uto CR (IBM). If y ou want the printer to automatically add a carr iage ret[...]
-
Page 34
20 ML3320/21 Language Set. Replaces certain standard symbols with special characters used in foreign languages. Line Spacing . Change to 8 lpi to print more lines on a page . Operator Panel Function. Change to Limited Oper ation to deactiv a te the PRINT QU ALITY and CHARA CTER PITCH buttons. T his prevents these from being c hang ed via the contro[...]
-
Page 35
English 21 Help Guide Skip Over P erf ora tion. Change t o Y es if you want the printer to go to the ne xt page when it comes within 1" (25 mm) of the bottom of the page. Keep it set to No if your software has its own page formatting controls. Slashed Letter O. If set to Y es , capital and lo wer case slashed O (Ø and ø) will appear at locat[...]
-
Page 36
22 ML3320/21 This feature is normally turned off. T o acti v ate it: 1. Press SHIFT ( ➋ ) + SEL ( ➊ ). 2 . P r ess GR OUP ( ➌ ) until one of the follo wing lines appears, depending on which paper feed you are using: REAR FEED Form Tear-Off OFF BOTTOM FEED Form Tear-OFF OFF 3. Press SET ( ➍ ) until the time interval you wish to select appear[...]
-
Page 37
English 23 Help Guide Specifications Print Method Impact dot matrix Printhead 9 pins, 0.34mm diameter , thermal protection Print Speed Mode Characters per second Super Speed Draft (SSD) 435 cps High Speed Draft (HSD) 387 cps Utility (UTL) 290 cps Near Letter Quality (NLQ) 72.5 cps Characters per Line (CPL) Setting ML3320 ML3321 10 cpi 80 cpl 136 cp[...]
-
Page 38
24 ML3320/21 Reliability P arameter Reliability Mean T ime Between Failures 10,000 hours at 25% duty (MTBF) cycle and 35% page density Mean T ime to Repair 15 minutes (MTTR) Printhead Life 200 million characters av erag e in 10 cpi draft mode at 25% duty and 35% page density Ribbon Life (on av erage, 4 million characters 10 cpi utility) Paper W idt[...]
-
Page 39
English 25 Help Guide Paper Specif ications (continued) Paper Typ e F e e d W eight W idth Range * En velopes, T op Only 24 lb. max. 165.1 - 241.3mm single feed (90 g/m²) (6.5" - 9.5") En velopes, Bottom 24 lb. max. 165.1 - 241.3mm continuous feed, Only (90 g/m²) (6.5" - 9.5") non-o verlap Card stock Bottom 120 lb. max. N.A. O[...]
-
Page 40
English 1 USB Addendum Universal Serial Bus (USB) User ’ s Guide System requirements T o use your printer through the printer’ s b uilt-in USB port, you need the following minim um requirements: Microsoft Windo ws 98, ME, 2000 or XP , pre-installed on PC equipped with a USB port; a shielded USB interface cable long enough to reach from Series A[...]
-
Page 41
2 USB Addendum Connecting the USB Cable Due to the number of possible variants of operating systems it is not possible to describe every combination. T e rminology may vary between W indows oper ating systems and some knowledge is assumed. If you ar e unsur e how to pr oceed, you should consult your computer documentation or system manager for deta[...]
-
Page 42
English 3 USB Addendum 7. Check that the default paper size has been correctly set by looking at the settings in the Settings > Printers folder . Under the printer's Properties > General tab, the current paper selection is shown. The printer picks up its initial setting from the Locale settings on the host computer . The paper size can b[...]
-
Page 43
4 USB Addendum Installing the USB driver Note: Installation of the Oki USB driver is only r equir ed for W indows 98. Y ou may be called upon for your original W indows 98 CD. Please have this available. 1. After the [Add New Hardw are W izard] windo w appears, click on [Next]. 2 . Select [Search for the best dri ver for my de vice (Recommended)] a[...]
-
Page 44
28 ML3320/21 Oki Systems Compan y Oki Systems (UK) Limited 550 Dundee Road Slough T rading Estate Slough Berks. SL1 4LE T el: 01753-819819 Fax: 01753-819899 3320hlp3.pm6 13/03/96, 16:01 28[...]