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Хорошее руководство по эксплуатации

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Содержание руководства

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    ML5590/91 u s er ’ s gui d e[...]

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    PREF ACE > 2 PR EF AC E Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to -date. The manufacturer assum es no re spons ibility fo r the r esults of e rrors beyo nd its contro l. The manufacturer also cannot guarantee that changes in so ftware and equipment made by other m anufacturers and[...]

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    CONTENTS > 3 CO N T E N T S Prefa ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Intr oduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fea tures / Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Print er Driver s. . . . . .[...]

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    CONTENTS > 4 Printing al l Menu Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Chan ging the Menu Setting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Men u Settin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Expla nation of Menu It ems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 Maint enance [...]

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    NOTES, CAU TIONS AND WARNI NGS > 5 NOT ES, C AUTIONS AND W ARNINGS NOTE A note appears in this manual like this. A note provides additio nal informatio n to supplemen t the main text which may he lp you to use an d understand the product. CAU TI ON ! A caution ap pears in t his manua l like this. A c aution pr ovide s addition al inform ation wh[...]

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    INTRODUCTION > 6 INTR ODUC TION > Extremely reliable, durable o peration: 20 ,000 h ours Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) at 25% duty cy cle and 35% page de nsit y. > Advanced paper h andling, with built-in rear push tr actor and zero-tear forms capability. > Ve r y h i g h p r i n t s p e e d s : > High Speed Draft (HSD) Mode: 420 [...]

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    INTRODUCTION > 7 To p o f F o r m ( T O F ) Top of For m (TOF) sets th e print star t positi on. The fact ory defa ult is 1" from th e top. The TOF can be changed in incr ements of 1/144", fo r a single prin t job or set to a new defa ult. Th e overal l amoun t of adjust ment i s limite d to avoid paper jams. The first line prints at t[...]

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    INTRODUCTION > 8 C ontrolling Acc ess to the Pr inter > Y ou can control access to the printe r by c hanging th e setti ng for the Op erator Panel Function in the Menu from Full Ope rati on (the facto r y d efault ) to Lim ited Ope rat ion . > When Limited Operation is selected , the PRINT QUALITY and CHARACTER PITCH keys don ’ t wo rk. [...]

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    PRINTER D RIVERS > 9 PRINT ER DRIVERS EMULATION S The factory default emulation for your prin ter is Epson LQ. If you wish t o chang e to one o f th e IBM e mulations , see “ Usin g your Prin ter ” . PRIN T ER DR IVER S The Ok i driver for your prin ter is pr ovided on the C D included wi th the printer. You can either load the Oki driver or[...]

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    PRINTE R DRIVERS > 10 WinVer is the Windows versions, and Co d e P a ge is the selected option . 3. After files have finished copying, clic k [Finish]. 4. Switc h your printe r ON. USIN G A COMP ATIBLE DRIV ER The driver s below are list ed by decreasin g compatibility with your printer. Use on e as clo se to the to p of the l ist a s possi ble.[...]

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    PRINTE R DRIVERS > 11 This port requi res a cabl e conforming to USB version 1.1 or above. A genuine cabl e displays th e Trident sym bol on both connect ors. Using an inferior cable can cau se printing problems and special cables a re needed for lo nger runs than five metres . The operation of a printer is not assu red if a USB compatible devic[...]

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    PRINTE R DRIVERS > 12 5. The printer will be ident ified immediately by the New Hardware Wiz ard and install itself in the Printer folder . An additional item, USB Printing Support wil l also appear in the Dev ice Manager each time the printer is switc hed ON and co nnecte d. 6. Check that the defaul t paper size has been correctly se t by looki[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 13 US ING YOUR PRINT ER C OMPONENTS: REAR F EED (C ONTINUOUS FORMS) The ser ial nu mbe r of y our print er is on a l abel fix ed to the b ack o f the printer. C OMPONEN TS: T OP F EED (SINGLE SHEE TS) 1. Sheet Guide 5. C ontrol Pa nel 2. Paper Lever 6. Acousti c Co ver 3. ON-OFF Sw itch 7. Acc ess C over 4. Platen K nob 1. [...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 14 T OP OF FORM (TOF) Top of For m (TOF) sets th e print star t positi on. The fact ory defa ult is 1" from th e top. The TOF can be chang ed in in cremen ts of 1/180", f or ei ther a s ingle print job, or all pri nt jobs. The ov erall amount of adjustmen t is limited to avoid paper jams. The first line prints at [...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 15 FORMS T EAR-OFF There a re two ways to determin e the sta tus of the Fo rms Tear-O ff menu set ting: l Print the Menu . l Use t he TE AR ke y. T o print the Menu: 1. Make sure paper is loaded. 2. Hold SHI F T (2), then press SEL (1) to enter th e Menu Mod e. 3. Press PARK (4) to print the me nu. 4. Look for th e Form T e[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 16 SETTING T OP OF FORM (TOF) The fir st line prints a t the red li ne (1) of th e plastic p aper shi eld on the printhead. Forms Tear-Off set to OFF - default With paper loaded and the printer ON and selected: 1. Press PARK (6 ) to park the paper. The SEL light goes o ff and the red alarm light comes on. 2. Press FF | LOAD[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 17 Forms Tear-Off set to ON With paper loaded and the printer ON and selected: 1. Press PARK (6 ) to park the paper. The SEL light goes o ff and the red alarm light comes on. 2. Press FF | LOAD (4) to l oad the pap er. 3. W ait briefly u ntil the p aper m oves up to th e te ar pos ition, t hen press and hold TEAR (5). The p[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 18 T E MPOR ARILY CHANGING THE T OP OF FORM To mov e the Top of Fo rm positio n lower for o ne page only: 1. Press SEL to desel ect t he p rinter. 2. Press LF to lower th e position of the T op of For m. RESETTING T OP OF FORM TO THE F ACTOR Y DEFAULT The factory default setting for the Top of Form (where the printing shoul[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 19 When d ata is re ceived, t he paper auto matically mo ves down to the print posi tion (TOF) and printing begins. When print ing stops, Forms Tear- Off automati cally moves t he paper to align the perfo ratio n with th e tear bar (lo cated unde r the acce ss cover ), after the ti me interv al whic h you selecte d throug h[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 20 CHANGING THE F ORMS T EAR-OFF SETTING The default setting for Forms Tear- Off is OF F . To chan ge the Forms Tear-Of f setti ng: 1. Press SHIFT (2) + SEL (1). 2. Press GR OUP (3 ) repeatedly until th e Rear Feed or Botto m Feed group shows in the first column of the printed line, depen ding on which paper feed yo u are u[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 21 PA PE R PA R K Pap er park al lows you to sw itch to single sheet print ing with out removing continuous feed paper from the printer. When you wish to print single s heets, s imply pres s PAR K (6) to retr act the continuous for m paper from the paper path, then lift the sh eet guide , load th e sheet an d send the p rin[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 22 4. Move the pape r lever (1) to the middle p osition marked “ TOP . ” 5. Adjust the paper guides (1) for the size of paper you are using, then place a sheet of paper in the sheet g uide. SINGLE SHEETS TO C ONTINUOUS FORMS 1. Press FF/L OAD to remo ve the single sheet paper. 2. Lo wer the sh eet guide into the c ontin[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 23 3. Swing the wire feed guid e over onto the pull-up roller. 4. Move the paper lever to the appropriate pos ition. l Rea r fee d: l Botto m feed: l If necess ar y, lo ad continuous form paper. 5. Press FF/L OAD .[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 24 PRINTHEAD GAP 1. The printhead gap is the distance between the printhead and the plate n. T o a d j u st th e g a p , o p e n t h e a c ce s s c o v e r an d mo v e t h e c o l o ur e d l e v e r (1) to the rec ommended setting from the table. CAU TI ON ! Make s ure the printer i s turned OFF befor e you open the acc ess[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 25 PRIN T QUAL ITY Pres s PRINT QUALITY (1 ) to se lect: Letter Quali ty ( L Q l ig ht on ): l Highest quality, slowest speed Choice of 7 type face s Ut ilit y (UT ILI TY ligh t on ): l Medium qu ality , medium speed Gothic typefac e only High Speed Draft (HS D): l Lower quali ty , high er spee d Gothic typefac e only To se[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 26 CHAR ACT ER PITC H Character pitc h determ ines how many charact ers will print on e ach line. You can choose a spec ific fixed width ( 10 to 20) fo r each charac ter in c haracte rs per i nch (CPI). The hig her cpi se ttings a re often used for spr eadsh eets. Prop ortio nal ( PROP ) sets character widths based on the c[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 27 PRINTER R ESET Clearing some error con ditions requi res that you reset (reinitial ise) the prin ter. To do this: 1. Press and re lease SEL (1) to take the printer o ff line. The SEL light goes o ut. 2. Press and hold SHIFT (2), then pres s the RESET /CHARAC TER PITCH ke y (5 ) . EMULAT IONS l Epson ® LQ — fact or y s[...]

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    USING Y OUR PRINTER > 28 4. Press and hold SHIFT (2), then p ress SEL ( 1) to s ave your sett ing and ex it th e Menu Mode.[...]

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    MENU MODE > 29 MENU MODE In Menu Mo de, use the fro nt panel keys to change t he defaults for the printer parameter s. The changes made in the Menu Mo de are auto matica lly saved when yo u exit th e Men u Mode and a re retain ed, even whe n the printer is turned off. MENU MOD E KEYS GROUP Key Pri nts the ne xt Grou p in the Menu . With th e SHI[...]

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    MENU MODE > 30 ENTERING AND EXITIN G MENU MODE Hold down the SHIFT key while pres sing SE L. RESETTING THE MENU TO THE F ACTOR Y DEF AULTS 1. Tu r n t h e p r i n t e r O F F. 2. Press SEL and LF while turning the printer ON. PRINTING THE MENU SETTINGS 1. Make sure paper is loaded in the printer. 2. Press and hold SHIFT , then press SE L to ente[...]

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    MENU MODE > 31 6. Press and hold SHIFT , then press SE L to exit th e Menu Mod e and save you r s et tin gs. MENU SETTINGS For a complete explanation of each menu item, see “ Ex plan at ion s of Menu It ems ” la ter in this chap ter. The tab le fol lowin g show s the it ems which may appear in the m enu. Settings which are engaged at the fa [...]

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    MENU MODE > 32 Symbol Sets Character Set Lang uage Se t Zero Character Co de P a ge Set I, Set I I ASCII , French, German, British, Danish I , Swe dish I, Italian , Spanish I, Japanese, Norwegian, Danish I I, Spa nish II , Lati n A merica n, Frenc h Can adian, Dutc h, Swedish II, Swedi sh III, Swedish IV , T urkish, Swiss 1, S wiss II, Publis he[...]

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    MENU MODE > 33 To p F e e d Line Spac ing Form T ear-Off* Bottom Margin Page Width (wide model) Page Length Wai t T i me Page Length Control * With Ro llPaper Stand fitted 6 LPI , 8 LPI Off , 500 ms, 1 sec., 2 s ec. Va l i d , Invalid 8", 13. 6 " 11", 11 -2/3" , 12" , 14", 17", 5", 3 ", 3.25", 3.[...]

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    MENU MODE > 34 Parallel I /F I-Prime Pin 18 Auto Feed XT* Bi-Direction *When Epson L Q emulation sel ected. Buffer Prin t , Buffer C lear, Invalid +5V , Open Invalid , V alid Enable , Disable Serial I/F* Parity Serial Data 7/8 bits Proto col Diagn ostic Test Busy Line Bau d Ra te DSR Si gna l DTR S i gna l Busy Time * When Seri al I/F installed.[...]

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    MENU MODE > 35 EXPLAN ATION OF MENU ITEMS These exp lanations a re in alphabetical seq uence to make it easier to look the m up. Some items only a ppe ar whe n opt ional acc essorie s ar e installed; o thers appear in several gro ups in the menu. Auto C R, De fa ult =N o IBM emulation only. If you want the print er to automati cally add a carria[...]

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    MENU MODE > 36 Bottom Mar gin, Def ault = V alid Change to I nvalid if you want the printe r to ignor e the bott om margin setti ng. Busy Line, Def a ult = S SD- Appears only whe n the optional Serial Inte rface is installe d. If Ready/ Busy protocol (factory default) is selected, you can choose which line your system mo nitors for a busy sign a[...]

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    MENU MODE > 37 Char acter Set, Def ault = IBM Set II Use this to swi tch charact e r se ts to IB M Set I. C ode Page, Default = USA Choose the Code Page c haracter se t you wi sh to use: USA, Canad a Frenc h, Multiling ual 850, Por tugal 860 , Norway 865 , Turkey, Gree k_437, Greek_ 869, Greek _928, Greek_ 437 CYPRUS, Polska Mazovia, Serbo Croat[...]

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    MENU MODE > 38 DTR Signal, Defaul t = Ready On Powe r Up Appears only when t he optional Se rial Interface is ins talled. Change to Ready On Select if the DT R signal is required whe n the printer is selected (leave as Ready On Power Up if the DTR signal is r equired when th e prin ter is tur ned ON ). Emulat ion Mo de, De fault = Epson LQ Selec[...]

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    MENU MODE > 39 Langua ge Se t, Default = ASCII Replaces certain standard symb ols with special char acters used in foreign languages . Line Spac ing, Defa ult = 6 lpi Chan ge to 8 lin es per inch (lp i) to get mor e line s on a pag e. Operator Panel Func tion, Default = Full Operation Chan ge to Limit ed Opera tion to deac tivate the PRINT QUALI[...]

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    MENU MODE > 40 Paper Out Ov erride, Def ault = No Senses when less than 1" (25 mm) of paper remain s and stop s printin g. Ch ange to Yes to over ride th e senso r and print closer to the bott om of th e page . Par it y, Defau lt = No ne Appears only when t he optional Se rial Interface is installed. Sele cts the type of parity your syst em[...]

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    MENU MODE > 41 Print Suppr ess Eff ective, Def ault = Y es If yo ur syst em uses the DC1 and DC3 code s for somethi ng ot her th an the print suppr ess mode, change the set ting to No. Propor tional Spacing, Default = No Chang e the set ting to Yes to en gage pr oporti onal s pacin g of ch arac ter s. Protocol, Default = Ready/Busy Appears only [...]

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    MENU MODE > 42 SI Select Pitch 12 cpi, Default = 20 c pi IBM em ulation only. S ets the pi tch to b e engag ed wh en the p rinte r control panel is set for 12 cpi and the SI command is received. Size, Default = Sing le Change to Do uble for double w idth and height printing. Skip Over Perfor ation, Def ault = No Change to Yes if you want the pri[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 43 MAIN T E NANCE REPLAC ING TH E RIBBON CARTRIDGE Important! Make s ure you have the correc t replac ement rib bon for your printe r. The wron g ribbon will not print when in stalled in your printer. Loo k for the print er model numbe r on the ribbo n packag e. RIBBON C ARTRIDGE HANDLIN G l Leave unused ribbon cartridges in th e[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 44 2. Swing the used ribbo n cartridge up off the print head, lift it out, and disc ard it. 3. Unpac k the new ribbo n cartridge and install it. Important! Do not remov e the rib bon shield ( 1) from th e ribbon! 4. T urn the take-up knob (1 ) in th e directio n of the arrow to take up any rib bon s lack. 5. Clo se t he a cces s [...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 45 LOAD I NG PA P ER REAR FEED If you have any paper in the paper path, rem ove it before installing rear feed paper. 1. Lock Lev er 2. Upper T ractor Cover 3. Pin s Loading Re a r F eed Paper from the B ack of the Print er These instru ctions as sume yo u have ready acce ss to th e back of the p r i n t e r . I f y o u d o n o t[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 46 1. Op e n t h e a cce ss cov er ( 1) . 2. Gras p the sheet guid e. Lift it slightly, then slide it bac k . 3. Pivot the sheet gui de forward and gently rest it against the rolle r ass emb ly. Careful ! If you push th e sheet guide too hard agai nst the roller assembly, it m a y d i s l o d g e i t . I f i t d o e s , be s u r [...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 47 4. From the ba ck of the prin ter, locate the tractors (1 ). 5. Open the lock levers (1) and move the right t ractor (as viewed from the back of the printer) to the reference mark (2) matc hing th e width of the pap er you are loadi ng. The n close the lock lever on the right tractor: 6. Open the tractor covers. NOTE The m ove[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 48 7. Plac e continuous forms paper on the first two pins of either tractor. I mportant! You mus t keep the nu mber of p aper ho les enga ged on either pin the same. If you don’t the paper will skew and jam . 8. C lose the r ight tract or c over .[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 49 9. Adjust the left tractor until th e holes in the paper are centered on the pins then lock the lever and close the le ft tractor cover. 10. Lo wer the sh eet guide and s lide it to war ds t he fro nt of the prin ter u nti l the m ark s align. NOTE If th e paper is too loose, or too tight, it can cause jam s.[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 50 11. Place the wire guide in the sheet guide on the pull-up roller assemb ly. 12. Press FF/L OAD . Loading Re ar Feed Pa per from the Front of the Printer These instru ctions ass ume you do n ot have ready ac cess to the back of the printer. I f you d o, go back to “Loading Rear Feed Paper from t h e Rear of the Printer” ea[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 51 Make su re the paper lever is forward (positio n marked “ REAR ” ). 1. Op e n t h e a cce ss cov er ( 1) . 2. Gra sp the tab s and lift off th e sheet guide . 1[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 52 3. Pul l up on the loc k levers to relea se them. 4. Move the le ft tracto r to the posi tion to match your paper size and pus h back on the lever t o loc k it in p lace, then move t he right tract or to fit th e width o f the pape r. Y ou will find referenc e marks (1 in illustrat ion below) on the printer for the two most co[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 53 5. Open the tractor c overs and pl ace c ontinuous forms paper on the first tw o pins of e ither tra ctor, then cl ose the le ft t ractor cove r. 6. Adju st th e pos ition of t he rig ht tr actor to c enter th e hol es i n the paper on t he pins. Then, clos e the right t ractor cover and push back the lock lever. Do not st ret[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 54 7. Reinstall the sheet feed er.[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 55 8. Place the wire guide (1) in the sheet guid e on the pull-up roller assemb ly. 9. Press FF/L OAD . NOTE The factory default setting for the Top of Form (where th e printing shou ld begin ) is 1" d own fr om the top of the pa ge. To change t he setti ng, s ee “ Top of Fo rm (TOF) ” i n the previous c hapter .[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 56 T OP FEED (SINGLE SHEETS) If you have continuo us form paper in the path , press PARK to remove it before loading si ngle sheets. Make s ure the printe r is on and deselecte d ( SEL light off). 1. Move the pape r lever (1 ) to the center positio n (marked “ TOP ” ). 2. Open the a coustic cover (1) and raise the s heet g ui[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 57 3. Adjust the paper feed g uides (1) for the width of the paper, then plac e a sheet of paper in the separator . The paper wil l feed into the printer. NOT ES > If the paper d oes not fee d in, remove it. Check the paper lever position. Make sure the ALARM light is ON: if it i s flas hing, hold t he SHIFT k ey and press t h[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 58 CLE A RING P APER JAMS REAR F EED JAMS 1. T urn off the printer. 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper all the way out o f the printer. 3. Open the access c over (1) and remove the pull-up roller as sembly (2). R emove any to rn paper. 4. Lift the sh eet guide (1) and r eload paper . Mak e sure y ou loc k the tracto r cover[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 59 5. Lo wer th e sheet gu ide, then ins ta ll the p ull -up ro lle r as semb ly and cl ose th e access cover. 6. T urn ON the printe r and press FF/L OAD . REAR FEED, REPEAT ING PAPER JA MS If t he pa per ke eps j amming , yo u may have: l defective paper l mis aligned pap er l bits of pape r stuc k in the paper path Defective P[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 60 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper all the way out o f the printer. 3. Open the access c over (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembly (2). Then grasp th e tabs (3) on the s heet guide (4 ) and lift it off the printer. 4. Remove any torn pieces of paper. 5. Fold some c ontinuo us form paper over three times to make a p[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 61 6. Use the platen knob to draw the quadru ple-thick pag e around the platen. This brings out jammed pieces of paper. 7. Remove the paper pieces. Then, use the platen knob to back the pape r out. 8. Load standar d paper, close and lock the tractor co vers . 9. Install the sheet guide, t hen install the pull-up roller assembly a[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 62 SINGLE SHEE T PAPER JAMS 1. T urn off the printer. 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper out. 3. Open the access c over (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembl y (2). 4. Remove any torn pieces from around the carriage. 5. Reinstall the pull-up roller assembly and c lose t he access cove r. 1 2[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 63 CLEA N IN G TH E H OU SI NG You should clean the prin ter housing every six mont hs (or after about 300 ho urs of op eration) . 1. T urn off the printer. 2. Use the plat en knob to back the paper out of the printer . 3. Open the access c over (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembl y (2). 4. Use a clean, dry cloth to dust ar[...]

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    MAIN TEN ANCE > 64 5. Reinstall the pull-up roller assembly and c lose t he access cove r.[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING > 65 T R OUBL ESHOOTING GENERA L INFORMATION Here are so me gener al th ings to ch eck be fore proc eedi ng wi th detai led tro ublesh ooting. l Is the printer plugged in and turned ON? l Are the connections (power and inter face) secure? l Is the product be ing operated under the p roper ambient conditions? l Does the pap er bei[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING > 66 l Y ou r printer driver settings can override any settings from the printe r menu or pri nter fron t panel . Before sending a file to the printer, many w ord proces sors se nd eith er an “ initialisation strin g ” or an I-P rim e signal to the pri nter. The initialisa tion string contains codes th at override th e panel [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING > 67 Problem I'm getting st range symb o ls, incorrec t fonts, etc ., when I try to print a docu ment. Solutio ns 1. Check to be sure that the pri nter dri ver you have sele cted in yo ur softw are mat ch es the pr inter emul ation . 2. Press SHIFT and SEL keys, then press GROUP key. This will print a line showing the emu la[...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING > 68 Problem There are do ts missing in m y printouts. Solutio n The head gap may not be set correctly. Try m oving the he adgap lever to a lo wer sett ing. I f that doe sn ’ t help, the printh ead ma y be dama ged; ca ll fo r serv ice. Problem The ALARM light is fl ashing. Solutio n Try tu rning the p rinter OFF and then back [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING > 69 Problem Continuous form paper s ticks to the s heet guide. Solutio n In cold dry weather , static charges can build up and make th e paper cling to the sheet gui de. Try moving the pap er guides to gether so th at the pa per re sts on the g uides rat h er t h an on the se parato r. Problem The Print Qua lity and Chara cter P[...]

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    PARTS AND ACCESSORIES > 70 PA R TS AND AC CE SSORI ES Purchasing Parts & Accessories Before you purchase parts and accesso ries, make a note of your printer mo del number (see th e front of the unit) and have the corre ct part number and de scription of the ite m you wish to purchase. Item descriptions and part numbers are prov ided in this [...]

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    PARTS AND ACCESSORIES > 71 Option Pa r t n u m b e r ML55 90 Pa r t n u m b e r ML5591 Pull T ractor, T o p-Mount (1 ) 09002365 09002369 Push T ra ctor, Bottom-Mount (2) 09002 366 090023 70 Roll Paper Stand ( 3) 09002332 N/A Cut Sh eet Feeder (4 ) Single Bin Dual Bin 09000691 09000692 09000695 09000696 Serial I nter face RS232C (5) 09002351 0900[...]

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    PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 72 P R I N T E R CO N T RO L CO D E S This sect ion lists the mo st commonly us ed printer contr ol codes. You will find a compre hensive list ing of the contr ol codes (English only) on your Prin ter CD . To acces s it: 1. Plac e the CD in your CD-ROM drive and wait for it to AutoPlay. 2. Select your printer model, then [...]

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    PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 73 Form Len gth : n inches (n = 1 to 22) n lines (n = 1 to 127) ESC C NUL n ESC C n 27 67 0 n 27 67 n Horiz ontal T ab, Execut e HT 9 Italic s ON Italic s OFF ESC 4 ESC 5 27 52 27 53 Initi alise Printe r ESC @ 27 64 Just ifica tion Lef t Ce n te r Right Full ESC a 0 ESC a 1 ESC a 2 ESC a 3 27 97 48 27 97 49 27 97 50 27 97[...]

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    PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 74 Subscr ipt O N Supe rscri pt ON Subscript/Supers cript OFF ESC S 1 ESC S 0 ESC T 27 83 49 27 83 48 27 84 Under line Pri ntin g ON Under line Pri ntin g OFF ESC - 1 ESC - 0 27 45 49 27 45 48 Uni-d irect iona l Pri nt ON OFF One line on ly ESC U 1 ESC U 0 ESC < 27 85 49 27 85 48 27 60 Upper Range C ontr ol Co des Per [...]

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    PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 75 IBM C OMMANDS Proprint er X24e / XL2 4 e and IBM X24 AGM / X L24e AGM IBM Co mmand ASCII Decimal Backspace BS 8 Cance l CAN 24 Carr ia ge Re tur n Execute CR 13 Character Pitch. Select: 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi DC2 ESC : ESC g 18 27 58 27 103 Character Style: Nor mal Out lin e Shadow Out line with Shad ow ESC q 0 ESC q 1 E[...]

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    PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 76 Line Spa cing. Set Spacing to: 1/8" 7/72" n/60" AGM o nly (n = 0 to 255) n/72" PPR o nly (n = 0 to 255) Activ ate Spac ing Set by ESC A n n/180" AGM o nly (n = 0 to 255) n/216" PPR on ly (n = 0 to 255 ) n/360" PPR on ly (n = 0 to 255 ) ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC A n ESC A n ESC 2 ESC 3 n ESC 3 n[...]

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    SPE CIFICA TIO NS > 77 SPEC IFICATION S Item Specifica tion Print Method Impact dot matrix Printhead 2 4 pins, 0.20 mm (0.0 079") diame ter, with thermal protection Interf aces : Stand ard: Optional: Centronics parall el, IEEE-128 4 compliant USB 1.1 RS-232C Se rial Ethern et Prin t Ser vers: 6120i 10/ 100 Base-T , Internal 6020e 10 /100 Ba[...]

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    SPE CIFICA TIO NS > 78 Characters per Line ( cpl) Setting 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 17.1 cpi 20 cpi ML5590 ML 5591 80 cp l 136 c pl 96 cp l 163 c pl 120 cpl 204 cpl 137 cpl 233 cpl 160 cpl 272 cpl Graphics Resoluti on 360 x 360 Dots per Inch (dpi) - 24 dot , hex density Residen t Fo nts Let te r Q u al it y Util ity Courier, Gothi c, Ora tor, Pre sti[...]

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    SPE CIFICA TIO NS > 79 Paper Specifications: Single (C ut) Sheets Feed: Wei g h t: Widt h Ra nge: Single-part , continuous forms Feed: Wei g h t: Widt h Ra nge: Carbonless continuous forms (orig. + 4 copies) Feed: Wei g h t: Widt h Ra nge: Interleaf continuous forms (orig. + 4 copies) Feed: Wei g h t: Widt h Ra nge: Labels Feed: Wei g h t: Widt [...]

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    SPE CIFICA TIO NS > 80 Environmen tal Requir ements Te m p e r a t u r e Operatin g: Storag e: Humidit y Operatin g: Storag e: 41 to 95 ° F (5 to 36 ° C) 14 to 122 ° F (-10 to 50 ° C) 20 to 80% RH 5 to 95% R H Electr ical R equiremen ts 230 ac , (+15%, - 14%) 50 or 60 Hz (±2 %) 58W - typi ca l, 10W - idl e Phy sic al Specifi cations ML5590 [...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 81 SETTING UP Y OUR PRINTER LO CAT IO N l Plac e your printer on a firm, solid surface. l Allow enoug h space around the printer to easily access the pl aten kno b and the v ariou s paper f eed pa ths. l Mak e sure a s uitable grounded powe r outlet is avail able nearby . UNPAC KING l If any items ar e missi ng, cont ac[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 82 1. Remove any pac king t ape, the n grasp the tabs (1) at either end of th e acc ess c ov er and piv ot it to ward s the front of the prin ter as far as i t wil l go. 2. Remove the printhead shipping restraint. 3. Remove the shipping restraint from the p ull-up roller assembl y (1). 1 1[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 83 4. Us e the tab s (1) to lift and r emov e the shee t guide , then remove the shipping restraint. 5. Reinsta ll the sheet guide: inser t the clips on either side o f the separator in to the notches marked with a t riangle, then press down to se cure the se para tor in pl ace. 1 1[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 84 INSTA LLING THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE RIBBON C ARTRIDGE HANDLIN G l Leave unused ribbon cartridges in th eir pac kages until needed. l C areful; the ribb on ink may cause permanen t stains. l Ribbon ink on skin o r clothing can usual ly be removed with soap and wate r. Make s ure the printe r is turned OFF. 1. Open the ac[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 85 2. Unpac k the new ribbo n cartridge and install it on the printhead. 3. T urn the take-up knob (1) in the direction o f the moulded arrow to take up any rib bon slack. 4. Clo se t he a cces s co v er a nd tu r n t h e pr i nt er O N . CAU TI ON ! Do not remov e the ribbon shield (1) fr om the ribbon. 1 1[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 86 POWER C O NNE CT ION Make sure both the printe r and the computer are OFF. 1. Plug the pow er cord into th e back of the prin ter, then into a grounded outlet . 2. T urn on the prin ter.[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 87 CO M P U TE R CO N N E C T I O N S PARAL LEL (LPT ), IEEE 1284 l Requires a bi-d irecti onal cable, max. le ngth 6 f t. (1 .8 m), no t supplied. l Prin ter h as a 36-p in soc ket. Make sure the printer and co mputer are both turned OFF. 1. Attach a suitable bi-direc tional cable to th e parallel connec tor on the bac[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 88 3. Attach a suitable USB cable to t he pr inter. The n attach the cable to your compu ter. 4. T urn the computer and printer back on. LOADING PAPE R For instruct ions on loading pap er, see “ Loading Paper ” in the chapter on “ Maintenance ” . TE S T I N G T H E P R I N T E R l Fo nt Samp le T es t l Rolli ng[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 89 Fon t Sa m ple T e st The Font Sample Test prints a sample of the fonts standard to the printer. The top of the printout s hows the Printer Model, Emulation, Co untry Code, Interfac e, and Firmware Revision Level. Make sure paper is loaded. 1. Tu r n t h e p r i n t e r O F F. 2. Press and h old the LF k ey while tur[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 90 Rolling ASC II T est The Rolling ASCII Pr int Test produces a continuous printou t of all 96 ASCII charact ers in a rolling pattern in wha t ever typeface is selected (default = LQ Courier). The top of the printout s hows the Printer Model, Emulation, Co untry Code, and Firmwa re Revision Leve l. Make sure continuo u[...]

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    SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 91 Hexad ecimal Dum p Mode When the printer is plac ed in the Hexadecimal Dump Mo de, all data received, including t ext and printer commands, is print ed in both hexadecimal and ASCII format. For exam ple, the following line of BASIC code LPRINT CHR$ (27);”0”;CHR$ (30);”THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEXADECIMAL DUMP.?[...]

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    > 92 INDEX A Auto Carriage return ... ................. 35 Auto LF (Line Feed) ............. .. 33 , 35 Auto Select ................ ................. 33 B Bar Codes .......................... ......... 78 Bi-directional printing ........ .. 33 , 40 Bottom Feed .............. ................. 79 Form Tear-Off ................. ......... 32 Line[...]

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    > 93 Limited Operatio n .............. .. 39 , 69 Line Spacing ............................... 39 Bottom Feed ... ................ ......... 32 Rear Feed ....... ................ ......... 32 Loading Paper .................... ......... 88 M Margin, Bottom .. .................. 33 , 36 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) ......... ................[...]

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    > 94 T Temperature Specifications ......... 80 Testing the Printer ..... ................. 88 Thickness, Paper........ ................. 78 Time Out ............................ .. 33 , 42 Top Feed .................... ................. 79 Bottom Margin ....... ................. 33 Line Spacing .......... ................. 33 Top of Form .......[...]

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    > 95 OKI CONTACT DETAILS Oki Systems (UK) Limited 550 Dundee Road Slough Tradin g Estate Slough, SL1 4LE Tel:44 (0) 1753 819819 Fax:44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www.oki.co.uk Oki Systems Ireland Limited The Square Indu stri al Co mple x Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland Tel:+353 1 4049590 Fax:+353 1 4049591 http://www.oki.ie OKI Systems (Ireland) Ltd 40[...]

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