Oki Microline 4410 User Manual

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Second edition January, 2000.

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Conventions Used in this User’s Guide

Notes

Note: Notes are set in regular type and contain general information.

Cautions

Caution! Cautions are set in bold italics and contain information regarding actions which could potentially cause personal injury or damage to the printer.

Important Information

Important! Important information is set in italics.

Contents

1: Front Panel ....................................................................................................................	8
Print Mode: Indicator Lights ..........................................................................................	8
Print Mode: Control Panel Buttons ................................................................................	9
Menu Mode: Control Panel Buttons ............................................................................	10
Menu Mode: Configuring Your Printer ........................................................................	11
Entering/Exiting the Menu Mode ..............................................................................	11
Changing the Menu Settings .....................................................................................	11
Saving Configurations ...............................................................................................	11
Switching Back and Forth between Configurations ..................................................	12
Resetting the Menu....................................................................................................	12
Printing a List of Menu Items ...................................................................................	12
Summary of Menu Settings .......................................................................................	13
Explanation of Menu Settings ......................................................................................	17
2: Maintenance ................................................................................................................	22
Replacing the Ribbon ...................................................................................................	22
Clearing Paper Jams .....................................................................................................	25
Front Feed Jams ........................................................................................................	25
Rear Feed Jams ..........................................................................................................	27
Replacing the Power Fuse ............................................................................................	28
Cleaning the Housing ...................................................................................................	29
Cleaning the Interior ..................................................................................................	29
Cleaning the Exterior ................................................................................................	30
3: Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................	31
General Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................	31
Error Messages .............................................................................................................	34

4: Service Information ....................................................................................................	38
Getting Service & Support ...........................................................................................	38
Your Dealer ...............................................................................................................	38
Okidata Information System Automated Attendant ..................................................	38
Okidata Customer Support Professionals) ................................................................	39
Okidata Service Locations ........................................................................................	40
Purchasing Replacement Parts & Accessories ..........................................................	41
Accessories ................................................................................................................	42
OkiLAN Model 6100e Ethernet Network Interface Card .....................................	42
OKI Adapter Card ..................................................................................................	42
Replacement Parts .....................................................................................................	42
A: Specifications..............................................................................................................	44
General Specifications .................................................................................................	44
Font Specifications .......................................................................................................	45
Reliability .....................................................................................................................	46
Paper Specifications .....................................................................................................	46
Front Feed .................................................................................................................	46
Rear Feed...................................................................................................................	47
Physical Specifications ................................................................................................	47
Environmental Specifications ......................................................................................	47
Electrical Specifications ...............................................................................................	48
Memory ........................................................................................................................	48
B: Interfacing ..................................................................................................................	49
Parallel Interface ..........................................................................................................	49
Parallel Interface Pin Assignments ............................................................................	49
Serial Interface .............................................................................................................	51
Serial Interface Pin Assignments ...............................................................................	51
Commonly Used Serial Cable Configurations ..........................................................	52
Serial Interface Test ...................................................................................................	53
Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Interface ..................................................................................	54
Pin Assignments ........................................................................................................	54
Print Server Parallel Output Pin Assignments ...........................................................	55

C: Command Summary .................................................................................................	56
Epson FX Command Summary ...................................................................................	56
IBM Proprinter III Command Summary ......................................................................	69
Okidata Microline Standard Command Summary .......................................................	79
Bar Code Commands ...................................................................................................	91
Select Bar Code Type and Size Command ................................................................	91
Print Bar Code Data Command .................................................................................	93
Postnet Bar Code Command .....................................................................................	93
Custom Font Commands: Epson & IBM .....................................................................	94
Epson FX Custom Font Command ...........................................................................	94
IBM Proprinter III Custom Fonts Command ............................................................	96
Select Menu Item 1 Command .....................................................................................	98
Select Menu Item 2 Command ...................................................................................	105
D: Hex Dump Mode .......................................................................................................	111
Running a Hexadecimal Dump ...................................................................................	111
E: Character Sets ..........................................................................................................	112
Lower ASCII Character Sets ......................................................................................	112
Upper ASCII Character Sets ......................................................................................	116
Epson International Character Substitutions ..............................................................	120
IBM International Character Substitutions ................................................................	120
Microline Standard International Character Substitutions .........................................	121
Code Page Character Sets ..........................................................................................	122
IBM Multilingual Code Page Sets .............................................................................	126
Multilingual 858 Code Page Character Set ................................................................	128
ISO 8859-15 Code Page Character Set ......................................................................	128
Epson BRASCII Character Set ..................................................................................	128
Epson Abicomp Character Set ...................................................................................	128
OKI Block Graphics Character Set ............................................................................	129
Bar Codes ...................................................................................................................	130
UPC A .....................................................................................................................	130
UPC E ......................................................................................................................	130
EAN 8 ......................................................................................................................	130
EAN 13 ....................................................................................................................	130
Code 39 ...................................................................................................................	130
Code 128 .................................................................................................................	130
Interleaved 2 of 5 .....................................................................................................	130
Postnet .....................................................................................................................	130

FCC / IC / CE ................................................................................................................	131
FCC Declaration of Conformity ................................................................................	131
Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement .....	132
Industry Canada Radio Interference Statement ..........................................................	132
European Union Council of the European Communities Statement
of Electromagnetic Conformance .............................................................................	132
Warranty .......................................................................................................................	133
Limited Warranty .......................................................................................................	133
On-Site Repair .........................................................................................................	133
Index ..............................................................................................................................	135

1: Front Panel

Print Mode: Indicator Lights

Power Light:

On/off: printer on/off.

Alarm Light:

On: printer error such as paper out, paper jam, etc.

Blinking: printer error such as ROM/RAM error, spacing error, etc.

Status Light:

On: printer is ready to receive data

Blinking: printer in Print Suppress mode

Print Mode: Control Panel Buttons

ON-LINE/RESET Button:

Press: switches printer on/off line.

With SHIFT, hold to reset printer.

With SHIFT and printer off-line, press to initialize printer.

MENU Button:

Press to enter Menu mode.

STORE Button:

CONFIG Button:

With printer off-line and no data being sent: press to switch between menu configurations CFG1 and CFG2.

See Section 1 for information on how to set CFG1 and CFG2.

SHIFT Button:

Press and hold to engage alternate (lower) button functions.

No function during printing

GROUP / ITEM / OPTION Buttons:

For use in Menu Mode.

FF/LOAD/Micro Feed Up Button:

Press to move paper to next Top of Form.

If paper is parked, press to feed paper into print position. With SHIFT, press for fine line feeds (1/144-inch increments).

LF/Micro Feed Down Button:

Press to execute line feed.

With SHIFT, press for reverse fine line feeds (1/144-inch increment).

PARK Button:

Press to park continuous form currently in paper path.

TEAR Button:

Press to move form up to tear position

PATH/TOF Button:

With printer off-line:

Press to switch paper paths.

Hold to set current paper position as Top of Form.

Menu Mode: Control Panel Buttons

GROUP Button:

Press to page through available groups in the menu.

With SHIFT, press to page backwards through available groups.

MENU Button:

Press to exit Menu mode.

With SHIFT, press to print out a listing of current Menu settings.

STORE Button:

Press to save the new setting.

OPTION Button:

Press to pages through available setting values for the selected item.

With SHIFT, press to page backwards through available setting values.

ITEM Button:

Press to page through available items for the selected group.

With SHIFT, press to page backwards through available items.

Menu Mode: Configuring Your Printer

Entering/Exiting the Menu Mode

To enter or exit the menu mode, press MENU.

Changing the Menu Settings

To change menu settings:

1.Press MENU to place the printer in the menu mode.

2.Press GROUP until the group in which you wish to make a change appears on the second line of the display.

3.Press ITEM until the item which you wish to change appears on the display.

4.Press OPTION until the value you wish to set for that item appears on the second line of the display.

5.Press STORE to save the setting.

An asterisk (*) will appear next to the value on the display.

6.Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each item you wish to change in the menu.

7.Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

For example, to change to 12 cpi pitch:

1.Press MENU.

2.Press GROUP until Font appears on the display.

3.Press ITEM until Pitch appears on the display.

4.Press OPTION until 12 CPI appears on the display.

5.Press STORE.

An asterisk (*) appears next to 12 CPI.

6.Press MENU.

Saving Configurations

You can establish two user-defined groups of menu settings—CFG1 and CFG2—then switch back and forth between them.

When you first start up your printer, both CFG1 and CFG2 are set to the same settings as the factory settings. You will see CFG1 (Configuration 1) at the end of the second line of the printer display.

If you enter the menu and change settings, the new settings will automatically be stored under the configuration—CFG1 or CFG2—which appears on the second line of the display when you make the changes.

You can change either CFG1 or CFG2 back to the factory settings at any time: see “Resetting the Menu” below.

Note: The following menu items cannot be set separately for CFG1 and CFG2: Registration 1 through Registration 7 in the Set-Up group.

Switching Back and Forth between Configurations

To switch from CFG 1 to CFG 2, or vice versa:

1.Press ON-LINE/RESET to place the printer off-line.

2.Press CONFIG.

The CFG designation on the second line of the display changes.

3.Press ON-LINE/RESET to place the printer back on-line.

The new CFG designation appears on the second line of the display.

Resetting the Menu

You can reset the menu to the original factory settings, or engage one of the user-set values—CFG1 or CFG2—as the default.

To switch to a particular set of values, turn the printer off then:

To engage:	Press and hold while turning printer on:

Factory Settings	OPTION + STORE

CFG1 Settings as default	GROUP + ITEM

CFG2 Settings as default	ITEM + OPTION

Printing a List of Menu Items

To print out a listing of the current menu settings:

1.Press ON-LINE/RESET to place the printer off-line.

2.Press MENU to enter the menu.

3.Press SHIFT and MENU at the same time.

The menu prints.

4.Press ON-LINE/RESET to exit the menu and place the printer back on-line.

Summary of Menu Settings

Note: Factory settings are indicated by bold italics.

Group	Item	Settings

Printer Control	Emulation Mode	IBM-PPR, EPS-FX, OKI-ML

Font	Print Mode	Utility, NLQ Courier, NLQ Gothic, HSD

	Pitch	10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, 17.1 CPI, 20 CPI

	Prop. Spacing	No, Yes

	Style	Normal, Italics

	Size	Single, Double

Symbol Sets	Character Set	Set I (IBM/Epson), Set II (IBM/Epson),
		Standard (ML), Line Graphics (ML),
		Block Graphics (ML)

	Language Set	American, French, German, British, Danish I,
		Swedish, Italian, Spanish I, Japanese, Norwegian,
		Danish II, Spanish II, Latin American,
		French Canadian, Dutch, Publisher

	Zero Character	Slashed, Unslashed

	Code Page	USA, Canada French, Multilingual, Portugal,
		Norway, BRASCII, Abicomp, Multilingual 858,
		ISO 8859/15

Rear Feed	Line Spacing	6 LPI, 8 LPI

	Form Tear-Off	Off, 500ms, 1 sec, 2 sec

	Skip Over Perf.	No, Yes

	Page Width	13.6", 8"

	Page Length	11", 11-2/3", 12", 14", 17", 3", 3.5", 4", 5", 5.5",
		6",	7", 8", 8.5"

Group	Item	Settings

Front Feed	Line Spacing	6 LPI, 8 LPI

	Form Tear-Off	Off, 500ms, 1 sec, 2 sec

	Skip Over Perf.	No, Yes

	Page Width	13.6", 8"

	Page Length	11", 11-2/3", 12", 14", 17", 3", 3.5", 4", 5", 5.5",
		6", 7", 8", 8.5"

Set-Up	Graphics	Bi-directional, Uni-directional

	# Graphic Bits	8, 7
	[ML emulation only]

	Rcv. Buffer	1 Line, 16K, 28K, 56K (No DLL)

	Ppr Out Override	No, Yes

	Registration 1	0.25 mm Right, 0.20 mm Right, 0.15 mm Right,
		0.10 mm Right, 0.05 mm Right, 0, 0.05 mm
		Left, 0.10 mm Left, 0.15 mm Left, 0.20 mm
		Left, 0.25 mm Left.

	Registration 2	0.25 mm Right, 0.20 mm Right, 0.15 mm Right,
		0.10 mm Right, 0.05 mm Right, 0, 0.05 mm
		Left, 0.10 mm Left, 0.15 mm Left, 0.20 mm
		Left, 0.25 mm Left.

	Registration 3	0.25 mm Right, 0.20 mm Right, 0.15 mm Right,
		0.10 mm Right, 0.05 mm Right, 0, 0.05 mm
		Left, 0.10 mm Left, 0.15 mm Left, 0.20 mm
		Left, 0.25 mm Left.

	Registration 4	0.25 mm Right, 0.20 mm Right, 0.15 mm Right,
		0.10 mm Right, 0.05 mm Right, 0, 0.05 mm
		Left, 0.10 mm Left, 0.15 mm Left, 0.20 mm
		Left, 0.25 mm Left.

	Registration 5	0.25 mm Right, 0.20 mm Right, 0.15 mm Right,
		0.10 mm Right, 0.05 mm Right, 0, 0.05 mm
		Left, 0.10 mm Left, 0.15 mm Left, 0.20 mm
		Left, 0.25 mm Left.

	Registration 6	0.25 mm Right, 0.20 mm Right, 0.15 mm Right,
		0.10 mm Right, 0.05 mm Right, 0, 0.05 mm
		Left, 0.10 mm Left, 0.15 mm Left, 0.20 mm
		Left, 0.25 mm Left.

Group	Item	Settings

Set-Up (cont.)	Registration 7	0.25 mm Right, 0.20 mm Right, 0.15 mm Right,
		0.10 mm Right, 0.05 mm Right, 0, 0.05 mm
		Left, 0.10 mm Left, 0.15 mm Left, 0.20 mm
		Left, 0.25 mm Left.

	Data Word Size	8, 7
	[ML emulation only]

	Op. Panel Function	Full Operation, Limit Operation

	Reset Inhibit	No, Yes

	Print Suppress	No, Yes

	Auto LF	No, Yes

	Auto CR	No, Yes
	[ML emulation only]

	Print DEL Code	No, Yes
	[ML emulation only]

	SI Pitch (10)	15 CPI, 17.1 CPI
	[IBM emulation only]

	SI Pitch (12)	12 CPI, 20 CPI
	[IBM emulation only]

	Time Out Print	Valid, Invalid

	Auto Select	No, Yes

	ESC SI Pitch	17.1 CPI, 20 CPI
	[IBM emulation only]

	Intr Chr Sub St	Combined, Code Page Only
	[Epson emulation only]

	Host Interface	Auto Interface, Parallel, Serial,
		OKI HSP (print server installed),
		Opt. Card (optional card installed)

	I/F Time Out	15 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, 4 min,
		5 min

	Default Path	Current Path, Rear Path, Front Path

	Auto Path	Invalid, Valid

	Impact Mode	Normal, Quiet, Hi-Impact Copy

Group	Item	Settings

Set-Up (cont.)	LF Speed	Fast, Slow
	Width Control	Invalid, Mode 1, Mode 2

Parallel I/F	I-Prime	Invalid, Buffer Print, Buffer Clear

	Pin 18	+5V, Open

	Auto Feed XT	Valid, Invalid
	[Epson emulation only]

	Bi-Direction	Enable, Disable

Serial I/F	Parity	None, Odd, Even

	# Serial Bits	8 Bits, 7 Bits

	Protocol	Ready/Busy, X-ON/X-OFF

	Diagnostic Test	No, Yes

	Busy Line	SSD-, SSD+, DTR, RTS

	Baud Rate	9600 BPS, 4800 BPS, 2400 BPS, 1200 BPS,
		600 BPS, 300 BPS, 19200 BPS, 38400 BPS

	DSR Signal	Valid, Invalid

	DTR Signal	Rdy on Pwr Up, Ready on Select

	Busy Time	200 ms, 1 sec

Explanation of Menu Settings

The items in the table below are arranged in alphabetical order.

Item	Description	Emulations	Group(s)

# Graphic Bits	Choose the graphics your system uses:	ML only	Set-Up
	7 or 8 dots in each column printed.

# Serial Bits	Change to 7 Bits if your system uses a	All	Serial I/F
	7-bit data format.

Auto CR	If you want the printer to automatically add	IBM only	Set-Up
	a carriage return when a Line Feed is
	received at the end of a line, change the
	setting to Yes.

Auto Feed XT	If your system uses pin 14 of the parallel	Epson only	Parallel I/F
	interface to control automatic line feed,
	change the setting to Valid.

Auto LF	If your printout is consistently double	All	Set-Up
	spaced, select No; if it overprints, select Yes.

Auto Path	Invalid = paper path controlled by software;	All	Set-Up
	Valid = paper path controlled by printer;
	paper automatically switches to the alternate
	path when current paper runs out.

Auto Select	If you always use the same Top of Form	All	Set-Up
	position, change the setting to Valid.

Baud Rate	Sets the data transmission speed for the	All	Serial I/F
	serial interface.

Bi-Direction	Change to disable if you wish to	All	Parallel I/F
	disengage bi-directional communication at
	the parallel interface.

Busy Line	If the Ready/Busy protocol (factory setting)	All	Serial I/F
	is selected, use this to select which line your
	system monitors for a busy signal.

Busy Time	Sets the length of the busy signal when the	All	Serial I/F
	Ready/Busy protocol (factory setting) is
	engaged.

Character Set	Determines the character set the printer uses.	All	Symbol Sets

Code Page	Sets the Code Page set the printer uses:	All	Symbol Sets
	which selections appear depends on the
	emulation selected.

Item	Description	Emulations	Group(s)

Data Word Size	If your computer system uses seven bits	ML only	Set-Up
	to make up each unit of data, change this
	setting to 7.

Default Path	Change to Rear Path or Front Path if you	All	Set-Up
	wish the printer to use that paper path
	as its default.

Diagnostic Test	Change to Yes if you want to perform a	All	Serial I/F
	diagnostic test of the serial interface
	(see Appendix B: Interfacing).

DSR Signal	Used with Ready/Busy protocol (factory	All	Serial I/F
	setting) to determine the way your system
	handles the DSR (Data Set Ready) signal.

DTR Signal	Change to Ready on Select if the DTR	All	Serial I/F
	(Data Terminal Ready) signal is required
	when the printer is selected; leave as
	Ready on Power Up if the DTR signal is
	required when the printer is turned on.

Emulation Mode	Sets the printer emulation.	Not	Printer
		applicable	Control

ESC SI Pitch	Sets the character pitch used when the	IBM only	Set-Up
	ESC SI command is received by the
	printer.

Form Tear-Off	Select 500 ms, 1 second, or 2 seconds to	All	Rear Feed,
	turn the Form Tear-Off feature on and to		Front Feed
	set the time interval for the printer to wait
	before advancing the paper to the tear-off
	position.

Graphics	Change to uni-directional printing to	All	Set-Up
	improve alignment between print lines
	when printing graphics. This will slow
	down the printing. Alternately, you can
	leave Bi-directional enabled and optimize
	graphics printing by adjusting the print
	registration setting in the Set-Up group.

Item	Description	Emulations	Group(s)

Host Interface	If you wish to select a dedicated interface	All	Set-Up
	rather than having the printer automatically
	detect the interface being used, select
	parallel, serial, OKI HSP (appears only if
	the print server is installed), or Opt. Card
	(appears only if optional card is installed).

I/F Time Out	Sets the length of time the printer will	All	Set-Up
	wait for additional data to be received
	at the interface.

Impact Mode	Change to Quiet for minimum sound;	All	Set-Up
	change to Hi-Impact Copy for forms
	thicker than 7-part carbonless.

Intr Chr Sub St	International Character Sub Set: change	Epson only	Set-Up
	to Code page Only if you wish the
	printer to ignore the Language Set.

I-Prime	Determines what the printer will do	All	Parallel I/F
	when it receives the I-Prime signal from
	the software: Buffer Print prints out the
	buffer contents before resetting; Buffer
	Clear dumps the buffer contents
	immediately. Invalid causes the printer
	to ignore the I-Prime command.

Language Set	Replaces certain standard symbols with	All	Symbol Sets
	special characters used in foreign
	languages.

LF Speed	Change to Slow if you wish to reduce the	All	Set-Up
	speed with which the printer executes the
	line feed command when using thicker
	forms.

Line Spacing	Change to 8 lines per inch to get more	All	Rear Feed,
	lines per page.		Front Feed

Op. Panel	Operator Panel Function: Change to	All	Set-Up
Function	Limited Operation to deactivate the
	MENU, GROUP, ITEM, OPTION,
	STORE and CONFIG buttons. This
	prevents these from being changed from
	the control panel when several people
	are using the printer.

Page Length	Sets the length of the continuous forms	All	Rear Feed,
	you are using.		Front Feed

Item	Description	Emulations	Group(s)

Page Width	Change to 8" if you are using 9-inch	All	Rear Feed,
	continuous forms. For continuous forms		Front Feed
	less than 9 inches wide, the page width
	must be set using software.
	Caution! If the page width is set
	narrower than the continuous forms
	being used, the printhead will print
	directly on the platen: this can
	damage the printhead.

Parity	Sets the type of parity your system uses.	All	Serial I/F

Pin 18	Sets the signal on pin 18 of the parallel	All	Parallel I/F
	interface to +5 volts or to open.

Pitch	Sets the character width in characters	All	Font
	per inch.

Ppr Out Override	Paper Out Override: Senses when less	All	Set-Up
	than 1" (25 mm) of paper remains and
	stops printing. Change to Yes to override
	the sensor. Caution!! This can cause loss
	of data and damage the printhead!

Print DEL Code	Change to Yes if you wish to print the DEL	ML only	Set-Up
	code (decimal 27) as a solid box.

Print Mode	Sets the typeface used: Utility, NLQ	All	Font
	(Near letter Quality) Courier, NLQ
	(Near Letter Quality) Gothic, or
	HSD (High Speed Draft).

Print Suppress	If you wish to enable the print suppress	All	Set-Up
	command, change the setting to Yes. If
	you select Yes, the printer will ignore all
	data after it receives the print suppress
	command.

Prop. Spacing	Change to yes if you wish to engage	All	Font
	proportionally spaced printing.

Protocol	Switch to X-ON/X-OFF if that is the	All	Serial I/F
	serial interface protocol you are using.

Rcv. Buffer	Sets the size of the receive buffer.	All	Set-Up

Item	Description	Emulations	Group(s)

Registration 1	Change the setting as required to obtain the	All	Set-Up
through	best registration for bi-directional printing.
Registration 7	Each time you press OPTION, the next
	setting appears on the display and the
	printer prints a sample showing the
	alignment for that setting. Press STORE to
	select the setting with the best alignment
	(asterisk appears next to the setting)
	before exiting the menu.

Reset Inhibit	Change to Yes to prevent your software	All	Set-Up
	from resetting your printer’s settings.

SI Pitch (10)	Sets the pitch to be engaged when the	IBM only	Set-Up
	printer control panel is set for 10 cpi and
	the SI command is received.

SI Pitch (12)	Sets the pitch to be engaged when the	IBM only	Set-Up
	printer control panel is set for 12 cpi and
	the SI command is received.

Size	Change to Double for double width and	All	Font
	height printing.

Skip Over Perf.	Change to Yes if you want the printer to	All	Rear Feed,
	go to the next page when it comes within		Front Feed
	1" (25 mm) of the bottom of the page.
	Keep it set to No if your software has its
	own page formatting controls.

Style	Change to italics if you want the printed	All	Font
	characters to be slanted.

Time Out Print	If your software spends a long time pro-	All	Set-Up
	cessing between portions of data it feeds
	to the printer, change the setting to Invalid
	to keep your printer from printing the
	received data while it is waiting for more.

Width Control	Used to limit printhead travel. Select	All	Set-Up
	Mode 1 to wrap print lines which exceed
	the width of the paper. Select Mode 2 to
	cut off the end of print lines which exceed
	the width of the paper.

Zero Character	If you do not want the printer to use a slash	All	Symbol Sets
	to distinguish a zero from the capital letter
	O, change the setting to Unslashed.

2: Maintenance

Replacing the Ribbon

Remove the Old Ribbon

1.Turn the printer off, then press on the area(s) marked PUSH and open the printhead access cover.

Caution! The printhead may be extremely HOT!

2. Move the printhead to the ribbon loading area (1).

3. Unthread the ribbon from the printhead, then remove and discard the cartridge.

Prepare the New Ribbon

1.Open the new ribbon cartridge and swing out the ribbon arms at either end of the ribbon cartridge until they snap into place.

2. Push in on the white plastic ribbon restraint at the right end of the cartridge.

3. Pull out the red shipping restraint.

Install the New Ribbon

1.Install the ribbon cartridge in the printer: place the ribbon arms over the metal tabs at either end, then press down on the cartridge.

2.Feed the ribbon over the back of the printhead, threading it into the black guides (1) on either side of the printhead.

Caution! Be careful not to twist the ribbon: this can cause jams.

3.Turn the blue knob counter clockwise (in the direction of the molded arrows) to take up any slack in the ribbon, then close the printhead access cover.

Caution! Do NOT turn the knob clockwise: this can cause the ribbon to jam!

Clearing Paper Jams

Front Feed Jams

To clear a front feed paper jam:

1.Press PARK to retract the paper from the paper path.

2.Turn the printer off.

3.Pull the front access door out and lift it up into the open position.

4.Open the tractor pin covers and remove the jammed paper. Be careful to remove any ripped pieces.

5.Tear off two or three forms to ensure a clean, unwrinkled form, then reload the continuous forms on the pins and close the tractor pin covers.

6.Close the front access door and turn the printer on.

7.Press FF/LOAD to load the paper into the print path.

If the paper continues to jam...

If you continue to experience paper jams, there are probably some inaccessible pieces stuck in the paper path. To correct this:

1.Press the PARK button to retract the paper from the paper path.

2.Open the front access door.

3.Fold some continuous forms paper over three times to form a thick “sheet,” then load the sheet on the tractors, and press FF/LOAD. The sheet will feed into the printer,

pulling any loose pieces through the path and out into the printhead area.

4.Remove the pieces, then press FF/LOAD and remove the thick paper.

5.Reload your regular continuous forms and close the front access door.

6.Press FF/LOAD.

Rear Feed Jams

To clear a rear feed paper jam:

1.Press PARK to retract the paper from the paper path.

2.Turn the printer off.

3.Push on the rear-feed access cover tabs and swing the cover back.

4.Open the tractor covers and remove the jammed paper. Be careful to remove any ripped pieces.

5.Tear off two or three forms to ensure a clean, unwrinkled form, then reload the continuous forms on the pins and close the tractor covers.

6.Close the rear-feed access cover and turn the printer on.

7.Press FF/LOAD to load the paper into the printing path.

If the paper continues to jam...

If you continue to experience paper jams, there are probably some inaccessible pieces stuck in the paper path. To correct this:

1.Press the PARK button to retract the paper from the paper path.

2.Open the rear-feed access cover.

3.Fold some continuous forms paper over three times to form a thick “sheet,” then load the sheet on the tractors, and press FF/LOAD. The sheet will feed into the printer,

pulling any loose pieces through the path and out into the printhead area.

4.Remove the pieces, then press FF/LOAD and remove the thick paper.

5.Reload your regular continuous forms and close the rear-feed access cover.

6.Press FF/LOAD.

Replacing the Power Fuse

To replace the power fuse:

1.Turn the printer off and unplug it from the outlet.

2.Turn the fuse housing (1) to the left and remove it from the printer.

3.Replace the fuse and reinstall the fuse housing in the printer.

4.Plug the printer back in and turn it on.

Cleaning the Housing

You should clean the housing every few months (or after about 300 hours of operation).

Caution! Never use solvents or strong detergents on the cabinet: they could damage the housing.

Cleaning the Interior

1.Press PARK to remove the paper from the print path.

2.Turn the printer off.

3.Press on the area(s) marked PUSH and open the printhead access cover.

4. Use a clean, dry cloth to dust around inside the printer. Remove any loose bits of paper.

5. Close the printhead access cover.

6. Pull out the front access cover and lift it into the open position.

7.Vacuum out any paper dust and loose bits of paper, then close the cover.

8.Open the rear-feed access cover and vacuum out any paper dust and loose bits of paper, then close the cover.

9.Turn the printer back on and press FF/LOAD to load paper back into the print path.

Cleaning the Exterior

Use a damp cloth with a mild detergent to wipe the printer’s external housing clean.

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