OKI ML1120, ML1190 Reference Guide
ML1100
Technical Reference Guide
ML1120/ML1190
P
REFACE
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is
complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki Printing Solutions assumes no
responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Oki Printing Solutions also
cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other
manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the
information in it. Mention of software products manufactured by other companies
does not necessarily constitute endorsement by Oki Printing Solutions.
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Copyright © 2006 Oki Printing Solutions.
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As an ENERGY STAR Program Participant, the manufacturer has
determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines
for energy efficiency.
This product complies with the requirements of the Council
Directives 89/336/EEC (EMC) and 73/23/EEC (LVD) as amended
where applicable on the approximation of the laws of the member
states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage.
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C
ONTENTS
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Notes, cautions and warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Standard configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Identifying component parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Online usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Printing pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
IEEE1284 parallel interface specifications . . . . . . . . . 19
Connectors and cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Parallel interface signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Parallel interface levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Parallel interface circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parallel interface timing chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Support mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Universal Serial Bus (USB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
USB interface signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mode and class of device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Data signalling rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Interface circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Signal level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Timing chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
RS-232C serial interface specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Interface signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electrical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Interface timing charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Receiving margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Description of communication procedures . . . . . . . 30
Interface control code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Local test function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Operator interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Operator panel functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Print mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Hex Dump mode, Menu mode, Test mode. . . . . . . 37
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Maintenance mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Maintenance mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lamp functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
ML1120. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
ML1190. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Alarm/error indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Recoverable alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Unrecoverable alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Menu selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Button switch functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Menu items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Initialising menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Initialising menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting TOF position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Printer speed settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Printer impact mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Registration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Registration details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Self test printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rolling ASCII self test printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Hexadecimal Dump mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Continuous paper auto-loading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Continuous paper auto-parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cut-sheet paper semi-auto-loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Form tear-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Command descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Horizontal control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Carriage return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Horizontal tab set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Horizontal tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Reset tab settings to power-on default values . . . . 65
Execute absolute horizontal dot position . . . . . . . . 66
Execute relative dot position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Move right relative dot position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Move left relative dot position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Left margin set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Right margin set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Set left/right margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Auto justification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Set/reset unidirection printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
One line unidirectional printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Set/reset half speed printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Backspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
One character data delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Vertical control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Set 1/8 inch fixed line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Set 7/72 inch fixed line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Start line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Set 1/6 inch line spacing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Set n/60 inch line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Set n/180 inch line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Set n/360 inch fine line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Set n/360 inch line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Line feed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Set/reset automatic linefeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Fine line feed (n/180 inch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Fine line feed (n/360 inch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Fine line feed (n/360 inch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Reverse line feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Reverse line feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Form feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Vertical tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Set vertical tab stops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Set vertical format unit (VFU) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Select vertical tab channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Form length set by inches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Form length set by lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Set perforation auto skip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Reset perforation auto skip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Top of form set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Set vertical units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Set n/360 inch fine line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Set n/360 inch line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Set forward line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Set reverse line spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
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Copies ROM CG to RAM CG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Character definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Load DLL character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
DLL font select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Foreign character set select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Select international character set . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Select character table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Enable upper ASCII characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Select character set II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Print continuously from all characters chart . . . . . .102
Print one character from all characters chart . . . . .102
Select character set I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Select character set II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Code page select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Assign character table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Select character table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Select font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Print quality – select HSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Print quality – select HSD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Font description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Select character font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Select type styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Set/reset proportional spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Set/reset proportional spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Set pica character pitch (10 CPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Set 10 CPI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Set elite character pitch (12 CPI) . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Set 12 CPI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Set 15 character per inch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Set compressed character pitch (17.1/20 CPI). . . .115
Set compressed character pitch (17.1/20 CPI). . . .115
Reset compressed character pitch . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Set character spacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Set italic characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Reset italic characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Set italic character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Reset italic characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Text print features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Set/reset underlining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Set subscript/superscript. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Reset super/subscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Set emphasised print mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Reset emphasised print mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
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Set double strike print mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Reset double strike mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Set double or expanded characters . . . . . . . . . . .122
Set immediate double width characters. . . . . . . . .122
Set immediate double width characters. . . . . . . . .123
Reset immediate double width characters . . . . . . .123
Set/reset double height characters. . . . . . . . . . . .124
Set/reset double height characters. . . . . . . . . . . .124
Set/reset double height characters. . . . . . . . . . . .125
Overscore set/reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Select character style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
Set double width or expanded characters . . . . . . .127
Set/reset double height characters. . . . . . . . . . . .127
Graphics mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Enter/exit bit image graphics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Single density graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Double density graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Quasi-double-density graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Set quadruple density graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Reassign alternate graphics codes . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Graphics resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Select aspect ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Composite commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Print mode select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Print mode select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
General control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Printer initialisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Cancel code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Set bit 7 code to 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Set bit 7 code to 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Reset 8 bit mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Set print suppress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Print suppress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Reset print suppress mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Stop printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Enable paper out sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Disable paper out sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Select emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Printer initialisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Printer initialisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Barcode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Print barcode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
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ML1120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Physical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Electrical insulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Environmental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Agency approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
Print specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Paper specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
Ribbon specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
ML1190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Physical specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Electrical insulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Environmental conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Agency approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Print specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157
Paper specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Ribbon specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Appendix A – Command summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Command summary by initiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Command summary by function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Appendix B – Print modes/features . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
IBM mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
EPSON mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Appendix C – Code pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Appendix D – Media specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Unsuitable paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Pre-printed paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Paper storage conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Usable paper types and assurance range . . . . . . .190
Continuous paper (continuous forms) . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Vertical and horizontal dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Feed hole (sprocket hole) positions and sizes . . . .192
Perforation dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
Paper size and printing areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Paper quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Paper weight and max. no. of form parts . . . . . . .198
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Methods for joining parts of multipart forms . . . . .198
Horizontal perforation rising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Misalignment between feed holes. . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Binding holes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Corner cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Paper condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Cut-sheet paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Vertical and horizontal dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Paper size and printing areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
Paper quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Paper weight and max. no. of form parts . . . . . . .209
Joining of parts of multipart forms . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Binding holes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Perforations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Folds, bends and curls of cut-sheet paper . . . . . . .212
Envelopes (individual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Label paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Package delivery slips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Recycled paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Oki Printing Solutions contact details. . . . . . . . . . . 221
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N
OTES, CAUTIONS AND WARNINGS
NOTE
A NOTE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO
SUPPLEMENT THE MAIN TEXT.
.
CAUTION!
A caution provides additional information which, if
ignored, may result in equipment malfunction or
damage.
WARNING!
A warning provides additional information which, if
ignored, may result in a risk of personal injury.
Technical Reference Guide – Notes, cautions and warnings. > 10
I
NTRODUCTION
The ML1120 (9-pin) and ML1190 (24-pin) are designed to
provide highly reliable letter quality printing and high resolution
graphics for the desktop/office printing environment. Both
models combine state-of-the-art serial impact dot matrix printing
technology with advanced materials and superior construction to
provide high performance and versatility in a desktop sized unit.
Careful attention to ergonomics and application needs provides
user friendly operation for operators of varying technical
capabilities.
F
EATURES
ML1120 and ML1190 features include:
> OKI smart Paper Handling (ML1190)
> Direct access control panel
> Structured direct access menu for easy set up
> Printhead life: 200M characters (average) in 10 CPI Utility
mode at normal 25% duty, 35% page density
> Bidirectional short-line-seeking printing
> Print speed:
333 CPS HSD (10 CPI)
250 CPS Utility (10 CPI)
83 CPS NLQ (10 CPI) (ML1190)
62.5 CPS LQ (10 CPI)(ML1120)
> Paper feed
Rear path (with push tractor)
Top tray
Bottom path (with pull tractor)
> Paper handling
Automatic sheet loading
Short paper tear-off available by menu selection or TEAR
switch operation
Auto-loading for single sheet and continuous paper
Auto park feature
> Paper copies
Technical Reference Guide – Introduction > 11
9 – 11 lb, 4 part (with rear feed)
9 – 11 lb, 6 part (with bottom feed)
> Cartridge ribbon
> Interfaces
Standard IEEE1284 parallel interface
USB interface
RS-232C Serial interface
> 53 dBA noise
> ML1190: 64 kbytes max. receive buffer
ML1120: 128 kbytes max. receive buffer
> Line feed resolution at:
ML1190: 1/6 in, 1/8 in, n/72 in,
n/144 in, n/180, n/216 in simulated by n/288 in, n360 in
ML1190: 1/6 in, 1/8 in, n/72 in,
n/144 in, n/216 in simulated by n/288 in
> Agency approved by:
200 V system: UL
230 V model: CE, GS
> Barcode data printing
> Postnet bar code data printing
S
TANDARD CONFIGURATION
The ML1120 and ML1190 consist of the following components:
> Printer mechanism
> Power supply unit
> Control board (including an IEEE1284 parallel interface,
RS-232C serial interface and USB interface)
> Operation panel board
> Acoustic covers
> Tractor feed unit
Technical Reference Guide – Introduction > 12
NOTE
It is not recommended that you use either the parallel or USB
port when the RS-232C option is installed in this product.
I
DENTIFYING COMPONENT PARTS
The main parts of your printer are identified and briefly explained
below.
F
RONT VIEW
1
7
2
6
3
5
4
1. Print Head: prints the characters on the paper.
2. Paper Type Lever: set according to the type of paper used
– cut sheet or continuous forms.
3. Platen Knob: turn to move or eject the paper.
4. Paper Thickness Lever: set according to the thickness of
the paper. There is also a setting to facilitate ribbon
replacement.
5. Control Panel: contains button switches and indicators
(described in detail later) that allow you to operate the
printer.
Technical Reference Guide – Introduction > 13
ML1120
PITCH
SPEED
SEL ALARM
SEL
FONT
LF/FF LOAD/EJECT TEAR
ML1190
PITCH
SPEED
SEL ALARM
SEL
FONT
LF/FF LOAD/EJECT TEAR
6. Power Switch: to turn the printer power ON/OFF.
7. Ribbon Cartridge: holds the printer ribbon.
R
EAR VIEW
4
1
STATUS
STATUS
3
2
1. Paper Tray: insert cut sheet paper for use by the printer
(one sheet at a time)
2. Power connector: connect to printer power cable.
3. Paper Guides: can be adjusted as required to locate the
left edge of cut sheet paper.
Technical Reference Guide – Introduction > 14
4. Pin Tractor: to load and feed continuous forms.
5
7
6
5. Serial connector: connect to serial interface cable.
6. USB connector: connect to USB interface cable.
7. Parallel connector: connect to parallel interface connector.
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A
BOUT THIS GUIDE
NOTE
Images used in this manual may include optional features
that your printer does not have installed.
If required, you may wish to refer for basic information to the
User’s Guide which is stored on the manuals CD.
This manual is your Technical Reference guide (check the web
site, www.okiprintingsolutions.com, for the most up-to-date
version) for your printer and forms part of the overall user
support listed below:
> Installation Safety booklet: provides information as to
safe use of the printer.
This is a paper document that is packaged with the printer
and should be read before setting up your printer.
> Set-up guide: to describe how to unpack and set up your
printer.
This is a paper document that is packaged with the printer.
> This Technical Reference Guide: to provide detailed
technical information for programmers and more technical
users.
This is an electronic document available on the web site
www.okieng.com.
> User’s Guide: to help you to become familiar with your
printer and make the best use of its many features. Also
included are guidelines for troubleshooting and
maintenance to ensure that it performs at its best.
Additionally, information is provided for adding optional
accessories as your printing needs evolve.
This is an electronic document stored on the manuals CD.
> Network Configuration Guide: to provide detailed
technical information for network administrators to
configure the optional accessory network interface.
This is an electronic document stored on the CD that
accompanies the network interface card optional
accessory.
Technical Reference Guide – About this guide > 16
> Installation Guides: accompany consumable items and
to describe how to install them.
These are paper documents that are packaged with the
consumables and optional accessories.
> Online Help: online information accessible from the
printer driver and utility software.
O
NLINE USAGE
This guide is intended to be read on screen using an Adobe
Acrobat Reader. Use the navigation and viewing tools provided in
Acrobat.
You can access specific information in two ways:
> In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your
screen, click on the topic of interest to jump to the
required topic. (If the bookmarks are not available, use
the “Contents” on page 3.)
> In the list of bookmarks, click on Index to jump to the
Index. (If the bookmarks are not available, use the
“Contents” on page 3.) Find the term of interest in the
alphabetically arranged index and click on the associated
page number to jump to the page containing the term.
P
RINTING PAGES
The whole manual, individual pages, or sections may be printed.
The procedure is:
1. From the toolbar, select File -> Print (or press the
Ctrl + P keys).
Technical Reference Guide – About this guide > 17
2. Choose which pages you wish to print:
(a) [All pages], (1), for the entire manual.
(b) [Current page], (2), for the page at which you are
looking.
1
2
3
(c) [Pages from] and [to], (3), for the range of pages
you specify by entering their page numbers.
3. Click on OK.
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I
NTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
IEEE1284
C
ONNECTORS AND CABLE
Connectors
Cable
PARALLEL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
Printer side:
36-pin receptacle 57-40360-830B (Amphenol or Daiichi
Electronics) or equivalent
Cable side:
36-pin plug 57-30360 (Amphenol or Daiichi Electronics) or
equivalent.
Use a cable less than 6 ft (1.8 m) in total length.
(A shielded cable is required and use of twisted-pair wires
is recommended for noise prevention.)
The cable is not supplied with the printer.
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 19
P
ARALLEL INTERFACE SIGNALS
PinNo. Direction
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
16, 33
17
18
19 to 30
31
32
15, 34
35
36
Signal
STROBE
DATA BIT 1
DATA BIT 2
DATA BIT 3
DATA BIT 4
DATA BIT 5
DATA BIT 6
DATA BIT 7
DATA BIT 8
ACKNLG
BUSY
PE
SEL
AUTO FEED
GND
CHASSIS GROUND
GND
INIT
ERROR
SLCT IN
To printer
To printer
From printer
From printer
From printer
From printer
To printer
To printer
From printer
To printer
NOTE
Description
Samples input data when changing from low
level to high level.
Input data: High level indicates 1 and low
level 0 .
Indicates character input completion, or function
operation end, at low level.
Indicates data cannot be received at high level.
Data can be input at low level.
High level indicates paper end.
High level indicates select (on line) condition.
“Auto Feed” in menu set as valid in EPS mode
Signal ground.
Frame ground.
Fixed to High (Connected to + 5 V via 235 K)Ω
Twisted pair return (for pin No. 1 to 11)
This signal goes from high to low level when
paper runs out.
(Possible to indicate error and Off Line state).
Unused
Fixed to High (Connected to +5 V via 3.3 K Ω)
Connected to input port
Compatible Nibble
HostClk
PrtClk
PrtBusy
AckDataReq
Xflag
HostBusy
nDataAvail
IEEE1284
active
Connector pin arrangement for above.
18
36
P
ARALLEL INTERFACE LEVELS
Low level: 0.0 V to + 0.8 V
High level: +2.4 V to +5.0 V
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 20
1
19
P
A
ARALLEL INTERFACE CIRCUITS
(a) Receiver
(b) Driver
1
LVC161284
BUSY, ACKNOWLEDGE, PAPER END, SLECT, FAULT
2 HL
P
ARALLEL INTERFACE TIMING CHART
DATA BIT1 to
DATA BIT8
STROBE
BUSY
CKNLG
S
UPPORT MODE
240 Ω
(H)
(L)
µs
1.0
min
(H)
(L)
0.5
(H)
(L)
max
Compatible
Nibble (PnP Device ID only)
U
NIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
(USB)
µs
DATA
0.5 µs
min
+5 V
s
µ
1.0
min
T busy
µ
s
t1
t1 =1~4
t1
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.1 compliance.
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 21
C
ONNECTORS
Printer Side:
“B” Receptacle (Upstream Input to the USB Device)
Cable Side:
Series “B” Plug
C
ABLE
Length:
Max. 5 m (Cable must be shielded and meet the USB Spec
Rev 2.0 for normal operation.)
The cable is not supplied with the printer.
USB
INTERFACE SIGNALS
CONTACT NUMBER SIGNAL NAME
1 Vbus (Not Used)
2 D-
3 D+
4 GND
Shell Shield
NOTE
Connector pin arrangement for above:
2
1
34
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 22
M
ODE AND CLASS OF DEVICE
Full-speed driver
Self-powered device
D
ATA SIGNALLING RATE
Full-speed function – 12 Mb/s
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 23
I
NTERFACE CIRCUIT
S
IGNAL LEVEL
TxD+
TxD-
Full-speed
Buffer
+ 3.3V
Rs
Rs
Input/output level
PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN. MAX. UNITS
Input levels:
High (driven) V
High (floating) V
Low V
IH
IHZ
IL
Output levels:
Low OL 0.0 0.3 V
High (driven) OH 2.8 3.6 V
Output signal crossover
voltage
V
CRS
2.0 V
2.7 3.6 V
0.8 V
1.3 2.0 V
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 24
Signalling levels
Bus State
Required Acceptable
Differential “1” (D+)-(D-)> 200mV and D+ > V
Differential “0” (D-)-(D+)> 200mV and D- > V
Single-ended 0 (SE0) D+ and D- < V
(max) D+ and D- < VIH(min)
IL
Signalling Levels
(min) (D+)-(D-)> 200mV
IH
(min) (D-)-(D+)> 200mV
IH
Data J state:
Low-speed
Full-speed
Differential “0”
Differential “1”
Data K state:
Low-speed
Full-speed
Differential “1”
Differential “0”
Idle state:
Low-speed
Full-speed
D- > V
(min) and D+ < VIL(max)
IHZ
D+ > V
(min) and D- < VIL(max)
IHZ
D- > V
(min) and D+ < VIH(min)
IHZ
D+>V
(min) and D- < VIH(min)
IHZ
Resume state Data K state
Start-of-
Data lines switch from Idle to K state
Packet (SOP)
End-of-Packet (EOP)
Disconnect
SE0 for ≥ 1 bit time1followed by a J
state for 1 bit time
SE0 for ≥ 2.5µs
SE0 for ≥ 1 bit time1followed by a J
state
(at downstream port)
Connect
Idle for ≥ 2ms Idle for ≥ 2.5µs
(at downstream port)
Reset D+ and D- < V
(max) for ≥ 10ms D+ and D- < VIL(max) for ≥ 2.5µs
IL
NOTE
The width of EOP is defined in bit times relative to the device
type receiving the EOP. The bit time is approximate.
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 25
T
IMING CHART
Packet voltage levels
VOH(min)
VIH(min)
VIL(max)
VOL(max)
VSS
Bus Idle
SOP
VOH(min)
VIH(min)
VIL(max)
VOL(max)
VSS
Disconnect detection
First Bit
of Packet
Last Bit
of Packet
SE0
Portion
of EOP
Bus Driven to
J State at end
of EOP
Bus Floats
Bus Idle
VSS
D+/D-
VIL
D-/D+
Device
Connected
VIHZ(min)
Full-speed device connect detection
Device
Connected
D+
VIH
D-/D+
VSS
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 26
‡2.5
‡2.5µs
µs
D-
Connect
Detected
Disconnect
Detected
Differential data jitter
TPERIOD
Differential
Data Lines
(VCRS)
Crossover
Points
Consecutive
Transitions
*
TPERIOD + TxDJ1
N
N
Paired
Transitions
*
TPERIOD + TxDJ2
TPERIOD = 12Mbps(–0.25%)
TxDJ1 = Min-3.5ns~Max3.5ns
TxDJ2 = Min-4ns~Max4ns
Differential-to-EOP transition skew and EOP width
Crossover
TPERIOD
Differential
Data Lines
Crossover
Diff. Data-to-
SE0 Skew
*
TPERIOD + TxDEOP
N
Point
Extended
Source EOP Width: TFEOPT (160ns~175ns)
Receiver EOP Width: TFEOPT (80ns)
Receiver jitter tolerance
TPERIOD
Differential
Data Lines
}
TxJR
}
Consecutive
*
N
TPERIOD + TxDJ1
Transitions
Paired
*
TPERIOD + TxJR2
N
}
Transitions
TxJR1
TxJR1 = Min-18.5ns~Max18.5ns
TxJR2 = Min-9ns~Max9ns
TxDEOP = -2ns~5ns
TxJR1
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 27
RS-232C
I
NTERFACE SIGNALS
SERIAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS
PIN
SIGNAL CODE SIGNAL FUNCTION
NO.
1 Protective Ground PG — Frame ground
2 Transmitted Data TD From printer Data from
3 Received Data RD To printer Data to printer
4
Note 2
7 Signal Ground SG — Signal ground
11
Note 2
20
Note 2
5, 8 to
10, 12
to 19,
21 to 25
Request to Send RTS From printer Signal to
Supervisory Send
Data
Data Terminal
Ready
— — — Unused
SSD From printer Signal to
DTR From printer Signal to
printer
indicate printer
cannot receive
data in printer
Busy/Ready
protocol
indicate printer
cannot receive
data in printer
Busy/Ready
protocol
indicate printer
cannot receive
data in printer
Busy/Ready
protocol
NOTE
1. Connector pin arrangement for above:
13
25
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 28
1
14
(Viewed from interface cable side)
E
LECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Signal levels
RS-232C interface signal levels are as specified below, and meet
the EIA Standard RS-232C:
–15 to –3 V: LOW = OFF = LOGIC “1”
+15 to + 3 V: HIGH = ON = LOGIC “0”
Line driver
Equivalent to HIN202
400
INPUT
+5V
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
NOTE
The above figures are the standard values for a load of
3 Kohm, 15 pF and a driver source level of ±9 V.
Line receiver
INPUT
INPUT
NOTE
If the power on the input side is OFF, the output of the
receiver becomes high (+2.4 V or more) at TTL level.
Equivalent to HIN202
5 K
+3V
-3V
OUTPUT
+3V
-3V
+9V
-9V
+12V
-12V
Technical Reference Guide – Interface specifications > 29
I
NTERFACE TIMING CHARTS
SSD signal timing chart
Data
RD
HIGH
LOW
SSD
BUSY
READY
R
ECEIVING MARGIN
Stop bit
0.5 bitStart bit
MAX 5 ms
Receiving margin is more than 37% at any baud rate.
D
ESCRIPTION OF COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES
Three types of protocol can be selected by menu communication
procedures:
> DTR
> X-ON/X-OFF
> DTR and X-ON/X-OFF
I
NTERFACE CONTROL CODE
The following function codes are used in the high-speed serial
interface:
COMMAND CODE
DC1 (17)D (11)H
DC3 (19)D (13)H
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