Oki ML1120, ML1190 User's Guide
ML1120/ML1190
User’s Guide
ML1120/ML1190
Preface
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.
While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and
helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the
accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein.
The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Printing Solutions
web site:
http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com
Copyright © 2010 Oki Printing Solutions.
Oki, OKI Printing Solutions and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric
Industry Company, Ltd.
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Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of
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As an ENERGY STAR Program Participant, the manufacturer has
determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for
energy ef ficiency.
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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CONTENTS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
On-line usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Printing pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Retaining packing materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Identifying component parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Locating your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Powering on your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Producing a test print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting to a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Interconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Printing a test page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Printing from a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Accessing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Description of utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installing the utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
OKI DIPUS (Dot Impact Printer Utilities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Menu Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Top of Form Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Switch Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Paper handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Loading cut sheet paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Ejecting cut sheet paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Loading continuous forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setting up continuous forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Feeding continuous forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tearing off continuous forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Aligning the tear-off perforations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Removing continuous forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
How to use Bottom Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setting the Paper Thickness lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Operating instructions
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Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ML1120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ML1190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting menu values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Confirming current settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Menu setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ML1120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
ML1190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Initialising menu settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adjusting TOF position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Printer speed settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Printer impact mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Normal speed printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
High speed printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Quiet printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Setting TOF position at the place of user’s choice . . . . . . . . . . 67
Troubleshooting
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Clearing paper jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cut sheet paper jammed in printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Continuous forms jammed in printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Responding to alarm conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Responding to general problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cleaning your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Printer exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Printer interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Consumables and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Consumables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Changing a ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Consumable order information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
ML1120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
ML1190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Oki contact details
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Notes, 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.
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iNtroductioN
Congratulations on purchasing this Oki Printing Solutions printer!
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-theart 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.
about this guide
NOTE
Images used in this manual may include optional features that your
printer does not have installed.
This manual is your user's 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:
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This User's Guide
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.
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Technical Reference Guide
information for programmers and more technical users.
This is an electronic document available on the web site www.
okiprintingsolutions.com.
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: to help you to become familiar with your
: to provide detailed technical
Installation Guides: accompany consumable items and optional
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accessories to describe how to install them.
These are paper documents that are packaged with the
consumables and optional accessories.
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On-line Help
driver and utility software.
: on-line information accessible from the printer
oN-liNe 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,
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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
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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.
PriNtiNg 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).
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2. Choose which pages you wish to print:
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(a) [All pages] , (1), for the entire manual.
(b) [Current page], (2), for the page at which you are looking.
(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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gettiNg started
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WARNING!
If you have not already done so, familiarise yourself with the
content of the Installation Safety booklet supplied with your
printer.
retaiNiNg PackiNg materials
After setting up your printer according to the instructions in the Set-up
Guide, retain your packing materials and container in case you ever
need to ship or transport your printer.
ideNtifyiNg comPoNeNt Parts
The main parts of your printer are identified and briefly explained below.
froNt view
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.
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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.
ML1120
ML1190
6. Power Switch: to turn the printer power ON/OFF.
7. Ribbon Cartridge: holds the printer ribbon.
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rear view
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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.
4. Pin Tractor: to load and feed continuous forms.
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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locatiNg your PriNter
60cm
75cm
Select a firm, solid, level surface on which to site your printer.
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Allow enough space around your printer (e.g. at least 60 cm from
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any wall) for easy access to the Platen Knob and the various
paper feed paths.
Make sure a grounded power outlet is available nearby.
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PoweriNg oN your PriNter
1. Ensure that your printer Power Switch is set to OFF.
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2. Connect the power cable (1) to the power connector (2) on the
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printer.
3. Connect the power cable to a 220/240 V AC power outlet and
switch on the outlet power.
4. Turn the printer Power Switch to ON.
5. Check that the SEL and STATUS indicators on the control panel
illuminate.
ProduciNg a test PriNt
To check that your printer is operational, produce a test print on a sheet
of 80 gsm A4 paper (for example) as follows:
CAUTION!
Allow at least 5 seconds between turning the printer ON after
turning it OFF. A shorter time interval between turning ON /OFF
operations may cause printer power failure.
Do not turn the printer OFF while it is printing as this may
result in damage to the print head.
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1. Turn the printer Power Switch to OFF.
2. Set the Paper Type Lever to cut sheet.
3. Remove the Top Cover and set the Paper Thickness Lever to
position 1.
4. Press and hold the LF/FF and the LOAD/EJECT buttons and turn
the Power Switch to ON. The amber ALARM indicator should be
illuminated to indicate that there is no paper in the printer.
5. With the long side of the paper against the paper guide, insert
the paper carefully into the printer. The printer will automatically
grip the paper and start the test print.
NOTE
If required, you can pause the test print by pressing the SEL button
and then resume the test print by again pressing the SEL button.
6. When the test print has completed, the paper is automatically
ejected.
NOTE
If you want to stop the test print for any reason, press the SEL
button followed by the LOAD/EJECT button to eject the paper. Turn
the printer Power Switch to OFF.
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coNNectiNg to a comPuter
In this section you will interconnect your printer and computer, install the
printer driver in your computer and print a test page.
iNterfaces
Your printer is equipped with three data interfaces:
CAUTION!
Do not use more than one of the following data interface
methods to connect to your PC.
Parallel: for direct connection to a PC. This port requires a bi-
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directional (IEEE 1284 compliant) parallel cable.
Serial: for direct connection to a PC. This port requires a bi-
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directional RS232C serial interface cable.
USB: for connection to a PC running Windows 98 or above. This
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port requires a shielded cable less than 5m long conforming to
USB version 2.0 (full speed).
NOTE
Interface cables are not supplied with your printer.
iNtercoNNectioN
1. Ensure that both printer and computer are turned OFF.
2. Connect the required interface cable, serial (1), USB (2), or
parallel (3), to the printer and then to the computer.
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Break off the tabs (4) to allow the cables to sit neatly underneath
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the printer.
3. Turn ON the printer.
4. Turn ON the computer.
iNstalliNg the PriNter driver
Insert the Drivers CD into your computer and follow the on-screen
instructions to install the printer driver for use with your printer.
PriNtiNg a test Page
As an example, using Windows XP:
1. Use Start > Printers and Faxes to show the Printers and Faxes
2. Highlight the driver for your printer.
3. Use File > Properties to show the Properties window.
4. On the General tab, click the Print Test Page button.
5. Ensure that a test page has printed, verifying your printer -
window.
computer setup.
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PriNtiNg from a comPuter
When printing to your printer from, for example, a Windows application
on your computer, make your printing selections from the driver windows
that appear on screen. These driver windows have been designed to be
easy to use and intuitive while supplementary on-line help is available
by clicking each window Help button.
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utilities
overview
The following utilities are available for your printer.
Dot Impact Printer Utilities (OKI DIPUS)
Status Monitor
Menu Setup Utility
Top of Form Setup Utility
Switch Setup Utility
accessiNg
You may access the utilities
via the CD shipped with the printer
Here is a list of the utilities provided on the CD shipped with your printer.
Dot Impact Printer Utilities (OKI DIPUS)
Status Monitor
Menu Setup Utility
Top of Form Setup Utility
Switch Setup Utility
descriPtioN of utilities
1. OKI DIPUS (Dot Impact Printer Utilities)
This is a set of utilities that allow you to control the printer from
your computer. These utilities support Windows operating
systems using parallel, USB, or network connections. See the
help for details on using these utilities.
The utilities are:
Status Monitor
Menu Setup Utility
Top of Form Setup Utility
Switch Setup Utility
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iNstalliNg the utilities
wiNdows
Utilities on the CD
Load the utilities from the CD supplied with your printer.
oki diPus (dot imPact PriNter utilities)
geNeral iNformatioN
This is a set of utilities that allow you to control the printer from your
computer. These utilities support Windows operating systems using
parallel, USB, or network connections.
The utilities are:
Status Monitor
Menu Setup Utility
Top of Form Setup Utility
Button Setup Utility
additioNal iNformatioN
See the Help for details on using these utilities.
status moNitor
The Status Monitor is a small background program that keeps
track of the state of your printer. It tells you when the printer is
functioning normally, when there is a problem, such as a paper jam or
communication error, and when consumables are running low.
Normally, the Status Monitor appears on the task bar as an icon, which
changes color to show the printer’s status. You can set it to pop up in a
window when an alert or error condition occurs.
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meNu setuP utility
This utility lets you change your printer’s menu settings from your
computer. You can also save frequently-used settings to a file on your
computer for quick resetting.
toP of form setuP utility
This utility lets you set the top of form from your computer for each
available paper path. You can also save frequently-used settings to a file
on your computer for quick resetting.
buttoN setuP utility
This utility lets you disable buttons on the printer from your computer.
It is mainly for use by administrators to keep multiple users from
accidentally changing settings on the printer.
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PaPer haNdliNg
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This section describes how to use cut sheet paper and continuous forms
in your printer.
loadiNg cut sheet PaPer
1. Ensure that the printer is turned ON.
NOTE
If there are any continuous forms in the printer, eject them as
described in "Removing continuous forms" on page 32.
2. Ensure the Paper Type Lever (1) is set to Cut Sheet .
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3. Set the left paper margin by adjusting the Paper Guide (1).
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Position the edge of the Paper Guide (1) at the tip of the Printed
Line Marker arrow (2) on the Paper Tray.
4. Remove the Top Cover and set the Paper Thickness Lever (1) to
suit the paper. See "Setting the Paper Thickness lever" on page
41.
CAUTION!
If the Paper Thickness Lever setting does not match the paper
being used, paper feeding and printing may not work properly.
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5. With the printing side facing downwards, into the printer and the
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left edge aligned with the Paper Guide (1), carefully insert the
paper on the Paper Tray (2) into the printer until it is gripped.
Insert the paper with both hands and push it in gently.
NOTE
• When a pasted billing slip is peeled off and used, bending of
the sheet may occur after printing (or at the time of feeding) due
to the paste remaining on the top of the slip. So, at the time of
peeling off, remove the paste and straighten out the curl.
• Crease may occur when thinner media than standard ones like
A4 feather paper are used.
• When thin media are used, the sheet may be rolled into the
roller after ejecting. Remove the ejected paper before starting
the next printing, or the ejected paper may be rolled into the
roller.
• Do not print on the printing prohibited portion at the bottom of
the paper. Such printing may result in irregular printing, damage
to the media or jam.
• Ensure that the paper is accurately aligned along the Paper
Guide to avoid the possibility of skew printing.
• Whenprintinganenvelope,donotfolduptheap.Aap
aligned along the Paper Guide can lead to skew printing.
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ejectiNg cut sheet PaPer
When the printer reaches the end of the cut sheet page it automatically
ejects the page. If required, add another sheet for the printer to continue
printing from where it left off.
To eject a cut sheet left in the printer, carry out the following:
1. Press the SEL button to put the printer off-line.
2. Press the LOAD/EJECT button and the paper is ejected to the
Paper Tray.
NOTE
Paper longer than A4 length (297 mm) may overlap and possibly fall
off the Paper Tray.
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loadiNg coNtiNuous forms
3cm
75cm
60cm
settiNg uP coNtiNuous forms
To avoid paper feeding problems, carry out the following:
1. Check your printer is on a surface approximately 75 cm above
the floor.
2. Position the continuous forms supply directly below the printer,
no more than 3 cm left or right of the printer paper path.
3. Ensure the rear of the printer is close to and parallel with the
edge of the surface and at least 60 cm from any wall.
feediNg coNtiNuous forms
1. Ensure that the printer is turned ON.
NOTE
If there is a cut sheet in the printer, eject it as described in "Ejecting
cut sheet paper" on page 24.
2. Set the Paper Type Lever to Continuous Forms .
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3. Remove the Top Cover and set the Paper Thickness Lever (1) to
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suit the paper. See "Setting the Paper Thickness lever" on page
41.
NOTE
If the Paper Thickness Lever setting does not match the paper
being used, paper feeding and printing may not work properly.
4. Remove the Paper Tray and Input Tray together, by gripping
the Input Tray at both sides and pulling it up and away from the
printer.
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5. Lift the locking lever (1) of the left Pin Tractor and slide the Pin
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Tractor as required to adjust the paper position.
Press the locking lever back down to lock the Pin Tractor in the
desired position.
6. Lift the locking lever (1) of the right Pin Tractor and slide the Pin
Tractor to the required position to accommodate the width of the
continuous forms to be used. Move the rear paper guide (2) to
midway between the left (3) and right (4) Pin Tractors.
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