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

Oki, OKI Printing Solutions and Microline are registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd.

ENERGY STAR is a trademark of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Other product names and brand names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their proprietors.

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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

Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

ML1120 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

ML1190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Oki contact details

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

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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:

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.

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

accessories to describe how to install them.

These are paper documents that are packaged with the

consumables and optional accessories.

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,

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.

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:

1 2 3

(a) [All pages] , (1), for the entire manual.

(b) [Current page], (2), for the page at which you are looking.

specify by entering their page numbers.

3. Click on OK.

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gettiNg started

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

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.

Allow enough space around your printer (e.g. at least 60 cm from

any wall) for easy access to the Platen Knob and the various paper feed paths.

Make sure a grounded power outlet is available nearby.

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

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-

directional (IEEE 1284 compliant) parallel cable.

Serial: for direct connection to a PC. This port requires a bi-

directional RS232C serial interface cable.

USB: for connection to a PC running Windows 98 or above. This

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

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

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).

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

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.

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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

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

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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7. Open the left and right Pin Tractor covers and feed the continuous forms in the direction of the arrows, locating the sprocket holes in the forms onto the sprocket pins.

Ensure that the forms are properly aligned on the sprocket pins,

then close the covers.

8. Adjust the right Pin Tractor to accommodate the width of the continuous forms, taking care that the forms are held neither too loosely nor too tightly between the Pin Tractors. Press the locking lever down to lock the right Pin Tractor in the desired position.

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9. Replace the Input Tray and Paper Tray by ﬁtting the Input Tray into the gooves at the back of the printer and pushing gently forward until the tray clips into place.

10. Press the LOAD/EJECT button. The continuous forms will be taken into the printer and positioned at the ﬁrst line print position and the SEL indicator will illuminate.

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NOTE

Pin tractor

Paper guide

Paper guide (L)

• Specickindofmediamayaffecttheaccuracyofreliningdue

to passage load of the media. In this case, use the printer with Paper Guide erected.

• Specickindofmediamaycauseslippingandthelastsheet maynotbeejected.Conrmwellbeforeusing.

Paper Guide: Paper Guide; erected normal (Relining accuracy will be improved.)

• When using Bottom Tractor, parts of sheets put together by the stapler may stick together, thus feeding two pages at the same time, resulting in paper jam. In this case, unfasten the pile of sheets before feeding. Further, if jams occur due to the pile of the paper, use of Rear Tractor is recommended.

• When continuous paper of 3-4” width is used, move Paper Guide (L) to the middle of the paper.

• Under the circumstance of high temperature and high humidity, the paper become frail and galley of sprocket hole and paper jam tend to occur.

When the paper is to be set

in Tractor, adjust the position of Tractor so that will not get loose or too tense. (Fit the pin of Tractor with the center of the sprocket hole.)

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teariNg off coNtiNuous forms

1. With the SEL indicator illuminated, press and hold the LF/FF button to move the continuous form to the next page.

2. Press TEAR to align the tear-off perforations on the form with the paper cutter on the printer.

3. Carefully tear off the forms along the tear-off perforations using the paper cutter as a guide. Using excessive force may result in tearing at a position other than the tear-off perforations.

4. Press the TEAR button to reposition the continuous forms in the printer back to the ﬁrst line print position.

aligNiNg the tear-off PerforatioNs

If the tear-off perforations are not aligned with the paper cutter, align them as follows:

1. Remove the Top Cover of your printer.

2. With the SEL indicator illuminated, press and hold the TEAR

button to move the tear-off perforations to the paper cutter.

3. Check the position of the tear-off perforations (1) relative to the paper cutter (2).

(a) To advance the forms, continue to hold down the TEAR

button and then the SEL button.

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(b) To retract the forms, continue to hold down the TEAR

button and the LF/FF button.

NOTE

If a movement greater than +- 0.18 mm (1/144 in) for ML1120 and

+-0.14mm(1/180in)forML1190isspecied,theaboveadjustment

cannot be made.

4. Release the buttons after the tear-off perforations have been aligned with the paper cutter.

removiNg coNtiNuous forms

1. Tear off the continuous forms. See "Tearing off continuous forms"

on page 31.

2. Press the SEL button to set the printer off-line and reposition the continuous forms in the printer.

3. Press the LOAD/EJECT button to move the front edge of the continuous forms backwards to the Pin Tractors.

NOTE

If sprocket holes of the last page of the forms disengage from the sprocket pins, do not attempt to eject the paper to avoid the possibility of a paper jam.

4. Remove the Input Tray by gripping it at both sides and pulling it up and away from the printer.

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5. Lift the Pin Tractor covers and remove the forms.

6. Close the Pin Tractor covers.

7. Replace the Input Tray and Paper Tray by ﬁtting the Input Tray

into the gooves at the back of the printer and pushing gently forward until the tray clips into place.

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how to use bottom tractor

Access cover Assy

Pull up Assy

1. Remove the access cover.

2. Remove the pull up Assy.

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3. Remove the sheet guide Assy.

SheetguideAssy

Tractor Assy

Knob

4. Remove the left and right knobs of the tractor Assy.

ML1120/ML1190 User’s Guide - Paper handling > 35

5. Fix the sheet guide Assy.

SheetguideAssy

Tractor Assy

6. Fit the U ditch of the tractor Assy to post , turn it in the direction of using the post as fulcrum and lock it to the printer proper.

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7. Insert the paper from the paper insertion opening as shown in the

Paper insertion opening

diagram.

8. Set the paper to the tractor Assy. (As regards the ways of choosing the paper size and setting, see the paper setting of the rear tractor.

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9. Turn the AC switch on, push down the LF/FF switch and align the

AC switch

LF/FF switch

Platen knob

heading position.

CAUTION!

In aligning the heading position, if aligned by turning the

platen knob in the direction of , the pitch between the rst and second lines may get narrower. Be sure to nish aligning by

pushing down the LF/FF switch.

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cursor

10. Move the cursor in conformity with the width of the paper.

* When a sheet of narrow width is to be used, set the cursor as

shown in the diagram.

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CAUTION!

Platen

Access cover B

Access cover Assy

When to use the media of narrow width(3-4inches) by bottom tractor, set the media inside the platen. If the media is set outside the platen, a crease may occur to the paper.

11. Fix the access cover Assy. (The access cover B will not close

tightly.)

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settiNg the PaPer thickNess lever

There are 6 lever positions, the ﬁrst 5 for printing purposes and the sixth to facilitate ribbon replacement.

Set the Paper Thickness lever for different paper types as follows:

PAPER TYPE LEVER POSITION

1 2 3 4 5 - 6

Cut sheet paper See below

52 - 80 gsm X

81 - 127 gsm X

Envelope X

Carbon paper or Pressure- sensitive paper (40 gsm)

2 part X

3 part X

4 part X

5 part X

Set the Paper Thickness lever for overall paper thickness as follows:

OVERALL PAPER THICKNESS LEVER POSITION

0.06 - 0.10 mm 1

0.11 - 0.18 mm 2

0.19 - 0.25 mm 3

0.26 - 0.32 mm 4

0.33 - 0.39 mm 5

0.40 - 0.46 mm 6

See below

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oPeratiNg iNstructioNs

1 2

coNtrol PaNel

ml1120

The status/alarm indicators and button switches on the control panel allow you to check printer status and control the printer.

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Indicators

INDICATOR STATUS MEANING

SEL ON

ALARM ON

STATUS

ON OFF Flashing

OFF

Flashing

OFF

Flashing

Indicates font settings.

For character pitch setting:

For print mode setting:

Printer is on-line i.e. is available to print

Printer is off-line i.e. is not available to print

• When ﬂashing together with the ALARM indicator, printing cannot be resumed at this stage. Turn the power OFF, verify that the carriage moves properly, then turn the power ON again.

If the problem is still there after you turn

the power ON again, contact your dealer.

• Indicates Print Suppress status.

• Indicates Head Thermal Alarm status.

• Indicates Power Save mode (long-cycle ﬂashing)

If printing, indicates lack of paper, i.e. no paper present.

Paper present status

• Paper jam alarm status

• Media switch alarm status

• When ﬂashing together with the SEL indicator, printing cannot be resumed at this stage. Turn the power OFF, verify that the carriage moves properly, then turn the power ON again.

If the problem is still there after you turn

the power ON again, contact your dealer.

: NLQ : Utility : HSD : SSD

: 10CPI : 12CPI : 15CPI : 17CPI : 20CPI : Proportional

: Normal : High-Speed : Quiet

ML1120/ML1190 User’s Guide - Operating instructions > 43

ml1190

1 2 3

The status/alarm indicators and button switches on the control panel allow you to check printer status and control the printer.

ML1120/ML1190 User’s Guide - Operating instructions > 44

Indicators

INDICATOR STATUS MEANING

SEL ON

ALARM ON

STATUS

ON OFF Flashing

OFF

Flashing

OFF

Flashing

Indicates font settings.

For character pitch setting:

Printer is on-line i.e. is available to print

Printer is off-line i.e. is not available to print

• When ﬂashing together with the ALARM indicator, printing cannot be resumed at this stage. Turn the power OFF, verify that the carriage moves properly, then turn the power ON again.

If the problem is still there after you turn

the power ON again, contact your dealer.

• Indicates Print Suppress status.

• Indicates Head Thermal Alarm status.

• Indicates Power Save mode (long-cycle ﬂashing)

If printing, indicates lack of paper, i.e. no paper present.

Paper present status

• Paper jam alarm status

• Media switch alarm status

• When ﬂashing together with the SEL indicator, printing cannot be resumed at this stage. Turn the power OFF, verify that the carriage moves properly, then turn the power ON again.

If the problem is still there after you turn

the power ON again, contact your dealer.

: LQ Courier : LQ Roman : LQ Swiss : LQ Swiss Bold : LQ Orator : LQ Gothic : LQ Prestige : Utility : HSD

: 10CPI : 12CPI : 15CPI : 17CPI : 20CPI : Proportional

ML1120/ML1190 User’s Guide - Operating instructions > 45

buttoNs

BUTTON STATUS FUNCTION

SEL On-line Sets the printer to off-line.

Off-line Sets the printer to on-line and disalarms

LF/FF On-line and off-line Feeds paper by one line. Holding the

LOAD/EJECT

TEAR On-line and off-line

SEL+POWER ON Switch

LOAD/ EJECT+SEL

LOAD/ EJECT+LF/ FF

TEAR+ SEL On-line and off-line Microfeed down 0.18 mm (1/144 in)

TEAR+ LF/ FF On-line and off-line Microfeed down 0.18 mm (1/144 in)

SEL+TEAR On-line and off-line Quieter print mode

On-line and off-line Continuous Forms mode

On-line and off-line Cut sheet manual mode

Continuous Forms mode

On-line and off-line Cut sheet manual mode

On-line and off-line Microfeed down 0.18 mm (1/144 in)

the printer.

button down results in continuous form fed until ﬁrst line of next page.

Feed paper if it is not fed. If the continuous form is in position, press to retract the form to the Pin Tractors. (If the sprocket holes of the last page of the form disengage from the sprocket pins, do not attempt to eject the paper as a paper jam may result.)

Ejects the cut sheet

Delivers the continuous form to the cut position. If the button is pressed again or data is received, the original form position is restored.

Ineffective

Enters menu mode.

for ML1120 and 0.14 mm (1/180 in) for ML1190 step.

for ML1120 and 0.14 mm (1/180 in) for ML1190 step at tear-off position only.

Each press of the button pair progresses the printer through Quieter print mode > High multipart print mode > Normal print mode (Effective only for ML1120)

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settiNg meNu values

The following information explains the printer settings and how you can change them. Printer items and their values are printed for reference.

coNfirmiNg curreNt settiNgs

To print the current menu settings, use a cut sheet of A4 paper or continuous forms of width at least 254 mm. In this example, a sheet of A4 paper is used.

1. Set the Paper Type lever to cut sheet mode.

2. To activate menu mode, carry out one of the following:

While holding down the SEL button set the printer Power Switch

to ON.

3. Place the cut sheet on the Paper Tray. The cut sheet passes through the printer. Once ejected, place the cut sheet in the Paper Tray again. The printer will print the ﬁrst menu option.

4. Press the TEAR button to print out the current menu settings.

5. Exit or proceed to change menu settings:

(a) To exit menu settings conﬁrmation, save the current

settings and eject the paper, press LOAD EJECT continuously while pressing TEAR and press LF/FF .

(b) To change menu settings, see

"Menu setting" on page 48.

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meNu settiNg

NOTE

Before changing menu settings, you may wish to print the current menu settings as in "Conrmingcurrentsettings"onpage47.

Set menu item values (printed out for reference as you proceed) as follows:

1. Press SEL and switch the printer ON to activate Menu mode.

2. Press SEL button (or TEAR and SEL button together) to step

forward (backward) through the menu groups to the required group.

3. Press LF/FF button (or TEAR and LF/FF button together) to step forward (backward) through the menu items to the required item.

4. To change the setting for a selected item, press LOAD/EJECT (or TEAR and LOAD/EJECT button together) through the setting values to the required setting.

5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 as required to change settings for other items.

6. To exit menu setting, press LOAD EJECT continuously while pressing TEAR and press LF/FF to save the new settings and exit menu setting mode.

NOTE

Switching the printer OFF does not save the new settings.

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ml1120

Menu items and settings

In the menu settings tables below, factory default settings are shown in bold.

MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Printer control menu

Font menu Print Mode Select quality of ANK

Symbol sets menu

Emulation Mode Select EPSON mode, IBM

Draft Mode Select HSD or SSD.

Pitch Select character pitch.

Proportional Spacing

Style Select either font style.

Size Select the character scale

Character Set Select either ANK

Language Set Select a language

Zero Character Select either print font

mode, or ML mode.

characters.

Select whether to use propor tional spacing or not.

size.

character code table.

character set.

pattern to receive a zero character located at 30H in ANK code or at AA30H in a single -byte code.

IBM

EPSON

NLQ Courier NLQ Gothic DRAFT

Utilit y

HSD

SSD

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

Yes

Normal, Italics

Single

, Double

Standard Line Graphics Block Graphics (displayed for ML emulation only)

Set I

Set II (displayed for IBM and EPSON emulation only)

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

Unslashed Slashed

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Symbol sets menu

Rear feed menu Line Spacing Select line feed pitch.

Code Page Select a code page.

Form Tear-Off Select manual or auto as

Skip Over Perforation

Page Length Select the length of a

Cut position adjust Select an adjustment value

TOF adjust (continuous)

the method to advance a continuous form to the form tear-off position.

Select whether to skip over perforation or not. (When a skip over perforation setup command is received, the received command is given priority.)

continuous form.

for the position to cut the end of a continuous form. (In 1/144 in increments)

Select an adjustment value for the reference position in regard to the TOF position of a continuous form. The position moves to the rear of the form by [+] and to the top of the form by [ -] in 1/144 in increments.

USA Canada French Multilingual Portugal Norway BRASCII Abicomp Multilingual 858 ISO 8859 -15

6 LPI 8 LPI

Manual

0.5 sec

1.0 sec

2.0 sec

25.4 mm(1 )

279.4 mm(11 )

296.3 mm(11 2/3 )

304.8 mm (12 )

355.6 mm (14 )

431.8 mm(17 )

76.2 mm (3 )

82.6 mm(3.25 )

84.7 mm(10/3 )

88.9 mm (3.5 )

93.1 mm(11/3 )

101.6 mm(4 )

127.0 mm( 5 )

139.7 mm(5.5 )

152.4 mm(6 )

177.8 mm(7 )

203.2 mm(8 )

215.9 mm(8.5 )

-20 - -1 0 +20 - +1

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Rear feed menu Continuous paper

Bottom feed menu

top of form

Line Spacing Select line feed pitch.

Skip Over Perforation

Page Length Select the length of a

Select the reference position for the TOF position when auto loading continuous form paper from the rear of the printer. (Up to the mid-section of characters in the ﬁrst line.)

Select whether to skip over perforation or not. (When a skip over perforation setup command is received, the received command is given priority.)

continuous form.

2.12 mm (1/12 )

4.23 mm (1/6 )

6.35 mm (1/4 )

8.47 mm (1/3 )

10.58 mm (5 /12 )

12.70 mm (1/2 )

14.82 mm (7/12 )

16.93 mm (2 /3 )

19.05 mm (3/4 )

21.17 mm (5/6 )

23.2 8 mm (11/12 )

25.40 mm (1 )

27.52 mm (13/12 ) Use top of form

6 LPI 8 LPI

25.4 mm(1 )

279.4 mm(11 )

296.3 mm(11 2/3 )

304.8 mm (12 )

355.6 mm (14 )

431.8 mm(17 )

76.2 mm (3 )

82.6 mm(3.25 )

84.7 mm(10/3 )

88.9 mm (3.5 )

93.1 mm(11/3 )

101.6 mm(4 )

127.0 mm( 5 )

139.7 mm(5.5 )

152.4 mm(6 )

177.8 mm(7 )

203.2 mm(8 )

215.9 mm(8.5 )

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Top feed menu Line Spacing Select line feed pitch.

Page Length Select the page length of

Top feed wait time Select the waiting time

Page length control

Cut sheet auto eject Position

TOF adjust (Cut Sheet)

cut paper.

between setting paper on the tray and feeding it while the printer is waiting for paper to be fed in cut-paper manual feed mode.

Control the page length of cut paper.

Select a printable area at the bottom of cut sheets of paper in cut-paper mode (the character centre position).

Select an adjustment value for the reference position in regard to the TOF position of cut-paper/ passbooks. The position moves to the rear of the form by [+] and to the top of the form by [ -] in 1/144 in increments.

6 LPI

8 LPI

279.4 mm(11 )

296.3 mm(11 2/3 )

304.8 mm (12 )

355.6 mm (14 )

431.8 mm(17 )

76.2 mm (3 )

82.6 mm(3.25 )

84.7 mm(10/3 )

88.9 mm (3.5 )

93.1 mm(11/3 )

101.6 mm(4 )

127.0 mm( 5 )

139.7 mm(5.5 )

152.4 mm(6 )

177.8 mm(7 )

203.2 mm(8 )

215.9 mm(8.5 )

Invalid

0.5 sec

1.0 sec

2.0 sec

by MENU setting

by Actual page length

6.35 mm (3/12 )

12.70 mm(6 /12 )

14.82 mm (7/12 )

-20 - -1 0 +20 - +1

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Top feed menu Cut sheet top of

Set-up menu Graphics Select the printing direction

form

Cut sheet LF adjust

7 or 8 Bits Graphics

Receive buffer size

Paper out override Select whether to detect

Print Registration 1Adjust the print starting

Print Registration 2Adjust the print starting

Print Registration 3Adjust the print starting

Select the reference position for the TOF position when feeding cut-paper in manual mode. (Up to the mid-section of characters in the ﬁrst line.)

Adjust a line feed amount in cut-paper mode.

when bit image graphics print data exists in a line.

Set the graphics data unit to 7 or 8 bits. (ML emulation only)

Select size of the received buffer.

paper end or not.

position on printing in the reverse direction. (The position moves to the right or left in 1/ 720 in increments.)

2.12 mm (1/12 )

4.23 mm (1/6 )

6.35 mm (1/4 )

8.47 mm (1/3 )

10.58 mm (5 /12 )

12.70 mm (1/2 )

14.82 mm (7/12 )

16.93 mm (2 /3 )

19.05 mm (3/4 )

21.17 mm (5/6 )

23.2 8 mm (11/12 )

25.40 mm (1 )

27.52 mm (13/12 ) Use top of form

-14 - -1 0 +14 - +1

Bi-directional Uni-directional

1line 32 K

64 K

Yes

-10 - -1 0 +10 - +1

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Set-up menu 7 or 8 Bits Data

Word

Operator panel function

Reset inhibit Set whether to enable or

Print suppress effective

Auto LF Select whether to perform

Auto CR Select whether to per form

Print DEL Code Set whether 7FH code is

SI select pitch (10 CPI)

SI select Pitch (12 CPI)

Time out print Select valid or invalid.

Auto Select Select whether to

Host Interface Select interface settings.

Set the character code and graphics data units to 7 or 8 bits. (ML emulation only)

Select full or limited operation.

disable an initial command.

Set whether to enable or disable a print suppress setup command.

auto LF operation or not upon receiving a CR code.

auto CR operation upon receiving a carriage return command. (IBM emulation only)

printed with DEL mark or not. (ML emulation only)

Set how to handle an SI command received in 10 CPI mode. (IBM emulation only)

Set how to handle an SI command received in 12 CPI mode. (IBM emulation only)

automatically set Select Mode after paper feeding or not.

8 7

Full operation Limited operation

Yes

Yes No

Yes

15 CPI

17.1 CPI

12 CPI

20 CPI

Valid

Invalid

Yes No

Auto Inte rface

Parallel USB Serial

ML1120/ML1190 User’s Guide - Operating instructions > 54

MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Set-up menu I/F Time out Select timeout time for auto

ESC SI Pitch Set the contents of ESC SI

Print Style Set quiet printing and print

Select quiet mode Select the type of quiet

Reverse Feed Control

Centering position (continuous)

Centering position (cut sheet)

Power Saving Set whether to enable or

Power Save Time Select the time to enter the

Paper End Select whether a printer

Print Direction Command

Print Speed Command

Page Length Command

LF Pitch Command

Font Command Select the validity of a font

Pitch Command Select the validity of a

interfacing.

commands. (IBM emulation only)

speed.

mode.

Set reverse feeding.

Set the centering position for the print head by the number of characters of 10CPI ANK.

disable the power saving function of the printer.

Power Save mode.

status where no paper is loaded is set to SEL or DESEL.

Select the validity of a oneway print setup command.

Select the validity of a print speed setup command.

Select the validity of a page length command.

Select the validity of a linefeed pitch command.

command.

character pitch command.

15 sec

30 sec 45 sec 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min

17.1 CPI

20 CPI

Normal

High Speed Quiet

Mode 1

Mode 2

TOF stop

TOF over

Default Mode1 Mode2

Enable

Disable

5 min

10 min 15 min 30 min 60 min

On-line

Off-line

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Parallel I /F I-Prime Set I-Prime signal control

Auto Feed XT

Bi-Direction Set whether to enable

Serial I /F Parity Set parit y.

Serial Data 7/8 Bits

Protocol Set protocols.

Diagnostic Test Set/ Cancel loop testing of

Baud Rate Set the transmission speed

DTR Signal Set whether to switch

Busy Time Set the minimum time it

of the Centronics interface.

Set whether to enable or disable Auto Feed XT signal of the Centronics interface. (EPSON emulation only)

or disable Two-way communication of the Centronics interface.

Set serial data length.

the serial interface.

of the serial inter face.

the DTR signal of the serial interface by Select/ Deselect or hold it after power-on.

takes to switch from a busy state to a ready state.

Invalid

Buffe r Print

Buffer Clear

Valid

Invalid

Enable

Disable

None

Odd Even Ignore

8 bit

7 bit

DTR X-ON/X-OFF DTR & X-ON/X-OFF

Yes

9,600 bps 4,800 bps 2,400 bps 1,200 bps 600 bps 300 bps

19,200 bps

Ready on Power UP

Ready on Select

0.2 sec

1.0 sec

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ml1190

Menu items and settings

In the menu settings tables below, factory default settings are shown in bold.

MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Printer control menu

Font menu Print Mode Select quality of ANK

Symbol sets menu

Emulation Mode Select EPSON LQ mode,

Pitch Select character pitch.

Proportional Spacing

Style Select either font style.

Size Select the character scale

Character Set Select either ANK

Language Set Select a language

Zero Character Select either print font

IBM PPR mode, or IBM AGM mode.

characters.

Select whether to use propor tional spacing or not.

size.

character code table.

character set.

pattern to receive a zero character located at 30H in ANK code or at AA30H in a single -byte code.

EPSON LQ

IBM PPR IBM AGM

LQ Courie r

LQ Roman LQ Swiss LQ Swiss Bold LQ Orator LQ Gothic LQ Prestige Utility HSD

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

Yes

Normal, Italics

Single

Set I

Set II

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

Unslashed

Slashed

, Double

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Symbol sets menu

Rear feed menu

Code Page Select a code page.

Line Spacing Select line feed pitch.

Form Tear-Off Select manual or auto as

Skip Over Perforation

Page Length Select the length of a

Cut position adjust

TOF adjust (continuous)

the method to advance a continuous form to the form tear-off position.

Select whether to skip over perforation or not. (When a skip over perforation setup command is received, the received command is given priority.)

continuous form.

Select an adjustment value for the position to cut the end of a continuous form. (In 1/180 in increments)

USA Canada French Multilingual Portugal Norway BRASCII Abicomp Multilingual 858 ISO 8859 -15

6 LPI 8 LPI

Manual

0.5 sec

1.0 sec

2.0 sec

25.4 mm(1 )

279.4 mm(11 )

296.3 mm(11 2/3 )

304.8 mm (12 )

355.6 mm (14 )

431.8 mm(17 )

76.2 mm (3 )

82.6 mm(3.25 )

84.7 mm(10/3 )

88.9 mm (3.5 )

93.1 mm(11/3 )

101.6 mm(4 )

127.0 mm( 5 )

139.7 mm(5.5 )

152.4 mm(6 )

177.8 mm(7 )

203.2 mm(8 )

215.9 mm(8.5 )

-30 - -1 0 +30 - +1

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Rear feed menu

Bottom feed menu

Continuous paper top of form

Line Spacing Select line feed pitch.

Skip Over Perforation

Page Length Select the length of a

Select the reference position for the TOF position when auto loading continuous form paper from the rear of the printer. (Up to the mid-section of characters in the ﬁrst line.)

Select whether to skip over perforation or not. (When a skip over perforation setup command is received, the received command is given priority.)

continuous form.

2.12 mm (1/12 )

4.23 mm (1/6 )

6.35 mm (1/4 )

8.47 mm (1/3 )

10.58 mm (5 /12 )

12.70 mm (1/2 )

14.82 mm (7/12 )

16.93 mm (2 /3 )

19.05 mm (3/4 )

21.17 mm (5/6 )

23.2 8 mm (11/12 )

25.40 mm (1 )

27.52 mm (13/12 ) Use top of form

6 LPI 8 LPI

25.4 mm(1 )

279.4 mm(11 )

296.3 mm(11 2/3 )

304.8 mm (12 )

355.6 mm (14 )

431.8 mm(17 )

76.2 mm (3 )

82.6 mm(3.25 )

84.7 mm(10/3 )

88.9 mm (3.5 )

93.1 mm(11/3 )

101.6 mm(4 )

127.0 mm( 5 )

139.7 mm(5.5 )

152.4 mm(6 )

177.8 mm(7 )

203.2 mm(8 )

215.9 mm(8.5 )

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Top feed menu Line Spacing Select line feed pitch.

Page Length Select the page length of

Top feed wait time Select the waiting time

Page length control

Cut sheet auto eject Position

TOF adjust (Cut Sheet)

cut paper.

between setting paper on the tray and feeding it while the printer is waiting for paper to be fed in cutpaper manual feed mode.

Control the page length of cut paper.

Select a printable area at the bottom of cut sheets of paper in cut-paper mode (the character centre position).

6 LPI

8 LPI

279.4 mm(11 )

296.3 mm(11 2/3 )

304.8 mm (12 )

355.6 mm (14 )

431.8 mm(17 )

76.2 mm (3 )

82.6 mm(3.25 )

84.7 mm(10/3 )

88.9 mm (3.5 )

93.1 mm(11/3 )

101.6 mm(4 )

127.0 mm( 5 )

139.7 mm(5.5 )

152.4 mm(6 )

177.8 mm(7 )

203.2 mm(8 )

215.9 mm(8.5 )

Invalid

0.5 sec

1.0 sec

2.0 sec

by MENU setting

by Actual page length

6.35 mm (3/12 )

12.70 mm(6 /12 )

14.82 mm (7/12 )

-30 - -1 0 +30 - +1

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Top feed menu Cut sheet top of

form

Cut sheet LF adjust

Set-up menu Graphics Select the printing

Receive buffer size

Paper out override

Print Registration 1Adjust the print starting

Print Registration 2Adjust the print starting

Print Registration 3Adjust the print starting

Print Registration 4Adjust the print starting

Select the reference position for the TOF position when feeding cut-paper in manual mode. (Up to the mid-section of characters in the ﬁrst line.)

Adjust a line feed amount in cut-paper mode.

direction when bit image graphics print data exists in a line.

Select size of the received buffer.

Select whether to detect paper end or not.

position on printing in the reverse direction. (The position moves to the right or left in 1/ 720 in increments.)

2.12 mm (1/12 )

4.23 mm (1/6 )

6.35 mm (1/4 )

8.47 mm (1/3 )

10.58 mm (5 /12 )

12.70 mm (1/2 )

14.82 mm (7/12 )

16.93 mm (2 /3 )

19.05 mm (3/4 )

21.17 mm (5/6 )

23.2 8 mm (11/12 )

25.40 mm (1 )

27.52 mm (13/12 ) Use top of form

-14 - -1 0 +14 - +1

Bi-directional Uni-directional

1line 32 K

64 K

Yes

-10 - -1 0 +10 - +1

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Set-up menu Operator panel

function

Reset inhibit Set whether to enable

Print suppress effective

Auto LF Select whether to perform

Auto CR Select whether to per form

SI select pitch (10 CPI)

SI select Pitch (12 CPI)

Time out print Select valid or invalid.

Auto Select Select whether to

Host Interface Select interface settings.

I/F Time Out Select timeout time for

Select full or limited operation.

or disable an initial command.

Set whether to enable or disable a print suppress setup command.

auto LF operation or not upon receiving a CR code.

auto CR operation upon receiving a carriage return command. IBM PPR and IBM AGM emulation only

Set how to handle an SI command received in 10 CPI mode. IBM PPR and IBM AGM emulation only

Set how to handle an SI command received in 12 CPI mode. IBM PPR and IBM AGM emulation only

automatically set Select Mode after paper feeding or not.

auto inter facing.

Full operation Limited operation

Yes

Yes No

Yes

15 CPI

17.1 CPI

12 CPI

20 CPI

Valid Invalid

Yes

Auto Inte rface Parallel USB Serial

15 sec 30 sec 45 sec 1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Set-up menu Print Style Set quiet printing.

Centering position (continuous)

Centering position (cut sheet)

Power Saving Set whether to enable or

Power Save Time Select the time to enter the

Paper End Select whether a printer

Print Direction Command

Print Speed Command

Page Length Command

LF Pitch Command

Font Command Select the validity of a font

Pitch Command Select the validity of a

Parallel I /F I-Prime Set I-Prime signal control

Auto Feed XT Set whether to enable

Bi-Direction Set whether to enable

Set the centering position for the print head by the number of characters of 10CPI ANK.

disable the power saving function of the printer.

Power Save mode.

status where no paper is loaded is set to SEL or DESEL.

Select the validity of a oneway print setup command.

Select the validity of a print speed setup command.

Select the validity of a page length command.

Select the validity of a linefeed pitch command.

command.

character pitch command.

of the Centronics interface.

or disable Auto Feed XT signal of the Centronics interface. (EPSON emulation only)

or disable Two-way communication of the Centronics interface.

Normal Quiet

Default Mode1 Mode2

Enable

Disable

5 min

10 min 15 min 30 min 60 min

On-line

Off-line

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

Valid

Invalid

Buffe r Print

Buffer Clear

Valid

Invalid

Enable

Disable

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MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING

Serial I /F Parity Set parit y.

Serial Data 7/8 Bits

Protocol Set protocols.

Diagnostic Test Set/ Cancel loop testing of

Baud Rate Set the transmission

DTR Signal Set whether to switch

Busy Time Set the minimum time it

Set serial data length.

the serial interface.

speed of the serial interface.

the DTR signal of the serial interface by Select/ Deselect or hold it after power-on.

takes to switch from a busy state to a ready state.

None

Odd Even Ignore

8 bit

7 bit

DTR X-ON/X-OFF DTR & X-ON/X-OFF

Yes

9,600 bps

4,800 bps 2,400 bps 1,200 bps 600 bps 300 bps 19,200 bps

Ready on Power UP

Ready on Select

0.2 sec

1.0 sec

iNitialisiNg meNu settiNgs

To restore the menu settings to their initial values, carry out the steps below.

NOTE

The values adjusted by the Adjustment menus are not initialised by the following procedure.

1. Set the Power Switch to OFF.

2. Press and hold down the SEL and LF/FF buttons together and

then set the Power Switch to ON.

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adjustiNg tof PositioN

Use the following procedure to set TOF to accord with the reference position (23.28 mm (11/12 in)). The reference position refers to the ﬁrst line of the paper i.e. the position to which the printer feeds the paper when automatically loading the paper.

NOTE

Adjusting of TOF can be done in cut sheet mode or continuous forms mode.

1. Print out the menu settings of the printer as in "Conﬁrming

current settings" on page 47 and conﬁrm that the TOF (in cut

sheet mode or continuous forms mode) is 23.28 mm (11/12 in).

2. Set the Paper Type lever to the required paper type.

3. When continuous forms are used, place the paper on the Pin

Tractor.

For cut sheet mode, do not insert the paper at this stage.

4. In continuous forms mode, press the LOAD/EJECT button.

In cut sheet mode, place the paper in the Paper Tray and press

LOAD/EJECT.

5. Press the following buttons to adjust the ﬁrst printing line:

To feed the paper forward by a small amount, press and hold

down the LOAD/EJECT button and then press the SEL button.

To feed the paper backward by a small amount, press and hold

down the LOAD/EJECT button and then press the LF/FF button.

NOTE

Ifthespeciedcorrectionrangeismorethan+-3.53mm(20/144

in) for ML1120 and +- 4.23 mm (30/180 in) for ML1190, the paper cannot be moved.

When the paper is positioned at the required TOF, release the

buttons in Step 5 above.

NOTE

Do not turn the Platen Knob or switch off the printer during the above procedure.

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PriNter sPeed settiNgs

PriNter imPact mode

When switched ON, the printer enters the impact mode selected in the menu. You can change this to normal speed, high speed and quiet printing without using the menus as follows. (This function is enable for ML1120.)

Normal sPeed PriNtiNg

Use this for standard ﬁle printing operations.

1. Ensure the SEL indicator is illuminated.

2. Hold down the SEL button and press the TEAR button.

Status Indicator 1 turns off and Status Indicator 2 is illuminated.

high sPeed PriNtiNg

Use this for high speed printing.

1. Ensure the SEL indicator is illuminated.

2. Hold down the SEL button and press the TEAR button.

Status Indicator 1 is illuminated and Status Indicator 2 turns off.

(High speed printing is applied only to the print of NLQ.)

Quiet PriNtiNg

Use this for quieter printing.

1. Ensure the SEL indicator is illuminated.

2. Hold down the SEL button and press the TEAR button.

Status Indicator 1 and Status Indicator 2 are illuminated.

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settiNg tof PositioN at the Place of user’s choice

TOF position can be set at the place of user’s choice. The reference position refers to the ﬁrst line of the paper i.e. the position to which the printer feeds the paper when automatically loading the paper.

NOTE

Adjusting of TOF can be done in cut sheet mode or continuous forms mode.

1. Move Paper Lever to the position of the paper to be set.

2. Continuous paper: Set the paper in Pin Tractor.

Single sheets: Do not insert the paper.

3. Continuous paper: Push the LOAD/EJECT button and the paper will be fed to the printer

Single sheets: Set the paper in the tray and the paper will be fed

to the printer.

4. Switch to the off line.

5. Push the LOAD/EJECT button continuously and adjust the

position of printing start by combining the following buttons.

Forward (minute reline): LOAD/EJECT button + SEL button

Rear (minute reline): LOAD/EJECT button + LF/FF button

NOTE

The range set for TOF is between 2.12mm(1/12 in) and

368/4mm(14.5in).Outsidetherange,thepapercannotbemoved.

When the paper is positioned at the required TOF, release the

buttons in Step 5 above.

To save this position as the TOF, press and hold down the LOAD/

EJECT and the LF/FF buttons together for 3 seconds under the Select condition.

NOTE

Do not turn the Platen Knob or switch off the printer during the above procedure.

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troubleshootiNg

cleariNg PaPer jams

cut sheet PaPer jammed iN PriNter

WARNING!

Do not carry out any operations inside the printer with the Power Switch set to ON.

1. Set the Power Switch to OFF.

2. Remove the Top Cover.

3. Set the Paper Thickness lever to the Replace Ribbon position

(position 6).

WARNING!

The Print Head may be hot after printing. Allow it to cool before touching it.

4. Remove the ribbon cartridge. See "Changing a ribbon cartridge"

on page 79.

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5. Move the Print Head away from the paper.

6. Rotate the Platen Knob in the relevant direction and pull the cut

sheet out from the top of the printer.

7. If a paper fragment remains inside the printer:

(a) use tweezers to grip and extract it or

(b) insert a triple folded sheet from the Paper Tray and turn

the Platen Knob to pass the folded sheet through and push out the paper fragment.

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8. When the paper jams are cleared, replace the ribbon cartridge and replace the printer Top Cover.

9. Set the Power Switch to ON.

coNtiNuous forms jammed iN PriNter

WARNING!

Do not carry out any operations inside the printer with the Power Switch set to ON.

1. Set the Power Switch to OFF.

2. Tear off any unprinted continuous forms.

3. 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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4. Raise each Pin Tractor cover and remove the continuous forms from the Pin Tractors.

5. Rotate the Platen Knob and remove the forms from the front of the printer.

6. If a form fragment remains inside the printer, place two or three forms in a stack on the Pin Tractors and turn the Platen Knob to push the fragment out of the printer.

7. When the paper jams are cleared, replace the Input Tray and Paper Tray by ﬁtting the Input Tray into the gooves at the back of the printer and pushing gently forward until the tray clips into place.

8. Set the Power Switch to ON.

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resPoNdiNg to alarm coNditioNs

Use the following table for guidance on how to respond to indicated alarm conditions.

INDICATOR ALARM MEANINGS AND ACTIONS

SEL

OFF ON Paper has run out. Add paper and press the SEL button.

OFF Flashing The Paper Type lever is wrongly set for the type of paper in

OFF Flashing Problem with cut sheet feeding. Remove the cut sheet.

OFF Flashing Print data is received but printing does not start because no

Flashing Flashing Printing cannot be resumed at this stage. Turn the power

ALARM

use. Press the SEL button and set the Paper Type lever to the correct position.

paper is being fed. Insert paper.

OFF, verify that the carriage moves properly, then turn the power ON again.

If the problem is still there after you turn the power ON again, contact your dealer.

resPoNdiNg to geNeral Problems

Use the following table to help you to identify symptoms with possible causes and take suggested remedial actions.

PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION

No power

No power The power cable is not

properly connected.

Power outlet problem or power outage.

No printing take s place

SEL indicator is unlit. The printer driver is not

installed properly.

The printer has just stopped printing.

There is no paper in the printer.

Check the power cable is properly connected at both power outlet and printer.

Plug another appliance into this outlet to check if it works.

Re-install the printer driver correctly.

Press the SEL button.

Load paper.

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PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION

SEL indicator is illuminated but no printing takes place.

The print head is moving but no printing takes place.

Print position of fset

The horizontal printing position is offset.

Printing slows down

Print direction changes suddenly to unidirectional.

PE warning

The print carriage does not operate.

Print blurring

The characters are too pale to display properly on the paper.

A line of print is missing. Broken wire pins. Contact your dealer.

Interface cable is disconnected.

Wrong inter face cable has been used.

The ribbon car tridge has not been installed.

The star t position may change after the printer is powered on.

When the print head overheats, the printer automatically starts unidirectional split printing.

There is contamination on the carriage shaft.

The Paper Thickness lever position does not match the paper.

The printer is set to print at high speed.

The ribbon has reached its end of life.

The ribbon car tridge is not installed correctly.

The ribbon has been wound incorrectly.

The ribbon is not transferring properly.

Reconnect the interface cable.

Use correct interface cable.

Install the ribbon car tridge.

When the printer is powered ON, switch from off-line mode to on-line mode by pressing the SEL but ton. Reset the start position. You must set the Power Switch to OFF before you change the start position.

When the print head temperature drops sufﬁciently, the printer will return to its original operation.

Clean any paper dust and contamination from the carriage with a dry cloth.

Correct the Paper Thickness lever setting.

Set the speed to normal.

Replace the ribbon by a new one.

Reinstall the ribbon cartridge correctly.

Replace the ribbon car tridge by a new one.

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PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION

The printout dif fers from the screen display.

Printout of completely different characters or symbols.

Too high or too low TOF (where printing starts).

Too large or small left and/or right margins.

When continuous forms are used, the content of a single form is printed on two forms.

When cut sheets are used, the content of a single sheet is printed on two sheets.

The content of a single line is printed in two lines.

When continuous forms are used, several blank lines appear in the printout.

Incorrect print setup for the user application.

The application control codes for the previous print operation are still enabled.

The input application control signal is not correct.

The inter face cable is not properly connected.

The TOF is not correctly selected.

The left or right margin is not correctly selected.

The paper length selected in the application does not match the physical paper length.

The paper setting selected in the application does not match the physical paper size.

It does not match the lines per page as the printer automatically detected.

The left and/or right margins are not correctly selected.

Tear-off perforation spacing is selected.

Reselect print setup for the applications according to priority.

Initialise the printer.

Print in hex dump mode and verify the data content. Make corrections in the application.

Reconnect the cable correctly.

Initialise the printer.

Select correct TOF for cut sheet and continuous forms.

Select the ﬁrst-line print position and adjust the paper top position.

Reselect the margin correctly in the application.

Incorrect positions of the Paper Guide or Pin Tractors. Select and adjust the position again depending on the paper type.

Reselect the left and right margins correctly in the application.

Match the paper length selected in the application with the physical paper length in use.

Match the paper setting selected in the application with the physical paper in use.

Leave enough top and bottom margin in the application.

Correct the cut sheet LF adjustment.

Reselect the left and right margins correctly in the application.

Cancel tear-off perforation spacing.

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PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION

Broken and uneven vertical lines.

Too large or small line spacing.

Split print

Blanks appear in graphic printout.

Blanks or deformed characters appear in double height t ype or other extended t ypes.

Improper cut sheet feed

No paper feed.

The platen rotates without paper feed, or continuous forms instead of cut sheets are fed.

Paper distortion.

Unable to eject. The LF/FF button is

Improper continuous forms feed.

No line feed, and no paper feed.

This may happen in bidirectional printing.

Line spacing is not selected correctly.

This is a paper feed error, which is especially notable in printing regular characters.

This is a paper feed error due to line feeding in printing a single character.

Sheets are located off the paper guide.

Sheets are not loaded to the end.

The printer is in the continuous forms mode.

Sheets are not loaded to the end, or they are not inserted straight.

Paper with wrinkles, folds or other defects.

Paper not speciﬁed for the printer.

pressed.

Paper is off the Pin Tractors.

The adjust lever position does not match the paper type.

Use Print Registration in the adjustment mode to adjust.

Reselect line spacing correctly in the application.

This is not a failure.

Use the printer's built-in fonts when you print important documents or bills.

Load sheets with their left edges against the paper guide.

Load sheets to the end.

Eject the continuous forms and select cut sheet mode for the printer.

Load sheets to the end.

Change paper.

Use paper t ypes speciﬁed for the printer.

Press the LOAD /EJECT button.

Reload paper correctly.

Set the adjust lever to the correct position.

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PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION

Paper distortion or jam. Forms are loaded with their

Several blank lines appear in the printout.

The selected skip over perforation spacing does not match the physical tear-off perforation positions.

Abnormal switchover between cut sheet and continuous forms modes.

No cut sheet feed. The printer is in continuous

No continuous forms feed.

Paper feed operations for both cut sheets and continuous forms are actuated.

left holes out of line with the right ones.

Inadequate distance between the left and right Pin Tractors, making for loose paper.

Paper movement is blocked.

Paper source is too far from the printer.

Paper not speciﬁed for the printer.

Skip over perforation spacing is selected.

The paper length selected in the application does not match the physical paper length.

forms mode.

The printer is in cut sheet mode.

The cut sheet is not ejected.

Load forms with their left holes in line with the right ones.

Relocate the Pin Tractors to tighten the paper.

Remove the blockage.

Move the paper source nearer to the printer.

Use paper t ypes speciﬁed for this printer.

Cancel the skip over perforation spacing.

Match the paper length selected in the application with the physical paper length in use.

Select the paper length in number of lines in the application.

Set the Paper Type lever to cut sheet mode.

Set the Paper Type lever to continuous forms mode.

Eject the cut sheet.

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cleaNiNg your PriNter

To keep your printer in good operating condition, you are advised to clean it regularly.

WARNING!

Set the printer Power Switch to OFF and disconnect the power cable from the printer before cleaning the printer.

PriNter exterior

CAUTION!

Keep the Top Cover closed to avoid the possibility of detergent entering the printer

Clean the exterior of the printer as required, but at least every six months or 300 hours of operation, whichever comes ﬁrst.

1. Moisten a piece of cotton cloth with diluted neutral detergent and carefully wipe the printer exterior.

PriNter iNterior

WARNING!

As the print head becomes hot during printing, allow it to cool before carrying out any cleaning inside the printer.

Do not use any ammable solvents for cleaning the printer to avoid any risk of re or electric shock.

Clean the interior of the printer every 6 months or 300 hours of operation, whichever comes ﬁrst.

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Using a soft cloth, cotton swabs and a vacuum cleaner, clean the interior of the printer as follows:

WHERE TO CLEAN WHAT TO CLEAN

The carriage and the area around it Clean and remove paper waste, dir t, dust

The paper travel sur face

and ribbon shreds.

CAUTION!

When you clean the interior of the printer with a vacuum cleaner, do not attempt to clean any parts smaller than the suction nozzle.

Do not clean any interior working parts with the suction nozzle to avoid possible damage to the printer.

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coNsumables aNd accessories

coNsumables

When the printed image becomes faint or incomplete, replace the ribbon cartridge.

chaNgiNg a ribboN cartridge

CAUTION!

Only use genuine Oki Original consumables to ensure the best quality and performance from your hardware. Non-Oki Original products may damage your printer's performance and invalidate your warranty.

WARNING!

Do not change the ribbon cartridge with the Power Switch set to ON.

1. Set the Power Switch to OFF.

2. Set the Paper Thickness lever to Replace Ribbon (position 6).

3. Remove the Top Cover.

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WARNING!

The print head and area around it may be hot after printing. Allow it to cool down before touching it.

4. Grip the ribbon cartridge with your ﬁngers at each end and slope

it up and out to remove it from the carriage.

5. Dispose of the cartridge in accordance with your local guidelines.

6. Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its wrapping and note the

position of the Ribbon Guide (1), blue Knob (2) and Pin (3).

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7. In the direction indicated by the arrows, insert the pins at both ends of the ribbon cartridge into the U grooves in the printer until the ribbon cartridge is fully locked.

NOTE

It may be easier to mount the ribbon cartridge in place if you align it with the topside of the grooves. Also, a slightly loose ribbon may make it easier to mount the ribbon cartridge.

8. Hold the ribbon cartridgewith your ﬁngers pressing on its ribbon guide and slope it upward and inward along the guide rails until the ribbon guide comes in line with the U slot at the top of the cartridge.

9. Turn the blue knob anticlockwise (in the direction of the arrow) to wind up the ribbon.

CAUTION!

Do not turn the knob clockwise as the ribbon might jam.

Make sure that the ribbon is not twisted or damaged when it goes through the gap between the Print Head and the ribbon guide.

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10. Replace the Top Cover.

11. Set the Paper Thickness lever to match the paper being used.

(See "Setting the Paper Thickness lever" on page 41.)

12. Set the printer Power Switch to ON.

coNsumable order iNformatioN

ITEM LIFE ORDER NO.

Ribbon cartridge ( Black) 4 million characters 43571806

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sPecificatioNs

ml1120

ITEM SPECIFICATION

Product Name ML1120

Model No. D22400B

Print method Impact dot matrix

Print head 9 pins, 0.3 mm (0.0118 in) diameter

Print direction Bi-directional, short-line-seeking printing

Print speed

High Speed Draf t (HSD) Near Letter Quality (NLQ) Utility

Line Feed ( LF) time Approximately 52 ms per line for LF of 4.23 mm (1/ 6

Form Feed (FF) speed Approximately 101.6 mm/s (4.0 in /s)

Paper feed control Paper feed : yes

Duplication capability Continuous forms: the original page + 4 more pages

Feeding direction Feed forward

Feeding mode Friction feed mode (top)

Continuous forms tape tail detection method

Character sets Standard ASCII

Media See "Setting the Paper Thickness lever" on page 41.

333 cps @ 10 cpi

62.5 cps @ 10 cpi 250 cps @ 10 cpi

in)

Vertical tab: yes Direct line feed : yes

(total maximum paper thickness less than 0.325 mm)

Cut sheet : the original page +4 more pages (total maximum paper thickness less than 0.325 mm)

Feed back ward

Pin tractor feed mode (rear)

Detected when remaining paper is approximately 46 mm long. It can, however, print till about 6 mm from the paper bottom (measured at the centre of the characters).

(The print accuracy of the last page cannot be guaranteed.)

Epson (Italics/ Graphics) IBM (Set1/Set2) ML Foreign Code Page

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ITEM SPECIFICATION

Original OKI cartridge ribbon

Ink color Ribbon life

Print head life 200 million characters (Utility mode)

Dimensions 349 mm (W) x 150 mm (H) x 232 mm (D) with platen

Weight Approximately 4.2 kg

Power rating

Voltage Frequency

Power consumption

Operation (ISO/IEC10561 letter pattern) Sleep mode

Power cable 3 - core AC power cable, approximately 1.8 m length

Interfaces Bi-directional parallel, IEEE1284-1994

Dust and corrosion Use the printer in a general ofﬁce environment.

Environmental conditions

Operating

Storage

Standard usage

Average power on time Average printing time

Noise level The acoustic noise of this product is less than 55 dB

Black 4 million characters (Utilit y mode)

knob installed

220 - 240V ± 10% 50/ 60 Hz ± 1 Hz

33 W or less

1.6W or less

USB 2.0(full speed) RS-232C

5˚C to 35˚C, 20% to 80% RH (Testing condition for print precision: 15˚C to 30˚C, 40% to 70%RH)

-10˚C to 50˚C, 5% to 95% RH When the printer is stored, it should be in its original packaging, with no moisture formation.

200 h/month 50 h/month (text density on page: 35%)

(A) as measured in accordance with EN ISO 7779.

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ml1190

ITEM SPECIFICATION

Product Name ML1190

Model No. D22410B

Print method Impact dot matrix

Print head 24 pins, 0.2 mm (0.0079 in) diameter

Print direction Bi-directional, short-line-seeking printing

Print speed

High Speed Draf t (HSD) Letter Quality (LQ) Utility

Line Feed ( LF) time Approximately 47 ms per line for LF of 4. 23 mm (1/6

Form Feed (FF) speed Approximately 109.2 mm /s (4.3 in/s)

Paper feed control Paper feed : yes

Duplication capability Continuous forms: the original page + 4 more pages

Feeding direction Feed forward

Feeding mode Friction feed mode (top)

Continuous forms tape tail detection method

Character sets Standard ASCII

Media See "Setting the Paper Thickness lever" on page 41.

Original OKI cartridge ribbon

Ink color Ribbon life

Print head life 200 million characters (Utility mode)

333 cps @ 10 cpi 83 cps @ 10 cpi 250 cps @ 10 cpi

in)

Vertical tab: yes Direct line feed : yes

(total maximum paper thickness less than 0.325 mm)

Cut sheet : the original page +4 more pages (total maximum paper thickness less than 0.325 mm)

Feed back ward

Pin tractor feed mode (rear)

Detected when remaining paper is approximately 46 mm long. It can, however, print till about 6 mm from the paper bottom (measured at the centre of the characters).

(The print accuracy of the last page cannot be guaranteed.)

Epson (Italics/ Graphics) IBM (Set1/Set2) ML Foreign Code Page

Black 4 million characters (Utilit y mode)

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ITEM SPECIFICATION

Dimensions 349 mm (W) x 150 mm (H) x 232 mm (D) with platen

Weight

Power rating

Voltage Frequency

Power consumption

Operation (ISO/IEC 10561 letter pattern) Sleep mode

Power cable 3 - core AC power cable, approximately 1.8 m length

Interfaces Bi-directional parallel, IEEE1284-1994

Dust and corrosion Use the printer in a general ofﬁce environment.

Environmental conditions

Operating

Storage

Standard usage

Average power on time Average printing time

Noise level The acoustic noise of this product is less than 53 dB

knob installed

Approximately 4.2 kg

220 - 240V ± 10% 50/ 60 Hz ± 1 Hz

41 W or less

1.6 W or less

USB 2.0(full speed) RS-232C

5˚C to 35˚C, 20% to 80% RH (Testing condition for print precision: 15˚C to 30˚C, 40% to 70%RH)

-10˚C to 50˚C, 5% to 95% RH

When the printer is stored, it should be in its original packaging, with no moisture formation.

200 h/month 50 h/month (text density on page: 35%)

(A) as measured in accordance with EN ISO 7779.

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iNdex

alarm indications ...................................... 72

aligning perforations ................................ 31

buttons .....................................................46

cleaning

exterior ..................................................77

interior ...................................................77

drivers ...................................................... 16

ejecting paper

continuous forms .................................. 31

cut sheet ................................................ 24

fault ﬁnding ............................................... 68

indicators ............................................ 43, 45

interface

parallel ................................................... 15

serial ...................................................... 15

USB ....................................................... 15

loading paper

continuous forms .................................. 25

cut sheet ................................................ 21

printing ﬁles .............................................. 17

quiet printing ............................................ 66

ribbon

changing ................................................ 79

ordering ................................................. 82

setting paper thickness............................ 41

speciﬁcations ...........................................83

switching ON ............................................ 12

test page .................................................. 16

TOF

saving ....................................................65

setting .................................................... 65

user guide

list ............................................................6

printing .................................................... 7

menu settings

changing ................................................ 48

conﬁrming.............................................. 47

initialising .............................................. 64

list ....................................................49, 57

normal speed printing ..............................66

paper jams

continuous forms .................................. 70

cut sheet ................................................ 68

printer

control panel ................................... 42, 4 4

location .................................................. 12

parts ........................................................ 9

test print ................................................ 13

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oki coNtact details

Oki Data (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

438A Alexandra Road #02-11/12, Lobby 3, Alexandra Technopark Singapore(119967)

Tel: (65) 6221 3722 Fax: (65)6594 0609 http://www.okidata.com.sg

Oki Systems (Thailand) Ltd.

1168/81-82 Lumpini Tower, 27th Floor Rama IV Road Tungmahamek, Sathorn Bangkok 10120

Tel: (662) 679 9235 Fax: (662) 679 9243/245 http://www.okisysthai.com

Oki Systems (Hong Kong) Ltd.

Suite 1908, 19/F, Tower 3, China Hong Kong Cit y 33 Canton Road, TsimShaTsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 3543 9288 Fax: (852) 3549 6040 http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com.hk

Oki Data (Australia) Pty Ltd.

Levwl1 67 Epping Road, Macquarie Park NSW 2113, Australia

Tel: +61 2 8071 00 00 (Support Tel: 1800 807 472) Fax: +61 2 8071 0010 http://www.oki.com.au

Comworth Systems Ltd.

8 Antares Place Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand

Tel: (64) 9 477 0 500 Fax: (64) 9 477 0549 http://www.comworth.co.nz

Oki Data(S) P Ltd. Malaysia Rep Of ce

Suite 21.03, 21st Floor Menara IGB, Mid Valley Cit y, Lingkaran Syed Pura 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: (60) 3 2287 1177 Fax: (60) 3 2287 1166

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