OKI OL1200ex User Guide
Introduction i
Introduction
ii Introduction
Note to Customers
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is
complete, accurate and up to date. Oki assumes no responsibility for errors beyond its
control and also can not guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by
other manufacturers, and referred to in this book, will not affect the information in this
manual.
© 1994 by Oki. All rights reserved.
Oki is a registered trademark of Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.
Oki LED Page Printer is a trademark of Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd.
Hewlett-Packard and LaserJet are registered trademarks of Hewlett-Packard
Company.
Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Bitstream, Fontware, Swiss™ and Dutch™ are trademarks of Bitstream Inc.
Helvetica
AG and its subsidiaries.
CG Times
®
and Times® Roman and Univers® are registered trademarks of Linotype
®
is a registered trademark of Agfa Division, Miles Inc.
Important Safety Instructions
Your printer has been carefully designed to perform safely and reliably. However, as
with all electrical equipment certain precautions should be allowed:
➢ Read all documentation supplied with and on the printer before commencing.
➢ Always disconnect the printer from the mains source before cleaning.
➢ Be certain that your power source matches the rating listed on the back of the
printer. If you are using an extension cord, ensure that the total rating does not
exceed 15 amperes.
➢ Your printer has an earthed 3-pin plug, DO NOT use this plug with a socket that
is not earthed.
➢ Ensure that all printer openings are kept open, if they become blocked the printer
will overheat.
➢ Use a damp cloth to clear up spilled toner, DO NOT use a vacuum cleaner.
➢ DO NOT make any adjustments, other than those outlined in this manual, it could
damage the printer.
➢ After the printer has been in use for a period of time the fuser unit becomes very
hot, avoid touching it, wait for the unit to cool down first.
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If you have persistent problems with your printer, switch off, disconnect from the
mains source and contact your dealer for assistance.
Important Wiring Instructions
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
If the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this printer do not correspond with the
markings of the terminals of your plug, proceed as follows:
Green and Yellow must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter E (or the
safety earth symbol) or the terminal coloured Green or Green and Yellow. Brown
must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter L or coloured Red. Blue must
be connected to the terminal marked with the letter N or coloured Blue or Black.
Warning: This printer must be earthed.
Green and Yellow Earth
Blue Neutral
Brown Live
If you are in any doubt regarding the wiring, please contact a qualified electrician.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Control Panel ...................................................................1-1
The Control Panel........................................................................................1-2
Printer Status ...............................................................................................1-2
Lamp Indications ......................................................................................... 1-2
Setting the Printer On and Off-line .............................................................1-3
Resetting the Printer .................................................................................... 1-3
Manual Paper Feed and Paper Tray Selection.............................................1-3
Front/Manual Paper Size and Envelope Feeder Paper Size Definition.......1-4
Power Saving Definition .............................................................................1-4
Auto Error – Override Printing....................................................................1-5
Darker/Lighter Print Quality .......................................................................1-5
Maintenance Menu Items ............................................................................1-5
Level-1 Menu Reset to factory default ........................................................1-5
Hex Dump Analysis.....................................................................................1-6
Cleaning Page .............................................................................................. 1-6
Drum Life Counter Reset ............................................................................1-7
Operation Panel Disable ..............................................................................1-7
Operation Panel Enable ...............................................................................1-7
Chapter 2: Controlling Your Printer ......................................................... 2-1
Controlling your Printer ..............................................................................2-2
The Printer Interface ....................................................................................2-2
Active Interface Selection (Level-1 Menu) .................................................2-2
Auto Time Out Print and Ejection...............................................................2-3
Resolution....................................................................................................2-4
Raster Buffer Size........................................................................................2-4
Full Page Print Guarantee for Complicated Documents .............................2-5
Receive Buffer Memory Size ......................................................................2-5
Font Cache Protection .................................................................................2-5
Selecting Fonts and Symbol Sets ................................................................2-6
Prevention of White Page Ejection..............................................................2-8
Changing Orientation, Lines/Page and Columns/Line................................2-9
Auto Error – Override Printing....................................................................2-10
Darker/Lighter Print Quality .......................................................................2-10
Power Saving Mode ....................................................................................2-11
Chapter 3: Font Basics...............................................................................3-1
Font Basics .................................................................................................. 3-1
Font Basics .................................................................................................. 3-2
What is a font?.............................................................................................3-2
Font Sources ................................................................................................3-3
Resident Fonts .............................................................................................3-3
Bitmapped Fonts .......................................................................................... 3-3
Scalable Fonts..............................................................................................3-3
Font Configuration ...................................................................................... 3-4
Using Font Cards.........................................................................................3-5
Using Soft Fonts .......................................................................................... 3-5
Command Selection of Fonts ......................................................................3-6
A Few Words About Fonts ..........................................................................3-7
Portrait/Landscape Mode.............................................................................3-7
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Symbol Set ..................................................................................................3-8
Spacing ...................................................................................................... 3-8
Pitch ...................................................................................................... 3-8
Point Size.....................................................................................................3-9
Style ...................................................................................................... 3-9
Stroke Weight .............................................................................................. 3-9
Typeface ...................................................................................................... 3-10
Example of font selection:...........................................................................3-10
Chapter 4: HP LaserJet IV Emulation ..................................................... 4-1
HP LJ IV Emulation Mode..........................................................................4-2
Printer Commands ....................................................................................... 4-3
Print Job Master Commands ....................................................................... 4-3
Page Formatting Commands .......................................................................4-5
Cursor Positioning ....................................................................................... 4-11
Font Selection .............................................................................................. 4-12
Soft Fonts Management Commands ........................................................... 4-14
Raster Graphics............................................................................................4-15
Vector Graphics ...........................................................................................4-16
Graphics Image Manipulation ..................................................................... 4-17
Macros ......................................................................................................4-20
Miscellaneous ..............................................................................................4-22
HP-GL/2 Commands ................................................................................... 4-23
Chapter 5: Printable Areas .........................................................................5-1
Printable Area for Each Paper Size ..............................................................5-2
Appendix A: Symbol Sets ........................................................................... A-1
Symbol Sets ................................................................................................. A-2
Appendix B: Interfacing.............................................................................B-1
Parallel Interfacing.......................................................................................B-2
RS-232C Serial Interfacing .........................................................................B-4
Appendix C: LCD Window Display Messages .......................................... C-1
LCD Window Display Messages .................................................................C-2
Control Panel 1-1
Chapter 1
The Control Panel
1-2 Control Panel
The Control Panel
The front panel is your direct link with the printer. It provides you with information
about the state of the printer through its indicator lights and message window, and
gives you control over printer functions through its buttons.
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1.With the exception of the ON-LINE button, all buttons function only when
the printer is OFF-LINE (Ready lamp is off).
2.In order to select the functions indicated on the lower part of the buttons, you
need to hold it in for more than two seconds.
Printer Status
The Message Window
Your printer has a two line display that gives detailed information on the state of the
printer. It provides information, error conditions and malfunctions, and it is used
when setting the menu. The Setup Guide contains a complete listing of messages as
well as information about how to solve the most common problems.
Lamp Indications
Lamp Lamp on Flashing Lamp off
READY Indicates printer Indicates the following: Indicates the following:
(Amber) ready to receive data Force printing triggered Off-line mode.
in ON-LINE mode. by FORM FEED button. Initializing.
Fonts/Menu/Demo printing Warming up.
triggered by respective Error status.
buttons.
Image drum cleaning
triggered by + and - buttons.
In process of making image
data from received data.
MANUAL Procesing Manual Requesting paper in Manual feed not selected.
(Red) feed. Manual feed.
ATTENTION Indicates the following: Indicates the following: Normal status
(Red) Toner Low. Request action from user.
Toner Sensor. Occurence of ERROR.
Change Drum.
Fuser Life.
DATA Data processing Receiving data from host. No data.
(Amber)
Setting the Printer On and Off-line
Pressing the ON-LINE button switches the printer between the on-line (selected) and
off-line (deselected) modes. When the printer is on-line (READY lamp on), it is ready
to receive data and print. When the printer is off-line (READY lamp off), it cannot
receive data. All other buttons can only be activated when the printer is off-line.
Resetting the Printer
Pressing the /Reset button for more than two seconds, while the printer is off-line,
ends any printing operation and clears some error conditions. Data is retained in the
buffer and the printer is returned on-line.
The printer can be reset to user default settings by holding the Reset button for more
than two seconds when the printer is off-line. All temporary soft (downloaded) fonts/
macro data are deleted, the permanent soft (downloaded) fonts/macro data remain in
the printer until the power is turned off.
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Manual Paper Feed and Paper Tray Selection
The TRAY TYPE sub-menu can be selected directly by pressing the TRAY TYPE
button for less than two seconds, while in the off-line mode.You can select Tray Feed
Mode and Manual Feed Mode using the menu selection procedure.
Tray 1 paper feed is the factory default setting.
You will see the following messages displayed in the window:
MANUAL FEED
OFF* (or ON)
* indicates that this selection is the current default setting.
MENU 1
MENU 2
PAPER FEED
TRAY1* (TRAY2 if 2nd paper tray installed)
(Press)
(FRONT FEEDER)
(ENVELOPE FEEDER if envelope feeder installed)
* indicates that this selection is the current default setting.
MENU 1
MENU 2
(Press)
AUTO TRAY SWITCH
OFF* (or ON)
* indicates that this selection is the current default setting.
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Front/Manual Paper Size and Envelope Feeder Paper Size Definition
The paper size sub-menu can be selected directly by holding the PAPER SIZE button
for less than two seconds, while the printer is in the off-line mode. You can select the
size of paper or envelope using the menu selection procedure.
You will see the following messages displayed in the message window:
FRONT/MANUAL
A4 SIZE*
* indicates that this selection is the current default setting.
The sizes displayed are in the following order:
A5 SIZE A6 SIZE
B5 SIZE COM-9
COM-10 MONARCH
DL ENVELOPE C5 ENVELOPE
C4 ENVELOPE LETTER
EXECUTIVE LEGAL 14
LEGAL 13
ENVELOPE FEEDER (if feeder is installed)
DL ENVELOPE*
* indicates that this selection is the current default setting.
The sizes displayed are in the following order:
C5 ENVELOPE LETTER
EXECUTIVE LEGAL14
LEGAL13 A4 SIZE
A5 SIZE A6 SIZE
B5 SIZE COM-9
COM-10 MONARCH
Power Saving Definition
The POWER SAVE sub-menu can be selected directly by pressing the POWER
SAVE button for more than two seconds while the printer is in the off-line mode. You
can select the power saving definition using the menu selection procedure.
0 SEC is the factory default setting.
You will see the following message displayed in the message window:
POWER SAVING
0 SEC* (8 MIN or DISABLE)
* indicates that this selection is the current default setting.
Auto Error – Override Printing
During normal printing if the AUTO CONT INUE, in the Level-2 menu, is set to ON,
if a software or data error occurs the printer will briefly display an error message, and
after a few seconds continue printing.
If the AUTO CONTINUE parameter is set to OFF, the factory default, when an error
is detected, the printer will stop printing. To resume printing the RECOVER button
must be pressed.
Darker/Lighter Print Quality
During normal printing darker or lighter print quality can be acheived by using the
DARKNESS CONTROL option in menu Level-2.
If you want darker print select +1 or +2 (darkest), if you want lighter print select -1 or
-2 (lightest).
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Maintenance Menu Items
The printer Maintenance Menu Mode can be entered by switching on the printer while
holding the MENU1/Menu2 button. In this special mode, data received by the printer
can be analysed on the printed page, which will be in the form of a HEX dump.
You can reset all Level-1 menu items to the factory default setting when user default
settings become confused.
Also in this mode, the Image Drum life counter can be cleared when the Image Drum
unit has been replaced with a new one.
Level-1 Menu Reset to factory default
1. Switch on the printer while holding down the MENU1/Menu2 button. You will see
the message USR MNT (user maintenance) in the message window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds to display the MENU
RESET message.
3. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to display the message MENU /RESET'NG
(resetting).
4. All the Level-1 menu items are now reset to the factory default setting, and the
printer is returned to the normal on-line mode.
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Hex Dump Analysis
1. Switch on the printer while holding the MENU1/Menu2 button. The USER MNT
(User Maintenance) message will be displayed in the window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds twice to display HEX
DUMP, after MENU RESET.
3. Press the ENTER/Power Save button, the printer now displays the ON-LINE/HEX
DUMP message.
4. The printer will now print received data in HEX dump format.
5. To resume normal printing, switch off the printer, then switch it on again.
When the data sent to the printer reaches a full page, the printer will start printing. If
the data does not contain a full page, it will be necessary to place the printer off-line
and then press the Form Feed button to start printing.
Cleaning Page
When the analysis is finished, switch off the printer to exit the HEX dump mode.
OL1200ex LED Page Printer
1. Press the /Recover and /Reset buttons together while the printer is in the
off line mode.
2. The message DRUM CLEANING PAGE/MANUAL A4 will appear in the
message window, MANUAL A4 SIZE REQUEST will scroll right to left.
3. Insert a blank page in the manual feed tray and press the Form Feed button.
4. The printer will process the blank page and at the same time remove any traces of
toner from the image drum, after completion the printer will return to the ONLINE mode.
Drum Life Counter Reset
1. Switch on the printer while holding the MENU1/Menu2 button. USER MNT (user
maintenance) will be displayed in the message window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button three times for less than two seconds. The
DRUM CNT/RESET (drum counter reset) message, will be displayed
3. Press the ENTER/Power Save button, DRUM CNT/RESET'NG (resetting) will be
displayed. After the counter has been reset, ON-LINE will be displayed in the
message window. The printer is now ready to receive data in the normal way.
Operation Panel Disable
To prohibit change to any menu item via the operation panel, follow these
instructions:
1. Switch on the printer while holding down the MENU1/Menu2 button. USER
MNT will be displayed in the message window.
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2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button four times for less than two seconds. OP MENU/
ENABLE* (operation panel enable – factory default) will be displayed in the
message window.
3. Press the
be displayed in the message window.
4. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the disable parameter, only if you
are sure, an asterisk (*), will appear next to your choice. Press the ON-LINE
button the printer then displays the ON-LINE message, and is now ready to receive
data in the normal way.
The MENU1/Menu2, TRAY TYPE/Print Fonts and PAPER SIZE/Print Menu
buttons are no longer effective for changing the menu.
Operation Panel Enable
To re-enable the operation panel, follow these instructions:
1. Switch on the printer while holding down the MENU1/Menu2 button. USER
MNT will be displayed in the message window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button four times for less than two seconds. OP MENU
DISABLE* (operation panel disable) will be displayed in the message window.
/Reset button, OP MENU/DISABLE (operation panel disable), will
3. Press the
displayed in the message window.
4. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the enable parameter, an asterisk
(*), will appear next to your choice. Press the ON-LINE button the printer then
displays the ON-LINE message, the menu items can then be changed in the normal
way.
/Reset button, OP MENU/ENABLE (operation panel enable), will be
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Chapter 2
Controlling Your Printer
2-2 Controlling Your Printer
Controlling your Printer
The Printer Interface
The printer has a Centronics Parallel interface and a Serial RS-232C interface as
standard. The menu parameter AUTO I/F is selected as the factory default setting. In
this mode, the printer can receive data from both the parallel interface and the serial
interface, by polling each port in turn. The active interface is selected from the Level1 Menu.
Active Interface Selection (Level-1 Menu)
AUTO I/F: Auto Interface Polling between parallel and RS-232C ports.
The printer checks both ports to see if data is being sent, once
detected, the printer continues to receive data from this port.
The printer will recommence polling after having received no data for
a period of time, defined in the AUTO EJECT menu in Level-2 menu.
AUTO EJECT POLLING START
OFF (factory default) 15 seconds
15 SEC 15 seconds
30 SEC 30 seconds
1 MIN 1 minute
Note: While AUTO I/F is selected, the I-PRIME signal on the parallel
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interface is always ignored.
PARALLEL: Only Centronics parallel interface is supported. The I-PRIME signal
control is activated using the Level-2 menu.
RS-232C: Only RS-232C serial interface is supported. The XON/XOFF and
ROBUST XON flow controls are EFFECTIVE.
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It is possible to select one of the three interface modes via the Level-1 menu as
follows:
1. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds, when the printer is in
the off-line mode. You will see the message PRINTER LANGUAGE in the
message window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu button ten times, for less than two seconds, the message
HOST INTERFACE will appear in the message window, after PAGE LAYOUT2.
3. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to display the message HOST I/F/AUTO
INTERFACE*, in the message window.
4. Press the
/Reset button until the required interface type is displayed,
PARALLEL, RS-232C, RS-422*, LOCALTALK* or OKI-HSP* (* if installed).
5. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the required interface type, an
asterisk (*), will appear next to your choice.
6. Press the ON-LINE button, the printer will return to the on-line state, ready to
receive data.
Auto Time Out Print and Ejection
In network environments, some systems do not send a full print job at once, but send
data intermittently to the printer. In this case other users can not access the printer.
However, some applications fail to complete a print run due to operational errors or
malfunctions. You can select the time out period to overcome this problem via the
AUTO EJECT item in the Level-2 menu. If the printer receives no data for more than
the specified time the remaining data in the buffer will be printed and the page ejected
automatically. If the AUTO EJECT option is set to off (factory default), the printer
will not start printing automatically, you must press the FORM FEED/Print Demo
button, for less than two seconds, when the printer is in the off-line mode.
1. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for more than two seconds, when the printer is in
the off-line mode. You will see the message PRINT MODE in the message
window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button twice, for less than two seconds, the message
AUTO OPERATION will appear in the message window.
3. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to display the message AUTOCONTINUE/
OFF*, in the message window.
4. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button, for less than two seconds, the message AUTO
EJECT/OFF*, will appear in the message window.
5. Press the
/Reset button until the required parameter is displayed, 5 SECONDS
to 300 SECONDS.
6. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the required parameter, an asterisk
(*), will appear next to your choice.
7. Press the ON-LINE button, the printer will return to the on-line state, ready to
receive data.
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Resolution
Your printer utilises fine high resolution printing enabling it to produce printed output
of two types.
600dpi (Factory Default) 300dpi
Raster Buffer Size
If the print image data is of a complicated nature, for example complex text or large
graphics, it may be necessary to adjust the size of the Raster Buffer Size.
The options are:
AUTO (factory default, the printer automatically selects the size of the
180Kbytes
360Kbytes
1.08Mbytes (various sizes of memory buffer that are available)
:
2.16Mbytes
FUL LETTER (full letter size page)
FULL LEGAL (full legal size page)
FULL A4 (full A4 size page)
Raster Buffer which is appropriate for the data being processed)
:
Note: Care must be taken when allocating memory, to avoid other memory size
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errors, specifically when accessing Macro Data, Soft Font Data or High
Resolution Graphics Data.
1. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for more than two seconds, when the printer is in
the off-line mode. You will see the message PRINT MODE in the message
window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button once, for less than two seconds, the message
MEMORY USAGE will appear in the message window.
3. Press the ENTER/Power Save button, for less than two seconds, the message
RASTER BUFFER/AUTO will appear in the message window.
4. Press the
* When MEMORY OVERFLOW occurs, you must reduce this value.
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When PRINT OVERRUN occurs, you must increase this value.
/Reset button until the required memory size* is displayed.
5. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the required memory size, an
asterisk (*), will appear next to your choice.
6. Press the ON-LINE button, the printer will return to the on-line state, ready to
receive data.
Full Page Print Guarantee for Complicated Documents
The printer generates high resolution bitmapped graphics of all the received data prior
to printing. This process is faster than the actual mechanical printing process.
However, if the document is too complicated, the printer may display the error,
PRINT OVERRUN in the message window. This occurs because the printer
processing speed could not match the paper feed speed. The solution is to simplify the
document by reducing the formatted data, i.e. replace complicated graphics, reduce
the number of typefaces, etc.
However, by defining the menu parameter RASTER BUFFER/FULL A4, in the
Level-2 menu, you can guarantee to print a full page of A4, providing the optional
memory board is installed. In this instance, the printer starts printing after a full A4
page of bitmapped data has been generated
Receive Buffer Memory Size
Your printer has 2Mbytes RAM as standard. This memory is used for various tasks,
i.e. Receive Buffer, Raster Buffer, Macro Data Memory, Soft Font Down Line Load
Memory and Print Buffer. The memory size allocation is automatically controlled,
dynamically, according to the received data. Some users require to send all data to the
printer at once, thus enabling the system to be used for another job. This is possible
if you allocate more memory to the Receive Buffer. The maximum memory size
allocation is 1Mbyte, using the RECEIVE BUFFER item in the Level-2 menu.
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The options are:
AUTO (factory default)
8Kbytes
20Kbytes
50Kbytes
100Kbytes
1Mbyte
Font Cache Protection
Scalable fonts are defined as a series of vectors, and as such cannot be directly printed.
Therefore, when your print job requests a scalable font of a certain size, the printer
must first convert (rasterize) this font into a form suitable for printing (bitmap).
Under normal circumstances this process has to be carried out every time the printer
starts a job after having been reset (usually at the beginning of a print job).
You can reserve some of the printers memory area as a protected font cache. (This is
a memory area not cleared by the reset command.) The size of this area can be
increased incrementally in 100 Kbytes from the Level-2 menu FONT
PROTECTION. The factory default is AUTO.
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You need not worry about a font overflowing the cache memory size; the font will still
be rasterized even if the cache setting is too small. The only consequence is that on
receiving the reset command, the part of the font outside the protected cache will be
cleared and will have to be regenerated the next time the font is selected.
The following operations will clear the protected font cache memory area.
1. Turning the printer off.
2. Holding down the RESET button for more than two seconds.
62 Characters 192 Characters
Point Size (ASCII) (Roman-8)
8 6 KB 18 KB
10 8 KB 24 KB
12 10 KB 30 KB
3. Changing the memory size on the Protected Cache.
The options are:
AUTO (factory default, the printer automatically allocates a portion of
the printers memory as a font cache).
OFF
100Kbyte
: (sets the size of the font cache)
1.4Mbyte
Selecting Fonts and Symbol Sets
You can define the font source from Resident (factory default), Optional Card and
DLL Soft (down line loadable), using the FONT SOURCE item in the Level-1 menu.
Before selecting these optional font sources, it is necessary to have previously
installed them. If they have not been installed they will not appear in the message
window.
You can choose the Font No. using the FONT No. item in the Level-1 menu. The font
numbers can be obtained by using the Print Fonts button to produce a sample of all the
available fonts and their ID numbers.
Note: The number can be found on the left side of the PRINT FONTS list and
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also on the second line of the message window, in the FONT NO. item
I xxx in the resident fonts
C xxxin the Font Card (if installed)
S xxx in the downloaded soft fonts (if installed)
The font number can be looked for in the message window using the arrow buttons.
The symbol set can also be selected from the SYMBOL SET item in the Level-1
menu. There are 75 symbol sets available including, ECMA-94, PC-8, PC-850, etc.
ROMAN-8 is the factory default. For a complete list the available symbol sets refer
to Appendix A: Symbol Sets.
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1. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds, when the printer is
in the off-line mode. You will see the message PRINTER LANGUAGE in the
message window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button seven times, for less than two seconds, the
message FONTS & SYMBOLS will appear in the message window, after
COPIES.
3. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to display the message FONT SOURCE/
RESIDENT* (factory default), in the message window.
4. Press the
/Reset button until the required font source is displayed.
5. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the required font source, an
asterisk (*), will appear next to your choice.
6. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds, the message FONT
NO/I000* will be displayed in the message window.
7. Press the
/Reset button until the required font number is displayed.
8. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the required font number, an
asterisk (*), will appear next to your choice.
If you are using fixed pitch scalable fonts you can set the required characters per
inch (FONT PITCH) setting and the font height (FONT HEIGHT) setting by
using the following instructions. If however, you have selected Bitmap rather
than Scalable fonts neither of these messages will appear in the message
window.
9. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds FONT PITCH/
10.00CPI* (factory default) will be displayed in the message window.
10. Press the
/Reset button until the required characters per inch setting is
displayed.
11. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the required CPI setting, an
asterisk (*), will appear next to your choice.
12. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds FONT HEIGHT/
12.00* (factory default) will be displayed in the message window.
13. Press the
/Reset button until the required font height setting is displayed in
the message window.
14. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the required font height setting,
an asterisk (*), will appear next to your choice.
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15. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds, the message
SYMBOL SET/ROMAN-8* (factory default), will be displayed in the
message window.
16. Press the
/Reset button until the required symbol set is displayed.
17. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the required symbol set, an asterisk
(*), will appear next to your choice.
18. Press the ON-LINE button, the printer will return to the on-line state, ready to
receive data.
Prevention of White Page Ejection
Many applications send the FF (form feed) code to the printer before sending the print
data, this action prints all data held in the printer buffer then ejects the page. This is
especially important for network users.
Note: The FF code may cause extra white pages if there is no data in the
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printer buffer.
Prevention of blank page ejection can be defined by the item WHITE PAGE SKIP in
the Level-1 menu. The factory default is OFF. When ON is set the printer will ignore
the FF code only when DATA is not displayed in the message window, and there is
no data in the printer.
1. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds, when the printer is in
the off-line mode. You will see the message PRINTER LANGUAGE in the
message window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button eight times, for less than two seconds, until the
message PAGE LAYOUT1 is displayed in the message window, after FONTS &
SYMBOLS.
3. Press the ENTER/Power Save, to display the message A4 PRINT WIDTH/78
COLUMN in the message window.
4. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button once for less than two seconds, the message
WHITE PAGE SKIP /OFF* will appear in the message window.
5. Press the
/Reset button for less than two seconds, the message WHITE PAGE
SKIP/ON will appear in the message window.
6. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select this option, an asterisk (*), will
appear next to your choice.
7. Press the ON-LINE button, the printer will return to the on-line state, ready to
receive data.
Changing Orientation, Lines/Page and Columns/Line
The printer is capable of changing orientation from portrait to landscape. You can
define the orientation using the item ORIENT (orientation) in the Level-1 menu.
When you change the orientation ensure that the margins and page lengths have been
changed both in the software application and the printer menu.
The factory default settings are as follows:
ORIENT (orientation): PORTRT (portrait)
LINES/PG (lines per page): 64 LNS (64 lines)
1. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds, when the printer is in
the off-line mode. You will see the message PRINTER LANGUAGE in the
message window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button nine times, for less than two seconds, until the
message PAGE LAYOUT2 is displayed in the message window, after PAGE
LAYOUT1.
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3. Press the ENTER/Power Save button, to display the message ORIENTATION/
PORTRAIT* in the message window.
4. If you want to print in landscape mode press the
/Reset button for less than two
seconds, the message ORIENTATION/LANDSCAPE will appear in the
message window.
5. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select this option, an asterisk (*), will
appear next to your choice.
6. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for less than two seconds, to display the
message LINES PER PAGE/64LINES* in the message window.
7. If you want to change the number of lines press the
/Reset button for less than
two seconds, the number of lines per page will appear in the message window in
the following sequence, 5, ...64, .......128.
8. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the required number, an asterisk
(*), will appear next to your choice.
9. Press the ON-LINE button, the printer will return to the on-line state, ready to
receive data.
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Auto Error – Override Printing
During normal printing if the AUTO CONTINUE, in the Level-2 menu, is set to ON,
if a software or data error occurs the printer will briefly display an error message, and
after a few seconds continue printing.
If the AUTO CONTINUE parameter is set to OFF, the factory default, when an error
is detected, the printer will stop printing. To resume printing the RECOVER button
must be pressed.
1. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for more than two seconds, while the printer is
off-line, the message PRINT MODE will appear in the message window.
2. Pres the MENU1/Menu2 button twice, the message AUTO OPERATION will
appear in the message window.
3. Press ENTER/Power Save button to display the message AUTO CONTINUE /
OFF*.
4. Press the
5. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select this parameter, an asterisk, (*), will
appear next to your choice.
6. Press the ON-LINE button to exit the menu mode and return the printer to its
normal on-line state, ready to print.
Darker/Lighter Print Quality
During normal printing darker or lighter print quality can be acheived by using the
DARKNESS CONTROL option in menu Level-2.
If you want darker print select +1 or +2 (darkest), if you want lighter print select -1 or
-2 (lightest).
1. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for more than two seconds, while the printer is
off-line, the message PRINT MODE will appear in the message window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button three times for less than two seconds, the
message DARKNESS CONTROL, will appear, after AUTO OPERATION.
3. Press ENTER/Power Save button to display the message DARKNESS/0* (factory
default).
/Reset button to display the message AUTOCONTINUE/ON.
4. Press the
sequence, 0, +1, +2, -2, -1.
5. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the appropriate parameter, an
asterisk, (*), will appear next to your choice.
6. Press the ON-LINE button to exit the menu mode and return the printer to its
normal on-line state, ready to print.
/Reset button to step through available darkness settings in the
Power Saving Mode
If, during the normal printing operation no data is received by the printer for a period
of time, the printer will cut the heating to the fusing unit. In power saving mode, the
power consumption and fan acoustic noise will be greatly reduced. However, the
printer will require a warming up period, prior to restarting the printing cycle.
1. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button for more than two seconds, while the printer is
off-line, the message PRINT MODE will appear in the message window.
2. Press the MENU1/Menu2 button four times for less than two seconds, the
message POWER SAVING, will appear, after DARKNESS CONTROL.
3. Press ENTER/Power Save button to display the message POWER SAVING/0
SEC* (factory default).
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4. Press the
/Reset button to step through available settings in the sequence 0
SEC, 8MIN, DISABLE.
DISABLE prohibits power saving mode completely, 0 SEC or 8 MIN reduces the
fan rotation speed and switches off the fuser unit, when no data has been received
for more than the specified time.
5. Press the ENTER/Power Save button to select the appropriate parameter, an
asterisk, (*), will appear next to your choice.
DISABLE should be used if you are printing frequently, the printer is always ready
to print, and does not need to warm up.
0 SEC or 8 MIN should be used if printing requirements are very low, the printer
will switch off the fuser unit if no data is received for eight minutes, a warm up
period will be required prior to recommencement of printing.
6. Press the ON-LINE button to exit the menu mode and return the printer to its
normal on-line state, ready to print.
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Chapter 3
Font Basics
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