Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto ML5521 del fabbricante Oki
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ML5520/21 u s er ’ s gui d e.
PREF ACE > 2 PR EF AC E Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to -date. The manufacturer assum es no re spons ibility fo r the r esults of e rrors beyo nd its contro l.
CONTENTS > 3 CO N T E N T S Prefa ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Intr oduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Fea tures / Tips . .
CONTENTS > 4 Printing the Menu Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Printing al l Menu Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Chan ging the Menu Setting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Men u Settin gs .
NOTES, CAU TIONS AND WARNI NGS > 5 NOT ES, C AUTIONS AND W ARNINGS NOTE A note appears in this manual like this. A note provides additio nal informatio n to supplemen t the main text which may he lp you to use an d understand the product. CAU TI ON ! A caution ap pears in t his manua l like this.
INTRODUCTION > 6 INTR ODUC TION > Extremely reliable, durable o peration: 20 ,000 h ours Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) at 25% duty cy cle and 35% page de nsit y. > Advanced paper h andling, with built-in rear push tr actor and zero-tear forms capability.
INTRODUCTION > 7 To p o f F o r m ( T O F ) Top of For m (TOF) sets th e print star t positi on. The fact ory defa ult is 1" from th e top. The TOF can be changed in incr ements of 1/144", fo r a single prin t job or set to a new defa ult.
INTRODUCTION > 8 C ontrolling Acc ess to the Pr inter > Y ou can control access to the printe r by c hanging th e setti ng for the Op erator Panel Function in the Menu from Full Ope rati on (the facto r y d efault ) to Lim ited Ope rat ion . > When Limited Operation is selected , the PRINT QUALITY and CHARACTER PITCH keys don ’ t wo rk.
PRINTER D RIVERS > 9 PRINT ER DRIVERS EMULATION S The factory default emulation for yo ur printer is IBM PPR. If you wish to c hange to one of the Eps o n or M icrolin e emulat ions, see “ Using your Print er ” . PRIN T ER DR IVER S The Ok i driver for your prin ter is pr ovided on the C D included wi th the printer.
PRINTE R DRIVERS > 10 WinVer is the Windows versions, and Co d e P a ge is the selected option . 3. After files have finished copying, clic k [Finish]. 4. Switc h your printe r ON. USIN G A COMP ATIBLE DRIV ER The driver s below are list ed by decreasin g compatibility with your prin ter.
PRINTE R DRIVERS > 11 privileges are nec essary for Windows 200 0 and Windows XP insta llat io ns. This port requi res a cabl e conforming to USB version 1.
PRINTE R DRIVERS > 12 5. The printer will be ident ified immediately by the New Hardware Wiz ard and install itself in the Printer folder . An additional item, USB Printing Support wil l also appear in the Dev ice Manager each time the printer is switc hed ON and connected.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 13 US ING YOUR PRINT ER C OMPONENTS: REAR F EED (C ONTINUOUS FORMS) The ser ial nu mbe r of y our print er is on a l abel fix ed to the b ack o f the printer. C OMPONEN TS: T OP F EED (SINGLE SHEE TS) 1. Sheet Guide 5. C ontrol Pa nel 2.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 14 T OP OF FORM (TOF) Top of For m (TOF) sets th e print star t positi on. The fact ory defa ult is 1" from th e top. The TOF can be chang ed in in cremen ts of 1/144", f or ei ther a s ingle print job, or all pri nt jobs.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 15 FORMS T EAR-OFF There a re two ways to determin e the sta tus of the Fo rms Tear-O ff menu set ting: l Print the Menu . l Use t he TE AR ke y. T o print the Menu: 1. Make sure paper is loaded. 2. Hold SHI F T (2), then press SEL (1) to enter th e Menu Mod e.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 16 SETTING T OP OF FORM (TOF) The first line prints at the red line of the plastic paper shield on the printhead. Forms Tear-Off set to OFF - (default) With paper loaded and the print er ON: 1. Press PARK (6 ) to park the paper.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 17 Forms Tear-Off set to ON With paper loaded and the printer ON and selected: 1. Press PARK (6 ) to park the paper. The SEL light goes off and the red alarm light comes on. 2. Press FF | LOAD (4) to l oad the pap er. 3. W ait briefly u ntil the p aper m oves up to th e te ar pos ition, t hen press and hold TEAR (5).
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 18 T E MPOR ARILY CHANGING THE T OP OF FORM To mov e the Top of Fo rm positio n lower for o ne page only: 1. Press SEL to desel ect t he p rinter.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 19 When d ata is re ceived, t he paper auto matically mo ves down to the print posi tion (TOF) and printing begins. When print ing stops, Forms Tear- Off automati cally moves .
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 20 CHANGING THE F ORMS T EAR-OFF SETTING The default setting for Forms Tear- Off is OF F . To chan ge the Forms Tear-Of f setti ng: 1.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 21 PA PE R PA R K Paper park allows you to swit ch to single-sheet prin ting without removing continuous feed paper from the printer.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 22 4. Move the pape r lever (1) to the middle p osition marked “ TOP . ” 5. Adjust the paper guides (1) for the size of paper you are using, then place a sheet of paper in the sheet g uide. SINGLE SHEETS TO C ONTINUOUS FORMS 1.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 23 3. Swing the wire feed guid e over onto the pull-up roller. 4. Move the paper lever to the appropriate pos ition. l Rea r fee d: l Botto m feed: l If necess ar y, loa d continuous-form paper.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 24 PRINTHEAD GAP 1. The printhead gap is the distance between the printhead and the plate n. T o a d j u st th e g a p , o p e n t h e a c ce s s c o v e r an d mo v e t h e c o l o ur e d l e v e r (1) to the rec ommended setting from the table.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 25 PRIN T QUAL ITY Pres s PRINT QUALITY (1 ) to se lect: Ut ilit y (U TL )—t he defau lt: l Medium q uality, medium speed (380 cps) Gothic typefac e only High Speed Draft (H.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 26 CHAR ACT ER PITC H Character pitc h determ ines how many charact ers will print on e ach line. You can cho ose a specific fixed width for e ach character in chara cters pe r inch (cpi), or Prop ortion al. The higher cpi setti ngs are often u sed fo r spreadsh eets.
USING Y OUR PRINTER > 27 PRINTER R ESET Clearing some error con ditions requi res that you reset (reinitial ise) the prin ter. To do this: 1. Press and re lease SEL (1) to take the printer of f-line. The SEL light goes out . 2. Press and hold SHIFT (2), then pres s the RESET /CHARAC TER PITCH ke y (5 ) .
MENU MODE > 28 MENU MODE In Menu Mo de, use the fro nt panel keys to change t he defaults for the printer parameter s. The changes made in the Menu Mo de are auto matica lly saved when yo u exit th e Men u Mode and a re retain ed, even whe n the printer is turned off.
MENU MODE > 29 ENTERING AND EXITIN G MENU MODE Hold down the SHIFT key while pressing SEL . RESETTING THE MENU TO THE F ACTOR Y DEF AULTS 1. Tu r n t h e p r i n t e r o f f . 2. Press SEL and LF while turning the printer ON. PRINTING THE MENU SETTINGS 1.
MENU MODE > 30 6. Press and hold SHIFT , then press SE L to exit th e Menu Mod e and save you r s et tin gs. MENU SETTINGS For a complete explanation of each menu item, see “ Ex plan at ion s of Menu It ems ” la ter in this chap ter. The tab le fol lowin g show s the it ems which may appear in the m enu.
MENU MODE > 31 Symbol Sets Character Set Lang uage Se t Zero Character Co de P a ge Set I , Set II [Epson and IBM mode] St and ard, Line Gr aphi cs, B lock Graphics [ ML Mod e] ASCII , French, Germ.
MENU MODE > 32 To p F e e d Line Spac ing Form T ear-Off* Bottom Margin Page Width (wide model) Page Length Wai t T i me Page Length Control * With Ro llPaper Stand fitted 6 LPI , 8 LPI Off , 500 ms, 1 sec, 2 sec Va l i d , Invalid 8" , 13.6" 11" , 11- 2/3", 12", 14", 1 7", 5", 3", 3.
MENU MODE > 33 Parallel I /F I-Prime Pin 18 Auto Feed XT* Bi-Direction Note: *When Epson em ulation sel ected. Buffer Prin t , Buffer C l ear, In valid +5V , Open Invalid , V alid Enable , Disable Serial I/F* * When S erial I/F installed.
MENU MODE > 34 EXPLAN ATION OF MENU ITEMS These exp lanations a re in alphabetical seq uence to make it easier to look the m up. Some items only a ppe ar whe n opt ional acc essorie s ar e installed; o thers appear in several gro ups in the menu. 7 or 8 Bit Graphics , Def ault = 7 Change this setting to 8 if your syste m uses 8-bit graph ics.
MENU MODE > 35 Baud Rate , Def ault = 9600 bp s Appears only if optional Seri al Interface is installed. Set th is to match your syst em ’ s transm ission s peed. Bi-d irection, De fault = Enable Change this setting if you wish to disable bi-directional transmission (PnP) in Nibble mode.
MENU MODE > 36 Char acter Set, Def ault = IBM Set II Eps on and IBM emulat ions on ly. Use this to switc h char acte r sets to IBM Se t II. Charac ter Set, Default = Standa rd MICROLINE emulatio n only. Use this to switch the character set to Line Graphics.
MENU MODE > 37 DSR Si g nal, De fa ult = V ali d Appears only when the optional Se rial Interface is installed. Use d with the Re ady/Bu sy prot ocol ( factory defaul t) to select the way your system handles th e DSR sign al. DTR Signal, Defaul t = Ready On Powe r Up Appears only when t he optional Se rial Interface is ins talled.
MENU MODE > 38 overridden by the software ’ s settings w hen the I-Prime signal is se nt . Langua ge Se t, Default = ASCII Replaces certain standard symb ols with special char acters used in foreign languages . Line Spac ing, Defa ult = 6 lpi Chan ge to 8 lin es per inch (lp i) to get mor e line s on a pag e.
MENU MODE > 39 Paper Out Ov erride, Def ault = No Senses when less than 1" (25 mm) of paper remain s and stop s printin g. Ch ange to Yes to over ride th e senso r and print closer to the bott om of th e page . Par it y, Defau lt = No ne Appears only when t he optional Se rial Interface is installed.
MENU MODE > 40 Print Registration, Default = 0 Change t he setting as requir ed to ob tain the best r egistra tion for bi- directional prin ting. Print Suppr ess Eff ective, Def ault = Y es If yo ur syst em uses the DC1 and DC3 code s for somethi ng ot her th an the print suppr ess mode, change the set ting to No .
MENU MODE > 41 SI Select Pitch 10 cpi, Default = 17.1 cpi IBM em ulation only. S ets the pi tch to b e engag ed wh en the p rinte r control panel is set for 10 cpi and the SI command is received. SI Select Pitch 12 cpi, Default = 20 c pi IBM em ulation only.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 42 MAIN T E NANCE REPLAC ING TH E RIBBON CARTRIDGE Import ant! Make s ure you have the cor rect repla cement ribb on for your print er. The wrong ribbon will not print when installe d in your printer. Look for the printer mo del number on the ribbon package.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 43 2. Swing the used ribbon cartridge up off the print head, lift it out, and discard it. 3. Unpac k the new ribbo n cartridge and install it. Important! Do not remov e the rib bon shield ( 1) from th e ribbon! 4. T urn the take-up knob (1 ) in th e directio n of the arrow to take up any rib bon s lack.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 44 LOAD I NG PA P ER REAR FEED If you have any paper in the paper path, rem ove it before installing rear feed paper. 1. Lock Lev er 2. Upper T ractor Cover 3. Pin s Loading Re ar Feed P aper from the Back of the Printer These instru ctions as sume yo u have ready acce ss to th e back of the p r i n t e r .
MAIN TEN ANCE > 45 1. Op e n t h e a cce ss cov er ( 1) . 2. Gras p the sheet guid e. Lift it slightly, then slide it bac k . 3. Pivot the sheet gui de forward and gently rest it against the rolle r ass emb ly. Careful ! If you push the sheet guide t oo hard against th e roller assembly, it may dislodg e it.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 46 4. From the ba ck of the prin ter, locate the tractors (1 ). 5. Open the lock levers (1) and move the right t ractor ( as vie wed fr om the b ac k of t he print er ) to the referen ce m ark (2) matc hing th e width of the pap er you are loadi ng.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 47 7. Plac e continuous forms paper on the first two pins of either tractor. Import ant! You must kee p the nu mber of pa per hol es engaged on either pin th e same. If you don’ t the paper will skew a nd jam . 8. C lose the r ight tract or c over .
MAIN TEN ANCE > 48 10. Lo wer the sh eet guide and s lide it to war ds t he fro nt of the prin ter u nti l the m ark s align. 11. Place the wire guide in the sheet guide on the pull-up roller assemb ly.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 49 Loading Re ar Feed P aper from the Fr ont of the Printer These instr uctions ass ume that y ou do not have ready acce ss to the back of the printer. If you do, go back to “Loading Re ar Feed Paper from the Rear of the Printer” earlier in this chapter.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 50 2. Gra sp the tab s and lift off th e sheet guide . 3. Pul l up on the loc k levers to relea se them. 4. Move the le ft tracto r to the posi tion to match your paper size and pus h back on the lever t o loc k it in p lace, then move t he rig ht tr actor t o fit the w idth of th e pap er .
MAIN TEN ANCE > 51 5. Open the tractor c overs and pl ace c ontinuous forms paper on the first tw o pins of e ither tra ctor, then cl ose the lef t tract or cove r. 6. Adju st th e pos ition of t he rig ht tr actor to c entre th e hol es i n the paper on t he pins.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 52 7. Reinstall the sheet feed er..
MAIN TEN ANCE > 53 8. Place the wire guide (1) in the sheet guid e on the pull-up roller assemb ly. 9. Press FF/L OAD . NOTE The f actory defa ult se tting f or th e Top of Form (wher e the printi ng sho u ld beg in) is 1" down f rom th e top of the page .
MAIN TEN ANCE > 54 T OP FEED (SINGLE SHEETS) If you have continuo us form paper in the path , press PARK to remove it before loading si ngle sheets. Make s ure the printe r is on and deselecte d ( SEL light off). 1. Move the pape r lever (1 ) to the centre positio n (marked “ TOP ” ).
MAIN TEN ANCE > 55 3. Adjust the paper feed g uides (1) for the width of the paper, then plac e a sheet of paper in the separator . The paper wil l feed into the printer. CLE A RING P APER JAMS REAR F EED JAMS 1. Tu r n t h e p r i n t e r O F F. 2.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 56 3. Open the access c over (1) and remove the pull-up roller as sembly (2). R emove any to rn paper. 4. Lift the sh eet guide (1) and r eload paper . Mak e sure y ou loc k the tracto r covers. 5. Lo wer th e sheet gu ide, then ins ta ll the p ull -up ro lle r as semb ly and cl ose th e access cover.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 57 REAR FEED, REPEAT ING PAPER JA MS If t he pa per ke eps j amming , yo u may have: l defective paper l mis aligned pap er l bits of pape r stuc k in the paper path Defective Paper Replace th e defective pape r with a fres h stack.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 58 3. Open the access c over (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembly (2). Then grasp th e tabs (3) on the s heet guide (4 ) and lift it off the printer. 4. Remove any torn pieces of paper. 5. Fold some c ontinuo us-form paper over three tim es to make a page four sheets thick.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 59 8. Load standar d paper, close and lock the tractor co vers . 9. Install the sheet guide, t hen install the pull-up roller assembly and cl ose th e access cover.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 60 SINGLE SHEE T PAPER JAMS 1. T urn off the printer. 2. Use the platen knob to back the paper out. 3. Open the access c over (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembl y (2). 4. Remove any torn pieces from around the carriage. 5. Reinstall the pull-up roller assembly and c lose t he access cove r.
MAIN TEN ANCE > 61 CLEA N IN G TH E H OU SI NG You should clean the prin ter housing every six mont hs (or after about 300 ho urs of op eration) . 1. T urn off the printer. 2. Use the plat en knob to back the paper out of the printer . 3. Open the access c over (1) and remove the pull-up roller assembl y (2).
MAIN TEN ANCE > 62 5. Reinstall the pull-up roller assembly and c lose t he access cove r..
TROUBLESHOOTING > 63 T R OUBL ESHOOTING GENERA L INFORMATION Here are so me gener al th ings to ch eck be fore proc eedi ng wi th detai led tro ublesh ooting.
TROUBLESHOOTING > 64 l Y ou r printer driver settings can override any settings from the printe r menu or pri nter fron t panel . Before sending a file to the printer, many w ord proces sors se nd eith er an “ initialization s tring ” or an I-Prime s ignal to the print er.
TROUBLESHOOTING > 65 Problem I'm getting st range symb o ls, incorrec t fonts, etc ., when I try to print a docu ment. Solutio ns 1. Check to be sure that the pri nter dri ver you have sele cted in yo ur softw are mat ch es the pr inter emul ation .
TROUBLESHOOTING > 66 Problem There are do ts missing in m y printouts. Solutio n The head gap may not be set correctly. Try m oving the he adgap lever to a lo wer sett ing. I f that doe sn ’ t help, the printh ead ma y be dama ged; ca ll fo r serv ice.
TROUBLESHOOTING > 67 Problem Continuous -form pape r sticks to the sheet guide. Solutio n In cold dry weather , static charges can build up and make th e paper cling to the sheet gui de. Try moving the pap er guides to gether so th at the pa per re sts on the g uides rat h er t h an on the se parato r.
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES > 68 PA R TS AND AC CE SSORI ES Purchasing Parts & Accessories Before you purchase parts and accesso ries, make a note of your printer mo del number (see th e front of the unit) and have the corre ct part number and de scription of the ite m you wish to purchase.
PARTS AND ACCESSORIES > 69 Option Pa r t n u m b e r ML55 20 Pa r t n u m b e r ML5521 Pull T ractor, T o p-Mount (1 ) 09002365 09002369 Push T ra ctor, Bottom-Mount (2) 09002366 090 02370 Roll Pap.
PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 70 P R I N T E R CO N T RO L CO D E S This sect ion lists the mo st commonly us ed printer contr ol codes. You will find a compre hensive list ing of the contr ol codes (English only) o n your Pr inter CD. To acces s it: 1. Plac e the CD in your CD-ROM drive and wait for it to AutoPlay.
PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 71 Italic s ON Italic s OFF ESC % G ESC % H 27 37 71 27 37 72 Line Feed, Execute: w/ Carriage Return n/144" ( n = 1 to 127) n/216" ( n = 0 to 255) Reve rs e Auto L.
PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 72 EPSON FX C OMMANDS Epson Co mma nd ASCII Decimal Backspace BS 8 Carr ia ge Re tur n Execute CR 13 Character Pitch: Sele ct 10 cpi Sele ct 12 cpi Sele ct 15 cpi Begin 10 c.
PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 73 Line Spacing. Set Spacing to: n/144" ( n = 0 to 127) n/216" ( n = 0 to 255) n/72" (n= 0 to 85 or 0 to 213) 1/6" 1/8" 7/72" ESC % 9 n ESC 3 n.
PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 74 OKI MICR OLINE STANDAR D C OMMANDS Oki Co mma nd ASCII Decimal Backspace BS 8 Carr ia ge Re tur n CR 13 Character Pitch: Sele ct 10 cpi Sele ct 12 cpi Sele ct 15 cpi Sele ct 17.
PRINTER CONTROL CODES > 75 Paper Out Sensor OFF Paper Out Sensor ON ESC E 1 ESC E 0 27 69 49 27 69 48 Prin t Quality : Sel ect HS D Sel ect N LQ C ou rie r Selec t N L Q Got hic Selec t Ut ility ES.
SPE CIFICA TIO NS > 76 SPEC IFICATION S Item Specifica tion Print Method Impact dot matrix Printhead 9 pi ns, 0.30 mm (0. 0118") diam eter, with thermal protection Interf aces : Stand ard: Optional : Centronics parallel, IEEE-1284 compliant USB 1.
SPE CIFICA TIO NS > 77 Residen t Fo nts Near Letter Quality Util ity High Speed Dr aft Supe r Sp eed Draf t Co ur i e r, G ot hi c Gothic Gothic Gothic Bar Co des Code 3 9 UPC A, UPC E EAN 8, EAN 13 Interlea ved 2 of 5 Co de 1 2 8 Postnet Pape r Thic kness: T ractor F eed Re ar Feed: Bottom Feed*: *requires o ptional push or pull tractor.
SPE CIFICA TIO NS > 78 Paper Specifications: Single (C ut) Sheets Feed: Wei g h t: Widt h Ra nge: Single-part , continuous form s Feed: Wei g h t: Widt h Ra nge: Carbonless continuous forms (orig. + 4 copies) Feed: Wei g h t: Widt h Ra nge: Interleaf continuous forms (orig.
SPE CIFICA TIO NS > 79 Environmen tal Requir ements Te m p e r a t u r e Operatin g: Storag e: Humidit y Operatin g: Storag e: 41 to 9 5 ° F (5 to 36 ° C) 14 to 1 22 ° F (-10 to 50 ° C) 20 to 8.
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 80 SETTING UP Y OUR PRINTER LO CAT IO N l Plac e your printer on a firm, solid surface. l Allow enoug h space around the printer to easily access the pl aten kno b and the v ariou s paper f eed pa ths. l Mak e sure a s uitable grounded powe r outlet is avail able nearby .
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 81 1. Remove any pac king t ape, the n grasp the tabs (1) at either end of th e acc ess c ov er and piv ot it to ward s the front of the prin ter as far as i t wil l go. 2. Remove the printhead shipping restraint. 3. Remove the shipp ing restraint from the pull-up roller assembly (1).
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 82 4. Us e the tab s (1) to lift and r emov e the shee t guide , then remove the shipping restraint. 5. Reinsta ll the sheet guide: inser t the clips on either side o f the separator in to the notches marked with a t riangle, then press down to se cure the se para tor in pl ace.
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 83 INSTA LLING THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE RIBBON C ARTRIDGE HANDLIN G l Leave unused ribbon cartridges in th eir pac kages until needed. l C areful; the ribb on ink may cause permanen t stains. l Ribbon ink on skin o r clothing can usual ly be removed with soap and wate r.
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 84 2. Unpac k the new ribbo n cartridge and install it on the printhead. 3. T urn the take-up knob (1) in the direc tion of the mold ed-in arrow to take up any rib bon slack. 4. Clo se t he a cces s co v er a nd tu r n t h e pr i nt er O N .
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 85 POWER C O NNE CT ION Make sure both the prin ter and the computer are swit ched OFF. 1. Plug the pow er cord into th e back of the prin ter, then into a grounded outlet .
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 86 CO M P U TE R CO N N E C T I O N S PARAL LEL (LPT ), IEEE 1284 l Requires a bi-d irecti onal cable, max. le ngth 6 f t. (1 .8 m), no t supplied. l Pri nter h as a 36-p in s ock et Make s ure the printer a nd co mputer a re both turned OF F.
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 87 3. Attach a suitable USB cable to t he pr inter. The n attach the cable to your compu ter. 4. T urn the computer and printer back on. LOADING PAPE R For instruct ions on loading pap er, see “ Loading Paper ” in the chapter on “ Maintenance ” .
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 88 Fon t Sa m ple T e st The Font Sample Test prints a sample of the fonts standard to the printer. The top of the printout s hows the Printer Model, Emulation, Co untry Code, Interfac e, and Firmware Revision Level. Make sure paper is loaded.
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 89 Rolling ASC II T est The Rolling ASCII Pr int Test produces a continuous printou t of all 96 ASCII charact ers in a rolling pattern in wha t ever typeface is selected (default = LQ Courier). The top of the printout s hows the Printer Model, Emulation, Co untry Code, and Firmwa re Revision Leve l.
SETTING UP YOUR PRINTER > 90 Hexad ecimal Dum p Mode When the printer is plac ed in the Hexadecimal Dump Mo de, all data received, including t ext and printer commands, is print ed in both hexadecimal and ASCII formats. For exam ple, the following line of BASIC code LPRINT CHR$ (27);”0”;CHR$ (30);”THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A HEXADECIMAL DUMP.
> 91 INDEX A Auto Carriage return ... ................. 34 Auto LF (Line Feed) ............. .. 32 , 34 Auto Select ................ ................. 32 B Bar Codes .......................... ......... 77 Bi-directional printing ........ .. 32 , 40 Bottom Feed .
> 92 Bottom Feed ... ................ ......... 31 Rear Feed ....... ................ ......... 31 Loading Paper .................... ......... 87 M Margin, Bottom .. .................. 32 , 35 Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) .............. .....
> 93 T Temperature Specifications ......... 79 Testing the Printer ...................... 87 Thickness, Paper........ ................. 77 Time Out ............................ .. 32 , 41 Top Feed .................... ................. 78 Bottom Margin .
> 94 OKI CONTACT DETAILS Oki Systems (UK) Limited 550 Dundee Road Slough Tradin g Estate Slough, SL1 4LE Tel:44 (0) 1753 819819 Fax:44 (0) 1753 819899 http://www.oki.co.uk Oki Systems Ireland Limited The Square Indu stri al Co mple x Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland Tel:+353 1 4049590 Fax:+353 1 4049591 http://www.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Oki ML5521 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Oki ML5521 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Oki ML5521 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Oki ML5521 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Oki ML5521, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Oki ML5521.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Oki ML5521. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Oki ML5521 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
