Home » Oki Manuals » Dot Matrix Printers » Oki ML8480FB » Manual Viewer

Oki ML8480FB ML8480FB User's Guide - Page 29

Print the Menu, Single Sheet (Manual Feed), Before Starting

Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 29 highlights

Print the Menu Note Always print the Function Settings Menu before you reset or change the settings. Printing the Function Settings Menu is the only way to have a record of the settings. Single Sheet (Manual Feed) Before Starting 1. Have a sheet of letter size or larger paper ready to print the menu. 2. Slide the sheet guide (1) to the right as far as it will go. Front_View.JPG 3. Make sure the Page Length (see page 35) set in the menu matches the paper you are using to print the menu. 4. Make sure manual feed is selected. If continuous forms feed is selected, FRONT appears on the second line of the display.To switch to manual feed: a. Press SEL to place the printer off-line. b. Press MODE. The display changes to PATH CHANGE FRONT c. Press the MODE switch one or two times until MANUAL appears on the second line of the display. The printer automatically switches to the manual path and returns on line. Microline 8480FB User's Guide Function Setting Menu • 29

Section	Page
Copyright Information	2
Document Information	2
Disclaimer	2
Trademark Information	2
Regulatory Information	2
Contents	3
Introduction	5
Features	5
Front View, Outside	6
Front View, Inside (1)	7
Front View, Inside (2)	7
Rear View	8
Control Panel	9
Quick Reference: Control Panel Functions	14
Enter the Menu	14
Print the Menu	14
Change Print Modes	14
Change the Printhead Gap	14
Change Paper Paths	14
Move Continuous Forms to the Print Position	14
Park Continuous Forms	14
Move Continuous Forms to the Tear Off Position	14
Change Align x Setting	14
Print Modes	15
Normal Print Mode	15
High Speed Print Mode	15
High Impact Print Mode	15
Change Print Mode	16
Change to Normal	16
Change to High Speed	16
Change to High Impact	16
Loading Print Media	17
Individual Sheets/Forms (“MANUAL”)	17
Specifications	17
Individual Sheets/Forms, for Use with Auto Align Mode	17
Minimum Print Margins	17
Individual Sheets	17
Individual Multipart Forms	18
Load Individual Sheets/Forms	18
Continuous Forms (“FRONT”)	19
Specifications	19
Width	19
Single Thickness Forms	19
Multi-part Forms	19
Load Continuous Forms	19
Switching Between Normal and High Impact Mode	22
Normal to High Impact Print Mode	22
High Impact to Normal Print Mode	22
Switch between Single Sheets and Continuous Forms	23
Single Sheets to Continuous Forms	23
Manual Feed to Front Feed	23
Continuous Forms to Single Sheets	23
Front Feed to Manual Feed	23
Function Setting Menu	24
Print the Menu	24
Navigating the Menu	25
Groups, Items, and Settings	25
Access the Menu	25
Scrolling Through Groups, Items and Settings	26
Groups	26
Items	26
Settings	26
Exit the Menu	26
Example: Turn on Proportional Spacing and Form Tear-Off	27
Reset to Factory Defaults	28
Print the Menu	29
Single Sheet (Manual Feed)	29
Before Starting	29
Print the Menu on Single Sheets	30
Continuous Forms (Front Feed)	30
Before Starting	30
Print the Menu on Continupus Forms	31
Menu Summary	32
Explanation of Menu Items	40
1stDotAdjAlign	40
1stDotAdjCut	40
1stDotAdjFront	40
Align1 Pos. Adj.	41
Align2 Pos. Adj.	41
Align3 Pos. Adj	41
Align4 Pos. Adj.	41
Auto Align	41
Auto Align Detect	42
Auto Align (POW)	42
Auto CR	42
Auto Eject Pos.	43
Auto Feed XT	43
Auto LF	43
Buzzer	43
Buzzer Volume	43
Character Set	43
Check Print Area	43
Code Page	43
CutSheet Smooth	44
Eject Dir.	44
Emulation Mode	44
Form Tear-Off	44
Front Load Adj.	44
Gap Control	44
Manual Gap Settings	45
Gap Pos.	45
Graphics	46
High Skip	46
Hi-Impact Copy	46
Host Interface	46
I-Prime	46
I/F Time Out	46
Initial Pos.	47
Language Set	47
Line Spacing	47
LF Revise (Cut)	47
Load LF Speed	47
Memory Auto Align	47
Multi Pass	47
Page Length	47
Page Width	48
Paper End	48
Parallel I/F	48
Path Change	48
PE Adj. (Cut) [Paper End Adjust (Manual Feed)]	48
PE Adj. (Front) [Paper End Adjust (Front Feed)]	49
PE Pos. [Paper End Position]	49
Pitch	49
Power Save Time	49
Power Saving	49
Print Dir. Cmd.	49
Print Mode	50
Print Suppress	50
Prop. Spacing	50
Quiet	50
Rcv. Buffer	50
Regist. Low	50
Regist. Normal	50
Regist. High 1	50
Regist. High 2	50
Reset Inhibit	51
Set Alarm	51
SI Pitch (10)	51
SI Pitch (12)	51
Size	51
Skew Detect	51
Skp Ovr Binding	52
Skip Over Perf.	52
Style	52
TOF	52
TOF Adj. (Cut)	53
Wait Time	53
Zero Character	53
Auto Align	54
Disabling Auto Align	54
Set Top of Form (TOF)	56
General Information	56
Use the Printer Menu	56
Use 1Chr Set Pos	58
Front Feed (Continuous Forms)	58
Manual Feed (Single Sheets/Forms)	59
Temporary TOF	60
Use the Control Panel	60
Form Tear Off	61
Turn On Forms Tear Off	61
Move Continuous Forms Up for Tear Off	62
Tests	63
Rolling ASCII Test	63
Font Sample Test	63
Hex Dump Mode	64
Engaging the Hex Dump Mode	64
Running a Hex Dump Test	64
Exiting Hex Dump Mode	64
Setting the Printhead Gap	65
General Information	65
Printhead Gap Settings	66
Change to a Manual Printhead Gap Setting	67
“On-the-Fly”	67
In the Menu	67
Troubleshooting	69
Paper Jams: Single Sheet	69
Paper Jams: Continuous Forms	70
Paper Jams: Correcting Repetitive Jams	71
Error Messages	74
Maintenance	76
Replace the Ribbon	76
Clean the Housing	81
Control Codes	83
In Sequence by ASCII Code	83
In Sequence by Function	90
Specifications	97
Print Method	97
Printhead	97
Emulations	97
Interfaces (Standard)	97
Receive Buffer Size	97
Throughput	97
Print Speed	98
Characters per Line (CPL)	99
Graphics Resolution	99
Resident Fonts	99
Reliability	99
Print Media Specifications	100
Single Sheets	100
Individual Multi-Part Forms	101
Continuous Single-Part Forms	102
Continuous Multi-Part Forms	102
Envelopes	103
Printer Dimensions	103
Printer Weight	103
Environmental Requirements	104