User's Guide ML1120 Plus/ML1190 Plus
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ML1120 Plus/ML1190 Plus User’s Guide ML1120 Plus/ML1190 Plus PREFACE Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki Printing Solutions assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. Oki Printing Solutions also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and referred to in this guide will not affect the applicability of the information in it. Mention of software products manufactured by other companies does not necessarily constitute endorsement by Oki Printing Solutions. While all reasonable efforts have been made to make this document as accurate and helpful as possible, we make no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein. The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Printing Solutions web site: http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com Copyright © 2010 Oki Printing Solutions. Oki is a registered trademarks of Oki Electric Industry Company, Ltd. OKI Printing Solutions and Microline are trademarks of Oki Data Corporation. 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 efficiency. This product complies with the requirements of the Council Directives 2004/108/EC (EMC) and 2006/95/EC (LVD) as amended where applicable on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to electromagnetic compatibility and low voltage. ML1120 Plus/ML1190 Plus User’s Guide - Perface > 2 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 Button 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 ML1120 Plus/ML1190 Plus User’s Guide - Contents > 3 Removing continuous forms . ........ ... ............ 32 How to use Bottom Tractor . ......... ............... 34 Setting the Paper Thickness lever . ................... 41 Operating instructions . ..... ... ....... ... ..... 42 Control panel . ... ... ....... ... ... ...... .......... 42 ML1120 Plus ... ... ....... ... ... ...... .......... 42 ML1190 Plus ... ... ....... ... ... ........ ..... ... 44 Buttons . ........................................... 46 Setting menu values . ..... ... ....... ... ..... 47 Confirming current settings . ... ..... ............... 47 Menu setting .. ... ... ..... ... ..................... 48 ML1120 Plus .. ..... ... ........................... 49 ML1190 Plus .. ....... ... ... ..... ......... 57 Initialising menu settings . ........ ....... 70 Adjusting TOF position . ..... ....... ........... 71 Printer speed settings . ... ... ..... ... .... ..... ... 72 Printer impact mode . ... ... ....... ...... ... ... 72 Normal speed printing . ..... ... ....... ... ... 72 High speed printing . ... ... ..... ... .... ..... 72 Quiet printing . ... ... ..... ... ..... ... ............ 72 Setting TOF position at the place of user’s choice . 73 Troubleshooting . ... ... ....... ... ... ...... ... ....... 74 Clearing paper jams .. ..... ... ...... ..... ........... 74 Cut sheet paper jammed in printer .. .................. 74 Continuous forms jammed in printer . 76 Responding to alarm conditions . ....... ... 78 Responding to general problems. 78 Cleaning your printer . ..... ... ....... ... ..... 83 Printer exterior . ..... ........ ....... ...... ...... 83 Printer interior . ..... ........ ...... .......... ... 83 Consumables and accessories . ... ..... ............... 85 Consumables . ..... ........ ................ ..... 85 Changing a ribbon cartridge . ... ... ................ 85 Consumable order information . ..... ............... 88 Specifications .. ..... ........ ....... ......... ..... 89 ML1120 Plus ... ... ..... ... .......................... 89 ML1190 Plus. ..... ........ ..... ... ...... ....... ... 91 Index . ......................................... 93 Oki contact details . ... ... ....... ..... ........ ....... 94 ML1120 Plus/ML1190 Plus User’s Guide - Contents > 4 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. ML1120 Plus/ML1190 Plus User’s Guide - Notes, cautions and warnings. > 5 INTRODUCTION Congratulations on purchasing this Oki Printing Solutions printer! The ML1120 Plus(9-pin) and ML1190 Plus(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-the- art 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: to help you to become familiar with your 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: to provide detailed technical information for programmers and more technical users. This is an electronic document available on the web site www. okiprintingsolutions.com. ML1120 Plus/ML1190 Plus User’s Guide - Introduction > > 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: on-line information accessible from the printer driver and utility software. 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). ML1120 Plus/ML1190 Plus User’s Guide - Introduction > 2. Choose which pages you wish to print: (a) [All pages], (1), for the entire manual. (b) [Current page], (2), for the page at which you are looking. 1 2 3