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Important Safety Instructions Your OKI printer has been carefully designed to give you • Be certain that your power source matches the rating years of safe, reliable performance. As with all electrical listed on the back of the printer. If you aren’t sure, equipment, there are a few basic precautions you should check with your dealer or with your local power take to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the printer: company. • Carefully read all setup and operating instructions. Be • Your printer has a grounded, 3-prong plug as a safety sure to save all documents for future reference. feature. It will only fit into a grounded outlet. If you • Read and follow all warning and instruction labels on can not plug it in, chances are that you have an older, the printer itself. non-grounded outlet. Contact an electrician to have it • Place your printer on a firm, solid surface. If you put in replaced with a grounded outlet. Do not use an adapter on something unsteady, it might fall and be damaged. to defeat the grounding. • Avoid overheating the printer. Do not place it on a soft • To avoid damaging the power cord, do not put anything surface, such as a rug, sofa, or bed. The vents may be on it or place it where it will be walked on. If the cord blocked, causing the printer to overheat. becomes damaged or frayed, replace it immediately. • The printer must be installed near a power outlet which will remain easily accessible. Printer Handbook: English | 3 • If you’re using an extension cord or power strip with the • Do not poke anything into the ventilation slots on the printer, make sure that the total of the amperes required sides of the printer. You could get a shock or cause a by all the equipment on the extension is less than the fire. extension’s rating. Generally, the total ratings of all • Aside from the routine maintenance described in this equipment plugged into any one power line should not document, don’t try to service the printer yourself. exceed 15 amperes. Don’t exceed this unless you know Opening the cover may expose you to shocks or other that the power line your equipment is plugged into has a hazards. Don’t make any adjustments other than those rating above 15 amperes. outlined in the document. You might cause damage • Unplug the printer before you clean it. Use only a damp requiring extensive repair work. cloth. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. • If anything happens that indicates that your printer is • To protect your printer from overheating, make sure no not working properly or has been damaged, unplug it openings on the printer are blocked. Do not put the immediately and have your printer serviced. printer on or near a heat source, such as a radiator or These are some of the things to look for: heat register. If you put the printer in any kind of – The power cord or plug is frayed or damaged. enclosure, make sure it is well ventilated. – Liquid has been spilled into the housing, or the • The printhead can get quite hot when it has been printer has been exposed to water. printing for a length of time. Do not touch the printhead until it has had a chance to cool off. – The printer has been dropped or its cabinet has been damaged. • Do not use your printer near water. Do not spill liquid of any kind into it. – The printer doesn’t function normally when you’re following the operating instructions. 4 | Safety Table of Contents Setting Up ............................................................. 6 Controlling the Printer......................................21 Components .................................................................. 6 The Front Panel .......................................................... 21 Remove the Shipping Materials ................................... 7 Printer Driver .............................................................. 23 Install/Replace the Ribbon Cartridge ........................... 8 Appendix A: Replacement Parts ......................25 Install the Platen Knob ............................................... 10 Install the Paper Separator .......................................... 10 Appendix B: Control Circuit Board Switches 27 Install the Power Cord .................................................11 Appendix C: Specifications ...............................29 Connect To the Computer ............................................11 Load Paper .................................................................. 12 Index ...................................................................31 Loading Continuous Form Paper for Bottom Feed . 13 Loading Continuous Form Paper for Rear Feed ..... 16 Loading Single Sheets ............................................. 19 Run the Self Test......................................................... 20 Printer Handbook: English | 5 Setting Up Components Power cord Paper separator Unpack the box and check for the following: • Grounding screw (not illustrated: see “Connect to the ✔ Interface cables and paper are sold separately. Computer” later in this section) • CD (not illustrated) ML310 Printer Ribbon cartridge ✔ If any of these items is missing or damaged, see your Platen knob dealer for a replacement. 6 | Remove the Shipping 4 Pull up on the access cover to unsnap it, then remove it. Materials 1 Remove any packing tape. 2 Check for a protective film on the front panel, and remove it. 3 Lift off the acoustic cover. 5 Remove the shipping retainer that secures the printhead during shipment. Save it in case you ever need to ship the printer. Printer Handbook: English | 7 2 Center the printhead (1) so that it’s away from the bail Install/Replace the Ribbon rollers. Make sure the bail is closed (lever back). Cartridge 1 If necessary, lift off the acoustic cover and remove the access cover. ë Caution! It is recommended that the printer be switched off prior to removing the access cover. The printhead can get very hot during extended periods of printing—be sure to let it cool off before you touch it. à Leave the clear plastic ribbon shield (1) on the cartridge! Use only genuine Oki Data ribbon cartridges. 8 | Setting Up 3 If you are replacing the ribbon cartridge, grasp the ✔ If the ribbon won’t load easily, turn the knob slightly sides of the cartridge at either side of the printhead until the x-shaped notch on the bottom of the ribbon (Caution! printhead can be HOT!), then lift the used cartridge aligns with the x-shaped insert on the ribbon cartridge out and discard it. plate. 4 With the knob side up, tilt the new ribbon cartridge onto 5 Press on the cartridge until you feel it snap into place. the printhead plate so that it slides into the area of the plate that is closest to the front of the printer, then lower the ribbon shield over the printhead (Caution! Printhead may be HOT!), aligning the tabs with the inserts on the printhead plate. 6 If you are replacing the ribbon cartridge, put the access cover back on and press down until it snaps into place, then replace the acoustic cover. Printer Handbook: English | 9 Install the Platen Knob Install the Paper Separator Insert the knob in the hole on the right side of the printer, Place the tabs (1) on the paper separator into the slots (2) lining up the notch in the knob with the pin on the shaft. on the printer, then press down to snap it in place. 10 | Setting Up Install the Power Cord Connect To the Computer 1 Make sure the printer is turned off. ✔ The interface cable is not supplied with the printer. 1 Insert the plug into the parallel port on the back of the printer (1) and secure it with the wire clips (2). 2 Plug the power cord supplied with your printer into the power socket (1). 2 If necessary, use the grounding screw suplied with the printer to attach the frame ground wire to the hole (3) at the right of the parallel port. 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the computer. à The outlet voltage must match the voltage marked 4 Turn the printer on. on the printer label. 3 Plug the opposite end into a grounded outlet. Printer Handbook: English | 11 Load Paper Paper Lever Positions ✔ The maximum usable thickness of multi-part forms is 0.014 inch (0.36 mm).