Contents
Safety information.......................................................................................6
Learning about the printer...........................................................................7
Printer overview........................................................................................................................................7
Applying control panel overlays................................................................................................................8
Understanding the printer features and functions...................................................................................9
Printing a demonstration page................................................................................................................11
Printing a network setup page................................................................................................................12
Printing from Windows or DOS...............................................................................................................13
Using IBM emulation mode.....................................................................................................................13
Using Epson emulation mode.................................................................................................................14
Using Okidata MICROLINE emulation mode...........................................................................................15
Using the control panel..............................................................................16
Understanding the control panel buttons...............................................................................................16
Understanding the control panel lights...................................................................................................17
Setting the printer online or offline........................................................................................................18
Advancing paper......................................................................................................................................18
Using the Load/Unload function.............................................................................................................19
Locking and unlocking the control panel.................................................................................................19
Selecting a Tractor mode........................................................................................................................19
Selecting and locking a font....................................................................................................................20
Disabling Font Lock..................................................................................................................................20
Selecting and locking a pitch...................................................................................................................21
Disabling Pitch Lock.................................................................................................................................21
Loading paper............................................................................................22
Setting the forms thickness lever............................................................................................................22
Paper paths.............................................................................................................................................23
Using the Tear Off function.....................................................................................................................24
Loading continuous paper.......................................................................................................................25
Loading continuous forms using the push tractor............................................................................................25
Front loading continuous forms using the pull tractor.....................................................................................28
Bottom loading continuous forms using the pull tractor..................................................................................31
Loading cut forms....................................................................................................................................36
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