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  • Page 1 ML6300 User’s Guide 59403201 my.okidata.com...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents __________________ Getting started ......6 Retaining packing materials ....6 Identifying component parts .
  • Page 4 Troubleshooting ......43 Clearing paper jams ..... . 43 Cut sheet paper jammed in printer .
  • Page 5 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.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting started _____________ Retaining packing materials Please retain your packing materials and container in case you ever need to ship or transport your printer. Identifying component parts Front view 1. Print Head: prints the characters on the paper. 2. Top Cover: open and close for access, for example when changing a ribbon cartridge.
  • Page 7 4. Power Switch: to turn the printer power ON/OFF. 5. Platen Knob: turn to move or eject the paper. 6. Paper Tray: to hold cut sheet paper for use by the printer (one sheet at a time). 7. Paper Guide: can be adjusted as required to locate the left edge of cut sheet paper.

  • Page 8: Rear View

    Rear view 1. Optional connector position: connect to optional accessory serial interface card or 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T network card. 2. USB connector: connect to USB interface cable. 3. Parallel connector: connect to parallel interface connector. 4. Pin Tractor: to load and feed continuous forms. 5.

  • Page 9: Locating Your Printer

    Locating your printer • Select a firm, solid surface on which to site your printer. • Allow enough space around your printer (e.g. at least 60 cm from any wall) for easy access to the Platen Knob and the various paper feed paths. >=60 cm 75 cm •...

  • Page 10: Producing A Test Print

    2. Connect the power cable connector (1) to the power connector (2) on the printer. 3. Connect the power cable to a 120 V AC power outlet and switch on the outlet power. 4. Turn the printer Power Switch to ON. 5.
  • Page 11 2. Set the Paper Type Lever to cut sheet and set the Paper Thickness Lever to position 1. 3. Press and hold the LF button and turn the Power Switch to 4. With the long side of the paper against the paper guide, insert the paper carefully into the printer.

  • Page 12: Connecting To A Computer

    Connecting to a computer ____ In this section you will connect your printer to a computer, install the printer driver in your computer and print a test page. Connecting the printer to a computer Interfaces Your printer is equipped with two data interfaces: CAUTION! Do not use both parallel and USB printing together.

  • Page 13: Making The Connection

    Making the connection 1. Ensure that both printer and computer are turned OFF. 2. Connect the required interface cable, USB (1) or parallel (2), to the printer and then to the computer (3). 3. Turn ON the printer and then turn ON the computer. Installing the printer driver Insert the Drivers CD supplied with your printer into your computer and follow the on-screen instructions to install the...

  • Page 14: Special Features: Cut Sheet Paper

    Special Features: Cut Sheet Paper____________________ No need to align individually fed sheets size 5.83" wide x 2.17 " high (148 x 55 mm) or larger with the paper feed guide. Automatic Skew Correction The printer will automatically detect paper skew for individual sheets being fed manually and align them with the print path.

  • Page 15: Paper Handling

    Paper handling _____________ This section describes how to use cut sheet paper and continuous forms in your printer. Loading cut sheet paper Note For information on automatic skew correction for cut sheets, see “Special Features: Cut Sheet Paper” on page 1.
  • Page 16 3. Ensure the Paper Type Lever (1) is set to Cut Sheet. 4. Sheets smaller than 5.83 x 2.17" (148 x 55 mm) only: Set the left margin of the paper by adjusting the Paper Guide (1) along the scale (2) relative to the start of printed line marker arrow (3).

  • Page 17: Ejecting Cut Sheet Paper

    6. With the printing side upwards, insert the paper on the Paper Tray (2) into the printer until it is gripped. Note Sheets smaller than 5.83 x 2.17" (148 x 55 mm) must be aligned with the paper guide (1). Ejecting cut sheet paper When the printer reaches the end of the cut sheet page it automatically ejects the page.

  • Page 18: Loading Continuous Forms

    Loading continuous forms Setting up continuous forms To avoid paper feeding problems, carry out the following: >=60 cm 75 cm <=3 cm 1. Check your printer is on a surface approximately 30 inches (75 cm) above the floor. 2. Position the continuous forms supply directly below the printer, no more than 1.18 inches (3 cm) left or right of the printer paper path.
  • Page 19 2. Ensure the Paper Type Lever (1) is set to Continuous Forms. 3. Adjust the Paper Thickness Lever to suit the paper. “Setting the Paper Thickness lever” on page 25. Note If the Paper Thickness Lever setting does not match the paper being used, paper feeding and printing may not work properly.
  • Page 20 5. Lift the locking lever (1) of the left Pin Tractor and slide the Pin Tractor as required to adjust the paper position relative to the first horizontal character centre mark (2). Press the locking lever back down to lock the Pin Tractor in the desired position.
  • Page 21 7. Open the left and right Pin Tractor covers (1) and feed the continuous forms in the direction of the arrows, locating the sprocket holes (2) in the forms onto the sprocket pins. Ensure that the forms are properly aligned on the sprocket pins (3), then close the covers.

  • Page 22: Tearing Off Continuous Forms

    9. Close the Rear Cover by gently swinging it downwards to the horizontal and then pushing it inwards until it locks into position. 10.Press the FF/LOAD button. The continuous forms will be taken into the printer and positioned at the first line print position and the SEL indicator will illuminate.

  • Page 23: Removing Continuous Forms

    2. Check the position of the tear-off perforations (1) relative to the paper cutter (2). (Paper Tray (3) is shown for clarity.) To advance the forms, hold down the TEAR button and press the FF/LOAD button. To retract the forms, hold down the TEAR button and press the LF button.
  • Page 24 disengage from the sprocket pins, do not attempt to eject the paper to avoid the possibility of a paper jam. 4. Open the Rear Cover by gently pulling it out horizontally to the end of its travel then swinging it upwards until it locks into position.

  • Page 25: Setting The Paper Thickness Lever

    Setting the Paper Thickness lever There are 10 lever positions, the first 9 for printing purposes and the tenth to facilitate ribbon replacement. Set the Paper Thickness lever for different paper types as follows: Lever position Paper TYPE 5 - 9 Cut sheet paper below 52 –...
  • Page 26 Set the Paper Thickness lever for overall paper thickness as follows: Overall paper thickness Lever position 0.06 – 0.12 mm 0.13 – 0.21 mm 0.22 – 0.30 mm 0.31 – 0.39 mm 0.40 – 0.48 mm 0.49 – 0.57 mm 0.58 –...

  • Page 27: Operating Instructions

    Operating instructions _______ Control panel The status/alarm indicators and button switches on the control panel allow you to check printer status and control the printer. Operating instructions > 27...

  • Page 28: Indicators

    Indicators Indicator Status Meaning Printer is on-line i.e. is available to print Printer is off-line i.e. is not available to print Flashing When flashing together with the ALARM indicator, printing cannot be resumed at this stage. Turn the power OFF, verify that the carriage moves properly, then turn the power ON again.

  • Page 29: Button Switches

    Indicator Status Meaning MENU Menu printing mode Normal printing mode Flashing High temperature indication QUIET Quiet print mode Normal speed printing mode Flashing High multipart printing mode POWER Printer power is ON Printer power is OFF Flashing Low power consumption mode Button switches Switch Status...
  • Page 30 Switch Status Function FF/LOAD On-line and off- Continuous form fed until line first line of next page Continuous Forms mode On-line and off- Ejects the cut sheet line Cut sheet manual mode TEAR On-line Delivers the continuous Continuous form to the cut position. If Forms mode the button is pressed again or data is received,...
  • Page 31 Switch Status Function SHIFT+LF Microfeed (0.14 mm step) down Hold this button combination down for continuous feeding or ejecting of paper. SHIFT+FF/ Microfeed (0.14 mm step) LOAD Hold this button combination down for continuous feeding or ejecting of paper. SHIFT+PARK On-line Ineffective Off-line...

  • Page 32: Setting Menu Values

    Setting menu values The following information explains the printer settings and how you can change them. Printer items and their values are printed for reference. Confirming current settings To print the current menu settings, use a cut sheet of letter- size paper or continuous forms of width at least 254 mm.

  • Page 33: Menu Setting

    Menu setting Note Before changing menu settings, you may wish to print the current menu settings. See “Confirming current settings” on the previous page. Set menu item values (printed out for reference as you proceed) as follows: Press LF (or SHIFT and LF together) to step forward (backward) through the menu items to the required item.

  • Page 34: Menu Items And Settings

    Menu items and settings In the menu settings tables below, factory default settings are shown in bold face. Item Setting Choices Emulation Mode IBM PPR IBM AGM EPSON LQ LQ Courier Print Mode LQ Roman LQ Swiss LQ Swiss Bold LQ Orator LQ Gothic LQ Prestige...
  • Page 35 Item Setting Choices Unslashed Zero Character Slashed Code Page Canada French Multilingual Portugal Norway Turkey Greek_437 Greek_869 Greek_928 Grk_437 CYPRUS Polska Mazovia Serbo Croatic I Serbo Croatic II ECMA-94 Hungarian CWI Windows Greek Windows East Europe Windows Cyrillic East Europe Latin II-852 Cyrillic I-855 Cyrillic II-866 Kamenicky(MJK) ISO Latin 2...
  • Page 36 Item Setting Choices Slashed Letter 0 Bi-directional Multi Pass Uni-directional 64 K Rcv Buffer 0, 2 K, 32 K, Print Suppress Effective Auto LF Auto CR IBM PPR only SI Select Pitch 15 CPI 17.1 CPI (10CPI) IBM PPR/AGM only 12 CPI SI Select Pitch (12CPI)
  • Page 37 Item Setting Choices 5 min Power Save , 10 min, 15 min, 30 min, 60 min Time PE Detection Standard Table Print Special 6 LPI Line Spacing 8 LPI 10.6 in Page Width 8 in Form Tear-Off 500 ms 1 sec 2 sec Skip Over Perforation...

  • Page 38: Buffer Print

    Item Setting Choices Page Length 3.5 in, 4 in, 5.5 in, 6 in, 7 in, 8 in, 8.5 11 2/3 in (Cut Sheet) in, 11 in, , 12 in, 14 in, 16.57 in, 5 in, 3 in, 3.25 in TOF (Cut Sheet) 2.12 mm (1/12 in) 4.23 mm (1/6 in) 6.35 mm (1/4 in)

  • Page 39: Initializing Menu Settings

    Item Setting Choices Registration Low -10 – -1 +10 – +1 Registration -10 – -1 Normal +10 – +1 Registration -10 – -1 High1 +10 – +1 Registration -10 – -1 High2 +10 – +1 LF Revise (Cut -14 – -1 Sheet) +14 –...

  • Page 40: Adjusting Tof (Top Of Form) Position

    Adjusting TOF (Top of Form) position Use the following procedure to set TOF to accord with the reference position (6.35 mm (0.25 in)). The reference position refers to the first line of the paper i.e. the position to which the printer feeds the paper when automatically loading the paper.

  • Page 41: Quick Printer Settings

    Note If the specified correction range is more than +/- 60 in, the QUIET indicator flashes and the paper cannot be moved. When the paper is positioned at the required TOF, release the buttons in Step 5 above. To save this position as the TOF, press the SEL button to set the printer off-line and press and hold down the SHIFT and PARK buttons for 3 seconds.
  • Page 42 Emphasis printing CAUTION! Do not use emphasis printing if performing horizontal tab character printing on thin paper as the paper may become damaged. Use this for printing multipart forms. You have to set emphasis printing by using the menus to set Impact Mode to Hi Copy as described in “Menu setting”...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Clearing paper jams Cut sheet paper jammed in printer WARNING! Do not carry out any operations inside the printer with the Power Switch set to ON. 1. Set the Power Switch to OFF. 2. Open the Top Cover. 3. Set the Paper Thickness lever to the Replace Ribbon position (position 10).
  • Page 44 4. Move the Print Head away from the paper. 5. Rotate the Platen Knob in the relevant direction and pull the cut sheet out from the front or rear of the printer. 6. If a paper fragment remains inside the printer: use forceps to grip and extract it or insert a triple folded sheet from the Paper Tray and turn the...

  • Page 45: Continuous Forms Jammed In Printer

    Continuous forms jammed in printer WARNING! Do not carry out any operations inside the printer with the Power Switch set to ON. 1. Set the Power Switch to OFF. 2. Tear off any unprinted continuous forms. 3. Open the Rear Cover by gently pulling it out horizontally to the end of its travel then swinging it upwards until it locks into position.

  • Page 46: Responding To Alarm Conditions

    7. When the paper jams are cleared, close the Rear Cover by gently swinging it downwards to the horizontal and then pushing it inwards until it locks into position. 8. Set the Power Switch to ON. Responding to alarm conditions Use the following table for guidance on how to respond to indicated alarm conditions.

  • Page 47: Responding To General Problems

    Responding to general problems Use the following table to help you to identify symptoms with possible causes and take suggested remedial actions. Problem Cause Action No power No power The power cable is Check the power cable not properly is properly connected connected.

  • Page 48: Printing Slows Down

    Problem Cause Action Print position offset The horizontal The start position When the printer is printing position is may change after powered ON, switch offset. the printer is from off-line mode to powered on. on-line mode by pressing the SEL button.
  • Page 49 Problem Cause Action Print blurring The characters are The Paper Correct the Paper too pale to display Thickness lever Thickness lever properly on the position does not setting. paper. match the paper. The printer is set Set the speed to to print at high normal.
  • Page 50 Problem Cause Action The printout differs from the screen display. Printout of Incorrect print Reselect print setup completely setup for the user for the applications different application. according to priority. characters or The application Initialize the printer. symbols. control codes for the previous print operation are still enabled.
  • Page 51 Problem Cause Action The printout differs from the screen display (cont.). Too large or small The left or right Incorrect positions of left and/or right margin is not the Paper Guide or Pin margins. correctly selected. Tractors. Select and adjust the position again depending on the paper type.

  • Page 52: Split Print

    Problem Cause Action The printout differs from the screen display (cont.). Broken and This may happen Use Print Registration uneven vertical in bidirectional in the adjustment lines. printing. mode to adjust. Too large or small Line spacing is not Reselect line spacing line spacing.
  • Page 53 Problem Cause Action Improper cut sheet feed (cont.) Paper distortion. Sheets are not Load sheets to the loaded to the end, end. or they are not inserted straight. Paper with Change paper. wrinkles, folds or other defects. Paper not specified Use paper types for the printer.
  • Page 54 Problem Cause Action Improper continuous forms feed (cont.) Paper distortion or Forms are loaded Load forms with their jam. with their left left holes in line with holes out of line the right ones. with the right ones. Inadequate Relocate the Pin distance between Tractors to tighten the the left and right...
  • Page 55 Problem Cause Action Abnormal switchover between cut sheet and continuous forms modes. No cut sheet feed. The printer is in Set the Paper Type continuous forms lever to cut sheet mode. mode. No continuous The printer is in Set the Paper Type forms feed.

  • Page 56: Cleaning Your Printer

    Cleaning your printer ________ To keep your printer in good operating condition, you are advised to clean it regularly. WARNING! Set the printer Power Switch to OFF and disconnect the power cable from the printer before cleaning the printer. Printer exterior CAUTION! Keep the Top Cover closed to avoid the possibility of detergent entering the printer...
  • Page 57 Using a soft cloth, cotton swabs and a vacuum cleaner, clean the interior of the printer as follows: Where to Clean What to Clean The carriage (1) and the area Clean and remove paper around it waste, dirt, dust and ribbon shreds.

  • Page 58: Consumables And Accessories

    When the printed image becomes faint or incomplete, replace the ribbon cartridge. Changing a ribbon cartridge CAUTION! Only use genuine Oki Original consumables to ensure the best quality and performance from your hardware. WARNING! Always turn the printer OFF before changing the ribbon! Do not change the ribbon cartridge with the Power Switch set to ON.
  • Page 59 3. Move the carriage (1) to the cutout (2) for ribbon replacement position. 4. Hold the ribbon cartridge (1) with your fingers pressing on its ribbon guide (2) and slope it up and out to remove it from the carriage. Consumables and accessories >...
  • Page 60 5. Holding the ribbon cartridge (1) close to both ends, slope it up and out until it unlocks then remove it along the direction indicated by the arrows. 6. Dispose of the cartridge in accordance with your local guidelines. 7. Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its wrapping and note the position of the Ribbon Guide (1), Knob (2) and Pin (3).
  • Page 61 8. In the direction indicated by the arrows, insert the pins at both ends of the ribbon cartridge (1) into the U grooves (2) in the printer until the ribbon cartridge is fully locked. Note It may be easier to mount the ribbon cartridge in place if you align it with the topside of the grooves.
  • Page 62 along the guide rails until the ribbon guide (2) comes in line with the U slot at the top of the cartridge. 10.Turn the knob (1) clockwise (in the direction of the arrow) to wind up the ribbon. CAUTION! Do not turn the knob counterclockwise as the ribbon might jam.

  • Page 63: Ribbon Cartridge Order Information

    11.Close the printer Top Cover. 12.Set the Paper Thickness lever to match the paper being used. (See “Setting the Paper Thickness lever” on page 25.) 13.Set the printer Power Switch to ON. Ribbon cartridge order information Item Order no. Ribbon cartridge (Black) 43503601 Accessories •...

  • Page 64: Specifications

    Specifications Item Specification Print method Impact dot matrix Print head 24 pins, 0.2 mm (0.0079 in) diameter Print direction Bi-directional, short-line-seeking printing Print speed High Speed Draft (HSD) 400cps @ 10 cpi Letter Quality (LQ) 100 cps @ 10 cpi Utility 300 cps @ 10 cpi Line Feed (LF) time...
  • Page 65 Thickness 0.36 mm (0.014 in) maximum Multiple-part paper should be fastened by spot-pasting or crimping on both sides, and should be free of wrinkles. Original OKI cartridge ribbon Ink color Black Ribbon life 4 million characters (Utility mode) Print head life...
  • Page 66 Item Specification Power rating Voltage 120 V ± 10% Frequency 50/60 Hz ± 1 Hz Power consumption Operation Typ. 60 W Standby mode 15 W Power Save mode Power cable 3 - core AC power cable, approximately 1.8 m length Interfaces Bi-directional parallel, IEEE1284-1994 USB 2.0...

  • Page 67: Appendix A: Removing The Rear Cover

    Appendix A: Removing the Rear Cover ____________________ If required, the Rear Cover can be removed and replaced as described below. CAUTION! When removing or replacing the Rear Cover, take care not to apply excessive force. Removing the rear cover Remove the Rear Cover in the direction shown: Appendix A: Removing the Rear Cover >...

  • Page 68: Replacing The Rear Cover

    Replacing the rear cover Align the Rear Cover (1) with the protruding part of the printer Top Cover (2) and insert in the direction shown: Appendix A: Removing the Rear Cover > 68...

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