Introduction - Oki MICROLINE ML380 Maintenance Manual

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INTRODUCTION

The MICROLINE 380 Turbo/381 Turbo is designed to provide highly reliable letter quality printing
and high resolution graphics for the desktop/office printing environment. It combines state-of-
the-art, 24-pin, 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.
Key features of the MICROLINE 380 Turbo/381 Turbo:
— OKI smart Paper Handling
— Direct access control panel
— Structured menu for easy set-up
— Bidirectional short-line-seeking printing logic provides 104 characters per second in Letter
Quality mode and 312 characters per second in Utility mode. (12 cpi)
— Quiet operation at 54 dBA in normal mode (LQ) and 50 dBA in quiet mode
— Eleven graphics modes for resolution up to 360 × 360 dots per inch
— Multiple Epson and IBM mode character sets and code page including 21 international
character sets and line graphics.
— Downline loadable font capability
— Optimized paper handling with separate paper paths for top, rear and bottom paper feeding
— Short tear feature for demand documents
— Built in push-tractor with Paper Park allows printing of cut sheets without the need to remove
continuous forms from the printer
— Automatic cut sheet feeding and power assisted loading of continuous forms
— Optional cut-sheet feeder
— Co-resident Epson and IBM emulation modes
— Standard Centronics-compatible parallel interface
— Optional RS-232C serial interface
— Barcode compatible (7 kinds)
— Postnet compatible
— Optional roll paper stand (MICROLINE 380 Turbo only)
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