Controls And L Ev Ers - Oki OKIMATE 10 Handbook

The Players Meet
Let's take a closer look at the control center
of your OKIMATE. The picture on page 10 re­
veals the locations of the levers, lights
and buttons you'll be introduced to in this
chapter.
DARK: Controls darkness of print. Normally
set this switch in the center.
PAPER RELEASE: OPEN for straightening
paper; CLOSE for printing.
SELECT: This is the PAUSE/RESTART but­
ton. To stop the printer while it is printing,
press this button and continue to hold it
down until the printhead reaches the end of
a line. Once the printhead is at the end of a
line, release the SELECT button and the
printer will stop printing. At that time, the
READY light will blink slowly indicating
that printing has been stopped.
The SELECT button has three other func­
tions:
1. Press to restart the printer after
stopping it.
2. Press to restart the printer after
changing paper or ribbon.
3. Press along with the ON button to
begin a self test.
READY LIGH T: A steady light means the
printer is ON and ready to receive data.
A slow blink means you've either pressed the
SELECT button to stop OKIMATE from print­
ing or it's time to replace paper or ribbon.
A rapid blink means OKIMATE has slowed
down printing to cool. The printer will auto­
matically resume full speed when the print­
head temperature is lowered. This should
happen infrequently, if at all, when OKI­
MATE has been continuously printing.
N O TE: If you use the SELECT button to stop printing color
graphics, the O KIM ATE will first print all the colors selected
for a line before stopping— blue is the last color to print.