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  • Page 1 ML6300 User’s guide ML6300FB...

  • Page 2: Preface

    The most up-to-date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Printing Solu- tions web site: http://www.okiprintingsolutions.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ontents Preface....................2 Contents....................3 Notes,.cautions.and.warnings............5 Introduction..................6 About this guide ................6 On-line usage ................7 Printing pages ................8 Getting.started..................9 Retaining packing materials ............9 Identifying component parts ............9 Front view................9 Rear view ................11 Locating your printer ..............1 Powering on your printer ............13 Producing a test print..............14 Connecting.to.a.computer.
  • Page 4 Responding to alarm conditions ..........47 Responding to general problems ..........48 Cleaning.your.printer..............54 Printer exterior ................54 Printer interior ................54 Consumables.and.accessories.............56 Consumables ................56 Changing a ribbon cartridge ..........56 Accessories ................61 Specifications.................62 Appendix-A...Unpacking..............65 Appendix-B...Remove.the.shipping.retainer.(stopper)....66 Appendix-C...Installing.the.table..........68 Index....................69 Oki.Printing.Solutions.contact.details.........70 Perface > 4...

  • Page 5: Notes,.Cautions.and.warnings

    otes 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. WARNING! Operations.of.this.equipment.are.not.warranted.when.the. equipment.is.connected.to.UPS.(Uninterruptible.Power.Supply). and/or.inverter.. Doing.so.may.result.in.damage.of.this.equipment.. Do.not.use.UPS.and/or.inverter. Notes, cautions and warnings > 5...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Congratulations on purchasing this Oki Printing Solutions printer! The ML300FB 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.

  • Page 7: On-Line Usage

    This is an electronic document available on the web site www. okiprintingsolutions.com. Network Configuration Guide: to provide detailed technical > information for network administrators to configure the optional ac- cessory network interface. This is an electronic document stored on the CD that accompa- nies the network interface card optional accessory.

  • Page 8: Printing

    rinting pages The whole manual, individual pages, or sections may be printed. The procedure is: From the toolbar, select [File], then [Print] (or press the Ctrl + P keys). Choose which pages you wish to print: [All pages], (1), for the entire manual. [Current page], (2), for the page at which you are looking.

  • Page 9: Getting.started

    etting started WarninG! if you have not already done so, familiarise yourself with the content of the installation Safety booklet supplied with your printer. etaining packing materials After setting up your printer according to the instructions in the Set-up Guide, retain your packing materials and container in case you ever need to ship or transport your printer.
  • Page 10 Top Cover: open and close for access, for example when changing a ribbon cartridge. Keep closed for noise reduction. Control Panel: contains button switches and indicators (described in detail later) that allow you to operate the printer. Power Switch: to turn the printer power ON/OFF. Platen Knob: turn to move or eject the paper.

  • Page 11: Rear View

    ear view Optional connector position: connect to optional accessory serial interface card or 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T network card. USB connector: connect to USB interface cable. Parallel connector: connect to parallel interface connector. Pin Tractor: to load and feed continuous forms. Power connector: connect to printer power cable. Getting started >...

  • Page 12: Locating Your Printer

    ocating 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 pa- per feed paths.

  • Page 13: Powering On Your Printer

    owering on your printer Ensure that your printer Power Switch is set to OFF. Connect the power cable connector (1) to the power connector (2) on the printer. Connect the power cable to a 220/240 V AC power outlet and switch on the outlet power.

  • Page 14: Producing A Test Print

    roducing a test print To check that your printer is operational, produce a test print on a sheet of 80 gsm A4 paper (for example) as follows: caution! allow at least 5 seconds between turning the printer on after turning it oFF. a shorter time interval between turning on/oFF operations may cause printer power failure.

  • Page 15: Connecting.to.a.computer

    onnecting to a computer In this section you will interconnect your printer and computer, install the printer driver in your computer and print a test page. nterconnecting printer and computer nterfaces Your printer is equipped with two data interfaces: CautIon! Do not use both parallel and uSB printing together.

  • Page 16: Interconnection

    nterconnection Ensure that both printer and computer are turned OFF. Connect the required interface cable, USB (1) or parallel (2), to the printer and then to the computer (3). Turn ON the printer and then turn ON the computer. nstalling the printer driver Insert the Drivers CD into your computer and follow the on-screen in- structions to install the printer driver for use with your printer.

  • Page 17: Printing.from.a.computer

    rinting from a computer When printing to your printer from, for example, a Windows application on your computer, make your printing selections from the driver windows that appear on screen. These driver windows have been designed to be easy to use and intuitive while supplementary on-line help is available by clicking each window Help button.

  • Page 18: Paper.handling

    aper handling This section describes how to use cut sheet paper and continuous forms in your printer. oading cut sheet paper Ensure that the printer is turned ON. Note If there are any continuous forms in the printer, eject them as described in "Removing continuous forms"...
  • Page 19 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). Adjust the Paper Thickness Lever (4) to suit the paper. See "Set- ting the Paper Thickness lever" on page 26. Note If the Paper thickness Lever setting does not match the paper being used, paper feeding and printing may not work properly.

  • Page 20: Ejecting Cut Sheet Paper

    Note ensure that the paper is accurately aligned along the Paper Guide to avoid the possibility of skew printing. When printing an envelope, do not fold up the flap. A flap aligned along the Paper Guide can lead to skew printing. jecting cut sheet paper When the printer reaches the end of the cut sheet page it automatically ejects the page.

  • Page 21: Feeding Continuous Forms

    Position the continuous forms supply directly below the printer, no more than 3 cm left or right of the printer paper path. Ensure the rear of the printer is close to and parallel with the edge of the surface and at least 60 cm from any wall. eeding continuous forms Ensure that the printer is turned ON.
  • Page 22 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 23 Open the left and right Pin Tractor covers (1) and feed the con- tinuous 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 24: Tearing Off Continuous Forms

    earing off continuous forms With the SEL indicator illuminated, press the TEAR button to eject the continuous forms onto the Paper Tray. Carefully tear off the forms along the tear-off perforations in the direction shown. Using excessive force may result in tearing at a position other than the tear-off perforations.

  • Page 25: Removing Continuous Forms

    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 26 Lift the Pin Tractor covers (1) and remove the forms. Close the Pin Tractor covers. etting the aper hickness 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...
  • Page 27 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 - 0.66 mm 0.67 - 0.75 mm 0.76 - 0.84 mm...

  • Page 28: Operating.instructions

    perating instructions ontrol panel The status/alarm indicators and button switches on the control panel al- low you to check printer status and control the printer. Operating instructions > 28...

  • Page 29: Indicators

    ndicators 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 30: Button Switches

    utton switches SWItCH StatuS FunCtIOn On-line Sets the printer to off-line Off-line Sets the printer to on-line and disalarms the printer SHIFT Used only in conjunction with one of the following buttons: SEL, LF, FF/LOAD, PARK, TEAR described below. On-line Feeds paper by one line.
  • 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) up LOAD Hold this button combination down for continuous feeding or ejecting of paper. SHIFT+ On-line Ineffective...

  • Page 32: Setting Menu Values

    etting menu values The following information explains the printer settings and how you can change them. Printer items and their values are printed for reference. onfirming current settings To print the current menu settings, use a cut sheet of A4 paper or con- tinuous forms of width at least 254 mm.

  • Page 33: Menu Setting

    enu setting Note Before changing menu settings, you may wish to print the current menu settings as in "Confirming current settings" on page Set menu item values (printed out for reference as you proceed) as fol- lows: Press LF (or SHIFT and LF together) to step forward (backward) through the menu items to the required item.
  • Page 34 IteM FunCtIOn SettIng 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, Pitch Select character pitch. 17.1 CPI, 20 CPI Proportional Spacing Select whether to use proportional spacing or not. normal, Italics Style Select either font style. Single, Double Size Select the character scale size.
  • Page 35 IteM FunCtIOn SettIng Bi-directional Multi Pass Select the printing direction when double-height print Uni-directional data exists in a line. 0, 2 K, 32 K, 64 K Rcv Buffer Select size of the received buffer. Print Suppress Set whether to enable or Effective disable a print suppress setup command.
  • Page 36 IteM FunCtIOn SettIng 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, Power Save Time Set idle time to enter power save mode. 30 min, 60 min PE Detection Select whether to detect paper end or not. Standard Table Print Set whether to divide a path or not to print on occasions Special when printing by the same...
  • Page 37 IteM FunCtIOn SettIng TOF (Continuous) Select the reference position 2.12 mm (1/12 in) for the TOF position when 4.23 mm (1/6 in) 6.35 mm (1/4 in) auto loading continuous form paper from the rear of 8.47 mm (1/3 in) the printer. (Up to the mid- 10.58 mm (5/12 in) section of characters in the 12.7 mm (1/2 in)
  • Page 38 IteM FunCtIOn SettIng 500 ms Wait Time Select the waiting time between setting paper on 1 sec the tray and feeding it while 2 sec the printer is waiting for paper to be fed in cut-paper manual feed mode. FF Function Select the feed operation eject upon receiving the FF code...
  • Page 39 IteM FunCtIOn SettIng Cut Position Adjust Select an adjustment value -7 ~ -1 for the position to cut the end of a continuous form. +7 ~ +1 (In 1/90 in increments) Registration Low Adjust the print starting -10 ~ -1 position on printing in the reverse direction.

  • Page 40: Initialising Menu Settings

    nitialising menu settings To restore the menu settings to their initial values, carry out the steps below. Note the values adjusted by the Adjustment menus are not initialised by the following procedure. Set the Power Switch to OFF. Press and hold down the SEL and SHIFT buttons together then set the Power Switch to ON.

  • Page 41: Adjusting Tof Position

    djusting 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 42: Quick Printer Settings

    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 but- tons for 3 seconds. Note Do not turn the Platen Knob or switch off the printer during the above procedure.
  • Page 43 Note If the paper on top is so thick that duplication on the paper below it fails, use emphasis printing. In emphasis printing mode, printing is carried out twice. the print may become blurred if high density characters and graphics are printed using a new ribbon.

  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    roubleshooting learing paper jams ut sheet paper jammed in printer Warning! Do not carry out any operations inside the printer with the Power Switch set to On. Set the Power Switch to OFF. Open the Top Cover. Set the Paper Thickness lever to the Replace Ribbon position (position 10).
  • Page 45 Move the Print Head away from the paper. Rotate the Platen Knob in the relevant direction and pull the cut sheet out from the front or rear of the printer. 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 Platen Knob to pass the folded sheet through and push out the paper fragment.

  • Page 46: Continuous Forms Jammed In Printer

    ontinuous forms jammed in printer Warning! Do not carry out any operations inside the printer with the Power Switch set to On. Set the Power Switch to OFF. Tear off any unprinted continuous forms. Raise each Pin Tractor cover (1) and remove the continuous forms from the Pin Tractors.

  • Page 47: Responding To Alarm Conditions

    esponding to alarm conditions Use the following table for guidance on how to respond to indicated alarm conditions. inDiCaTOr alarm meaningS anD aCTiOnS alarm Paper has run out. Add paper and press the SEL button. Flashing The Paper Type lever is wrongly set for the type of paper in use.

  • Page 48: Responding To General Problems

    esponding 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 not Check the power cable properly connected. is properly connected at both power outlet and printer.
  • Page 49 PrOblem CauSe aCTiOn Printing slows down Print direction When the print head When the print head changes suddenly to overheats, the printer temperature drops unidirectional. automatically starts sufficiently, the printer unidirectional split will return to its original printing. operation. Pe warning The print carriage does There is contamination Clean any paper dust and...
  • Page 50 PrOblem CauSe aCTiOn The printout differs from the screen display. Printout of completely Incorrect print setup for Reselect print setup different characters or the user application. for the applications symbols. according to priority. The application control Initialise the printer. codes for the previous print operation are still enabled.
  • Page 51 PrOblem CauSe aCTiOn When cut sheets are The paper setting Match the paper setting used, the content of a selected in the application selected in the application single sheet is printed does not match the with the physical paper in on two sheets.
  • Page 52 PrOblem CauSe aCTiOn The platen rotates Sheets are not loaded to Load sheets to the end. without paper feed, the end. or continuous forms The printer is in the Eject the continuous instead of cut sheets continuous forms mode. forms and select cut are fed.
  • Page 53 PrOblem CauSe aCTiOn Several blank lines Skip over perforation Cancel the skip over appear in the printout. spacing is selected. perforation spacing. The selected skip over The paper length selected Match the paper length perforation spacing in the application does selected in the application does not match the not match the physical...

  • Page 54: Cleaning.your.printer

    leaning 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. rinter exterior CautiOn! Keep the top Cover closed to avoid the possibility of detergent entering the printer...
  • Page 55 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 around it Clean and remove paper waste, dirt, dust and ribbon shreds. The paper travel surface (2) CautiOn! When you clean the interior of the printer with a vacuum cleaner,...

  • Page 56: Consumables.and.accessories

    When the printed image becomes faint or incomplete, replace the ribbon cartridge. hanging a ribbon cartridge Caution! only use genuine oki original consumables to ensure the best quality and performance from your hardware. non-oki original products may damage your printer's performance and invalidate your warranty.
  • Page 57 Move the carriage (1) to the cutout (2) for ribbon replacement position. 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 car- riage. Consumables and accessories > 57...
  • Page 58 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. Dispose of the cartridge in accordance with your local guidelines. Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its wrapping and note the position of the Ribbon Guide (1), Knob (2) and Pin (3).
  • Page 59 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 60 Turn the knob (1) clockwise (in the direction of the arrow) to wind up the ribbon. Caution! Do not turn the knob anticlockwise as the ribbon might jam. Make sure that the ribbon is not twisted or damaged when it goes through the gap between the Print Head and the ribbon guide.

  • Page 61: Accessories

    ccessories The following accessories are available for your printer: > RS-232C Serial Interface > OkiLAN 7120e 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Network Interface Installation instructions are supplied with the accessories. The Network Configuration Guide on the CD that accompanies the Network Interface card provides detailed configuration information for the OkiLAN 7120e. Consumables and accessories >...

  • Page 62: Specifications

    pecifications Item SpecIfIcatIon Model No. D21008B (ML6300FB) 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 63 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 64 Item SpecIfIcatIon Interfaces Bi-directional parallel, IEEE1284-1994 USB 2.0 RS-232C (optional accessory) OkiLAN 7120e 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T (optional accessory) Dust and corrosion Use the printer in a general office environment. Environmental conditions Operating 5˚C - 40˚C, 30% - 85% RH (Testing condition for print precision: 15˚C - 30 ˚C, 40% - 70%RH) Storage -20˚C - 60˚C, 0% - 95% RH...
  • Page 65 -A U ppendix npacking Open the printer package and check that all accessories listed below are supplied. If any items are missing, contact your dealer. Note Retain the original packaging box and the packaging materials. they are required for future reshipment of the equipment. Printer Ribbon cartridge Power cord...
  • Page 66 ppendix emove the shipping retainer stopper The print head has been secured by the shipping retainer (stopper) to prevent the printer from damage due to vibration and others during ship- ment. Remove the shipping retainer (stopper) before starting to use the printer.
  • Page 67 Remove the stopper. Stopper Remove the stopper by pulling the left side of the stopper to the front. Close the access cover. Access cover Appendix B - Remove the shipping retainer (stopper) > 67...
  • Page 68 -C I ppendix nstalling the table Insert the hooks on the right and left of the table into the holes of the sheet guide lower. Holes Hook Table Sheet guide lower Hook Table hook Hole Turn the table in the direction of the arrow, and press the table down until it is locked.

  • Page 69: Index

    ndex accessories normal speed printing ......... 42 list ............61 ordering ..........61 paper jams alarm indications ........47 continuous forms ......... 46 aligning perforations ........24 cut sheet ..........44 printer button switches ........... 30 control panel ........28 location ..........

  • Page 70: Oki Printing Solutions Contact Details > 70

    Oki Data Corporation Oki Data (S) PTE Ltd Malaysia Rep Office 4-11-22 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo Suite 21.03, 21st Floor Menara IGB, Mid 108-8551, Japan Valley City Lingkaran Syed Putra 59200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: (81) 3 5445 6122...

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