Oki ML1120 User Manual page 63

PROBLEM
No printing takes place
SEL indicator is unlit.
SEL indicator is
illuminated but no
printing takes place.
The print head is
moving but no printing
takes place.
Print position offset
The horizontal printing
position is offset.
Printing slows down
Print direction changes
suddenly to
unidirectional.
PE warning
The print carriage does
not operate.
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CAUSE
The printer driver is not
installed properly.
The printer has just
stopped printing.
There is no paper in the
printer.
Interface cable is
disconnected.
Wrong interface cable
has been used.
The ribbon cartridge
has not been installed.
The start position may
change after the printer
is powered on.
When the print head
overheats, the printer
automatically starts
unidirectional split
printing.
There is contamination
on the carriage shaft.
ACTION
Re-install the printer
driver correctly.
Press the SEL button.
Load paper.
Reconnect the interface
cable.
Use correct interface
cable.
Install the ribbon
cartridge.
When the printer is
powered ON, switch
from off-line mode to
on-line mode by
pressing the SEL
button. Reset the start
position. You must set
the Power Switch to OFF
before you change the
start position.
When the print head
temperature drops
sufficiently, the printer
will return to its original
operation.
Clean any paper dust
and contamination from
the carriage with a dry
cloth.