Explanations Of Menu Items - OKIDATA ML320 User Manual

Explanations of Menu Items

7 or 8 Bits Data Word (ML). If your computer system
uses seven bits to make up each unit of data, change this
setting to 7.
7 or 8 Bit Graphics (ML). Choose the graphics your
system uses: 7 or 8 dots in each column printed.
Auto CR (IBM). If you want the printer to automatically
add a carriage return when a Line Feed is received at the
end of a line, change the setting to Yes.
Auto LF. If your printout is consistently double spaced,
select No; if it overprints, select Yes.
Auto Feed XT (Epson). If your system uses pin 14 of the
parallel interface to control automatic line feed, change the
setting to Valid.
Auto Select. If you always use the same Top of Form
position, change the setting to Yes.
Bottom Margin. Change to Invalid if you want the printer
to ignore the bottom margin setting. Caution!! This can
cause loss of data and damage the printhead.
Centering Position. Used to limit printhead travel when
printing narrow columns. Select Mode 1 for Model
ML320; select Mode 1 or Mode 2 for Model ML321.
Character Set. Choose Standard (IBM Set I), Line Graph-
ics ( IBM Set II) or Block Graphics.
Code Page. Choose the Code Page character set you wish
to use: USA (IBM 437), Canada French (IBM 863),
Multilingual (IBM 850), Portugal (IBM 860), Norway
(IBM 865), BRASC II, or Abicomp.
Draft Mode. Change to SSD if you wish to use the Super
Speed Draft mode of printing. Note: Print Mode must be
set to DRAFT for this setting to be effective.
Emulation Mode. Choose the printer emulation.
ESC SI Pitch. Sets the character pitch used when the ESC
SI command is received.
Form Tear-Off. Choose 500 mS, 1 sec, or 2 sec to turn the
Form Tear-Off feature on and to set the time interval for the
printer to wait before advancing the paper.
Graphics. Change to bi-directional graphics for faster
printing: optimize the registration using the Print Registra-
tion setting in the Menu.
I-Prime. Determines what the printer will do when it
receives the I-Prime signal from the software: Buffer Print
prints out the buffer contents before resetting; Buffer Clear
dumps the buffer contents immediately. Invalid causes the
printer to ignore the I-Prime command.
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