Explanation Of Menu Items - Oki Microline ML380 Handbook

%Explanation of Menu Items

Explanation of Menu Items
The listings here are organized alphabetically for your convenience in looking up a particular item.
The listing in Appendix B is in the sequence in which the groups and items appear as you press
the control buttons in the Menu Select Mode.
Auto Feed XT. For parallel interface. Some systems use a signal on pin 14 of the parallel interface
to control automatic line feed. Interface cables wired in such a way that automatic line feed is
always in effect can cause a problem with such systems. The factory setting, Invalid, eliminates
this problem by causing the printer to ignore the signal. If your system uses pin 14 to control
automatic line feed, select the Valid setting.
Auto LF. Choose Yes to have the printer automatically add a Line Feed command to each Carriage
Return command it receives. The choice depends on whether your computer adds a Line Feed. If
you want single spacing and your printout is consistently double spaced, select No. If you want
single spacing and your printout consistently has one line printed over another, select Yes.
Baud Rate. (Serial interface) Sets data transmission speed.
Busy Line. (Serial interface) Selects pin used for busy signal when the printer is operating in the
serial mode. Choose from SSD- (pin 11), SSD+ (pin 11), DTR (pin 20), or RTS (pin 4).
Busy Time. (Serial interface) Sets busy signal timing.
Character Set. Choose IBM Character Set I, IBM Character Set II, or the Epson character set. (See
Appendix A.)
Cut Sheet Feeder. If you wish to use your ML380 with the optional Cut Sheet Feeder, choose
Installed.
Diagnostic Test. (Serial interface) Select Yes to activate the printers serial interface diagnostic test.
(See page 138.)
The diagnostic test disables the menu. When you are through running the test, turn the printer off,
then turn it on again while holding the FONT button. This will place you in the Menu Select Mode
so you can disable the diagnostic test by selecting No for the Diagnostic Test item in the menu.
DSR Signal. (Serial interface) Choose Invalid to deactivate the Data Set Ready (DSR) signal in the
serial interface.
DTR Signal. (Serial interface) Normally the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) signal in the serial interface
is Ready on Power Up. If you wish to use your software to control the DTR signal, choose Ready
on Select.
Form Tear-Off. Use this item to turn the forms tear-off feature On or Off. When this feature is
active, you can easily remove continuous-form paper from the printer without wasting paper. (See
page 28.)
Graphics. Choose Uni-directional (left to right only) for better graphics print registration at slower
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