Page 2 - Document Title and Part Number; Disclaimer; Mailing Address
Document Title and Part Number OKIPOS 425S Developer’s Guide P/N 59336201 Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and up-to-date. Oki Dataassumes no responsibility for the results of errors or omissions beyond its control. Oki Data...
Page 3 - Contents
| Developer’s Guide 3 Contents 1. Setting Up the Printer ....................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1. Select a Location .....................................................................................
Page 6 - Setting Up the Printer; Where to install your printer
6 OKIPOS 425S | 1. Setting Up the Printer 1.1. Select a Location · Firm, level surface capable of supporting approximately 7kg (15.4 lbs). · Clearance to open cover · At least 100mm (4 inches) additional clearance on both sides for adequate ventilation · Nearby power source · Room temperature: 5° to...
Page 7 - Getting Started
| Developer’s Guide: English 7 1.3 Unpacking Getting Started Check the contents: 1 Printer 2 Ribbon Cartridge If anything is missing or damaged, contact your dealer immediately. o425_02.jpg and o425_07.jpg 1 2
Page 8 - Installing the Printer; Getting to Know the OKIPOS 425S
8 OKIPOS 425S | 1.4 Installing the Printer Getting to Know the OKIPOS 425S o425_02.jpg 1 Printer Cover 2 Control Panel 3 Paper Guide 4 Cover Open Bar 5 ON/OFF Switch 2 5 4 3 1
Page 10 - Setting the Interface Board Assembly
10 OKIPOS 425S | 1.4.2 Setting the Interface Board Assembly 1.4.2.1 Setting the DIP Switches (RS-232C) A25001.doc Switch Setting DIP SW Function ON OFF 1 Selects the data bit length 7 bits 8 bits 2 Selects between the presence andabsence of parity bits. Present Absent 3 Selects the parity Even Parit...
Page 16 - Installing the Paper
16 OKIPOS 425S | 1.5 Installing the Paper Paper Specifications Maximum thickness: 0.3 mm (0.012 inches) A25002.doc Media Type Width Length Weight Numberofcopies Thickness Diameter Single part(slip) 105 to 215.9mm(4.13” to 8.5”) 70 to 297mm(2.76” to 11.7”) 52 to 105 g/m 2 (14 to 28lb) - 0.065 to 0.13...
Page 24 - How to remove the Piece
24 OKIPOS 425S | How to remove the Piece 1. Press the Cover Open Bar and open the Printer Cover. CAUTION: Printhead may be very hot. o425_03.jpg and o425_04.jpg 2. Unlock the latch (1) of the Piece Cover B (2) and remove the Piece Cover B. o425_13.jpg 3. Remove Piece Cover A. o425_14.jpg 1 2
Page 30 - Using the Printer; Operation Panel Functions; Operation Panel
30 OKIPOS 425S | 2. Using the Printer 2.1 Operation Panel Functions Note OEM Fiscal Type: The operation panel is under the control of the fiscal control PCB. Consequently, the fiscal control PCB should beremoved before self tests. Alternatively, disconnecting the cable from the main control PCB is a...
Page 35 - Overview
| Developer’s Guide: English 35 2.3 Menu Function (Receipt) Overview The menu function is the local function that sets each mode to control the printer and adjust it. This mode has the followingitems, saved in the E2P-ROM. This information is printed only when the menu mode is activated at Power On,...
Page 37 - Start
| Developer’s Guide: English 37 2.3.3 How to Operate Start To start the Menu Mode, turn the printer on while holding down SW2 + SW1. When the printer’s initialization ends correctly,the printer prints the title “Menu Print” and all the menu items and set values. Then, the printer line-feeds until th...
Page 40 - How to use the MICR Reader
40 OKIPOS 425S | How to use the MICR Reader 1. Send the command “FS a 0 n” from the host computer. Then the printer shifts to the MICR Mode and waits for the CheckSheet to be inserted. LED3 blinks slowly in orange (repeats 1 sec ON, 1 sec OFF). 2. Insert the Check Sheet with its magnetic ink print s...
Page 42 - Return code
42 OKIPOS 425S | (4) Contents printed When Read is OK: (a) Prints “Read OK.” (b) Prints the MICR read results in HEX dump. (“XX XX ...... XX” + ASCII: 1 line contains 8 byte information) When Read is NG: (a) Prints “Read NG.” (b) Prints the MICR read results (Return Code (1 byte) and read data) in H...
Page 43 - Rewinder Winding Evaluation Continuous Print Test (Receipt)
| Developer’s Guide: English 43 2.7 Rewinder Winding Evaluation Continuous Print Test (Receipt) This function performs print/platen switch continuous test to evaluate the rewinder winding performance. (1) How to start Turn the power on while holding down SW3 + SW1 + SW4. (2) How to exit Turn the pow...
Page 44 - Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge
44 OKIPOS 425S | 3. Maintenance 3.1 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge When printing becomes light, replace the Ribbon Cartridge, following the procedure shown below: 1. Make sure the printer is turned OFF. 2. Press the Cover open bar and open the printer cover. o425_03.jpg and o425_04.jpg 3. Center the...
Page 47 - Replacing the Roll Paper
| Developer’s Guide: English 47 3.2 Replacing the Roll Paper When the Roll is used up, load a new one, following the procedure shown below. 1. Press Form Feed switch (1) and eject all the Receipt Paper (2). o425_54.jpg 2. Press the Cover Open Bar and open the Printer Cover. * Caution! The printhead ...
Page 49 - Clearing Paper Jams
| Developer’s Guide: English 49 3.3 Clearing Paper Jams When Roll Paper gets jammed, remove the paper, following the procedure shown below: 1. Press Cover Open Bar and open the printer cover. * Print head may be very hot. Exercise caution. o425_03.jpg and o425_04.jpg 2. Remove the rewinder and cut t...
Page 52 - Sprocket Paper
52 OKIPOS 425S | Sprocket Paper When sprocket paper gets jammed, remove the paper, following the procedure shown below. 1. Open the Tractor Cover (1) and cut the sprocket paper at the perforation (2). o425_57.jpg 2. Press the Cover Open Bar and open the printer cover o425_03.jpg and o425_04.jpg 3. S...
Page 53 - Troubleshooting and Repair; Alarm Indication for a Failure
| Developer’s Guide: English 53 4. Troubleshooting and Repair 4.1 Alarm Indication for a Failure When a failure occurs, the printer indicates its contents with LED1 lamp on the operation panel, which blinks in different waysdepending on the failure type. Note: OEM Fiscal Type: The alarm indication w...
Page 57 - Options
| Developer’s Guide: English 57 Options 1 Front Tractor: User Option o425_26.jpg 2 Parallel Interface: Dealer Option (OKI/OEM Standard Type) o425_23.jpg 3 RS-232C Interface: Dealer Option (OKI Standard Type) o425_81.jpg Note Only one interface option can be installed.
Page 59 - General Specifications
| Developer’s Guide: English 59 5.2 General Specifications 5.2.1 Power Requirements 1 Input power Single-phase AC Voltage: Universal 120VAC+15% – 230VAC+15% Frequency: 50/60Hz +2% 2 Power consumption (without Fiscal Control PCB) Local Test : Max. 40W (Local Printing) Idle: Max. 15W (Energy Star comp...
Page 60 - Communication Interface Specifications
60 OKIPOS 425S | 5.3 Communication Interface Specifications 5.3.1 Parallel Interface (OKI/OEM Standard Type) 1 Interface Spec (Between centronics connector and host PC) Parallel interface signal part (IEEE-1284 parallel equivalent) Centronics Connector Pin Assignment signal A25012.doc Pin No. Signal...
Page 64 - Physical Characteristics
64 OKIPOS 425S | 5.4 Physical Characteristics 5.4.1 Printhead Print method: Impact dot matrix Number of dot wires: 9 wires Dot wire diameter: 0.34 mm (0.013") 5.4.2 Printer 1 Outside dimensions (without Tractor) 265 mm (10.43") (W) x 218 mm (8.58") (H) x 337 mm (13.27") (D) OP425_09b...
Page 65 - Logical Characteristics; Maximum Number of Characters per line
| Developer’s Guide: English 65 5.5 Logical Characteristics 5.5.1 Print Direction Bidirectional, unidirectional printing Short-line-seeking printing 5.5.2 Selectable Character Pitches Character width A25016.doc Selected font HSD Utility HSD (*1) Utility (*1) Regular size 20 CPI0.05 inch1.27 mm 16.4 ...
Page 66 - Printer Performance
66 OKIPOS 425S | 5.5.4 Font Size/Cell Size A25019.doc Font type Font size (H x V) Cell size (H x V) CPI HSD 7 x 7 dots 9 x 9 dots 20 (26.7 *1) Utility 9 x 7 dots 11 x 9 dots 16.4 (21.8 *1) (*1) OEM Type is Select Cut Sheet or Sprocket paper (Tractor) mode only. Apply narrow size roll paper. 5.5.5 Li...
Page 67 - Media Specifications
| Developer’s Guide: English 67 5.7 Media Specifications 5.7.1 Cut-Sheet Paper (Slip/Validation) Paper Width: 105 to 215.9 mm (4.13" to 8.5") Paper Length: 70 to 297 mm (2.76" to 11.7") Single part (Slip) Weight: 52 to 105 g/m 2 (14 to 28 lb) Thickness: 0.065 to 0.13 mm (0.0026" ...
Page 88 - Paper Feed Specifications
88 OKIPOS 425S | 5.8 Paper Feed Specifications 5.8.1 Paper feed methods/Paths a Friction feed For Cut-sheet paper b Friction feed For Roll paper c Push tractor feed (Front path) For Sprocket paper (Tractor) 5.8.2 Paper Positioning Restrictions OP425_31.eps 1 Cut-sheet paper (slip) 2 Roll paper 3 Spr...
Page 90 - Ribbon Specifications
90 OKIPOS 425S | 5.10 Ribbon Specifications Genuine Oki Data cartridge ribbon Ink color: Black Ribbon life: Approximately 3 million characters (when 1 character = 14 dots) 5.11 Reliability 1 MTBF (mean time between failures) 10,000 hours of power-on time at 25% duty cycle. Page density: 35% 2 Printh...
Page 91 - Command Description; Control Code List
| Developer’s Guide: English 91 6. Command Description 6.1 Control Code List 6.1.1 OEM — Standard Model 6.1.1.1 Function Code 1 List of Function Codes A25037.doc No. HEX DEC CODE Remarks Print Start 1 0A 10 LF Print/line feed O 2 0C 12 FF Cut Sheet paper eject or sprocket paper form feed O 3 0D 13 C...
Page 94 - DLE Sequence
94 OKIPOS 425S | 6.1.2 OKI Standard Model 6.1.2.1 Function Code 1 List of Function Codes A25040.doc No. HEX DEC CODE Remarks Print Start 1 0A 10 LF Print/line feed O 2 0C 12 FF Eject Cut Sheet paper or form-feed sprocket paper O 3 0D 13 CR Print/carriage return O 4 0F 15 SI Condense Designate X 5 12...
Page 118 - Using the Unitool Printer Driver; Setting Slip Paper in the Paper Tray
118 OKIPOS 425S | 7. Using the Unitool Printer Driver 7.1 Setting Slip Paper in the Paper Tray This section describes the method to set Slip paper in the input bin. With this printer, the position of the Paper Guide can beadjusted sideways, enabling you to change the paper setting position. If you u...
Page 123 - Image of actual printing area
| Developer’s Guide: English 123 Set the right margin at 27.94 mm (1.1") (Printing disabled area 25.4 mm [1.0"] + Slip paper’s minimum right margin 2.54 mm[0.1"]) or more. Image of actual printing area O425_112.jpg 1 Target Printing Area 2 Printing Area with margin adjusted 3 Left margin...
Page 124 - Example
124 OKIPOS 425S | 4 With the Paper Guide pushed to the right, insert 101.6 mm (4.0")-wide paper to print. o425_119.jpg 1 Target Printing Area 2 Printable Maximum Width 160.02mm (6.3 inch) 3 Slip Tray Left Side 4 Slip Tray Right Side 5 Paper Guide 6 Right Margin 27.94mm (1.1 inch) or more 5 When ...
Page 128 - About the Validation Printing Area; Symbol
128 OKIPOS 425S | 7.2 About the Validation Printing Area This section describes the information for the Validation printing area, and it includes notes for using Validation. 1 In Validation mode, you can use the same paper as in Slip mode, but the printing area is not the same as that of Slip mode. ...
Page 129 - Data in application
| Developer’s Guide: English 129 6 The following shows examples of print data created in Windows applications in each Paper source (L_Alignment/Center/R_Alignment). Data in application Print result O425_116.jpg 1 Center Line 2 (L_Alignment is used) 3 (Center is used) 4 (R_Alignment is used) 5 (L_Ali...
Page 131 - Setting Tractor Paper in the Tractor Unit
| Developer’s Guide: English 131 7.3 Setting Tractor Paper in the Tractor Unit This section describes how to set Tractor Paper in the Tractor Unit. The maximum printable width per line with Tractor paper is 160.02 mm (6.3"). Push the Tractor Paper Guide against the Right Tractor Unit’s right edg...
Page 132 - Special functions of the Windows 95/98 Version Printer Driver
132 OKIPOS 425S | 7.5 Special functions of the Windows 95/98 Version Printer Driver The following dialog shows the Paper tab of the Windows 95/98 printer driver. The Unprintable Area function does not exist in the driver property setting for the NT4 environment. Here is somesupplemental explanation....
