Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions
E-i Important Safety Instructions Your OKI printer has been carefully designed to giveyou years of safe, reliable performance. As with allelectrical equipment, there are a few basic precautionsyou should take to avoid hurting yourself or damagingthe printer: • Read the setup and operating instructio...
Page 5 - Contents
E-iii Contents Section 1: Getting Started ...................................................... 1 Unpack ..................................................................................... 1Remove The Protective Film ................................................... 1Remove The Shipping Retaine...
Page 7 - Conventions Used in This Guide
E-v ! Conventions Used in This Guide The following conventions are used in this guide: • Notes containing general information are preceded by the Note icon. For example: 4 Interface cable and paper are sold separately. • Statements containing precautions against actions which could cause printing pr...
Page 8 - ection 1: Getting Started; Unpack
English-1 S ection 1: Getting Started Unpack Choose a sturdy table, desk or printer stand to place yourprinter on when you remove it from the carton. Be sureto save all packing materials in case you need to ship theprinter again. Check the box for these contents: Ê PrinterË Ribbon cartridgeÌ Power c...
Page 9 - Section 1; Remove The Shipping Retainers
E-2 Section 1 2. Lift up on the ridged area at either end of the carriage cover. 3 . Peel the clear protective film from the access cover. 4. Press the carriage cover back into place. Remove The Shipping Retainers 1. Open the access cover ( Ê) by grasping the tabs at either end and lifting, then rem...
Page 10 - Getting Started; Install/Replace the Ribbon
Getting Started E-3 4. Remove the styrofoam shipping retainer, then lower the paper separator and press it into place. It is recommended that the printer be switched offprior to opening or removing the access cover. Install/Replace the Ribbon Cartridge 3 Be sure to use only ribbons specifically desi...
Page 12 - Connect to Power and Computer
Getting Started E-5 Connect to Power and Computer 3 You must supply the cable for connecting your printer to your computer. A shielded cable is required in orderto ensure compliance of this equipment with FCCregulations. 3 These instructions are for the standard parallel inter- face. If you have the...
Page 13 - Power Up
E-6 Section 1 Power Up Turn the printer on: • The printhead will cross back and forth along the platen, and the pins will gently fire to determine theprinthead gap setting. • The POWER light will come on. • The ALARM light will also come on, but don’t be concerned: it’s just telling you that there i...
Page 14 - Loading Rear-Feed Paper
Getting Started E-7 Loading Rear-Feed Paper The rear-feed path is recommended for printing reports,etc., on single-thickness, continuous fan-fold paper. Forgraphics or charts, it’s best to use the single-sheet paperpath. 4 If you have any paper in the paper path, be sure to remove it from the path b...
Page 17 - Loading Single-Sheet Paper
E-10 Section 1 Loading Single-Sheet Paper The single-sheet path is best for letterhead stationery,memos, and envelopes and is recommended for printinggraphs and charts because it provides the most accuratecontrol of the paper. If you have any continuous-form paper in thepaper path, you must press th...
Page 19 - Set the Top of Form; Temporarily Changing the Print Start Position; Resetting Top of Form to Default
E-12 Section 1 Set the Top of Form The red line ( Ê) on the clear plastic papershield shows thebaseline of the currentprinting position to helpyou place the top ofform. To set the Top of Form: SEL SEL LF FF/LOAD TEAR PARK QUIET SHIFT Micro Feed Down TOF Micro Feed Up EXIT GROUP SET PRINT ITEM MENU 1...
Page 20 - Run the Self Tests; LF; Selecting an Emulation; Changing Emulations
Getting Started E-13 Run the Self Tests After you've installed ribbon and paper, you are ready torun the self tests. Do this any time you want to make surethe printer is functioning properly. For wide carriage Model 521, be sure you havewide paper loaded! Font Sample Test Rolling ASCII Test To run t...
Page 21 - Selecting a Printer Driver; Printer Drivers; Okidata Drivers
E-14 Section 1 Selecting a Printer Driver The drivers in the table below are listed by decreasingcompatibility with your printer: use one as close to thetop of the list as possible. If your software does not havea printer driver from near the top of the list, call themanufacturer to see if they have...
Page 22 - ection 2: Maintaining Your Printer; Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge; Clearing Rear Feed Jams; Correcting for Continuing Rear-Feed Jams
English-15 S ection 2: Maintaining Your Printer Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge To replace the ribbon cartridge, see “Install/Replace theRibbon Cartridge” in Section 1. For the best results, usegenuine Okidata ribbons, Part No. 52107001. Clearing Paper Jams Always turn the printer off before you turn...
Page 23 - Section 2; Clearing Single Sheet Feed Jams
E-16 Section 2 4 . Lift the paper separator, open the tractors and remove the paper. 5 . Fold some continuous-feed paper over three times to make a page four sheets thick and load it on thetractors. Use the platen knob to draw the sheet aroundthe platen: this brings any jammed bits of paper out. 6 ....
Page 24 - Maintaining Your Printer; Cleaning the Housing
Maintaining Your Printer E-17 Cleaning the Housing You should clean the printer every six months (or afterabout 300 hours of operation). 1 . Turn the printer OFF. 2 . Remove the paper from the path. 3 . Open the access cover and remove the pull-up roller assembly. 4 . Use a clean, dry cloth to dust ...
Page 26 - ection 3: Using Your Printer; Control Panel Indicator Lights
English-19 S ection 3: Using Your Printer Control Panel Indicator Lights PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH HSD UTILITY NLQ 10 12 15 20 PROP 17 RESET SEL SEL POWER LF FF/LOAD TEAR PARK QUIET SHIFT Micro Feed Down TOF Micro Feed Up EXIT GROUP SET PRINT ITEM ALARM MENU MENU Glows = printer selected, ready ...
Page 27 - Section 3; Control Panel Buttons: Print Mode
E-20 Section 3 Control Panel Buttons: Print Mode PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH HSD UTILITY NLQ 10 12 15 20 PROP 17 RESET SEL SEL POWER LF FF/LOAD TEAR PARK QUIET SHIFT Micro Feed Down TOF Micro Feed Up EXIT GROUP SET PRINT ITEM ALARM MENU MENU Press to set character pitch, indicatedby lights (10, 12...
Page 28 - Using Your Printer; Control Panel Buttons: Menu Mode
Using Your Printer E-21 Control Panel Buttons: Menu Mode PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH HSD UTILITY NLQ 10 12 15 20 PROP 17 RESET SEL SEL POWER LF FF/LOAD TEAR PARK QUIET SHIFT Micro Feed Down TOF Micro Feed Up EXIT GROUP SET PRINT ITEM ALARM MENU MENU Press to advance to next Group in Menu.Press wit...
Page 29 - Print Mode; Selecting Print Quality
E-22 Section 3 Print Mode The seven buttons to the left on your control panel aremulti-function buttons. In the print mode, they are usedto manipulate the paper (see the illustration on the firstpage of this chapter). The PRINT QUALITY and CHARACTER PITCH buttonson the right side of the control pane...
Page 30 - Selecting Character Pitch; Available Fonts
Using Your Printer E-23 Selecting Character Pitch 4 If the SI command is received from your software, the character pitch selected on the control panel will beoverridden by the SI command. CHARACTER PITCH 10 12 15 20 PROP 17 RESET Character pitch determines the width of the individualcharacters and ...
Page 31 - Menu Mode; Entering The Menu Mode
E-24 Section 3 Menu Mode When your printer is in the Menu Mode, you can use thefront panel controls to change the defaults for the printerparameters, including emulation, page length, linespacing, typeface, pitch, etc. The changes you make inthe Menu Mode will automatically be saved in yourprinter’s...
Page 32 - Sample Default Menu Printout
Using Your Printer E-25 Sample Default Menu Printout Printer Control Emulation Mode IBM PPR Font Print Mode Utility Font Pitch 10 cpi Font Proportional Spacing N o Font Style Normal Font Size Single Symbol Sets Character Set Set I Symbol Sets Language Set American Symbol Sets Zero Character Slashed ...
Page 33 - Summary of Menu Settings
E-26 Section 3 Summary of Menu Settings The table below details all possible entries in the printer Menu. The defaults are in bold italics. Explanations for eachitem (in alphabetical sequence) follow the table. Group Item Settings Printer Control Emulation Mode IBM PPR, Epson FX, ML Font Print Mode ...
Page 36 - Explanation of Menu Items
Using Your Printer E-29 Group Item Settings Parallel I/F I-Prime Buffer Print, Buffer Clear, Invalid Pin 18 +5V, Open Auto Feed XT ♥ Invalid, Valid ♥ Appears only when Epson LQ emulation is selected. Auto Select. With the factory default (No) engaged, theprinter will remain deselected after you load...
Page 37 - Page Length. Selects the length of the paper you’re using.
E-30 Section 3 Form Tear-Off. Choose 500ms, 1 sec, or 2 sec to turnthis feature on and select a time interval for the printer towait before advancing the paper. Gap Control. Determines how the printhead gap is set.Auto Gap automatically determines paper thickness onfirst page: for single sheets, it ...
Page 39 - Using the Printer's Features; Tear Feature; Forms Tear-off Feature
E-32 Section 3 Using the Printer's Features Tear Feature When you’re using continuous forms with either thebuilt-in rear-feed tractor or the optional bottom-feed pushtractor, you can use this feature to advance the forms upto the tear position so you can easily tear off a printedsheet without wastin...
Page 40 - Paper Park Feature; Switching Paper Paths
Using Your Printer E-33 4 If you have problems setting the Top of Form high enough on the page when using Forms Tear Off, see“Problem Solving.” Paper Park Feature If you have continuous-form paper loaded and you wishto switch to another paper path, first tear off the printedpages, then press the PAR...
Page 42 - ection 4: Problem Solving
English-35 S ection 4: Problem Solving Problem: Nothing happens when I turn on the printer. Solution: The printer may not be plugged in. Check thepower cord connection to the outlet and to your printer. Ifyou’re using a power strip, make sure it’s turned on.Check to be sure that the fuse hasn’t blow...
Page 43 - Section 4
E-36 Section 4 Problem: I’ve installed a brand new ribbon and theprinting is smeared and streaked. Solution: The plastic ribbon shield is either loose ormissing. The shield must be left on the ribbon when youare installing the cartridge. To remedy this situation,(caution—printhead may be HOT!) move ...
Page 44 - Problem Solving
Problem Solving E-37 Problem: The first line is printing too far down on thepage and I can’t get it any higher using the SHIFT andLF/Micro Feed Down buttons. Solution: The setting for the Top of Form (TOF) will berestricted if you have the Forms Tear-Off feature en-gaged when you set the TOF. To cor...
Page 46 - ection 5: Specifications; Print Method: Impact dot matrix
English-39 S ection 5: Specifications Print Method: Impact dot matrix Printhead: 9 pins, 0.34 mm diameter, automatically adjusting to paper thickness, with thermalprotection Print Speed Mode Characters per second at 10 Cpi High Speed Draft (HSD) 427 cps Utility 320 cps Near Letter Quality (NLQ) 80 c...
Page 47 - Section 5; Paper Specifications; Receive Buffer Size: 6 4 K
E-40 Section 5 Paper Specifications Paper Type Feed Weight Width Range* Cut sheets Top only 14 to 24 lb. NM: 7.2 to 8.5” WM: 7.2 to 14.3” Single-part Rear, Bottom 12 to 24 lb. NM: 3 to 10” continuous forms WM: 3 to 16” Carbonless, Rear, Bottom 9 to 11 lb. NM: 3 to 10” continuous forms WM: 3 to 16” (...
Page 48 - Specifications; Weight; Specifications subject to change without notice.
Specifications E-41 Dimensions (W ´ D ´ H) Model 520: 17 ´ 15 ´ 6½ inches (431 ´ 380 ´166 mm) Model 521: 23 ´ 15 ´ 6½ inches (585 ´ 380 ´ 166 mm) Weight Model 520: 17lb. 10oz. (8 kg) Model 521: 23lb. 2oz. (10.5 kg) Environmental Requirements Parameter Range Operating Temperature 41 to 104°F (5 to 40...
Page 50 - Replacement Parts; Replacement Part
English-43 S ection 6: Parts & Accessories Before You Order Before you order, make sure you know your printer modelnumber (on the front of the unit) and have the correct partnumber and description of the item. For your convenience,the most commonly used items are listed below. How to Order • Con...
Page 51 - Section 6; Manuals; Manual; Accessories; Accessory
E-44 Section 6 Manuals Manual Order No. Maintenance Manual ............................................. 59258401 Accessories Accessory Order No. Model 520 Cut Sheet Feeder Ê ............................................. 70022501 Dual-Bin Cut Sheet Feeder ................................. 70022601 P...
Page 52 - Epson FX Commands
English-45 S ection 7: Commands This section contains a listing of the more commonlyused commands. The Microline Reference Manualprovides complete lists of all the commands, along withinformation on their use.You may view this document byaccessing it on the CD provided with your printer. Epson FX Co...
Page 53 - Section7
E-46 Section7 Epson Command ASCII Decimal Form Length n Inches (n = 1 to 22) ESC C NUL n 27 67 0 n n Lines (n = 1 to 255) ESC C n 27 67 n Horizontal Tab HT 9 Justification Left ESC a 0 27 97 48 Center ESC a 1 27 97 49 Right ESC a 2 27 97 50 Full ESC a 3 27 97 51 Line Feed, Execute w/ Carriage Return...
Page 54 - Commands; IBM Proprinter III Commands
Commands E-47 Epson Command ASCII Decimal Underline On ESC - 1 27 45 49 Underline Off ESC - 0 27 45 48 Uni-Directional Printing One Line Only ESC < 27 60 On ESC U 1 27 85 49 Off ESC U 0 27 85 48 Vertical Tab, Execute VT 11 IBM Proprinter III Commands IBM Command ASCII Decimal Backspace BS 8 Carri...
Page 56 - Okidata MICROLINE Standard
Commands E-49 Okidata MICROLINE Standard Commands Okidata Command ASCII Decimal Backspace BS 8 Carriage Return CR 13 Character Pitch Select 10 cpi RS 30 Select 12 cpi FS 28 Select 15 cpi ESC g 27 103 Select 17.1 cpi GS 29 Select 20 cpi ESC # 3 27 35 51 Character Sets Standard ESC ! 0 27 33 48 Line G...
Page 60 - ndex
English-53 I ndex 7 or 8 bit graphics, menu item ...................... 28, 29 A Accessories ........................... 44ALARM light ....................... 19Auto CR menu item ............ 28, 29feet XT menu item ........... 29gap .......................................LF menu item ............. ...
Page 61 - Index
E-54 Index G Gap control menu item ................................ 27, 30 Gothic typeface .............. 23, 39Graphics menu item ........ 28, 30 resolution ......................... 39 GROUP button ...................... 20 H Horizontal tab command ................. 46, 47, 49 Humidity requirement...
Page 64 - Emergency First Aid Procedures; Hazardous Ingredients
English-57 M aterial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Current as of September 30, 2001 Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)# 58304701 For Black Ribbon (P/N 52107001) For more information, contact Okidata at: 2000 Bishops Gate Blvd. Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-4620 For Emergency Information, call 1-800-OKIDATA. Emer...
Page 65 - Material Safety Data Sheet
E-58 Material Safety Data Sheet Physical Data Melting Point: Not applicableBoiling Point: Not applicableVapor Pressure: Not applicableVapor Density (Air = 1): Not applicableEvaporation Rate (Butyl Acetate = 1): Not applicableSpecific Gravity (H 2 O=1): No data available Solubility in Water: No data ...
Page 66 - Special Precautions
Material Safety Data Sheet E-59 Special Precautions Precautions for Handling or Storage: Store in a dark, cold place. Do not pull ribbon out of cartridge. Other Precautions: Not applicable To the best of the manufacturer's knowledge, the information containedherein is accurate. However, neither the ...
Page 67 - Setting Forms Tear-Off and Top of Form; oki; Doc; With Forms Tear-Off Set to OFF
Continuous Forms: Setting Forms Tear-Off and Top of Form oki Doc The Forms Tear-Off feature automatically advancescontinuous forms paper to the tear-off position afterprinting stops. Top of Form (TOF) is the place on the sheet where thefirst line of printing begins. Forms Tear-Off and Top of Form in...
Page 68 - With Forms Tear-Off Set to ON
With Forms Tear-Off Set to ON SEL SEL POWER LF FF/LOAD TEAR PARK QUIET SHIFT Micro Feed Down TOF Micro Feed Up EXIT GROUP SET PRINT ITEM ALARM MENU MENU First: Check/Set the Tear Position 1. Turn the printer ON and press PARK to remove the paper from the path.The alarm light comes on. 2. Press SHIFT...
