OKI ML590 User Manual

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1: Setting Up Your Printer ................................... 1

Unpacking ...................................................... 2

Check The Contents .................................... 2
Remove the Protective Film ........................ 3
Remove the Shipping Retainers ................... 3
Install the Ribbon Cartridge ......................... 4
Connect to Your Computer and to

the Power Line ......................................... 5

Turn on the Printer ...................................... 6

2: Loading Paper ................................................. 7

Single-Sheet Paper .......................................... 8

Preliminaries ............................................... 9
Loading Single-Sheet Paper ........................10
Setting the Top of Form for
Single-Sheet Paper .....................................12
Temporarily Changing the Top of Form

Setting for Single-Sheet Paper ..................13

Rear-Feed Paper .............................................14

Preliminaries ..............................................15
Loading Rear-Feed Paper ...........................16
Temporarily Changing the Top of

Form Setting for Rear-Feed Paper .............19

Paper Handling Features ................................20

Tear Feature ...............................................20
Form Tear-Off Feature ................................21
Paper Park Feature .....................................24
Switching from Continous-Form Paper to

Single-Sheet Paper ...................................25

Switching from Single-Sheet Paper to

Continuous-Form Paper ...........................26

3: Testing Your Printer ........................................27

The Font Test (Self Test) ..................................28
The Rolling ASCII Test ....................................28

4: Setting Up Your Printer with Software ...........29

Basic Terminology ..........................................30

Emulations .................................................30

Changing Emulations .....................................30
Selecting a Printer Driver ...............................31

5: Using the Control Panel .................................32

Print Mode .....................................................36

Indicator Lights ..........................................36

Menu Mode ...................................................38

Entering the Menu Mode ............................39
Exiting the Menu Mode ..............................39
The Printer Menu .......................................40
Active Buttons in Menu Mode ....................41

6: Problem Solving & Maintenance ....................42

Problem Solving .............................................43

Clearing Rear-Feed Paper Jams ..................48
Solving the Problem of Continuing

Rear-Feed Jamming ..................................49

Clearing Single-Sheet Feed Jams ................51

Cleaning the Housing .....................................52

7: Accessories & Replacement Parts ...................53

Accessories ....................................................54
Replacement Parts .........................................54

Reference Section 1: English ..............................55

Reference Section 2: French ..............................64

Reference Section 3: Spanish .............................75

Reference Section 4: Portuguese ........................84

Table of Contents: English