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Service Guide ML520/521
Chapter 3 Maintenance & Disassembly
3.3.04Menu Operation General Information
The menu is used to customize the printers settings and features.
The Menu is made up of a number of Groups.
Each Group has a list of Items.
Each Item has several Settings.
Menu Mode
To place the printer in the Menu Mode, follow this procedure.
1.Verify that continuous feed paper is installed.
2.Verify that the ribbon is correctly installed.
3.Verify that the width of the installed paper matches the paper width menu setting.
CAUTION:
If the Menu is set for wide paper, and narrow paper is used, the printhead will print on the platen. This could damage / destroy the printhead, platen, and ribbon.
4.Press and hold the SHIFT switch while pressing the SEL switch.
5.The MENU lamp will light. If the printer was selected, the SELECT lamp will light. When in Menu Mode, the functions printed below the operator panel switches are active.
6.Press GROUP until the desired Group prints.
7.Press ITEM until the desired Item prints.
8.Press SET until the desired Setting prints.
9.Press EXIT to save the change and exit Menu Mode.
Printing the Menu
Printing the Menu provides a reference of current menu settings.
This will help you move through the menu.
Okidata STRONGLY RECOMMENDS printing the Menu before resetting the Menu to factory defaults. Once the Menu is reset, all customized settings are LOST.
To print the Menu, follow this procedure.
1.Verify that continuous feed paper is installed.
2.Verify that the ribbon is correctly installed.
3.Verify that the width of the installed paper matches the paper width menu setting.
CAUTION:
If the Menu is set for wide paper, and narrow paper is used, the printhead will print on the platen. This