Printhead Gap

The printhead gap is the distance between the printhead and the platen.

!Make sure the printer is turned off before you open the access cover.

To adjust the gap, open the access cover and move the blue lever (1) to the recommended setting from the table.

1

Media

Setting

12-20 lb paper

1

20-24 lb bond paper

2

Labels

3 or 4

Envelopes

4 or 5

2-part form (with carbon)

1 or 2

3-part form (with carbon)

2 or 3

4-part form (with carbon)

3 or 4

5-part form (with carbon)

4 or 5

6-part form (with carbon)

5

!For dedicated, bottom-feed printing of extra-thick continuous forms (requires optional push and/or pull

tractor), the printhead gap range can be expanded to take forms up to 0.031" (0.79 mm) thick. For more information, refer to “Using Your Printer, Printhead Gap, Expanded Printhead Gap.”

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Oki 391, 390 manual Printhead Gap, Media Setting