Page
Year 2000 Compliance
Conventions Used in this User’s Guide
Cautions
Important Information
2 Maintenance
Contents
3 Troubleshooting
1 Front Panel
4 Service Information
A Specifications
B Interfacing
C Command Summary
D Hex Dump Mode
E Character Sets
Warranty
FCC / IC / CE
Index
Print Mode Indicator Lights
1 Front Panel
With SHIFT, hold to reset printer
Print Mode Control Panel Buttons
With SHIFT and printer off-line, press to initialize printer
Press and hold to engage alternate lower button functions
Press to exit Menu mode
Menu Mode Control Panel Buttons
With SHIFT, press to page backwards through available setting values
With SHIFT, press to page backwards through available groups
Entering/Exiting the Menu Mode
Menu Mode Configuring Your Printer
Changing the Menu Settings
Saving Configurations
Resetting the Menu
Switching Back and Forth between Configurations
Factory Settings
CFG1 Settings as default
Note Factory settings are indicated by bold italics
Summary of Menu Settings
Group
Settings
Group
Settings
Group
Settings
The items in the table below are arranged in alphabetical order
Explanation of Menu Settings
Description
Emulations
Groups
Description
Emulations
Groups
narrower than the continuous forms
Caution! If the page width is set
being used, the printhead will print
directly on the platen this can
Description
Emulations
Groups
Replacing the Ribbon
2 Maintenance
Remove the Old Ribbon
Caution! The printhead may be extremely HOT
Prepare the New Ribbon
Caution! Be careful not to twist the ribbon this can cause jams
Install the New Ribbon
Front Feed Jams
Clearing Paper Jams
If the paper continues to jam
Rear Feed Jams
If the paper continues to jam
Replacing the Power Fuse
Cleaning the Interior
Cleaning the Housing
Cleaning the Exterior
Problem
3 Troubleshooting
Solutions
Problem
Solution
Problem
Problem
Solution
Solution
Problem
Problem
Solution
Error Messages
Problem
Solution
What to Do
Error Message
What to Do
Error Message
What to Do
Error Message
Getting Service & Support
4 Service Information
Your Dealer
Okidata Information System Automated Attendant 1-800-OKI-DATA
Okidata Customer Support Professionals 1-800-OKI-DATA
Service Location Listings
Okidata Service Locations
In the U.S. and Canada
In Latin America
Ways to Purchase
Purchasing Replacement Parts & Accessories
Replacement Parts
Accessories
Power Cords
Printhead Access Cover
Order #
Tear Bar Cover
General Specifications
A Specifications
Graphics Resolution Maximum
Print Speed
Characters per Line
Font Specifications
Interface
Model
Paper Specifications
Reliability
Front Feed
Environmental Specifications
Physical Specifications
Dimensions
Temperature
Electrical Specifications
Power Consumption
Memory
B Interfacing
Parallel Interface
Parallel Interface Pin Assignments
Unused
Fault
No Return
Chassis Ground
Serial Interface
Stop Bit Length 1 bit or more Message Buffer Length 8,192 bytes
Serial Interface Pin Assignments
Commonly Used Serial Cable Configurations
IBM 25-Pin Cable Configuration
IBM 9-Pin Cable Configuration
Serial Interface Test
Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Interface Pin Assignments
Ethernet 10/100 BaseT Interface
Print Server Parallel Output Pin Assignments
Signal
Pin No
Source
C Command Summary
Epson FX Command Summary
Printer Operation/Data Control
Vertical Control
Printer Operation/Data Control continued
Form Feed, Execute
Form Length
ASCII
Epson Command
Hexadecimal
Decimal
Pitch
Horizontal Control
Range for n
Pitch
Print Style/Print Size Control
Horizontal Control continued
ESC DLE @ n A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 P4
1B 10 40 n A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 P4
Print Style / Print Size Control continued
Character Control
Print Style / Print Size Control continued
Character Set
Character Control continued
ASCII
Epson Command
Hexadecimal
Decimal
ASCII
Epson Command
Hexadecimal
Decimal
ASCII
Epson Command
Hexadecimal
Decimal
Select 9 pin mode
Epson Command
ASCII
Hexadecimal
enter graphics mode
Epson Command
Bar Code Commands see the end of this Appendix
ASCII
Printer Operation / Data Control
IBM Proprinter III Command Summary
Vertical Control
Printer Operation/Data Control continued
Vertical Control continued
Pitch
Horizontal Control
Dots
0000 £n1n2n3n4 £
ASCII
IBM Command
Hexadecimal
Decimal
Print Style / Print Size Control continued
m3* Function
m4* Function
Print Style / Print Size Control continued
Print Mode
MSB value
of n LSB
Character Control
Print Style/Print Size Control continued
Np = Lp + Hp x 256 x
Point Size
Character Sets
Character Control continued
IBM Character Set II, Select
Code Page
Custom Font Command
IBM Command
ASCII
Hexadecimal
Graphics Control
Okidata Microline Standard Command Summary
Bar Code see the end of this Appendix
Printer Operation/Data Control
Printer Operation / Data Control continued
Vertical Control
Printer Operation/Data Control continued
ASCII
Range n1, n2
ASCII
Vertical Control continued
Pitch
Horizontal Control
Argument
Pitch Argument
Horizontal Control continued
LM + 300 £RM £1632
0000£ £n1n2n3n4
ASCII
Oki Data Command
Hexadecimal
Decimal
ASCII
Oki Data Command
Hexadecimal
Decimal
Character Control
Print Style / Print Size Control continued
ASCII
Oki Data Command
Hexadecimal
Decimal
ASCII
Oki Data Command
Hexadecimal
Decimal
DLL Character Sets continued
Graphics Control
Bar Code see the end of this Appendix
Bar Code Commands
Select Bar Code Type and Size Command
Epson FX, IBM Proprinter III, Okidata Microline Standard
Ratio between wide and narrow elements
Postnet Bar Code Command
Print Bar Code Data Command
ESC DLE B p1 pm data
1B 10 42 p1 n data
Epson FX Custom Font Command
Custom Font Commands Epson & IBM
b7 = 1 ascender, dot rows 1 to b7 = 0 descender, dot rows 2 to
Dot Columns
IBM Proprinter III Custom Fonts Command
Bits b6, b5, b4, b3, b2
Bit b7
Bits b1 and b0
Makes b 7 valid
Parameter Pno
Select Menu Item 1 Command
Parameter Pa
Parameter Pb
Pa and Pb Values for Setting Menu Items
Setting
Group
Pa b7...b0
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Parameter Pno
Select Menu Item 2 Command
Parameter Pa
Parameter Pb
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Group
Setting
Pa b7...b0
Pb b7...b0
Engaging the Hex Dump Mode
D Hex Dump Mode
Exiting Hex Dump Mode
Running a Hexadecimal Dump
Lower ASCII Character Sets
E Character Sets
Lower ASCII Character Sets continued
Lower ASCII Character Sets continued
Lower ASCII Character Sets continued
Upper ASCII Character Sets
Upper ASCII Character Sets continued
Upper ASCII Character Sets continued
Upper ASCII Character Sets continued
IBM International Character Substitutions
Epson International Character Substitutions
Microline Standard International Character Substitutions
Code Page Character Sets
Code Page Character Sets continued
Code Page Character Sets continued
Code Page Character Sets continued
IBM Multilingual Code Page Sets
IBM Multilingual Code Page Sets continued
ISO 8859-15 Code Page Character Set
Multilingual 858 Code Page Character Set
Epson BRASCII Character Set Epson Abicomp Character Set
The characters in the lower ASCII range are the same as IBM Set
OKI Block Graphics Character Set
UPC A UPC E EAN EAN Code Code Interleaved 2 of Postnet
Bar Codes
FCC / IC / CE
FCC Declaration of Conformity
Model Name Dot Matrix Printer PM4410 Model Number D21001A
Industry Canada Radio Interference Statement
Warranty
Limited Warranty
On-Site Repair
Canada
United States
Brazil
Mexico
Symbols
Index
Frequency specifications
jams, troubleshooting
Emulations
Fuse
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Upper ASCII character sets