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Customizing the Installation

This document tells you how to perform a typical installation,
using the factory settings of the printer.

You may need to adjust settings to fit your requirements, such as:

Item

Factory Setting

To Change, see

Top of Form (TOF)

1" from top

Page 2 of this document

Form Tear-Off

OFF

On-Line User’s Guide:

ML520 Series: page 32

ML590 Series: page 21

Printhead Gap

Automatic

Head_Gap.pdf on the CD

The User’s Guide

The User’s Guide is provided as an Adobe

®

 Acrobat

®

 PDF file on

the CD shipped with your printer. It requires Adobe Acrobat
Reader for viewing. To view the User’s Guide, browse to it in your
product line folder on the CD and double click the file name.

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, it is provided on the CD
or you may download it from the Adobe web site,
www.adobe.com.

!

Documentation is also available via Oki Data’s web site,
www.okidata.com.

Installation

Getting Started

Unpack your machine. Keep the packing materials and carton

in case you ever need to ship or transport your printer.

Remove shipping restraints (

1

2

) and protective film (

3

4

).

Open the access cover, center the printhead (

1

), and install the

ribbon, rotating the knob (

3

) to take up any slack.

Install any accessories you purchased. Refer to the instructions

provided with each accessory.

Connect to the computer and the power outlet (computer and

printer both OFF).

Turn the computer and printer on.

Quick Start: 

OKI

®

 MICROLINE

®

 500 Series*

3

4

!

Leave the
ribbon shield (

2

)

on the cartridge!

* Models ML520, ML521, ML590 and ML591

1

3

2

1

2

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