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Page 3: ...ters 26 Underlining 27 Super subscript 27 Enhanced emphasized 27 Character sets 28 Reverse print 29 Forms control 30 Carriage return 30 Line spacing 30 Form length 31 Skip over perforation 31 Override...

Page 4: ...ommodore When you unpack the printer and accessories save the box for later storage or shipping check to make sure you have everything OKIDATA 120 printer Ribbon cartridge Platen knob A spare fuse Pri...

Page 5: ...Setting Up _________________ Jo 1 NOT YET 2 Lift off access cover 2...

Page 6: ...3 Remove the cardboard retainer Save it in case you have to ship your printer 4 Install the platen knob LINE UP THE NOTCH IN THE PLATEN KNOB WITH THE PIN ON THE SHAFT AND PUSH IN 3...

Page 7: ...if you re feeding paper from the bottom DON T put diskettes on top of the printer the printhead s permanent magnet may zap your data _ load the ribbon cartridge ______________ 4 1 Center the pri nthea...

Page 8: ...DO NOT REMOVE 4 Press the cartridge until it snaps into place Be careful not to snag the clear ribbon shield 5 To replace the cartridge just lift up Use genuine OKIDATA ribbon cartridges or other OKI...

Page 9: ...6 Switch OFF SWITCH OFF INSERT POWER CORD 7 Now plug it in You must use a grounded outlet 6...

Page 10: ...r as well up to 4 parts Just set the printhead gap lever for the kind of paper you re using PRINTHEAD GAP LEVER 5 i i 1 1 ___ lnserting computer paper The feed pins on the OKI DATA 120 adjust to handl...

Page 11: ...paper as far as you can into the slots provided by the black paper guides The pins should fit into the sprocket holes and move the paper along the platen TAB FORWARD 3 Use the platen knob to advance p...

Page 12: ...nd replace the access cover lHE ER lEVER ST YS OPEN b CCESS COVER 1 _ nserting sing e sheets 1 ou load single sheets 01 paper like yoU load paper into a typewriter ClOSE THE ER lEVER OPEN ONLY TO STRA...

Page 13: ...PART 01 2 PART PAPER HEAD GAP ADJUSTMENT LEVER _ Self test _____________________ 10 This built in test lets you check out the printer before you connect it to your computer It s a good idea to run thi...

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Page 15: ...have peripherals like a disk drive cassette recorder or another printer advance to Step 3 Otherwise follow only steps 1 and 2 1 Plug one end of the cable into the I O socket on the back of your print...

Page 16: ...LE MULTIPLE CONNECTION OKIDATA 120 TO DISK DRIVE TO C 64 ___ Now you re set to go _______________ The OKI DATA 120 is preset at the factory for normal oper ation with Commodore computers For special a...

Page 17: ...is deselected not ready to print SElECl llJ fT ON Select or deselects the printer When the printer is selected the seL light comes on and the printer is ready to receive data Irorn the computer When t...

Page 18: ...ABLE PIN FEED PULL TABS FORWARD AND SLIDE THE PIN FEED UNITS TO THE LEFT OR 9 5 TO 10 5 INCHES WIDE BACK FOR SINGLE SHEETS PAPER LEVER Always move the lever FORWARD towards the front of the printer wh...

Page 19: ...show you how you can program the OKIDATA 120 s many special features to spruce up your printouts _ Printing with software packages _____________ 16 Most likely you ll do most of your printing using a...

Page 20: ...designed to use Commodore ASCII So follow any instructions for Commodore printers or Commo dore ASCII If you don t you may end up with upper and lower case letters mixed up with a strange assortment o...

Page 21: ...ith files for particular printers You can customize these ready made files or create your own Easy script uses this method You assign a list of codes to particular keys and in sert the list into each...

Page 22: ...the programming codes used by your printer If you don t plan on writing programs skip this section for now You may need it later if you plan to write programs or if you have software that requires yo...

Page 23: ...ou don t need to in clude it in your OPEN statement if you want the standard printing mode The PRINT 1 statement sends a line of data to the printer Use the logical file number in this command we use...

Page 24: ...rinting with headlines underlining and different type sizes You can control spacing and page length The codes even let you print graphics When the computer sends the OKI DATA 120 a control code the pr...

Page 25: ...HR 27 CHR 67 STARTS UNDERLINING 30 PRINT 1 AND THIS CODE CHR 27 CHR 61l STOPS IT 0 CLOSE1 TH I S CODE S1B T l J J _ _8 J I NI g L 8 JL TH I 2 __ P R s STOPS IT Characters in commands ________________...

Page 26: ...mber than a sequence of decimal com mands we use them often throughout this section This certainly isn t all there is to programming of course but it should be enough to get you started as you go thro...

Page 27: ...r programs CHECK OUT SOME OF OKIDATA 120 S FEATURES OKIDATA 120 PRINTS IN PICA FINE AND ELITE DDUBLE W I DTH ___ BACK TO NORMAL START UNDERLINING UNDERLINE CANCELED SUPERSCRIPTS OKIDATATM SUBSCRIPTS H...

Page 28: ...HR 27 L 2 CHR 27 M O 70 PRINT l 75 PRINT 1 CHR 27 T EMPHASIZED PRINT CHR 27 I NORMAL 80 PRINT 1 CHR 27 H ENHANCED PRINT CHR 27 I NORMAL 85 PRINT l 90 PRINT 1 CHR 27 CHR 67 SPANISH CHARACTERS 0 l 95 PR...

Page 29: ...a use the CHR 15 command Double Width Characters Function 5 CPI 6 CPI 8 5 CFI Stop double width Code CHR 15 CHR 14 CHR 28 CHR 14 CHR 29 CHR 14 CHR 129 For a headline effect you can double the width of...

Page 30: ...s Superscript characters print slightly higher than normal characters If you want to program superscript use the CHR 27 J command before you type the characters you want printed that way To cancel the...

Page 31: ...l use the CHR 27 I command NOTE The Commodore graphics characters superscript and subscript charac ters and custom designed graphics won t print in enhanced or emphasized modes _ Character Sets Functi...

Page 32: ...s You see standard characters on the screen but they ll print out as language characters For example if you enter the Spanish character set by using the CHR 27 CHR 67 command and then type the key it...

Page 33: ...age Return Code CHR 13 CHR 141 A Carriage Return CR with Line Feed LF command CHR 13 causes the printer to print a line of data and then advance the paper one line A CR without a LF CHR 141 prints a l...

Page 34: ...eed command CHR 12 the paper automatically advances to the top of the next page The length of each page is determined by an Internal Switch setting see page A 1 The factory setting is 11 inches the si...

Page 35: ...Printing on the platen can dam age the printhead Function Set starting position by character column Set starting position by dot column Print Start Position Code CHR 16 lcc CHR 27 CHR 16 CHR dl CHR d...

Page 36: ...135 5 106 6 116 6 126 6 107 7 117 7 127 7 108 8 118 8 128 8 109 9 119 9 129 9 For example if the value of cc is 134 you would use this command CHR 16 II L 1I If you re printing graphics you may want a...

Page 37: ...s graphic images like charts and pictures Printing graphics The OKIDATA 120 s graphics capabilities let your print charts graphs and pictures The easiest way to create graphics is by using a graphics...

Page 38: ...ou enter graphics mode ASCII codes no longer stand for characters each code now represents a unique pattern of dots in a single column seven dots high For example the CHR 65 code prints this dot patte...

Page 39: ...row of dots in your picture has a horizontal resolution of 60 Dots Per Inch DPI and a vertical resolution of 72 DP In high density the vertical resolution stays the same but each row of dots has a ho...

Page 40: ...OSE1 REM CLOSE code And here s what you get CI Repeating graphics The repeat graphics command allows you to repeat a dot pattern across the page You ll find this useful in creating decorative borders...

Page 41: ...all data including function codes will be printed out You must enclose inside quotation marks all the data you want printed All non printing codes will print out in reverse printing Any non printing c...

Page 42: ...e length top of page location or paper end sensor Secondary Address Function Cursor Up mode Upper case letters and graphics Cursor Down mode Upper and lower case letters Reset printer Code OPEN 1 4 0...

Page 43: ...ars the printers memory and erases all previously set printing features To reset your printer use the OPEN 1 4 10 command NOTE Unlike CANCEL this command resets secondary address page length top of pa...

Page 44: ...eatures like foreign language character sets page length and Commo dore device numbers After you set these switches the printing features you selected will go into effect automati cally whenever you t...

Page 45: ...Unslashed zero ON OFF French Canadian OFF ON Spanish ON ON Switches 3 and 4 set your printer for various page lengths Length Switch 3 Switch 4 5 5 inches OFF OFF 8 5 inches ON OFF 11 inches OFF ON 14...

Page 46: ...ace cable with the following connectors Printer end DIN 6 hole socket TeS 4460 01 1 11 or equivalent Cable end DIN 6 pin plug TeS 0566 01 0201 or equivalent Signals for Serial Pin Assignments Pin Dire...

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Page 51: ...art underlining 27 67 lB 43 ESCC Stop underlining 27 68 1B 44 ESC D SUPER SUBSCRIPTS Prints small characters above or below the printline page 27 Start subscript 27 76 1B 4C ESC L Stop subscript 27 77...

Page 52: ...EED Advances to next page page 31 FF 12 OC FF FORM LENGTH Sets form length by lines page 31 Set form length 27170 nn 1B 46 nn ESC F nn SKIP OVER PERFORATION Controls skip over perforation page 31 Star...

Page 53: ...Hexadecimal ASCII CANCEL Resets printer to default settings page 38 Cancel 24 18 AN GRAPHICS page 34 Start graphics 8 08 8S Normal density 27 80 18 50 SC P Graphics density 27 81 18 51 SC Q Repeat gr...

Page 54: ...oll paper 8 5 inches Pin feed 10 5 inches Tractor feed 10 5 inches Paper weight 16 to 24 pounds Paper path bottom or top Ribbon cartridge load IV RELIABILITY Mean time between failures 4000 hours Mean...

Page 55: ...on when the radio or television is on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the radio or television receiving antenna Relocate the...

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