Control Panel

# About Your Printer's Default Settings

> Changing default settings

The default settings control many printer functions. While you can often set these functions through your software or printer driver, you may sometimes need to change a default setting from the printer's control panel using the Default Setting mode.

The following table lists the default settings and the options you can select in the Default Setting mode. The settings are explained in detail after the table. For instructions on changing the default settings, see Changing default settings.

Item | Setting / value *1
Page length for tractor | 3inch, 3.5inch, 4inch, 5.5inch, 6inch, 7inch, 8inch, 8.5inch, 11inch, 70/6inch, 12inch, 14inch, 17inch
Skip over perforation | Off, On
Auto tear off | Off, On
Auto line feed | Off, On
Print direction | Bi-D, Uni-D, Auto
Disregard print direction command | Off, On
Software | ESC/P-K, IBM PPDS, OKI5530SC
0 slash | 0,
I/F mode | Auto, Parallel, USB
Auto I/F wait time | 10 seconds, 30 seconds
Parallel I/F bidirectional mode | Off, On
Packet mode | Auto, Off
Auto CR (IBM PPDS)*2 (OKI5530SC) *3 | Off, On
A.G.M. (IBM PPDS)*2 | Off, On
Hanzi mode | Off, On
Hanzi font |
Hanzi pitch | 6.7cpi, 5cpi, 6cpi, 7.5cpi
English font | Draft, Roman, Sans Serif, OCR-B, Roman T, Sans Serif Hi
High speed draft | O ff, On
English character pitch | 10cpi, 12cpi, 15cpi, 17cpi, 20cpi, Proportional
Character table | Italic, PC437, PC850, PC860, PC863, PC865, PC858
International character set for Italic table | Italic U.S.A., Italic France, Italic Germany, Italic U.K., Italic Denmark, Italic Sweden, Italic Italy, Italic Spain
Manual feed wait time | 0.5 second, 1.0 seconds, 1.5 seconds, 2 seconds
Buzzer | Off, On
Printable column (OKI5530SC)*3 | 106, 80
Multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding | Off, On
Low-noise mode | Off, On

| *1 Settings with bold weight mean the standard factory settings.

| *2 These settings are effective when IBM PPDS emulation is selected.

| *3 These settings are effcctive when OKI 5530SC emulation is selected.

#### Page length for tractor

This setting allows you to set the page length (in inches) for the continuous paper loaded on the tractor.

#### Skip over perforation

This feature is available only when continuous paper is selected as the paper source. When you turn on this feature, the printer provides a one-inch (25.4 mm) margin between the last line printed on one page and the first line printed on the next page. Because most application program margin settings override margin settings from the control panel, you should use this setting only if you cannot set your top and bottom margins using your application.

#### Auto tear off

When auto tear off is on and you are using continuous paper with the push tractor, the printer automatically advances the paper perforation to the tear-off position, where you can easily tear off the printed pages. When the printer receives the next print job, it automatically moves the unused paper back to the top-of-form position and starts printing, so you can use all of the next page.

When auto tear off is off, you need to move the perforation to the tear-off position by pressing the control panel button.

#### Auto line feed

When auto line feed is on, the printer accompanies each carriage return (CR) code received with a line feed code, and the print position moves to the next line. If the printer adds an extra line after every carriage return, select Off.

#### Print direction

You can select auto print direction (Auto) bidirectional printing (Bi-D) or unidirectional printing (Uni-D). Printing is normally bidirectional for faster printing; however, unidirectional printing allows for precise vertical printing alignment, which is useful for printing graphics.

When set to Auto, the printer analyzes the data and uses unidirectional printing only for lines which require vertical printing alignment.

#### Disregard print direction command

Turns the Esc U command feature on or off.
If set to O FF, appropriate Esc U command processing will be performed according to the setting of the print direction (Bi-D, Uni-D, or Auto). If set to O N, the Esc U command will be ignored regardless of the setting of the print direction.

It is ESC %U and ESC %B command for OKI mode. If set to ON, the command will be ignored regardless of the setting of the print direction.

#### Software

When you select ESC/P-K the printer operates in the EPSON ESC/P K mode. When you select IBMPPDS, the printer emulates an IBM printer. When you select OKI5530SC, the printer emulates an OKI printer.

#### 0 slash

The zero character has a slash ( ) when this feature is turned on. It has no slash (0) when this feature is turned off. The slash allows you to easily distinguish between the uppercase letter O and a zero.

#### I/F (interface) mode

The printer comes with two kinds of interfaces; a parallel interface and a USB interface.

If your printer is connected to only one computer, choose Parallel or USB for the interface mode, depending on the interface you use. If your printer is connected to two computers, select Auto (automatic) to allow the printer to automatically switch between interfaces depending on which one is receiving data.

#### Auto I/F (interface) wait time

This setting takes effect only when I/F (interface) mode is set to Auto. This setting determines how long the printer waits when it no longer receives data from an interface before it checks whether a print job is being sent through the other interface. You can specify 10 seconds or 30 seconds for the auto interface wait time.

#### Parallel I/F bidirectional mode

The parallel interface bidirectional transfer mode is used when this feature is turned on. If bidirectional transfer mode is unnecessary, turn this off.

#### Packet mode

Make sure to select AUTO to print from Windows applications using the printer driver included in the software CD-ROM that comes with the printer. Turn off this mode if you encounter connection problems when you are printing from applications based on other operating systems such as DOS.

#### Auto CR (carriage return)

This setting is available in the IBMPPDS emulation and OKI5530SC emulation mode. When auto carriage return is on, each line feed (LF) code or ESC J code is accompanied by a carriage return code. This moves the print position to the beginning of the next line.

#### A.G.M. (Alternate Graphic Mode)

This setting is available only in the IBMPPDS emulation mode. When A.G.M. is on, the printer can use some advanced graphics commands like those available in the ESC/P K mode.

#### Hanzi mode

Switches Hanzi mode on and off.

#### Hanzi font

The Hanzi font can be selected from among 2 types.

#### Hanzi pitch

You can select from among four pitch settings.

#### English font

The English font can be selected from among 6 types.

#### High speed draft

Relatively fast HSD printing is performed when 10CPI or 12CPI is specified as the default.

#### English character pitch

You can select from among six pitch settings.

#### Character table

You can select among various character tables.

#### International character set for Italic table

You can select among several international character sets for the Italic character table. Each character set contains eight characters that vary depending on the country or language, so you can customize the Italic table to suit your printing needs.

#### Manual feed wait time

This sets the amount of wait time between the time paper is inserted into the paper guide and when it is fed. If the paper feeds before you can adjust its position to your satisfaction, you can increase the wait time.

#### Buzzer (beeper)

The printer beeps when an error occurs. (See Using the Error Indicators for more information on printer errors.) If you do not want the printer to beep when an error occurs, turn this setting off.

#### Printable column (OKI5530SC)

The number of rows that can be printed can be changed.

#### Multipart forms with cut-paper tab binding

When using multipart forms with cut-paper tab bindings that are 4 inches or wider but less than 9.4 inches wide, turn on this setting. When this setting is on, the print head avoids the binding area along the right and left edges of multipart forms during paper feeding. This makes paper feeding easier and prevents paper jams.

#### Low-noise mode

When this mode is set to On, the noise is reduced, but the printing speed is slower.

## Changing default settings

Follow these steps to enter the Default Setting mode and change the printer's default settings:

| Note:

To print the Default Setting mode instructions, you need several sheets of A4 or Letter size single-sheet paper, or several pages of continuous paper that is at least 279 mm (11 inches) long and 210 mm (8.27 inches) wide.

If you use single sheets, you need to feed a new sheet of paper each time the printer ejects a printed sheet.

| Make sure the printer is turned on and paper is loaded.

| Press and hold the Menu (LF/FF & Tear Off/Passbook) button until the printer beeps.

| A message appears on the display panel asking whether or not to print the current setting. If you need a print of the current setting, press the Set (Tear Off/Passbook) button. The underline indicates the setting value that is currently selected of each item.

| Select an item by pressing the Item (LF/FF) or Item (Load/Eject) button. The printer prints the item and the current setting value of that item. The item list will be advanced one by one as the button is pressed, and the current setting value will be printed according to the item.

| Select setting value by Set (Tear Off/Passbook) button. That value can be changed by pressing the Set (Tear Off/Passbook) button and the value is printed. Repeat steps 4 to 5: The other items can be changed in the same way.

| When you finish making settings, press and hold the Menu (LF/FF & Tear Off/Passbook) button until the printer beeps. The printer exits the default setting mode. Any settings you have made remain in effect until you change them again.

|  | Note:

If you turn off the printer without exiting the default setting mode, any changes you have made will be lost.

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