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Oki 490 User Manual

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Safety............................................................................ 3

Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................. 7

Printer Features ............................................................................... 7

Chapter 2: Helpful Hints ........................................... 8

Saving Money: Forms Tear-Off ...................................................... 8
Saving Time .................................................................................... 8

Internet Support ........................................................................... 8
Paper Park .................................................................................... 8

Operation Tips ................................................................................ 9

Top of Form (TOF) ...................................................................... 9
Turning the Platen Knob .............................................................. 9
Controlling Access to the Printer ................................................. 9

Chapter 3: Using Your Printer ................................ 10

Parts Identification: Rear Feed (Continuous Forms) .................... 10
Parts Identification: Top Feed (Single Sheets) ............................. 11
Top of Form (TOF) ....................................................................... 12

Top of Form (TOF) and Forms Tear-Off .................................... 12
Determining if Forms Tear-Off is Off or On .............................. 13
Setting Top of Form (TOF):

Forms Tear-Off OFF (Default Setting) ...................................... 14
Setting Top of Form (TOF):
Forms Tear-Off Set to ON .......................................................... 15
Temporarily Changing the Top of Form Position ...................... 16
Resetting Top of Form to the Factory Default ........................... 16

Forms Tear-Off Feature ................................................................ 17

Potential Problems with Software Packages .............................. 17
Changing the Forms Tear-Off Setting ........................................ 18
Manual Forms Tear Off .............................................................. 18

Paper Park ..................................................................................... 18
Changing Paper Paths ................................................................... 19

Continuous Forms to Single Sheets ........................................... 19
Single Sheets to Continuous Forms ........................................... 20

Printhead Gap ............................................................................... 21
Print Quality ................................................................................. 22
Typefaces: LQ Mode .................................................................... 23
Character Pitch ............................................................................. 24
Printer Reset ................................................................................. 25
Emulations .................................................................................... 25

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