Oki Microline 192 question
Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode. Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Try https://okiprinting-en-us.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/913/~/ml320-%... https://okiprinting-en-us.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1501/~/pcl-4.... chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://biblioteca.museo8bits.es/impresoras/Oki/SIDMref.pdf Not sure it is for a 192, but they tended to be similar. 3/4 of the way down, see line termination. There were probably two sets of ROMs. One was OKIDATA, the other with IBM (Epson) compatible. Bob Roswell Computer Museum @ System Source -----Original Message----- From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces@lists.vcfed.org> On Behalf Of Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2023 7:34 AM To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [vcf-midatlantic] Oki Microline 192 question Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode. Thanks, -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Ah, thank you Bob, but I was unclear. (it's early..) What I need is the front-panel button combination to enable that mode and store the setting in NVRAM. On the 182 and some other models this is done with DIP switches, but on the 192/193 it's done by front panel button sequences and stored in battery-backed RAM. Thanks, -Dave On 12/6/23 08:39, Bob Roswell wrote:
Try https://okiprinting-en-us.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/913/~/ml320-%... https://okiprinting-en-us.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1501/~/pcl-4.... chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://biblioteca.museo8bits.es/impresoras/Oki/SIDMref.pdf
Not sure it is for a 192, but they tended to be similar. 3/4 of the way down, see line termination. There were probably two sets of ROMs. One was OKIDATA, the other with IBM (Epson) compatible.
Bob Roswell Computer Museum @ System Source
-----Original Message----- From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces@lists.vcfed.org> On Behalf Of Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2023 7:34 AM To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [vcf-midatlantic] Oki Microline 192 question
Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode.
Thanks, -Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Only have the same 92 manual. Have you tried the setup from other models? The only 192 link is dead. https://www.oki.com/printing/download/46633701EE1_ML186P_UG_EN_184704.pdf?id... https://www.oki.com/printing/download/45690101EE1_ML320_UG_EN_128084.pdf?id=... On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 08:42:22AM -0500, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Ah, thank you Bob, but I was unclear. (it's early..) What I need is the front-panel button combination to enable that mode and store the setting in NVRAM. On the 182 and some other models this is done with DIP switches, but on the 192/193 it's done by front panel button sequences and stored in battery-backed RAM.
Thanks, -Dave
On 12/6/23 08:39, Bob Roswell wrote:
Try https://okiprinting-en-us.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/913/~/ml320-%... https://okiprinting-en-us.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1501/~/pcl-4.... chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://biblioteca.museo8bits.es/impresoras/Oki/SIDMref.pdf
Not sure it is for a 192, but they tended to be similar. 3/4 of the way down, see line termination. There were probably two sets of ROMs. One was OKIDATA, the other with IBM (Epson) compatible.
Bob Roswell Computer Museum @ System Source
-----Original Message----- From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces@lists.vcfed.org> On Behalf Of Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2023 7:34 AM To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [vcf-midatlantic] Oki Microline 192 question
Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode.
Thanks, -Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
I've not tried, but will do so today. I pounded on the Oki site, dug through the Wayback Machine etc but the relevant manual sections are just gone. -Dave On 12/6/23 08:58, David Gesswein via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Only have the same 92 manual.
Have you tried the setup from other models? The only 192 link is dead.
https://www.oki.com/printing/download/46633701EE1_ML186P_UG_EN_184704.pdf?id... https://www.oki.com/printing/download/45690101EE1_ML320_UG_EN_128084.pdf?id=...
On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 08:42:22AM -0500, Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Ah, thank you Bob, but I was unclear. (it's early..) What I need is the front-panel button combination to enable that mode and store the setting in NVRAM. On the 182 and some other models this is done with DIP switches, but on the 192/193 it's done by front panel button sequences and stored in battery-backed RAM.
Thanks, -Dave
On 12/6/23 08:39, Bob Roswell wrote:
Try https://okiprinting-en-us.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/913/~/ml320-%... https://okiprinting-en-us.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1501/~/pcl-4.... chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/http://biblioteca.museo8bits.es/impresoras/Oki/SIDMref.pdf
Not sure it is for a 192, but they tended to be similar. 3/4 of the way down, see line termination. There were probably two sets of ROMs. One was OKIDATA, the other with IBM (Epson) compatible.
Bob Roswell Computer Museum @ System Source
-----Original Message----- From: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic-bounces@lists.vcfed.org> On Behalf Of Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2023 7:34 AM To: vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> Cc: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [vcf-midatlantic] Oki Microline 192 question
Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode.
Thanks, -Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 7:33 AM Subject: [vcf-midatlantic] Oki Microline 192 question Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode. ------ I found a couple of references. Auto Carriage return on is ESC 1 0 (21,108,48) Auto Carriage return off is ESC 1 1 (21,108,49) You can also try to press and hold select while turning on. That puts the newer microlines in setup menu (printed on paper). The FF button moves between entries. TOF sets the options. I think this is more than the 192 can do though. OK, try this too: https://web.archive.org/web/20021018053226/http://my.okidata.com:80/MAN192I....
On 12/6/23 10:37, Kelly Leavitt wrote:
You can also try to press and hold select while turning on. That puts the newer microlines in setup menu (printed on paper). The FF button moves between entries. TOF sets the options.
I think this is more than the 192 can do though.
Maybe, but there are no DIP switches in there, and there's a battery. The battery is flat and I'm awaiting a replacement, so I have the PCB out and on the bench. I'll give this a try when I get it put back together. Thanks for the suggestion.
OK, try this too: https://web.archive.org/web/20021018053226/http://my.okidata.com:80/MAN192I....
The table of contents is intact, but the rest of the document doesn't seem to be. :-( -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
On 12/6/23 10:37, Kelly Leavitt wrote:
Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode. ------ I found a couple of references. Auto Carriage return on is ESC 1 0 (21,108,48) Auto Carriage return off is ESC 1 1 (21,108,49)
You can also try to press and hold select while turning on. That puts the newer microlines in setup menu (printed on paper). The FF button moves between entries. TOF sets the options.
I think this is more than the 192 can do though.
To wrap this up, the 192 does indeed do it this way. You hold down Form Feed while turning it on, then use Form Feed and Select to select menu items and settings, respectively. It's all up and running now. And after changing the battery on the printer's board, the settings actually stick. ;) -Dave -- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
Hello! Dave? Make sure you've got plenty of ordinary typewriter ribbons for this printer. That's right it uses the same ribbons as the typical mechanical printers that were in offices before the development of the IBM typebar one. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again." On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 11:09 AM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 12/6/23 10:37, Kelly Leavitt wrote:
Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode. ------ I found a couple of references. Auto Carriage return on is ESC 1 0 (21,108,48) Auto Carriage return off is ESC 1 1 (21,108,49)
You can also try to press and hold select while turning on. That puts the newer microlines in setup menu (printed on paper). The FF button moves between entries. TOF sets the options.
I think this is more than the 192 can do though.
To wrap this up, the 192 does indeed do it this way. You hold down Form Feed while turning it on, then use Form Feed and Select to select menu items and settings, respectively.
It's all up and running now.
And after changing the battery on the printer's board, the settings actually stick. ;)
-Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
No, this is the 192. You're thinking of the 92. The 192 (and 182, etc) use a plastic ribbon cartridge. -Dave On 12/13/23 19:21, Gregg Levine wrote:
Hello! Dave? Make sure you've got plenty of ordinary typewriter ribbons for this printer. That's right it uses the same ribbons as the typical mechanical printers that were in offices before the development of the IBM typebar one. ----- Gregg C Levine gregg.drwho8@gmail.com "This signature fought the Time Wars, time and again."
On Wed, Dec 13, 2023 at 11:09 AM Dave McGuire via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On 12/6/23 10:37, Kelly Leavitt wrote:
Hi folks. Does anyone have a manual handy for an Okidata Microline 192 printer? I need to know how to enable auto-LF mode. ------ I found a couple of references. Auto Carriage return on is ESC 1 0 (21,108,48) Auto Carriage return off is ESC 1 1 (21,108,49)
You can also try to press and hold select while turning on. That puts the newer microlines in setup menu (printed on paper). The FF button moves between entries. TOF sets the options.
I think this is more than the 192 can do though.
To wrap this up, the 192 does indeed do it this way. You hold down Form Feed while turning it on, then use Form Feed and Select to select menu items and settings, respectively.
It's all up and running now.
And after changing the battery on the printer's board, the settings actually stick. ;)
-Dave
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
-- Dave McGuire, AK4HZ New Kensington, PA
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