Oneil microFlash 8i, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide MICROFLASH 8I ...

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Page 3: ...talling and or Replacing Batteries 8 Charging the Battery 9 Loading Paper 10 Paper Quantity Guidelines 12 Tearing the Paper 12 Printing a Self Test 12 Setting Top of Form TOF 13 Using Buttons and Indicators 14 Control Panel 14 LED Indicators 14 Button Functions 15 Audio Indicators 16 Using Power Options 17 Attaching Cables 18 Configuring the Printer 18 Supplies 20 ...

Page 4: ... PRINTER USER S GUIDE 4 microFlash 8i Printer Open View Closed View Battery cavity Battery cable Access cover Locking lever green knob Control panel Printer assembly Figure 1 Paper Exit Handle Control panel Figure 2 ...

Page 5: ... locking tab and lift the access cover Figures 3 and 4 3 Insert the radio card face up into the PCMCIA slot Figure 5 4 Close the access cover and press down until the locking tab clicks into place Note The following information applies to printers with radio card capabilities Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 ...

Page 6: ... Remove the orange Open Printer label from the locking lever green knob 4 Depress the locking lever to open the print mechanism 5 Slide the printhead away from the edge of the printer Figure 6 6 Hold the ribbon by the flat handle 7 Install the ribbon on the printhead Figure 7 8 On the ribbon turn the knob counter clockwise several times to fully seat the ribbon to the printhead Figure 8 Figure 6 F...

Page 7: ...MICROFLASH 8I PRINTER USER S GUIDE 7 Removing the Ribbon 1 Slide the printhead away from the edge of the printer Figure 9 2 Pull the ribbon away from the printer Figure 10 Figure 9 Figure 10 ...

Page 8: ...ard you 2 Place the battery in the battery cavity Figure 11 3 Connect the printer s cable connector to the battery Figures 12a and 12b Verify the printer s battery connector is aligned properly The rubber key on the printer s battery connector should be aligned with the bottom notch on the battery Figure 11 Figure 12a Rubber key Figure 12b ...

Page 9: ...ttery either by connecting power supplied from the AC power adapter or by connecting power supplied from the cigarette lighter adapter as follows AC Power Adapter Plug the AC power cord into a wall outlet For information on using AC power see Using Power Options on page 17 Cigarette Lighter Adapter Connect the printer s cigarette lighter adapter connector into your vehi cle s cigarette outlet For ...

Page 10: ...anism Figure 14 3 Verify the center guide is centered Figure 15 4 Lift the two tractor feed clips Figure 16 Note 1 Do not use paper that has glued edges or paper with carbon between the sheets only use paper with clawed crimps Note 2 For information on the printer s paper capacity see Paper Quantity Guidelines on page 12 Note Remove the orange label from the locking lever green knob Figure 14 Figu...

Page 11: ...e inside of the fold through the tractor feed pins and to the outside edge of the printer 8 Align the holes in the paper with the studs in the tractor feed wheel Figure 19 9 The left tractor feed is adjustable Lift the locking lever to release the tractor feed 10 Verify that the paper is taut and the paper feeds correctly 11 Close the tractor feed clips the print mechanism and the printer s cover ...

Page 12: ...ab one side of the paper at a leading edge and pull up Once the paper has started tearing at the perforation finish with a swift pull upward and away Figure 21 Printing a Self Test 1 Turn the printer off by pressing buttons 1 and 2 simultaneously 2 Press and hold button 1 After printing begins release button 1 Form Parts Maximum Number of Sheets 1 200 2 90 3 60 4 50 Figure 21 ...

Page 13: ...osition the paper by pressing button 1 until the end of the paper is at the edge of the case If necessary press button 2 to back feed the paper 3 Turn the printer off by pressing buttons 1 and 2 simultaneously Figure 22 4 Press button 1 to turn on the printer The top of form is automatically set Figure 22 ...

Page 14: ...nnected Low temperature Connect battery Change environment Red flash fast High temperature Change environment Red to orange slow Low voltage Restart charge Red to orange fast High voltage Replace battery Orange flash slow Charge timeout Restart battery charge Orange flash fast Internal error Reset printer Green Charge completed None IrDA window Button 1 Power LED Charge LED Button 2 Paper exit ...

Page 15: ...lled indicates radio and printer are on None Orange flash fast If a radio card is installed indicates radio is on and printer is off None Function Description 1 line feed Press Button 1 once 5 line feeds Press and hold Button 1 Form feed Press and hold Button 1 then release Self test Press and hold Button 1 until printing starts Clear out of paper or head up Press Button 1 Back feed Press Button 2...

Page 16: ...RF power is off when RF power button is pressed and was on None 3 mid length Low battery voltage Charge battery 4 short Charge is starting when external power is applied to printer None 5 double Out of paper Install paper 8 CRC firmware error Redownload firmware 10 Error writing to communication controller firmware Redownload firmware Infinite beeps toggle LEDs Comm controller failure Redownload f...

Page 17: ... the AC adapter cable The white tagged cable connects to the cigarette lighter adapter for use in vehicles If neither the red nor the white cable is in use the printer is running off the battery The third cable RJ11 telephone style is the data cable see Attaching Cables on page 18 The fourth cable blue tagged is a third cradle connection used to connect to external cradle either in a truck or a ba...

Page 18: ...nal data cable or handheld cradle Configuring the Printer The printer has many configurable settings To configure or upgrade firmware download the Windows configuration programs at www oneilprinters com For information on MF8i printer commands refer to the MF8i Printer Commands document on the O Neil Product Development web site at http www oneilprinters com support documents Figure 24 ...

Page 19: ... no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equ...

Page 20: ...tained herein are provided as is and are subject to change without notice O Neil Product Development Inc makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose O Neil Product Development Inc shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with th...

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