Recommended Printer Settings for the Okidata 320/321 Turbo

This page describes optimal settings for Okidata 320/420 and 321/421 Turbo printers (click here for non-turbo printers). The Lot Wizard dealer software can use virtually any dot-matrix printer to print state forms, bank contracts, odometer disclosures, insurance agreements, buyers guides, and other multi-part or carbon copy car deal forms. We recommend the Okidata printers only because we have used them exclusively in our office for years.

There are three settings that you will need to make sure you have set correctly for optimal use with our Lot Wizard software; Printer Emulation, Bottom Margin and Paper Out Override.

Watch our videos that demonstrate how to print out a list of your Okidata's settings and how to change the Okidata settings.

Important settings:

• Printer Emulation
• Bottom Margin
• Paper Out Override

Okidata printer emulations:

• Epson ® FX (ESC/P)
• IBM ® Proprinter III (PPSII) Choose this one
• OKIDATA ® MICROLINE Standard

Changing Emulations

1. Make sure paper is loaded.
2. Press SHIFT + SEL. The printer enters the Menu Mode.
3. Press LF. The following line prints:
   Printer Control   Emulation Mode   IBM PPR
4. Press TEAR consecutively until the emulation you wish to select prints in the right-hand column.
5. Press SHIFT + SEL to save your setting and exit the Menu Mode.

Moving Through the Menu

• When the printer is in Menu Mode, you can move forward or backwards through the menu.
• To move forward, press GROUP, ITEM, or SET whichever is appropriate.
• To move backward, press and hold SHIFT, then GROUP, ITEM, or SET, whichever is appropriate.

Menu Mode

You use the front panel keys to change the defaults for the printer parameters. The changes you make in the Menu Mode are automatically saved when you exit the Menu Mode and are retained, even when you turn the printer off.

1. GROUP: Prints the next Group in the Menu. With the SHIFT key, prints the previous Group.
2. ITEM: Prints next Item in the Group. With the SHIFT key, prints previous Item in the Group.
3. SET: Prints next Setting for an Item. With the SHIFT key, prints previous Setting for an Item.
4. PRINT: Prints a copy of all the Menu settings. With the SHIFT key, prints the current settings for the Group selected.
5. MENU light: Glows when the printer is in the Menu Mode.

Below is a sample listing of the printer settings list that prints when the PRINT button is pressed in MENU mode.

Group	Item	Setting
Printer Control	Emulation Mode	Must be IBM
Font	Print Mode	Utility
Font	DRAFT Mode	HSD
Font	Pitch	12 CPI
Font	Proportional Spacing	No
Font	Style	Normal
Font	Size	Single
Symbol Sets	Character Set	Set I
Symbol Sets	Language Set	American
Symbol Sets	Zero Character	Slashed
Symbol Sets	Code Page	USA
Rear Feed	Line Spacing	6 LPI
Rear Feed	Form Tear-Off	Off
Rear Feed	Skip Over Perforation	No
Rear Feed	Page Width	13.6"
Rear Feed	Page Length	11"
Bottom Feed	Line Spacing	6 LPI
Bottom Feed	Form Tear-Off	Off
Bottom Feed	Skip Over Perforation	No
Bottom Feed	Page Width	13.6"
Bottom Feed	Page Length	11"
Top Feed	Line Spacing	6 LPI
Top Feed	Bottom Margin	Must be Invalid
Top Feed	Page Width	13.6"
Top Feed	Page Length	11"
Top Feed	Wait Time	1 sec
Top Feed	Page Length Control	By Actual Page Length
Set-Up	Graphics	Bi-directional
Set-Up	Receive Buffer Size	16K
Set-Up	Paper Out Override	Must be Yes
Set-Up	Print Registration	0.05 mm Left
	SET	SHIFT+SET
Set-Up	Operator Panel Function	Full Operation
Set-Up	Reset Inhibit	No
Set-Up	Print Suppress Effective	Yes
Set-Up	Auto LF	No
Set-Up	Auto CR	No
Set-Up	SI Select Pitch (10CPI)	17.1 CPI
Set-Up	SI Select Pitch (12CPI)	12 CPI
Set-Up	Time Out Print	Valid
Set-Up	Auto Select	Yes (Optional)
Set-Up	Centering Position	DEFAULT
Set-Up	CSF Type	Wide
Parallel I/F	I-Prime	Buffer Print
Parallel I/F	Pin 18	+5v