Introduction > 7
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NTRODUCTION
Congratulations on purchasing this printer!
This printer series is designed to provide highly reliable letter quality printing and high
resolution graphics for the desktop/office printing environment. It combines state-of-the-
art, 18-pin (ML5720/ML5721) and 24-pin (ML5790/ML5791), serial impact dot matrix
printing technology with advanced materials and superior construction to provide high
performance and versatility in a desktop sized unit. Careful attention to ergonomics and
application needs provides user friendly operation for operators of varying technical
capabilities.
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GUIDE
This manual is your user’s guide (check the web site, www.okiprintingsolutions.com, for the
most up-to-date version) for your printer and forms part of the overall user support listed
below:
> Installation Safety booklet: provides information as to safe use of the printer.
This is a paper document that is packaged with the printer and should be read before
setting up your printer.
> Set-up guide: to describe how to unpack, connect and turn on your printer.
This is a paper document that is packaged with the printer.
> This User’s Guide: to help you to become familiar with your printer and make the
best use of its many features. Also included are guidelines for troubleshooting and
maintenance to ensure that it performs at its best.
This is an electronic document stored on the manuals CD.
> Technical Reference Guide: to provide detailed technical information for
programmers and more technical users.
This is an electronic document available on the support web site.
> Network Guide: to provide detailed technical information for network
administrators to configure the optional accessory network interface.
This is an electronic document stored on the CD that accompanies the network
interface card optional accessory.
> On-line Help: on-line information accessible from the printer driver and utility
software.
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USAGE
This guide is intended to be read on screen using an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Use the
navigation and viewing tools provided in Acrobat.
You can access specific information in two ways:
> In the list of bookmarks down the left hand side of your screen, click on the topic of
interest to jump to the required topic. (If the bookmarks are not available, use the
“Contents” on page 4.)
> In the list of bookmarks, click on Index to jump to the Index. (If the bookmarks are
not available, use the “Contents” on page 4.) Find the term of interest in the
alphabetically arranged index and click on the associated page number to jump to
the page containing the term.
