OKI Microline 280 Elite 9-Pin Dot Matrix Printer

Fast 9-pin dot matrix printer; 333cps in high speed draft mode.

  • 80 column print width at 10cpi (A4)
  • High durability 9 pin head with a 200 million character life
  • Parallel and USB interfaces standard
  • RS232 Serial version available
  • 3 million character ribbon life
  • Up to 4 part forms, 1 original and 3 copies
  • Robust design. MTBF of 20,000 power on hours

The Microline 280 Elite is a faster version of the ML280. The other main change is USB as standard. There are more emulations as well, increasing it's potential as a replacement for older printers.

As Standard the OKI280 Elite comes with Centronics parallel and USB interfaces. An RS232 /RS422 / Current loop version is also available as the OKI 280S Elite.

There is also an ML280 Elite DC which takes a 9.6 to 31.2VDC power supply.

The ML 280 is OKI's least expensive dot matrix machine. There isn't a wide carriage version of the ML 280

Control:

Buttons and lights on printer front.

Duty Cycle:

MTBF 20,000 hours.

Ribbon life: 3 million characters (re-inking cartridge)

Prinhead life: 200 million characters.

333 characters per second at 10dpi.

Super speed (12cpi) 375cps

High speed draft (10cpi) 333cps

Utility (12cpi & 10cpi) 250cps

Near letter quality (12cpi & 10cpi) 62.5cps

Up to 240 x 216 dpi

Character Pitch: 10/12/15/17.1/20 pitch

Typeface & Font: Utility, High Speed, Draft, NLQ, Barcodes

Typestyles: Emphasised, Enhanced, Double Width, Italics

Paper Handling:

80 colums at 10CPI (In compressed mode 160 columns)

Standard Paper Handling: Autoload single sheet, Platen pin feed, Low tear-off, Paper end detection

Paper parts: Recommended for 1 original and up to 3 copies

Continuous paper 76.2 & 241.3mm

Optional Paper Handling: Roll paper stand, Pull tractor feed, Single bin sheet feeder

Memory:

128KB

Interface:

Standard Interfaces:Centronics Parallel/USB

Optional Interfaces:Serial RS 232C/RS 422/Current Loop

Emulations: Epson FX, IBM Graphics or Oki MICROLINE

Dimensions:

80 x 360 x 275mm

Weight:

4.5kg

Acoustic Noise:

Noise level operating: 51dB (quiet mode)

Options and Accessories:

Roll paper stand

Pull tractor feed

Single bin sheet feeder

Serial RS 232C/RS 422/Current Loop Interface:

There is no specific Network print server. The OkiLAN 7120E is used with the ML3320/21, ML3390/91 etc.

Print servers like the Zyxel NPS 520 should work with the ML280 but this would have to be confirmed.

Copyright G & J Huskinson & MindMachine Associates Ltd 2013, 2015. Some pictures derived from OKI User and Service guides. These technical pages do not constitute an offer for sale; just our knowledge at the time of writing. See the catalog. Sales pages on this Web site use cookies to store user information. We also use Google Analytics to track site usage patterns.