How do I change font with an OKIDATA MICROLINE 590 printer?

Go on line to the following web site to download the owner's manual:

www.warrantylife.com/product_files/1/user-manual/10047796.pdf

Did u install new usb drivers?

Make sure the option for bidirectional printing is set correctly.

Try it both ways

Make sure you are not printing too far to the left or the right - the print head can hit the end of its run and lose its place.

Press SHIFT+MENU together to enter MENU mode
press GROUP until it prints EMULATION - make sure it doesn't shows UTILITY

Best Rgds

KM Hoo

you can not do anything, looking for local service provider

This would be the print head pins not moving forward or the ribbon bunched up at the top.

I posted a responmse in the initial posting.

Dan

The drivers should be on the company website, if these are not working for you the generic text driver in Windows will work for text only printing. If you do graphics or formatted invoices, etc. on the printer Epson and Okidata both make pretty generic print drivers that should work for a microline printer.

Your printer is designed to change font and pitch from the front panel. Just press the SEL/MENU button to take the printer offline. Then press the PRINT QUALITY button (to the right side of the panel) to make the lights switch to different fonts. Finally, press SEL/MENU to activate the changes and return the printer to online status. Be advised, these changes will not be permanent. To make a change permanent, you need to read the user's manual which I can email to you. Finally know that Windows does not pay attention to these settings, they are only goog in text applications such as DOS.

Sounds like driver problems. Cant solve problems without details like what opperating system, what driver, how it the printer attached, usb, paralel, network? Will it print a test page from the driver ok?