MICROLINE ®186This Impact printer from OKI Printing Solutionscombines versatile paper handling with fastthroughput and a space-saving footprint.The MICROLINE® 186 has a way with toughconditions. This compact forms printeractually thrives in industrial and point-of-saleenvironments because it’s built to meet therenowned OKI Printing Solutions standards forquality and Tank-Tough® reliability. As proof, theML186 has a 20,000-hour MTBF rating, morethan triple that of its closest competitor. Just putit to work and see for yourself how it delivers!Small package, big performance. For its sizeand weight, the ML186 is fast: 375 cps inSuperSpeed Draft mode. It also combinesefficiency with economy. It’s packed withadvanced, field-proven technology, includinga patented closed-loop optical sensor thataccurately positions the printhead, ensuringprecise characters even on the last page of a5-part form.The ML186 sports our rack-and-pinion drivesystem for dependable throughput and longerwear, a sturdy 200 million-character printheadthat’s designed to deliver output speeds 25%faster than its predecessor, and a 16-bit CPUfor even quicker processing.1 Available in the U.S. and Canada only.2 SuperSpeed Draft mode.Exceptional paper handling. The ML186 canprint virtually any continuous or sheet-fed form—including “difficult” media: its pinfeed platenmoves card stock and labels effortlessly,along with multi-part forms up to 10” wide.A short, straight paper path reduces thepossibility of media jamming. Continuousforms and single sheet paper (e.g. letterhead)feed smoothly through the rear or top. And theoptional Pull Tractor Kit handles media from3" to 9.5" wide.Unlike most other industrial and POS printers,the ML186 offers both bottom-feed and short-tear standard, so you can remove forms rightat the perforation every time—which meansthe next form isn’t wasted.All that and it’s easy to use, too. Walk up tothe ML186 and select your character sets, formlength, and line feed setting—right from theoperator panel. It couldn’t be easier. Of course,if you need technical assistance, you can speakto a live expert—24x7x365 1—by calling800-OKI-DATA (800-654-3282).1For the next generation in fast forms-printingperformance, be sure to specify the ML186 fromOKI Printing Solutions.Highlights:Superior reliability for demanding environ-ments: Rated at 20,000-hours MTBF3-Year standard warranty, parts andlabor; upgradable to 5 years of coveragewith options 1Print speeds up to 375 cps 2Integrated USB and IEEE Parallelconnectivity standardOptional OkiLAN ® 6020e 10/100 Base-TEthernet external print serverSmall footprint and low profile fits anywhere,even on retail countertopsCrisp, clear printing on 5-part forms128 KB receive buffer/memory200-million character printhead life3 million-character ribbon lifeCo-resident Epson® ESC/P, IBM® 2480 andOKI ® MICROLINE® printer emulationsSupports Windows® XP, 2000, 98/95, 3.x, NT®4.0, MS-DOS ®, Unix ®, and Linux OSUses same accessories as ML184 Turbo series•••••••••••••A 3-year warranty comes standard with thisrugged and reliable forms printerBig performance. Small package.03/28/200716020a_ML186_ss_update-04mkup.pdf1 of 2