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1. Right Margin 136 Right Margin vA Slash Zero No Slash Zero Yes vA Path Front 1 Path vA Tear Normal Tear vA Displayed if the 4 option is installed Tear Delay 1 Tear Delay t vA Strong Impact Soft Impact vA Perfor Safe No Perfor Safe Yes vA Quiet Print Off Quiet Print On vA Autogap 0 Autogap vA Tuning Horiz 0 Tuning Horiz vA Tuning Vert 0 Tuning Vert vA vA Macro gt MFG No Macro gt MFG Yes v vA Next Macro No vA Config Menu No Ay Next Macro Yes 76 vA Line Spacing MACRO 1 T MACRO 1 gt LINE SP 6 LPI gt ore LINE SP 8 LPI gt ore LINE SP 12 LPI gt ore LINE SP 3L 30MM gt ore LINE SP 4L 30MM gt ore LINE SP 6L 30MM gt ore LINE SP 8L 30MM gt ore LINE SP 12L 30MM gt ore L LINE SP LOCK NO These values define the line spacing in lines inch 6 8 12 or in lines per 30 mm 3 4 6 8 12 Line Spacing Lock LINE SP 6 LPI T LINE SP LOCK NO gt ore LINE SP LOCK YES gt ore L LENGTH xxx LINESP LOCKNO Setting this item the value set for vertical spacing can be changed by software or operator panel LINE SP LOCK YES Setting this item the value set for vertical spacing
2. vA Ge E aeaeeasacbue are aeaea Serial Interface Serial I F No Serial VF vA vA vA Baud 9600 Baud l vA vA Data Bits 8 Data Bits 7 v4 y 3 Parity None Parity v4 vA Handshake DTR Handshake Xon Xof v Connection Local Connect Remote vA vA Input Buffer 2K Input Buffer t t Functions i 45 Setting the Serial Interface Parameters Interface Type PARALL INTERFACE SERIAL INTERFACE T T s leme sore SERIAL I F 232 gt ore FUNCTIONS SERIAL I F 422 Sore BAUD 9600 SERIAL I F NO The serial interface is disabled SERIAL I F 232 Defines the usage of the serial interface RS 232 C SERIAL I F 422 Defines the usage of the serial interface RS 422 A 46 Baud Rate SERIAL I F NO t BAUD 300 gt ore BAUD 600 gt ore BAUD 1200 gt ore BAUD 2400 gt ore BAUD 4800 gt ore BAUD 9600 gt ore BAUD 19200 gt ore BAUD 38400 gt ore L DATA BITS 8 The baud rate is selected in bits per second The above values can be selected Number of Data Bits BAUD 9600 7 DATA BITS 8 Sore DATA BITS 7 Sore PARITY NONE Selection of the number of data bits 7 or 8 47 Parity Check DATA BITS 8 7 PARITY NONE gt ore PARITY ODD Sore PARITY EVEN gt ore PARITY MARK gt ore PARITY SPACE Sore HANDSHAKE DTR PARITY NONE Data does not have a parity bit
3. Parallel Interface Serial Interface Software Driver Selection At this point it is necessary to configure your printer for your application package The installation procedures depend upon the host environment Follow the instructions in the readmefile you find on the CD ROM In a WINDOWS 95 98 2000 XP NT4 0 Millennium environment the printer supports the Plug amp Play feature The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address http Awww compuprint net Power Connection The power outlet must be compatible with the plug of the printer s power cable Always use a grounded outlet 1 Make sure the power outlet is near the printer location and easily accessible 2 Make sure that the power switch is in O position OFF 14 3 Insert the power cable plug into the printer connector and the other power cable end into a convenient outlet the figure shows the European version 4 If you need to turn the printer on press the power switch in the position ON 15 Selecting the Display Language The display messages for this printer can be displayed in five different languages English Default French German Italian and Spanish To select the language that you prefer proceed as follows 1 Press the PROGRAM key and keep it pressed while powering on th
4. IP Assign vA Init IP Address lg Init IP Address vA Init Net Mask Init Net Mask Def Gateway ID Def Gateway ID vA Init Host Name Init Host Name vA Init Workgroup Init Workgroup vA SMTP Enabl No SMTP Enabl Yes vA Y Novell En No Novell En Yes v vA Nov Server Name Nov Server Name vA Nov Printer Name Nov Printer Name vA Nov Queue Name Nov Queue Name vA Nov Frame Type Nov Frame Type IP Assignment PARALL INTERFACE LAN INTERFACE T T LAN INTERFACE gt IP ASSIGN FIXED ee l IP ASSIGN DHCP sd FUNCTIONS IP ASSIGN ARP Sore J INIT IP ADDRESS 127 000 000 000 IP ASSIGN FIXED Assigns the static or fixed IP address IP ASSIGN DHCP Assigns the dynamic IP address DHCP protocol IP ASSIGN ARP Assigns the user s defined IP address ARP protocol Init IP Address IP ASSIGN FIXED INIT IP ADDRESS 000 000 000 000 gt ore INIT IP ADDRESS gt ore INIT IP ADDRESS 255 255 255 255 gt ore INIT NET MASK 255 255 254 000 These values set the INIT IP address The IP address is represented by a decimal notation where the decimal values are divided by points in four fields Each field ranges between 0 and 255 Use the or keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or keys to move to the ne
5. Loading Paper Using the Front2 Push Tractor option Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor and the Rear Pull Tractor option When a new paper path is selected the paper loaded in the printer is automatically parked 97 How to Use the Tear Off Function This function is used to match the paper perforation with the tear off bar For this function the following values must be set Selection of the Paper Size 1 Press the PROGRAM key when the printer is disabled or enabled without printing to enter the Program Sdtup 2 Press the J key and the following message appears USER MACRO 3 Press the key to select the macro for which you want to set the paper size MACRO 1 MACRO 2 MACRO 3 Or MACRO 4 4 Oncethe desired macro is displayed press the 4 key until the following parameter is displayed LENGTH xx 5 Press the gt or lt key until the desired page size is displayed 6 Press again the PROGRAM key to exit the setup end set the new value 98 Adjusting the Tear Off Position To check the Tear Off Position proceed as follows 1 Check if the paper perforation matches the tear off bar on the printer 2 TO move manually the paper to the Tear Off position press the TEAR key when the printer is enabled without printing TEAR NORMAL function selected YES in the Program Setup You can leave the manual tear off function by pressing again the TEAR key
6. If TEAR NO is selected TEAR NO e When the paper is positioned at the first printable line and the paper path is changed changing the Macro or pressing the PATH key 1st printable line Other paper position or the PARK key is pressed the printer pe bes 5 performs automatically the parking procedure e If at least one line has been printed or the n a paper has been fed forward at least 1 line and al the paper path is changed changing the Macro Hooo o o Hooo or pressing the PATH key or the PARK key is pressed the display shows TEAR IF NECESS PARK PAPER EEA A If the paper to be parked is longer than 18 PATH or PATH or tear it off and press the PARK key again to a perform the parking procedure a IKAN IF NECESE PARK PAPER 7 co PARK PARKING 102 If TEAR NORMAL is selected When the paper is positioned at the first printable line and the paper path is changed changing the Macro or pressing the PATH key or the PARK key is pressed the printer performs automatically the parking procedure If at least one line has been printed or the paper has been fed forward at least 1 line and the paper path is changed changing the Macro or pressing the PATH key or the PARK key is pressed the paper is moved to the tear off position and the display shows TEAR IF NECESS PARK
7. If it does not 1 Turn the printer off and press the PROGRAM key and hold it pressed while powering on the printer until the RELEASE KEY message is displayed to enter the Power On Configuration 2 Pressthe key until the following message appears FUNCTIONS 3 Press the gt key to enter and then press the J until the following message is displayed TEAR ADJUST xxx 4 Press the gt or key to scroll the values of this function The values below 0 move the tear off position downwards values above 0 move the paper upwards The values can be set between 30 and 360 at 1 180 inches 1 6 to 2 inches 5 When the desired value is displayed press the PROGRAM key 6 Press the PROGRAM key to save and exit from the setup Selection of the Tear Off Mode It is now possible to select the T ear Off Mode 1 Press the PROGRAM key when the printer is disabled or enabled without printing to enter the Program Sdtup 2 Press the key The following message is displayed USER MACRO 3 Press the key to select the macro for which you want to set the tear off mode MACRO 1 MACRO 2 MACRO 3 Or MACRO 4 4 Press the J key until the following message is displayed TEAR NORMAL Pressing the gt or e key it is now possible to decide how to execute the tear off function TEAR NORMAL Pressing the TEAR key the paper is moved to the tear off position Pressing again the TEAR key to exit from the tear off mode the paper is
8. Removing the Rear Pull Tractor 1 Turn the printer off 2 Push the lever on the rear pull tractor down and lift the tractor out of the printer 3 Insert the rear pull tractor cover and make sure that the interlock connector is correctly inserted If the rear pull tractor cover is not inserted the printer is blocked 139 4 Open the top cover Move the print carriage to the right most position then insert 1 the paper bail pins into the hooks on both sides of the printer Rotate 2 the paper bail upwards and gently push it on both sides towards the back of the printer until it clicks into place 140 Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor and the Rear Pull Tractor option Once the rear pull tractor is installed the fanfold paper can be loaded only in push pull mode 1 Toselect the Push pull tractor paper path press the PATH key The display shows LOAD PUSH PULL e If you have been using a different path the display shows PATH CHANGING e f you have been using fanfold paper in the Front2 push tractor paper path if the Front2 push tractor option is installed the printer automatically starts the parking procedure The display shows alternately TEAR IF NECESS and PARK PAPER e Tear off the fanfold loaded with the Front2 push tractor if it is longer than 18 inches and press the PARK key The display shows PARKING followed by LOAD PUSH PULL 141 2
9. 117 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 1 Makesure that the printer is turned off for at least 15 minutes Pay attention to the print head because it becomes hot during operation 2 Open the top printer cover 3 Slide the ribbon guide out of the print head Free the shifter holder pushing the tab towards the rear and pulling the shifter holder up Ribbon Guide Shifter Holder yolor Shifter 118 4 Remove the used ribbon cartridge by lifting it up Now you are ready to insert the new ribbon cartridge See before Ribbon Cartridge Installation 119 Printing the Self Test If you need to know any printer setting and to check if the printer is working well print the self test Proceed as follows 1 Keep the ON LINE key pressed while powering on the printer until the display shows RELEASE KEY 2 When you release the key the printer starts the self test printout 3 To stop the self test printing press the ON LINE key again The printer is offline 120 Error Handling When an error condition occurs e the printer is disabled e the first message on the display indicates the error while the second message gives more details concerning the error conditions Press always the ON LINE key to reset the error condition Error Message Description A G A NOT OPER The automatic gap Press the ON LINE key to reset the error ADJUST THE GAP adjustment
10. 38 CR Code Behavior NATION xxx 7 AUTO CR NO gt ore AUTO LF NO AUTO CR NO No automatic carriage return is performed after a LF VT or ESC code Default valuein IBM Proprinter emulation AUTO CR YES The printer performs an automatic carriage return after a LF VT or ESC code Default value in E pson emulation 39 LF Code Behavior AUTO CR xx AUTO LF NO gt ore AUTO LF YES gt ore AUTO LF HOST gt ore 20 CPI IBM NO or EMUL OPTIONS AUTO LF NO No Automatic LF after CR AUTO LF YES Automatic LF after CR AUTO LF HOST Only in EPSON emulation The printer checks the AUTOFEEDXT signal coming from the host and executes an automatic LF after CR if the signal is low 40 IBM Compressed Printing These items are displayed only if the BM emulation is selected AUTO LF NO 20 CPIIBM NO sore J EMUL OPTIONS 20 CPI IBM NO The compressed printing is performed at 17 1 cpi 20 CPI IBM YES The compressed printing is performed at 20 cpi 41 Parallel Interface This setup defines the use of the parallel interface and is structured according to the interface specific parameters Parallel Interface Parameters 1284 Bidir I F vA Select In Host vA Data Bits 8 vA Input Buffer 2K vA Parall Interface vA Serial Interface or LAN Interface vA CX Parallel I F vA Select I
11. A G A is not condition Adjust the print head gap toa enabled fixed distance Select the print head fixed gap adjustment function in the Program Menu e Press the PROGRAM key when the printer is disabled READY indicator unlit to enter the Program Setup Press the key until the USER MACRO function is displayed Press the key until the desired macro is displayed MACRO x Press the gt key to enter the macro parameters Press the J key until the FIXED GAP parameter is displayed Press the gt o e keys to select the fixed gap adjustment values From FIXED GAP 1 simple fanfold paper to FIXED GAP 4 multipart fanfold paper BUFFER OVERFLOW A buffer overflow condition Turn the printer off and on again or press CHARACTER LOST occurred for the serial the PROGRAM and ON LINE key successively interface to clear the buffer CUT NOT ALLOWED An error occurred with the Turn the printer off and on again If the error NUM LINES lt 12 optional cutter is not solved call the Customer Support DATA SET OFF The DSR Signal is not Press the ON LINE key to reset the error connected to the printer condition and is not ready for data transfer if the serial interface is selected This condition may happen in a remote connection via modem and the DSR DATA SET READY signal is missing INTERLOCK ERROR _ Neither the rear tractor Install the rear tractor or the tractor cover on CHECK INSERTION nor thetractor cov
12. Load the fanfold paper on the Front1 push tractor following the sequence Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor described before 3 Take up the slack of the paper exiting from the rear paper slot and open the left and right sprocket covers Unlock the sprockets moving the sprocket levers up 4 Rotate the sprocket bar to align the sprocket pins with the paper perforation Insert the paper perforation on the left and right sprocket pins 142 5 Close sprocket covers and lock the sprockets moving the sprocket levers down 6 Press the ON LINE key to confirm that the paper loading is finished The rear pull tractor engages This figure shows the correct paper loading eon 143 The Cutter The cutter option allows to cut the paper automatically It is installed on the rear of the printer For the installation of the cutter option and its corresponding paper grid please refer to the Installation Guide you receive together with this option This figure shows the cutter position in the printer The LAN Interface Board A LAN Interface board is available for the network connections through an integrated Ethernet 10 100 Base T interface which coexists with the parallel interface For the installation of this board please refer to the Installation Guide you receive together with the Ethernet 10 100 Base T board 144 The Printer Pedestals For better pa
13. Open the Push tractors cover turning it upwards and lay it on the top of the printer 2 Rotate the Front2 push tractor option outside the printer 134 3 Insert the fanfold paper between the Front1 and Front2 push tractor then proceed to load the paper as described in the section Loading Paper Using the Frontl Push Tractor 4 When the fanfold paper has been loaded on the Front1 push tractor reposition the Front2 push tractor in its initial position before closing the Push tractors cover 5 Press the LOAD FF key to load the paper into the printer 135 The Rear Pull Tractor An optional rear pull tractor can be installed on the printer This tractor is useful to handle particularly heavy paper Installing the Rear Pull Tractor 1 Turn the printer off 2 Remove the Large rear cover the rear pull tractor cover and the two small rear pull tractor attachment area covers Rear Pull Tractor Attachment Area Covers Keep the covers in a safe place as they must be reinstalled if the rear pull tractor is removed 136 3 Replace the Large rear cover 4 Open the top cover free 1 the paper bail and remove 2 it from the hooks on both sides of the printer 5 Close the top cover 137 6 Insert the rear pull tractor and the corresponding two small rear pull tractor attachment area covers with the slot as shown in figure 7 Turn the printer on
14. TEAR IF NECESS and PARK PAPER e Tear off the fanfold loaded with the Front1 push tractor if it is longer than 18 inches and press the PARK key The display shows PARKING followed by LOAD FRONT2 128 2 Open the Push tractors cover turning it upwards and lay it on the top of the printer 129 3 Unlock the Front2 tractor sprockets moving the sprocket levers up 4 Space the paper guides along the tractor bar Open the sprocket covers of the left and right sprocket 130 5 Hold the fanfold paper in front of the sprockets and insert the paper perforation on the left sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover 6 Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins make sure the paper goes under the paper sensor and close the sprocket cover 131 7 Position the left sprocket for printing matching the left paper margin with the ninth notch on the printer cabinet and lock it in place 8 Adjust gently the right sprocket to remove slack from the paper 132 9 Lock the Front2 tractor sprockets moving the sprocket levers down 10 Close the Push tractors cover 11 Press the LOAD FF key to load the paper into the printer 133 Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor when the Front2 Push Tractor Option is Installed When the Front2 push tractor is installed and you need load paper on the Front1 push tractor follow this paper loading procedure 1
15. moved to the printing position TEAR AUTOMATIC If the printer is not receiving data the paper is moved automatically to the tear position LABEL The TEAR key is disabled for the tear off function This selection is useful when printing on labels Pressing the PARK key the printer ejects the paper toward the back of the printer TEAR NO The tear off function is disabled 5 Press the PROGRAM key to exit the setup 100 How to Lock Unlock the Printer Setups To prevent not expertise persons changing the printer setup parameters it is possible to lock unlock the access to the printer setups as follows e Press ON LINE MACRO and ALTERNATE keys at the same time and keep them pressed while powering the printer on As soon as these keys are released the following messages will be displayed then Now the access to the printer setups is locked If the PROGRAM key is pressed the LOCKED MENU message is displayed the PROGRAM key is disabled e f you decide to unlock the printer setup turn the printer off then press the ON LINE MACRO and ALTERNATE keys at the same time and keep them pressed while powering the printer on again As soon as these keys are released the following messages will be displayed 9090 then UNLOCKED MENU 101 How to Handle the Paper Parking According to the setting of the TEAR item in the Program Setup the paper parking procedure is performed in different ways See the following description
16. 8859 1 Latin1 8859 2 Latin2 8859 3 Latin3 8859 4 Latin4 8859 5 Latin Cyrillic 8859 6 Latin Arabic 8859 7 Latin Greek 8859 8 Latin Hebrew 8859 9 Latin5 8859 15 Latin9 148 Bar Codes UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 UPC EAN 2 UPC EAN 5 Code GP MSI Plessey Code BCD C2 5 3 BAR Code 39 Code 128 Code 11 Code 93 Codabar 2 5 Bidirectional 2 5 Interleaved 2 5 Industrial 2 5 Matrix Postnet Emulations EPSON LQ Series ESC P IBM Proprinter XL24 AGM IBM Personal Printer 2391 Paper Handling Base Configuration FRONT1 PUSH TRACTOR Fanfold width 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches Copies 1 original 7 copies Max thickness 0 635 mm 0 025 inches Options FRONT2 PUSH TRACTOR option Fanfold width 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches Copies 1 original 7 copies Max thickness 0 635 mm 0 025 inches REAR PULL TRACTOR option Fanfold width 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches Copies 1 original 7 copies Max thickness 0 3 mm 0 014 inches Push Pull Feeding Front fanfold insertion with lower tractor in front push mode and rear tractor in pull mode 149 Standard Functions e Automatic print head gap adjustment AGA e Automatic paper path switching via operator panel or S W commands e Paper parking e Plug amp Play capability e Bar Code printing e Automatic fanfold positioning for tear off selectable time out e Setting and storage of paper format and print conditions for each paper path
17. CHAR SET CS2 gt ore L NATION CP437 These items select the character set to be used in IBM Proprinter emulation 36 EPSON National Character sets CHAR SET CS2 T NATION CP437 Sore NATION gt ore NATION LATIN A1 Sore L AUTO CR YES The following national character sets are available CP 437 CP437 G 96GREEK CP850 CP851 CP 852 CP 853 CP 855 CP 857 CP 858 CP 860 CP 862 CP 863 CP 864 CP 865 CP 866 CP 867 CP 876 CP 877 CP 1250 CP 1251 CP 1252 CP 1253 CP 1254 CP 1255 CP 1256 CP 1257 GOST TASS MAZOWIA ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 2 ISO 8859 3 ISO 8859 4 ISO 8859 5 ISO 8859 6 ISO 8859 7 ISO 8859 8 ISO 8859 9 ISO 8859 15 CP 437SL CP 1098 UKRAIN KOI8 U USA FRANCE GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK2 SPAIN2 LATIN A1 The CP 858 and ISO 8859 15 character sets contain the Euro character 37 IBM National Character Sets CHAR SET CS2 T NATION CP437 Sore NATION gt ore NATION KOI8 U Sore L AUTO CR NO The following national character sets can be selected CP 437 CP437 G 96GREEK CP850 CP851 CP 852 CP 853 CP 855 CP 857 CP 858 CP 860 CP 862 CP 863 CP 864 CP 865 CP 866 CP 867 CP 876 CP 877 CP 1250 CP 1251 CP 1252 CP 1253 CP 1254 CP 1255 CP 1256 CP 1257 GOST TASS MAZOWIA ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 2 ISO 8859 3 ISO 8859 4 ISO 8859 5 ISO 8859 6 ISO 8859 7 ISO 8859 8 ISO 8859 9 ISO 8859 15 CP 437SL CP 1098 UKRAIN KOI8 U The CP 858 and ISO 8859 15 character sets contain the Euro character
18. PAPER If the paper to be parked is longer than 18 tear it off and press the PARK key again to perform the parking procedure When the paper is positioned in the tear off position after pressing the TEAR key if you press the PARK key the printer performs automatically the parking procedure TEAR NORMAL 1st printable line Other paper position Print job PARKING MACRO or PATH or PARK Paper is moved to tear off position Paper is moved to tear off position TEAR IF NECESS PARK PAPER PARK PARKING PARK PARKING 103 If TEAR AUTOMATIC is selected When the paper is positioned at the first printable line and the paper path is changed changing the Macro or pressing the PATH key or the PARK key is pressed the printer performs automatically the parking procedure If at least one line has been printed or the paper has been fed forward at least 1 line and the paper path is changed changing the Macro or pressing the PATH key or the PARK key is pressed the paper is moved to the tear position the display shows TEAR IF NECESS PARK PAPER If the paper to be parked is longer than 18 tear it off and press the PARK key again to perform the parking procedure If at least one line has been printed or the paper has been fed forward at least 1 line an
19. cannot be changed by software but only by operator panel 77 Page Length LINE SP LOCK NO 7 LENGTH 1 LINE gt ore LENGTH LINES Sore LENGTH 244 LINES gt ore 1 TOP OF FORM 0 These items set the page length for fanfold paper in number of lines depending on the current vertical spacing Default value is 66 lines Top of Form LENGTH xx T TOP OF FORM 0 gt ore TOP OF FORM Sore TOP OF FORM xxx Sore J IGNORE F F NO These items set the top of form The values range between 0 and the page length 1 78 Form Feed FF Command TOP OF FORM 0 7 IGNORE F F NO Sore J SKIPOVER 0 IGNORE F F NO The Form F eed FF command is always executed IGNORE F F YES The F orm F eed FF command is ignored when the paper is in the top of form TOF position A Form F eed can be performed if the LOAD FF key is pressed Skip Over Perforation IGNORE F F NO T SKIPOVER 0 gt ore SKIPOVER gt ore SKIPOVER xxx gt ore L DRAFT MODE HS These items set the skipover perforation The values range between 0 and the page length 1 79 Draft Print Mode Selection SKIPOVER 0 t DRAFT MODE HS gt ore DRAFT MODE NORM gt or lt DRAFT MODE BEST gt ore QUALITY LQ DRAFT MODE HS The printer performs the draft printing at high speed DRAFT MODE NORM The printer performs the draft printing at normal speed DRAFT MODE BEST _Theprinter performs the draft printing at low
20. characters Color ribbon cartridge 2 million characters for each band Options Additional 4 pin Rear Pull Tractor for push pull fanfold handling Additional 6 pin Front2 Push Tractor Cutter Ethernet 10 100 Base T LAN Interface Card Two Level Floor Pedestal Tilt pedestal Three Level Floor Pedestal Stationary pedestal PRKN707 1 PRKN408 1 PRF9000 PRFN103 PRFNO088 PRAN102 PRFN406 000 PRFN405 000 152 Standards 153
21. complete configuration at installation time according to the hardware and the emulation types and the Program Setup that allows you to set the functions that are the most useful in your daily job These settings can be selected when the printer is online without printing or offline ON LINE indicator unlit and stored in theNVM Entering the Printer Setups e Press the PROGRAM key and keep it pressed at the printer power on until the RELEASE KEY message is displayed to select the Power On Configuration e Press the PROGRAM key when the printer is online without printing or offline ON LINE indicator unlit to select the Program Setup Moving within the Printer Setups The arrow keys T 4 e gt are used to move within the different functions inside the Printer Setups See the following description of the setup items 29 Leaving the Printer Setups e Pressing the PROGRAM in the Power On Configuration key the printer exits from the setup and the new settings will be automatically saved e Pressing the PROGRAM key in the Program Setup the following choice is offered for the storage of the values set STORE QUIT The new settings are not activated and the old settings remain valid STORE SAVE The new settings are stored permanently in the NVM Non Volatile Memory STORE CURRENT The new settings remain valid until the printer is turned off Press the gt or keys to scan these selections forward and backwards When the des
22. is off line ON LINE indicator unlit printer is on line ON LINE indicator lit OFF LINE M1 ON LINE M1 Printer Status Printer Status Current Macro Current Macro where OFF LINE Indicates the printer status ON LINE M1 M2 M3 M4 Indicate which of the four User Macros is currently used e when there is no paper loaded and the e when there is no paper loaded and the printer is off line ON LINE indicator unlit printer is on line ON LINE indicator lit Load Fronti ON LINE M1 Current Paper Path where LOAD FRONT 1 LOAD FRONT 2 LOAD PUSH PULL OFF LINE ON LINE M1 M2 M3 M4 Printer Status Current Macro Indicates that the currently selected paper path is out of paper The messages are displayed only for the available paper paths according to the installed devices Indicates the printer status Indicate which of the four User Macros is currently used 19 The following messages appear to indicate other printer conditions or user intervention requests The list is in alphabetical order Message ALTERNATE BUSY M1 COVER OPEN CLOSE COVER EJECTING INITIALIZING LAN LOAD FRONT1 LOAD FRONT2 LOAD PUSH PULL LOCKED MENU MACRO CHANGING MICRO FEED DOWN MICRO FEED UP Description This message appears to indicate that the Alternate functions of the operator panel keys have been selected pressing the ALTERNATE key
23. key to save the sender s e mail address 56 Enable Disable the Novell Service SMTP ENABL NO 7 NOVELL EN NO gt or NOVELL EN YES l IP ASSIGN FIXED NOV SERVER NAME XXXXXXXXXXX NOVELL EN NO Disables the service to see the printer via NOVELL network NOVELL EN YES Enables the service to see the printer via NOVELL network Print Server Name in Novell Network This item is displayed only if the NovELL EN function is selected YEs NOVELL EN YES T NOV SERVER NAME gt 06 L NOV PRINTER NAME xxxxxxxxxxx This function allows to create the print server name in Novell network Use the lt or gt keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or keys to move to the next field J to move to the right and t to move to the left Press the PROGRAM key to save the print server name The default print server name iS NW_COMPUPRINT 57 Printer Name in Novell Network This item is displayed only if the NovELL EN function is selected YEs NOV SERVER NAME xxxxxxxxxxx T NOV PRINTER NAME gt ore J NOV QUEUE NAME XXXXXXXXXXX This function allows to create the printer name in Novell network Use the or gt keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or keys to move to the next field to move to the right and f1 to move to the left Press the PROGRAM key to save the printer name The default printer nameis ps1 Queue Name in
24. macros Macro 1 Macro 2 Macro3 or Macro 4 If you want to select the displayed macro wait for 2 seconds without pressing any key and the parameters of this macro will be set Scrolls the parameters of the functions or macros forwards 25 FONT Key FONT Normal Function Program Function LF Key LF Normal Function MICRO FEED Alternate Function Program Function LOAD FF Key LOAD FF Normal Function MICRO FEED Alternate Function L Program Function Selects the font to be used with the currently selected pitch The selected font is valid until the printer is turned off or a new font is selected using this key Scrolls the parameters of the functions or macros backwards Performs a line feed according to the current line spacing settings Moves the paper forward in microsteps K eeping the key pressed the paper is moved continuously at increasing speed Scrolls the setup and macro functions backwards Executes a Form Feed FF when paper is loaded into the printer it advances to the following page if no paper is loaded it is positioned for printing Moves the paper backward in microsteps K eeping the key pressed the paper is moved continuously at increasing speed Scralls the setup and macro functions forwards 26 ALTERNATE Key ALTERNATE Normal Function Alternate Function TEAR PITCH Key TEAR PITCH Normal Function Alternate Function Enables the alternative key functio
25. or PATH or PARK PARK EJECTING TEAR IF NECESS EJECT PAPER SSI PARK EJECTING 105 If at power on the paper is already loaded in a paper path that is different to the paper path used by the macro which is valid at power on independently from the setting of the TEAR function the display shows TEAR IF NECESS EJECT PAPER If the paper to be ejected is longer than 18 tear it off and press the PARK key again to perform the paper ejection In all the above cases the parking procedure may be interrupted pressing the ALTERNATE key The display shows OPER INTERRUPTED If in any of the above cases you do not tear off the paper and the printer is not able to park it because it is too long the display shows TEAR OFF PAPER PARK PAPER Tear off the paper and press again the PARK key During the parking procedure the display shows PARKING If the printer is ejecting the paper See LABEL selection the display shows EJECTING 106 Paper Handling JS Frontl Push Path Paper Paths Base Configuration With Installed Option Z 2 Front2 Push Path Push P ull Path KS Frontl Push Tractor Front2 Push Tractor plus Cutter plus Cutter 107 Paper Specifications It is important to use the correct paper for obtaining the best performance See the information table below Fanfold Paper Loading Mode Width Length Thickness Copies Weight g m Original Other sh
26. right sprocket covers 5 Hold the fanfold paper in front of the sprockets and insert the paper perforation on the left sprocket pins and close the left sprocket cover 112 6 Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins make sure the paper goes under the paper sensor and close the right sprocket cover 113 7 Match the left sprocket for the first printing position i e the left paper margin must match the ninth mark on the printer cabinet 114 8 Adjust the right sprocket gently to remove slack from the paper Make sure the paper is not taut 9 Lock the left and right sprockets moving the sprocket levers down 115 10 Close the Push tractors cover Press the LOAD FF key to load the paper into the printer The paper must be loaded as shown in figure 116 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning the Printer Make sure the printer has been turned off for at least 15 minutes before starting any cleaning operations Periodic cleaning will help keep your printer in top condition so that it will always provide optimal performance e Usea neutral detergent or water solution on a soft doth to dean dirt and grease from the cabinet of the printer e Do not use an abrasive doth alcohol paint thinner or similar agents because they may cause discoloration and scratching e Beespecially careful not to damage the electronic and mechanical components
27. selected values The printout starts as soon as you select this value 33 Emulation Options This setup defines the available options according to the selected emulation and is structured as follows Options YO i Emul Options gt EmulEPSONLQ Emul IBM t 3 yA vA vA Char Set Char set to vA vA Nation Nation t vA vA Auto CR AutocR i vA vA Auto LF Auto LF g v vA 20CPIIBM i i Parall Interface 34 Setting the Emulation Options Printer Emulation PRINT OUT NO EMUL OPTIONS j PARALL INTERFACE EMUL EPSON LQ EMUL IBM XL24 EMUL IBM XL24AGM EMUL IBM 2391 EMUL OPTIONS T gt EMUL EPSON LQ Sore EMUL IBM XL24 gt ore EMUL IBM XL24AGM sf Sor EMUL IBM 2391 Sore L CHAR SET CS2 The printer uses the EPSON Series emulation The printer uses the IBM Proprinter XL24 emulation The printer uses the BM Proprinter XL24 AGM emulation The printer uses the IBM Personal 2391 emulation 35 EPSON Character Sets EMUL EPSON LQ T CHAR SET CS1 gt ore CHAR SET CS2 gt ore CHAR SET ITALIC gt ore sb NATION CP437 These items select the character set to be used in EPSON emulation IBM Character sets EMUL IBM xxx T CHAR SET CS1 gt ore
28. speed to obtain better quality printing Quality Print Mode Selection DRAFT MODE HS T QUALITY LQ gt ore QUALITY NLQ gt ore FONT Draft QUALITY LQ The printer performs the Letter Quality printing QUALITY NLQ The printer performs the Near Letter Quality printing 80 Font Selection QUALITY LQ T FONT Draft gt or FONT Courier gt or FONT OCR B gt ore FONT Gothic gt ore FONT Prestige gt ore FONT Present gt ore FONT OCR A gt ore FONT Script gt ore PITCH 10 CPI Selects the fonts OCR A is displayed only if a non proportional pitch has been selected 81 Pitch Selection FONT Draft t PITCH 5 CPI gt ore PITCH 6 CPI gt ore PITCH 7 5 CPI gt ore PITCH 8 5 CPI gt ore PITCH 10 CPI gt ore PITCH 12 CPI gt ore PITCH 15 CPI gt ore PITCH 17 1 CPI gt ore PITCH 20 CPI gt ore PITCH 24 CPI gt ore PITCH PROP gt ore 15 amp 24CPI MICRO These items set the horizontal spacing in characters per inch The PITCH PROP item sets proportional character spacing 82 Micro Dot Print Mode PITCH 10 CPI T 15 amp 24CPI MICRO gt ore 15 amp 24CP NORMAL gt ore L PITCH LOCK NO 15 amp 24CPI MICRO The print matrix uses 8 x 8 dots only if the horizontal spacing is 15 or 24 cpi micro mode 15 amp 24CPI NORMAL The print matrix uses 12 x12 dots normal mode Pitch Lock 15 amp 24CPI MICRO PITCH LOCK NO gt ore LEFT MARGIN 0 PITCH LOCK NO
29. the equipment Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulation This digital apparatus complies with the Canadian CES 003 Class B limits for radio frequency emissions Cet appareil num rique est conforme aux limites de Classe B dela norme NMB 003 du Canada EEC Regulations This equipment conforms to the EEC Directive 89 392 the sound pressure measured according to ISO 7779 does not exceed 70 dBA Table of Contents Compuprint Products Information ceecceeeteeeeeeeeeees ii Safety Information cceecesecssssesseeeeseeeeeeeeees iii FOC NOUS ori cet EE ceed E A T iv Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulation iv EEC Regulations ccssecccseeeeseeesseeseseeneeseeeseas iv Table of Content ccccsccsseeeseeeeeeseeesseeeeseenenseees v Getting to Know Your Printer ccsseesees 1 Printer Features csceccsseceseesseesseeesseeseeeeeseeesensenenseeerseees 1 Unpacking Your Printer es ecesseeseeeseeeseeseeeeeseeseeetaeeeees 2 Printer Parts cisteintaa el ee SR 3 Front VIEW ise cseacs sons cnegicanagcoctthancaiesbenddsnatsuesieanstcesituan Eaa E 3 Rear VIOW issiecisssessesccesduccicnsvecvacctsacstesntectaveacuedcensteczeesaedits 4 Setting Up Your Printer cccesccsssessseeeeeeees 5 Choosing a Suitable Location eeceeceeeeeeeeteteteeeeeteeeeeees 5 Printer Assembly Removal of the Shipment Locks Ribbon Cartridge Installation sssseeseeeeeeeeee
30. 2 x 24 10 x 24 8x 16 12 x24 14 x 24 12 x 24 10 x 16 10 x 24 17 1 cpi 20 cpi 24 cpi Quality NLQ 36 x 12 30 x 12 24x8 21x12 18x 12 15x8 233 272 326 LQ 36 x 24 30 x 24 24 x 16 21x 24 18 x 24 15x 16 147 Print Styles Draft Courier OCR B Gothic Prestige Present OCR A Script Print Attributes Sub superscript Underline Overscore Italics Emphasized Double Strike Shadow Enlarged Compressed Graphic Resolution dots per inch horizontal vertical Characters Sets Standard PC IBM Character Sets EPSON National Variations IBM and EPSON Character Sets ISO Character Sets 60 80 90 120 180 240 360 60 72 180 360 CS1 and CS2 USA France Germany United Kingdom Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Japan Spain 1 Norway Denmark 2 Spain 2 Latin America USA CP437 Greek CP437 G Slavic CP437SL Multilingual CP850 Greek CP851 Eastern Europe CP852 Turkish CP 853 Cyrillic CP855 Turkish CP857 Euro PC Multilingual CP858 Portugal CP860 Hebrew CP862 Canada France CP863 Arabic CP864 Denmark Norway CP865 Russian CP866 Turkish2 CP867 OCR A CP876 OCR B CP877 Farsi CP 1098 Latin 2 Windows CP1250 Cyrillic Windows CP 1251 Latin 1 Windows CP 1252 Greek Windows CP 1253 Turkish Windows CP 1254 Hebrew Windows CP 1255 Arabic Windows CP1256 Baltic Windows CP1257 96 GREEK GOST TASS MAZOWIA UKRANIAN KOI8 U
31. AIL SERV ADDRES 000 000 000 000 or MAIL SERV ADDRES Sore MAIL SERV ADDRES 255 255 255 255 gt ore L EMAIL ADDRESS 000 000 000 000 These values set the mail server address This number is represented by a decimal notation where the decimal values are divided by points in four fields Each field ranges between 0 and 255 Use the lt or keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or t keys to move tothe nett field to move totheright and 1 to move tothe left 55 E mail Address This item is displayed only if the SMTP ENABL function is selected YEs MAIL SERV ADDRES 000 000 000 000 T EMAIL ADDRESS XXXXXXXXXXX Sore A SENDER ADDRESS xxxxxxxxxxx This function allows to write the e mail address where you can notify the failures Use the or gt keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or 1 keys to move to the next field to move tothe right and t to move tothe left Press the PROGRAM key to save the email address Sender Address This item is displayed only if the SMTP ENABL function is selected yes EMAIL ADDRESS xxxxxxxxxxx T SENDER ADDRESS XXXXXXXXXXX Sore J SMTP ENABL YES This function identifies the address of the sender s email using a string of characters Use the or keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or 1 keys to move tothe next field to move to the right and to move to the left Press the PROGRAM
32. Compuprint 9090 User Manual Compuprint Products Information Thanks for choosing the Compuprint 9090 printer Your printer is a rdiable working equipment that will be very useful in your daily job Our printers have b n designed to be compact and respectful of the work environment They offer a wide range of features and multiple functions that confirm the high technological leva reached by the printers with Compuprint brand To maintain these printing performances unchanged in the long run Sferal wwt has deve oped specific Compuprint branded consumables for each printer type for example ribbon cartridges for dot matrix printers tone and OPC cartridges for laser printers bubble ink j amp cartridges for inkja printers that assure an excdlent operation with high printing quality leva rdiability Sferal wwt recommends to use only its original Compuprint branded consumables with original packaging identified by its holographic labad In this way a proper use of the printer at quality levd stated in the product characteristics can be assured All typical usage problems rdated to not certified consumables may be avoided such as an overall quality print led degradation and often the reduction of the product life due to the fact that the proper working conditions for the print heads OPC cartridge and other printer parts are not assured Moreover Sferal does not only certify its consumables in tems of working conditions but al
33. Novell Network This item is displayed only if the NovELL EN function is selected yes NOV PRINTER NAME xxxxxxxxxxx T NOV QUEUE NAME gt or J NOV FRAME TYPE XXXXXXXXXXX This function allows to create the print queue name in Novell network Use the or gt keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or keys to move to the next field J to move to the right and 1 to move to the left Press the PROGRAM key to save the print queue name The default printer nameis Q1 58 Frame Type in Novell Network This item is displayed only if the NovELL EN function is selected YEs NOV QUEUE NAME xxxxxxxxxxx 1 NOV FRAME TYPE 0 gt or NOV FRAME TYPE gt or NOV FRAME TYPE 30 gt or L NOVELL EN YES These values select the frame type number in Novell network This number ranges between 0 and 30 The default frame type number is o 59 Functions This item groups various printer functions with which you can configure the printer Functions Group Parameters Functions gt Buzzer Yes BuzzerNo vA v4 v4 Sequence None Seg F1 F2 Push vA v Ribbon Black t Ribbon Color l vA A Bar Code 60 Bar Code 90 i vA vA Text Direct Bi Text Direct Uni a Graph Direct Bi Graph Direct Uni vA 4 Barcodes Dir Un
34. Setting this item the pitch can be changed by software or operator panel PITCH LOCK YES Setting this item the pitch can be changed ONLY by operator panel 83 Left Margin PITCH LOCK NO T LEFT MARGIN 0 gt ore LEFT MARGIN gt ore LEFT MARGIN xxx gt ore L RIGHT MARGIN 136 The Left Margin is set in number of columns depending on the current pitch starting from the physical left edge Right Margin LEFT MARGIN 0 RIGHT MARGIN 2 gt ore RIGHT MARGIN gt ore RIGHT MARGIN xxx gt ore J SLASH ZERO NO The Right Margin is set in number of columns depending on the current pitch starting from the physical left edge The default value is 136 84 Zero Character Printing RIGHT MARGIN 136 T SLASH ZERO NO gt ore SLASH ZERO YES gt ore L PATH FRONT 1 You can select the Zero character printing with or without a slash Paper Path Selection This function defines the default paper path for the current macro SLASH ZERO NO T PATH FRONT 1 gt or PATH FRONT 2 gt ore PATH PUSH PULL gt ore TEAR NORMAL PATH FRONT 1 Paper loading with the Front1 push tractor low position PATH FRONT 2 Paper loading with the Front2 push tractor up position This item is displayed only if the Front2 push tractor option is installed PATH PUSH PULL Paper loading with the Front1 push tractor and the rear pull tractor This item is displayed if the rear pull tractor option is al
35. T TEXT DIRECT BI Sore J GRAPH DIRECT BI Selects the print direction for text bidirectional or unidirectional Graphics Print Direction TEXT DIRECT BI GRAPH DIRECT BI Sore BARCODES DIR UNI Selects the print direction for graphics bidirectional or unidirectional 63 Bar Codes Print Direction GRAPH DIRECT BI 7 BARCODES DIR BI gt ore BARCODES DIR UNI gt ore GRAPH H S YES Selects the print direction for bar codes bidirectional or unidireccional Graphics Printing Speed Selection BARCODES DIR UNI T GRAPH H S NO gt or GRAPH H S YES gt or L P ON PATH MACRO GRAPHH S NO Selects graphics printing bit image data at normal speed mode GRAPHH S YES Selects graphics printing bit image data at high speed mode 64 Paper Path at Power On GRAPH H S YES 7 P ON PATH MACRO gt or P ON PATH LAST gt or MENU ENGLISH P ON PATH MACRO The paper path at power on is the one from the default Macro P ON PATH LAST The paper path at power on is the last one that was selected before the printer was powered off Selection of the Language of the Display Messages P ON PATH MACRO 1 MENU ENGLISH gt or MENU ITALIANO gt or MENU FRANCAIS gt or MENU ESPANOL gt or MENUE DEUTSCH Sore F1 JAM SENS Y These items are self explaining See also Selecting the Display Language before in this manual 65 Enable Disable Fronti Tractor Jam Sens
36. This message appears to indicate that the printer is printing It is busy When the printer cover is not dosed correctly the buzzer sounds and the display shows alternately these two messages Close the printer cover The printer is gecting the paper out of the printer This message is displayed when the LAN is reset only if the LAN interface board is installed These messages are displayed when the corresponding paper path is out of paper When the access to the Printer Setups has been locked at the power on the printer displays this message The macro has been changed and the printer is updating the settings The paper is fed in microsteps downwards when pressing the arrow key The paper is fed in microsteps forwards when pressing thet arrow key 20 Message OPT I F CHANGED PRESS ON LINE OPER INTERRUPTED PARKING PATH CHANGING PRESS A KEY NVM CHANGED RELEASE KEY REMOTE CONTROL RESET amp BREAK SELF TEST TEAR IF NECESS EJECT PAPER TEAR IF NECESS PARK PAPER Description These messages are displayed at power on when the I F board option has been changed previously in the printer Press the ON LINE key to confirm This message is displayed if the ALTERNATE key has been pressed to interrupt a park procedure The printer is parking the fanfold paper The path has been changed and the printer is updating the settings The NVM has been changed Press any key to set the printer This messa
37. ctory Defaults TUNING VERT 0 7 MACRO gt MFG NO gt or MACRO gt MFG YES gt ore L NEXT MACRO NO MACRO gt MFGNO Thenew values set for the macro parameters will be the used MACRO gt MFG YES The values set for the macro parameters will be reset to their factory defaults 93 Selecting Another Macro MACRO gt MFG NO T NEXT MACRO NO gt or lt NEXT MACRO YES L 4 CONFIG MENU NO MACRO 1 To pass over to another macro select NEXT MACRO YES Pressing the or T key the item MACRO 1 is displayed then press the gt key to pass over to MACRO 2 MACRO CHANGING is displayed When passing over from one macro to another the fanfold paper loaded from the paper path selected in the previous macro will be automatically parked TEAR IF NECESS PARK PAPER is displayed Tear off this fanfold paper and press PARK key You can now set the parameters for MACRO 2 as described above In this way you prepare the second printing environment Passing over from one macro to the other then sets two different printing environments 94 Passing over to the Power On Configuration At this point of the setup it is possible to pass over to the Power On Configuration functions setting NEXT MACRO NO J HEX DUMP NO EMUL OPTIONS These items are self explaining Hexadecimal Dump CONFIG MENU NO T STORE QUIT If you select HEX DUMP YES press the PROGRAM key to set this item The hexadecimal prin
38. d MACRO 4 Each macro is composed of a group of parameters which define a configuration that can then be recalled to easily set the printer for four printing environments Selection of the User Macro PRINT OUT NO USER MACRO T J Sore CONFIG MENU NO gt ore gt orc L LINE SP 6 LPI Selection of the macro for which you intend to set the parameters When a new macro is selected and the fanfold paper is present in the paper path set in the previous macro it will be automatically parked TEAR IF NECESS PARK PAPER is displayed Tear off this fanfold paper and press PARK key 74 User Macro Parameters vA Pe ee ee User macro gt Macro 1 Macro 21 Macro 31 Macro 4 vA VW Y aai Aa Line sp 6 Ipi Line sp g v Line Sp Lock No Line Sp Lock Yes vA Length 66 Lines Length t vA Top of Form 0 Top of Form g Z l Ignore F F No Ignore F F Yes vA Skipover 0 Skipover vA Draft Mode HS Draft Mode 4 vA Quality LQ Quality NLQ v4 i Font Draft Font t l vA Pitch 10 cpi Pitch 4 a i 15 amp 24 cpi Micro 15824 cpi Normal zm Pitch Lock No Pitch Lock Yes vt Left Margin 0 X Left Margin vA 75
39. d the paper path is changed changing the Macro or pressing the PATH key or the PARK key is pressed when the paper is already in the tear position the printer performs automatically the parking procedure TEAR AUTOMATIC 1st printable line Other paper position MACRO or PATH or PARK PARKING MACRO or PATH or PARK Paper moved to tear off position e e to tear off position ae a TEAR IF SAPER PARK PAPER PARK PARKING CA MACRO or PATH or PARK PARKING 104 If LABEL is selected When the paper is positioned at the first printable line and the paper path is changed changing the Macro or pressing the PATH key or the PARK key is pressed the printer automatically ejects the paper towards the rear of the printer If at least one line has been printed or the paper has been fed forward at least 1 line and the paper path is changed changing the Macro or pressing the PATH key or the PARK key is pressed the display shows TEAR IF NECESS EJECT PAPER If the paper to be ejected is longer than 18 tear it off and press the PARK key again to perform the paper ejection LABEL oN 1st printable line Other paper position f ae A Sea E T MACRO or MACRO or PATH
40. e This function allows to create the name of the init host using a 15 character string Use the or keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or keys to move to the next field to move to the right and ft to move to the left Press the PROGRAM key to save the selected init host name The default name is cPG_xxxxxx Init Workgroup Name INIT HOST NAME CPG_xxxxxx T INIT WORKGROUP ites raa Sain gt or PROGRAM key SMTP ENABL NO The workgroup is identified by a name This function allows to create the name of the workgroup using a 15 character string Use the or keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or t keys to move to the next field to move to the right and to move to the left Press the PROGRAM key to save the selected init workgroup name The default name is CPG GROUP 54 Enable Disable the SMTP Service INIT WORKGROUP CPG_GROUP T SMTP ENABL NO gt or SMTP ENABL YES L L NOVELL EN NO MAIL SERV ADDRES 000 000 000 000 SMTP ENABL NO Disables the SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol service that is disables the reception transfer error service of the email Enables the SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol service that is enables the reception transfer error service of the e mail SMTP ENABL YES Mail Server Address This item is displayed only if the SMTP ENABL function is selected in YES SMTP ENABL YES 7 M
41. e print head and the ribbon guide mask holding it perpendicular to the print head Make sure that the ribbon is inserted correctly between the print head and the print head mask 8 Insert the shifter holder onto the color shifter as shown in this figure Color Shifter 9 Turn the ribbon winding knob in the arrow direction located on the cartridge to take up slack in the ribbon 10 Push the cartridge down gently until it dips into place at locking points 11 Turn the ribbon winding knob again in the direction of the arrow to take up slack in the ribbon 12 To ensure that the ribbon guide runs freely along horizontally If the used ribbon cartridge needs to be replaced see manual the ribbon manually move the print carriage Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge later in this Host Computer Connection This printer can be connected to your host computer via two available interfaces The interface connectors are located on the rear of the printer e A bidirectional EEE1284 parallel interface e A RS 232C 422A serial interface Before connecting the interface cable make sure that the printer and the host computer are turned OFF Insert the paralld interface cableinto the parallel connector and fasten it by means of the clips Insert the serial interface cable into the serial connector and fasten it by means of the two screws use the screwdriver
42. e printer until the following message will be displayed RELEASE KEY 2 When you release the PROGRAM key the following messages will be displayed 9090 then PRINT OUT NO 3 Press the l key to enter the setup The first setup item is displayed EMUL OPTIONS 4 Press the l key until the language first level function is displayed FUNCTIONS 5 Press the gt key to pass tothe second level functions BUZZER YES 6 Pressthel key until the setup language is displayed MENU ENGLISH 7 Press the gt key to scroll the setup languages When the desired language is displayed press the PROGRAM key to select it The printer exits the setup From now on the display messages appear in the selected language 16 Configuring the Printer Operator Panel Presentation The operator panel enables you to perform many of the printer functions induding paper path selections font selection and the printer setup mam Front I Ea a 4 lt a PROGRAM ON LINE A PATH TEAR ALTERNATE LOAD FF LF FONT MACRO PARK PITCH MICRO FEED The operator panel consists of e A 16 character display Liquid Crystal Display e Fiveled indicators e Nine function keys Display Messages The printer display is used to indicate the printer status or to request an user intervention When the printer is in Ready state the display gives the following information e when paper is already loaded and the e when paper is already loaded and the printer
43. eeeeee 7 Host Computer Connection cccececcceceseeseeeeeeeeteteeeeeeees 12 Software Driver Selection ssecececeeseteeseseeeeeseteteteeeees 13 Power Connection esecscsceseseeeeeeeeseseseeteeeeetereeaeeeeeeeeeeeeae 14 Selecting the Display Language 00ss0 16 Configuring the Printer ccsssssseeseeeeees 17 Operator Panel Presentation cssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeees 17 Display M SSAQES etcseeteeeeteereeeeeseeeieeeteateenteneee 18 INCICALONS iiia 23 F nction KOYS caicsesedicascazseccvaisazcsnessdzenseszsseatestueasvatsdparecie 24 Printer Setups oriin pnn R R 29 Entering the Printer SCtups ccsssseeeeeeseeeeeteeeeeeees 29 Moving within the Printer Setups 29 Leaving the Printer Setups ccsssssseeeeeeeeeeeteteeeeees 30 Power On ConfiQuration cccceeeseeeeeeeeeeseseeseeeeeeeeeees 31 Entering the Power On Configuration sessen 31 PrOQAM SCtUP s cc sesseseeeeetssenetceaeeee heen Seedeeesceeee ete 71 Entering the Program Setup ccsssscesseseeeeeeeeeeeees 71 How to Select the Paper Patth csssesseeseetseeeeeeeeeees 97 How to Use the Tear Off FUNCTION ceececeeeteteeeeeeeeeee 98 Selection of the Paper Size cesses eeeeesens 98 Adjusting the Tear Off Position cece 99 Selection of the Tear Off Mode cecessseseseesteeeeseeees 100 How to Lock Unlock the Printer SetupS cece 101 How to Handle the Paper Parking se
44. eets Carbon Paper Front1 Tractor 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 76 to 609 mm 3 to 24 inches max 0 635 mm 0 025 inches 1 7 55 to 150 45 to 75 35 Front2 Tractor option 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 76 to 609 mm 3 to 24 inches max 0 635 mm 0 025 inches 1 7 55 to 150 45 to 75 35 Push Pull option 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 76 to 609 mm 3 to 24 inches max 0 3 mm 0 014 inches 1 7 55 to 150 45 to 75 35 108 Fanfold Paper Loading Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor 1 Toselect the Frontl push tractor paper path press the PATH key The display shows LOAD FRONT1 e f you have been using a different path the display shows PATH CHANGING e f you have been using fanfold paper in the Front2 push tractor paper path if the Front2 push tractor option is installed the printer automatically starts the parking procedure The display shows alternately and e Tear off the fanfold loaded with the Front2 push tractor if it is longer than 18 inches and press the PARK key The display shows PARKING followed by LOAD FRONT1 109 2 Open the Push tractors cover turning it upwards and lay it on the top of the printer 110 3 Unlock the sprockets of the Front1 tractor moving the sprocket levers up Slide the left sprocket to the first printing column 111 4 Space the paper guides along the tractor N 7 E E F bar Open the left and
45. er are the printer installed on the printer JAM FRONT1 PATH A paper jam error Check the paper path and remove the CHECK PAPER condition occurred inthe jammed paper Press the ON LINE key to reset Front1 paper path the error condition JAM FRONT2 PATH A paper jam error Check the paper path and remove the CHECK PAPER condition occurred inthe jammed paper Press the ON LINE key to reset Front2 paper path the error condition NO PATH AVAILABLE An electromechanical Call Service failure occurs in the 122 Frontl or Front2 push tractor paper paths NVM CHANGE If this error is displayed Turn the printer off and then on again If the REMOVE PAPER during the printer power problem is not solved call Service on an NVM error condition occurs PAPER JAM A paper jam error Check all the paper paths and remove the CHECK ALL PATHS condition occurs in the jammed paper Press the ON LINE key to reset paper path the error condition PRINT INTEGRITY Anomalous print out gt Donot move the platen knob because of a possible print Press the ON LINE key to reset the error carriage blocking condition RIBBON BLOCKED The ribbon of the cartridge Check that the ribbon is correctly inserted CHECK RIBBON is blocked Turn the tension Knob to make sure that the ribbon is not jammed Press the ON LINE key to reset the error condition UNKNOWN A tractor type that isnot Check that the installed tractor is compatible TRACTOR recogni
46. ge is displayed when you can release the PROGRAM key in the Self test selection or in the Power on Configuration procedure This message is displayed when the printer operates from remote control only if the LAN interface board is installed The printer received a reset and break command via interface Printing the self test page These messages are displayed when the printer receives a paper parking command and the TEAR NO item is selected for the tear off function Tear off the fanfold then press the PARK key to eect the paper These messages are displayed when the printer receives a paper parking command Tear off the fanfold paper if necessary and then press the PARK key to park the paper 21 Message TEAR OFF PAPER EJECT PAPER TEAR OFF PAPER PARK PAPER UNLOCKED MENU Description These messages are displayed when the printer receives a paper ejecting command TEAR NO item has been selected for the tear off function but was not able to execute it because the paper to be ejected is longer than 18 inch Tear off the fanfold paper and then press the PARK key to eject the paper These messages are displayed when the printer has received a paper parking command but was not able to execute it because the paper to be parked is longer than 18 inch Tear off the fanfold paper and then press the PARK key to park the paper When the access to the Printer Setups has been unlocked at the power on the printer displays this
47. i e 8 bit data are transferred and the parity check is disabled PARITY ODD Parity check is enabled for odd parity PARITY EVEN Parity check is enabled for even parity PARITY MARK Parity check is disabled and the transmitted parity bit is always a Mark PARITY SPACE Parity check is disabled and the transmitted parity bit is always a Space 48 Handshake Protocol PARITY NONE T HANDSHAKE DTR Sore HANDSHAKE XONXOF Sore L CONNECTION LOCAL HANDSHAKE DTR The Handshake is performed using the DTR Protocol HANDSHAKE XONXOF The Handshake is performed using the XON XOFF Protocol Connection Type HANDSHAKE DTR T CONNECTION LOCAL gt or CONNECT REMOTE gt or L INP BUFFER 2K Selects the connection type local or remote 49 Input Buffer Size CONNECTION LOCAL T INP BUFFER256 gt or INP BUFFER 2K gt or INP BUFFER12K gt or INP BUFFER32K gt or INP BUFFER64K gt or INP BUFFER128K gt ore L SERIAL INTERFACE Selects the input buffer size 50 LAN Interface The following LAN interface functions will display only if the Ethernet 10 100 Mbit interface board This setup defines the use of the LAN interface and is structured according to the interface spedfic parameters LAN Interface Parameters option is installed in the printer vA LAN Interface gt hag Functions vA IP Assign Fixed
48. i t Barcodes Dir Bi m rr Graph H S No GraphH S Yes v4 y P On Path Macro P On Path Last 4 Menu ENGLISH Menu 4 vA vA F1 Jam Sens Y t F1 Jam Sens N v vA F2 Jam Sens Y F2 Jam Sens N 4 va l Tear Adjust 0 Tear Adjust t vA vA Back to Mfg No Cut Adjust 0 cut Adjust vA eo a a This item is displayed only if the Cutter option is installed 60 Setting the Functions Group Items Enable Disable the Buzzer SERIAL INTERFACE or LAN INTERFACE FUNCTIONS T T gt BUZZER YES gt or L BUZZER NO gt ore BACK TO MFG NO a SEQUENCE NONE Enable or disables the buzzer Paper Loading Sequence BUZZER YES T SEQUENCE NONE gt ore SEQ F1 F2 PUSH Sore L RIBBON BLACK The SEQ F1 F2 PUSH item is displayed only if the Front2 push tractor option is installed SEQUENCE NONE The paper is fed only through the path selected by operator panel SEQ Fi F2 PUSH The paper is fed firstly with the Frontl push tractor and successively through the Front2 push tractor 61 Ribbon Type Selection SEQUENCE NONE T RIBBON BLACK Sore t BAR CODE 60DPI Selects the ribbon type to be used with the printer black or color Bar Code Density RIBBON BLACK T BAR CODE 60DPI gt ore BAR CODE 90DPI gt ore l TEXT DIRECT BI Selects the bar code print density 60 or 90 dpi 62 Text Print Direction BAR CODE 60DPI
49. in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help A shielded Centronics EEE1284 compliant bi directional parallel cable maximum length 3 meters 10 feet and a shielded RS 232 serial cable maximum length 15 meters 50 feet are necessary for this device to meet the requirements of a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules The above specified cables are readily available as Personal Computer or Peripheral accessories from multiple retail outlets Please consult your dealer for details concerning such cables and also for information about FCC rules for digital devices Changes or modifications to the device covered by this manual which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority under the FCC rules to operate
50. in the non volatile memory e Printing of the macro characters using the Compuprint native commands Physical and Electrical Characteristics Interfaces Parallel Centronics Compatible Bi directional IEEE 1284 nibble and byte modes 36 pin Amphenol connector 7 8 data bits Receive Buffer max 128 Kbytes Serial RS 232 C and RS 422 A dB 25 connector Baud Rate 300 to 38400 bps 7 8 data bits DTR amp XonXoff flow Receive Buffer max 128 Kbytes Automatic interface switching Noise Level lt 54 dBA 150 Reliability MTBF MTTR Workload Printer Life Duty Cycle Power Supply UNIVERSAL Power Output Power Consumption Mean Time between failure 10000 hours at 25 DC Mean Time To Repair 30 minutes 57200 pages month ECMA 132 4 hours for 22 days 5 years or 10000 hours 25 Operating no limitations From 90 to 244 VAC Max 215 W Standby less than 30 W Average Printing 120 W Environment Conditions Storage Conditions Operating Conditions Paper Conditions Temperature 40 to 50 C Relative Humidity 10 t o 90 RH non condensing Temperature 10 to 38 C Relative Humidity 10 to 90 RH non condensing Temperature 16 to 24 C Relative Humidity 40 to 60 RH non condensing 151 Physical dimensions Height 315 mm 12 21 inches Width 670 mm 26 18 inches Depth 390 mm 15 35 inches Weight 18 kg 44 15 Ibs Consumables Black ribbon Long Life cartridge 20 million
51. ired setting is displayed press the PROGRAM key to exit from the Setup 30 Power On Configuration The default values of the various functions are indicated in bold Entering the Power On Configuration 1 Makesure that the printer is turned off 2 Press and hold the PROGRAM key pressed while powering on the printer until the RELEASE KEY message is displayed As soon as the PROGRAM key gets released the following message will be displayed 9090 PRINT OUT NO then 31 Main Structure This figure shows the structure of the Power On Configuration and how to move inside the Setup Print out NO 4t Print out YES vA vA s Parall Interface lt Functions Block Back to MFG No N Back to MFG YES 32 The setup item Functions groups the following printer functions e Buzzer setting e Paper loading sequence e Ribbon type e Bar code density e Text printing direction e Graphics printing direction e Bar code printing direction e Graphics printing speed e Paper path at power on e Language of the display messages e Paper tractor jam sensors e Tear off position adjustment e Cut position adjustment if the optional cutter is installed Printout of the Printer Settings PRINT OUT NO gt or lt PRINT OUT YES L EMUL OPTIONS PRINT OUT NO The Setup is not printed PRINT OUT YES The printer setup is printed showing the currently
52. isabled Printing at normal noise level QUIET PRINT ON The function is enabled Printing at reduced noise level 90 Adjusting the Distance of the Print Head QUIET PRINT OFF T AUTOGAP 5 gt ore AUTOGAP gt ore AUTOGAP 3 gt ore MANUAL GAP gt ore FIXED GAP 0 3 gt ore FIXED GAP gt ore FIXED GAP 9 3 gt ore TUNING HORIZ 0 AUTOGAP xxx Selecting one of these values sensing the paper thickness Negative values reduce the distance between the print head and the paper Default value is AUTOGAP 0 MANUAL GAP Selecting this item the print head must be adjusted manually FIXED GAP xxx Selecting one of these values the printer adjusts the print head gap to a fixed distance 91 Horizontal Character Tuning AUTOGAP 0 7 TUNING HORIZ 0 gt ore TUNING HORIZ gt ore TUNING HORIZ 60 gt ore 4 TUNING VERT 0 These values adjust the distance between the left paper margin and the first print character The values correspond to 1 120 inch units i e the tuning ranges between 0 and 0 5 inch Vertical Character Tuning TUNING HORIZ 0 t TUNING VERT 30 gt ore TUNING VERT gt ore TUNING VERT 360 gt ore L MACRO gt MFG NO These values adjust the distance between the top paper margin and the first printable line The values correspond to 1 180 inch units i e the tuning ranges between 1 6 and 2 inch Ois the default value 92 Resetting the Macro Parameters to the Fa
53. message For the error messages see Error Handling later in this manual 22 Indicators ON LINE PROGRAM ALTERNATE mm Front m Front Lit when the printer can receive and print data printer online Blinks when there is data in the buffer and the printer is offline Unlit when the printer is disabled and the buffer does not contain any data or during the initialization setup or tests Blinks when one of the printer setup procedures has been selected Program Configuration or Power On Configuration Lit when the alternate function of the keys has been enabled pressing the ALTERNATE key Lit when the Front1 paper path or the Push pull paper path is selected Unlit when neither the Front1 paper path nor Push pull paper path are selected Lit when the Front2 paper path is selected Unlit when the F ront2 paper is not selected 23 Function Keys Pressing the function keys it is possible to activate the functions indicated by the word or symbol signed near the key Each key may have different functions according to the sedected function modes Normal Alternate or Program 5 s ii a awe D j l Normal Function The normal function of the keys is written above the keys and does not require any previous action to select it Alternate Function The alternate function of the keys is written below the keys and is selected pressing the ALTERNATE key When the alter
54. n On vA Data Bits 7 vA Input Buffer 42 Setting the Parallel Interface Parameters Interface Type EMUL OPTIONS PARALL INTERFACE T T gt 1284 BIDIR I F Sore SERIAL INTERFACE L or SELECT IN HOST LAN INTERFACE 1284 BIDIR I F Bidirectional IEEE 1284 parallel interface CX PARALLEL I F Centronics type parallel interface monodirectional Setting the Select In Signal 1284 BIDIR I F 7 SELECT IN ON gt ore J DATA BITS 8 SELECT IN HOST The printer checks the SELECT IN signal coming from the host SELECT IN ON The SELECT IN signal of the parallel interface is ignored and treated always as ON 43 Number of Data Bits SELECT IN HOST DATA BITS 8 gt ore DATA BITS 7 gt ore L INP BUFFER 2K Selection of the number of data bits 7 or 8 Input Buffer Size DATA BITS 8 INP BUFFER 256 gt ore INP BUFFER 2K gt ore INP BUFFER 12K gt ore INP BUFFER 32K gt ore INP BUFFER 64K gt ore INP BUFFER 128K gt ore L PARALL INTERFACE Selects the input buffer size 44 Serial Interface The following Serial interface functions will display only if the Serial I F board is installed in the printer This setup defines the use of the serial interface and is structured according to the interface specific parameters Serial Interface Parameters
55. nate function of the keys is selected the ALTERNATE indicator is lit and the display shows ALTERNATE Program Function The program function of the keys is selected pressing the PROGRAM key where e f you press the key while powering the printer on the Power On Configuration is selected e If you press the key when the printer is enabled without printing or disabled ON LINE indicator unlit the Program Setup is selected In the Program Setup mode only the four arrow keys and the PROGRAM key are enabled and the PROGRAM indicator is lit ON LINE Key Normal Function ON LINE Program Function PROGRAM Key PROGRAM Normal Function Program Function MACRO Key MACRO Normal Function 5 Program Function Enables or disables the printer e If this key is pressed while powering the printer on the self test is printed the printout is stopped pressing this key again e n an error condition once the error cause has been removed press this key to enable the printer Pressing this key the input buffer is cleared an a break 250 msec on a Serial interface is sent The message RESET amp BREAK is displayed Enables the printer setups as follows e Pressing this key while powering on the printer the Power On Configuration is selected e Pressing this key when the printer is enabled without printing or disabled the Program Setup is enabled PROGRAM indicator lit Exits the printer setups Selects one of the user
56. ne without printing The following message will be displayed PRINT OUT NO The figure in the following page shows the structure and how to move inside the Program Setup 71 Main Structure Print out No Print out Yes o User Macro Macro 1 errr ee eee Macro 4 vA v4 v i Line sp 6 Ipi Line sp i So vA vo A Next Macro No NextMacro Yes Config Menu No Config Menu Yes oe Emul Options amp vA vA vA Hex Dump No Hex Dump Yes a eager an Parall Interface amp a vA Serial Interface or LAN Interface vA vA The items define the following parameters e Four user macros e Thedirect access to the Power On Configuration e Hexadecimal printout 72 Printout of the Printer Settings PRINT OUT NO gt or lt PRINT OUT YES J USER MACRO PRINT OUT NO The setup is not printed PRINT OUT YES The printer setup is printed The printout starts as soon as you select this value NOTE The Program setup printout indicates e thecurrently selected values e the current selected macro is marked with the symbols USER MACRO x e the current firmware rdease 73 User Macro The USER MACRO item allows to prepare four printing environments MACRO 1 MACRO 2 MACRO 3 an
57. ns If the printer is receiving print data press the ON LINE key before pressing the ALTERNATE key If no printing data arein the print buffer pressing the ALTERNATE key the printer goes offline The display then shows ALTERNATE to indicate that the Alternate Function of the keys is enabled ALTERNATE indicator lit May be used to abort paper parking procedure See also How to Handle the Paper Parking later in this manual When the printer is in Program Setup Mode this key is disabled Disables the alternative key functions Moves the paper tothe tear off position TEAR NORMAL function must be selected in the Program Setup Selects the pitch to be used with the currently selected font The selected pitch is valid until the printer is turned off 27 PATH PARK Key PATH Normal Selects one of the paper paths FRONT1 FRONT2 of PUSH PULL in offline status Function The parameters of the displayed path are set after 2 seconds without pressing any key PARK Alternate Parks the paper in the currently selected paper path Function Key Combinations ONLINE MACRO ALTERNATE Normal Lock or unlock the access to the printer setups See later Function How to Lock Unlock the Printer Setups section 28 Printer Setups The main printer setup parameters can be selected via the operator panel The setup parameters are divided into two printer setups the Power On Configuration that allows a
58. ollowing points when you choose the location for your printer e The distance between the printer and the host computer must not exceed the length of the interface cable e The location must be sturdy horizontal and stable e Your printer must not be exposed to x direct sunlight extreme heat cold lt dust or humidity see Printer Specifications later e The power outlet must be compatible with the plug of the printer s power cord There must be sufficient clearances on all sides for easy operation The required space is shown in the figure Printer Assembly Removal of the Shipment Locks Open all the printer covers and make sure that you remove all the shipment locks from the printer a aay i eel SN Ribbon Cartridge Installation 1 Makesure that the printer is turned off 2 Find the ribbon cartridge among the accessories Ribbon Guide Color Shifter Holder Ribbon Winding Knob Cartridge Pin 3 Open the top cover using the small handles on either side of the top cover 4 Turn the printer on The print carriage prepares for ribbon cartridge installation 5 Before installing the ribbon cartridge turn the ribbon winding knob in the arrow direction located on the cartridge to take up slack in the ribbon 7 Slide and insert the ribbon guide between th
59. or MENU ENGLISH T F1 JAM SENS Y gt or F1 JAM SENS N gt ore L F2 JAM SENS Y or TEAR ADJUST xxx F1 JAM SENS Y Enables the paper jam sensor located in the lower Front1 push tractor F1 JAM SENS N Disables the paper jam sensor located in the lower Front1 push tractor When the cutter option is used the jam sensor should be enabled for higher cut precision 66 Enable Disable Front2 Tractor Jam Sensor This item is displayed only if the Front2 push tractor option is installed F1 JAM SENS Y 7 F2 JAM SENS Y ore TEAR ADJUST xxx F2 JAM SENS Y Enables the paper jam sensor located in the upper Front2 push tractor F2 JAM SENS N Disables the paper jam sensor located in the upper F ront2 push tractor When the cutter option is used the jam sensor should be enabled for higher cut precision 67 Adjusting the Tear Off Position F2 JAM SENS Y if the Front2 push tractor option is installed or F1 JAM SENS Y 1 TEAR ADJUST 30 gt ore TEAR ADJUST gt ore TEAR ADJUST 360 gt ore l CUT ADJUST if the cutter option is installed or BUZZER YES TEAR ADJUST xxxx These values adjust the distance between the Tear Off Perforation and the Tear Off Bar The values correspond to 1 180 inch units i e the tuning ranges between 1 6 and 2 inch O is the default value See also How to Use the Tear Off Function later in this Chapter 68 Adjus
60. page according to the selected page length CUT PAPER CHANGE Selecting this item the printer cuts the paper when it receives a paper path change command and passes over to the new paper path 87 Tear Delay Mode TEAR NORMAL T TEAR DELAY 1 gt ore TEAR DELAY gt ore TEAR DELAY 5 gt ore l STRONG IMPACT This item defines the time that printer uses to move paper to the Tear Off position in automatic tear mode The range of the tear delay is between 1 and 5 seconds The default value is 1 sec 88 Print Impact Strength TEAR DELAY 1 1 STRONG IMPACT gt or SOFT IMPACT gt or PERFOR SAFE NO STRONG IMPACT The impact strength of the print head is set for printing on multicopy paper SOFT IMPACT The impact strength of the print head is set for printing few copies The printing noise is reduced Paper Perforation This function allows to move the print head aside the paper when the fanfold paper perforation passes between the mylar and the print bar to fadlitate paper movement on critical forms STRONG IMPACT PERFOR SAFE NO Sore QUIET PRINT OFF PERFOR saFe NO The function is disabled The print head remains in its position when the perforation of the paper passes PERFOR SAFE yes he function is enabled The print head is moved aside when the perforation passes 89 Quiet Printing PERFOR SAFE NO QUIET PRINT OFF Sore 4 AUTOGAP 0 QUIET PRINTOFF he function is d
61. per handling use the available printer pedestal options e ThreeLevels Floor Pedestal for large quantity and dual fanfold handling e TwoLevels Floor Pedestal with tiltable printer level for document on demand application Three Levels Floor Pedestal Two Levels Floor Pedestal 145 Printer Specifications Printing Characteristics Print Head Matrix 24 pins 0 25 mm Print Head Life 700 mil characters draft Print Speed cps Draft Quality HS Draft Normal Best Draft NLQ 10 cpi 900 800 400 266 12 cpi 960 480 320 micro 15 cpi 1200 600 400 normal 15 cpi 800 400 17 1 cpi 685 343 457 20 cpi 800 400 532 micro 24 cpi 960 480 640 normal 24 cpi 960 480 Lines per minute 10 cpi 540 at 40 characters per line in HS Draft mode 380 at 80 characters per line 270 at 136 characters per line Throughput ISO IEC 10561 650 pages per hour in HS Draft mode LQ 133 160 200 226 266 320 146 Print Matrix horizontal x vertical HS Draft 10 cpi 9x12 12 cpi micro 15 cpi normal 15 cpi 17 1 cpi 20 cpi micro 24 cpi normal 24 cpi Print Density characters per inch Normal 10 12 15 171 20 24 Line length number of characters 10 cpi 136 12 cpi 163 15 cpi 204 Vertical Spacing 6 8 12 Ipi 3 4 6 8 12 lines 30 mm n 62 n 72 n 216 n 180 n 360 per inch Draft Normal 12x12 10x 12 8x8 12 x12 14 x12 12x12 10x8 10x 12 Best Draft 1
62. so carefully controls thar compliance with theinternational standard rules concerning e nocancerous materials e no flammability of the plastic materials e othe standards Sferal advises the customers not to use products for which the compliance to this safety rules are not warranted Finally seek your dealer or contact a Sferal office and be sure that are provided you the original Compuprint branded consumables Safety Information A Never remove any printer cover except to install a printer accessory and as expressly described in this manual B Please store the printer covers in a safe place The covers must be reinstalled if you decide to remove any printer accessory The following areas of the printer should be covered for safety reasons Rear Pull Area Tractor Cover Large Rear Cover Rear Pull Tractor Attachment Area Covers The above openings must always be protected with their cover when the corresponding option is not installed Do not touch inside and do not insert any object into these openings or into the gears FFC Notes This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commerdal environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used
63. so installed 85 Tear Off Mode PATH FRONT 1 1 TEAR NORMAL TEAR AUTOMATIC LABEL TEAR NO ENABLE CUTTER L TEAR DELAY 1 TEAR NORMAL TEAR AUTOMATIC LABELS TEAR NO ENABLE CUTTER gt ore gt ore gt ore gt ore gt ore The T ear Off Funcion is performed pressing the TEAR key when the printer is offline When the printer is not receiving any data the paper is moved to the Tear Off position It is returned to the Tear Off position as soon as it receives printing data This item must be set when printing on labels in order to avoid paper jams The paper does not execute any backward movement When pressing the PARK key the paper is ejected The paper does not executes any backward movement This selection enables the cutter option and appears only if the cutter option is installed See also How to Use the Tear Off Function and How to Handle the Paper Parking later in this chapter 86 Cutter Mode This item is displayed only if the ENABLE CUTTER function is selected ENABLE CUTTER ENABLE CUTTER VT FF CUT When the printer receives a VT command it performs a form feed and then cuts the paper VT LF CUT When the printer receives a VT command it performs a line feed and then cuts the paper VT VT When the printer receives a VT command it performs a vertical tabulation CUT EACH PAGE Selecting this item the printer cuts the paper at the end of each
64. sseeeeeees 102 Paper Handing cesseececeseeeeeeeseeeseeesnenseeesnees 107 Paper Paths ierices an a costes 107 Paper Specifications 20 0 ceeecseeeeceseteeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 108 Fanfold Pap is inva 108 Fanfold Paper Loading ecsscseesersseeeeeteereeeees 109 Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor 109 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting 117 Cleaning the Printer cececseseeeeeeeeeseteeeeeeeeeeeeteteeeeeeees 117 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge eeccesseeeeeeee 118 Printing the Self TeSt ecceeeeseseseeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 120 Error Handli giier 121 Options iaaa ie ee a E eet 124 The Front2 Push Tractor 124 Installing the Front2 Push Tractor sseererseen 124 Removing the Front2 Push Tractor 127 Loading Paper Using the Front2 Push Tractor op 128 Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor when the Front2 Push Tractor Option is Installed 134 The Rear Pull Tractor esecesesssseesseeeneeesseeeeeeereeenees 136 Installing the Rear Pull Tractor 136 Removing the Rear Pull Tractor 139 Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor and the Rear Pull Tractor Option s s s 141 The Guttetin aa is 144 The LAN Interface Board eeeeseeesseeeseeeeeeeesseeteeeees 144 The Printer Pedestals cscscssessseesseseeeseesseseeeeeessees 145 Printer Specifications ccceecsseseseeeeseeeees 146 Getting
65. ting continues until the HEX DUMP NO itemis selected entering again into the Program Setup 95 Storing the values HEX DUMP NO 7 STORE QUIT gt ore STORE SAVE Sore STORE CURRENT gt ore PROG EXIT STORE QUIT This setting does not save any of the new values set The values set previously will be used STORE SAVE The values set are stored permanently in the NVM and will be used until they are changed by the operator STORE CURRENT The values set are valid until the printer is turned off When you turn the printer on again the values set in the preceding setup setup will be used At this point the Program Configuration Setup is finished You exit pressing the PROGRAM key 96 How to Select the Paper Path The paper can be loaded into the printer using different paper paths The messages indicating the paper paths are shown only if the corresponding loading device is installed on the printer Proceed as follows 1 Press the ON LINE key to put the printer offline ON LINE indicator unlit 2 Press the PATH key according to the installed devices the following messages are displayed LOAD FRONT 1 For the paper path using the Front1 push tractor LOAD FRONT 2 For the paper path using the Front2 push tractor option LOAD PUSH PULL For the paper path using the Front1 push tractor and the rear pull tractor option e To load fanfold paper go to Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor
66. ting the Cut Position This item is displayed only if Cutter option is installed TEAR ADJUST xxx 7 CUT ADJUST 30 gt ore CUT ADJUST gt ore CUT ADJUST 360 gt ore L BUZZER YES CUT ADJUST xxx These values adjust the position in which the paper is cut The values correspond to 1 180 inch units i e the tuning ranges between 1 6 and 2 inch Ois the default value 69 Resetting to Factory Default Values With the BACK TO MFG function it is possible to reset all items in the Power On Configuration S amp up and in the Program Setup to their factory default values This may be useful if you do not remember the values you set in the setups or because you simply changed you mind about the settings you have just done The default values for the setup items are indicated in bold FUNCTIONS 7 J or PROG PRINT OUT If you want to select BACK TO MFG YES you have to exit from this item using the T or the J key in order to confirm the selection of this value At this point the Power On Configuration Setup procedure is finished If you exit pressing the J and the PROGRAM key the new settings will be saved Do not power off the printer before all data have been written into the NVM and the printer has returned online 70 Program Setup The default values of the various functions are indicated in bold Entering the Program Setup Press the PROGRAM key when the printer is turned on and is offline or onli
67. to Know Your Printer Printer Features e 24 Needle Print Head e 136 columns 10 cpi e High Speed Draft printing at 900 cps LQ printing at 133 cps e IBM Proprinter XL24 XL24 AGM Personal Printer 2391 and EPSON LQ Series emulations e Multiple copies 1 original and 7 copies e Automatic paper path selection e Easy operability via operator panel setup and S W commands e Usage of all specific features by means of the Specific Software Driver which is applicable to the most popular S W Packages e Plug amp Play capability for Windows 95 98 2000 XP NT4 0 Millennium e Bi directional IEEE 1284 parallel interface and standard serial RS 232 C and RS 422 A interface e Ethernet 10 100 Base T interface option that coexists with the parallel interface e Second Front Push Tractor and Rear Pull Tractor options e Paper Cutter option e Two Printer Pedestal options Unpacking Your Printer The following items are included in the box Notify any damage to your supplier CD Rom with User Manual included Installation Guide Power Cable Ribbon Cartridge Printer Parts Front View Operator Panel Paper Knob Ge Push Tractors Cover Power Switch Rear View Rear Paper Slot Top Cover Paper Knob Interface Connectors Large Rear Cover Power Cable Connector Rear Pull Tractor Attachment Area Covers Setting Up Your Printer Choosing a Suitable Location Consider the f
68. xt field tomovetotheright and f to move tothe left The default value is 127 000 000 000 52 Init Net Mask INIT IP ADDRESS 127 000 000 000 7 INIT NET MASK 000 000 000 000 gt ore INIT NET MASK gt ore INIT NET MASK 255 255 255 255 gt ore DEF GATEWAY ID 000 000 000 000 These values set the INIT net mask number This number is represented by a decimal notation where the decimal values are divided by points in four fields Each field ranges between 0 and 255 Use the lt or keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or 1 keys to move to the next field to move to the right and f to move to the left The default value is 255 255 254 000 ID Default Gateway INIT NET MASK 255 255 254 000 7 DEF GATEWAY ID 000 000 000 000 gt or DEF GATEWAY ID gt or DEF GATEWAY ID 255 255 255 255 gt or L INIT HOST NAME CPG_xxxxxx These values set the ID default gateway number This number is represented by a decimal notation where the decimal values are divided by points in four fields Each field ranges between 0 and 255 Use the lt or keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the or t keys to move to the next field to move tothe right and to move to the left 53 Init Host Name DEF GATEWAY ID 000 000 000 000 T INIT HOST NAME Sila gale Reiss eaten gt or PROGRAM key INIT WORKGROUP CPG_GROUP The host is identified by a nam
69. zed has been with the printer mounted on the printer 123 Options The Front2 Push Tractor An optional second front push tractor can be installed on the printer This tractor allows the handling of a second fanfold paper Installing the Front2 Push Tractor This second push tractor can be installed in front position on the Front1 Push tractor 124 1 Align the hooks on both sides of the Front2 push tractor with the pins on the Front1 push tractor 2 Push theFront2 tractor until it is fully engaged 125 3 Insert the connector cable in the electrical connector located in the lower push tractor 4 RotatetheFront2 push tractor onto the Front1 push tractor 126 Removing the Front2 Push Tractor If you need to remove the Front2 push tractor turn the printer off Disconnect the connector cable and press on the push buttons to disengage the Front2 push tractor 127 Loading Paper Using the Front2 Push Tractor option 1 To select the Front2 push tractor paper path press the PATH key until the display shows LOAD FRONT2 e f you have been using a different path the display shows PATH CHANGING e If you have been using fanfold paper in the Frontl push tractor paper path the printer automatically starts the parking procedure The display shows alternately

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