Printronix PSA3 P7000 Series Quick Reference Manual
Printronix PSA3 P7000 Series Quick Reference Manual

Printronix PSA3 P7000 Series Quick Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Quick Reference Guide P7000, P7000HD, and P7000 H-Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers...
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  • Page 3 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com NOTICE This Quick Reference Guide contains a CD-ROM with the following materials: The User’s Manual • Programmer’s Reference Manuals • Useful utility programs • The CD-ROM is in a plastic pocket in the back cover. Save this guide.
  • Page 4 Printronix shall not be held responsible for errors contained herein or any omissions from this material or for any damages, whether direct or indirect, incidental or consequential, in connection with the furnishing, distribution, performance, or use of this material.
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Loading Ribbon Cartridge ..........8 Loading Paper (Standard Configuration) ......11 Set The Top-Of-Form ............17 Clearing Paper Jams............20 Most Frequent Problems and Solutions ......25 Contact Information ............26 Printronix Customer Support Center ......26 Printronix Supplies Department ........27 Corporate Offices ............27 For More Information............28 Notices ................29...
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  • Page 7: P7000 Cartridge Ribbon Printer Control Panel

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com P7000 Cartridge Ribbon Printer Control Panel PRT CONFIG SET TOF JOB SELECT CANCEL ENTER ON LINE/CLEAR VIEW/EJECT PAPER ADVANCE P7000 H-Series Cartridge Ribbon Printer Control Panel PRT CONFIG SET TOF JOB SELECT/ PRINT MODE CANCEL ENTER ON LINE/CLEAR...
  • Page 8: Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Paper

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Paper Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Paper The following sections describe how to install ribbon and load paper. Loading Ribbon Cartridge Blue Tractor Door (2) Platen Lever Figure 1. Preparing to Load the Ribbon Cartridge 1.
  • Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Ribbon Cartridge Ribbon Ribbon Cartridge Tab (2) Ribbon Tension Knob Air Shroud Assembly Tab Slot (2) Figure 2. Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 4. Remove the ribbon slack on the ribbon cartridge by turning the ribbon tension knob clockwise.
  • Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Paper Ribbon Cartridge Ribbon Mask Hammerbank Cover Ribbon Ribbon Tension Knob Ribbon Cartridge Figure 3. The Ribbon Cartridge Snapped in Place 6. Rock the cartridge downward, making sure that the ribbon goes between the hammerbank cover and the ribbon mask (see Figure 3).
  • Page 11: Loading Paper (Standard Configuration)

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Paper (Standard Configuration) Loading Paper (Standard Configuration) When you start this procedure, verify that the printer cover is open, the platen lever is raised, and the tractor doors are open. Edge of Paper Label Figure 4.
  • Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Paper Wire Guide (2) Paper Paper Slot Slot Metal Paper Guide (P7220 and P7200HD) Cabinet Model Pedestal Model 183439 REV B 183440 Figure 5. Feeding the Paper Through the Paper Slot Pedestal Model a.
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Paper (Standard Configuration) Left Tractor Door Paper Left Tractor Lock Figure 6. Loading Paper onto the Left Tractor Sprockets 4. Load the paper on the left tractor sprockets. 5. Close the tractor door.
  • Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Paper CAUTION To avoid damage to the printer caused by printing on the platen, always position the left tractor unit directly to the left of the “1” mark on the paper scale. Tractor Paper Tractor...
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Paper (Standard Configuration) Right Tractor Door Figure 8. Loading the Paper onto the Right Tractor Sprockets 7. Unlock the right tractor. 8. Load the paper onto the right tractor sprockets. 9. Close the tractor door. 10.
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Paper Vertical Position Knob Paper Thickness Indicator Platen Stop Platen Lever Platen Stop Knob 183444 REV B Figure 9. Set the Platen Lever based on the Paper Thickness 13. Raise the platen lever all the way. 14.
  • Page 17: Set The Top-Of-Form

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Loading Paper (Standard Configuration) 17. If necessary, press ON LINE/CLEAR to remove the “LOAD PAPER” fault message from the display. 18. Press the PAPER ADVANCE key several times to make sure the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors over the lower paper guide.
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Set The Top-Of-Form TOF Indicator Perforation Vertical Position Knob Figure 11. Aligning the First Print Line with the TOF Indicator 3. Locate the TOF indicator. It is a small tab located on both the right and left tractor doors.
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Platen Lever Figure 12. Closing the Platen Lever 5. Lower the platen lever until it stops. 6. Press ON LINE/CLEAR to remove any fault messages (such as “LOAD PAPER”) from the message display. 7.
  • Page 20: Clearing Paper Jams

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Clearing Paper Jams Clearing Paper Jams IMPORTANT Be careful when pulling any paper backwards through the paper path, especially when using label stock. If you are not careful, labels can detach and adhere to the printer within the paper path, where only a service representative can remove them.
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Paper Tractor Door Vertical Position Knob Figure 14. Clearing a Paper Jam 3. Open both tractor doors. 4. Inspect the paper path and tractors for jammed or torn paper. Remove any pieces of paper by turning the vertical position knob (see Figure 14).
  • Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Clearing Paper Jams Paper Tractor Door Figure 15. Reloading Paper 7. Reload the paper in the tractors (see Figure 15).
  • Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Vertical Position Knob Paper Thickness Indicator Platen Stop Platen Lever Platen Stop Knob 183444 REV B Figure 16. Setting the Platen Lever 8. Raise the platen lever all the way. 9. Turn the vertical position knob to feed the paper up into the paper guide assembly.
  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Clearing Paper Jams 13. Press the PAPER ADVANCE key several times to make sure the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors over the lower paper guide. Feed sufficient paper to ensure the paper stacks correctly.
  • Page 25: Most Frequent Problems And Solutions

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Most Frequent Problems and Solutions Problem Corrective Action • Poor print quality Adjust the forms thickness lever setting. Print quality can be affected if it is too loose • dark print or too tight. •...
  • Page 26: Contact Information

    If problems persists, contact a service representative. Contact Information Printronix Customer Support Center IMPORTANT Please have the following information available prior to calling the Printronix Customer Support Center: • Model number • Serial number (located on the back of the printer) •...
  • Page 27: Printronix Supplies Department

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Printronix Supplies Department Printronix Supplies Department Contact the Printronix Supplies Department for genuine Printronix supplies. Americas (800) 733-1900 Europe, Middle East, and Africa 33 (0) 1 46 25 19 07 Asia Pacific (65) 6548 4116...
  • Page 28: For More Information

    Shanghai City, 200120, P R China Phone: (86) 400 886 5598 Fax: (86-21) 5138 0564 Visit the Printronix web site at www.printronix.com For More Information This Quick Reference Guide provides general information for use of your printer. Refer to the User’s Manual (located on the CD-ROM included with this book) for more detailed information including: •...
  • Page 29: Notices

    Printronix representative for information on the products and services currently available in your area. Any reference to a Printronix product, program, or service is not intended to state or imply that only that Printronix product, program, or service may be used.
  • Page 30 Web sites. The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this Printronix product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk.
  • Page 31 • Transfer the original unaltered copy of the documentation when you transfer the related Printronix product (which may be either machines you own, or programs, if the program’s license terms permit a transfer). You must, at the same time, destroy all other copies of the documentation.
  • Page 32 Printronix participates in this program by introducing printers that reduce power consumption when they are not being used. As an Partner, Printronix has determined that this product...
  • Page 33 International Business Machines Corporation. Printronix, PGL, LinePrinter Plus, and IGP are registered trademarks, and P7005, P7010, P7015, P7205, P7210, P7215, P7200HD, P7220, and SureStak are trademarks of Printronix, Inc. ANSI is a registered trademark of the American National Standards Institute, Inc.
  • Page 34 Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits. Printronix is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment.
  • Page 35 Directive 1999/5/EC. Printronix cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended modification of the product, including the fitting of non-Printronix option cards.
  • Page 36 Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt in Übereinstimmung mit dem Deutschen EMVG das EG-Konformitätszeichen - CE - zu führen. Verantwortlich für die Konformitätserklärung nach Paragraph 5 des EMVG ist die: Printronix GmbH Goethering 56 D-63067 Offenbach Germany Informationen in Hinsicht EMVG Paragraph 4 Abs. (1) 4: Das Gerät erfüllt die Schutzanforderungen nach EN 55024 und EN...
  • Page 37 In solch einem Fall ist der Abstand bzw. die Abschirmung zu der industriellen Störquelle zu öergrvßern. Anmerkung: Um die Einhaltung des EMVG sicherzustellen sind die Geräte, wie in den Printronix Handbüchern angegeben, zu installieren und zu betreiben. China Declaration: This is a Class A product.
  • Page 38 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Notices Taiwan Warning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user will be required to take adequate measures.
  • Page 39 Agreement by your initial use of your printer. 1. Object Code License Printronix grants you a nonexclusive license to use the Printronix Software, the eCos Software and all other embedded software (collectively, the “Embedded Software” or the “Software”) only in conjunction with the printer.
  • Page 40 You agree that this Agreement provides you no more rights with regards to warranty, support, indemnity or liability terms with respect to Red Hat, Inc., Printronix, Inc. or any contributor to the Embedded Software than that provided by the Red Hat eCos Public License v.1.1 or any express warranty that may be made by...
  • Page 41 5. Limitation of Liability UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL RED HAT, PRINTRONIX, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY DISTRIBUTOR OF THE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE, OR ANY PART THEREOF, OR ANY SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR...
  • Page 42 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Notices 7. Miscellaneous This Agreement represents the complete agreement concerning subject matter hereof. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be reformed only to the extent necessary to make it enforceable. This Agreement shall be governed by California law provisions (except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise), excluding its conflict-of- law provisions.
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