Host Computer Connection; Software Driver Selection; Operator Panel; Power Connection - Compuprint 9050 Quick Installation And Setup Manual

The ribbon must be
between the print
head noose and the
mask.

Host Computer Connection

There is one type of Controller Board:
1.Controller Board with
IEEE1284 parallel interface, Serial
232/DB9, USB 2.0 and ASCII
10/100 BaseT LAN 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. In a Windows® environment, the printer supports the
Plug&Play feature.

Power Connection

1. Make sure the power outlet is near the printer location and
easily accessible.
2.Make sure that the power switch is in 0 position(OFF).
3.Insert the power cable plug into the printer connector and the
other power cable end into a convenient outlet.
4.Turn the printer on, press the power switch in the position (ON).
Attention: Use always wall oulet with ground wire.
Attention: If, for any reason, the Controller Board was not correctly
installed in the printer, the printer will not work and the following
audio/visual symptoms will occur:
- The buzzer sounds continuously.
- The Operator Panel display is partially filled with solid black boxes.
- The Operator Panel LEDs are all lit. If this is the case, power off the
printer, re-seat the Controller Board, and power the printer on again.

Loading Fanfold Paper

This sequence describes how to load the fanfold paper with the push
tractor (default). For the other paper paths please see the User's
Guide you find on the CD Rom.
1.Turn the printer on.
2.Open the Push tractors cover turning it upwards and lay it on the top
of the printer.
3.Unlock the tractors by moving the sprocket levers up. Slide the left
tractor to the left.
4.Space the paper guides along the tractor bar. Open the left and 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.
6.Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins.
7.Match the left sprocket for the first printing position, that is the left
margin must match the 9
Aligning the left-hand edge of the paper past the 22
printer cabinet will cause the paper to be misaligned with the Paper
Load Sensor resulting in a '001 End of Forms' error.
8.Adjust the right sprocket gently to remove slack from the paper.
Lock the left and right sprockets moving the sprocket levers to the
up position.
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9.Close the Push tractors cover.
10.Press the STOP key to take the printer Not Ready.
11.Press the LOAD/EJECT key to load the paper into the printer.
12.Press the START key to put the printer Ready.

Operator Panel

The operator panel contains 5 status indicators, a 1-line by 16-
characters display panel, 9 printer function keys, and an audible alarm
as indicated in the figure below. For indicators and function keys there
is a short description. For details see User'Guide.
Indicators
ALTERNATE
PROGRAM
ON LINE
FRONT 1
FRONT 2
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 selected
function modes: Normal, Alternate or Program.
Status
ON LINE
PROGRAM
TEAR
2
Lit when the alternate function of the keys has been enabled pressing
the ALTERNATE key
Blinks when one of the printer set up procedures has been selected:
Program Configuration or Power-On Configuration
Lit when the printer can receive and print data (printer on line).
Blinks when there is data in the buffer and the printer is off line.
Unlit when the printer is disabled and the buffer does not contain any
data, or during the initialization, setup or tests
Lit when the Front1 paper path is selected.
Lit when the Front2 paper path is selected.
Normal Alternate
Enables or disables the
printer.
-If this key is pressed while
powering the printer on, the
self test is printed; the
printout is stopped pressing
this key again.
-In an error condition, once
the error cause has been
removed, press this key to
enable the printer
Enables the printer setups
as follows:
-Pressing this key while
powering on the printer, the
Power-On Configuration is
selected.
-Pressing this key when the
printer is enabled without
printing or disabled the
Program Setup Is
enabled (PROGRAM
indicator lit).
Moves the paper to the
tear-off position
(TEAR NORMAL function
must be selected in the
Program Setup).
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Progam
Pressing this key,
the input buffer is
clear end a break
(250msec.) on a
serial interface is
sent.
The message
RESET&BREAK is
displayed
Exits the printer
setups.
Selects the pitch to
be used with the
currently selected
font.
The selected pitch is
valid until the printer
is turned off.