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- Page 1 User’s Manual Swift 90, Swift 120D and Swift 90x Swift 240+ and Swift 240x Swift 330+ and Swift 330x...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Changing The Appearance Of Text (The Mode Menu Groups) ... 23 Changing The Font ... 24 Changing The Text Pitch ... 24 Changing The Style Of Printing ... 24 Power-On Settings ... 25 Making A Print Out Of The Printer’s Default Settings ... 25... - Page 3 Tear-Off Postition Adjustments ... 29 Printer Self-Tests ... 29 Factory Default Settings ... 30 The Buffer Memory ... 30 Chapter 4 ... 31 Setting Up Your Printer To Work With Your Software ... 31 Microsoft ® Windows ® IBM PCs Or Compatibles ... 31 Choosing A Suitable Emulation ...
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Page 4: Product Warranty
Citizen Systems Europe. No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this manual, Citizen Systems Europe assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. -
Page 5: User Safety Instructions
Ensure that the local power supply is 220-240V at 50 Hz standards. If you are in any doubt contact your dealer or a registered electrician. Ensure that the power cable supplied with your printer matches the power cables of your other computer equipment. If it does not, please contact your dealer or a registered electrician. -
Page 6: Introduction
Chapter 7 details the full technical specifications of your printer. We think you’ll find the manual and the printer functional and easy to use, but we will always be glad to hear your comments so that we can improve our product where necessary. -
Page 7: What To Do If You Have Problems
What to do if you have problems If you have any problems with your printer or require assistance in setting it up with your soft- ware we advise you to do the following:- • Read Chapter 4 and 5 of this user manual •... -
Page 8: Chapter 1
Push the knob in gently until it engages. Then turn it to ensure the platen moves. Finding A Suitable Location Before you set up your printer you should think about the best location for it. But there are a few considerations that can make life with your printer a lot easier: •... -
Page 9: Getting To Know Your Printer
To replace it, insert the two bottom tabs on the cover into the slots on the printer case and lower until it clips into position. You may need to push the cover down to ensure that it is correctly in... -
Page 10: Installing The Ribbon
Installing The Ribbon The printer ribbon is enclosed in a cartridge. It is very easy to install and is carried out as follows: Ensure the printer is off. Remove the ribbon cartridge from its packing materials. Remove the top cover from the printer. -
Page 11: Installing The Power Cable
Installing The Power Cable The power cable fits into the socket located at the back of the printer on the right (viewed from the back). This socket has three prongs so that cable will fit only one way. Make sure that power switch is off before installing the power ca- ble. -
Page 12: Chapter 2
Chapter 2 Paper Handling And Loading Your printer offers great versatility in the kinds of paper you can use and the ways loading and unloading them. This chapter discusses the details of these features in the following sections: • Paper types •... -
Page 13: Installing The Tractor Unit
Installing The Tractor Unit How you install the tractor unit and load paper into the printer depends on what kind of paper you select. The tractor unit has two positions: push and pull. The tractor unit is mounted in the push position at the factory. When installed, it fits snugly into the rear of the printer. -
Page 14: Installing The Tractor Unit In The Pull Position
Place your thumbs on the re- lease tabs located on both ends of the tractor unit. Grip the outside of the printer with your fingers, push thumbs down and back. The tractor unit will pop backwards when it releases from the push position. -
Page 15: Adjusting The Paper Thickness Lever
Envelopes Push *To print on 4-part paper, feed the paper from the bottom of the printer and set the CPY MODE menu to ON. When you install paper that is narrower than the capacity of the printer, place the paper near side of the printer. -
Page 16: Printing On Continuous Paper
You can stack the paper on the desk or table behind the printer (be sure to allow space for the exiting paper so that it does not interfere with the incoming paper). With bottom feeding you have convenient paper storage and less curling around the platen. -
Page 17: Printing On Multi-Part Forms
Insert a sheet of paper and adjust the right paper holder to the paper width. With the sheet of paper out of the printer, turn the printer on. The POWER light glows and then flashes to indicate PAPER OUT. -
Page 18: Printing On Continuous Feed Labels
The printer is mounted on a printer stand allowing your supply of forms to sit below the printer Follow these steps to load multi-part forms. Be sure the tractor is in the pull position, if not, install it by following the instructions earlier in this Chapter. -
Page 19: Printing On Overhead Transparencies
It works by backing the continuous paper out of the printer to where it is no longer touching the platen. However, the paper remains in the tractor feeder, ready to feed into the printer. -
Page 20: Paper Tear Off
Paper Tear Off The top cover of your printer has a tear bar at the rear edge. It allows you to tear off perforated sheets quickly and smoothly, without wasting a sheet of paper. We have made it extra easy to use this convenience by incorporating an automatic advance to the tear bar. -
Page 21: Top Of Form Fine Adjustment - Vtop
You can set one VTOP for single sheets and another for continuous paper and save both set- tings. The printer senses which VTOP to use by the position of the paper select lever. This convenience eliminates the need to change the top of form each time you switch between con- tinuous paper and single sheets. -
Page 22: Chapter 3
The green ON LINE LED is lit when the printer is in on line mode and ready to receive and print data from the computer. The ON LINE LED goes off if you switch the printer into off line mode. -
Page 23: Changing The Appearance Of Text (The Mode Menu Groups)
The LF/FF key is also used for micro adjustment mode; see the VTOP section in Chapter 2. Quiet/ Save In quiet mode the printing noise level is substantially reduced, though print speed will be slower, it is operational in ON LINE or OFF LINE mode. To switch the printer to quiet mode: Quiet mode is enabled or disable by pressing the QUIET/SAVE key. -
Page 24: Changing The Font
LED will go out). The printer will now use the selected font until you change it again, switch off the printer, or the font is changed by a software package, such as a wordprocessor, on the computer. If you want to prevent the computer changing the font, please refer to the FONT LOCK option under the STYLE menu, later in this section. -
Page 25: Power-On Settings
Condensed Mode The causes the printer to print in condensed mode. If the “Text Pitch” (see previous) is 10 cpi, the condensed version will be 17 cpi. With the printer in 12 cpi mode, the condensed version will be 20 cpi. -
Page 26: Changing The Default Settings
Press the PRINT button and hold it down until the printer begins to print (about 3 seconds). The printer will print out a table of all the values the printer settings can take, with the current default value in filled and underlined print. The exact print out will vary... -
Page 27: Menu Mode
FONT LOCK is used to make the printer ignore any font selection commands sent from the computer. When FONT LOCK is set ON, all text will be printed using the font set on the printer. If you want to use the facilities in a commercial software package, such as a wordprocessor, to control the appearance of your text, you should leave FONT LOCK set OFF. -
Page 28: The Install Menu Group
The install menu group is displayed on the control panel when slide switch SW1 is set to IN- STALL. It s used to enable envelope printing mode and to quickly configure the printer when it is used with various optional accessories. -
Page 29: Tear-Off Postition Adjustments
Maintenance Self-Test Load the printer with paper and switch off the power. then hold down the ON LNE and LF/FF switches white you switch the printer on. The printer will print rows of Hs. This test is normally used to check print alignment. -
Page 30: Factory Default Settings
Turn the printer off and on again - alt defaults are now reset The Buffer Memory The printer’s internal memory capacity is known as the buffer. This is used to store data sent from the computer before it is printed. The computer can then get on with other tasks while the stored data is printed. -
Page 31: Chapter 4
Your printer emulates three different types of printer. That is to say it understands three different types of printer language. Depending upon the printer that you own, you will need to select an emulation that is most suitable for your printer. -
Page 32: Codepages - International Characters
The new European Union symbol for the Euro Currency is provided in codepage “PC858” and “ISO Latin 9”. If you are using the internal fonts of the printer, please ensure that your printer supports this codepage and it is selected. -
Page 33: Chapter 5
To clean the inside of the printer, remove the top cover and ribbon as described in Chapter 1. Then use a soft brush to remove lint and dust from the print head area, being careful not to damage any of the cables and pulleys. -
Page 34: Problems And Solutions
By implementing the solutions suggested, you should be able to resolve them. Printer Is “Dead” No Lights. No Action Make sure that it is plugged in. Check both ends of the power cable. Make sure the power switch is turned on. Test the socket with another appliance to make sure it is working, check the fuse in the plug attached to the power cable. -
Page 35: Error Messages And Their Causes
Also, ensure that the colour ribbon is pushed down firmly at both ends of its mountings. The Printer Won’t Print Colour Even With A Colour Ribbon Installed Check on the control panel that the colour ribbon is selected. Be sure that your software is installed to support colour. - Page 36 Remove the top cover of the printer and check for obstructions including torn paper or an incorrectly placed ribbon. If the problem persists, you make need to take the printer to your nearest service centre to ensure there is no lasting prob- lem.
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Page 37: Chapter 6
These are detailed in this chapter. RAM Modules On 24-pin printers, you can further increase the versatility of the printer by installing optional RAM modules. These are placed in the module slot located in the options compartment at the top right hand side of the printer, beneath the top cover. -
Page 38: Installing The Automatic Sheet Feeder
Engage the notches on the bottom of both ends of the automatic sheet feeder with the front pair of triangle marked pins in the printer, then lower the automatic sheet feeder in position. Rest the rear half of the top cover on the front cover of the automatic sheet feeder. -
Page 39: Asf Specification
You need only carry out the following steps: Turn the printer off line. If the continuous form paper is in the tear off position, press the PARKILOAD key once; if it is in the TOF position press the PARK/LOAD key twice. The paper will retract to the parking position. -
Page 40: Using The Colour Kit
The selection sequence is: black, red, blue, violet, yellow, orange, green. if you press the key while the printer is on line it will complete the present line of print and then change to the next colour in sequence for the following line. You can use a black ribbon without removing the colour unit. - Page 41 To select a protocol you need to look at the manuals for the programs that you will be using with your printer. They will tell you which serial protocol they use, select the same protocol for your printer.
- Page 42 The printer will send an XON code when it goes on line to get things started. It will send an XOFF code to stop the computer from sending information if there is an error, such as running out of paper.
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Page 43: Chapter 7
Chapter 7 Specifications for each printer Swift90 Swift120D Number /Pins 9 Printing Speed (cps) HS Draft 15 cpi Draft 15 cpi Draft 12 cpi Draft 10 cpi LQ 15 cpi LQ 12 cpi LQ 10 cpi Columns 10cpi 80 Input buffer... -
Page 44: General Specifications
Power Voltage 180 - 264 Volts AC Standby 10 Watts Operation 70 Watts Warranty Printer warranty Citizen’s unique 2 years, including the printhead Repair MTBF 4000 hours, excluding life of printhead MTTR 20 minutes or less Lifetime Printhead life 200 million stokes per wire...
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