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Print-Rite PR-855 User Manual

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Preface
Thank you for your purchasing!
We try our best to meet your
request.
For your safety and benefit, please read the
instruction and all the materials supplied with the printer so as to use the printer
well. According to the state regulations and company warranty, the printer will not
be serviced by "Three Guarantees" if it is out of order caused by your disassembly,
maintenance or refitting without Zonewin's authorization in written within
guarantee period. There is a specified Guarantee Label stuck on the printer, please
keep it good within guarantee period, or the printer will not be serviced by"Three
Guarantees"because of the lost or damage of the label.
We promise that we can provide the parts and materials to replace the damaged
ones in normal use within at least 5 years after suspend production.
This printer belongs to energy saving products, energy efficiency label is sticking on
the back cover. All parts are designed for recycling, we will recycle them for free,
please contact with local dealer if you need.
We devoted ourselves to provide high cost performance printers, we hope that you
are satisfied with our printer. Our experienced technical engineer will help you when
there are any problems in use. Please inform our customer service if you have better
suggestions.
The contents in this manual will be subject to change without prior notice. The
description and pictures in this manual, please in kind prevail. If you have any
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  • Page 1 Preface Thank you for your purchasing! We try our best to meet your request. For your safety and benefit, please read the instruction and all the materials supplied with the printer so as to use the printer well. According to the state regulations and company warranty, the printer will not be serviced by “Three Guarantees”...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Chapter 1 - Setting Up the Printer 1.1 Choosing a Place for the Printer ..................1 1.2 Unpacking the Printer ....................... 1 1.3 Knowing Well about the Printer Structure ................2 1.4 Installing the Printer ......................3 Chapter 2 - Paper Handling ..................

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Setting Up The Printer

    Chapter 1 Setting Up the Printer This chapter describes how to unpack and set up your printer, which includes, Choosing a place for the printer Unpacking the printer Knowing well about the printer structure Installing the ribbon cartridge 1.1 Choose a Place for the Printer Please choose a better place for the printer before you install it.

  • Page 4: Knowing Well About The Printer Structure

    Fig. 1-1 1.3 Knowing Well about the Printer Structure Fig. 1-2 Parts name: Transparent cover: Protect inside parts such as printhead, keep the dust away, lower the noisy. Keys: Operations on the printer. Paper guide: For paper feeding and rejecting. Knob: Paper feeding and rejecting munually.

  • Page 5: Installing The Printer

    1.4 Installing the Printer Remove the packaging fixture and tapes (which are used for transportation)  Fig. 1-3 Install or replace the ribbon cartridge  Make sure the printer is turned off and unplugged. Please follow the steps below when you replace the ribbon cartridge. We recommend that your use the genium ribbon cores or cartridge ribbons, low quality consumables will reduce lifespan of your printer.
  • Page 6 Pull out the paper roller cage horizontally outward to the maxium, flip it upwards to the position as Fig. 1-6, and move the printhead leftward to the place which is near the left rack about 1cm. Fig. 1-6 Take out the ribbon cartridge, turn the knob anticlockwise as Fig. 4 to tighten the ribbon. Insert the fixed point into the frame in the direction of the arrow, then turn the ribbon cartridge till it enter into the rack totally.
  • Page 7 Fig. 1-9 Install the paper guide  1) Take out the paper guide and remove the packaging. 2) Insert the paper guide into the rack as Fig. 1-10 shows. Note: Slant the paper guide first, and then insert it to the rack, and make it flat at last. Fig.
  • Page 8 Connect USB cable(square shape) to the USB port of the printer as Fig. 1-12 Fig. 1-12 Connect the power supply  Plug one end of the power cord into the pirnter and other end to grounded outlet as Fig. 1-13. Turn on the printer power switch.

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Paper Handling

    Chapter 2 Paper Handling This chapter describes how to install the paper and notes on using various kinds of paper for printing, which includes, Types of paper Installing chain paper Flat-bed paper feeding Setting up the adjust leave to fit the paper thickness 2.1 Usage of the Printing Paper 2.1.1 Types of Paper Single paper(Flat-bed feeding)

  • Page 10: Paper Printing Area

    Chain paper Width 3in-10.5in Length Min 5.5in/Min 139.7mm Single paper 52-82 g/ ㎡ Paper weight Multi-layer paper 40-52 g/ ㎡（ per layer ） Single paper 0.07-0.11mm Paper thickness Multi-layer paper 0.07-1.2mm （ Thickness of multi-layer ） 2.1.2 Paper Printing Area Printing area is the range of data showed on the paper, normally not all the paper.

  • Page 11: Installing Chain Paper

    Usage of wax paper  Please install the wax paper according to Fig. 2-3. 2.2 Installing Chain Paper Check the position of release lever, adjust the lever to the front (chain paper icon position)as Fig. 2-4. Fig. 2-4 As shown in Fig. 2-5, place the perforated paper to be printed behind the printer. The height of the paper should be lower than the printer.
  • Page 12 As shown in Fig. 2-7 , there are 2 chain paper feeders in the back of printer, and 2 paper guides in the middle to support the paper. These 4 parts can be moved leftwards and rightwards.(Note: Move the right feeder leftwards to the suitable position when you printing narrow paper).

  • Page 13: Flat-Bed Paper Feeding

    Install the printing paper according to the one in the middle with a “ 〇 ”below, close the paper gap and check if the hole are aligned with the sprocket, if not, It may cause the paper to tear or jam during paper walking. Fig.
  • Page 14 There is a adjuster on the left of the paper guide which is for feeding location. As shown in Fig.2-12, you can move the adjuster left and right. The moving part of the regulator has a scale that you can use to determine the paper feeding position. Fig.

  • Page 15: Setting Up The Adjust Lever

    2.4 Setting up the Adjust Lever To get the best printing effect while protecting the printhead, please make sure adjust the lever correctly according to the total thickness of printing paper. The bigger the number of adust lever setting, the thicker the papers that can be printed. If the printout appears dim or the character appears to be missed or missing, the value of this setting may be too high.

  • Page 16: Chapter 3 Control Panel Operation

    Chapter 3 Control Panel Operation There are 3 keys and 3 indicator lights on the control panel. Through the combination of these keys, many complex functions can be performed. The printer's control panel is shown below, with three buttons from left to right: [PRINT MODE ], [TEAR OFF], [ONLINE].

  • Page 17: Operations In Offline State

    LQ: PRINT MODE light off, printing in best quality but in lowest speed. Note: Please do not change the printing mode when printer is working, or it will affect print quality. Enhance printing mode  In online status, adjust the adjust lever to 3 and above. Press the [ONLINE] key for about 2 seconds, ENHANCE light blinks, and printer switch to Enhance printing mode.

  • Page 18: Power On Functions

    small steps until the keys are released. Press [ONLINE] and hold, press[LOAD/UNLOAD], printer will reject the paper continuously in small steps until the keys are released. Page head settings  When printer is offline. Press [ONLINE] for about 2 seconds, release it when you hear a beep, then press [TEAR OFF] and hold, printer will feed continuously till you release the key.
  • Page 19 settings. Details please see chapter 4. Printing pin testing page  Long press [ONLINE] and [TEAR OFF] and power on the printer at the same time, printer will print pin testing page. Note: Make sure turn off the printer after the completion of above power on functions. Printer will work normally after restart.

  • Page 20: Chapter 4 Parameter Settings

    Chapter 4 Parameter Settings EDS settings (DIP switch settings ) can save the settings when power down, the settings are as follows: Longitudinal calibration parameter settings System parameter settings Emulation parameter settings Resetting to defaults 4.1 How to Set the Parameter Long press [PRINT MODE] and power on the printer at the same time, release the key until the printhead stops moving.
  • Page 21 Print Mode Adjust the Power on 1.LQ parameter by Min-8 Max 8 lengthways Online +Print Mode Min-8 Max 8 2.HS Min-8 Max 8 3.Draft System 1. Emulation mode ESC/P parameter Online 2. Tear paper type Long Short +Print Mode 3. Auto tear paper Valid Invalid 4.

  • Page 22: Parameter Description

    4.2 Parameter Description 4.2.1 Longitudinal calibration parameter settings Table. 4-1 Longitudinal calibration parameter settings Function Default settings Optional settings Min-8 Max8 Min-8 Max8 Draft Min-8 Max8 Note: Printer will print a new line when you press [LOAD/UNLOAD] and [TEAR OFF] to increase or decrease set values.
  • Page 23 Enhance printing Invalid Valid Pin power 1 ~ 4 (single paper) Pin power 1 ~ 4 (multi-layer paper) Pin power(enhance) 1 ~ 3 Emulation mode ESC/P: Adopt ESC/P control code standard. OKI: Adopt OKI 5330 control code standard. Paper tearing type For continuous chain paper, Long: After printing the whole text, one page comes out by manual or automatic tearing according to the length of the paper.
  • Page 24 Delay detection (flat-bed feeding) The time that printer will wait when load a single paper. 0.5 sec 1 sec 1.5 sec 2 sec Silent printing Automatic: Automatically adjust whether or not to print silently according to the printed content. Invalid: The sound is normal when printing and the print is good. Valid: Less sound when printing, but the print is not good.

  • Page 25: Emulation Parameter Settings

    Valid: Printer will reject paper automatically when power on. Invalid: Printer will not reject paper automatically when power on. 12) Enhance printing For pin power, Valid: Printer switches to enhance printing mode, it fits for multi-layer paper. Invalid: Printer default mode. 13) Pin power(single paper) The pin power is as below when adjust lever is below 3.
  • Page 26 settings Page head Valid Invalid settings Paper Invalid Valid anti-jamming Paper size Select different size of paper. 2.5in 2.75in 3in 3.5in 11/3in 4in 4.5in 5in 5.5in 6in 7in 8in 11in B5 A4 12in 14in Customize Page head (flat-bed) Page head means the distance from top edge of paper to the top edge of the first line of characters.

  • Page 27: Resetting To Defaults

    4.2.4 Resetting to defaults Fig. 4-4 Resetting to defaults Functions Default settings Optional settings Reset EDS to defaults YES/NO...

  • Page 28: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting And Maintenance

    Chapter 5 Troubleshooting and Maintenance This chapter is for reference guidance during maintenance. In the event of failure, please read the instructions in the chapter and be careful in maintenance. 5.1 Troubleshooting Analysis Faulty parts Power Power cord is not connected. Printer doesn’t work or stop working.
  • Page 29 Print If printer doesn’t work or stop working when printing, please check according to the form below. Inspection Solutions Make sure the USB cord is connected with computer and Is USB cord connected or not? printer well. Is the ONLINE light on or not? If not, press the key [ONLINE].
  • Page 30 below. Inspection Solutions Are the table lines out of alignment? Adjust the longitudinal calibration parameters. If the application software cannot print the selected character or font, please check according to the form below. Inspection Solutions Is the application software properly Reinstall it if necessary.
  • Page 31 If chain paper feeding is abnormal, please check according to the form below. Inspection Solutions Is the release lever is at the position of Stir release lever to this icon position. this icon Are the paper holes in the right Aligning the holes.

  • Page 32: Maintenance

    5.2 Maintenance This printer has a sturdy structure. It’s suitable for high-intensity printing. But to extend the printer life span, please maintain it carefully. Choose a better environment for placing the printer( see chapter 1).  Avoid subjecting the printer to severe vibration. ...
  • Page 33 Appendix 1: Instructions for pollution control of electronic information products...

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