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PREFACE This maintenance manual describes how to maintain the Microline 3410 printer in the field. This manual is for customer engineers. For further information, refer to the User’s Manual for handling or operating the equipment.
1. CONFIGURATION 1 .l Standard Printer Configuration ML3410 consists of the following assemblies: frame Rear cover Access cover assy Sheet Separator AC power Printer mechanism Control board Figure l-l Configuration...
1.2 Options Single bin cut sheet feeder unit (CSF) Dual bin cut sheet feeder unit (D Bin CSF) Pull-tractor unit Bottom push tractor unit with Pull-up roller...
21.1 Unpacking the packing box Open the packing box. Remove the two cushioning materials from the left upper and right upper sections of the printer unit. Remove the platen knob from the cushioning materials. Remove the printer unit. Remove the ribbon cartridge and the cushioning materials from its right lower and left lower sections.
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section Cushioning matena (on the left upper section of the printer unit) Cushioning material Printer unit...
(I) Remove the printer unit from the polyethylene bag. (2) Peel the fixing tape off the desiccant and the carriage fixing instructions to remove them from the printer unit. Fixing tape instructions Desiccant Polyethylene bag Printer unit...
Installation (For details, refer to the Setup Guide.) 2.2.1 Precautions for installation When installing the printer, observe the following precautions: (I) Do not install the printer in the following places: Place exposed to direct sunlight Place with great fluctuations in temperature Place exposed to outdoor wind Dusty place Near a door...
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c) Align the rear section of the printer with the rear edge of the desk. Keep a distance of 24 inches (60 cm) or more between the rear section of the printer unit and the wall to provide a space for printed paper being fed out. d) Keep a distance of 4 to 6 inches (IO to 15 cm) or more between the unprinted paper fed into the printer and the printed paper fed out of the printer.
2.2.2 Removing the shipping retainer Remove the shipping retainer that secures the printhead. Printhead Note: Be sure to replace the shipping retainer whenever you ship your printer. It secures th% printhead in place to protect it. 2.2.3 Installing the accessories Install the following accessories removed from the unpacked packing box on the printer unit: cartridge...
2.2.4 Connecting cables (1) Connect the AC cable to the printer. (2) Connect the interface cable to the printer. AC cable (Rear section of printer) To host computer Connecting RS-232C Connecting Centronics parallel interface cable serial interface cable Shill Ihe bli;;d Shill Ihe blind palch palch lo Ihe Ml.
2.2.5 Installing paper Install printing paper on the printer for the test run. 2.2.6 Powering on side of the printer unit. (2) Confirm that the POWER LED is on and that the printhead returns to its home (left most) position. (3) If the printer unit shows no abnormality after it is powered on, proceed to the next step (4) for test printing.
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Test orinting FEED switch. Confirm that the printer unit prints out the test pattern as shown in the figure below. Press the SELECT switch to end the printing test. Confirm that the SELECT lamp is on, indicating that the printer unit is ready to receive printing data from the host computer.
2.3 MENU SELECTION 2.3.1 OVERVIEW: Access “global” type printer features/functions as directly as possible. Features selected in MENU mode become the default features for the printer each time it is powered on. The Menu function allows the ability to activate features without the use of software commands. Software commands will override MENU settings.
2.3.3 OPERATION To enter Menu mode depress PQ and CPI switch. a. Printer = deselected state. SEL LED = off b. Press GROUP switch to print first MENU item. Upon entering Menu mode, the first GROUP - ITEM - SET is printed. See Key functions above for description of operation.
2.3.4 TABLE OF MENU SELECTIONS NOTE: Factory settings are bold printed. Item Setting Group Printer Mode Emulation Mode IBM PPR, EPSON FX Mode Print Font Utility, NLQ Courier, NLQ Gothic, HSD Pitch 10 CPI, 12 CPI, 15 CPI, 17.1 CPI, 20 CPI Proportional Style Normal, Italics...
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Set (Value) Selection Item Group Bi-directional, Uni-directional Set-Up Graphics Receive Buffer Size Paper Out Override No, Yes Print Registration 0.00 mm, 0.05 mm Left, 0.10 mm Left, 0.15 mm Left, 0.20 mm Left, 0.25 mm Left, 0.25 mm Right, 0.20 mm Right, 0.15 mm Right, 0.10 mm Right, 0.05 mm Right Operator Panel Function...
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2.3.5 EXAMPLE: Set Default Font to Courier. (Not printed in full size) Step Printout (1) Push PQ and CPI Menu Mode (2) Push GROUP twice. Printer Mode Emulation Mode IBM PPR Font Print Mode Utility (3) Push SET Font Print Mode NLQ Courier to set value.
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Step Printout Serial I/F None Parity Serial I/F Serial Data 7 or 8 Bits 8 Bits Serial I/F Protocol Ready/Busy Serial I/F Diagnostic Test Serial I/F Busy Line Serial I/F Baud Rate 9600 BPS Serial I/F DSR Signal Valid Serial I/F DTR Signal Ready on Power Up Serial I/F...
3. THEORY OF OPERATION 3.1 Electrical Operation (1) Main control board Microprocessor (MPU) controls the whole printer via the peripheral LSls, memory and other circuits. Interface circuits and various motor driver circuits are also mounted on this board. Power supply unit The power supply unit converts the AC input to +5 VDC, +38 VDC and +8 VDC.
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