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  • Page 1 9090 Rev. 002...

  • Page 2: Compuprint Products Information

    To maintain these printing performances unchanged in the long run, Sferal wwt has developed specific Compuprint branded consumables for each printer type (for example: ribbon cartridges for dot matrix printers, toner and OPC cartridges for laser printers, bubble ink jet cartridges for inkjet printers) that assure an excellent operation with high printing quality level reliability.

  • Page 3: Safety Information

    A. Never remove any printer cover except to install a printer accessory and as expressly described in this manual. B . Please store the printer covers in a safe place. The covers must be reinstalled if you decide to remove any printer accessory. The following areas of the printer should be covered for safety reasons: R e ar P ull A rea Tra ctor C over L arge R ea r C o ver...

  • Page 4: Eec Regulations

    This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    How to Use the Tear-Off Function........98 Compuprint Products Information ........ii Selection of the Paper Size ........... 98 Safety Information..........iii Adjusting the Tear-Off Position ........99 FCC Notes .............. iv Selection of the Tear-Off Mode ........100 Canadian D.O.C. Radio Interference Regulation iv How to Lock/Unlock the Printer Setups......

  • Page 6: Getting To Know Your Printer

    • 24 Needle Print Head • 136 columns @10 cpi • High Speed Draft printing at 900 cps, LQ printing at 133 cps • IBM Proprinter XL24/XL24 AGM, Personal Printer 2391+ and EPSON LQ Series emulations • Multiple copies (1 original and 7 copies) •...

  • Page 7: Unpacking Your Printer

    The following items are included in the box: Notify any damage to your supplier. C D -R o m w ith U se r M a nu al in clud e d In sta lla tio n G u id e P o w e r C a b le R ibb o n C a rtrid g e...

  • Page 8: Printer Parts

    O pe ra tor Pa ne l Pa pe r Kn o b Pu sh Tra ctors C over Po w er Sw itch...

  • Page 9: Rear View

    R e ar P ap er S lo t Top C o ve r R e ar P ull Tracto r C o ve r P a pe r K n o b In te rfa ce C o nn ecto rs L arg e R ea r C o ve r P o w er C ab le C o nn ecto r R e ar P ull Tracto r A ttach m e nt...

  • Page 10: Setting Up Your Printer

    Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer: • The distance between the printer and the host computer must not exceed the length of the interface cable; 8 0 c m 3 1 .5 in. • The location must sturdy,...

  • Page 11: Printer Assembly

    Open all the printer covers and make sure that you remove all the shipment locks from the printer.

  • Page 12: Ribbon Cartridge Installation

    Make sure that you are using only Compuprint original consumables. 1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. 2. Find the ribbon cartridge among the accessories R ibbon G uide C olor Shifter H older R ibbon W ind ing Knob...
  • Page 13 3. Open the top cover using the small handles on either side of the top cover. 4. Turn the printer on. The print carriage prepares ribbon cartridge installation.
  • Page 14 5. Before installing the ribbon cartridge turn the ribbon-winding knob in the arrow direction (located on the cartridge) to take up slack in the ribbon. C a rtridge P in R ibbon W inding K nob To avoid damage to the ribbon, do not turn the winding knob in the wrong direction. 6.
  • Page 15 7. Slide and insert the ribbon guide between the print head and the ribbon guide mask holding it perpendicular to the print head. Make sure that the ribbon is inserted correctly between the print head and the print head mask. R ib b on G uide 8.
  • Page 16 9. Turn the ribbon-winding knob in the arrow direction (located on the cartridge) to take up slack in the ribbon. 10. Push the cartridge down gently until it clips into place at locking points. 11. Turn the ribbon-winding knob again in the direction of the arrow to take up slack in the ribbon. 12.

  • Page 17: Host Computer Connection

    This printer can be connected to your host computer via two available interfaces. The interface connectors are located on the rear of the printer. • A bidirectional IEEE1284 parallel interface • A RS-232C/422A serial interface Before connecting the interface cable, make sure that the printer and the host computer are turned OFF .

  • Page 18: Software Driver Selection

    Follow the instructions in the readme file you find on the CD-ROM. In a WINDOWS 95/98/2000/XP/NT4.0/Millennium® environment the printer supports the Plug & Play feature. The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address http://www.compuprint.net/...

  • Page 19: Power Connection

    The power outlet must be compatible with the plug of the printer’s power cable. Always use a grounded outlet. 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).
  • Page 20 3. Insert the power cable plug into the printer connector and the other power cable end into a convenient outlet (the figure shows the European version). 4. If you need to turn the printer on, press the power switch in the I position (ON).

  • Page 21: Selecting The Display Language

    PROGRAM message will be displayed: RELEASE KEY 2. When you release the key, the following messages will be displayed: PROGRAM 9090 then, PRINT OUT? NO 3. Press the key to enter the setup. The first setup item is displayed: ↓...

  • Page 22: Configuring The Printer

    The operator panel enables you to perform many of the printer functions including paper path selections, font selection and the printer setup. The operator panel consists of: • A 16 character display (Liquid Crystal Display) • Five led indicators • Nine function keys...

  • Page 23: Display Messages

    The printer display is used to indicate the printer status or to request an user intervention. When the printer is in Ready state, the display gives the following information: • when paper is already loaded and the • when paper is already loaded and the printer is off line ( indicator unlit): printer is on line (...
  • Page 24 • when there is no paper loaded and the • when there is no paper loaded and the printer is off line ( indicator unlit): printer is on line ( indicator lit): ON LINE ON LINE ON LINE Load Front1 P rin te r S ta tu s C u rre n t M a cro C u rre n t P a p er P a th...
  • Page 25 The following messages appear to indicate other printer conditions or user intervention requests. The list is in alphabetical order. Message Description ALTERNATE This message appears to indicate that the Alternate functions of the operator panel keys have been selected pressing the key.
  • Page 26 Message Description OPT. I/F CHANGED These messages are displayed at power on when the I/F board option has been PRESS ON LINE changed previously in the printer. Press the key to confirm. ON LINE OPER. INTERRUPTED This message is displayed if the key has been pressed to interrupt a ALTERNATE park procedure.
  • Page 27 Message Description TEAR OFF PAPER These messages are displayed when the printer receives a paper ejecting EJECT PAPER command (TEAR NO item has been selected for the tear-off function) but was not able to execute it, because the paper to be ejected is longer than 18 inch. Tear off the fanfold paper and then press the key to eject the paper.

  • Page 28: Indicators

    Lit when the printer can receive and print data (printer online). Blinks when there is data in the buffer and the printer is offline. Unlit when the printer is disabled and the buffer does not contain any data, or during the initialization, setup or tests. Blinks when one of the printer setup procedures has been selected: Program Configuration or Power-On Configuration.

  • Page 29: Function 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. P rogram F unction N orm a l function A lternate function The normal function of the keys is written above the keys and does not require any...
  • Page 30 ON LINE Key Normal Enables or disables the printer. ON LINE Function • 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 Program Pressing this key, the input buffer is cleared an a break (250 msec.) on a serial...
  • Page 31 FONT Key Normal Selects the font to be used with the currently selected pitch. The selected font FONT Function is valid until the printer is turned off or a new font is selected using this key. Program Scrolls the parameters of the functions or macros backwards. ←...
  • Page 32 ALTERNATE Key Enables the alternative key functions. Normal ALTERNATE Function If the printer is receiving print data, press the ON LINE key before pressing the key. ALTERNATE If no printing data are in the print buffer, pressing the key, the printer ALTERNATE goes offline.
  • Page 33 PATH/PARK Key Normal Selects one of the paper paths (FRONT1, FRONT2 or PUSH-PULL) in offline status. PATH Function The parameters of the displayed path are set after 2 seconds without pressing any key. Alternate Parks the paper in the currently selected paper path. PARK Function Key Combinations...

  • Page 34: Printer Setups

    The main printer setup parameters can be selected via the operator panel. The setup parameters are divided into two printer setups, the Power-On Configuration, that allows a complete configuration at installation time according to the hardware and the emulation types, and the Program Setup, that allows you to set the functions that are the most useful in your daily job.

  • Page 35: Leaving The Printer Setups

    • Pressing the in the Power-On Configuration key the printer exits from the setup and PROGRAM the new settings will be automatically saved. • Pressing the key in the Program Setup, the following choice is offered for the storage of PROGRAM the values set: STORE? QUIT...

  • Page 36: Power-On Configuration

    1. Make sure that the printer is turned off. 2. Press and hold the key pressed while powering on the printer until the RELEASE KEY PROGRAM message is displayed. As soon as the key gets released, the following message will be PROGRAM displayed: 9090 then, PRINT OUT? NO...
  • Page 37 Main Structure This figure shows the structure of the Power-On Configuration and how to move inside the Setup. P rint out? Y E S P rint out? N O E m u l. O ption s P arall Interface S erial Interface LA N Interface Fu nctions B ack to M F G ? N O...
  • Page 38 The setup item Functions groups the following printer functions: • Buzzer setting, • Paper loading sequence, • Ribbon type, • Bar code density, • Text printing direction, • Graphics printing direction, • Bar code printing direction, • Graphics printing speed, •...
  • Page 39 Emulation Options This setup defines the available options according to the selected emulation and is structured as follows: Options E m ul. O ptions E m ul E PS O N LQ E m ul IB M ... C har. S et ... C har.
  • Page 40 Setting the Emulation Options Printer Emulation PRINT OUT? NO EMUL. OPTIONS ↑ ↑ → → or ← EMUL. OPTIONS EMUL. EPSON LQ ↓ → or ← EMUL. IBM XL24 → or ← PARALL INTERFACE EMUL. IBM XL24AGM → or ← EMUL.
  • Page 41 EPSON Character Sets EMUL. EPSON LQ ↑ → or ← CHAR. SET CS1 → or ← CHAR. SET CS2 → or ← CHAR. SET ITALIC ↓ NATION CP437 These items select the character set to be used in EPSON emulation. IBM Character sets EMUL.
  • Page 42 EPSON National Character sets CHAR. SET CS2 ↑ → or ← NATION CP437 → or ← NATION … → or ← NATION LATIN A1 ↓ AUTO CR YES The following national character sets are available: CP 437 CP437 G 96GREEK CP850 CP851 CP 852...
  • Page 43 IBM National Character Sets CHAR. SET CS2 ↑ → or ← NATION CP437 → or ← NATION … → or ← NATION KOI8-U ↓ AUTO CR NO The following national character sets can be selected: CP 437 CP437 G 96GREEK CP850 CP851 CP 852...
  • Page 44 CR Code Behavior NATION xxx ↑ → or ← AUTO CR NO → or ← AUTO CR YES ↓ AUTO LF NO AUTO CR NO No automatic carriage return is performed after a LF, VT or ESCJ code. Default value in IBM Proprinter emulation. AUTO CR YES The printer performs an automatic carriage return after a LF, VT or ESCJ code.
  • Page 45 LF Code Behavior AUTO CR xx ↑ → or ← AUTO LF NO → or ← AUTO LF YES → or ← AUTO LF HOST ↓ 20 CPI IBM NO EMUL. OPTIONS AUTO LF NO No Automatic LF after CR. AUTO LF YES Automatic LF after CR.
  • Page 46 IBM Compressed Printing These items are displayed only if the IBM emulation is selected. AUTO LF NO ↑ → or ← 20 CPI IBM NO → or ← 20 CPI IBM YES ↓ EMUL. OPTIONS The compressed printing is performed at 17.1 cpi. 20 CPI IBM NO The compressed printing is performed at 20 cpi.
  • Page 47 Parallel Interface This setup defines the use of the parallel interface and is structured according to the interface specific parameters. Parallel Interface Parameters P arall Interface 1284 B id ir. I/F C X . P arallel I/F S elect-In H ost S elect-In O n D ata Bits 8 D ata Bits 7...
  • Page 48 Setting the Parallel Interface Parameters Interface Type EMUL. OPTIONS PARALL INTERFACE ↑ ↑ → → or ← PARALL INTERFACE 1284 BIDIR. I/F ↓ → or ← CX. PARALLEL I/F ↓ SERIAL INTERFACE SELECT-IN HOST LAN INTERFACE Bidirectional IEEE 1284 parallel interface. 1284 BIDIR.
  • Page 49 Number of Data Bits SELECT-IN HOST ↑ → or ← DATA BITS 8 → or ← DATA BITS 7 ↓ INP. BUFFER 2K Selection of the number of data bits: 7 or 8 Input Buffer Size DATA BITS 8 ↑ →...
  • Page 50 Serial Interface The following Serial interface functions will display only if the Serial I/F board is installed in the printer. This setup defines the use of the serial interface and is structured according to the interface specific parameters. Serial Interface Parameters Serial I/F N o Serial I/F ...
  • Page 51 Setting the Serial Interface Parameters Interface Type PARALL INTERFACE SERIAL INTERFACE ↑ ↑ → → or ← SERIAL INTERFACE SERIAL I/F NO → or ← ↓ SERIAL I/F 232 FUNCTIONS → or ← SERIAL I/F 422 ↓ BAUD 9600 The serial interface is disabled. SERIAL I/F NO Defines the usage of the serial interface RS-232/C.
  • Page 52 Baud Rate SERIAL I/F NO ↑ → or ← BAUD 300 → or ← BAUD 600 → or ← BAUD 1200 → or ← BAUD 2400 → or ← BAUD 4800 → or ← BAUD 9600 → or ← BAUD 19200 →...
  • Page 53 Parity Check DATA BITS 8 ↑ → or ← PARITY NONE → or ← PARITY ODD → or ← PARITY EVEN → or ← PARITY MARK → or ← PARITY SPACE ↓ HANDSHAKE DTR Data does not have a parity bit, i.e. 8 bit data are transferred and the parity PARITY NONE check is disabled.
  • Page 54 Handshake Protocol PARITY NONE ↑ → or ← HANDSHAKE DTR → or ← HANDSHAKE XONXOF ↓ CONNECTION LOCAL The Handshake is performed using the DTR Protocol. HANDSHAKE DTR The Handshake is performed using the XON-XOFF Protocol. HANDSHAKE XONXOF Connection Type HANDSHAKE DTR ↑...
  • Page 55 Input Buffer Size CONNECTION LOCAL ↑ → or ← INP. BUFFER256 → or ← INP. BUFFER 2K → or ← INP. BUFFER12K → or ← INP. BUFFER32K → or ← INP. BUFFER64K → or ← INP. BUFFER128K ↓ SERIAL INTERFACE Selects the input buffer size.

  • Page 56: Lan Interface

    LAN Interface The following LAN interface functions will display only if the Ethernet 10/100 Mbit interface board option is installed in the printer. This setup defines the use of the LAN interface and is structured according to the interface specific parameters.
  • Page 57 IP Assignment PARALL INTERFACE LAN INTERFACE ↑ ↑ → IP ASSIGN FIXED → or ← LAN INTERFACE ↓ IP ASSIGN DHCP → or ← FUNCTIONS IP ASSIGN ARP → or ← ↓ INIT IP ADDRESS 127.000.000.000 Assigns the static or fixed IP address. IP ASSIGN FIXED Assigns the dynamic IP address (DHCP protocol).
  • Page 58 Init Net Mask INIT IP ADDRESS 127. 000.000.000 ↑ → or ← INIT NET MASK 000.000.000.000 → or ← INIT NET MASK … → or ← INIT NET MASK 255.255.255.255 ↓ DEF. GATEWAY ID 000.000.000.000 These values set the INIT net mask number. This number is represented by a decimal notation where the decimal values are divided by points in four fields.
  • Page 59 Init Host Name DEF. GATEWAY ID 000.000.000.000 ↑ → or ← INIT HOST NAME …………… PROGRAM key ↓ INIT WORKGROUP CPG_GROUP The host is identified by a name. This function allows to create the name of the init host using a 15- character string.
  • Page 60 Enable/Disable the SMTP Service INIT WORKGROUP CPG_GROUP ↑ → or ← SMTP ENABL. NO SMTP ENABL. YES ↓ ↓ NOVELL EN. NO MAIL SERV.ADDRES 000.000.000.000 SMTP ENABL. NO Disables the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service, that is disables the reception/transfer/error service of the e-mail. SMTP ENABL.
  • Page 61 E-mail Address This item is displayed only if the function is selected SMTP ENABL . YES. MAIL SERV.ADDRES 000.000.000.000 ↑ → or ← EMAIL ADDRESS xxxxxxxxxxx ↓ SENDER ADDRESS xxxxxxxxxxx This function allows to write the e-mail address where you can notify the failures. Use the ← or → keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the p or nkeys to move to the next field (p to move to the right and n to move to the left).
  • Page 62 Enable/Disable the Novell Service SMTP ENABL. NO ↑ → or ← NOVELL EN. NO NOVELL EN. YES ↓ ↓ IP ASSIGN FIXED NOV. SERVER NAME xxxxxxxxxxx Disables the service to see the printer via NOVELL network. NOVELL EN. NO Enables the service to see the printer via NOVELL network. NOVELL EN.
  • Page 63 Printer Name in Novell Network This item is displayed only if the function is selected NOVELL EN. YES. NOV. SERVER NAME xxxxxxxxxxx ↑ → or ← NOV. PRINTER NAME …………… ↓ NOV. QUEUE NAME xxxxxxxxxxx This function allows to create the printer name in Novell network. Use the ← or → keys to increase or decrease the values in one field and the p or nkeys to move to the next field (p to move to the right and n to move to the left).
  • Page 64 Frame Type in Novell Network This item is displayed only if the function is selected NOVELL EN. YES. NOV. QUEUE NAME xxxxxxxxxxx ↑ → or ← NOV.FRAME TYPE 0 → or ← NOV. FRAME TYPE … → or ← NOV. FRAME TYPE 30 ↓...
  • Page 65 Functions This item groups various printer functions, with which you can configure the printer. Functions Group Parameters Fu nctio ns Buzzer N o Buzzer Yes Sequence N o ne Seq. F1 + F2 Pu sh R ibbon Black R ibbon C olor Bar C ode 90 Bar C ode 60 Text D irect B i...
  • Page 66 Setting the Functions Group Items Enable/Disable the Buzzer SERIAL INTERFACE LAN INTERFACE FUNCTIONS ↑ ↑ → → or ← FUNCTIONS BUZZER YES ↓ → or ← BUZZER NO ↓ BACK TO MFG: NO SEQUENCE NONE Enable or disables the buzzer. Paper Loading Sequence BUZZER YES ↑...
  • Page 67 Ribbon Type Selection SEQUENCE NONE ↑ → or ← RIBBON BLACK → or ← RIBBON COLOR ↓ BAR CODE 60DPI Selects the ribbon type to be used with the printer: black or color. Bar Code Density RIBBON BLACK ↑ → or ← BAR CODE 60DPI →...
  • Page 68 Text Print Direction BAR CODE 60DPI ↑ → or ← TEXT DIRECT BI → or ← TEXT DIRECT UNI ↓ GRAPH DIRECT BI Selects the print direction for text: bidirectional or unidirectional. Graphics Print Direction TEXT DIRECT BI ↑ → or ← GRAPH DIRECT BI →...
  • Page 69 Bar Codes Print Direction GRAPH DIRECT BI ↑ → or ← BARCODES DIR. BI → or ← BARCODES DIR. UNI ↓ GRAPH H.S. YES Selects the print direction for bar codes: bidirectional or unidireccional. Graphics Printing Speed Selection BARCODES DIR. UNI ↑...
  • Page 70 Paper Path at Power-On GRAPH H.S. YES ↑ → or ← P. ON PATH MACRO → or ← P. ON PATH LAST ↓ MENU ENGLISH The paper path at power-on is the one from the default Macro. P. ON PATH MACRO The paper path at power-on is the last one that was selected before the P.
  • Page 71 Enable/Disable Front1 Tractor Jam Sensor MENU ENGLISH ↑ → or ← F1 JAM SENS. Y → or ← F1 JAM SENS. N ↓ F2 JAM SENS. Y TEAR ADJUST:xxx Enables the paper jam sensor located in the lower Front1 push tractor. F1 JAM SENS.
  • Page 72 Enable/Disable Front2 Tractor Jam Sensor This item is displayed only if the Front2 push tractor option is installed. F1 JAM SENS. Y ↑ → or ← F2 JAM SENS. Y → or ← F2 JAM SENS. N ↓ TEAR ADJUST:xxx Enables the paper jam sensor located in the upper Front2 push tractor.
  • Page 73 Adjusting the Tear-Off Position F2 JAM SENS. Y (if the Front2 push tractor option is installed) F1 JAM SENS. Y ↑ → or ← TEAR ADJUST: - 30 → or ← TEAR ADJUST: ... → or ← TEAR ADJUST: +360 ↓...
  • Page 74 Adjusting the Cut Position This item is displayed only if Cutter option is installed. TEAR ADJUST: xxx ↑ → or ← CUT ADJUST: - 30 → or ← CUT ADJUST: ... → or ← CUT ADJUST: +360 ↓ BUZZER YES These values adjust the position in which the paper is cut.
  • Page 75 Resetting to Factory Default Values With the BACK TO MFG function it is possible to reset all items in the Power On Configuration Setup and in the Program Setup to their factory default values. This may be useful if you do not remember the values you set in the setups, or because you simply changed you mind about the settings you have just done.

  • Page 76: Program Setup

    The default values of the various functions are indicated in bold. Press the key when the printer is turned on and is offline or online without printing. The PROGRAM following message will be displayed: PRINT OUT? NO The figure in the following page shows the structure and how to move inside the Program Setup.
  • Page 77 Main Structure Print ou t? No Print ou t? Yes … User M acro M acro # 1 M acro # 4 Line sp..Line sp. 6 lpi M ACRO PARAM ETE R BLOC K Next M acro? Yes Next M acro? No Config.
  • Page 78 Printout of the Printer Settings → or ← PRINT OUT? YES PRINT OUT? NO ↓ USER MACRO The setup is not printed. PRINT OUT? NO The printer setup is printed. The printout starts as soon as you select this value. PRINT OUT? YES NOTE: The Program setup printout indicates: •...
  • Page 79 User Macro The USER MACRO item allows to prepare four printing environments (MACRO#1, MACRO#2, MACRO#3 and MACRO#4). Each macro is composed of a group of parameters which define a configuration that can then be recalled to easily set the printer for four printing environments. Selection of the User Macro PRINT OUT? NO USER MACRO...
  • Page 80 User Macro Parameters User m a cro M acro # 1 M acro #2 M acro # 3 M acro #4 Lin e sp. 6 lpi Lin e sp..Lin e S p. Lock No Lin e S p. Lock Yes Len gth 66 Lines Len gth ...
  • Page 81 Rig ht M argin 136 Rig ht M argin … Slash Zero No Slash Zero Yes Path Front 1 Pat … Enable Cutter Tear Norm al Tear … Tear Delay 1 Tear Delay … VT:FF + Cut Strong Im pact Soft Im pact Perfor.
  • Page 82 Line Spacing MACRO#1 ↑ → → or ← MACRO#1 LINE SP. 6 LPI → or ← LINE SP. 8 LPI → or ← LINE SP. 12 LPI → or ← LINE SP. 3L/30MM → or ← LINE SP. 4L/30MM → or ← LINE SP.
  • Page 83 Page Length LINE SP. LOCK NO ↑ → or ← LENGTH 1 LINE → or ← LENGTH ... LINES → or ← LENGTH 244 LINES ↓ TOP OF FORM 0 These items set the page length for fanfold paper in number of lines depending on the current vertical spacing.
  • Page 84 Form Feed (FF) Command TOP OF FORM 0 ↑ → or ← IGNORE F.F. NO → or ← IGNORE F.F. YES ↓ SKIPOVER 0 IGNORE F.F. NO The Form Feed (FF) command is always executed. IGNORE F.F. YES The Form Feed (FF) command is ignored when the paper is in the top of form (TOF) position.
  • Page 85 Draft Print Mode Selection SKIPOVER 0 ↑ → or ← DRAFT MODE HS → or ← DRAFT MODE NORM → or ← DRAFT MODE BEST ↓ QUALITY LQ The printer performs the draft printing at high speed. DRAFT MODE HS The printer performs the draft printing at normal speed.
  • Page 86 Font Selection QUALITY LQ ↑ → or ← FONT Draft → or ← FONT Courier → or ← FONT OCR-B → or ← FONT Gothic → or ← FONT Prestige → or ← FONT Present → or ← FONT OCR-A →...
  • Page 87 Pitch Selection FONT Draft ↑ → or ← PITCH 5 CPI → or ← PITCH 6 CPI → or ← PITCH 7.5 CPI → or ← PITCH 8.5 CPI → or ← PITCH 10 CPI → or ← PITCH 12 CPI →...
  • Page 88 Micro Dot Print Mode PITCH 10 CPI ↑ → or ← 15&24CPI MICRO → or ← 15&24CPI NORMAL ↓ PITCH LOCK NO 15&24CPI MICRO The print matrix uses 8 x 8 dots only if the horizontal spacing is 15 or 24 cpi. (micro mode).
  • Page 89 Left Margin PITCH LOCK NO ↑ → or ← LEFT MARGIN 0 → or ← LEFT MARGIN ... → or ← LEFT MARGIN xxx ↓ RIGHT MARGIN 136 The Left Margin is set in number of columns (depending on the current pitch) starting from the physical left edge.
  • Page 90 Zero Character Printing RIGHT MARGIN 136 ↑ → or ← SLASH ZERO NO → or ← SLASH ZERO YES ↓ PATH FRONT 1 You can select the Zero character printing with or without a slash. Paper Path Selection This function defines the default paper path for the current macro. SLASH ZERO NO ↑...
  • Page 91 Tear-Off Mode PATH FRONT 1 ↑ → or ← TEAR NORMAL → or ← TEAR AUTOMATIC → or ← LABEL → or ← TEAR NO → or ← ENABLE CUTTER ↓ TEAR DELAY 1 The Tear-Off Function is performed pressing the key when the printer is TEAR TEAR NORMAL...
  • Page 92 Cutter Mode This item is displayed only if the ENABLE CUTTER function is selected. ENABLE CUTTER ↑ → or ← VT:FF + CUT → or ← VT:LF + CUT → or ← VT:VT → or ← CUT EACH PAGE → or ← CUT PAPER CHANGE ↓...
  • Page 93 Tear Delay Mode TEAR NORMAL ↑ → or ← TEAR DELAY 1 → or ← TEAR DELAY … → or ← TEAR DELAY 5 ↓ STRONG IMPACT This item defines the time that printer uses to move paper to the Tear-Off position in automatic tear mode.
  • Page 94 Print Impact Strength TEAR DELAY 1 ↑ → or ← STRONG IMPACT → or ← SOFT IMPACT ↓ PERFOR. SAFE NO The impact strength of the print head is set for printing on multicopy paper. STRONG IMPACT The impact strength of the print head is set for printing few copies. SOFT IMPACT The printing noise is reduced.
  • Page 95 Quiet Printing PERFOR. SAFE NO ↑ → or ← QUIET PRINT OFF → or ← QUIET PRINT ON ↓ AUTOGAP 0 The function is disabled. Printing at normal noise level. QUIET PRINT OFF The function is enabled. Printing at reduced noise level. QUIET PRINT ON...
  • Page 96 Adjusting the Distance of the Print Head QUIET PRINT OFF ↑ → or ← AUTOGAP -5 → or ← AUTOGAP ... → or ← AUTOGAP +3 → or ← MANUAL GAP → or ← FIXED GAP 0.3 → or ← FIXED GAP ...
  • Page 97 Horizontal Character Tuning AUTOGAP 0 ↑ → or ← TUNING:HORIZ 0 → or ← TUNING:HORIZ ... → or ← TUNING:HORIZ 60 ↓ TUNING: VERT 0 These values adjust the distance between the left paper margin and the first print character. The values correspond to 1/120 inch units, i.e.
  • Page 98 Resetting the Macro Parameters to the Factory Defaults TUNING:VERT. 0 ↑ → or ← MACRO -> MFG NO → or ← MACRO -> MFG YES ↓ NEXT MACRO? NO The new values set for the macro parameters will be the used. MACRO ->...
  • Page 99 Selecting Another Macro MACRO -> MFG NO ↑ → or ← NEXT MACRO? YES NEXT MACRO? NO ↓ ↓ CONFIG MENU NO MACRO#1 To pass over to another macro, select NEXT MACRO YES. Pressing the ↓ or ↑ key the item MACRO#1 is displayed, then press the →...
  • Page 100 Passing over to the Power-On Configuration At this point of the setup, it is possible to pass over to the Power On Configuration functions setting. NEXT MACRO NO ↑ → or ← CONFIG MENU YES CONFIG MENU NO ↓ ↓ HEX DUMP NO EMUL.
  • Page 101 Storing the values HEX DUMP NO ↑ → or ← STORE? QUIT → or ← STORE? SAVE → or ← STORE? CURRENT PROG EXIT This setting does not save any of the new values set. The values set previously STORE? QUIT will be used.

  • Page 102: How To Select The Paper Path

    The paper can be loaded into the printer using different paper paths. The messages indicating the paper paths are shown only if the corresponding loading device is installed on the printer. Proceed as follows: 1. Press the key to put the printer offline ( indicator unlit).

  • Page 103: How To Use The Tear-Off Function

    This function is used to match the paper perforation with the tear-off bar. For this function the following values must be set: 1. Press the key when the printer is disabled or enabled without printing to enter the PROGRAM Program Setup. 2.

  • Page 104: Adjusting The Tear-Off Position

    To check the Tear-Off Position proceed as follows: 1. Check if the paper perforation matches the tear-off bar on the printer. 2. To move manually the paper to the Tear-Off position, press the key when the printer is TEAR enabled without printing (TEAR NORMAL function selected YES in the Program Setup). You can leave the manual tear off function by pressing again the key.

  • Page 105: Selection Of The Tear-Off Mode

    It is now possible to select the Tear-Off Mode. 1. Press the key when the printer is disabled or enabled without printing to enter the PROGRAM Program Setup. 2. Press the ↓ key. The following message is displayed: USER MACRO 3.

  • Page 106: How To Lock/Unlock The Printer Setups

    ON LINE, MACRO ALTERNATE powering the printer on. As soon as these keys are released, the following messages will be displayed: 9090 then, LOCKED MENU Now the access to the printer setups is locked. If the key is pressed, the LOCKED MENU...

  • Page 107: How To Handle The Paper Parking

    According to the setting of the TEAR item in the Program Setup, the paper parking procedure is performed in different ways. See the following description: If TEAR NO is selected: TEAR NO • When the paper is positioned at the first printable line and the paper path is changed (changing the Macro or pressing the key)
  • Page 108 If TEAR NORMAL is selected: TEAR NORMAL • When the paper is positioned at the first printable line and the paper 1st printable line path is changed (changing the O ther paper positio n Print job Macro or pressing the key) or PATH key is pressed, the...
  • Page 109 If TEAR AUTOMATIC is selected: TEAR AUTOMATIC • When the paper is positioned at the first printable line and the paper path 1st printab le line O ther pape r positio n is changed (changing the Macro or pressing the key) or the PATH PARK...
  • Page 110 If LABEL is selected: LABEL • When the paper is positioned at the first printable line and the paper path is changed (changing the Macro or 1st printab le line Other paper position pressing the key), or the PATH PARK pressed printer automatically ejects the paper towards...
  • Page 111 If at power on the paper is already loaded in a paper path that is different to the paper path used by the macro which is valid at power-on, independently from the setting of the TEAR function, the display shows TEAR IF NECESS./EJECT PAPER. If the paper to be ejected is longer than 18"...

  • Page 112: Paper Handling

    Front1 Push Path Base C onfiguration W ith Installed Option Front2 Push Path Push-P ull Path Front1 Push Tra ctor Front2 Push Tra ctor plus Cu tter plus Cu tter...

  • Page 113: Paper Specifications

    It is important to use the correct paper for obtaining the best performance. See the information table below: Loading Mode Front1 Tractor Front2 Tractor Push-Pull (option) (option) Width 76 to 432 mm 76 to 432 mm 76 to 432 mm 3 to 17 inches 3 to 17 inches 3 to 17 inches...

  • Page 114: Fanfold Paper Loading

    1. To select the Front1 push tractor paper path, press the key. The display shows: PATH LOAD FRONT1 • If you have been using a different path, the display shows: PATH CHANGING • If you have been using fanfold paper in the Front2 push tractor paper path (if the Front2 push tractor option is installed), the printer automatically starts the parking procedure.
  • Page 115 2. Open the Push tractors cover turning it upwards and lay it on the top of the printer.
  • Page 116 3. Unlock the sprockets of the Front1 tractor moving the sprocket levers up. Slide the left sprocket to the first printing column.
  • Page 117 . Space the paper guides along the tractor bar. Open the left and right sprocket covers. . Hold the fanfold paper in front of the sprockets insert paper perforation on the left sprocket pins and close the left sprocket cover.
  • Page 118 . Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins, make sure the paper goes under the paper sensor and close the right sprocket cover.
  • Page 119 7. Match the left sprocket for the first printing position, i.e. the left paper margin must match the ninth mark on the printer cabinet. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...
  • Page 120 8. Adjust the right sprocket gently to remove slack from the paper. Make sure the paper is not taut. 9. Lock the left and right sprockets moving the sprocket levers down.
  • Page 121 10. Close the Push tractors cover. Press the key to load the paper into the printer. LOAD/FF The paper must be loaded as shown in figure.

  • Page 122: Printer Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Make sure the printer has been turned off for at least 15 minutes before starting any cleaning operations. Periodic cleaning will help keep your printer in top condition so that it will always provide optimal performance. • Use a neutral detergent or water solution on a soft cloth to clean dirt and grease from the cabinet of the printer.

  • Page 123: Replacing The Ribbon Cartridge

    1. Make sure that the printer is turned off for at least 15 minutes. Pay attention to the print head because it becomes hot during operation. 2. Open the top printer cover. 3. Slide the ribbon guide out of the print head. Free the shifter holder pushing the tab towards the rear and pulling the shifter holder up.
  • Page 124 4. Remove the used ribbon cartridge by lifting it up. Now, you are ready to insert the new ribbon cartridge. See before "Ribbon Cartridge Installation".

  • Page 125: Printing The Self Test

    If you need to know any printer setting, and to check if the printer is working well, print the self- test. Proceed as follows: 1. Keep the key pressed while powering on the printer until the display shows ON LINE RELEASE KEY.

  • Page 126: Error Handling

    When an error condition occurs: • the printer is disabled; • the first message on the display indicates the error, while the second message gives more details concerning the error conditions. Press always the ON LINE key to reset the error condition. Error Message Description Messages Indication...
  • Page 127 Messages Indication Solution BUFFER OVERFLOW A buffer overflow condition Turn the printer off and on again, or press CHARACTER LOST occurred (for the serial key successively PROGRAM ON LINE interface). to clear the buffer. CUT NOT ALLOWED An error occurred with the Turn the printer off and on again.
  • Page 128 Messages Indication Solution Front1 or Front2 push tractor paper paths NVM CHANGE If this error is displayed Turn the printer off and then on again. If the REMOVE PAPER during the printer power problem is not solved call Service. on, an NVM error condition occurs PAPER JAM A paper jam error...

  • Page 129: Options

    An optional second front push tractor can be installed on the printer. This tractor allows the handling of a second fanfold paper. This second push tractor can be installed in front position on the Front1 Push tractor.
  • Page 130 Align the hooks on both sides of the Front2 push tractor with the pins on the Front1 push tractor. Push the Front2 tractor until it is fully engaged.
  • Page 131 3. Insert the connector cable in the electrical connector located in the lower push tractor. Rotate the Front2 push tractor onto the Front1 push tractor.

  • Page 132: Removing The Front2 Push Tractor

    If you need to remove the Front2 push tractor, turn the printer off. Disconnect the connector cable and press on the push buttons to disengage the Front2 push tractor.

  • Page 133: Loading Paper Using The Front2 Push Tractor (Op.)

    1. To select the Front2 push tractor paper path press the key until the display shows: PATH LOAD FRONT2 • If you have been using a different path, the display shows: PATH CHANGING • If you have been using fanfold paper in the Front1 push tractor paper path, the printer automatically starts the parking procedure.
  • Page 134 2. Open the Push tractors cover turning it upwards and lay it on the top of the printer.
  • Page 135 3. Unlock the Front2 tractor sprockets moving the sprocket levers up. 4. Space the paper guides along the tractor bar. Open the sprocket covers of the left and right sprocket.
  • Page 136 5. Hold the fanfold paper in front of the sprockets and insert the paper perforation on the left sprocket pins and close the sprocket cover. 6. Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins, make sure the paper goes under the paper sensor and close the sprocket cover.
  • Page 137 7. Position the left sprocket for printing, matching the left paper margin with the ninth notch on the printer cabinet and lock it in place. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8. Adjust gently the right sprocket to remove slack from the paper.
  • Page 138 9. Lock the Front2 tractor sprockets moving the sprocket levers down. 10. Close the Push tractors cover. 11. Press the key to load the paper into the printer. LOAD/FF...

  • Page 139: Loading Paper Using The Front1 Push Tractor When The Front2 Push Tractor (Option) Is Installed

    When the Front2 push tractor is installed and you need load paper on the Front1 push tractor follow this paper loading procedure: 1. Open the Push tractors cover turning it upwards and lay it on the top of the printer. 2.
  • Page 140 3. Insert the fanfold paper between the Front1 and Front2 push tractor, then proceed to load the paper as described in the section Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor. 4. When the fanfold paper has been loaded on the Front1 push tractor, reposition the Front2 push tractor in its initial position before closing the Push tractors cover.

  • Page 141: The Rear Pull Tractor

    An optional rear pull tractor can be installed on the printer. This tractor is useful to handle particularly heavy paper. 1. Turn the printer off. 2. Remove the Large rear cover, the rear pull tractor cover and the two small rear pull tractor attachment area covers.
  • Page 142 3. Replace the Large rear cover. 4. Open the top cover, free (1) the paper bail and remove (2) it from the hooks on both sides of the printer. 5. Close the top cover.
  • Page 143 6. Insert the rear pull tractor and the corresponding two small rear pull tractor attachment area covers (with the slot) as shown in figure. 7. Turn the printer on.

  • Page 144: Removing The Rear Pull Tractor

    1. Turn the printer off. 2. Push the lever on the rear pull tractor down and lift the tractor out of the printer. 3. Insert the rear pull tractor cover and make sure that the interlock connector is correctly inserted. If the rear pull tractor cover is not inserted, the printer is blocked.
  • Page 145 4. Open the top cover. 5. Move the print carriage to the right most position, then insert (1) the paper bail pins into the hooks on both sides of the printer. 6. Rotate (2) the paper bail upwards and gently push it on both sides towards the back of the printer until it clicks into place.

  • Page 146: Loading Paper Using The Front1 Push Tractor And The Rear Pull Tractor (Option)

    Once the rear pull tractor is installed, the fanfold paper can be loaded only in push-pull mode. 1. To select the Push-pull tractor paper path press the key. The display shows: PATH LOAD PUSH-PULL • If you have been using a different path, the display shows: PATH CHANGING •...
  • Page 147 2. Load the fanfold paper on the Front1 push tractor following the sequence Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor described before. 3. Take up the slack of the paper exiting from the rear paper slot and open the left and right sprocket covers.
  • Page 148 5. Close sprocket covers and lock the sprockets moving the sprocket levers down. 6. Press the ON LINE key to confirm that the paper loading is finished. The rear pull tractor engages. This figure shows the correct paper loading.

  • Page 149: The Cutter

    The cutter option allows to cut the paper automatically. It is installed on the rear of the printer. For the installation of the cutter option and its corresponding paper grid, please refer to the Installation Guide you receive together with this option. This figure shows the cutter position in the printer.

  • Page 150: The Printer Pedestals

    For better paper handling, use the available printer pedestal options: • Three Levels Floor Pedestal: for large quantity and dual fanfold handling. • Two Levels Floor Pedestal: with tiltable printer level for document on demand application. Three Levels Floor Pedestal Two Levels Floor Pedestal...

  • Page 151: Printer Specifications

    Printing Characteristics Print Head Matrix 24 pins - 0.25 mm Print Head Life 700 mil characters (draft) Print Speed (cps) Draft Quality HS Draft Normal Best Draft 10 cpi 12 cpi micro 15 cpi 1200 normal 15 cpi 17,1 cpi 20 cpi micro 24 cpi normal 24 cpi...
  • Page 152 Print Matrix (horizontal x vertical) Draft Quality HS Draft Normal Best Draft 10 cpi 9 x 12 12 x 12 12 x 24 36 x 12 36 x 24 12 cpi 10 x 12 10 x 24 30 x 12 30 x 24 micro 15 cpi 8 x 8...
  • Page 153 Print Styles Draft – Courier - OCR B - Gothic – Prestige – Present - OCR A - Script Print Attributes Sub-superscript, Underline, Overscore, Italics, Emphasized, Double Strike, Shadow, Enlarged, Compressed Graphic Resolution (dots per inch) horizontal 60, 80, 90, 120, 180, 240, 360 vertical 60, 72, 180, 360 Characters Sets...
  • Page 154 Bar Codes UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-EAN 2, UPC-EAN 5, Code GP, MSI Plessey, Code BCD, C2/5-3 BAR, Code 39, Code 128, Code 11, Code 93, Codabar, 2/5 Bidirectional, 2/5 Interleaved, 2/5 Industrial, 2/5 Matrix, Postnet Emulations - EPSON LQ Series (ESC/P) - IBM Proprinter XL24 AGM - IBM Personal Printer 2391+ Paper Handling...
  • Page 155 • Automatic fanfold positioning for tear-off, selectable time-out • Setting and storage of paper format and print conditions for each paper path in the non volatile memory • Printing of the macro characters using the Compuprint native commands Physical and Electrical Characteristics...
  • Page 156 Reliability MTBF Mean Time between failure: 10000 hours at 25% DC MTTR Mean Time To Repair: 30 minutes Workload 57200 pages/month (ECMA 132 - 4 hours for 22 days) Printer Life 5 years or 10000 hours @25% Duty Cycle Operating: no limitations Power Supply UNIVERSAL From 90 to 244 VAC...
  • Page 157 Physical dimensions Height 315 mm (12,21 inches) Width 670 mm (26,18 inches) Depth 390 mm (15,35 inches) Weight 18 kg (44,15 lbs) Consumables Black ribbon ‘Long Life’ cartridge (20 million characters) PRKN707-1 Color ribbon cartridge (2 million characters for each band) PRKN408-1 Options Additional 4 pin Rear Pull Tractor (for push-pull fanfold handling)
  • Page 158 Standards ESD IEC 801-2, CE Mark UL 1950; CSA 22.2 n.950; FCC rules part 15, subpart J, class b NEWKO-TSE (74-SEX) 203/92; EN 60950; IEC 950 VFG 243/91;VFG 46/92; VDE 875 cl.B; CISPR 22/EN 55022-class B R.P.M. (cert. by VDE) ISO 7779;...

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