Installing The Controller Board; Handling The Controller Board; Inserting The Controller Board - Compuprint L03 User Manual

Installing the Controller Board

The 4247 printer arrived with the Controller Board that you ordered.
You must install the Controller Board (received with the printer) into the proper
slot in the back of the printer before it can be used.

Handling the Controller Board

Attention: Do not remove the Controller Board from the protective package until
instructed to do so. Static electricity, though harmless to you, can damage sensitive
Controller Board components. Use the information in this section to avoid
damaging a Controller Board.
v Limit your movement. Your movement can create static electricity that, when
v Handle the Controller Board only by the edges and prevent others from making
v Before removing the Controller Board from the protective package, ground the
v When you are instructed, remove the Controller Board and install it directly into

Inserting the Controller Board

Attention: Ensure that the printer is powered off before installing or removing
the Controller Board.
If the Controller Board is installed while the printer is powered on, the controller
will not synchronize with the printer mechanism board. Unpredictable printer
behavior will result.
Perform the following steps to install the Controller Board:
1. Ensure that the printer is powered off. Installing the Controller Board with the
2. Use the screwdriver that came in the Controller Board box to remove the metal
released to the Controller Board, can damage the electronic components on the
Controller Board. Sliding your foot across carpeting is an example of how you
create unwanted static electricity.
direct contact with it.
package to exposed metal at the back of the printer. This will release any static
charge that may have developed on the package or on your body. Hold the
package against the metal for at least two seconds.
the Controller Board slot without setting it down. If you have removed the
Controller Board from the protective package and cannot immediately insert it in
the printer, place the protective package on a flat surface, and set the Controller
Board on top of the protective package.
printer power on will result in unpredictable printer behavior.
plate on the back of the printer by unscrewing the two screws.
Note: Save the two screws and the metal plate for reuse if the Controller Board
is removed.
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