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AMT Datasouth Accel-7350 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Accel-7350 24-Pin Dot Matrix Printer User’s Guide Document Number: 130013...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Chapter 1 - Setting up the printer FCC Statement ………………………………………………………… Copyright Declaration ………………………………………………… Safety Precautions …………………………………………………… Unpacking the printer ………………………………………………… Connecting the printer to power source ……………………………. Connecting the printer to the computer …………………………….. ……………………………………………………. Parallel Interface ………………………………………………….…... Serial Interface Installing the ribbon cassette …………………………………………...
  • Page 3 CONTENTS Chapter 5 - Troubleshooting How to solve the problem ……………………………………………. 38 ………………………………………………. 38 Printing speed is slow ………………………………………………………. 38 Printing is light ……………………………………………... 38 Paper jam often occurs ……………………………………………………… 38 SKEW ERROR ………………………………………………………… 39 PAPER JAM …………………………………… 39 Out-of-paper cannot be detected …………………………………..

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 - Setting Up The Printer Fcc Statement

    Chapter 1 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, Class B and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 5: Copyright Declaration

    Information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of AMT Datasouth Corporation. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, for any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use, without the expressed written...

  • Page 6: Safety Precautions

    Chapter 1 Safety Cautions Do not touch the print head immediately Use two hands and hold firmly at after printing because it may be too hot. each end when lifting the cut sheet feeder. Personal injury can occur if the CSF unit is dropped. Do not put your finger under the tractor cover while loading fanfold paper.

  • Page 7: Unpacking The Printer

    Chapter 1 •Unpacking the printer * The packing style is subject to change without notice. Page 6 of 46...

  • Page 8: Connecting The Printer To Power Source

    Chapter 1 • Connecting the printer to the power source • Make sure that the power switch is set to off. Connect the printer with the supplied power cord to an AC outlet. • The AC outlet shall be installed near the printer and shall be easily accessible.

  • Page 9: Installing The Ribbon Cassette

    Chapter 1 • Installing the ribbon cassette Turn off the power. Open the front cover. Move the print head to the left end position. Do not touch the print head Caution immediately after printing because it may be too hot. Remove the Red Locking material located at the center of the ribbon cassette, attach the cassette, as shown below.
  • Page 10 Chapter 1 Fit the holes in the ribbon attachment to the right and left projections on the print head. Make sure that the ribbon is properly positioned under the edge of the print head. Turn the ribbon feed knob counterclockwise to remove any slack in the ribbon.

  • Page 11: Setting Up The Front Paper Rack & Rear Tractor Assembly

    Chapter 1 • Setting up the front Paper Rack & Rear Tractor Assembly • The tractor can be installed in front or rear side; Attach the paper rack holders (right & left) Press the holders until you hear a click. When removing the paper rack holder, use the remove lever, located above the holder.
  • Page 12 Chapter 1 Move both paper guides to the right & left end. Insert the connector on the tractor assembly to the mating connector on the rear side of the printer. Then install the rear tractor. Both tractors can be moved right and left to meet the width of paper or printing data when the lock lever is released.
  • Page 13 Chapter 1 Slide the paper path lever to the symbol or the position of "AUTO". The lever position should be at "AUTO" when using the printer driver. Specify the page length. 7 PAGE LGTH REAR TR Fanfold paper size marked on package (Example) When the page length is not specified, refer to the number of sprocket holes to determine the page length.
  • Page 14 Chapter 1 Perform a trial print sample after connecting the printer to the computer. Adjust the tractors left or right to align the left print margin. Adjust Menu Item “3 TOF ADJUST” to correct vertical alignment. 3 TOF ADJUST REAR TR Page 13 of 46...

  • Page 15: Setting Up The Manual Cut Sheet

    Chapter 1 • Setting up the Manual cut sheet Attach the paper rack holders (right & left) and the paper rack. Refer to Chapter 1, “Installing Paper Rack & Rear Tractor Assembly”. Adjust the printing position by sliding the paper guide right or left. When loading a wide paper, adjust the right paper guide.
  • Page 16 Chapter 1 Slide the paper path lever to the appropriate symbol, or the "AUTO" position. The lever position should be at "AUTO" when using the printer driver. Auto Sheet Feed Rear Tractor Paper Rack / Manual Front Tractor Connect the printer to the computer and perform a trial printing. The display appears as below along with the sound of a buzzer when the printer receives the data from the computer.
  • Page 17 Chapter 1 Insert a cut sheet paper straight along the paper guide. If paper is inserted slightly skewed, the printer detects it, and adjusts the paper automatically. NOTE: paper extremely wed (i.e. paper is over guide), the printer may adjust the skew. In this move paper guid...

  • Page 18: Setting Up The Front Tractor

    Chapter 1 • Setting up the Front tractor Attach the paper rack holders (right & left) to the printer as shown below. Place the bottom of the holder into the chassis, rotate the holder up until you hear a click. Insert the tractor connector (left side) to the mating connector on the front side of the printer.
  • Page 19 Chapter 1 Vertically attach the paper rack to the holders as shown below. Both tractors can be moved right and left to meet the width of paper or printing data when the lock lever is released. CAUTION Do not put your finger under the tractor cover.
  • Page 20 Chapter 1 Lower the paper rack down and then press the paper rack securely onto the paper rack holders. Slide the paper path lever to the appropriate symbol, or the "AUTO" position. The lever position should be at "AUTO" when using the printer driver. Auto Sheet Feed/CSF Rear Tractor Paper Rack / Manual...
  • Page 21 Chapter 1 Specify the page length. Menu Item 6 PAGE LGTH FRONT TR Check the fanfold paper size marked on the package. Perform trial printing after connecting the printer to the computer. Adjust the tractors left or right to align the left print margin. Adjust Menu Item “2 TOF ADJUST”...

  • Page 22: Setting Up The Cut Sheet Feeder (Optional)

    Chapter 1 • Setting up the CUT SHEET FEEDER (optional) Attach the paper rack holder (right & left) and the paper rack. Move both paper guides to the right & left end. Attach the hoppers and center support to the cut sheet feeder. Page 21 of 46...
  • Page 23 Chapter 1 Attach the cut sheet feeder to the back of the printer. CAUTION Use both hands and hold firmly at each end when lifting the cut sheet feeder. Personal injury can occur if the CSF unit is dropped. Shuffle the paper as show below. NOTE: Be sure to shuffle sheets sufficiently before...
  • Page 24 Chapter 1 Set the CSF release levers to the front to release the paper bin. Set the paper guide lock lever to the “Release” position to adjust the paper width. Set the paper guide lock lever to the Locked position. Page 23 of 46...
  • Page 25 Chapter 1 Set the CSF release levers to the back to close the paper bin. Slide the paper path lever to the symbol or the position of "AUTO". The lever position should be at "AUTO" when using the printer driver. Page 24 of 46...
  • Page 26 Chapter 1 Perform trial printing after connecting the printer to the computer. In case of vertical offset, the printing position should be adjusted by Menu Item “5 TOF ADJUST”. 5 TOF ADJUST Page 25 of 46...

  • Page 27: Installing The Printer Driver

    Chapter 1 • Installing the printer driver Windows 2000 Installation: 1. Select the desired driver provided on the CD shipped with your printer. 2. Open the driver folder and execute “SETUP.exe”. 3. Choose the Printer in the "Driver Installation Utility" window and Click the "Install"...

  • Page 28: Control Panel

    Chapter 2 • Control Panel The liquid crystal display (LCD) on the control panel displays the processing conditions of the printer and the setting of the functions. The keys on the control panel provide various functions. 1. Control Panel view Page 27 of 46...

  • Page 29: Function Keys

    Chapter 2 2. Function keys 1. ONLINE Press the ONLINE key to change the printing enabled (online) state and printing disabled (offline) state. 2. RESET (ALT + RESET keys) Press the RESET key while you press the ALT key, a buzzer will sound.
  • Page 30 Chapter 2 6. ENTER The setting are saved by pressing the ENTER key. 7. ALT The following functions are executed by pressing the corresponding key while you press the ALT key. FF→ Form Feed MICRO LF → Micro Line Feed MICRO RLF →...
  • Page 31 Chapter 2 9. EJECT/LOAD ●If the EJECT/LOAD key is pressed when fanfold paper is loaded, the paper is fed back to the parking position. When it is pressed when a cut sheet paper is loaded, the paper is ejected. ●When the EJECT/LOAD key is pressed when fanfold paper is at the parking position, the paper is loaded to the TOF position.

  • Page 32: Lcd

    Chapter 2 3. LCD Current paper path and the User No. are displayed. Front tractor Manual/Cut Sheet Rear tractor Cut Sheet Feeder Page 31 of 46...

  • Page 33: Lamps (Led Indicators)

    Chapter 2 4. Lamps (LED Indicators) ONLINE (Green) ON: Printing is enabled. OFF: Printing is disabled. Blinking: The cover is open, or the printer is in the head temperature protect mode. SPEED (Green) ON: LQ speed printing. SLOW FLASH: Draft printing OFF: NORMAL MQ speed printing.

  • Page 34: Paper Path Lever

    Chapter 2 • Paper path lever The lever for changing the paper path. Position Paper path Front tractor Manual/Cut Sheet Rear tractor Cut Sheet Feeder The required paper path can be selected by the setting of the lever. The paper path command is valid when selecting the “AUTO”. The lever position should be at “AUTO”...

  • Page 35: Head Adjustment Lever

    Chapter 2 • Head adjustment lever This lever is for adjusting the gap between AUTO the print head and the paper. The lever position should be at "AUTO " normally, which adjusts the gap in accordance with the SETUP MODE. When " AUTO " is selected on the panel, the printer measures the paper thickness and adjusts the gap between the print head and the paper automatically.

  • Page 36: How To Use The Setup Modes

    Chapter 3 • How to use the setup modes The printer has setup modes, i.e., function setting modes that are unique to this printer. The setup modes enable various printer functions to be set up with the function keys on the operation panel. This section provides an outline of the setup modes and the details of the setup functions.

  • Page 37: Setting Examples

    Chapter 3 2. Setting example The following is the example to change the page length of fanfold paper from 11 to 8 inch. 1. Press the MENU key while depressing the ALT key. 1 HEAD ADJUSTMENT 2. Select #6 with the key.

  • Page 38: How To Use Power Up User Format

    Chapter 4 • How to use set Power Up User Format This printer has a total of 6 User Formats. Various SETUP Modes as described in Chapter 3.1 & 3.2 can be saved in each of the 6 User Formats. Menu “18 PWR UP AS”...

  • Page 39: How To Solve The Problem

    Chapter 5 • How to solve the problem 1. Printing speed is slow. Push the key SPEED and select the mode High-speed. NORMAL HIGH 2 DRAFT 2. Printing is light Check the condition of ribbon cassette. If the surface of fabric becomes whitish, replace the cassette with a new one.

  • Page 40: Paper Jam

    Chapter 5 5. The message PAPER JAM appears, though paper is not jammed. The paper jam sensor may not function properly if the sensors on the tractors are exposed to a direct light or sunlight. Adjust the position of the printer not to be exposed to an excessive light. Check if any dark printing is near the sprocket hole on the backside of fanfold paper or media.

  • Page 41: Unexpected Printing Results

    Chapter 5 9. Unexpected printing results. A gap occurs between the print start position and the top end of paper. Adjust the gap by setting #2 - #5 TOF ADJUSTMENT in the SETUP menu. (The setting on SETUP differs in accordance with each paper path) The unexpected printing position occurs right and left.

  • Page 42: Operational Error Message

    Chapter 5 2. Operational error message • The print head is being cooled to prevent it from overheating. The ONLINE lamp blinks. The print head has become too hot during high-density printing. When this message is displayed, the printing speed is reduced or printing stops.
  • Page 43 Chapter 5 A paper jam occurs at the front tractor. Pull the ejected paper outward gently and press the ONLINE key to restart printing. When the PAPER JAM still remains, remove all paper and reinstall the paper into the tractor properly and press the ONLINE key.
  • Page 44 Chapter 5 • This error occurs if the printer detects that a cut sheet paper is manually loaded with excessiveskew. • The ERROR lamp blinks, and the buzzer sounds three times. The paper is ejected and the printer enters the offline state. Load paper again.

  • Page 45: Printer Specifications

    Chapter 6 • Printer specifications Printing Method Serial impact dot matrix Print Head 24pin Maximum column 136 columns (10cpi) Print speed 150 CPS (10cpi) NORMAL (NLQ) 200 CPS (10cpi) DRAFT (HQDR) 300 CPS (10cpi) High 2 (HS Draft) 400 CPS (10cpi) 600 CPS (15cpi) Multipart printing Standard...

  • Page 46: Other Specifications

    Chapter 6 • Other specifications Power supply AC 120 V, 60Hz (USA and Canada) AC 220-240V, 50-60Hz (Europe and Asia) Power consumption Draft self 170watt 2.3A (120VAC) 1.3A(220-240VAC) Stand-by 40watts 0.6A (120VAC) 0.4A(220-240VAC) Energy Star 15watts Operating temperature 5 to 40 (41 to 104 Operating humidity 20 to 80% (No condensation)
  • Page 47 AMT Datasouth Corporation 803 Camarillo Springs Road, Suite #D Camarillo CA, 93012 1-800-215-9192 Page 46 of 46...

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