Compuprint 4247-L03 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Safety and environmental notices . . . ix
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Danger hazard level . . . . . . . . . . ix
Caution hazard level . . . . . . . . . . ix
Attention notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Approved power cord and receptacle . . . . . x
Electrical safety and portable power strip
receptacles .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Connecting or disconnecting a communication
port, a teleport, or an attachment connector .
. . xi
Servicing during an electrical storm . . . . . xi
Chapter 1. Getting to Know Your Printer 1
Unpacking Your Printer. . . . . . . . . . . 2
Printer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 2. Setting Up Your Printer . . . 5
Choosing a Suitable Location . . . . . . . . . 5
Printer Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Removing the Shipment Locks . . . . . . . 6
Installing the operator panel overlay . . . . . 6
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge . . . . . . . 7
Installing the Controller Board . . . . . . . . 11
Handling the Controller Board . . . . . . . 11
Inserting the Controller Board . . . . . . . 11
Host Computer Connection . . . . . . . . . 14
Software Driver Selection . . . . . . . . . . 14
Power Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting the Display Language. . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 3. Configuring the Printer . . . 19
Operator Panel Presentation . . . . . . . . . 19
Display Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ON LINE Key . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
PROGRAM Key . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
MACRO Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
FONT Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
LF Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
LOAD/FF Key . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
ALTERNATE Key . . . . . . . . . . . 27
TEAR/PITCH Key . . . . . . . . . . . 27
PATH/PARK Key . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Key Combinations . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Printer Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Entering the Printer Setups . . . . . . . . 29
Moving within the Printer Setups . . . . . . 29
Leaving the Printer Setups . . . . . . . . 29
Power-On Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 30
Entering the Power-On Configuration . . . . 30
Program Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Entering the Program Setup . . . . . . . . 62
How to Select the Paper Path . . . . . . . . 79
How to Use the Tear-Off Function . . . . . . . 79
Selection of the Paper Size . . . . . . . . 79
Adjusting the Tear-Off Position . . . . . . . 80
Selection of the Tear-Off Mode . . . . . . . 80
How to Lock/Unlock the Printer Setups . . . . . 81
How to Handle the Paper Parking. . . . . . . 82
Chapter 4. Paper Handling . . . . . . 87
Paper Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Paper Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Fanfold Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Loading Fanfold Paper . . . . . . . . . 88
Printing a Configuration Sheet . . . . . . . . 95
Chapter 5. Printer Maintenance and
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cleaning the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cleaning inside the printer . . . . . . . . 97
Cleaning the outside covers . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge. . . . . . . . 97
Printing the Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Error Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Problem list index . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Forms problems . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Print quality and ribbon problems . . . . . 104
Configuration problems . . . . . . . . . 105
Miscellaneous problems . . . . . . . . . 105
Clearing Forms Jams . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Appendix A. Options . . . . . . . . 109
The Front2 Push Tractor . . . . . . . . . . 109
Installing the Front2 Push Tractor . . . . . 109
Removing the Front2 Push Tractor . . . . . 111
Loading Paper Using the Front2 Push Tractor
(option) .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Loading Paper Using the Front1 Push Tractor
when the Front2 Push Tractor (Option) is
Installed .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
The Printer Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Appendix B. Printer Specifications 121
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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