User Manual - Compuprint
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1. Printing Speed 480 400 cps 12 10 cpi Draft 160 133 cps 12 10 cpi LQ Emulation IBM Personal Printer 2390 Proprinter XL24E Proprinter XL24AGM IBM 4722 9068 Epson 570 and Olivetti PR40 PR2 2845 Resident Fonts Draft Courier Gothic Prestige Presentor Script OCR A OCR B Boldface Character Sets IBM and Epson protocols PC standard set CS1 CS2 13 National Epson sets CP437 USA CP437G Greek CP850 Multilanguage CP851 Greek CP852 Latin 2 CP853 Turkish CP855 Russian CP857 Turkish CP 858 Euro CP860 Portuguese CP862 Hebrew CP863 French Canadian CP864 Arabic CP865 Norwegian CP866 Cyrillic CP867 Turkish CP874 Thai CP876 OCRA CP877 OCRB CP1250 Central Europe CP1251 Cyrillic CP 1252 Windows Latin1 Ansi Gost Tass Mazowia ISO 8859 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 96GREEK Ukrainian ID 12 ID 14 ID 17 CP1098 Farsi Arabic Roman 8 CP437 Slavic Sanyo Ku Philip Character Sets OLIVETTI protocols CS000 CS010 International CS020 Germany CS030 Portugal CS040 Spain1 CS050 Denmark Norway CS060 France CS070 Italy CSO80 Sweden Finland CS090 Switzerland CS100 Great Britain CS110 USA ASCII CS140 Greece CS150 Israel CS170 Spain 2 CS200 Jugoslavia CS410 Olivetti TCV 370 CS510 SDC CS520 Turkey CS540 CIBC CS680 OLI UNIX CS701 PC 220 Spain2 CS711 PC Denmark Norway CS712 PC Denmark OPE CS771 PC 210 Gr2. PR2 2845 Unpacking the Printer Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box Notify any damage to your supplier e Paper stand e Ribbon cartridge e Power cable e CD ROM with the printer documentation and drivers Always keep the packing material in a safe place as you must repack the printer into it when you need to move it Printer Parts Never remove any printer part unless it is expressly indicated in this manual Operator Panel Printer Installation Choosing a Suitable Location 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 The location must be sturdy horizontal and stable Y our printer must not be exposed to direct sunlight extreme heat cold dust or humidity You need an AC power outlet compatible with the plug of the printer s power cord The voltage of the outlet must match the voltage shown on the printer s Name Plate When printing on standard paper formats the paper is partially ejected on the rear side of the printer Make sure that behind the printer there is sufficient clearance to correctly move the paper Installing the Paper Stand 1 Open the printer cover 3 Holding the paper stand oblique insert the hooks into the printer clefts 4 Lower the paper stand to horizontal position
3. are confirmed by a symbol printed on the left of the corresponding marker The printer then returns to normal functioning mode For a complete description of the printer setup procedure see the paragraph Printer Setup later in this manual 24 test page as follows Printing a Test Page It is now useful to test if the printer has been correctly installed For this purpose print the self 1 Press the ON LINE key while powering the printer on and hold the key pressed until all leds turn briefly on 2 Insert a single sheet in A4 or Letter format The printer prints the Self Test page Check that the printout is correct The following printout example shows also the printer setup default values SELF TEST MDP40B CONFIGURATION SETUP Code Version Vx x xxxxxxxx CharGen xxxxxxxx ver X XX PROGRAM PROGRAM LOCKED ERROR BUZZER JOB BUZZER progr 1 no 1 beep PASSBOOK WIDTH PASSBOOK LENGTH INTERFACE TYPE automatic HONOR CTS yes INPUT BUFFER 8 Kb IGNORE PE _ enabled AUTOFEED SIGNAL disabled SLCT IN SIGNAL disabled BUFFER CONTROL sis XON XOFF ROBUST XON enabled WORD LENGTH 8 bit BAUD RATE 9600 bps PARITY BIT none 25 PROGRAM SETUP HORIZONTAL PITCH VERTICAL PITCH FORM LENGTH LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN IBM C SET IBM COMPRESS EPSON C SET NATION C SET OLIVETTI C SET VERT RESOLUTION RESET WITH EJECT LINE MODE WR
4. Description Defines the printer protocol NOTE For the IBM 4722 and 9068 protocols if the software driver uses the controlled link of the IBM financial driver set the INTERFACE TYPE item in the Configuration Menu to financial Selects the font Selects the character spacing in characters per inch cpi Selects the line spacing in lines per inch lpi 38 Setup Parameter Values no lock font hor pitch font hor pitch FORM LENGTH lines A4 letter A5 legal Example H ow to set the form length to 82 lines FORM LENGTH H ines A4 letter A5 0 1 2 3 w Setup Parameter Values Description LEFT MARGIN Description The following selections made via operator panel may be locked font horizontal pitch hor pitch or both the font and horizontal pitch font hor pitch The locked settings cannot be changed via software commands Sets the page length in number of lines or standard formats A4 Letter A5 or Legal If you select lines you must indicate the number of lines you want to set in the scheme below this selection The values range between 0 and 255 To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds the second line to the tens and the third line to the units See the example below Sets the left margin in number of columns The values range between 0 and 90 To set the values combine the numbers consi
5. and data integrity Its main features are Printing on a wide range of paper media different types of cut sheets multiparts and passbooks High print pressure for multipart documents High print quality supplied by a 24 wire print head High reliability paper handling The straight paper path allows the printing on particular documents such as multipart forms and passbooks Automatic paper thickness adjustment The print head detects automatically the paper thickness for correct printing on any type of document This printer can print also on documents with a variable thickness such as passbooks Easy paper handling The operator places the paper on the front table and the printer loads it without any other user intervention The paper ejection towards the front or the rear of the printer allows an easy access to the printed document Automatic document alignment feature The printer checks automatically the alignment of the top margin and the left margin of the document and adjusts it if necessary The printout is therefore performed correctly independently from the paper loading position Storage of two complete configurations for instant recall 1 Standard parallel and serial interface and automatic switch over function The financial interface is available for the IBM 4722 and the IBM 9068 protocols Easy printer setup Supported emulations Epson 570 IBM Proprinter XL24E XL24E AGM IBM 23904 4722 9068 and Olivetti PR40
6. are printed in three columns where the first column indicates the number of the line the second shows the hexadecimal values corresponding to the transferred data and the third column shows the corresponding ASCII values 3 To exit form the hexadecimal mode turn off the printer 50 Paper Specifications The documents must all guarantee the following characteristics Use paper matching the indicated characteristics They must have well defined top and left edges with a square angletolerance of 0 1 on all edges The paper must not have holes perforations folds or tears anywhere within the print area of the document The radius on a corner of the form must be within 9 5 mm from the left or right edge The form to be printed must not contain fordgn material Form opacity must be at least 75 Forms with a lower opacity may cause feed errors Never print on documents with metallic or hard plastic fasteners or staples they may damage the printer Use only sewn passbooks To get the maximum print contrast you should print on white or light colored paper You may overstrike to improve the low contrasting paper It is preferable to use single and multiple documents with the fibre running in the insertion direction of the printing unit Recycled paper is permitted on principle It is preferable to print on multiple forms with a narrow glue strip or top gluing The gluing must not cause waving in the set of forms 51 C
7. compliance with the international standard rules concerning e nocancerous materials e no flammability of the plastic materials e othe standards Compuprint advises the customers not to use products for which the compliance to this safety rules arenot warranted Finally seek your dealer or contact a Compuprint office and be sure that are provided you the original Compuprint consumables Table of Contents Table of Content sesse ee RR EER EE EE RR EE iii Printer Setup Ee EK Ee 27 Printer Presentation EE EE Ge ee ee ee Printing the Printer Setup FOIMS i ees se ee ee ee Re Re GR Re AE 27 Unpacking the Printer csscssssesseesseeeeees Filling in the Printer Setup FOrmS eeue EE 30 Reading the Preprinted Forms e iese sesse ee se ee ee ee Re Re GR ee ee 31 Printer Parts Be EE pe OE ey Printer Setup Flow Chart sesse se se eke ge ge Ge Ge RR Re be Ge AR Re 32 Printer Installation Setup Parameters iese se ee ge Ge Ge Ge Ge RR Ge Ke Ge RR Re Ge Ge Ge ee ee 33 Choosing a Suitable Location eeeeeee ees EER RR Offset AdjustmeNIS ue ee ee ese ee Ese ee GER see Ee EER 44 Installing the Paper Stand esse se se ee ke ee ae Troubleshooting s csssssssesessssscsesesssssssssessssseees 47 Installing the Power able 8 Clearing Paper JAMS sesse ee se se Ge Ke Ge RR Re Ge Ge RR Re Ge Ke Ge Ge 47 Ins
8. making sure that the two holders on both sides are correctly inserted into the corresponding slots Press the paper stand down until it clips into place 5 Close the printer cover Installing the Power Cable 1 Find the power cable connector and the rating plate on the rear side of the printer Make sure that your power supply matches the power rating of the printer In case the power rating does not correspond DO NOT CONNECT THE PRINTER TO THE MAINS Consult your dealer for help Always use a grounded outlet 2 Insert the power cable into the connector on the printer and the other end into a convenient mains outlet CLL KEERI ee 3 Press the key on the operator pane to power the printer on Qo Installing the Ribbon Cartridge To install the ribbon cartridge the printer must be powered on 1 Remove the cartridge from its bag Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon Do not remove the plastic mask from the ribbon cartridge The ribbon cartridge may not be used without it 2 Open the printer cover the print head moves to the ribbon installation position 4 nsert the ribbon cartridge into the print head carriage leading the cartridge pins into the fixing guides In this way you assure the correct ribbon mask position in front of the print head Push the cartridge onto the print carriage until it clicks into place 5 Turn the t
9. one of the above Code Pages to be used with the Olivetti protocol Sets the vertical character resolution Setting used for the OLIVETTI protocols 42 Setup Parameter RESET WITH EJECT LINE MODE WRAP MODE SLASHED ZERO PRINT DIRECTION EJECT ON FF Values no yes LF LF CR CR CR LF CR LF LF CR LF amp CR LF CR truncate autowrap no yes unidir bidir sw control Description When the printer receives a reset command selecting yes it ejects the paper selecting no it performs only the reset command Setting used for the OLIVETTI protocols If the printer receives a LF code LF it only performs a line feed If the printer receives a CR code CR it only performs a carriage return If the printer receives a CR code CR it performs a carriage return followed by a line feed If the printer receives a LF code LF it performs a line feed If the printer receives a LF code LF it performs a line feed followed by a carriage return If the printer receives a CR code CR it only performs a carriage return If the printer receives a LF code LF or a CR code CR it performs both a line feed and a carriage return The data exceeding the line length are truncated truncate or printed on the following line autowrap Selects the printing character for zero with a slash yes or without no Selects the printing direction of the print head unidirectional unidir bidirectio
10. software command Selecting setup the length of the passbook is set by the user in the menu or by means of a software command This selection allows a particularly accurate printing and is especially useful when printing on passbooks with horizontal fold The values range between 99 and 210 mm To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds the second line to the tens and the third line to the units See the example below Example How to set the passbook length to 150 mm PASSBOOK LENGTH N setup 0 1 2 wi wy 37 Setup Parameter AUTO GAP OFFSET GET EDGE OUOTE mm PROGRAM 1 Setup Parameter PROTOCOL HORIZONTAL PITCH VERTICAL PITCH Values 0 075 mm 0 050 mm 0 025 mm 0 000 mm 0 025 mm 0 050 mm 0 075 mm 0 100 mm 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 Description Sets the automatic gap offset to one of the given values Sets the position in which the left paper edge is checked If set to 0 the check is performed at the first line The other values correspond to the physical distance from the first line En PROGRAM 2 Values EPSON 570 IBM X24E X24E AGM IBM 2390 OLI PR40 OLI PR2 OLI PR2845 IBM 4722 IBM 9068 Draft Courier OCR B Gothic Prestige Present OCR A Script Boldface 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 16 6 cpi 17 1 cpi 20 cpi 5 Ipi 6 Ipi 8 Ipi
11. the corresponding program setup are reset to the factory default values Defines the default Program Setup Locks the program setup selection In case the lock is yes the program setup cannot be changed pressing the PROGRAM key Selects the behavior of the buzzer in case of an error Selects the behavior of the buzzer when a new print job starts no signal no beep one beep 1 beep or a continuous signal continuous 33 Setup Parameter INTERFACE TYPE HONOR CTS INPUT BUFFER IGNORE PE Values parallel serial financial automatic auto blink 1 Kb 8 Kb 16 Kb 32 Ko Description Selects the interface type Selecting automatic the interface type is selected between serial and parallel by the printer depending on data coming from host When the auto blink item is selected the P1 and P2 leds blink to indicate which interface is selected P1 blinks when the serial interface is selected whereas P2 blinks when the parallel interface is selected The financial interface should be selected for typical applications of the IBM4722 and IBM 9068 protocol with the controlled link required by the IBM financial driver When this item is set the parallel port is disabled and the word length is set to 8 bits This setting is significant only if the financial interface has been selected This function sets the CTS signal that may be considered yes or ignored no Selects the buffer s
12. AP MODE SLASHED ZERO PRINT DIRECTION EJECT ON FF CUT SHEET EJECT MANUAL LOADING ALIGN MODE VERT ADJ 1 60 HORIZ POS 1 10 HORIZ ADJ 1 60 PROGRAM 1 IBM XL24E INTERN 1 240 inch LF LF CR CR autowrap disabled sw control enabled on front disabled PROGRAM 2 EPSON 570 INTERN 1 240 inch LF LF CR CR autowrap disabled sw control enabled on front disabled Printer Setup The default configuration of this printer matches most of the commonly used environments but it may be necessary to change some printer parameters For this purpose it is necessary to use preprinted forms to be used with the printer in configuration mode The following is the complete description of the Setup Procedure The detailed description of the parameters that can be set on the various preprinted forms are described in the Setup Parameters paragraph later in this manual To enter the Printer Setup Mode press and hold the LQ key for at least 1 second while powering the printer on The printer enters the Setup Mode Printing the Printer Setup Forms If you already have the preprinted forms for the printer setup go to Filling in the Printer Setup Forms later in this manual Insert a blank sheet in A4 or Letter format The printer loads the sheet and stops The P1 and P2 leds are lit The ON LINE PROGRAM and LQ keys are enabled If the LQ key is pressed immediately a
13. ATION o O O a STATION rd O Pi o eect O P2 PROGRAM ON LINE Toggles between Letter Quality and Draft printing mode This key is active when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data are in the buffer When pressed while powering the printer on selects the printer setup mode See Printer Setup later in this manual PROGRAM STATION1 STATION2 Ejects the inserted form This key is active when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data are in the buffer When pressed while powering the printer on the hexadecimal printing is selected When using an Olivetti protocol this key is enabled only when the printer is offline Selects one of the available configurations P1 and P2 if the PROGRAM LOCKED parameter is not enabled This key is active when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data arein the buffer When pressed while powering the printer on selects the offset adjustment page See Offset Adjustments later in this manual Toggles the printer between online and offline status When pressed while powering the printer on selects the Self Test printout See Printing a Test Page in this manual When using the IBM 4722 IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two operators booking mode the application software determines the function of these keys When using the other protocol
14. MDP40B se User Manual SS Compuprint Compuprint Information Thanks for choosing the MDP40B printer Your printer is a rdiable working equipment that will be very useful in your daily job Our printers have been designed to be compact and respectful of the work environment They offer a wide range of features and multiple functions that confirm the high technological leva reached by the Compuprint S p A To maintain these printing performances unchanged in the long run Compuprint has devdoped specific consumable accessories for each printer type for example ribbon cartridges for dot matrix printers toner and OPC cartridges for laser printers bubble ink jd cartridges for inkjet printers that assure an excdlent operation with high printing quality Ilea rdiability Compuprint recommends to use only its original consumables with original packaging identified by its holographic label In this way a proper use of the printer at quality led stated in the product characteristics can be assured All typical usage problems rdated to not certified consumables may be avoided such as an overall quality print levd degradation and often the reduction of the product life due to the fact that the proper working conditions for the print heads OPC cartridge and other printer parts are not assured Moreover Compuprint does not only certify its consumables in terms of working conditions but also carefully controls thar
15. OGRAM 2 6 5 4 3 2 i Horizontal Position Offset 1 10 INCH PROGRAM 1 9 PROGRAM 2 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 Horizontal Offset Tuning 1 60 INCH PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 6 5 4 3 2 sd 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 gt ue eM MoE RRS maa AE a ee ee EE Re Qa Re RL Re oh aa 45 The Vertical Offset Tuning values correspond to 1 60 inches and set the vertical offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 1 mm from the upper paper margin The Horizontal Offset Tuning values correspond to 1 60 inches and set the horizontal offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 3 mm from the left paper margin If you need to change the default position of the first print line the vertical offset can be set in the Vertical Position Offset lines and or the horizontal offset in the Vertical Position Offset lines Both these values correspond to 1 10 inch values Horizontal Offset Tuning 3 Fill in the marker corresponding to the value you want to set and reinsert the sheet into the printer The printer reads the selected values and sets them 4 Turn the printer off 46 Troubleshooting Clearing Paper Jams The straight paper path of this printer is designed for trouble free handling of a great variety of documents In Case a paper jam condition occurs proceed as follow
16. aving different thickness along the document 35 Setup Parameter Values PASSBOOK WIDTH auto setup auto gt 140mm Description Selects the passbook width setting mode Selecting auto the width of the passbook is read and set automatically by the printer independently from the passbook width set by menu or software command Selecting setup the width of the passbook is set by the user in the menu or by means of a software command This selection allows a particularly accurate printing and is especially useful when printing on passbooks with vertical fold and uniform thickness or passbook with different thickness along the document Selecting auto gt 140 mm the printer handles the documents with a width exceeding 140 mm as described for the auto selection Documents with a width less than 140 mm are treated as documents with a fixed thickness The values range between 102 and 213 mm To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds the second line to the tens and the third line to the units See the example below Example How to set the passbook width to 120 mm PASSBOOK WIDTH wi setup 0 1 2 i Setup Parameter PASSBOOK LENGTH auto setup Description Selects the passbook length setting mode Selecting auto the length of the passbook is read and set automatically by the printer independently from the passbook length set by menu or
17. dering that the first line corresponds to the tens the second line to the units See the example below 39 Example How to set the Left Margin to 20 LEFT MARGIN O 1 2 10 x O O Be 0 0O 0O 0 TE 1x mw x Setup Parameter Values Description RIGHT MARGIN 100 x Sets the right margin in number of columns The values range between 0 10x and 190 The physical position of margin depends on the current character 1x spacing To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds the second line to the tens and the third line to the units See the example below Example How to set the Right Margin to 101 RIGHT MARGIN 0 100 x 10 x WO GO EO LY EL 1x O Me 0 LF 0O O 4 CY LR Setup Parameter Values Description TOP MARGIN Sets the top margin in number of lines The values range between 0 and 90 To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens the second line to the units See the example below Example How to set the Top Margin to 15 TOP MARGIN 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x OO W OO 1x O O O O O 0 0 OO BOTTOM MARGIN 10x Sets the bottom margin in number of lines The values range between 0 1x and 90 To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens the second line to the units See the example below Exam
18. eek 56 Barcodes UPC A UPC E EAN8 EAN13 Code 39 Code 128 Postnet Codabar ADD ON 2 ADD ON 5 Code 11 Code 93 BCD MSI 2 5 Interleaved 2 5 Matrix 2 5 Industrial Interfaces Parallel IEEE 1284 bidirectional Serial RS 232 C Automatic Interface Switching Memory 32 Kbytes buffer Special Functions Automatic Gap Adjustment AGA Auto Alignment Auto Border Recognition Ribbon Life 4 million characters black Reliability MTBF 10 000 hours Print Head Life 400 million characters Physical Dimensions amp Weight 390 W x 210 H x 320 D mm 14 Kg Power Supply Tension 110V and 220V Frequency 60 Hz and 50 Hz Power consumption 120 W max printing 10 W standby 57 working 5 40 C stock 25 60 C working from 20 to 85 r h stock from 10 to 90 r h without condensation 58 FCC Notes This eguipment 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 commerdal environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment d
19. ension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon 6 Close the printer cover Paper Handling This printer is designed for versatile and reliable paper handling The flat bed mechanism allows the handling of special documents such as multiple invoices postcards labels passbooks and tickets The print head detects the paper edges automatically the sheet can therefore be inserted in any position within the detection area according to the rules described in the following paragraph The paper thickness sensors determine the thickness of the documents and match the print head The paper alignment sensors determine the alignment of the upper and left paper margins adjusting them if necessary Loading Paper Loading Cut Sheet and Multiparts e Theinserted documents must not have folds tears pins clips staples or any foreign material J Foreign material If you insert damaged documents or paper with foreign material you can seriously damage the printer When inserting the paper into the printer keep the following points in mind e The document may not exceed the limits of the paper stand Left Limit Right Limit The documents having a width of at least 90 mm must be inserted on the left hand side over the grooved area on the paper stand The documents must cover the whole grooved area otherwise the printer will not accept the paper e To load the documents having a width of less t
20. fold 53 Passbooks with Horizontal Fold Dimension Maximum Minimum Insertion direction Passbook width B Passbook length C Distance between print 3 0 mm character position and left or right edge Distance between top 6 6 mm edge of the document and top edge of first printed line E Distance between 6 6 mm 7 bottom of last printed pope line and bottom edge of the document F Outer corner radius 9 35mm Print Area Distance from fold to bottom of the first printed line above the fold Distance from fold to top of the first printed line below the fold 54 Passbooks with Vertical Fold A Insertion direction Dimension Maximum Minimum Passbook width 213 mm Passbook length Distance for the dot position nearest to the left or right edge EE are 6 6 mm Distance from the bottom of the last printed line to the bottom edge of the document l l l i l i F Outer corner radius 935mm l l l l l l G Distance from the fold to 5 1 mm the first character position beside the fold Distance from the fold to 5 1 mm the first character position beside the fold 10 Short Page Offset B DE a Distance from the top 6 6 mm PrintArea edge of the document to the top edge of the first printed line Me F 55 Technical Specifications Printing Technology Print head 24 pin Resolution 360 x 360 dpi HxV Line Length 10 cpi 94 columns cut sheets
21. fter the printer enters in Setup Mode all printer setup modules are printed 27 If you press the ON LINE key e the printer self test is printed See Printing a Test Page before in this manual In this way it is possible to check the current printer parameters e once the self test is finished the printer remains in Setup Mode If you press the PROGRAM key e theP1 and P2 leds change and you can select the Setup Page you want to print as follows All setup pages Configuration page Program 1 page Program 2 page The printer setup forms contain all printer parameters and the values that can be set The current value is indicated by an asterisk For a detailed description of the parameters and the settings see Setup Parameters later in this manual 28 Each printer setup form is identified by a marker in the upper left corner of the page as follows Configuration Setup LE Progen fw Pooma F If you press the LQ key The printing of the printer setup forms starts The forms are printed according to the selection made with the PROGRAM key The selection of the Program Setup is made simply pressing the PROGRAM key When passing from one Program Setup to another the printer resets before setting the parameters as defined in the new program setup 29 Filling in the Printer Setup Forms To change the values of the parameters fill in the marker beside the value you wan
22. han 90 mm makesure that in the program menu the MANUAL LOADING item is enabled hold the paper against the left paper guide of the paper support while inserting it into the printer Loading Passbooks e The inserted passbooks must not have folds tears pins dips staples or any foreign material Foreign material If you insert damaged documents or paper with foreign material you can seriously damage the printer e Before inserting a passbook into the printer open it and crease it in both directions along the binding stitch so that the passbook lays flat on the paper stand when it is inserted into the printer e The passbooks must be inserted on the left hand side over the grooved area on the paper stand They must cover the whole grooved area otherwise the printer will not accept the passbooks e The passbooks with horizontal fold must have a minimum width of 102 mm e The passbooks with vertical fold must at least cover the two passbook signs on the paper stand e The passbooks both with horizontal and vertical fold must not exceed the right passbook margin on the paper stand second line from the right e90 Jer a Right Passbook Margin The Operator Panel The operator panel is located on the front left side of the printer and is composed of function keys and leds with which you can easily check the printer status and select the functions as described below ST
23. he serial interface you will need to set the parameters accordingly To assure a correct functioning of the printer connected through the serial interface the transmission parameters set for the printer must match the values set for the host Check the interface settings on the host and proceed as follows 1 Press the LQ key while powering the printer on and keep it pressed until all leds turn briefly on The printer enters the Setup mode 2 Insert a blank sheet in A4 or Letter format The printer loads the sheet and stops The P1 and P2 leds are lit 3 Press the PROGRAM key once The P1 and P2 leds are unlit 4 Press the LQ key The printer prints the first configuration sheet 5 To change the values of the serial interface parameters fill in the marker beside the value you want to set with a black or blue ball point pen or a fiber pen Do not use pencils 23 WORD LENGTH disabled enabled BAUD RATE PARITY BIT disabled enabled DTR XON XOFF XON XOFF DTR If more than one value is set for a parameter the printer ignores these parameters and maintains the currently set value Do not fill in the marker beside the title of the preprinted form otherwise the printer will not be able to read that page 6 Once the serial interface parameters have been signed insert the sheet back into the printer 7 The printer reads the selected values on the configuration sheet and sets them The settings
24. ize When the financial interface is selected this setting is ignored and the printer always uses an input buffer of 2 Kb enabled disabled Selects whether the printer signals the paper empty condition disabled or not enabled AUTOFEED SIGNAL disabled enabled The parallel interface uses enabled or does not use disabled the AUTOFEED signal SLCT IN SIGNAL disabled enabled The parallel interface uses enabled or does not use disabled the SELECT IN signal 34 Setup Parameter Values Description BUFFER CONTROL DTR XON XOFF Selection of the buffer protocol When the financial interface is XON XOFF DTR selected this setting is ignored ROBUST XON WORD LENGTH BAUD RATE PARITY BIT SECURITY MODE PASSBOOK TYPE enabled disabled Perform the Robust XON enabled or not disabled 7 bit 8 bit 600 38400 bps even odd none Sets the number of the data bits When the financial interface is selected this value is always set to 8 bits Sets the data transfer rate Selects the parity control for the data enabled disabled Enables or disables the security actions that assure protection against paper jams If disabled the paper handling is faster Fixed thick Vertical Horizontal Special Printing on a document with fixed thickness Printing on passbooks with upright fold Printing on passbooks with horizontal fold Printing on passbooks with upright fold h
25. nal bidir or selected via software sw control Performs a form feed according to the selected page format no or ejects a cut sheet loaded into the printer yes 43 Setup Parameter Values Description CUT SHEET EJECT on front on rear Selects whether the cut sheet loaded into the printer is ejected towards the front or the rear of the printer MANUAL LOADING enabled disabled Selects the manual loading mode Setting it to enabled the printer loads any kind of document according to the described procedures Select disabled when a more precise paper alignment is necessary With this selection it is not possible to load documents with a width of less than 90 mm ALIGN MODE fast normal Selects the paper alignment mode Selecting fast the printer performs less checks on the alignment whereas if you need a particularly precise alignment of the documents select normal Offset Adjustments For a precise adjustment of the position of the printed characters on a preprinted form this printer allows to easily adjust the first line and the first printing column as follows 1 Press the PROGRAM key while powering the printer on 2 Insert a blank sheet into the printer The following sheet will be printed 44 E E E OFFSET TUNING SETUP Vertical Position Offset 1 10 INCH PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 0 1 2 3 Vertical Offset Tuning 1 60 INCH X X X X x X PROGRAM 1 PR
26. oes cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help A shielded Centronics IEEE 1284 compliant bi directional parallel cable maximum length 3 meters 10 feet and a shielded RS 232 serial cable maximum length 15 meters 50 feet are necessary for this device to meet the requirements of a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules The above specified cables are readily available as Personal Computer or Peripheral accessories from multiple retail outlets Please consult your dealer for details concerning such cables and also for information about FCC rules for digital devices Changes or modifications to the device covered by this manual which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority under the FCC rules to operate the equipment Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulation This digital apparatus complies with the Canadian CES 003 Class B limits for radio frequency emissions Cet appareil num rique est conforme a
27. ple How to set the bottom margin to 34 lines BOTTOM MARGIN 3 10 x O O 1x Setup Parameter Values Description IBM C SET IBM set 1 IBM set 2 Selects the IBM character set IBM COMPRESS 17 1 cpi 20 cpi Selects the pitch for the compressed mode printing in IBM emulation EPSON C SET Italic graphic Selects italic or graphic Epson character set 41 Setup Parameter NATION C SET CODE PAGE OLIVETTI C SET VERT RESOLUTION Values USA FRANCE GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK 2 SPAIN2 LATIN A1 CP437 CP437G 96GREEK CP850 CP851 CP852 CP853 CP855 CP857 CP858 CP860 CP862 CP863 CP864 CP865 CP866 CP867 CP876 CP877 CP1098 CP1250 CP1251 CP1252 GOST TASS MAZOWIA CP437SL UKRAIN 8859 1 8859 2 8859 3 8859 4 8859 5 8859 6 8859 7 8859 8 8859 9 8859 15 ROMAN 8 ID 12 ID 14 ID 17 SANYO KU PHILIP CP874 CODE PAGE INTERN GERMANY PORTUGAL SPAIN1 DEN NORW FRANCE ITALY SWE FIN SWISS G BRITAIN USA ASCII GREECE ISRAEL SPAIN 2 JUGOSLAVIA TCV 370 CANADA SDC TURKEY CIBC PC DEN NORW PC DEN OPE PC 210 PC 220 OLI UNIX 1 216 inch 1 240 inch Description Selects the national character sets Selects the code page for both the IBM and the EPSON emulations Selects the character sets for the OLIVETTI protocol Selecting CODE PAGE it is possible to select
28. r drivers for the Windows environment This printer supports the Plug amp Play facility in the Windows95 98 2000 environment If you want to install the printer in the Windows environment insert the CD ROM and follow the instructions given The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address http www compuprint net drivers 21 Connection to the Host This printer can be connected to the host by means of a parallel standard Centronics or bidirectional IEEE 1284 type interface or by means of the serial RS 232 C interface Proceed as follows 1 Make sure that both the host and the printer are turned off 2 With the help of the following figure identify the connector for the interface you want to connect and insert the cable firmly into it 3 Fix the parallel interface cable by means of the corresponding hooks or the serial cable tightening the screws on either side of the connector Fi i SERIAL Line 2 J PARALLEL N Line 1 22 Setting the Interface Parameters Parallel Interface The parameters set for the parallel interface match most of the most common environments and the printer can be used immediately after the connection to the host In case you need to modify the standard parameters see Printer Setup later in this section Serial Interface Because of the great variety of the possible connection configurations when you use t
29. s 1 Open the printer cover 2 Pull the lever on the right inner side of the printer towards the printer front side to open the 47 3 Remove the jammed paper 4 In case it is not possible to remove the jammed paper because you cannot reach it with your hand or it is embedded so that you cannot move it rotate the white cog wheel beside the paper path lever to free the paper 48 5 To dose the paper path push the paper path cover down until it locks in position 49 Print Quality Problems The following table is useful to identify and solve print quality problems Problem Cause Solution Fading print The ribbon is not fed Check that the ribbon is correctly inserted see Installing the Ribbon Cartridge Turn the ribbon tension knob to verify that the ribbon is not blocked If the problem is not solved change the ribbon cartridge The ribbon is used up or torn Change the ribbon cartridge Paper damaged after Thepaper does not correspond Verify that the paper corresponds to the printing to the specifications given in specifications and has been loaded according to this manual or was not loaded the indications given according to the indications given Hexadecimal Dump If you need to check the data transmission and want to print in hexadecimal mode proceed as follows 1 Press the EJECT key until all leds briefly light up while powering the printer on 2 The data sent to the printer
30. s these keys are disabled Leds POWER On if the printer is powered on On if the Letter Ouality mode is selected P1 P2 Indicate the currently selected configuration both in normal printing mode and during the Printer Setup procedure See Printer Setup later in this section If the INTERFACE TYPE function is set to auto blink when line 1 parallel interface is selected for data transmission the P1 indicator blinks If the INTERFACE TYPE function is set to auto blink when line 2 serial interface is selected for data transmission the P2 indicator blinks In a fault condition P1 and P2 blink ON LINE On if the printer is online Off if the printer is offline Blinks when receiving printing data from host STATION When using the IBM 4722 IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two STATION2 operators booking mode the application software determines the behavior of these leds When using the other protocols these leds are disabled In case of a printer fault during the initialization of the LQ P1 P2 and ON LINE indicators blink contemporaneously Turn the printer off and on again If the problem is not solved call the Customer Service 20 Software Driver Selection At this point it is necessary to configure your printer for your application package The installation procedures depend upon the host environment Together with the printer you receive a CD ROM containing the printe
31. t to set with a black or blue ball point pen or a fiber pen Do not use pencils AUTOFEED SIGNAL i SLCT IN SIGNAL BUFFER CONTROL y XON XOFF XON XOFF If more than one value is set for a parameter the printer ignores these parameters and maintains the currently set value Do not fill in the marker beside the title of the preprinted form otherwise the printer will not be able to read that page 30 Reading the Preprinted Forms When the Printer Setup Forms have been filled in insert them back into the printer The printer is able to recognize the Setup Forms by means of the markers on these pages The printer reads the values marked for the various parameters and configures the printer accordingly The settings are confirmed by a symbol printed on the left of the corresponding marker 31 Printer Setup Flow Chart EMS Setup Parameters The following is a listing of the setup parameters Configuration Sheet WE Setup Parameter Values RESTORE TO MFG no all config prog 1 prog 2 PROGRAM progr 1 progr 2 PROGRAM LOCKED no yes ERROR BUZZER 1 beep no beep JOB BUZZER no beep 1 beep continuous Description The selected values are not set to factory defaults The values set in all printer setups are reset to factory default values The values set in the configuration setup are reset to factory default values The values set in
32. talling the Ribbon Cartridge Print Quality Problems ccceccccecesseeeseeseeeeeeeeeeecseceeseeetaneeeaees 50 Paper Handling uses se se se sae se EE KEER EE EE KEER EE KEES Hexadecimal DUMD uu ees ee ee ee eek ee ee ee ee ee ee 50 Loading Paper sees ese sees ekke RR RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Re Ee eed P aper Specifications EA til AN n 51 Loading Cut Sheet and Multiparts 2 Guts SlieelS ss EE ARE do ini as 52 Loading MASSUOOKS EE ER EE PaSSDOOKS AA iver EE ais 53 The Operator Panel uue sesse seek Ee EER ERK RA Re Ee Ee Passbooks with Horizontal FOId sesse es ee ee eek ee 54 lae ed EE EE EN Passbooks with Vertical FOI EE 55 E A RE EE EE 20 Technical Specifications AS EE eee 56 Software Driver Selection 21 seed Te RE AE N EE EE 59 Connection to the Host eien ees ee EE EE 22 Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulation 59 Setting the Interface Parameters ies see ese ee ek Re Ke Ge Ge ee ee 23 EEC Regulati0nS ses se se ee ee ee se se ee ee ek Re Be Ge Ge Ge Ge AR Re Ge Ge ee ek Re ee 59 Parallel Interface iese ese ee se ee ee Be Re Re Ee Ee Se ee Be ee Re Ke Se Re ee 23 ai Au Ee MR EE N N 23 Printing a Test Page sees EE EE EE 25 Printer Presentation This dot matrix printer is a multi purpose printer for counter applications Its compact structure is designed for integration in an ergonomic environment The printer provides a high level of reliability form handling accuracy
33. uts Sheets A Insertion direction Print Area B A Dimensions Maximum Minimum ______ A Form width 240 mm 70 mm manual alignment 226 mm if paper thickness 90 mm automatic alignment is more than 0 2 mm B Fomlength MM 68 6 mm Distance between dot 3 0 mm if length is less than 355 6 mm position and left or right 8 0 mm if length is between 335 6 and paper edge Distance between top of the first printed line and top margin of the document E Distance between the lower margin and the lower part of the last printed line Wade Es E Thickness ___ Copies Orignal 5 copies 52 Passbooks Minimum Paper Weight 75 Thickness Multiple Page Passbooks Horizontal Fold 0 28 mm 0 011 in Thickness difference across the fold of an open passbook Horizontal Fold Vertical Fold Single Page Passbook or Ledger Cards 0 18 mm 0 011 in Maximum 120 g m 1 80 mm 0 071 in 1 42 mm 0 056 in 1 22 mm 0 048 in 0 28 mm 0 0071 in e Passbooks with torn folded creased incomplete or warped pages or covers should not be used e Printing on or across holes edges cut outs or folds is not permitted e Passbook covers must be of uniform thickness under the printing area e The fold of all pages and the stitching must coincide with the cover fold The stitches should be spaced at 6 to 10 stitches per inch e Fiber flow on theinner sheets should be parallel to the center
34. ux limites de Classe B dela norme NMB 003 du Canada EEC Regulations This equipment conforms to the EEC Directive 89 392 the sound pressure measured according to ISO 7779 does not exceed 70 dBA 59
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