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2. 5 Follow the instructions given in the sequence of windows displayed on your PC screen until the driver is installed 6 A group window with the driver name will be created automatically It allows immediate access to the Spool Manager the Printer Monitor the Help and information files whenever these are required You can also install the printer driver through the Add Printer feature in the Control Panel in Program Manager Main proceeding as follows 1 Insert the diskette in drive A usually of your PC 2 Activate Microsoft Windows environment If it is already running make sure that all Windows application tasks are closed before starting to install the driver Quick Start 3 Activate the Control Panel in the Main window clicking twice with your mouse indicator on the corresponding icon 4 Select the Printers icon in the same way 5 If the Installed Printers box is empty click on Install 6 If the Installed Printers box already contains one or more driver names click on Add gt gt select Install Unlisted or Updated Printer in the List of Printers and then click on Install 7 Check that the Install Driver window already indicates the drive usually A in which you have inserted the driver diskette otherwise click on the drive name and change it using your PC keyboard click on OK 8 The Add Unlisted or Updated Printer window contains the list of drivers present on the diskette Select t
3. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet of a circuit different from that to which thereceiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for assistance Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Connection of peripherals requires the use of grounded shielded signal cables This digital equipment does not exceed the CLASS B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the interference causing equipment standard entitled Digital Apparatus ICES 003 of the Industry Canada Ce dispositif num rique respecte les limites bruits radio lectriques applicables aux appareils num riques de CLASSE B prescrites dans la norme sur le mat riel brouilleur Appareils Num riques NMB 003 dict e par le ministere des Communications This Page Intentionally Blank Publication Code Part Number 222202 B Printed in Italy NEC NEC Technologies Inc 1250 N Arlington Heights Rd Itasca IL 60143 P N 819 300015 001
4. SUPER SCRIPT 750 C Copyright O 1997 NEC Technologies Publication issued by NEC Technologies Inc All rights reserved 1250 N Arlington Heights Suite 500 Itasca IL 60143 NEC Technologies reserves the right to modify the equipment described in this manual at any time and without notice TRADEMARKS Any trademarks and or proprietary names indicated are the property of their respective owners Printed in Italy NOTICE NEC Technologies makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents of this document and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of fitness for any particular purpose The information contained in this document is accurate to the best of our knowledge but NEC Technologies is not liable for errors or misinterpretations sevrer eee Ba Eu SERERE ecos esse la 2a IV N I
5. Repeat the blotting operation a few times on different areas of the handkerchief to clean the nozzles 5 Reinsert the print head in the printer and print the demo page to check the quality of printing see the specific section in the Quick Start For other problems see the specific items in the Troubleshooting Guide Ink Jet Print Heads Cleaning the Print Head Paper This section contains information on the various types of documents you can use in your printer Types Plain paper Best results are obtained using good quality plain office paper with a weight between 15 and 30 Ibs Using 21 lbs paper you can load a pack of up to 120 single sheets in the ASF QO Special printing media high resolution coated glossy paper transparencies T Shirt transfers When you require top professional printing quality e g for presentation documents in color and for all types of illustrations photograph reproductions drawings and graphics you should always use media specifically indicated for ink jet printers Best results are obtained with 24 to 28 lbs documents You should use recommended media types see Supplies and ask your dealer if you require further information Using 24 lbs documents you can load up to 40 pieces max total thickness 6 mm at a time in the ASF Paper Types ow gt When inserting the sheets for printing make sure that the printing surface is face the correct way see the ins
6. 17 paper jam condition 17 paper out condition 16 standby condition 16 Loading envelopes 24 Loading paper 4 M Manual document support insertion 3 use of intermediate right margin 3 25 Monochrome print head ink cartridge replacement 20 insertion 4 nozzles test 38 removal 19 Index N Narrow documents insertion 24 25 measurements 24 25 27 use of intermediate right margin 24 25 Note cards ASF capacity 23 C 1 formats C 1 types 24 weight 23 C 1 Nozzles how to clean 40 22 test 38 O Operating environment 33 C 2 Operator panel 12 13 14 15 16 17 keys 13 14 15 light indicators LEDs 16 17 Options 43 Others command codes command codes A 9 Output tray extension how to insert 3 how to position 3 P Page format available through SETUP utility B 2 command codes A 5 default value B 1 6 3 Paper 23 24 25 26 27 C 1 accepted weight of plain paper 23 characteristics C 1 dimensions 24 25 formats C 1 formats accepted 24 25 inserting the document supports 3 loading 4 24 recommended weight of plain paper 23 solutions to problems with 35 36 types 23 C 1 weight 23 C 1 weight of thicker documents 23 Paper jams causes 36 how to avoid 4 35 how to clear 36 in the ASF 36 in the printer 36 light indicator status 36 17 Paper out light indicator status 36 16 print head carriage position 34 36 16 17 template 17 PCL III emu
7. 27 38 115 n67 27 38 107 n 71 27 38 107 48 71 27 38 107 49 71 27 38 107 50 71 27 38 107 51 71 27 38 107 n 70 27 38 107 n 87 27 38 107 48 87 27 38 107 49 87 27 38 107 50 87 27 38 107 n 87 27 38 108 48 72 27 38 108 49 72 27 38 108 51 72 1B 45 1B 7A 1B 59 1B 5A 1B 2A 72 4B 1B 26 70 n58 1B 26 78 n 43 1B 26 6B n 47 1B 26 6B 30 47 1B 26 6B 31 47 1B 26 6B 32 47 1B 26 6B 33 47 1B 26 6B n 46 1B 26 6B n 57 1B 26 6B 30 57 1B 26 6B 31 57 1B 26 6B 32 57 1B 26 6B n 57 1B 26 6C 30 48 1B 26 6C 31 48 1B 26 6C 33 48 Logical Reset Autodiagnostics Code Printing Disables Code Printing Tansmits printer identification Transparent Printing Mode 0 n 32 767 Wrap Around n 0 enables n 1 disables Print Line Closure CR CR LF LF FF FF CR CR LF LF LF FF FF CR CR LF LF CR FF FF CR CR CR LF LF LF CR FF FF CR SO SI enabled for One Line n 0 SO SI enabled for one line n 1 standard function for SO SI Print Direction Left to right Bi directional Right to left Text Scaling n 5 Text scaling disabled n 6 Text scaling enabled Paper Expulsion Paper Feed from Paper Tray Manual Paper Feed only sheet Command Code Summary B 9 Color Printing ESC bnS 27 42 98 n 83 1B 2A 65 n 53 Seed row select source plane to compacted modes 3 and 9 graphics ESC bnV 27 42 98 n 86 1B 2A 65 n 56 Data Transfer in Planes n number of bytes of binary data to b
8. 31 50 1B 28 73 n 48 1B 28 73 35 48 1B 28 73 36 48 1B 28 73 38 2E 33 33 48 1B 28 73 31 30 48 1B 28 73 31 32 48 1B 28 73 31 36 2E 36 37 48 1B 28 73 32 30 48 1B 28 73 32 34 48 1B 28 73 33 33 2E 33 33 48 1B 28 73 n 56 1B 28 73 34 2E 32 35 56 1B 28 73 36 56 1B 28 73 39 2E 35 56 1B 28 73 31 30 56 1B 28 73 32 34 56 1B 28 73 30 53 1B 28 73 31 53 1B 28 73 30 42 1B 28 73 33 42 1B 28 73 n 54 1B 28 73 33 54 1B 28 73 35 54 1B 28 73 36 54 1B 28 73 34 31 30 31 54 1B 28 73 34 31 34 38 54 Superscripts Subscripts Clears Superscripts Subscripts Selects Fixed Horizontal Spacing Selects Proportional Horizontal Spacing Defines Fixed Horizontal Pitch Selects 5 cpi pitch Selects 6 cpi pitch Selects 8 33 cpi pitch Selects 10 cpi pitch Selects 12 cpi pitch Selects 16 67 cpi pitch Selects 20 cpi pitch Selects 24 cpi pitch Selects 33 33 cpi pitch Defines Character Height Selects 4 25 point character height Selects 6 point character height Selects 9 5 point character height Selects 12 point character height Selects 24 point character height Upright Print Style Italic Print Style Medium Stroke Intensity Bold Stroke Intensity Defines Character Typeface Selects Courier typeface Selects Team Nordic typeface Selects Letter Gothic typeface Selects BF Team typeface Selects Linea typeface continued Command Code Summary B 3 PRINT ATTRIBUTES continued 27 40 115 49 81 27 40 115 57
9. 5 mm 0 2 in margin before the first print position You should avoid printing high quality resolution graphics within the last 33 mm 1 25 in of the page e Use of documents that do not conform to the specifica tions indicated may result in crooked or incorrect insertion and feed through with a risk of jamming 25 Single sheets Envelopes Format Format Measure A4 A Letter Legal us Measurement COM 10 DL ES oe B5 ment vertical EXEC Document 241 3 mm 220 mm 228 mm 162 mm 176 mm Page 297 mm 210 mm 279 4 mm 355 6 mm 266 7 mm length 9 5 in 8 66 in 9 in 6 37 in 6 92 in length 11 7 in 8 26 in 11 in 14in 10 5 in Document 104 7 mm 110 mm 162 mm 114 mm 125 mm Page 210 mm 148 5 mm 215 9 mm 215 9 mm 184 2 mm width 4 12 in 4 33 in 6 37 in 4 4in 4 92 in width 8 26 in 5 85 in 8 5 in 8 5 in 7 25 in Max print line 98 mm 103 mm 155 mm 107 mm 118 mm Max 203 2 mm 141 7 mm 203 2 mm 203 2 mm 177 8 mm length 3 85 in 4 06 in 6 11 in 4 22in 4 65 in print line 8 in 5 58 in 8 in 8 in 7in length Min left margin 3 4 mm 0 134 in Min left 3 4 mm 3 4 mm 6 4 mm 6 4 mm 3 1 mm Min right mar 3 4 mm 0 134 in margin 0 134 in 0 134 in 0 25 in 0 25 in 0 125 in Min top 1 mm 0 04 in Min right 3 4 mm 3 4 mm 6 4 mm 6 4 mm 3 1 mm margin margin 0 134 in 0 134 in 0 25 in 0 25 in 0 125 in Min bot mar 3
10. 81 27 40 115 50 81 27 40 115 51 81 27 40 115 52 81 27 40 115 53 81 1B 28 73 31 51 1B 28 73 39 51 1B 28 73 32 51 1B 28 73 33 51 1B 28 73 34 51 1B 28 73 35 51 NLQ Printing DRAFT Printing LETTER QUALITY Printing Best Quality O Best Quality 1 Best Quality 2 ESC amp dnD 27 38 100 n 68 1B 26 64 n 44 Defines Underscore ESC amp d0D 27 38 100 48 68 1B 26 64 30 44 Selects fixed single underscore default ESC amp d1D 27 38 100 49 68 1B 26 64 31 44 Selects fixed single underscore ESC amp d 2D 27 38 100 50 68 1B 26 64 32 44 Selects fixed double underscore ESC amp d 3D 27 38 100 51 68 1B 26 64 33 44 Selects variable single underscore ESC amp d 4D 27 38 100 52 68 1B 26 64 34 44 Selects variable double underscore ESC amp d 27 38 100 64 1B 26 64 40 Clears Underscore ESC amp knE 27 38 107 n 69 1B 26 6B n 45 Underscore for One Line O one line 1 continuous B 4 Command Code Summary Page Format ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC gt gt gt gt gt Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo Qo LO CO CO CO CO CO 41 4 J M PO COO O5 WAN GO 0400 0 EEE m CD O Qo ESC amp l nL ESC amp InD ESC amp lnC ESC amp InP ESC ESC an L ESC amp anM ESC 9 27 38 108 n 65 27 38 108 48 65 27 38 108 49 65 27 38 108 50 65 27 38 108 51 65 27 38 108 50 54 65 27 38 108 50 57 65 27 38 108 55 51 65 27 38 108 55 52 65 27 38 108 55 53 65 27 38 108 56 49 6
11. ECMA 94 Latin 1 ISO 4 United Kingdom ISO 21 Germany ISO 69 France ISO 15 Italy ISO 60 Norway 1 ISO 61 Norway 2 ISO 11 Sweden Names ISO 10 Sweden ISO 17 Spain ISO 6 ASCII ISO 2 IRV ISO 16 Portugal ISO 14 JIS ASCII Legal CP 860 Portugal UNIX International CP 863 French Canadian PC Abicomp International PC Abicomp Portugal m B 2 Command Code Summary Print Attributes ESC s 1U 27 40 115 43 4985 ESC s 1U 27 40 115 45 49 85 ESC 5 0 U 27 40 115 48 85 ESC sOP 27 40 115 48 80 ESC s1P 27 40 115 49 80 ESC snH 27 40115 n 72 ESC s5H 27 40 115 53 72 ESC s6 H 27 40 115 54 72 ESC s 8 33 H 27 40 115 56 46 51 51 72 ESC s 10H 27 40 115 49 48 72 ESC s 12H 27 40 115 49 50 72 ESC s 16 67 H 2740 115 49 54 46 54 55 72 ESC s 20H 27 40 115 50 48 72 ESC s 24 H 27 40 115 50 52 72 ESC s 33 33H 27 40 115 51 51 46 51 51 72 ESC S nV 27 40 115 n 86 ESC s 4 25 V 27 40 115 52 46 50 53 86 ESC s6 V 27 40 115 54 86 ESC s 9 5 V 27 40 115 57 46 53 86 ESC s12 V 27 40 115 49 50 86 ESC s 24 V 27 40 115 50 52 86 ESC s0S 27 40 115 48 83 ESC s1S 27 40 115 49 83 ESC sOB 27 40 115 48 66 ESC s3B 27 40 115 51 66 ESC snT 27 40 115 n 84 ESC s3T 27 40 115 51 84 ESC s5T 27 40 115 53 84 ESC s6T 27 40 115 54 84 ESC s 4101 T 27 40 115 52 49 48 49 84 ESC s 4148 T 27 40 115 52 49 52 56 84 1B 28 73 2B 31 55 1B 28 73 2D 31 55 1B 28 73 30 55 1B 28 73 30 50 1B 28 73
12. FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE YOU BEAR THE ENTIRE RISK RELATING TO THE QUALITY OF THE SOFTWARE AND IF THE SOFTWARE PROVES TO HAVE ANY DEFECTS YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ANY NECESSARY SERVICING OR REPAIRS 3 SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THAT THE ABOVE EXTENSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIAL LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE LIABILITY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT SHALL NECTECH OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF USE LOSS OF PROFIT INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS OR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE EVEN IF NECTECH HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS This Page Intentionally Blank Preface This manual is structured in several sections illustrations e instructions consisting of a Quick Start a User Guide a Troubleshooting Guide e Glossary of terms Appen
13. FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE OPENING THIS SOFTWARE PACKAGE OPENING THE PACKAGE INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RETURN THE PACKAGE UNOPENED AND THE PRODUCT UNUSED TO THE PERSON FROM WHOM YOU PURCHASED THE PACKAGE WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME FOR A FULL REFUND OF MONEY PAID FOR THE PACKAGE NECTECH provides the Software and licenses its use to you the licensee pursuant to the following terms From this time on references to you mean the licensee references to NECTECH mean NEC Technologies Inc references to Printer mean the printer product purchased with the Software and references to the Software mean the software programs including the coded font programs in the medium e g floppy disk CD ROM of this package and or in the ROM of the Printer and any other enhancements to the Software which you hereafter may acquire from NECTECH unless such acquisition is subject to another written license agreement You assume responsibility for the selection of the Software to achieve your intended results Further you are responsible for the installation use and results obtained from the Software LICENSE 1 NECTECH grants to you a nonexclusive and royalty fee license subject to these sections 1 through 4 and the other provisions hereof a to use on the Printer one 1 copy of that portion of the Softw
14. Margins continued Command Code Summary B 5 PAGE FORMAT continued ESC amp InL ESC amp InD ESC amp InC ESC amp InP ESC ESC an L ESC amp anM ESC 9 ESC amp InE ESC amp InF 27 38 108 n 76 27 38 108 n 68 27 38 108 n 67 27 38 108 n80 27 61 27 38 97 n76 27 38 97 n 77 27 57 27 38 108 n 69 27 38 108 n 70 1B 26 6C n 4C 1B 26 6C n 44 1B 26 6C n 43 1B 26 6C n 50 1B 3D 1B 26 61 n 4C 1B 26 61 n 4D 1B 39 1B 26 6C n 45 1B 26 6C n 46 Skip over Bottom of Form 1 enables 0 disables Line Feed in LPI n may vary compatibly with font used Line Feed in n 48 in 1 n 126 Page Length n may vary compatibly with physical page size used Half Line Feed Forward Left Margin 0 n 78 with 10 cpi pitch Right Margin 1 n 79 with 10 cpi pitch Clears Left and Right Margins Top of Form TOF n no of print lines Print Area Length n no of print lines compatibly with physical page size less TOF Vertical Positioning of Cursor ESC amp anR 27 3897 n82 1B 26 61 n52 Positioning on line n the value of n is limited to the number of lines per page first print line on page 0 ESC amp a nR 27 38 97 43 n82 1B 26 61 2B n 52 Positioning n lines forward ESC amp a nR 27 38 97 45 n82 1B 26 61 2D n 52 Positioning n lines back ESC pnY 27 42 112 n 89 1B 2A 70 n 59 Positioning on dot n the dot positions are numbered from the top
15. and powered 2 From Start select Settings and then Printers 3 Click on your printer folder group and select Delete in the File menu 4 Double click the Add printer icon 5 Click on Next gt until a list of manufacturers and printer models is displayed 29 6 Click on Have Disk Insert the driver diskette CD in the appropriate drive of your PC then follow the instructions which appear on your PC screen 7 Atthe end of the installation you will be asked to remove the diskette and restart Windows The printing clarity and definition of photographs and high resolution or fine pattern images require special paper the NEC recommended Photo and Coated papers guarantee optimum results For the use of these types of papers refer to the instructions contained in the paper packaging and the section entitled Paper in the User s Manual The Photo Kit driver helps you to select the printing parameters that give the best possible quality The driver s ON LINE Help contains many suggestions and indications and a section of Problems and Solutions 30 Running the Printer Set Up Utility This program runs under DOS It should be used if the feature you require cannot be selected through the driver you have installed and you wish to modify your resident printer parameters or if you wish to control the print head alignment Use a good quality interface cable for your computer printer connecti
16. care functions 38 40 11 22 Printer set up utility 30 31 access to 31 exit from 31 how to restore default settings 31 how to select parameters 31 Printer states 12 Printing demo page 10 12 print test 38 12 troubleshooting 39 40 41 Problems and solutions 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Product certification C 2 Programmable printer features B 1 B 2 B 3 B 4 factory settings B 1 user definable parameters B 2 B 3 B 4 Q Quality envelopes 23 paper 23 printing command codes A 4 printing poor 40 printing setup parameters B 2 Quick start 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Index R Re activate end of ink signal SEE Ink counter reset Replaceable ink cartridge 20 Resolution graphics C 1 S SETUP utility user definable parameters B 2 B 3 B 4 Single sheets dimensions 24 types 24 Software printer SET UP utility 30 31 Special functions key combination 14 light indicator status 14 with printer closed 14 15 with printer open 14 Special printing media ASF capacity 23 24 C 1 types 23 weight 23 C 1 Speed C 1 Standby 2 12 light indicator status 16 Supplies 43 6 5 y Templates 17 ink jet print heads 17 paper out 17 Text scale mode default setting B 1 parameter description B 4 Thicker documents ASF capacity 23 24 C 1 weight 23 C 1 Throughput C 1 Troubleshooting demo page 34 faint characters 37 host 35 installation 34 missing dots 38 no printin
17. dots per inch dpi resolution 75 to 600 C 2 Line Terminator FF CR FF Normal CR CR LF LF FF FF AutoLF CR CR LF LF LF FF FF AutoCR CR CR LF LF CR FF FF CR AutoCRLF CR CR LF LF LF CR Programmable Printer Features Character Set Character Set set of national or specialized characters symbols to be used for printing CP 437 International Roman 8 PC 8 Denmark Norway CP 850 multilingual ECMA 94 Latin 1 ISO 4 United Kingdom ISO 21 Germany ISO 69 France ISO 15 Italy ISO 60 Norway 1 ISO 61 Norway 2 ISO 11 Sweden Names ISO 10 Sweden ISO 17 Spain ISO 6 USASCII ISO 2 IRV ISO 16 Portugal ISO 14 JIS ASCII Legal CP 860 Portugal UNIX International CP 863 French Canadian PC Abicomp International PC Abicomp Portugal Type Style Font Shape size spacing etc of the character symbol set printed all fonts are printed both in portrait and landscape Courier Upright 10cpi 12pts Courier Italic 10cpi 12pts Courier Upright 16 67cpi 12pts Letter Gothic Upright 10cpi 12pts Letter Gothic Upright 12cpi 12pts Letter Gothic Italic 12cpi 12pts Letter Gothic Upright 16 67cpi 9 5pts BF Team Upright PS 14pts BF Team Italic PS 14pts BF Team Upright PS 12pts BF Team Italic PS 12pts BF Team Upright PS 10pts BF Team Italic PS 10pts BF Team Upright PS 8pts BF Team Italic PS 8pts Linea Upright PS 14pts Linea Upright PS 12pts Linea Italic PS 12pts Lin
18. for future reference 3 Remove the print head from the container holding it by the thumb and finger grip end opposite the protective film 4 Remove the protective film from the print head point 2 in figure 1 on page VIII Do not touch either the electrical contacts golden area point 1 of figure 1 on page VIII or the printing nozzles end opposite the finger thumb grip point 3 of figure 1 on page VIII nor sit the print head on either of them 5 Open the printer cover the print head carriage will move automatically to the head loading position for the monochrome print head left hand chamber and the light indicators will start flashing alternately Quick Start 6 With the electrical contacts the golden area of the print head towards the corresponding contacts in the housing on the print head carriage insert the print head in its chamber 7 Push the print head towards the rear of the printer to fix it in place 8 Press the ON LINE key the print head carriage moves to the left to loading position for the color print head right hand chamber 9 Repeat points 2 3 4 6 7 of this section to insert the color print head 10 To set the ink counter press and hold PAPER and press POWER for at least two seconds the POWER light indicator will flash three times to confirm that the counter is set A sheet of paper will be inserted automatically and a nozzles test will be printed If the print head carriag
19. function to correct eventual horizontal vertical misalignment of the characters see Checking print accuracy in the Quick Start e Under DOS access the print head alignment function in the printer setup utility program see Using Software 40 5 Strange characters are printed Check that the default driver you have selected is the correct one e Check the interface cable quality and length max recommended length 2 meters e When using Standard print quality or Automatic mode with Speed optimization with some applications CorelDraw Designer etc you may obtain strange printouts extra large characters altered character spacings incorrectly proportioned graphics This is due to difficulties in handling non square resolutions 600 x 300 dpi If this occurs you should select another print quality or change to Quality optimization in Automatic mode If you cannot solve this problem your hot line service may request you to run a hex dump of a test piece to check that the data transmission is operative To run the hex dump proceed as follows Press and hold in this order ON LINE then PAPER then POWER Hold them until the light indicators go off then release them together Press ON LINE PAPER POWER in this order a Send a short text file from your computer This file is printed as a string of hexadecimal codes corresponding to the individual characters transmitted b To exit press POWER
20. makes this operation extremely easy Make sure that your printer and PC are powered your printing system is installed both print heads are inserted and paper is loaded 1 Click the Printer Monitor icon 2 Click the Printer Care tab 3 Click the Align button then follow the instructions displayed Cleaning the print heads Clean If you notice a deterioration in the print quality before changing either both print heads run the Clean function 1 Click the Printer Monitor icon if necessary 2 Click the Printer Care tab 3 Click the Clean button then follow the instructions displayed 11 Printing the demo page Demo The demo page see example on page XI gives you a full color black monochrome print out and allows you to check the correct functioning of the print heads 1 Click the Printer Monitor icon if necessary 2 Click the Printer Care tab 3 Click the Demo button then follow the instructions displayed Running the print test Test The print test see example on page XI gives you a print out of the printer functional characteristics firmware release print head test current settings 1 Click the Printer Monitor icon if necessary 2 Click the Printer Care tab 3 Click the Test button then follow the instructions displayed The Printer Monitor has an extensive user friendly HELP feature which explains all its functions 12 Printer Operator Panel The behavior o
21. margin one dot 1 300 in ESC p nY 27 42 112 43 n 89 1B 2A 70 2B n 59 Positioning n dots forward ESC p nY 27 42 112 45 n 89 1B 2A 70 2D n 59 Positioning n dots back ESC amp anV 27 38 97 n 86 1B 26 61 n 56 Positioning on decipoint n the decipoint positions are numbered from the top margin one decipoint 1 720 in ESC8a nV 27 38 97 43 n86 1B 26 61 2B n56 Positioning n decipoints forward ESC amp a nV 27 38 97 45 n 86 1B 26 61 2D n56 Positioning n decipoints back B 6 Command Code Summary Horizontal Positioning of Cursor ESC amp anC 27 38 97 n 67 1B 26 61 n 43 Positioning first print position in column n the horizontal movement is calculated from the left margin the number of columns per line depends on the print pitch ESC amp a nC 27 38 97 43 n 67 1B 26 61 2B n 43 Positioning n columns to the right ESC amp a nC 27 38 97 45 n67 1B 26 61 2D n 43 Positioning n columns to the left ESC pnxX 27 42 112 n 88 1B 2A 70 n 58 Positioning first print position on dot n the dot positions are numbered from the leftmost print position one dot 1 300 in ESC p nX 27 42 112 43 n 88 1B 2A 70 2B n 58 Positioning n dots to the right ESC p nX 27 42 112 45 n 88 1B 2A 70 2D n 58 Positioning n dots to the left ESC amp anH 27 38 97 n 72 1B 26 61 n 48 Positioning first print position on decipoint n the decipoint positions are numbered from the leftmost print position one decipoint 1
22. or any other intellectual property right with respect to the Software 4 You will not export or re export the Software without the appropriate United States or foreign government licenses COPYRIGHT THE SOFTWARE IS COPYRIGHTED AND EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY THIS AGREEMENT YOU MAY NOT DUPLICATE THE SOFTWARE OR DISCLOSE IT TO ANY OTHER PARTY TERM This Agreement is effective until terminated You may terminate it voluntarily at any time Voluntary termination by you must be accompanied by complete destruction of the Software and copies thereof NECTECH or its suppliers may terminate this Agreement without notice upon your failure to abide by this Agreement LIMITED WARRANTY 1 NECTECH warrants to you that each medium floppy disk ROM and or CD ROM containing the Software is free from defects in materials and workmanship and also warrants that it will replace any defective medium at no charge to you if any such defective medium is returned to NECTECH within ninety 90 days of your purchase Any such return should be made to NECTECH at the address on this Agreement Attention Printer Software Marketing together with a written notification of the defect 2 YOU AGREE THAT THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AND LICENSED AS IS TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW NECTECH AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
23. printed pages tend to curl and may not stack correctly They may also stain the rear of the page stacked over them as they require longer to dry Always remove such pages from the output tray as soon as they are expelled from the printer Troubleshooting Print heads Print heads 2 2 When changing the print head s take care not to touch the print head carriage shaft nor the area under the print head carriage 1 Printer does not print Check that you have removed the protective film from the print head Print head carriage does not return to the rest position after a replacement operation Check that you have inserted the print head properly in the correct position black left color Photo right Check that nothing is blocking the carriage path Check that the print head s is are fixed correctly If you have inserted a NEW print head or if you have replaced the ink cartridge remember to reset the ink counter press and hold PAPER and then press POWER for at least 2 seconds Characters are faint Run a demo page to check that there is ink in the print head If printing is still faint clear the print head holding ON LINE and pressing PAPER for at least 2 seconds Repeat the demo page if there is no improvement replace change the ink cartridge print head 37 4 Missing dots If dots or lines are not printed completely remove the ink jet print head and reinsert it or e Clean the print head hold
24. 11 21 ASF capacity 23 24 C 1 document support 3 use of intermediate right margin 24 ASF capacity envelopes 23 24 note cards 23 plain paper 23 24 special printing media 23 24 thicker documents 23 24 C Carton contents 1 Character sets C 2 available through SETUP utility B 3 command codes A 1 A 2 default setting B 1 Check print accuracy SEE Aligning the print heads Cleaning the print heads 22 key combination 40 14 22 Color print head ink cartridge replacement 20 insertion 4 5 nozzles test 38 removal 19 Index Color printing command codes A 10 Connecting the printer 1 to a computer 2 to the electrical power supply 2 D Default settings B 1 how to restore 31 Demo page how to obtain 10 12 key combination 14 Document supports for ASF 1 for manual feeder 1 how to insert 3 output tray extension 1 DOS environment 30 31 Drivers diskettes 5 how to change parameters 28 29 how to save parameters 29 installation 8 on line help 28 29 user interface 28 29 E Electrical characteristics C 2 Electrical data plate 2 Emulation resident C 1 End of ink condition 18 20 light indicator status 16 Envelopes accepted weight 23 ASF capacity 23 24 C 1 dimensions 24 formats C 1 insertion 24 25 print area 26 types 24 26 weight 23 C 1 F Factory settings B 1 Failure light indicator status 17 Fonts C 1 available throug
25. 3 mm 1 29 in Min top 1 mm 0 04 in margin Min bot 12 7 mm 0 5 in margin 26 Paper Print Area Note cards Format 1 2 AG Measurement 4 x 6 in 5x8 in Document length 152 6 mm 203 2 mm 148 5 mm 6 in 8 in 5 85 in Document width 101 6 mm 127 mm 105 mm 4 in 5 in 4 13 in Max print line length 94 8 mm 120 2 mm 98 2 mm 3 73 in 4 73 in 3 87 in Minimum left margin 3 4 mm 0 134 in Minimin right margin 3 4 mm 0 134 in Minimum top margin 1 mm 0 04 in Min bottom margin 33 mm 1 29 in Paper Print Area 27 Using Software Your printer is optimized for operation under Windows This section gives an overview of your printer driver and the printer setup utility program contained on the diskettes supplied with your printer For information regarding the Printer Monitor see Quick Start and User Interface How to Use Your Printer Driver Once you have installed your printing system in your PC as explained in Quick Start you can access the printer driver to optimize your print job Your driver automatically applies the best overall choice of settings for your document If you wish to modify these settings your driver offers a variety of combinations Access Access to the printing parameters in the driver varies slightly depending on your application environment QO In Windows 3 1 3 11 1 Using your mouse access C
26. 41 Start Graphic Printing n 0 start at left margin n 1 start at current cursor position ESC b nW 27 42 98 n 87 1B 2A 62 n 57 Send Data for Graphic Printing n is the data for one pixel raster row ESC bnX 27 42 98 n 88 1B 2A 62 n 58 Horizontal X Offset n is a number of blank dots a multiple of eight inserted starting from the left hand margin at the beginning of the raster row one dot 1 300 in ESC bnY 27 42 98 n 89 1B 2A 62 n 59 Vertical Y Offset n is a number of blank dots a multiple of eight inserted before the raster row starting from the top margin one dot 1 300 in ESC rB 27 42 114 66 1B 2A 72 42 End Graphic Printing ESC rC 27 42114 67 1B 2A 72 43 End Graphic Printing ESC gnW 27 42 103 n 87 1B 2A 67 n57 Definition of graphic planes ESC pnN 2742112 n78 1B 2A 70 n 4E Graphic Printing Direction ESC pON 27 42 112 48 78 1B 2A 70 30 4E Default ESC p1N 27 42 112 49 78 1B 2A 70 31 4E Bidirectional ESC p2N 27 42 112 50 78 1B 2A 70 32 4E Left to right ESC p3N 27 42 112 51 78 1B 2A 70 33 4E Right to left ESC onQ 27 42 111 n81 1B 2A 6F n 51 Shingling ESC 00Q 27 42 111 48 81 1B 2A 6F 30 51 No shingling ESC 01Q 27 42 111 49 81 1B 2A 6F 31 51 50 shingling 2 passes ESC 02Q 27 42 111 50 81 1B 2A 6F 32 51 25 shingling 4 passes B 8 Command Code Summary Others ESC E ESC Z ESC Y ESC Z ESC rK ESC amp pnX ESC amp snC 27 69 27 122 27 89 27 90 2742114 75 27 38 112 n 88
27. 5 27 38 108 57 48 65 27 38 108 57 49 65 27 38 108 57 50 65 27 38 108 57 53 65 27 38 108 57 51 65 27 38 108 n 76 27 38 108 n 68 27 38 108 n 67 27 38 108 n80 27 61 27 38 97 n76 27 38 97 n77 27 57 1B 26 6C n 41 1B 26 6C 30 41 1B 26 6C 31 41 1B 26 6C 32 41 1B 26 6C 33 41 1B 26 6C 32 36 41 1B 26 6C 32 39 41 1B 26 6C 37 33 41 1B 26 6C 37 34 41 1B 26 6C 37 35 41 1B 26 6C 38 31 41 1B 26 6C 39 30 41 1B 26 6C 39 31 41 1B 26 6C 39 32 41 1B 26 6C 39 35 41 1B 26 6C 39 33 41 1B 26 6C n 4C 1B 26 6C n 44 1B 26 6C n 43 1B 26 6C n 50 1B 3D 1B 26 61 n 4C 1B 26 61 n 4D 1B 39 Defines Paper Format Selects default paper format Selects US Executive format Selects US Letter format Selects US Legal format Selects A4 format Selects A5 format Selects A6 format Selects note card 1 4 x 6 in Selects note card 2 5 x 8 in Selects COM 10 envelope size Selects International DL envelope size Selects International C5 envelope size Selects International C6 envelope size Selects International B6 envelope size Selects US Executive format for compatibility with older drivers Skip over Bottom of Form 1 enables 0 disables Line Feed in LPI n may vary compatibly with font used Line Feed in n 48 in 1 n 126 Page Length n may vary compatibly with physical page size used Half Line Feed Forward Left Margin 0 n 78 with 10 cpi pitch Right Margin 1 n 79 with 10 cpi pitch Clears Left and Right
28. 720 in ESC amp a nH 27 38 97 43 n72 1B 26 61 2B n 48 Positioning n decipoints to the right ESC amp a nH 27 38 97 45 n 72 1B 26 61 2D n 48 Positioning n decipoints to the left ESC amp knH 27 38 107 n72 1B 26 6B n 48 Horizontal Motion Index HMI n 120 in Graphic Printing ESC tnR 27 42 116 n 82 1B 2A 74 n 52 Graphic Resolution ESC t75R 27 42 116 55 53 82 1B 2A 74 37 35 52 75 dpi print density ESC t 100 R 27 42 116 49 48 48 82 1B 2A 74 31 30 30 52 100 dpi print density ESC t 150 R 27 42 116 49 53 48 82 1B 2A 74 31 35 30 52 150 dpi print density ESC t 300 R 27 42 116 51 48 48 82 1B 2A 74 33 30 30 52 300 dpi print density ESC rnS 27 42 114 n 88 1B 2A 72 n 53 Graphic Printing Width n depends on the width of the image created and is limited by the page width ESC 27 42 98 48 77 1B 2A 62 30 4D Normal Graphic Printing 27 42 98 49 77 27 42 98 50 77 27 42 98 51 77 27 42 98 57 77 1B 2A 62 31 4D 1B 2A 62 32 4D 1B 2A 62 33 4D 1B 2A 62 39 4D Compacted Mode 1 Compacted Mode 2 Compacted Mode 3 Compacted Mode 2 continued Command Code Summary B 7 GRAPHIC PRINTING continued EBC rnQ 2742 114 n81 1B 2A 72 n51 Graphic Printing Quality ESC r0Q 27 42 114 48 81 1B 2A 72 30 51 Default value LQ ESC r1Q 27 42 114 49 81 1B 2A 72 31 51 NLQ ESC r2Q 27 42 114 50 81 1B 2A 72 32 51 Letter Quality ESC r9Q 27 42 114 57 81 1B 2A 72 39 51 Draft ESC rnA 27 42 114 n65 1B2A 72 n
29. CT LOSS OF TIME OR DATA COMMERCIAL LOSS OR 2 ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHETHER INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THEREFORE THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state For information telephone 1 800 632 4650 Note All Products returned to NECTECH for service MUST have prior approval this may be obtained by calling the above number E 3 This Product is warranted in accordance with the terms of this limited warranty Customers are cautioned that Product performance is affected by system configuration software the application customer data and operator control of the system among other factors While NEC TECHNOLOGIES INC Products are considered compatible with many systems the specific functional implementation by customers of the Product may vary Therefore the suitability of a Product for a specific purpose or application must be determined by the customer and is not warranted by NECTECH E 4 Getting Service and Support Glossary Alignment Cont
30. Paper Coated Glossy Finish 70 115 Economical photo quality output NEC Premium Inkjet Transparency 70 120 Project clear crisp color presentation NEC Photo Paper 70 240 Designed especially for use with photo cartridge Ordering Information For the NEC authorized supplies reseller nearest you or to order directly from NEC call 1 800 632 2326 A This Page Intentionally Blank Command Code Summary Basic Operations BS HT LF FF CR SO SI SP 10 12 13 14 15 32 08 09 0A 0C 0D OE OF 20 Backspace Horizontal Tabulation Line Feed Form Feed Carriage Return Activates Secondary Font Activates Primary Font Space Fonts and Character Sets AMAMMA AAM OD OJ Jl O 27 40 n 64 27 40 48 64 27 40 49 64 27 40 50 64 27 40 51 64 27 41 n64 27 41 48 64 27 41 49 64 27 41 50 64 27 41 51 64 27 38 108 48 79 27 38 108 49 79 1B 28 n 40 1B 28 30 40 1B 28 31 40 1B 28 32 40 1B 28 33 40 1B 29 n 40 1B 29 30 40 1B 29 31 40 1B 29 32 40 1B 29 33 40 1B 26 6C 30 4F 1B 26 6C 31 4F Primary Font Definition Designates default primary character set as primary font Same as for ESC 0 Designates current primary character set as primary font Selects the default primary font Secondary Font Definition Designates the default character set as the secondary font Designates the default primary font as the secondary font Designates the current primary font as the s
31. Printer Parts Take a few minutes to study your printer and identify its parts Refer to the figures in the first section of the manual Connecting Your Printer To the electrical power supply Your printer has no ON OFF switch once it is connected to the electrical power supply it is powered by pressing the POWER key on the operator panel so make sure that it is on a stable surface and that the cover is closed 1 Insert the power cable in the two pin connector on the rear of the printer see figure 2a on page Il 2 Plug the printer power cable into a wall socket The socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible Make sure the electrical power supplied has the voltage indicated on the electrical data plate on the base of the printer If the electrical data plate indicates a different voltage call your local retailer immediately DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES CONNECT THE PRINTER TO THE ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY Make sure that the plug on the power cable of the printer is of the type accepted by the wall socket you intend to use if it is not call your local retailer Do NOT attempt to change the plug yourself The manufacturer declines all responsibility for accidents to persons or damage to the printer arising from the non observance of this warning To your computer See figures 3a to 5a on page Il The interface cable is not supplied with the printer consult your systems en
32. Product on which the serial number has been defaced modified or removed 3 Damage deterioration or malfunction resulting from a Accident misuse abuse neglect fire water lightning or other acts of nature improper storage unauthorized E 2 Product modification or failure to follow instructions supplied with the Product b Alteration repair or attempted repair by anyone not authorized by NECTECH c Any shipment of the Product claims must be presented to the carrier d Removal or installation of the Product e Any other cause which does not relate to a Product defect 4 Cartons carrying cases batteries external cabinets magnetic tapes or any accessories used in connection with the Product 5 This warranty covers only NECTECH supplied components Service required as a result of third party components is not covered under this warranty Warranty Support NECTECH will pay labor and material expenses for covered items but we will not pay for the following 1 Removal or installation charges 2 Costs of initial technical adjustments set up including adjustment of user controls 3 Payment of shipping and related charges incurred in returning the Product for warranty repair Getting Service and Support Getting Warranty Service You must return this Product directly to NECTECH factory for warranty service It shall be your obligation and expense to ship the Product freight prepaid
33. SCII ISO 2 IRV ISO 16 Portugal ISO 14 JIS ASCII Legal CP 860 Portugal UNIX International CP 863 French Canadian PC Abicomp International PC Abicomp Portugal Interface Parallel Centronics Bi directional RAM 1 Mbyte Operating Environment Temperature 60 95 F 15 to 35 C Relative Humidity 20 80 without condensation Sound level 49 dB in LQ printing mode continuous D 2 Product Certification For USA and Canada Safety regulations USA UL 1950 478 Canada CSA C22 2 Electromagnetic compatibility FCC part 15 Class B Electrical Characteristics Voltage 110 120 V 10 50 60 Hz Power absorbed 26W in printing mode lt 2 W in standby mode Physical Characteristics Printer closed Height 9 29 in 236 mm Width 18 11 in 460 mm Depth 18 30 in 465 mm Weight 9 9 Ibs 4 5 kg Product Characteristics Getting Service and Support Getting Help from NEC Printer Technical Support is available Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 30AM and 8 00PM Eastern Standard Time at 1 800 632 4650 Technical support for this printer is provided free of charge during the one year factory warranty Information regarding out of warranty repair is available by calling the National Service Response Center at 1 800 632 4650 You may also send electronic mail to support via the following methods Internet address tech support nectech com AOL keyword NECTECH Micro
34. SF pushing it down carefully until it stops inside the printer The ASF can contain up to 120 x 21 Ibs single sheets of plain paper For other types of documents and envelopes see Paper in the User Guide Do NOT add paper to that already in the ASF always remove any existing paper and fan it together with the paper to be loaded 4 Position the left guide against the left edge of the paper 5 With the printer powered press the PAPER key A sheet of paper is inserted to the first print position TOF Top of Form Press PAPER again to make sure that the paper feeds smoothly without crushing or skewing The paper will exit on to the output tray spoilers and will drop into the tray when PAPER is pressed again to load another sheet For further information on paper types sizes etc see Paper in the User Guide Inserting the Print Heads See the sequence of figures on page IV and the instruc tions on the inside of the cover template on page XI The print head carriage on your printer is designed to hold two print heads monochrome black on the left color on the right BOTH print heads MUST be inserted BEFORE attempting any printing operation To insert the print heads proceed as follows 1 Make sure the printer is powered if it is not press the POWER key on the operator panel 2 Open the sealed print head container of the monochrome print head and remove the instructions leaflet which should be kept
35. able of Contents Preface Quick Start Unpacking llle Identifying the Printer Parts Connecting Your Printer Inserting the Document Supports Loading Paper in the Printer Inserting the PrintHeads Installing Printer Software Preparing your Printer using the Printer Monitor Table of Contents User Interface Printer Monitor 11 Printer Operator Panel 12 Embossed Templates 17 Ink Jet Print Heads Paper Replacing the Print Head 18 Replacing the Ink Cartridge 20 Photo Cartridge 21 Re aligning the Print Heads 21 PrintHead Care 21 Cleaning the Print Head 22 TIPOS iure dean se or rn e Pa hoe de pan a ed 23 Dimensions 24 Document Insertion 24 Print ASS 4232 cou wes x owes 25 Using Software How to Use Your Printer Driver Photo Kit Running the Printer Set Up Utility Troubleshooting General Care o Problems and Solutions Installation vi Appendices A Supplies B Command Code Summary C Programmable Printer Features D Product Characteristics E Getting Service and Support F Glossary G Index Table of Contents Quick Start This Page Intentionally Blank Quick Start This section is a rapid guide for installing your printer and preparing it for use lt
36. anual feeder will have insertion priority over the document s in the ASF The documents including small formats such as A5 note cards and envelopes should always be inserted with their shorter side as the leading edge For document insertion in the ASF see figures 1h to 6h on page IX and the description in the Quick Start Envelopes glossy coated transparencies and T Shirt transfers should be inserted with their printing side face up and envelopes must have the sealing flap underneath When using envelopes remember to select a landscape font for printing When using as type of special printing media always select the appropriate printing feature Photo Art etc When using T Shirt transfers remember to select the reverse printing feature Mirror O in the ASF e The paper pack must not exceed 12 mm 0 45 in for standard plain paper and envelopes approximately 120 single sheets or 25 envelopes and 6 mm 0 23 in for all other types of printing media f you use a narrow document format less 165 mm 6 5 in wide or any type of envelope you must use the intermediate right hand margin guide opening it outwards see figures 1j and 2j on page X before inserting the document to be printed Paper Dimensions e f you load a pack of envelopes or narrow documents you cannot then insert a wider format using the manual feeder U in the manual feeder A single document in the manual feeder will have insert
37. are which is provided to you preinstalled in the ROM of the Printer b to use on up to five 5 computers connected to the printer that portion of the Software included in the medium of this package and c to use the typeface trademarks used by NECTECH to identify the coded font programs and typefaces produced therefrom provided that you can only use such trademarks to identify printed output produced by the coded font programs You may not rent or lease the Software but you may transfer the Printer the Software and accompanying documentation on a permanent basis provided that you retain no copies of the Software and the recipient agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement 2 You agree not to alter reverse engineer or disassemble the Software You will not copy the Software except as necessary to use them on computers and the Printer described in section 1 above or backup purposes You agree that any such copies of the Software shall contain the same proprietary notices that appear on and in the Software 3 Title to and ownership of the Software related documentation and any reproduction thereof shall remain with NECTECH and its suppliers and the trademarks are the property of such trademark owners Except as stated in section 1 and 2 above this Agreement does not grant to you any right whenever by license ownership or otherwise in or to patents copyrights trade secrets trade names trademarks
38. connections between the printer and host e Ifyou have an ECP computer make sure that its printer port setting is Printer Port LPTx If necessary change the setting in your system properties see point 5 in the section entitled Installation Check that host system is switched on e lf the print head carriage does not move and the ON LINE and POWER light indicators flash rapidly press POWER to switch off the printer and then disconnect it from the electrical power supply Wait a a few seconds then reconnect and power the printer again If the ON LINE and POWER light indicators continue to flash rapidly switch off and disconnect the printer and call the Technical Support Service e Check whether the printer is in the special functions mode printer powered but both light indicators off e Check that you have removed the protective film from the print head Troubleshooting Printing If the ON LINE light indicator flashes slowly o check that paper is present and that it loads correctly and that the print heads are fixedly in A place correctly Printing stops If the ON LINE light indicator flashes intermittently check that the paper has not jammed If this is the case see point 4 Paper jams or tears in the section entitled Paper If the ON LINE light indicator flashes slowly check that paper is present and that it loads correctly If there is no paper in the printer load up to 120 standard weight s
39. contains a sequence of operations which should be performed in the order described More detailed information about the printer features and functions is given in the User Guide Unpacking Keep the carton and all the packing materials in case you have to repack or ship the printer Carton contents As well as this instructions manual and the NEC Media Sample Pak the packing carton also contains see figure on page I A Printer B Power cable C Manual feeder document support D ASF document support E Output tray extension F Interface socket cover G Diskette and CD H Ink jet print heads Print head storage box As soon as you have removed the printer and its accessories from the packing carton check that all the parts ordered have been delivered and are undamaged If anything is missing or damaged contact your local retailer immediately Quick Start The interface cable for connecting the printer to your PC is NOT supplied with the printer A gt d 7 1 Place the printer on an ample stable surface near your computer or work station 2 Make sure that there is enough space around the printer for all its parts to be accessed comfortably 3 Make sure that there is a convenient independent electrical power supply socket to which you can connect the printer 4 Do NOT leave the printer exposed to direct sunlight or heat sources or in dusty dirty or poorly ventilated environments Identifying the
40. dices and an alphabetical Index Quick Start Unpacking and identifying the printer parts FA Connecting your printer 4 7 Inserting the document supports Loading paper Inserting the print heads Installing printer software Preparing the printer using the printer monitor Help Preface User Guide User Interface Software printer monitor indicating print job status and containing a series of printer care functions Printer operator panel giving the functions of the light indicators and keys Templates embossed on the printer casing indicating carriage movement paper out condition and print head insertion removal procedures B Ink Jet Print Heads How to insert remove the ink jet print heads in from the printer how to clean them and preserve optimum print quality Paper Characteristics of the paper you can use in the printer Use of document supports Usable print area Using Software Description of the printing system interface and printer I monitor How to change the printer settings via the printer driver settings or the printer set up utility Troubleshooting Guide gt Lists a series of common problems and their solution Indicates how to obtain the print test and hexdump Appendices Product characteristics parameters and command codes Refer to the appropriate chapter of the user guide whenever you encounter a problem This Page Intentionally Blank T
41. e Add Printer Wizard window is displayed If there are no other printer drivers already installed on your system your printer will be installed as the Default printer If other printer drivers are already installed and you wish to install the current one as the default printer click Yes and then the Finish button The installation of the driver files will start 6 At the end of the installation you will be asked to remove the diskette and restart Windows A folder with the driver name will be created automatically in the Programs folder It allows easy access at any time to the Printer Monitor the Help and information files whenever these are required You can also install your driver through the Add Printers procedure In this case your printer need not be connected to your PC Do not install with the setup program 1 Click Start highlight Settings and then click Printers in the sub menu which opens Double click Add Printer in the Printers window The first in a series of Add Printer Wizard windows is displayed click Next gt Click Have Disk in the window now displayed Insert driver diskette no 1 in drive A or B of your PC click OK Click Next gt Make sure LPT1 Printer port is highlighted click Next gt If you have an ECP computer make sure that the port setting for the printer is set to Printer Port LPTx and not to ECP Printer Port LPTx If necessary once the driver i
42. e returns automatically to its rest position at the right hand side of the printer during the print head insertion operation just press the ON LINE key to bring it back to the head loading position 11 Close the cover The print head carriage will return automatically to its rest position at the right hand side of the printer See Ink Jet Print Heads in the User Guide for further details on the handling substitution and care of the print heads Quick Start Installing Printer Software FA Before installing your printer driver abs The diskettes supplied with your printer contain a high quality color and monochrome printing system for both Windows 3 1 3 11 and Windows 95 environments If you are installing using the CD please follow the instructions supplied with the NEC Media Sample Pak This advanced printing system includes e a printer driver which gives you access to all the printer features through easy to use property sheets e a printer monitor for easy access to Printing Status and Printer Care A printer set up utility program for personalized printer settings under DOS if necessary is also included in the diskettes Before installing any printer driver we strongly recommend that you make a back up copy of the original diskettes according to Terms and conditions of the user license included with the diskettes and then use this copy for the installation procedure This will allow you to k
43. e sent to the printer ESC rnU 27 42 114 n85 1B 2A 72 n 55 Selects Monochrome Color Printing ESC r 3U 27 42 11445 51 85 1B 2A 72 2D 33 55 Selects color palette cyan magenta yellow ESC rOU 27 42 114 48 85 1B 2A 72 30 55 Selects monochrome printing ESC r1U 27 42 114 49 85 1B 2A 72 31 55 Selects monochrome printing ESC r3U 27 42 114 51 85 1B 2A 72 33 55 Selects color palette red green blue ESC onD 27 42 111 n68 1B 2A 6F n 44 Image Depletion ESC o1D 27 42 111 49 68 1B 2A 6F 31 44 No depletion ESC o2D 27 42 111 50 68 1B 2A 6F 32 44 25 depletion ESC o3D 27 42 111 51 68 1B 2A 6F 33 44 50 depletion B 10 Command Code Summary Programmable Printer Features This appendix contains a brief descripton of the printer settings using the printer setup utility programme Factory Settings When you receive the printer its basic operating parameters are already set with pre defined factory settings default settings for PCL lll emulation These are the settings which appear in the print test the very first time you run it see specific section in Troubleshooting Your printer emulation is set to be compatible with the diskette included with your printer You should not have to vary anything Programmable Printer Features The factory settings for the printer parameters are Feature Default setting Paper format Letter Paper device ASF Perforation skip mode ON Text scale mode OFF Graphic resolution 300 dpi Lin
44. e terminator Normal CR CR LF LF FF FF Print quality LQ Letter Quality Width type Normal Orientation Portrait Type style Font Courier Upright Portrait 10 cpi 12 pt Character set CP 437 International C User Definable Parameters The following tables give a brief description of all the features which can be selected using the printer set up utility Feature Description Paper Format Indicates the type and dimensions of the document to be printed Letter Legal A4 vertical A5 COM10 DL C5 Executive Free C6 B6 note cards Paper Device Means by which paper is fed to the printer ASF manual Perforation skip mode Skip TOF Affects only text introducing a half inch 12 7 mm non printable area at the top of each page In most cases Perforation skip mode ON will meet your requirements When Perforation skip mode is ON a line that overruns the lower limit of the text area will be printed below the top margin of the next page When Perforation skip mode is OFF the line will be printed on the first physical print line of the new page continued Perforation skip mode Skip TOF continued ENABLED ON DISABLED OFF Page 1 BOF 1 2 in Bor 1 2 in TOF 1 2 in 1 TOF 0 Page 2 Print Quality Type of printing quality LQ Letter Quality Draft etc Graphic Graphic printing resolution
45. ea Upright PS 10pts Linea Italic PS 10pts Linea Upright PS 8pts Programmable Printer Features C 3 Text Scale Mode Affects only text reducing automatically the current Line Feed setting to maintain a half inch 12 7 mm non printable area at the foot of the page even for the maximum number of print lines per page Possible ONL Y with portrait orientation selected and the Perforation Skip feature DISABLED DISABLED ENABLED 63 lines i of text Pr BOT a 12 7 T T h Width Type Defines the dimensions of the character symbol printed according to the FONT selected see parameter Some fonts are not affected normal half width half height half width and half height C 4 Programmable Printer Features Product Characteristics Printing Technique Non impact bubble ink jet with water resistant ink Color and Monochrome Print Heads either with Replaceable Ink Cartridge or disposable Throughput Windows environment up to 6 pages per minute ppm N B this value may vary depending on the print mode Draft LQ the software application and or the type of computer used Paper Handling Automatic sheet feeder ASF Manual single documents ASF Capacity Plain paper up to 120 sheets 21 lbs paper Envelopes up to 25 envelopes 21 lbs paper Note cards thicker documents up to 10 pieces 28 lbs paper Special printing media up to 40 sheets 24 lbs pape
46. econdary font Selects the default secondary font PORTRAIT Print Orientation LANDSCAPE Print Orientation continued Command Code Summary B 1 FONTS AND CHARACTER SETS continued ESC nm ESC nm ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC 23 Do ccc ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC ESC CcAXoccooooo momz OUW W OARNONWOHO0HH 005 OORrRWW K I e gt 2740 nm 274inm 2740nm 27 40 49 48 85 27 40 56 85 27 40 49 49 85 27 40 49 50 85 27 40 48 78 27 40 49 69 27 40 49 71 27 40 49 70 27 40 48 73 27 40 48 68 27 40 49 68 27 40 48 83 27 40 51 83 27 40 50 83 27 40 48 85 27 40 50 85 27 40 52 83 27 40 48 75 27 40 49 85 27 40 51 51 73 27 40 49 51 85 27 40 51 52 73 27 40 53 57 80 27 40 54 48 80 1B28nm 1B29nm 1B28nm 1B 28 31 30 55 1B 28 38 55 1B 28 31 31 55 1B 28 31 32 55 1B 28 30 4E 1B 28 31 45 1B 28 31 47 1B 28 31 46 1B 28 30 49 1B 28 30 44 1B 28 31 44 1B 28 30 53 1B 28 33 53 1B 28 32 53 1B 28 30 55 1B 28 32 55 1B 28 34 53 1B 28 30 4B 1B 28 31 55 1B 28 33 33 49 1B 28 31 33 55 1B 28 33 34 49 1B 28 35 39 50 1B 28 36 30 50 Primary Character Set Definition Secondary Character Set Definition values of n and m as for ESC nm Primary Character Set Definition CP 437 International default Roman8 PC 8 Denmark Norway CP 850 Multilingual
47. eep the original diskettes as masters so that should any problem arise with the back up copy you can make another copy Information file README TXT Whenever necessary latest information on the printer driver or instructions updating this manual are included in an information file contained in the diskette s If present the file will automatically be copied into the driver group that will be created during driver installation If you want to check this file directly from the diskette you will find it in each language directory e under Windows 3 1 3 11 open it through the Write application e under Windows 95 open it through the Wordpad application specifying the correct file extension TXT U System requirements e From Windows 3 1 up to Windows 95 e PC 386 or later with at least 4 MBytes of RAM 8 Mbytes recommended for Windows 95 e 1 MByte of free disk space Printer Driver Installation Procedure The installation procedure will vary depending on the Windows environment installed on your PC QO Windows 3 1 3 11 1 Start Microsoft Windows If it is already running make sure that all Windows application tasks are closed before starting to install the driver 2 Insert the driver diskette in drive A or B of your PC 3 From the File menu of the Program Manager select the option Run 4 Type A SETUP EXE or B and press ENTER The installation process starts
48. f complete press ON LINE The complete print test POWER ON LINE in is printed this order The pages following the first contain the internal fonts available Clean print Press and hold The printer executes a head ON LINE and press head cleaning PAPER for at least 2 operation on both print seconds heads 14 User Interface Printer Operator Panel Special key functions C with printer cover OPEN Function Key s Description Print head ON LINE Toggles the monochrome carriage color print head change movement position Reset counter Press and hold PAPER and press POWER for at least 2 seconds Resets the ink counter Re activates the end of ink signal when you replace the print head or the ink cartridge The POWER light indicator flashes three times User Interface Printer Operator Panel Light indicator functions Light Indicators Light Indicators Meaning Meaning ON LINE POWER ON LINE POWER lit lit The printer is powered and either ON off single Ink counter has been reset correctly LINE or in standby mode dormant three flash following the replacement of a print i e within the last two minutes there sequence head ink cartridge and the pressing of has been no printer host activity nor PAPER and POWER for at least 2 operator action seconds To return the printer to its operating condition just send a file to be printed
49. f gray or of color are produced by the variable concentration of dots When printing in color the proximity of different colored ink dots creates the impression of new colors handshaking Signal exchange between the printer and the controlling system which regulates the loading of data to the printers buffer and avoids overflow of this buffer hex dump Printing mode in which the transmitted characters and also control codes are printed as two digit hexadecimal codes Used for debugging initialization Process at printer switch on in which the printer executes an automatic self diagnosis of its hardware and loads the settings as defined in programming set up Reset by command also causes re initialization of the printer but without hardware check interface Physical with cable and logical synchronization and interpretation of signals connection of the printer with a host system computer ISO table International Standardization Organization a convention which assigns to certain ASCII codes see item a one per nation set of special European characters Glossary landscape Page orientation in which the characters are printed along the long side of the paper LOCAL condition Another word for the printer Off Line state see item nozzles Microscopic holes on the print head through which ink is expelled to form the character symbol to be printed off line Printer operating condition in which data and com
50. f the keys and light indicators on the operator panel will depend on the printer s status and whether the front cover is closed or open Printer states free no data to be printed e busy from the reception of data until the completion of its printing standby printer powered but dormant more than two minutes have elapsed since last interchange with host reduces power consumption special function mode user invoked operating mode independent of host User Interface Printer Operator Panel Basic key functions Function Key Description Function Key Description Printer ready Pause ON LINE Toggles the printer ON OFF LINE condition When the printer is ON LINE the ON LINE light indicator is lit and the printer can process and print data received from your computer When the printer is OFF LINE pause the print head carriage returns to its rest position at the physical right margin The ON LINE light indicator is off and any printing operation is suspended Printer ON OFF POWER Toggles the printer POWER ON OFF condition When the printer is powered the POWER light indicator is lit Also has the printer RESET function Paper load eject PAPER With paper loaded in the ASF but none already inserted for printing loads a sheet of paper to the first print position With paper already inserted for printing expels it on to the
51. flashing off 1 If after a print head replacement or start any other operation slowly operation the print head carriage off lit The printer is powered and OFF LINE flashing alternately 1 No print head installed 2 End of ink condition on one of the print heads When you open the printer cover the print head carriage will move so that the print head which caused the error signal is in the loading position If there is no operator intervention within 40 seconds of the error being signaled the print head carriage will return to its rest position To return the print head carriage to the loading position press ON LINE or close and re open the printer cover 16 remains in the loading position the print head has not been inserted correctly Make sure the print head is inserted in the correct position and blocked correctly If it is not repeat the insertion operation pushing the head towards the rear of the printer to fix it in position and then press ON LINE 2 Paper out condition on reception of data to be printed If you open the printer cover the print head carriage will be posi tioned under the paper template Load paper in the ASF or insert a single sheet in the manual feeder and press PAPER User Interface Printer Operator Panel Light Indicators Meaning ON LINE POWER flashing off Paper jam or spoilers blocked intermittently Sw
52. g 34 37 38 39 paper 35 36 parallel port setting 8 35 powering the printer 34 print heads 37 38 40 print quality character alignment 40 print quality leggibility 40 print test 34 printing 37 39 40 41 strange characters 40 Windows environment 41 G 6 U Unpacking 1 Use of intermediate right margin on ASF 24 on manual feed channel 25 User interface 11 operator panel 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 printer monitor 11 templates 11 17 W Weight envelopes C 1 note cards C 1 paper C 1 printer C 2 special printing media C 1 thicker documents C 1 Windows environment 28 29 access to driver parameters 28 Index NOTE 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 in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does 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
53. ge 1 Open the printer cover The print head carriage will move automatically to the head loading replacement position of the empty print head If you do nothing within the next 40 seconds the print head carriage returns to its rest position To return to the loading replacement position press ON LINE 2 Release ONLY the ink cartridge from the print head casing pulling gently outwards the lateral lip on the print head casing do not release or remove the print head casing from its chamber in the printer 3 Remove the cartridge from the print head casing pulling it upwards 20 4 Open the sealed ink cartridge container and remove the instructions leaflet which should be kept for future reference 5 Remove the ink cartridge from the container holding it by the thumb and finger grip 6 Remove the protective tape capsule from the new ink cartridge Do NOT touch the ink pad area on the cartridge 7 Insert the new cartridge in the print head casing immediately pressing in until it clicks into place 8 BEFORE CLOSING THE COVER press and hold PAPER and press POWER for at least two seconds to reset the ink counter The POWER light indicator will flash three times to confirm that the counter is reset and a sheet of paper will be inserted automatically and a nozzles test printed 9 Close the printer cover If your printing operation was interrupted it will now resume automatically from the point at which it stop
54. gineer or retailer for advice on the type of cable you require Make sure that your computer host system is switched off and that the printer is not powered k The interface socket cover which covers the parallel interface cable is in the accessories kit delivered in the printer packaging Plug the interface cable connector into the socket and if necessary close the spring clips on it Mount the socket cover over the interface connector Connect the other end of the interface cable to the appropriate interface connector socket port on your computer host system Press the POWER key on the printer operator panel and switch on your computer The printer will take a few moments to execute a series of internal checks It will be in ON LINE condition both light indicators will be lit After approximately 2 minutes of inactivity the printer will go into standby mode In standby mode the print head carriage returns to and remains in its rest position at the right hand end of its path and there is a reduction in the power consumption the light indicators on the operator panel remain lit To reactivate the printer just send a file to be printed or start any other printer operation Quick Start Inserting the Document Supports See figures 1b 2b and 3b on page Ill Remove the document supports from their packaging which should be kept with the other packing material in case you need to repack your printer f
55. h SETUP utility B 3 command codes A 1 A 2 default setting B 1 PCL III emulation C 1 C 2 resident C 1 C 2 G Graphic printing command codes A 7 A 8 H Help drivers 28 29 problems and solutions 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Hex dump 40 key combination 14 Identifying the printer parts 1 Ink cartridge 18 20 how to replace 20 Ink counter reset 19 20 indicator light status 16 key combination 15 Ink jet print heads 1 18 19 20 21 22 alignment 10 11 21 cleaning 22 color print head insertion 4 5 counter reset 19 20 electrical contacts 4 how to clean 11 how to insert 4 5 how to remove 18 19 how to replace 18 19 how to replace the ink cartridge 20 ink counter reset 15 instructions on templates 17 monochrome print head insertion 4 Photo Cartridge 18 19 printing nozzles 4 rest position 19 20 Inserting the document supports 3 Inserting the print heads 4 Installing printer software 5 driver installation procedure 6 8 preparation 5 6 Interface connecting a parallel cable 2 parallel C 2 parallel port setting 8 35 G 2 Index K Key combinations access to special functions 14 cleaning print heads 14 demo page 14 hex dump 14 print test complete 14 print test first page only 14 reset ink counter 15 Keys 13 14 15 basic functions 13 special functions 14 15 L Light indicators LEDs 16 17 end of ink condition 16 failure condition
56. hange Parameters the parameter group selection screen is displayed You can now select one at a time the parameter groups containing the feature s you wish to change See also Appendix B for a complete list and description of the parameters available If you click Factory Default you restore the default settings If you click Quit you abandon the setup utility program and return to DOS If you changed any settings you will be prompted to confirm that you want to Save setup into printer Using Software Running the Printer Set Up Utility The parameter settings defined in the driver and common to the program always have priority over the settings made using the setup utility This Page Intentionally Blank Troubleshooting This section contains a troubleshooting guide which indicates some of the problems which may occur during the day to day use of your printer together with suggestions for their solution Your printer is designed to require only minimum maintenance However everyday use will give rise to a number of simple printer care operations If you detect serious mechanical damage to or a failure in the printer do not attempt to repair it yourself CALL THE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICE at 1 800 632 4650 Troubleshooting General Care 2 1 Environment 2 e Keep your printer in a stabilized ventilated environment temperature range 60 95 F 15 to 35 C relative humidity 20 80 without c
57. haracter generators and the correct operation of the print head nozzles The first line of the print test contains technical information on the printer contents e This is followed by information on the condition of the two print heads first the monochrome head then the color print head This information consists of the Print Head Type Black Color the Print Head Test consisting of a diagonal line indicating the performance of the head nozzles the result line Nozzle test Pass or Fail with the number s of the faulty nozzle s e f dots are missing see the appropriate paragraphs in this section for the possible solutions to this problem Then repeat the print test e The rest of the print test contains the currently selected values for the programmable parameters SETUP a print out of the currently selected character set and the internal fonts available If you wish to modify your printer set up under DOS see Running the Printer Set Up Utility in Using Software Troubleshooting Print heads Printing During a printing operation do not stop the print head carriage manually nor touch the area within its path 1 Printer does not print receive data Check that the printer is connected to the electrical power supply powered on and On Line the ON LINE and POWER light indicators on the operator panel should be lit e Check the physical cables and logical application and driver
58. he driver with your printer name and click on OK 9 Your driver is now installed and your printer name appears in the List of Printers 10 With your printer name highlighted click on the Set as Default Printer button so that your printer will be active in all your Windows applications 11 Check your printer connection by clicking on the Connect button By default your printer will be connected on the LPT1 port which corresponds to the hardware connection of a parallel interface cable 12 Click on the Close button of the Printers dialogue box Quick Start U Windows 95 The Microsoft Windows 95 operating system allows d automatic installation of peripherals through the Plug Play feature a bi directional communication and hardware recognition procedure 1 Make sure that both printer and PC are powered The printer must NOT be in error mode i e the indicator lights must not be flashing 2 Activate Microsoft Windows 95 If already started execute the Shut down command and restart the computer 3 A window opens indicating that a new peripheral has been detected New Hardware found and the printer name The same window shows the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer option already highlighted Click the OK button 4 With the Install from Disk window displayed insert the printer driver diskette in the drive selected specify this drive if requested and click OK 5 Th
59. heet selected is activated and displayed automatically Save When you have made all the changes you require click OK at the bottom of the window to save your new configuration and exit Hints C Document type If Automatic is selected many of the other items in the various screens are disabled The values for these features are set automatically according to your document contents UA Monochrome printing only If you wish to print only with the monochrome print head you must select a document type other than Automatic then go into the Color tab and select Grayscale Fonts Scaleable and or TrueType fonts are available when you operate in a Microsoft amp Windows environment You cannot use the printer s resident fonts in Windows environment Using Software Photo Kit Photo Kit How to install the driver If you are a Windows 3 1 3 11 user 1 Start Microsoft Windows If it is already running make sure that all Windows application tasks are closed before starting the driver installation procedure 2 n Main group select Printers 3 Highlight your printer icon and click on Remove 4 Insert the driver diskette CD in the appropriate drive of your PC 5 Activate Control Panel in Main and select Printers 6 Click on Add gt gt then follow the instructions which appear on your PC screen until the driver is installed If you are a Windows 95 user 1 Make sure that your printer is connected
60. heets of plain paper in the ASF and press the PAPER key on the operator panel See Paper for the correct paper loading procedure If the ON LINE and POWER light indicators flash alternately replace the ink cartridge or change the print head Printing stops in the middle of the print job and the page is ejected check the printer port which should be Printer Port LPTx see point 5 in the section entitled Installation Printing does not resume after changing the print head s the print head s is are not inserted fixed correctly Make sure the print head is inserted in the correct chamber black left color Photo right and fixed towards the rear of the printer 39 e the ink counter has not been reset Press and hold PAPER and press POWER for at least 2 seconds The POWER light indicator will flash three times See Ink Jet Print Heads for the correct ink cartridge print head replacement procedure 4 Poor print quality a Legibility e Clean the print head holding ON LINE and pressing PAPER for at least 2 seconds or clicking on the appropriate button in the Printer Care tab in the Printer Monitor e Clean the electrical contacts on the print head and those in the print head carriage e Try printing on the other side of the paper e Make sure you are using good quality paper b Character alignment e n Windows environment access the Printer Care tab in the Printer Monitor and run the ALIGN
61. hen reinsert it The ink cartridge replacement operation should done ONLY when a new cartridge is available for IMMEDIATE substitution the print head MUST NOT be left without an ink cartridge inserted Remember to remove the protective tape capsule point 2 in figure 2 on page VIII before inserting the print head ink cartridge in the printer Take care not to get ink on your clothes the ink in the cartridge stains Do NOT remove the cap point 1 in figure 2 on page VIII from or attempt to refill a cartridge with ink as this damages the print head and the printer DO NOT shake the print head it is not a fountain pen If it does not print do the cleaning operations described in the next section If you think that the number of pages printed with the current print head cartridge is fewer than usual try cleaning the print head If the end of ink condition persists the print head ink cartridge is empty and requires replacing Always press POWER before disconnecting your printer from the power supply or before switching off your computer This will guarantee that the print head carriage returns to its rest position 2 When the printer is powered the print head carriage will automatically return to its rest position after 40 seconds of inactivity Cleaning the Print Head The print heads are cleaned automatically at regular intervals while the printer is powered This operation clears the print head nozzles guaranteei
62. hich color dots are combined on a document to achieve a range of colors dot size Size of the smallest element used to create the character image default value 1 72 in dpi Dots per inch indicates the number of dots which can be printed in one inch F 1 driver Software program which controls output to the printer and does necessary code conversions between application program and printer economy print mode Low dot resolution print mode Allows ink saving elementary spacing Smallest possible horizontal or vertical movement of the print head emulation Set of commands that can be interpreted by the printer and or driver ESCAPE character Special character with the decimal value 27 ESC which tells the printer that the following character s form a control sequence ESCAPE sequence Set of characters starting with the ESC character which controls an action of the printer as defined by its emulation factory settings Printer settings defined by the manufacturer also known as default settings see item firmware Built in control intelligence of the printer which cannot be changed by the user font Set of characters available in a certain typeface and size see also items cpi and dot size F 2 grayscale Printing method by which dots from a color file are combined on a document which is printed in monochrome black and shades of gray halftoning Printing method by which shades o
63. ing When replacing the print head take care not to touch the print head carriage shaft nor the area under the print head carriage Any document inserted for printing will be expelled if you remove the color print head To remove the print head proceed as follows 1 Open the printer cover a print head with replaceable ink cartridge only if you are changing the print head due to an end of ink condition signaled by the printer printing stopped both ON LINE and POWER light indicators on the printer operator panel flashing alternately and an error message on your PC screen the print head carriage will move automatically to the head loading replacement position of the print head which caused the error signal S all types of print heads if you are changing the print head due to deteriorated print quality which has NOT been signaled by the printer you pressed ON LINE o interrupt printing BEFORE opening the cover the print head carriage will move to the monochrome print head loading replacement Ink Jet Print Heads Replacing the Print Head position If you wish to change the color print head you must press ON LINE to move the print carriage to the correct loading replacement position If you do nothing within the next 40 seconds the print head carriage returns to ts rest position To return to the replacement position press ON LINE 2 Press down the green print head release lever left for monochrome pr
64. ing ON LINE and pressing PAPER for at least 2 seconds Clean the electrical contacts on the print head and those in the print head carriage For all these operations see the appropriate paragraphs in Ink Jet Print Heads After clearing and or cleaning the print head contacts print a demo page to check the print quality If the print quality is still not acceptable run a print test as follows e Make sure that the print heads are inserted and that there is paper in the ASF Press and hold in this order ON LINE then PAPER then POWER Hold them until the light indicators go off then release them together Press ON LINE POWER ON LINE in this order or click the appropriate button in the Printer Care folder in the Printer Monitor Asheet of paper will be fed into the printer and the print test will be executed automatically To suspend the print test temporarily press ON LINE pressing this key a second time will cause printing to resume Once the test is completed and the last sheet of paper expelled the printer will go automatically into ON LINE condition Check the print quality of the test making sure that all the characters are clearly defined and complete 38 If you have any problems with the print test check that you have followed the operating procedures correctly Print test contents The print test see figure on page XI contains information on the printer firmware release emulation and c
65. int head right for color print head to release the print head 3 Remove the print head pulling it upwards by the thumb and finger grip 4 Insert a new print head in its place The print head carriage will accept ONLY monochrome print heads in the left chamber and color Photo cartridge positionPhoto Kit print heads in the right If you insert a print head in the wrong chamber the print head carriage will not return to its rest position and the light indicators will continue to flash For the description of the print head insertion procedure see Inserting the Print Heads in the Quick Start 5 Only if you have inserted a NEW print head or replaceable ink cartridge BEFORE CLOSING THE COVER press and hold PAPER and press POWER for at least two seconds to reset the ink counter The POWER light indicator will flash three times to confirm that the counter is reset and a sheet of paper will be inserted automatically and a nozzles test printed If you are re inserting a color Photo Cartridge print head from the print head storage container you MUST NOT reset the ink counter Ink Jet Print Heads Replacing the Print Head 6 Ifyou pressed ON LINE before opening the E 12 cover you must press it again after closing the au cover to return the printer to its operating status El a If after replacing a print head the print head carriage remains in the loading position and the ON LINE light indicator is flashing slowly the p
66. ion priority over the document s in the ASF e All documents are loaded one at a time f you use a narrow document format less 165 mm 6 5 in wide or any type of envelope you must use the intermediate right hand margin guide opening it outwards see figures 1i and 2i on page X before inserting the document to be printed e You cannot insert a wider format if you have already loaded a pack of envelopes or narrow documents in the ASF e lf the ASF is empty you may have problems inserting a document through the manual feeder Sub standard paper can affect the quality of printing Printing on both sides of the paper may increase the risk of misfeeds or paper jams The document envelope must not be crumpled or torn otherwise it may jam or even not be inserted Paper Print Area Print Area The following tables contain the measurements of the physical print area on the document and envelope sizes handled by the printer The printer can print a maximum of 67 lines on an A4 page with 6 Ipi linespacing the last line may be printed with slightly defective linespacing Please note that The physical print area is the maximum print area available on your document e The recommended print area is generally always smaller than the physical print area Your application may also add its own default margins to your page layout further reducing the print area Pre printed documents MUST have at least a
67. itch off the printer open the cover and remove the jammed paper Close the cover and re power the printer If the light indicator continues flashing intermittently disconnect the printer and call the technical support service or your dealer Failure condition Disconnect the printer from the electrical power supply Make sure the print head carriage and paper feed paths are not obstructed and then reconnect the printer to the electrical power supply and press POWER flashing rapidly If the light indicators continue flashing rapidly disconnect the printer and call the technical support service or your dealer off 1 The printer is in special functions mode awaiting a key sequence to activate a specific function 2 The printer is not powered User Interface Embossed Templates Embossed Templates Kap See figures on page XII Your printer has two embossed instruction templates one on the printer casing under the cover the other on the inside of the cover L1 on the printer casing under the cover how to move from one print head replacement position to the other the print head carriage position if a paper out condition OCCUIS QO on the inside of the cover the operating procedure for changing the print heads For further details see Ink Jet Print Heads and the appropriate sections in the Troubleshooting Guide 17 Ink Jet Print Heads Your printer is a full c
68. lation fonts C 1 C 2 Perforation skip default setting B 1 parameter description B 2 Photo cartridge 18 21 insertion 21 Photo kit 29 30 driver installation 29 30 Physical characteristics C 2 Plain paper ASF capacity 23 24 C 1 Preparation for use GA connecting to a PC host system 2 connecting to the electrical power supply 1 inserting the document supports 3 inserting the print heads 4 5 loading a printer driver 5 Print area on document 25 26 27 envelopes 26 note cards 27 single sheets 26 Print attributes command codes A 3 A 4 Print definition graphics C 1 Print head care 21 22 cleaning the print heads Clean 22 Print position command codes A 6 A 7 Print speed C 1 Print test 38 color nozzles test 38 contents 38 how to interrupt 38 how to obtain 38 12 how to resume 38 key combination first page only 14 key combination full print out 14 monochrome nozzles test 38 nozzle test 38 troubleshooting 38 Printer care aligning the print heads Align 10 40 11 21 checking print accuracy 10 11 cleaning the print head Clean 11 cleaning the print heads Clean 40 22 environment 33 printing the demo page Demo 10 34 12 running the print test Print test 38 Index running the print test Test 12 transportation 33 Printer characteristics C 1 C 2 Printer monitor 11 contents 5 how to activate 9 how to use 9 10 11 12 print job status 11 printer
69. mands via interface are accepted until the input buffer is full but are not executed It permits the execution of operations commanded via the operator panel on line Operating condition in which the printer is completely controlled by its host parallel interface Means of connecting the printer to a computer with a defined standard plug and pin assignment Data is transmitted by 8 parallel lines i e one complete byte ata time parameter A command or feature the value of which may be varied see setting PCL commands Printer Command Language resident emulation A proprietary name of Hewlett Packard Glossary pitch The character spacing measured in characters per inch cpi see item portrait Page orientation in which the characters are printed across the short side of the paper print buffer An intermediate buffer in which data coming from the line buffer is stored until the transmission of a code which commands printing print quality LQ Letter Quality printing with a high character definition which approaches solid character profiles Draft printing with reduced character definition to give a higher print speed printer monitor On screen user interface containing information on the current print job and printer care operations that can be run by the user RAM Random Access Memory amemory area which may be written to repeatedly e g the print buffer volatile i e loses conten
70. ng the ink flow If you have a problem with the printing quality that is not solved by this automatic nozzle clearing operation you can do the same operation using e akey combination WITH THE PRINTER COVER CLOSED press and hold ON LINE press PAPER for at least two seconds and then release both keys together e the CLEAN function in the print care tab in the Printer Monitor see the specific section in User Interface If you have a problem with the printing quality that is not solved by the nozzle clearing operation described above try cleaning the print head as follows 1 Open the cover release and remove the print head 2 Clean the electrical contacts gold part on the print head and in the housing on the print head carriage with a slightly damp lint free cloth taking care not to touch the print head nozzles 3 Re insert the print head in the printer and close the cover 22 If there is still no improvement in the print quality try cleaning the print head nozzles This operation MUST NOT be repeated systematically as it can damage the print head It should ONLY be attempted as a last resort before changing the ENTIRE print head 1 Open the cover release and remove the print head 2 Dampen a tissue handkerchief with distilled water squeeze it slightly to remove any excess water 3 Holding the print head with its nozzles facing downwards blot it against the handkerchief pressing lightly 4
71. nstallation is completed change the setting in your system properties as follows right click on the My Computer icon select Properties then Device Manager double click on Ports COM amp LPT select Printer Port LPTx 8 Click Finish The installation of the driver files will start 9 At the end of the installation you will be asked to remove the diskette and restart Windows For more details on the printer driver its parameters and the printer set up see User Interface and Using Software in the User Guide or consult your Windows documentation Quick Start Preparing your Printer using the Printer Monitor Your printing system i e the printer driver and the printer monitoris now installed Before using your printing system you must prepare your printer by performing two of the Printer Care functions contained in the Printer Monitor 1 check the print accuracy Align 2 printa demo page Demo How to access the Printer Monitor O Under Windows 3 1 3 11 The Printer Monitor can be accessed from your printer group at any time just double click the specific icon O Under Windows 95 The Printer Monitor can be accessed at any time in either of the following ways 1 Click Start highlight Programs and then the printer name in the sub menu which opens 2 Click the Printer Monitor icon OR 1 Click Start highlight Settings and then click Printers in the sub menu which o
72. olor printer It must be equipped with both its monochrome and color print heads in order to operate correctly The print heads with replaceable ink cartridges supplied with the printer have an outer casing with the nozzles and the electrical contacts and an ink cartridge which fits inside the outer casing This economical and ecological system allows you to change the cartridge several times before you have to change the entire print head This type of print head generates an end of ink condition when the ink runs out causing printing to stop the light indicators to flash alternately and an error message to be displayed on your PC screen The printer also supports a Photo Cartridge an all in one print head and ink cartridge which you can use with the specific driver supplied to print photographic images ALWAYS use manufacturer original Ink Jet Print Heads and Cartridges This section describes e how to replace the print heads and the ink cartridges e how to clean the print head e how to preserve optimum print quality 18 Replacing the Print Head See figures 10 and 2d on page V for the monochrome print head and 16 and 2e on the same page for the color print head Photo Cartridge and the indications on the template on the inside of the cover You should remove the print head from the printer only to replace it or to repeat its insertion see Inserting the Print Head in the Quick Start in the case of faulty print
73. on to ensure correct communication ask your retailer for details L1 Note for Windows 95 users If you have Windows 95 installed on your PC BEFORE running the setup utility you must disable the DOS spooler as follows 1 Open the Printers folder select your printer then the Properties tab 2 In the Details property sheet click Port Settings 3 A window entitled Configure LPT ports opens with the option Spool MS DOS print jobs selected 4 Click the box to disactivate the option This will enable the DOS application to handle the port directly 5 Click OK 6 Click OK in the Details property sheet To re enable the Spool MS DOS print jobs feature just repeat the above procedure Using Software Running the Printer Set Up Utility To run the setup utility proceed as follows 1 Insert the diskette containing the setup utility program in drive a usually of your computer At the DOS prompt type An or B STUP750 EXE and press ENTER The program will read the setup parameters currently stored in the printer It will then display a screen offering the choice Print head alignment or Printer setup modifications If you click Print head alignment the program will display a series of screens which guide you step by step through the alignment procedure If you click Printer setup modifications the program will display the setup parameters currently stored in the printer If you click C
74. ondensation e Do not subject your printer to brusque changes in temperature and or humidity e Do not let dust accumulate on the printer casing Use a slightly damp cloth to remove dust Do NOT use abrasive or corrosive cleaning fluids to clean the printer casing 2 Transportation Always make sure that the print head carriage is in its rest position To ensure this always switch off your printer pressing POWER BEFORE switching off the host to which it is connected e Take care not to drop your printer Repack your printer in its original carton whenever possible 33 Problems and Solutions If you have problems while working with the printer check through the following list to see if you can find the cause of the problem If a printer malfunction other than those indicated in the following sections occurs or if after executing the suggested corrective action the problem persists call your retailer or the Technical Support Service During normal printer operation an error condition will be signaled by the flashing of the ON LINE and or POWER light indicators Installation 1 Missing or damaged parts e Contact your retailer immediately 2 Printer is not powered No power supply no light indicators are lit e Check that the printer is connected properly to the power socket e Press POWER 3 No printer reaction When the printer is powered the print head carriage and the output tray s
75. ontrol Panel though Program Manager and Main 2 In Control Panel open the Printers dialogue box in the same way 28 3 Check that your printer is selected if not select it 4 Click Setup QO In Windows 95 1 Using your mouse click Start in Desktop 2 Highlight Settings then click Printers 3 Highlight your printer model then click the right button of your mouse 4 Click Properties The driver selection is organized in property sheets To select the parameters you require for your print job open property sheets Settings Quality or Color as necessary Help Each active screen has an extensive module of detailed information which can be accessed by clicking on the Help button at the foot of the window If you rest your mouse arrow on most features and scrolling windows for more than two seconds an information flash will indicate the specific function of that feature or window E g if in Settings property sheet the mouse arrow rests on the feature Photos in the Document Type section the help tip Select for printing photographic images is displayed if it rests on the scrolling window in the Paper Size section Selects the paper size to use is displayed Using Software How to Use Your Printer Driver Modify To change the value of any feature just click the item or value To move from one screen to another just click the appropriate tab at the top of the window the property s
76. or relocation Document support for ASF figure 1b With the rounded part of the guide as the top edge insert the document support in the slot on the rear of the ASF so that it slides into the casing When using the ASF pull the support upwards so that the document format you intend to load is fully sustained see figure 1h on page IX Document support for manual feed figure 2b With the adjustable margin guide to the front left insert the document support in the front of the ASF so that it sits in the grooves at the front and forms a second document insertion channel If you use narrow formats in the manual feed you must open and use the intermediate right margin see figure 1i on page X Quick Start Output tray extension figure 3b Fa With the flat end towards the printer and the lip at the ad opposite end facing upwards insert the tray extension in the groove in the center of the output tray Before starting to print pull out the extension so that the tray accommodates the document format you are printing The indicator LTR A4 LEGAL should be level with the print casing see figure 1h on page IX Loading Paper in the Printer See the sequence of figures on page IX 1 Holding the tab on the left edge of the guide on the ASF move it to its extreme left position physical left hand margin 2 Fan the paper thoroughly 3 Align the paper against the physical right hand margin and load it into the A
77. or to deliver it to a NECTECH authorized service center or other facility authorized by NECTECH to render the warranty services in either the original package or a similar package affording an equal degree of protection NECTECH will send a replacement printer which will be at NECTECH s option new or like new and will meet all of the specification of the replaced printer The replacement printer will be shipped to you at NECTECH s expense by overnight delivery within the United States upon receipt of you defective printer or upon receipt of a major credit card number to guarantee receipt of the defective printer The warranty period on any replacement printer shall be either 1 the remaining balance of the original one 1 year term or 2 ninety 90 days whichever is longer With the exception of the duration the terms and conditions of this warranty shall apply to any replacement printer NECTECH may require that you provide the original bill of sale or receipt as proof of purchase in order to obtain warranty service Please retain such proof of purchase with your records Getting Service and Support Limitation of Damages and Implied Warranties NECTECH S SOLE LIABILITY FOR ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT IS LIMITED TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE PRODUCT AT OUR OPTION NECTECH SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR 1 DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY CAUSED BY ANY DEFECTS IN THIS PRODUCT DAMAGES BASED UPON INCONVENIENCE LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODU
78. ped If you have not inserted the new ink cartridge correctly the light indicators on the operator panel will continue to flash You must repeat the entire replacement operation If the quality of printing is not optimum try cleaning the print head see Print Head Care in this section After replacing the ink cartridge several times you must replace the entire print head complete with outer casing Ink Jet Print Heads Replacing the Ink Cartridge Photo Cartridge This all in one print head has been developed especially for printing photographic images It contains water resistant three color and Photo Black ink You should inserted the Photo Cartridge in place of the color print head which you must keep in the storage container provided See Paper and Using Software for information on the types of printing media to use and the installation of the specific Photo Kit driver Re aligning the Print Heads Whenever you change the print heads you must check their alignment This operation can be done either using the Printer Monitor in Windows environment or the printer setup utility program under DOS See the specific sections in Quick Start and Using Software Ink Jet Print Heads Photo Cartridge Print Head Care Always keep the print heads and ink cartridges ES sealed until they are to be used Separate the ink cartridge from the print head ONLY to replace it Do NOT remove and t
79. pens 2 Click your printer name to highlight it Quick Start 3 Click your right mouse button 4 Select the option Run the Printer Monitor in N the menu which opens In both environments the Printer Monitor will also be activated any time a print job is sent in Windows 95 the option Show Monitor during Print has to be already selected Use of the Printer Monitor The Printer Monitor contains two tabs Status which provides information on the file printing job as well as on job and page printing progress Printer Care which allows you to run four different service operations Align print head alignment checking print accuracy e Clean print head cleaning Demo printing of the demo page Test printing of the printer test page If you leave your Printer Monitor active the status of your print jobs will always be displayed automatically Checking print accuracy Align Whenever you insert a new print head or ink cartridge you should always check the horizontal and vertical printing accuracy to guarantee optimum printing quality The Printer Monitor in your printing system makes this operation extremely easy Make sure your printer and PC are powered your printing system is installed both print heads are inserted and paper is loaded 1 Open the Printer Monitor on your PC screen 2 Click the Printer Care tab 3 Click the Align button then follow the ins
80. poilers do not move e Check that the carriage path and spoilers are free of impediment 34 Try switching the printer off and then on again If the ON LINE and POWER light indicators are flashing rapidly there is a failure on the mother board press POWER to switch the printer off disconnect it and call the technical support service Demo page did not run If the print head carriage does not move check that its path is not obstructed Press POWER to switch the printer off wait a few seconds and then press POWER again Repeat the key sequence or click the appropriate button in the Printer Care tab in the Printer Monitor If the ON LINE and POWER light indicators flash alternately the print head ink cartridge needs replacing Follow the instructions given in Ink Jet Print Heads to replace the print head ink cartridge check that the ink cartridge is inserted correctly if it is not remove and reinsert it If the ON LINE light indicator flashes slowly open the cover to check the position of the print head carriage which may have moved to indicate a paper out condition If this is the case load paper in the ASF and press PAPER on the operator panel both print heads are inserted but the print head carriage does not return to its rest position The print head s is are not inserted fixed correctly Troubleshooting Installation check that the print head s are fixed in their blocked Pape
81. printer As your PC monitor and printer use different methods to create color PC monitor red green blue printer cyan magenta yellow the colors produced in your printed document may differ Beyond adjusting the printer driver you will get the best color matches if you use a 24 bit color monitor Color printing speed The speed at which your color document is printed depends on the processing speed of your PC the amount of RAM available in your PC the type of document you are printing 4 This Page Intentionally Blank Appendices A Supplies B Command Code Summary C Programmable Printer Features D Product Characteristics E Getting Service and Support F Glossary G Index This Page Intentionally Blank Supplies The following items can be ordered from your retailer They are packed individually and have specific instructions leaflets ltem Order No e Midnight Black Printhead 30 070 e Midnight Black Ink Cartridge 30 071 e TrueColor Printhead 30 076 e TrueColor Ink Cartridge 30 077 e Photo Cartridge 30 079 Snap in Replaceable Ink Cartridge Supplies The SuperScript 750C is compatible with most ink jet papers coated and uncoated For optimum print quality we recommend the following paper types Item Order No NEC Fine White Paper 70 100 Perfect for every day use NEC Premium Paper 70 110 Presentation quality results NEC T shirt Transfer 70 290 NECUltra Inkjet
82. printer switched off Troubleshooting Printing 6 Print test executed correctly but unable to print in Windows environment The printer driver may not be installed correctly Windows 3 1 3 11 Check that the name of the printer appears in the List of printers in the Printers dialogue box f the printer name is not listed install the printer following the driver installation procedure described in the Quick Start Ifthe printer name is listed remove it from the list by clicking on the Remove button in the Printers dialogue box and then repeat the driver installation procedure Windows 95 Check that the printer icon appears in the Printers dialogue box If the printer icon is not present install the printer following the driver installation procedure described in the Quick Start If the printer icon is present remove it by highlight the icon right clicking your mouse buton and then clicking on Delete in the menu which opens repeat the driver installation procedure Troubleshooting Printing Color printing and your PC monitor 2 A You are continually getting an out of memory message which is preventing you from printing Your color monitor is set to high resolution and is processing all the data Change reduce the setting You will not lose in printing quality and you will be able to print without this error message appearing Color on your PC monitor differs from color on
83. r Paper Type Plain office paper Transparencies High resolution glossy coated papers Envelopes Note cards T Shirt Transfer Product Characteristics Paper Weight Single sheets 15 to 30 lbs Envelopes 19 to 25 Ibs Note cards thicker documents 25 to 35 lbs Special printing media 24 to 30 Ibs Paper Size Single sheets A4 A5 Letter Legal Executive Envelopes COM 10 DL C5 C6 B6 Note cards 4x 6 in 5 x 8 in A6 Graphic Density From 75 to 600 dpi Resident Emulation PCL Ill extended Resident Fonts Courier orientation Portrait and Landscape pitch 5 8 33 10 16 67 20 33 34 cpi size 6 12 24 points style Upright Italic 5 10 20 cpi Letter Gothic orientation Portrait and Landscape pitch 5 6 8 33 10 12 16 67 20 24 33 34 cpi size 4 75 6 9 5 12 points style Upright Italic 6 12 24 cpi 6 12 24 points BF Team orientation Portrait and Landscape pitch Proportional size 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 points style Upright and Italic D 1 Linea orientation Portrait and Landscape pitch Proportional size 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 points style Upright Italic 5 6 10 12 points Character Sets CP 437 International Roman 8 PC 8 Denmark Norway CP 850 Multilingual ECMA 94 Latin 1 ISO 4 United Kingdom ISO 21 Germany ISO 69 France ISO 15 Italy ISO 60 Norway 1 ISO 61 Norway 2 ISO 11 Sweden Names ISO 10 Sweden ISO 17 Spain ISO 6 A
84. r contact your computer dealer printer the ON LINE light indicator flashes slowly Check that you have configured your application To clear this condition load paper in the ASF and press correctly see the driver installation procedure in Quick PAPER Start and your application manual 2 Paper does not load Check that the size and weight of the paper used are within the limits allowed Press PAPER then repeat the paper loading operation Troubleshooting Paper 35 f you removed the paper from the ASF you must press PAPER repeat the entire paper loading operation and then press PAPER again e Make sure the paper is not feeding in crookedly e If the ON LINE light indicator flashes slowly open the cover to check the position of the print head carriage which may have moved to indicate a paper out condition e Make sure the correct paper feed parameter is selected in your printer driver load paper in the ASF and press PAPER 3 Single sheets envelopes not loaded or loaded incorrectly e The document envelope has not been positioned correctly for insertion Make sure the correct paper format parameter is selected in your printer driver Preprinted documents must have a clean 5 mm margin before the first print position 4 Paper jams or tears The intermittent flashing of the ON LINE light indicator signals that a paper jam has occurred The most common causes of paper jamming in the ASF a
85. r o position towards the rear of the printer A 5 Problems with connection to host A Precautions e The paper must not be crumpled or torn otherwise it may jam or even not be inserted Always use paper in perfect condition and within the specifications defined see Paper and Product Characteristics e Check that your interface cable is of the correct type e Make sure you have fixed the interface connectors properly both to the printer and to the host e Make sure the paper feeds smoothly and that it is not f you have an ECP computer check that its printer held too tightly nor has too much play port setting is Printer Port LPTx If necessary change me n your Systemi properties e f you remove the paper from or add paper to the ASF you MUST repeat the entire paper loading operation right click on the My Computer icon Always make sure there is no paper inserted for printing before disconnecting the printer from the electrical select Properties then Device Manager double click on Ports COM amp LPT power supply select Printer Port LPTx Printing on both sides of the paper may cause smudging If problems continue after confirming the above printer port setting set the LPT mode in the computer BIOS to 1 No paper either Standard or Bi directional For further details on the BIOS settings refer to your If on a print command there is no paper loaded in the computer manual o
86. re e the addition of paper when the ASF is not empty 36 when adding paper to the ASF ALWAYS remove any paper already present and reload it all as a single pack after clearing a paper jam from the ASF or printing area ALWAYS remove any paper still in the ASF check it for and remove any damaged pages press PAPER and then reload the paper the incorrect loading of paper trying to load a single document through the manual feeder when the ASF is empty or when it contains a narrower document format than that in the manual feeder If the paper has already exited from the print area remove the jammed paper pulling it carefully forward towards the output tray to resume printing check the paper in the ASF if necessary remove any imperfect damaged sheets fan and square it and then reload it in the ASF and then press ON LINE If the paper jams in the ASF press POWER printer off and disconnect the printer from the electrical power supply remove the damaged page s from the ASF Remove the rest of the paper check it for imperfect damaged sheets fan and square it and then reload it in the ASF Reconnect and power the printer Troubleshooting Paper 5 Incorrect stacking e Too many sheets of paper in the output tray The output tray capacity depends on the type of paper and print coverage on the page It will hold approximately 60 standard weight printed pages Heavily
87. rint head has not been inserted correctly or is in the wrong position Make sure the print head is inserted in the correct chamber black left color right and fixed correctly pushing it towards the rear of the printer to fix it in position and then press ON LINE If you have problems inserting a print head Make sure you are loading the print head in the correct chamber on the print head carriage Check that the print head chamber is clean and free of foreign bodies NEVER force the print head into the chamber Always remove it completely and repeat the entire insertion operation For other problems see the specific items in the Troubleshooting Guide 19 Replacing the Ink Cartridge See the sequence of figures on page VI 1f to 4f for the monochrome print head and on page VII 1g to 5g for the color print head and also the indications on the template on the inside of the cover When replacing the ink cartridge take care not to touch the print head carriage shaft nor the area under the print head carriage Any document inserted for printing will be expelled if you remove the color ink cartridge When the ink cartridge in either of the print heads runs out of ink an end of ink condition is signaled printing stops both ON LINE and POWER light indicators on the printer operator panel start flashing alternately and an error message is displayed on your PC screen To substitute the empty ink cartrid
88. rinter packaging within fifteen 15 days or your credit card account will be debited for the current price of the the SuperScript 750C If you do not wish to provide a credit card number to NEC the service representative will provide you with an MRA Material Return Authorization number for return of the defective printer at your own expense You must package the printer in its original packaging or equivalent mark the package with the MRA number and return it to the address provided Upon receipt of the defective printer NEC will ship a replacement by overnight delivery E 1 Warranty NEC TECHNOLOGIES INC hereinafter NECTECH warrants this Product to be free of defects in material and workmanship and agrees to repair or replace any part of the enclosed unit which proves defective under these terms and conditions Warranty Length Labor is warranted for one 1 year from the date of the first consumer purchase Parts are warranted for one 1 year from the date of the first consumer purchase Warranty Coverage This warranty may be enforced only by the first consumer purchaser and it is not transferable Except as specified below this warranty covers all defects in material or workmanship in this Product The following are not covered by this warranty 1 Any Product which is not distributed in the U S A or Canada by NECTECH or which is not purchased in the U S A or Canada by the first consumer purchaser 2 Any
89. rol adjustment of the horizontal and vertical printing accuracy by means of a resident operator function ASCII table American Standard Code of Information Interchange standardized code and character assignment table from 0 to 127 decimal ASF Automatic Sheet Feeder paper insertion device incorporated in the upper rear part of the printer BIM Bit Image Mode graphic printing mode in which a byte is not interpreted as character Its bits cause the individual nozzles of the print head to print or not bit Smallest information item a signal set to 0 or 1 Eight bits make one byte character BOF Bottom Of Form the area at the foot of each form in which printing will not be possible it will be skipped automatically buffer Built in memory in the printer in which data will be stored until it is printed Glossary byte Standard unit for character symbol representation A byte consists of 8 bits character generator Resident printer program which converts a character code byte into a pixel matrix for printing character set Assignment table between a code and a specific printable character usually in connection with national languages cpi Characters per inch indicates the number of characters which can be printed in one inch dB decibel Unit of measurement for sound default Standard initial setting of a feature or a parameter Can usually be modified dithering Printing method by w
90. s given If a repetition of the instructions is unsuccessful see Problems and Solutions in the User Guide Quick Start User Guide This Page Intentionally Blank User Interface This section describes the user interface of your printer i e those parts and features that you use and or refer to during the day to day use of the printer The user interface comprises the Printer Monitor which is loaded in your PC when you install your printing system the printer operator panel and the templates embossed on the printer casing Printer Monitor The Printer Monitor is an on screen aid containing a series of functions which help you during daily use of the printer It is displayed by clicking on the specific icon The Printer Monitor allows you to e view the printer operating status during a print job It indicates the proportion of the document printed and eventual error messages Status e perform printer care functions to maintain optimum working conditions Printer Care Align print head alignment checking accuracy of bi directional printing Clean print head cleaning Demo printing of the demo page Test printing of the printer test page User Interface Printer Monitor Checking print accuracy Align on 70 Whenever you insert a new print head you should check the accuracy of bi directional printing to guarantee optimum printing quality The Printer Monitor in your printing system
91. soft Network NECTECH You will always be required to provide information regarding where and when the printer was purchased regardless of whether we have received your warranty card SuperScript 750C Printer Limited Warranty The SuperScript 750C is warranted for one year from the date of purchase under the NEC SuperScript Limited Warranty The warranty works as follows e The Customer calls NEC Customer Service and Support at 800 632 4650 Getting Service and Support A recorded message will provide a list of various service and support departments Press the correct number for Technical Support Note Many times a simple problem can be averted by speaking with a technical support representative first If it is determined that the printer is defective the support representative will transfer you to another department to set up the warranty exchange process SuperScript 750C Printer Limited Warranty If you wish to receive a replacement printer by overnight delivery the service representative will obtain a major credit card number from you along with your shipping address An electronic credit check will be made in the amount of the current price of the printer If the defective printer is not returned to NEC within 15 days or you cannot prove that your printer is still under warranty your account will be debited in this amount You must return the defective printer properly packaged in the original or replacement p
92. spoilers above the output tray Pressing again PAPER will open the spoilers so that the paper on them falls into the output tray and simultaneously another sheet will be inserted from the ASF for printing User Interface Printer Operator Panel 13 Special key functions L1 with printer cover CLOSED first page only order ON LINE then PAPER then POWER Hold all three keys until both light indicators go off then release them together press ON LINE three times functions mode The first page of the print test is printed This page contains the printer release level the nozzles test the currently selected parameter values and character set off then release them together then press ON LINE PAPER POWER in this order Function Key s Description Function Key s Description Demo page Press and hold PAPER The demo page is Hex dump Press and hold in this All subsequent data and press POWER for printed after which the order ON LINE then transmitted to the at least 2 seconds printer returns ON LINE PAPER then POWER printer will be printed in Hold all three keys until its hexadecimal format Print test Press and hold in this Access to special both light indicators go This feature should be used only under technical guidance as it can generate extremely long print outs see Troubleshooting Guide Exit from hex dump POWER Printer switched of
93. tructions displayed Printing the demo page Demo The demo page gives you a full color and black monochrome print out and allows you to check the correct functioning of the print heads 1 Check that you are still in the Printer Care tab of the Printer Monitor 2 Click the Demo button then follow the instructions displayed Once you have completed these two operations you can close the Printer Monitor 10 Help To simplify the use of the printer and to help you if you have problems this printer has an extensive user interface from your PC screen the printing system installed from the diskette supplied contains a printer driver and Printer Monitor with user friendly screen interfaces and a detailed Help file For further details see User Interface and Using Software in the User Guide the flashing of one or both of the light indicators on the printer operator panel signals the need for operator intervention For further details see Operator Panel in the User Guide two embossed templates see figures on page XI one on the printer casing under the cover the other on the inside of the cover illustrate certain operating procedures For further details see Embossed Templates in the User Guide Your printer is now ready for use If you have problems with any operating procedure or are unable to perform a specific function always check that you have followed the instructions a
94. tructions on the paper packaging or L container The drying time for the ink on the special printing media is somewhat longer than for plain paper Always remove the printed page as soon as it exits from the printer and set it aside to dry thorougly before handling it Do NOT stack such pages U Envelopes Best results are obtained using quality bond envelopes with a weight between 19 to 25 Ibs Using 21 Ibs envelopes you can load up to 25 at a time in the ASF QO Note cards Best results are obtained using note cards with a weight between 25 to 35 lbs Using 25 to 28 lbs note cards you can load up to 10 at a time 23 Dimensions The following table indicates the document formats you can use in your printer Single Sheets Envelopes width x length width x length A4 210 x 297 mm COM 10 4 125 x 9 5 in 8 26 x 11 7 in 104 7 x 241 3 mm A5 148 5 x 240 mm DL 110 x 220 mm vertical 5 85 x 8 26 in 4 33 x 8 66 mm Letter 8 5x 11 in C5 162 x 228 mm 215 9 x 279 4 mm 6 37 x 9 in Legal 8 5 x 14 in C6 114 x 162 mm 215 9 x 355 6 mm 4 4 x 6 27 in Executive 7 25x 10 5 in B6 125 x 176 mm 184 2 x 266 7 mm 4 92 x 6 92 in Note cards width x length 1 4x 6in A6 105 x 148 5 mm 2 5x 8in T Shirt transfers 24 Document Insertion You can insert all document formats both in packs through the ASF or manually one at a time through the manual feeder A single document in the m
95. ts when overwritten or at printer switch off release X X Indicates the version updating level of the firmware reset Commands the printer to clear the buffer and all temporary settings returning to an initial switch on state F 3 resolution Print density defined as the number of dots printed per inch ROM Read Only Memory a non volatile memory area that can be read used but not modified and contains the built in character generator command code emulation etc scaleable font A file containing the basic elements of a set of characters the size of which can be enlarged and or reduced within the specifications indicated by the user setting The value of a parameter command or feature SET UP An operating procedure in which it is possible to define the printer parameter settings and memorize them standby Printer status in which the printer is powered but dormant Occurs after a certain period of inactivity throughput The optimum average output in pages per minute of the printer TOF Top Of Form the space on top of a form in which printing is not possible Will be skipped automatically on the execution of an FF TrueType font Another name for bit map fonts F4 user settings Parameter values defined by the user word length 7 or 8 bits refers to the format in which a byte of data is transmitted to and interpreted by the printer Glossary INDEX A Aligning the print heads 10

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