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1. Printer Cover Tractor Cover The above openings must always be protected with their cover when the corresponding option is not installed Do not touch inside and do not insert any object into these openings or into the gears A78408744 002 iii Table of Contents Table of Contents Compuprint Information i Ae ER o a E E E EET ED AE S T ii Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulation ii EEC Regulations aree me dee core a de gu Fd A RE e RR LR ii Safety Information nn iii Table of Contents eee eerr eere nennen entere nnn an nena nnn anna DUE BLEE BEDER iv Getting to Know Your Printer erre eere e nnn nennen nnne nnnm nana nn 1 Printer Features iirinn iona iarann aiia kaai daanin inanan ie apinaa a a da tbi dnak TiK aea 1 4051 plus Model Specific Features 1 4056 plus Model Specific Features 1 Common Features inserer 1 Unpacking Your Printer sise 2 Printer PATES issus cA reri de i An d er Er perc e dr ror e ste 2 FONE VIEW SR OO RE CREER REPAIRS 2 Rear VI Wi ii E E 3 Setting Up Your Printer 1 cernere ener enne nn nnn nn nnnm LEDE Ens nnn un nena nn 3 Choosing a Suitable Location sssssseeeeeeeeeenen nennen 3 Printer Assembly tm ein te dpa id ei ea E 4 Ribbon Cartridge Installation 4 Paper Chute Installation ss 7 Host Computer Connection i eei em ter EG dun 9 Parallel Connection ip ttt rer E FE2. key the displayed value will be selected 48 A78408744 002 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting Cleaning the Printer ce Periodical cleaning will help to keep your printer in top condition e Usea neutral detergent or a water solution on a soft cloth to dean dirt and grease from the cabinet of the printer e Do not use an abrasive cloth alcohol paint thinner or other similar agents because they can cause discolorations and scratchings e Becareful not to damage the electronic and mechanical components Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge If the printing is fading the ribbon could be worn or damaged It is advisable to remove the used ribbon cartridge while the printer is turned off However your printer can be turned on during this procedure but do not forget that it must be disabled to print Wait message displayed ce Make sure that the new ribbon cartridge is an original Compuprint spare part If it is not so the quality and reliability level declared in the product features won t be assured 1 Removethe printer cover A78408744 002 49 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting 2 Movethe printer carriage to the center of the printer 3 Lift the cartridge off until the clip release it Now you areready to insert a new ribbon cartridge Follow from step 2 of Ribbon Cartridge Installation section Printing the Self Test It is advisable to print
3. PRINT DIRECTION Soft control Soft Control Soft control Soft control Soft control INTERFACE PRINT ADJUSTMENT INSTALLATION INTERFACE TYPE Automatic BIDI ALIGNEMENT Offset 0 PROTOCOL IBM XL x I F TIME OUT 2 seconds TOP OF FORM 0 90 inches IBM MODE INPUT BUFFER 32 k No DLL TEAR PERFO ALIGN 0 90 inches SET C IBM 1 2 IBM set 1 PARALLEL MODE Bidirectional NATION CP437 AUTOFEED SIGNAL Disabled 20 CPI 20 CPI no SLCT IN SIGNAL Disabled EPSON MODE SERIAL TYPE RS232C NATION USA SERIAL MODE Local EPSON C SET Graphic2 BAUD RATE 9600 bps LINE MODE LF LF CR CR WORD LENGTH 8 bit TEAR VIEW MODE Auto advancels PARITY BIT None LANGUAGE English BUFFER CONTROL XON XOFF BUZZER Enabled ROBUST XON No HIGH GUARD LEVEL 90 Buffer Size HEX DUMP Function This function may be selected at any point of the printing To activate the hexadecimal printing follow this sequence 1 After entering the Program Setup the following message will be displayed 2 Press the key to activate this function Press the key the following messages will be alternatively displayed Hex dump OFF Hex dump ON 4 Release the key when the hex dump ON message is displayed to confirm this selection press key The printer will print the data in hexadecimal code as well the ASCII notation 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 0123456789ABCDEF 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV 57 58 59 5A 0D 0A WXYZ 5 To ca
4. Turkish CP 853 Cyrillic CP 855 Turkish CP 857 Euro PC Multilingual CP 858 Portugal CP 860 Hebrew CP 862 Canada France CP 863 Arabic CP 864 Denmark Norway CP 865 Russian CP 866 Turkish2 CP 867 OCR A CP 876 OCR B CP 877 GOST TASS USA France Germany United Kingdom Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Spain 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 Spain 2 Latin America Latini ISO 8859 1 Latin2 ISO 8859 2 Latina ISO 8859 3 Latin4 ISO 8859 4 Latin Cyrillic ISO 8859 5 Latin Arabic ISO 8859 6 Latin Greek ISO 8859 7 Latin Hebrew ISO 8859 8 Latins ISO 8859 9 Latin9 ISO 8859 15 4051 plus 4056 plus 480 at 10 cpi 480 at 10 cpi 360 at 10 cpi 360 at 10 cpi 120 at 10 cpi 133 at 10 cpi 400 400 Paper Feed i 7 90 msec at 6 Ipi line per inch Paper Slew SIPS 4051 plus 4056 plus 60 72 80 90 120 144 240 60 80 90 120 180 240 360 Vertical 72 144 90 180 A78408744 002 65 Printer Specifications Paper Handling 0 52 mm max Fanfold Cut Sheet Fanfold Cut Sheet on Fanfold or Cut Sheet Manual Front or through the ASF on all paper types max 1 on ASF under the printable line Capability 100 sheets each Capability 150 sheets 8 54 to 38 1 cm 6 to 15 Bin 1 17 78 to 35 56 cm 7 to 14 Bin 2 20 32 to 35 56 cm 8 to 14 Physical and Electrical Characteristics 4051 plus 4056 plus IBM Proprinter XL III IBM Proprinter XL 24 I
5. PRINT DIRECTION CURRENT VALUES Draft Normal 6 lpp Disabled 66 lines Line 1 Line 66 10 cpp Disabled Column 1 Column 136 No No Soft control INTERFACE INTERFACE TYPE I F TIME OUT INPUT BUFFER PARALLEL MODE AUTOFEED SIGNAL SLCT IN SIGNAL SERIAL TYPE SERIAL MODE BAUD RATE WORD LENGTH PARITY BIT BUFFER CONTROL ROBUST XON HIGH GUARD LEVEL A78408744 002 Automatic 2 seconds 32 k No DLL Bidirectional Disabled Disabled RS232C Local 9600 bps 8 bit None XON XOFF No 90 Buffer Size MACRO1 MACRO2 Draft Draft Normal Normal 6 lpp 6 lpp Disabled Disabled 66 lines 66 lines Line 1 Line 1 Line 66 Line 66 10 cpp 10 cpp Disabled Disabled Column 1 Column 1 Column 136 Column 136 No No No No Soft control Soft control PRINT ADJUSTMENT BIDI ALIGNEMENT Offset 0 TOP OF FORM TEAR PERFO ALIGN 0 90 inches 0 90 inches Prin ter Setups All values of the functions are reset to the factory default ones in both Power on MACRO3 MACRO4 Draft Draft Normal Normale 6 lpp 6 lpp Disabled Disabled 66 lines 66 lines Line 1 Line 1 Line 66 Line 66 10 cpp 10 cpp Disabled Disabled Column 1 Column 1 Column 136 Column 136 No No No No Soft control Soft control INSTALLATION PROTOCOL IBM XL xx IBM MODE SET C IBM 1 2 IBM set 1 NATION CP437 20 CPI 20 CPI no EPSON MODE NATION USA EPSON C SET Graphic2 LINE MODE LF LF CR CR TEAR VIEW MODE Auto advancels LANGUAGE Engli
6. and that you hold the paper chute in the front position A78408744 002 7 Setting Up Your Printer 1 Insert the hook on the left side of the paper chute in the groove situated near the paper entry slot The figure shows the back of the printer and the paper chute in the back position for a good view of the hook and groove For this reason you will see the left side of the paper chute shown on the right Flex the paper chute towards the front of the printer and insert the hook on the opposite side of the paper chute in the corresponding groove This printer accessory may assume two different positions according to the paper type down position for fanfold paper A and raised position for single sheet B A78408744 002 Setting Up Your Printer 3 If you wish to position the paper chute down lift it towards the back of the printer and push it gently down until it stops If you wish to placethe paper chute in the raised position lift it and hook it firmly Host Computer Connection This printer can be connected to your host computer via two available interfaces Theinterface connectors are located on the rear of the printer e A bidirectional IEEE 1284 parallel interface e A RS 232C 422A serial interface EX Make sure that both printer and host computer are switched off Parallel Connection Insert the parallel interface cable into the parallel connector and fasten it by means of the dips
7. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could avoid the user s authority to operate the equipment The use of a non shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less The length of the serial interface cable must be 15 meters 50 feet or less Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulation This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de dasse A prescrites dans le r glement sur le brouillage radio lelctrique dict par le minist re des communications du Canada EEC Regulations This equipment conforms to the EEC Directive 89 392 the sound pressure measured according to ISO 7779 does not exceed 70 dBA ii A78408744 002 Safety Information Safety Information ce A Never remove any printer cover unless it is necessary for the installation of a printer accessory and expressly described in this manual B Please retain the printer covers in a safe place because they should be reinstalled if you decide to remove any printer accessory Thefollowing areas of the printer should be covered for safety reasons
8. of the cartridge are positioned over the retaining clips of the printer carriage A78408744 002 5 Setting Up Your Printer 6 Push the cartridge gently down while turning the tension knob 1 Make sure that the cartridge clips into place 2 7 To tighten the ribbon turn the tension knob in the direction shown by the arrow on the ribbon O cartridge Cipa 8 Replace the printer cover by first inserting the hooks 1 into the appropriate grooves 2 and then release the cover ensuring that dips in place 6 A78408744 002 Setting Up Your Printer 9 Movethe paper thickness lever according to the paper type e If a cut sheet is loaded move the lever towards the back of the printer e f a multicopy chemical paper is loaded first move the lever completely towards the back of the printer then 1 notch towards the front of the printer for each copy e f a carbon multicopy paper is loaded first move the lever completely towards the back of the printer then 2 notches towards the front of the printer for each copy Now you can load the paper and print your first test document see later in this section If the pattern does not satisfy your expectation adjust the paper thickness lever When printing on multipart paper follow the above instructions to avoid damaging the print head Paper Chute Installation EX To insert the paper chute correctly make sure that you are in front of the printer
9. on when paper is already inserted the display will show Remove Paper while buzzer sounds 4 short beeps Pe The paper is ejected with a backward movement of maximum 24 inches If you have not removed the paper yet the buzzer will sound again 4 short beeps Finally the display will show Load paper 40 A78408744 002 Paper Handling 5 Feedthe cut sheet in the slot Press the LOAD or FF key The paper will be loaded to the first printable line The paper is positioned at the first printable line at 1 6 inch from the top edge of the paper The last printable line of the sheet is positioned at 0 83 inch 21 mm from the bottom edge of the paper Fanfold Paper Thefanfold paper must be inserted at the rear of the printer Inserting Fanfold Paper 1 Put the paper chute in the raised position by lifting and hooking it firmly A78408744 002 41 Paper Handling 2 Open thetractor cover until it dips into place 3 Unlock the sprocket on the side of theinterface connector and if it is not already positioned slide it to theright until it stops 4 f you wish the first column in a particular position the ruler under the tractor should be helpful to position the sprocket The distance between the marks on the ruler is 1 10 inch 5 Lock the sprocket in place 42 A78408744 002 Paper Handling 6 Unlock the other sprocket and position it in accordance with the paper width Slide the spacers evenly along the t
10. on Configuration Seup e Press the PROGRAM key when the printer is disabled READY indicator unlit to enter the Program Setup EX When you enter the desired Printer Setup the Program functions described above the key area will be enabled Moving within the Printer Setups The arrow keys T gt are used to move within the different functions inside the Printer Setups e Use the J key to scroll forward the functions next ones and T to scroll them backwards previous ones e Use the key to select the next function or the value and to display the previous one e When the desired value is displayed press the gt key to select it Leaving the Printer Setups Whenever you wish to leave the current Printer Setup proceed as follows e n the Power On Configuration press the PROGRAM key and the new settings will be automatically stored The printer leaves the Power on Configuration Setup and is disabled to print READY indicator unlit e n the Program Setup press the PROGRAM key and if any change occurred the message SAVE MACRO will be displayed Press the PROGRAM key and the modified values will be used as current settings When the printer will be turned off they will be lost or the key to store the changes in a permanent way 22 A78408744 002 Printer Setups Power on Configuration Setup The default values are marked with an asterisk on the left Thesearethe available functions INSTALLATION Th
11. paper bins e Make sure that the printer is disabled to print e Insert the single sheet in the entry slot in front of the first bin until it stops against the platen Perform the paper loading procedure as explained before in Loading Cut Sheets section e Whenever you wish to enable again the ASF loading restack the paper in the bins 60 A78408744 002 Options and close them Using Fanfold Paper through Automatic Sheet Feeder Your printer allows to load the fanfold paper with the Automatic Sheet Feeder option installed The paper width must be maximum 15 inches 381 mm and it is advisable to test it sothat this feature can be correctly performed Follow the sequence 1 Make sure that the fanfold paper is in parking position and that the printer is idle 2 Press the SHIFT key and then PATH key When the display shows the message Fanfold Thru ASF releasethe key or do not press it within 0 8 sec 3 Place the drive selection lever in the fanfold position 4 Load paper as explained before and then proceed with your printing job You will see the fanfold that comes through the Automatic Sheet F eeder and positions itself towards the front of the printer EX It is advisable to remove the output stackers if installed from the Automatic Sheet Feeder to facilitate the paper exit How to Keep the Automatic Sheet Feeder Clean Your Automatic Sheet Feeder has been designed to operate reliably over a long
12. printer as necessary D READY d d D a n p m ta ig Ch PROGRAM y i d d y J r y y 7 ONLINE PROGRAM Ema C LoAD FF AF 4 naf o EX Display Messages The display messages can be divided into three main groups STATUS MESSAGES give information about the current operating printer state SETUP MESSAGES are displayed during the printer setup procedure See Printer Setups later in this section ERROR MESSAGES signal the printer faults Basic Indications on the Display When turning the printer on after the message 405x the display indicates the printer status Ready Wait Busy Quiet the current macro M1 M2 M3 M4 and the selected emulation IBM XL III or EPSON FX for the 4051 plus printer and IBM XL 24E IBM XL24 AGM and EPSON for the 4056 plus printer as follows Ready M1 EPS A78408744 002 Configuring the Printer The following list shows you the status and error messages in alphabetical order 1 Position lever 1 Tear off paper 2 Park paper 2 Remove paper 4051 plus or 4056 plus Bin 1 Bin 1 2 Bin 2 Buffer cleared Call Service Carriage error Check connection Check interface Check its moving Check line Comm failure Data lost Fanfold 14 Displayed when manual paper loading is not successful Verify the position of the selection lever Displayed when Park operation is not successful Displayed when Park operation is not successful Displaye
13. set 2 Tord NATION IBM set 1 IBM CS1 character set selection IBM set 2 IBM CS2 character set selection IBM National Character Sets IBM C SET 1 2 7 NATION ore fCP437 Tori KR s Tord 20 CPI ISO 8859 9 Tord Selection of the following IBM National Character Sets CP 437 CP437 G CP850 CP851 CP 852 CP 853 CP 855 CP 857 CP 858 CP 860 CP 862 CP 863 CP 864 CP 865 CP 866 CP 867 CP 876 CP 877 GOST TASS ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 2 ISO 8859 3 ISO 8859 4 ISO 8859 5 ISO 8859 6 1SO 8859 7 ISO 8859 8 1SO 8859 9 ISO 8859 15 IBM Compressed Printing NATION T 20cPl J gt oe 20 CPI no Tord l 20 CPI yes Tord IBM C SET 1 2 20 CPI no The compressed printing is performed at 17 1 cpi 20 CPI yes The compressed printing is performed at 20 cpi EPSON Mode PROTOCOL T Y EPSON C SET Tord Sore Italics LINE MODE NATION EPSON national character sets selection EPSON C SET EPSON character sets selection 24 A78408744 002 Printer Setups EPSON National Character Sets EPSON C SET 1 NATON 0 OAO Tord l Tord EPSON C SET ISO 8859 15 Tord Selection of the following EPSON National character sets USA FRANCE GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN 1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK 2 SPAIN 2 LATIN Al CP 437 CP437G CP850 CP851 CP 852 CP 853 CP 855 CP 857 CP 858 CP 860 CP 862 CP 863 CP 864 CP 865 CP 866 CP 867 CP 876 CP 877 GOST TASS ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 2 ISO 8859 3 ISO 8859 4 ISO 8859 5 ISO 8859 6 SO 8859 7 ISO 885
14. the keys to select it then press key to confirm it 18 A78408744 002 Configuring the Printer FONT Key T Normal The T MICRO FEED FORWARD function is Function available when the printer is not printing and causes a forward micro feed of the paper Keeping pressed this key for a second the paper will advance in continuous mode at the speed of 3 5 ips slew speed BEN Shift The FONT function will be enabled This function Function allows you to choose among the selectable fonts Keeping pressed this key or pressing it within 1 second the fonts will be scrolled Release this key when the name of the requested font is displayed or do not pressed again within a second The font messages are Draft Courier Gothic OCR A OCR B for the 4051 plus printer and Draft Courier Roman Boldface Prestige Script Presentor OCR A OCR B for the 4056 plus printer T Program The T Up arrow key allows you to scroll upwards Function the functions that are present in a function level or to scroll upwards the funcion values if you are at selection level The numeric values are incremented PITCH Key I Normal The function is available when the printing is not Function printing and allows to move backwards the paper with a micro advancement Keeping pressed this key for a second the paper moves backwards in continuous mode at the speed of 3 5 ips slew speed BLOC Shift The PITCH function allows you to select the ava
15. 4051 plus 4056 plus User Manual Compuprint E Compuprint Information Thanks choosing this printer Your printer is a rdiable working equipment that will be very useful in your daily job Our printer has been designed to be compact and respectful of the work environment It offers a wide range of features and multiple functions that confirm the high technological leve reached by the Compuprint S p A To maintain unchanged in the long run these printing performances Compuprint has developed specific consumable accessories for each printer type for example ribbon cartridges for dot matrix printers toner and OPC cartridges for laser printers bubble ink j amp cartridges for inkje printers that assure an excdlent operation with high printing quality leve reliability Compuprint recommends to use only its original consumables with original packaging identified by its holographic label In this way a proper use of the printer at quality Iwa unrdiability stated in the product characteristics can be assured All typical usage problems related to not certificated consumables may be avoided such as an overall quality print leva degradation and often the reduction of the product life due to the fact that the proper print heads working conditions OPC cartridge and other printer parts are not assured Moreover Compuprint does not only certify its consumables in terms of working conditions but also carefully controls their complianc
16. 47 Tear Off Line Adjustment ss 48 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting ess 49 Cleaning the Printer sister 49 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge ss 49 Printing the Self Test acere ee rna n eret rp 50 Error Handling uen rct e Dae neue 51 OPTIONS 53 Automatic Sheet F eeder sens 53 Unpacking Automatic Sheet F eeder sse 53 Preparing the Printer enne 54 Installing the Automatic Sheet F eeder sssssssssseee 56 Paper Specifications ss 58 Paper Loading tete ht P n nana 59 How to Keep the Automatic Sheet Feeder Clean essercene 61 Removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder sssssssseeseese 62 Problem Solving finite eret rettet Der da fareni 63 Printer SpecificatiOnS nenenenennennnnnnnennnn 64 A78408744 002 V Table of Contents vi A78408744 002 Getting to Know Your Printer Printer Features 4051 plus Model Specific Features 9 Needle Print Head Draft printing at 480 cps and in Letter Quality at 120 cps IBM Proprinter XL 111 EPSON FX Series emulations High resolution printing at 240 x 144 dots per inch 4056 plus Model Specific Features 24 Needle Print Head Draft printing at 480 cps and in Letter Quality at 133 cps IBM Proprinter XL24 XL24 AGM EPSON LQ 1050 2550 emulations High resolution printing at 360 x 360 dots per inch Common Features 136 columns Ope
17. 9 8 ISO 8859 9 ISO 8859 15 EPSON Character Sets NATION T gt or c Italic Tord l Graphic 1 Tord NATION Graphic 2 Tord Italic EPSON Italic character set selection Graphic 1 EPSON Graphic 1 character set selection Graphic 2 EPSON Graphic 2 character set selection Line Mode EPSON MODE T LINE MODE sore LF LF CR CR 4 TEAR VIEW MODE LF LF CR CR CR LF CR LF LF CR LF amp CR LF CR A78408744 002 CR LF CR LF LF CR LF amp CR LF CR If the printer receives a LF code LF it only performs a line feed If the printer receives a CR code CR performs a carriage return If the printer receives a CR code CR it performs a carriage return followed by a line feed If the printer receives a LF code LF it performs a linefeed If the printer receives a LF code LF it performs a line feed followed by a carriage return If the printer receives a CR code CR it only performs a carriage return If the printer receives a LF code LF or a CR code CR it performs both a line feed and a carriage return 25 Printer Setups Tear View Mode LINE MODE T gt or Auto advance 1s l hs LANGUAGE Auto advance 5s Manual advance No tear Auto advance Paper moves automatically to the tear view position 1s 58 after the specified time out 1s to 5s Manual advance Paper moves to the tear view position using the ON LINE key No tear Tear view mode is disabled It is useful to print labels o
18. A78408744 002 9 Setting Up Your Printer Serial Connection Insert the serial interface cable into the serial connector and fasten it by means of the two screws use the screwdriver Software Driver Selection At this point it is necessary to configure your printer for your application package The installation procedures depend upon the host environment Follow the instructions in the readmefile you find on the CD ROM In a WINDOWS 95 environment the printer supports the Plug amp Play feature ce The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address http www compuprint net Power Connection Make sure that the power outlet matches the power rating of the printer See the name plate of the printer that you find in the rear of the printer Make sure that the power outlet is near the printer location and easily accessible 10 A78408744 002 Setting Up Your Printer 1 Make sure that the power switch at the rear of the printer is on printer off position Insert one end of the power cable plug into the printer connector placed on the rear the e printer 2 Insert the other end of the power cablein a convenient outlet 3 Toturn the printer on press the part of the power switch that now is up The print head moves and stops at about 6 5 inches from the left side of the printer and the indicators on the operator panel light up for a few seconds EX Every time the pri
19. BM Proprinter XL 24AGM EPSON FX Series EPSON LQ1050 2550 IBM Epson and Centronics compatible Bidirectional IEEE 1284 Buffer up to 32 KB Nibbles and Byte Mode Shared w DLL buffer 7 8 data bits max 100 KBPS RS 232 C and 422 A 600 to 38400 baud bps 7 8 data bits XON XOFF Break Buffer up to 32 KB Shared w DLL buffer 10000 hours 25 Duty Cycle Draft 400 MC Draft 3 MC 6 A78408744 002 o Printer Specifications 173 mm 6 7 615 mm 24 2 310 mm 12 2 15 kg Temperature Relative Humidity Temperature Relative Humidity Temperature Relative Humidity 2 M Qo A o co N A A o o D o 7
20. Cut sheet already inserted is ejected c Program The lt function allows you to get at the previous Function level of the Printer Setup LF QUIET Key LINE Normal It is available when printing is disabled This function FEED Function uses a paper advancement to the next printable line Keeping pressed this key for more than a second you will obtain the continuous execution of paper advandng EUM Shift It allows a noise level reduction Keeping pressed this key Function Quiet OFF and Quiet ON will be displayed in rolling mode If you want to enable this function release this key when the message Quiet ON is displayed On the display remains the message Quiet To disable this function release this key when Quiet OFF is displayed If QUIET mode is selected while the printer is printing it will beadivated at the end of the current line gt Program The function allows you to get to the next level of the Function Printer Setup When SELECT MACRO is displayed pressing key the selected and operating macro will be displayed Using the T and the J keys you will be able to display all the selectable macros MACRO n is displayed Pressing the key the displayed macro is selected and using the T and L keys the selectable parameters will be displayed Select the parameter to be modified by pressing the gt key the selected and adive value is marked with an asterisk on the left of the value itself press the T and
21. ES ERR DR 9 Serial ConnhectiOns uito oed t er ER Peer te GP CR ri CERA IRE Dua RE 10 Software Driver Selection sienne 10 Power Connection coner perte c epar iae ea ped v a Fe DE Ed 10 Selecting the Display Language nee 12 Configuring the Printer err reeeee eene en nnne nnn nn nnnm ran nena nnmnnn nnna 13 Operator Panel Presentation nnns 13 Display Messages sssssssseeeneeeeeeennenenenene nene enne 13 Wale CALOFS RARE EOM SEE UDE LEES EE EE 16 Function Keys ecd i ete e e D te eh 16 EU M EE I CI 21 Printer SetupS 22 Entering the Printer Setups nn 22 Moving within the Printer Setups rrrnnen 22 Leaving the Printer Setups ss 22 iv A78408744 002 Table of Contents Power on Configuration Setup ss 23 Entering the Power On Configuration 23 Program Setup iicet een eta pets vil ura cp dba EE D QR pu tues LEE Ep 32 Entering the Program Setup ss 32 Paper Handling nent 38 Paper Specifi Cations xs ses te cp b pU ECRIRE RUE ONE GR 38 Fanfold Paper temere alla arial e Pede IR teens 38 Cut Sheets soe cedo RR iu 38 CUt ShiBets tete bte a a ae A aretha dette eee en 39 Loading Cut Sheets ne oq ned rete e rud Bina ac 39 Fanfoldi Paperi a tocan dedo n Tale e peat dee etna 41 Inserting Fanfold Paper 41 Parking Fanfold Paper ss 45 Switching From Fanfold Paper to Cut Sheet 46 Top of Form Adjustment nti tei e edge cdd
22. H GUARDLEVEL 30 Automatic 2 seconds 32 k No DLL Bidirectional Disabled Disabled RS232C Local 9600 bps 8 bit None XON XOFF No 90 Buffer Size MACRO1 Draft Normal 6 lpp Disabled 66 lines Line 1 Line i66 10 cpp Disabled Column 1 Column 136 No No Soft control 78XXXXXX MACRO2 Draft Normal 6 lpp Disabled 66 lines Line 1 Line 66 10 cpp Disabled Column 1 Column 136 No No Soft control PRINT ADJUSTMENT BIDI ALIGNEMENT TOP OF FORM TEAR PERFO ALIGN Offset 0 90 inches 0 90 inches Rel x xx MACRO3 MACRO4 Draft Draft Normal Normal 6 lpp 6 lpp Disabled Disabled 66 lines 66 lines Line 1 Line 1 Line 66 Line 66 10 cpp 10 cpp Disabled Disabled Column 1 Column 1 Column 136 Column 136 No No No No Soft control Soft control INSTALLATION PROTOCOL IBM XL xx IBM MODE SET C IBM 1 2 IBM set 1 NATION CP437 20 CPI 20 CPI no EPSON MODE NATION USA EPSON C SET Graphic2 LINE MODE LF LF CR CR TEAR VIEW MODE Auto advancels LANGUAGE English BUZZER Enabled A78408744 002 RECALL FACTORY Function e Press the key to select this function The values of the functions return tothe factory default setting FA Configuration Setup and Program Setup These are the default values OPTIONS FONT DRAFT MODE VERTICAL PITCH LPI LOCK PAGE LENGTH TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN HORIZONTAL PITCH CPI LOCK LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN SLASHED ZERO MULTICOPY
23. Y This function selects the zero character printing with Yes or without slash No Multicopy Form SLASHED ZERO sore vm Tol L No Tord FONT This function selects the printing on multicopy format paper Yes or on normal paper No Print Direction MULTICOPY 4 ore Unidirectional Tord KR Bidirectional Tord FONT Soft control Tord This funcion selecs the print direction unidirectional bidirectional o controlled by software A78408744 002 35 Printer Setups PRINT ADJUSTMENT Function Bidirectional Print Alignment SELECT MACRO TEAR PERFO ALIGN T T Dore BECRUGNHERT sore OS Tort l J E Tord PRINT STATUS TOP OF FORM Offset 6 Tord This function adjusts the bidirectional printing in a range between 6 and 6 When the previous value is changed the printer prints two lines to control the final output Top of Form ToF BIDI ALIGNEMENT 4 TOP OF FORM ore 0 90 inches Tord NR a Tord TEAR PERFO ALIGN 990 90 inches Tord This function adjusts the top of the form in n 90 inch The values range between 0 and 990 At value selection level the printer prints a x 90 string where the x value indicates the current value corresponding to the current ToF position If the value is changed the new value will be printed from its corresponding ToF position ce See Top of Form Adjustment in the Paper Handling section Tear Position Alignment TOP OF FORM 4 sore 0 90 inch
24. anual paper feeding is automatically selected when the cut sheet is loaded 3 Place the drive selection lever in the cut sheet position The message Load paper Will be displayed Now your printer is ready to load cut sheet Follow step1 to 5 in Loading Cut Sheets section 46 A78408744 002 Paper Handling Top of Form Adjustment The Top of Form Adjustment procedure allows you to adjust the position of the first printable line and therefore it is advisable to perform it immediately after a paper loading Turn the printer on if itis not and proceed as follows Make sure that the printer is not printing READY indicator unlit If the fanfold paper has been loaded park it by pressing the PARK key If the cut sheet has been inserted eject it by pressing the FF key 1 Press the PROGRAM key The following message will be displayed SELECT MACRO 2 Pressthe J key until the following message is displayed PRINT ADJUSTMENT 3 Pressthe to select the function The following message will be displayed Bidi Alignment 4 Now gom pressing the J key until the following message will be displayed Top of form 5 Press the key to select the function The paper is unloaded and reloaded at the TOF quote The current value will be printed and the display will show the following message 0 90 inches The paper is moved to the view position While scrolling all the possible values by pressing the and J keys the paper will be moved 6 Pr
25. d when the paper ejection is not successful This message appears on the display immediately after turning the printer on to indicate that it is initializing to its power on setting The print head moves to its initial position The printer is logically disconnected from the host and is disabled to receive data The READY indicator is turned off Displayed when is selected ASF 1 feed Displayed when is selected ASF 1 2 feed Displayed when is selected ASF 2 feed Displayed after input buffer clearing all the stored data are erased Displayed in rolling mode together with the failure message to indicate a call to Service Displayed when there is an unrecoverable carriage error This means that the printer carriage does not move correctly When the Carriage error message is displayed the indicator READY blinks Check that the ribbon cartridge is not used up neither damaged Displayed when a DSR DCD or CTS signal fault occurs Displayed when an I nput buffer overflow occurs Displayed when a carriage fault occurs Displayed when a communication error occurs Displayed when a communication error occurs Displayed when an Input buffer Overflow occurs This is one of the messages that will be displayed when you press PATH Shift function Press the SHIFT key to select the fanfold paper loading A78408744 002 Fanfold thru ASF Initializing Invalid keypress Labels Load Loading paper Manual NVM changed Parkin
26. dust see Printer Specifications later Y ou need an AC Power Outlet compatible with the plug of the printer s power cord The voltage of the outlet must match the voltage shown on the printer s Rating Plate After selecting an installation location install the printer making sure that there is sufficient space for operation A78408744 002 3 Setting Up Your Printer Printer Assembly Ribbon Cartridge Installation ics It is advisable to insert the ribbon cartridge while the printer is turned off However your printer can be turned on during this procedure but do not forget that it must be disabled to print wait displayed and READY led turned off 1 Remove the printer cover by pressing simultaneously the two buttons in the front part of the cover 2 If you are inserting the ribbon cartridge for the first time do not forget to complete the unpacking procedure by taking off the plastic hooks that fix the paper bail 4 A78408744 002 Setting Up Your Printer 3 Pull the paper thickness lever towards the front of the printer to facilitate ribbon insertion 4 Remove the new ribbon cartridge from its bag Remove and discard the holdfast 1 that blocks the ribbon Turn the tension knob 2 to tighten the ribbon 5 Insert the ribbon 1 between the print head 2 and the print head mask 3 Lay the cartridge over the printer carriage 4 EX Make sure that the two pins on each side
27. e ASF does not The paper bin s not in Set paper bin s to correct feed the paper operating position operating position Check the ASF mounting and being transferred to ASF proper gear contact Set the ASF mode refer to the ASF mode manual Reload the paper bin s Remove the jammed paper and condition restack the paper More than one The paper is not fanned Fan the paper and reload paper sheet of paper enough stack feeds at a time The paper is out of Replace with new paper specifications or damaged according to the ASF standards conforming to ASF standards Paper goes a skew The paper is damaged Remove paper from the bin and replace it with new paper The paper is not The output paper stacker is Empty the output paper stacker ejected full properly A78408744 002 63 Printer Specifications Printer Specifications Printing Characteristics 4051 plus 4056 plus 0 30 Black 3 million of characters 233 at 17 14 cpi M AREE o 271 at 20 cpi Qualit Source Result V 18 18 18 18 18 18 Quali Source Result 4051 plus 1 6 1 8 1 12 1 72 1 144 4056 plus 1 6 1 8 1 12 1 90 1 180 3 Ip 30 mm 4 Ip 30 mm 6 Ip 30 mm 8 Ip 30 mm 12 Ip 30 mm 4051 plus 1 144 4056 plus 1 180 64 A78408744 002 Printer Specifications Normal Slanted italics CS1 and CS2 USA CP 437 Greek CP437 G Multilingual CP850 Greek CP851 Eastern Europe CP 852
28. e with the international standard rules concerning e nocancerous materials e noinflammability of the plastic materials e other standards Compuprint advices the customers not to use products for which the compliance to this safety rules are not warranted Finally seek your dealer or contact a Compuprint office and be sure that are provided you the original Compuprint consumables A78408744 002 i FCC Notes FCC Notes 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 when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occurin 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver to outlets on different circuits e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help
29. ence 1 Make sure that the printer is disabled to print Wait message is displayed and the READY indicator is unlit and tear the fanfold paper 2 Press the SHIFT key and then the PARK key to enable the PARK function The message Parking paper will be displayed the fanfold paper will move backwards up to its parking position The fanfold paper is still inserted into the tractors and ready to be fed as necessary A78408744 002 45 Paper Handling e When the fanfold paper to park is too long two messages will be alternatively displayed 1 Tear off paper and 2 Remove paper Tear the printed paper and press again the PARK key e When you need to load again the fanfold paper make sure that the drive selection lever is in fanfold position and that the paper type PATH function selection is Fanfold Switching From Fanfold Paper to Cut Sheet If you have been using fanfold paper and you have not removed it your printer allows the cut sheet sheet loading after performing a parking of the inserted fanfold paper PARK function 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and disabled to print READY indicator unlit Tear the fanfold paper that is currently loaded along the last perforation 2 You can perform the paper switching as follows e Press the SHIFT key and then the PATH key Select Manual and exit by pressing the SHIFT key The fanfold paper moves backwards or e Park the fanfold paper PARK function The M
30. es at 1 6 The value x corresponds to the n of lines set in the PAGE LENGTH function Bottom Margin TOP MARGIN T BOTTOM MARGIN gt or Line 1 4 ig HORIZONTAL PITCH Line 66 Line 126 This function selects the bottom margin defined as n of lines at 1 6 The value x corresponds to the n of lines set in the PAGE LENGTH function Horizontal Spacing BOTTOM MARGIN 4 HORIZONTAL PITCH or 5cpi 4 CPI LOCK 10 cpi 20 cpi Proportional This function sets the horizontal spacing at the following values 5 6 8 55 10 12 15 17 1 20 cpi or the proportional spacing Cpi Lock HORIZONTAL PITCH 4 orc Enabled Tord I Disabled Tord LEFT MARGIN Enabled Horizontal spacing is selected only by operator panel PITCH key Disabled The horizontal spadng is selected by the operator panel PITCH key or by software Left Margin CPI LOCK sore Coun Te Tord l t Tord RIGHT MARGIN Column 136 Tord This function sets the left margin defined as n of columns The physical margin position depends on the selected horizontal spacing 34 A78408744 002 Printer Setups Right Margin LEFT MARGIN 1 RIGHT MARGIN sore Column 1 Tord I p Tord SLASHED ZERO Column 136 Tord This fundion sets the right margin defined as number of columns The physical margin position depends on the selected horizontal spacing Zero Character Typeface RIGHT MARGIN 4 sore ve ToT l No Tord MULTICOP
31. es Tord L E Tord BIDI ALIGNEMENT 990 90 inches Tord This function adjusts the tear off position in n 90 inch The values range between 0 and 990 At value selection level the tear off line position aligns to the corresponding tear off border of the printer cover Pressing the T or 4 keys the tear off position moves in steps of 1 90 inch When the tear off perforation lineis set in the desired position selects this value ce See Tear Off Line Adjustment in the Paper Handling position 36 A78408744 002 Printer Setups PRINT STATUS Function Press the key to select the function The message Printing test will displayed while the following output will be printed 405x plus CONTROLLER 78XXXXXX Rel x xx GENERATOR 78XXXXXX Rel x xx OPTIONS CURRENT VALUES MACRO1 MACRO2 MACRO3 MACRO4 FONT Draft Draft Draft Draft Draft DRAFT MODE Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal VERTICAL PITCH 6 lpp 6 lpp 6 lpp 6 lpp 6 lpp LPI LOCK Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled PAGE LENGTH 66 lines 66 lines 66 lines 66 lines 66 lines TOP MARGIN Line 1 Line 1 Line 1 Line 1 Line 1 BOTTOM MARGIN Line 66 Line 66 Line 66 Line 66 Line 66 HORIZONTAL PITCH 10 cpp 10 cpp 10 cpp 10 cpp 10 cpp CPI LOCK Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled LEFT MARGIN Column 1 Column 1 Column 1 Column 1 Column 1 RIGHT MARGIN Column 136 Column 136 Column 136 Column 136 Column 136 SLASHED ZERO No No No No No MULTICOPY No No No No No
32. essing again the key the displayed value is selected and printed after the paper has been taken to the correct position Then the paper will be taken to the view position A78408744 002 47 Paper Handling Tear Off Line Adjustment The Tear Off Line Adjustment procedure allows you to adjust the position of the fanfold perforation in order to tear it against the printer tear off border on the cover This procedure is available only if the Program Setup is previously entered EX The Tear Off Line Adjustment procedure can be executed at any time during the printing Proceed as follows 1 Make sure that the printer is not enabled to print READY indicator unlit and the message wait displayed 2 Enter the Program Setup by pressing the PROGRAM key 3 Thefollowing message will be displayed SELECT MACRO 4 Press the J key until the following message will be displayed PRINT ADJUSTMENT 5 Press the key to select the function The following message will be displayed Bidi Alignment 6 Now go on pressing the J key until the following message will be displayed Tear perfo Align 7 Thefollowing temporary message will be displayed Parking paper 8 Now if you press the key the paper will be unloaded reloaded and a form feed executed The paper will be taken to the corresponding tear off line 9 Pressing the T and 4 keys you can scroll all the selectable values while the paper will be moved 10 Pressing again the
33. g paper Press any button Press Park Printer failure Printing test Processing Quiet OFF Quiet ON Ready M1 EPS Release button Remove paper Self test A78408744 002 Configuring the Printer This is one of the messages that will be displayed when you press PATH Shift function Press the SHIFT key to select the handling of the fanfold paper with the Automatic Sheet F eeder option installed Displayed whilethe printer is turned on An invalid pressing of a key has occurred This is one of the messages that will be displayed when you press PATH Shift function Press the SHIFT key to select the fanfold paper with adhesive label loading Displayed when a paper out occurs Displayed when there is a paper loading request fanfold or cut sheet This is one of the messages that will be displayed when you press PATH Shift function Press the SHIFT key to select the cut sheet loading Displayed when NVM contents has been changed Generic status message for all parking operations Generic user intervention message You are requested to press the PARK key Displayed in case of fault during the initialization Displayed while the self test is running Generic wait message for an operation Displayed when the Quiet function is not selected Displayed when the Quiet function is selected Displayed when the printer is on line and ready to print Generic user intervention message Displayed when Eject operatio
34. g sure that it reaches the roller Press LOAD oFF key Place the paper chute in raised position and insert again the single sheet Press LOAD oFF A78408744 002 52 Options Options Automatic Sheet Feeder This Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF provides fast and automatic feeding of single sheets and multi part forms on your printer This option is quickly and easily installed onto the printer by the operator No tools or special equipment are necessary Operation of the sheet feeder is relatively simple and with proper installation and care it will provide long and trouble free service The single sheets are contained in adjustable paper feed bin and are individually fed by the feeder to the printer platen After printing the feeder automatically transports the sheet or form into the output stacker of the feeder Unpacking Automatic Sheet Feeder Unpack the ASF and the paper sorter and check that all components are present aad gt E S S 3 m Ez o La D D 2 T 7 2 E r 2 e D S i FA I ee gen RE X ERS bg veg Second Bin A78408744 002 53 Options Preparing the Printer Make sure that no paper is present in the printer and that the Automatic Sheet Feeder loading is selected via your printer operator panel see Configuring the Printer section 1 Turn the printer off 2 Remove the printer cover by pushing down simul
35. ilable Function horizontal spacing Keeping pressed this key or pressing it within a second the spacings will be scrolled Release the key when the desired spacing is displayed or do not press it again within a second Available horizontal spacings CPI b m cm E y Sea 8555 390 x12 55 cJ 29 Program The J function allows to scroll downwards the Function functions that are in a level or to scroll downwards the function values if you are at a selection level The numeric values are decremented A78408744 002 19 Configuring the Printer PROGRAM Key PROGRAM Normal Keeping pressed this key while you turn on the Function printer you will enter Power on Configuration Setup Pressing this key when the printer is unable to print indicator READY unlit you will enter the Program Setup and the Program Function of keys are enabled The PROGRAM indicator is turned on when the function is enabled Pressing this key when the PROGRAM indicator is turned on the Program Function is disabled and the indicator turned off Program f you press this key while you are in the Program Function Setup you will exit the configuration mode saving the function values that have been changed If changes occurred the message SAVE MACRO will be displayed Now if you press the PROGRAM key you will exit the function and the new values will be only used as current ones When you turn off the printer you will loose any change you have made If you press
36. is function contents general parameters such as Protocol Emulation and the display language INTERFACE This function defines the interface physical type and communication features PRINT STATUS This function allows to print the current printer configuration RECALL FACTORY This function allows to reset the factory default values Entering the Power On Configuration 1 Makesure that the printer is turned off 2 Keep pressed the PROGRAM button key while turning on the printer The 4051 plus or 4056 plus message will be displayed then Release button message 3 Release the button key and the following message will be displayed INSTALLATION Function Emulation Selection RECALL FACTORY BUZZER T T INSTALLATION gt or PROTOCOL or IE Torl l I EPSON xx Tord INTERFACE IBM EPSON MODE IBM XL III IBM XL III emulation 4051 plus only default IBM XL 24E IBM XL 24E emulation 4056 plus only default IBM XL 24E AGM BM XL 24E AGM emulation 4056 plus only EPSON FX EPSON FX Series emulation 4051 plus only EPSON LQ EPSON LQ 1050 2550 emulation A78408744 002 23 Printer Setups IBM Mode PROTOCOL T or IBMC SET 1 2 Tori 2ore IBMset U NATION Tol oore CP 437 EPSON MODE 20 CPI Tord Joore 20 CPI no IBM C SET 1 2 IBM character sets selection NATION IBM national character sets selection 20 CPI IBM compressed printing selection IBM Character Sets 20 CPI T IBMC SET 1 2 ore IBMset1 Tori l IBM
37. l mode Bidirectional Parallel interface in IEEE 1284 bidirectional standard mode AUTOFEED Signal ARIES MODE or Enabled Tord I Disabled Tord SLCT IN SIGNAL Enabled The parallel interface uses the AUTOFEED signal Disabled The parallel interface ignores the AUTOFEED signal SELECT IN Signal chan SIGNAL or Disabled Tord KR Enabled Tord SERIAL TYPE Enabled The parallel interface uses the SELECT IN signal Disabled The parallel interface ignores the SELECT IN signal A78408744 002 27 Printer Setups Serial Interface Type SLCT IN SIGNAL SERIAL TYPE sore RS232C Tori T RS422A Tord SERIAL MODE This funcion selects the serial interface type RS 232 C or RS 422 A Serial Connection Mode SERIAL TYPE 4 sore Toa Tord T Remote Tori WORD LENGTH This function selects the serial connection type local or remote Data Format SERIAL MODE WORDLENGTH sore 7 bit Tord l 8 bit Torl BAUD RATE This function selects the data format using 7 or 8 bits Baud Rate WORD LENGTH 4 sore SOS l PARITY BIT 9600 bps 38400 bps This function selects the data transmission speed in bits per second bps The values available are 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 Parity Check BAUD RATE 4 PARITY BIT Sore I BUFFER CONTROL Even Parity check is enabled for even parity Odd Parity check is enabled for odd parity Mark Parity check disabled and the transmitted parity bit is a
38. lways in Mark state Space Parity check disabled and the transmitted parity bit is always in Space state None Parity check for 8 data bits only 28 A78408744 002 Printer Setups Buffer Control PARITY BIT 4 sore Bm Tol I XON XOFF Tord ROBUST XON This function selects the buffer control protocol DTR or XON XOFF Robust XON BUFFER CONTROL 4 ROBUSTXON J sore NOT ToT l Yes Tord HIGH GUARD LEVEL This function selects the execution of Robust XON High Guard Level ROBUST XON 1 gt ore 10 Buffer Size Torl l 2 Tord INTERFACE TYPE 90 Buffer Size Tord Selects the percentage of the input buffer to fix tothe High Guard Level signal A78408744 002 29 Printer Setups PRINT STATUS Function e Press the gt key to select the function The message Printing test will displayed while the following output will be printed 405x plus OPTIONS FONT DRAFT MODE VERTICAL PITCH LPI LOCK PAGE LENGTH TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN HORIZONTAL PITCH CPI LOCK LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN SLASHED ZERO MULTICOPY PRINT DIRECTION CONTROLLER 78XXXXXX Rel x xx GENERATOR CURRENT VALUES Draft Normal 6 lpp Disabled 66 lines Line 1 Line 66 10 cpp Disabled Column 1 Column 136 No No Soft control INTERFACE INTERFACE TYPE I F TIME OUT INPUT BUFFER PARALLEL MODE AUTOFEED SIGNAL SLCT IN SIGNAL SERIAL TYPE SERIAL MODE BAUD RATE WORD LENGTH PARITY BIT BUFFER CONTROL ROBUST XON HIG
39. n is not successful Displayed during the self test procedure You can select the test procedure keeping pressed the ON LINE key while turning on the printer The printer is disabled to receive data from the host and the READY indicator is unlit To stop test procedure press again the ON LINE key 15 Configuring the Printer Serial I F error Displayed when a DSR DCD or CTS signal fault occurs Shift Displayed every time that the SHIFT key is pressed to indicate that the Shift function is selected Stand by Displayed when the printer is in stand by status Top cover open Displayed as long as the top cover is open Wait M1 EPS Displayed when the printer is unable to print The indicator READY is unlit Indicators READY Lit When the printer is enabled to receive and print data Blinking The printer is unable to receive and print data Wait message displayed but there is still data in the input buffer Unlit When the printer is unable to print because e thetest procedureis running e theprinter initialization is running PROGRAM Lit When the PROGRAM function of the operator panel keys has been selected and enabled Unlit When the normal function of the operator panel keys is selected Lit When the SHIFT function of the operator panel keys has been selected and enabled Unlit When the normal function of the operator panel keys is selected Function Keys Each key can select one of the three available function modes No
40. ncel the hexadecimal printing set the printer in Wait READY indicator unlit press again the PROGRAM key and proceed as described above but now select the Hex dump OFF message A78408744 002 37 Paper Handling Paper Handling Paper Specifications Use the correct paper in your printer for obtaining good results in your printout See the information table below Fanfold Paper Width Minimum 76 mm 3 inches Maximum 406 mm 16 55 inches Length Minimum 76 mm 3 inches Weight Minimum 55 g m Maximum 80 g m Number of copies 1 original plus 5 copies Weight First sheet Minimum 55 g m Maximum 75 g m Others Minimum 55 g m Maximum 75 g m Carbon Minimum 14 g m Maximum 35 g m Total thickness Maximum 0 52 mm 0 02 inches If you are using fanfold paper through the Automatic Sheet F eeder the maximum width is 381 mm 15 inches Cut Sheets Width Minimum 101 6 mm 4 inches Maximum 431 8 mm 17 inches Length Minimum 63 5 mm 2 5 inches Weight Minimum 50 g m Maximum 120 g m Number of copies 1 original plus 5 carbon copies Weight First and last sheets Minimum 55 g m Maximum 75 g m Other sheets Minimum 45 g m Maximum 75 g m Carbon paper Minimum 14 g m Maximum 35 g m Multipart forms Maximum 0 52 mm 0 02 inches 38 A78408744 002 Paper Handling Cut Sheets Cut sheets are inserted from the top of the printer You can load cut sheet whether fanfold paper is inserted or no
41. nsuring that clips in place A78408744 002 57 Options Paper Specifications The following specifications should be adhered to in order to assure reliable feeder operation Seethe following tables Cut Sheet Width Minimum 145 mm 5 7 inches Maximum 420 mm A3 Length Minimum Bin 1 145 mm 5 7 inches Minimum Bin 2 203 mm 8 inches Maximum 355 mm 14 inches Weight Minimum 60 g m 15 pounds Maximum 100 g m 25 pounds Storage At least five hours before use keep the paper between 18 C and 24 C 64 75 F with a 40 to 60 of relative humidity Multipart Forms Pressure Maximum 2 copies Sensitive Paper First Sheet 70 80 g m2 17 5 20 pounds Copies 40 60 g m2 10 15 pounds Last Sheet 70 80 g m2 17 5 20 pounds Carbon Paper Maximum 2 copies First Sheet 70 80 g m 17 5 20 pounds Copies 35 40 g m 8 75 10 pounds Last Sheet 70 80 g m 17 5 20 pounds Carbon Paper 25 g m 6 25 pounds The uncoated surface of the carbon paper has to be rough Envelopes Width Minimum 127 mm 5 pounds Maximum 254 mm 10 pounds Length Minimum 101 mm 4 pounds Maximum 160 mm 6 5 pounds Thickness Minimum 0 10 mm 0 004 pounds Maximum 0 13 mm 0 005 pounds Max Thickness max 0 51 mm 0 020 inches Area Printable Area it is advisable to print into the constant thickness area EIE 58 A78408744 002 Options Paper Loading Make sure that all preliminary operations
42. nter is turned off and on again wait 3 seconds before turning it on A78408744 002 11 Selecting the Display Language Selecting the Display Language The display messages for this printer can be displayed in two different languages English Default and Italian Toselect the language that you prefer proceed as follows 1 Enter the Power on Configuration procedure e Makesurethat the printer is turned off e Keep the PROGRAM key pressed while you turn on the printer After theinitialization phasethe following message will be displayed INSTALLATION 2 Press the gt key to select the function 3 Press the key until the language first level function is displayed LANGUAGE 4 Press the key to select the function The following message will be displayed English The symbol means that the shown parameter is the selected one in this caseit is the default value 5 Press the gt key to select it Press the PROGRAM key to exit the Power on Configuration procedure From now the display message will appear in the selected language 12 A78408744 002 Configuring the Printer Configuring the Printer Operator Panel Presentation The operator panel consists of three elements e Display you can see on the display various messages usually regarding the printing functions e Indicators give information about the operating state of the printer e Function keys allow you to change operating state of the
43. of preparing the printer are executed then follow the sequence 1 Lift the lever 1 on the left side of the ASF to open the paper bin 2 Unlock the left paper bin guide 1 by pressing down the lever 2 positioned on top of the guide and then lock the guide in place 3 Repeat the operations for the right paper bin guide adjusting it to the correct paper width and ensuring that the paper is not too dase in the bin Bin Capacity Weight Bin 1 100 Cut Sheets 80 g m 35 Multipart Forms Bin 2 100 Cut Sheets 80 g m 35 Multipart Forms Output Stacker 150 Cut Sheets 80 g m 50 Multipart Forms A78408744 002 59 Options 4 Fan the paper thoroughly and stack it firmly in the bin 5 Lock the paper bin guides by lifting the levers up Close the paper bin by pushing its lever down e Whenever the bin is opened reposition the paper in the bin e Whenever the printer received a print command it automatically performs a paper loading Switching From Fanfold Paper to ASF If you have been using fanfold paper and the printer receives a command to load a cut sheet through the Automatic Sheet F der 1 Park the fanfold paper press the SHIFT key and then the PARK key to enable the PARK function the message Parking paper will be displayed 2 Place the drive selection lever in the cut sheet position Press the ON LINE key Manual Cut Sheets Insertion Without Removing the ASF Follow the sequence e Open the
44. period of time with minimal care and attention However it is advisable e Remove the dust from the ASF by first removing it from the printer To remove dust and paper particles from the ASF you should use a soft brush e The pick up rollers and printer platen may become slightly less efficient with use therefore they must be deaned periodically by a lint free doth and a suitable platen cleaner Please contact your dealer for suitable platen deaner ze Do not use platen cleaner on the plastic parts of the printer or ASF since platen cleaner will melt plastic A78408744 002 61 Options Removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder When the ASF is no longer required do not forget to disable its use by selecting another type of paper loading via your printer operator panel see Operator Panel Presentation before 1 Turn the printer off and remove the ASF cover 2 Remove the ASF by tilting it slightly towards the front of the printer and lifting it off 3 Position the rubber roller 1 in their places evenly along the paper bail Refit the plastic mask 2 4 Replacethe printer cover and the paper chute 62 A78408744 002 Options Problem Solving The following table will help you to identify and solve problems which may occur when using the ASF If the problem is not listed or if it is not corrected by any of the methods suggested contact your supplier for help Problem Cause Solution Th
45. r paper that backward movements may cause a paper jam Display Language Selection TEAR VIEW MODE LANGUAGE Sore English Tord T Italiano Tord BUZZER This function seleds the language of the display Messages in English or Italian language Enable Disable Buzzer LANGUAGE T Sore Enabled Tori I Disabled Tord PROTOCOL This function enables or disables the buzzer INTERFACE Function Interface Type ROMAN n GUARD LEVEL Sore Sore Automatic Tord il l Parallel Tord PRINT STATUS VF TIME OUT Serial Torl Automatic The interface type is automatically selected according to the data transmission Parallel Parallel interface selection Serial Serial interface selection 26 A78408744 002 Printer Setups Interface Time out INTERFACE TYPE T ore 2 seconds Tord L Tord INPUT BUFFER 30 seconds Tord This function defines the time duration 2 to 30 sec after which the interface switches to the other Input Buffer Size VF TIME OUT T sore 255015 Tod I ie Tord PARALLEL MODE 32K No DLL Tord This function selects the input buffer size with one of the following values 256 4K 8K 16K or 32 K The 16K and the 32K values do not allow the DLL The most suitable value for the DLL function is 256 DLL Parallel I F Mode INPUT BUFFER 4 PARALLEL MODE gt or Parallel CX Tord L Bidirectional Tord AUTOFEED SIGNAL Parallel CX Parallel interface in Centronics monodirectiona
46. ractor bar 7 Open the sprocket covers d pe ps 8 Position the holes in the paper over one sprocket and then over the other A78408744 002 43 Paper Handling 9 Closethe sprocket covers 10 Adjust the two sliders on the tractor cover in alignment with the spacers and dose the cover firmly 11 Put the paper chute in the down position by lifting it towards the back of the printer and pushing gently down until it stops Space the paper guides evenly on the paper chute 44 A78408744 002 Paper Handling 12 Place the drive selection lever in the fanfold position fanfold drawing and make sure that Fanfold is selected by pressing f PATH key SHIFT function on the f operator panel i ill il 13 If the printer is turned off turn the printer on see Power Connection section before The display shows Load paper 14 Press the LOAD or FF key and the paper will be positioned in front of the print head The paper is positioned at the first printable line at 1 6 inch from the top edge of the paper If you want to adjust the paper position follow the instructions of the Top of Form Adjustment section later The last printable line of thelast form is positioned at 0 31 inch 8 mm from the bottom edge of the paper It is advisable not to print two lines before and two lines after the paper perforation Parking Fanfold Paper Whenever you wish to park the fanfold paper follow the sequ
47. rator panel with a Liquid Crystal Display 16 alpha numeric characters three leds and eight function keys to control the operating printer state Easy usage through the Operator Panel and through software commands An Automatic Sheet Feeder option that handles large quantities of single sheets and allows simultaneous use of fanfold paper Printing of the commonly used bar codes Plug amp Play capability for Windows 95 98 Bidirectional IEEE 1284 parallel interface and standard serial RS 232 C and RS 422 A interface A78408744 002 1 Getting to Know Your Printer Unpacking Your Printer Together with the user manual the following items are included in the box EX Notify any damage to your supplier Ribbon Cartridge Black Ribbon 3 Mcrt Power Cable Paper Chute Printer Parts Front View Printer Cover Drive Selection Lever Interface Board Cover Operator Panel Paper Thickness Lever 2 A78408744 002 Setting Up Your Printer Rear View Power Socket Tractor Cover Interface Socket Power Switch Rear Paper Entry Slot Setting Up Your Printer Choosing a Suitable Location Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer The distance between the printer and the host computer must not exceed the length of the interface cable The location must be sturdy horizontal and stable Your printer must not be exposed to direct sunlight extreme heat cold humidity or
48. rface e n paralle configuration the information in the Input buffer is reset and the Buffer cleared message will be displayed e n serial configuration the information in the Input buffer is reset LOAD PATH Key LOAD Normal If you press this key while the printer is unable to Fundion print you will obtain the following effects e No action if paper is already present The Invalid keypress Will bedisplayed e f paper is not present pressing this key the paper is loaded according to the drive selection lever selection e If the ASF is installed the paper is loaded from the selected ASF bin EZB Shift This key selects the paper type and it is enabled when Function the printing is disabled The display shows the paper type you can use If you want to select the displayed paper type release the key and do not press it again within 1 sec The paper types are Fanfold Labels Fanfold Thru Asf Manual Bin 1 Bin 2 A78408744 002 17 Configuring the Printer FF PARK Key FORM Normal Pressing this key while the printer is offline causes FEED Function e The paper if loaded advances at new page or if parked is positioned on the first printable line e The cut sheet if loaded is ejected max 21 inches or a new cut sheet will be loaded BE shift No action if the paper is not present Invalid Function keypress message is displayed Fanfold paper present in the printer is set in parking position Parking paper is displayed
49. rmal Program or Shift e TheNormal function does not require previous action to be selected e The Program function is selected by pressing the PROGRAM key when the printing is disabled Keep pressed this key while turning on the printer until the message Release button is displayed the Power on Configuration Seup will be entered Pressing this key whilethe printer is in Wait indicator READY unlit the Program S up will be entered e The Shift function is selected by pressing the SHIFT key This function key is disabled when the Program function is selected 16 A78408744 002 Configuring the Printer ON LINE Key ON LINE Normal e Pressing this key you will obtain different results Function depending on the printer status e When the READY indicator is lit on pressing this key you will cause the stop of the printing at the end of the current line the READY indicator blinks if there is some data left in the Input buffer otherwise the indicator is turned off and the Wait message will be displayed e When the READY is unlit or is blinking pressing this key the printing will be enabled and the READY indicator is turned on e Pressing this key while powering the printer on the message Printing test is displayed and the check test is executed If you want to stop the self test press this key again Program Pressing this key you will obtain different results Function depending on the interface configuration parallel or serial inte
50. sh BUZZER Enabled 31 Printer Setups Program Setup The default values are marked with an asterisk These are the available functions SELECT MACRO This funcion defines four different macros and allows to configure the printer for different job types PRINT This funcion allows the adjustment of the mechanical ADJUSTMENT parameters and the tuning of the first printing line PRINT STATUS This function allows to print the current printer configuration HEX DUMP This function allows to enable the Hexadedmal Dump mode Entering the Program Setup To enter the Program Setup procedure proceed as follows 1 Makesurethat the printer is not enabled to print READY indicator unlit 2 Press the PROGRAM key The following message will be displayed SELECT MACRO SELECT MACRO Function MACRO SELECTION HEX DUMP MACRO 4 T li Dore WAGROT gt or FONT a 4 n DRAFT MODE PRINT ADJUSTMENT MACRO 2 VERTICAL PITCH LPI LOCK PAGE LENGTH TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN HORIZONTAL PITCH CPI LOCK LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN SLASHED ZERO MULTICOPY PRINT DIRECTION This funcion allows to select one of the four available print environments 5 Oooooooocoooooo A AAA AAA 32 A78408744 002 Printer Setups Font Selection PRINT DIRECTION 4 FONT sore Draft Tord Ka Tord DRAFT MODE OCR A Tord Selects the type of character to
51. t If no fanfold paper is present proceed as follows otherwise go to Switching From Fanfold Paper to Single Sheet section Loading Cut Sheets 1 Put the paper chute in the raised position by pulling and hooking it firmly Close or extend the paper support bar according to the paper size 2 If you wish to position the first printing column at 25 mm from the edge of the paper slide the left paper guide to the left as far as it will go then adjust the right paper guide according to the paper width A78408744 002 39 Paper Handling 3 Movethe paper thickness lever according to the paper type e f a cut sheet is loaded move the lever towards the back of the printer e f a multicopy chemical paper is loaded first move the lever completely towards the back of the printer then 1 notch towards the front of the printer for each copy e f a carbon multicopy paper is loaded first move the lever completely towards the back of the printer then 2 notches towards the front of the printer for each copy Now you can load the paper and print your first test document see later in this section If the pattern does not satisfy your expectation adjust the paper thickness lever When printing on multicopy paper follow the above procedure to avoid damaging the print head 4 If the printer is turned off turn the printer on The display shows Load Paper if there is no paper in the printer If you turn the printer
52. t fading Ribbon not feeding Check that ribbon is correctly loaded see Ribbon Cartridge Installation before Turn the tension knob to ensure that the ribbon is not jammed damaged Print head too far from Pull paper thickness lever towards the paper back of the printer to move print head closer to paper Dark smudgy Print head too close to Pull paper thickness lever towards the print paper front of the printer to move print head away from paper Self test not ON LINE key not Repeat the sequence see Printing printed pressed while turning the Self Test before the printer on Carriage fault Press ON LINE key and repeat the sequence see Printing The Self Test before A78408744 002 51 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting Problem Cause 1 Solin The display shows Remove paper The display shows Carriage error Single sheet has not been loaded Error in the paper handling procedure An unrecoverable carriage error occurred You have not correctly inserted the cut sheet The paper chute is in down position fanfold paper Try to eject the paper using T and J in MICRO FEED function Turn the printer off Make sure that the ribbon is not blocked inside the cartridge by turning the tension knob then wait 3 seconds and turn the printer on If the problem is not solved call Technical Assistance Insert again single sheet into the front paper entry slot makin
53. taneously the two buttons in the front part of the cover and lifting it out 3 Remove the paper chute if present as follows e put it in the raised position and flex it towards the front of the printer 54 A78408744 002 Options e lift the right side of the paper chute e unhock the left side of the paper chute 4 Slide the rubber rollers 1 of the paper bail to the extreme right side Remove the plastic mask 2 that protects the feeding mechanism on the right side of the platen 1 A78408744 002 55 Options 5 Put the drive selection lever in the single sheet position Installing the Automatic Sheet Feeder 1 Install therear paper stackers 2 Clip the two paper stackers 1 onto the metal strip in front of the paper sorter 2 56 A78408744 002 Options 3 If you want to install the second bin on your ASF remove the cover plates from the rear of the first bin 4 Insert the second bin into the first bin of ASF ensuring that the two support arms snap in place FA Remember that once you have placed the second bin it is not possible to separate it from the first bin 5 Hold the ASF parallel to the platen and slightly tilted towards the front of the printer Fit the hooks 1 into the small bars 2 at either side of the platen Release the ASF 6 Install the front cover provided with the ASF by first sliding it under the ASF and then releasing it e
54. the key you will exit the Program Function and the modified values of the selected macro will be stored in a permanent mode SHIFT Key SG Normal Press the SHIFT key to select the Shift Function of Function the keys The SHIFT indicator lits on and the message Shift will be displayed as long as a key available for this function is pressed Pressing this key when the SHIFT indicator lit up the Shift Funcion will be disabled and the indicator lit off 20 A78408744 002 Configuring the Printer Buzzer This printer is provided with a buzzer to indicate particular conditions according to the problem detected e 1 short beep 0 25 sec the BEL code has been sent when the buzzer sound stops the printer returns to normal operation e Continuous beep the printer cover has been raised when the printer is enabled to print Close the cover and make sure that the message Wait READY indicator unlit is displayed before raising the cover again e 4long beeps a fault condition has occurred See later Error Handling e 4 short beeps A condition of paper end or paper removal has occurred A78408744 002 21 Printer Setups Printer Setups Y ou can customize the printer depending on your needs via the Power on Configuration Setup and the Program Setup procedures Entering the Printer Setups The PROGRAM key allows to enter the Printer Setups e Keep pressed the PROGRAM key while powering the printer on to enter the Power
55. the self test printout to inform you about the current printer configuration and to check if the printer is working well Then proceed as follows 1 Keep the ON LINE key pressed while you turn the printer on the display will show the following message Printing test The message Printing test will remain displayed while the following output will be printed 2 Press ON LINE key to stop printing 50 A78408744 002 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting Error Handling The following table will help you to identify and solve problems which may occur when using the printer If the problem is not listed or if it is not corrected by any of the methods suggested contact your supplier for help Error Message Description Printer fails to Wait is displayed Press ON LINE a to enable printing print Interface cables are not Push cables firmly into sockets at both properly connected ends Fanfold paper is Paper holes aretorn Remove torn paper and replace with not advancing next good sheet Check the tension of the paper between left and right sprocket wheels If too tight loosen by moving right sprocket wheels slightly to left see Paper Handling before Paper is not correctly Reload paper ensuring that aligned on sprocket corresponding holes at each side of wheels paper are correctly aligned on sprocket wheels The drive selection lever Position lever in the fanfold position is selected in cut sheet position Prin
56. use Draft Courier Gothic OCR A OCR B for the 4051 plus model and Draft Courier Roman Prestige Presentor OCR A Script Boldface OCR A and OCR B may be selected only when the non proportional pitch is selected Boldface may be selected only when the proportional pitch is selected Draft Mode FONT DRAFT MODE or c Normal Tord I High speed Tord VERTICAL PITCH This funcion selects the draft printing speed Normal or High Speed Vertical Spacing DRAFT MODE D VERTICACBITCH or oT T LPI LOCK 12 Ipi 3 Ip 30 mm 12 Ip 30 mm This funcion determines the density with which the lines are printed according to different units lines printed per inch 6 8 12 Ipi or lines per 30 mm 3 4 6 8 121p 30 mm Lpi Lock VERTICAL PITCH 4 sore Erana Tord l Disabled Tord PAGE LENGTH Enabled Vertical spadng can be changed only by the operator panel keys Disabled Vertical spadng can be changed by software or by operator panel keys Page Length LPI LOCK 4 gt or NUMBER OF LINES Tord sore 1line Torl l A4 11 6 inches Tord m Tord TOP MARGIN A5 8 inches Tord 126 lines Tor This function selects the physical page length in n of lines 1 to 126 lines at 1 6 or in standard formats A4 or A5 A78408744 002 33 Printer Setups Top Margin PAGE LENGTH 4 TOFWARGN Joore Tne FO Torl L B Tori BOTTOM MARGIN Line X Tori This function selects the top margin defined as n of lin
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