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1. Operation No Users Tear Off Auto Eject Auto Restore Single Path 1 On Demand Disabled Data or Timer Single Path 1 Constant Enabled Data or Timer Single Path 2 or more On Demand Disabled Timer Single Path 2 or more Constant Enabled Timer Note The combination of settings with Automatic Eject Enabled and Automatic Restore Disabled is not recommended Table 15 Dual Path Usage recommendations Operation No Users Tear Off Auto Eject Auto Restore Dual Push 1 On Demand Disabled Data Dual Push 1 Constant Enabled Data Dual Push 2 or more On Demand Disabled Data Dual Push 2 or more Constant Enabled Data Note The combination of settings with Automatic Eject Enabled and Automatic Restore Disabled is not recommended Automatic Eject This parameter is displayed for the Front Push or Rear Push forms path You can set the printer to perform an automatic eject without pressing LOAD EJECT when a print job is complete You can set this value to Enabled When the print job is complete the printer will perform an automatic eject after a fixed timeout of approximately 5 seconds Disabled Default No automatic eject The LOAD EJECT is required to eject the forms To change or check the automatic eject after timeout follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press
2. 37 ASCII Configuration Checking and changing parameter values 38 Printer setup Exiting the Configuration Menu 39 Printer adjustment Exiting using START ti on of ey BBO Power On Reset Exiting using RETURN 39 Display language Locking the Printer Configuration Menu 40 Vital Product Data Configuration categories 40 Quiet Print Configuration storage Al Hex Print Attachment 41 Quit From Menu IPDS Configuration Al 42 45 46 46 47 47 47 48 48 This chapter gives you brief descriptions and procedures for checking or changing the Configuration Parameter Values Parameter values are settings the printer recognizes and uses to process print data These values can be set using the operator panel They are grouped together into categories of values and are accessed on the operator panel by these categories These categories are available on the Configuration Menu e Configuration Storage e Attachment e IPDS Configuration e ASCII Configuration e Printer Setup e Printer Adjustments e Power On Reset e Display Language e Vital Product Data e Quiet Print e Hex Print e Quit From Menu You can use the Configuration Parameter Values set at the manufacturer or you can change them Instructions for checking and changing the Parameter Values for each of these Configuration Categories are described in this section Notes 1 The com
3. 156 Clearing forms jams 159 160 162 162 163 When the printer displays a status code you need to know what action to take to recover from the displayed condition This chapter lists the status codes and recovery actions and gives a list of problems probable causes and recovery actions for problems that do not display a status code As with any problem if you can not correct the situation after performing the recovery action call or service Using status code and problem listings When a problem with the printer occurs the printer displays a status code and message The message on the display identifies the problem and gives a recommended action Status code and messages displays Find the code listed in numeric order on the following pages and perform the steps to fix the problem Only codes on which an operator can take action are included Note If you get a code that you cannot find in this section record the code and run the job again If you get the same code call for service No status code displays Scan the Problem list index on page 156 and go to the page listed beside the problem Find your problem in the chart read down the page to the Solution and perform the recommended recovery action If you still cannot correct the situation turn off the printer wait 10 seconds and turn on the printer If the problem persists call for service 151 Status codes and recover
4. 12 13 15 16 2 19 20 24 ar DO 25 26 Perform Each Step in Order Complete each step before you start the next one If you cannot successfully complete all of the following steps call your place of purchase Printer parts Front View Operator Panel Paper Knob Push Tractors Cover Power Switch Rear View Rear Paper Slot Top Cover Small Rear Cover Paper Knob Controller Board and Interface Connectors Large Rear Cover C7Q00004 Power Cable Connector Figure 1 Printer Parts Front and Rear View 2 User s Guide Unpacking the printer CAUTION Ath The 4247 printer weighs 21 kg 46 lbs Two persons are required to lift it 1 Review the following list of contents as you unpack the shipping container Contact your point of purchase if any items are missing __ Printer e One forms tractor and optional second tractor e Ribbon cartridge e Documentation and CD e Controller Board do not remove from protective package e Operator panel overlay e Power cable e CD Rom 3 Quick Setup Guide Safety Information Manual Statement of Limited Warranty Ribbon Cartridge Controller Board Cq700001 Figure 2 Contents of Shipping Container Additionally you can order the following option not pictured here e Printer Stand Provides adequate printer support and especially helpful when using the Dual Push forms path 2 After opening the
5. 156 User s Guide Table 20 Characters off registration Problem Page m 2 Print quality and ribbon problems index Table 21 Unreadable characters Problem Page m 160 Poor quality multiple part forms 160 160 161 Problem Page 161 AFTA setting needs to be changed 161 Table 23 Ribbon smudging Tors Problem Page ia 161 161 161 Table 24 Ping is too ight or paral characters prin Problem Page w 161 Table 25 Ribbon snagging tearing or not moving Problem Page ie 162 Chapter 19 Problem Solving 157 Table 26 Line to line horizontal misregistration Problem Page Dot registration not aligned 162 3 Configuration problems index Table 27 Printer doesn t print or prints wrong characters Problem Page Printer doesn t print or prints wrong characters 162 4 Miscellaneous problems index Table 28 Problem Page Power cord not connected 162 Table 29 Throughput of printer at half speed Problem Page Quiet Print function is set on 162 158 User s Guide Forms problems Causes are listed for each problem in order of priority 1 Problem Forms buckle twist jam or tractor holes tear The right tractor is adjusted incorrectly Solution Move the right tractor to obtain proper forms tension The tr
6. 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 101 Front Forms Backup 102 User s Guide This setting applies to the paper loaded on the default tractor if the second optional tractor is not installed When the second optional tractor is installed this setting applies to the paper loaded with this tractor The Front Forms Backup parameter instructs the printer whether it can perform tractor movements that would back the forms up Such movements include parking the printer This would be used when the physical characteristics of the forms currently loaded make it undesirable for the printer to attempt to move the forms in the reverse direction for example labels Even if Front Forms Backup is disabled the SCROLL MICRO can still be used for the paper path You can define the front forms backup to either one of the following values Enabled Default Allows the printer to back up the front forms as needed Disabled Prevents the printer from backing up front forms Use this setting for labeled continuous forms To change or check the Front Forms Backup 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Fr
7. To change or check the Characters Per Inch setting 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Override Host 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer plays Override Host Characters Per Inch 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Characters Per Inch is displayed 9 Press ENTER to display the current value An asterisk is displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 83 Lines Per Inch LPI This parameter allows the printer to accept or ignore override the Lines Per Inch commands that are sent by the host data stream You can set Lines Per Inch to Disabled The printer accepts and processes commands received from the host data Default stream for Lines Per Inch selection Enabled The printer ignores commands received from the host data stream for Characters Per Inch The printer will use the Lines Per Inch value set in the printer configuration To change or check the Lines Per Inch setting 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the prin
8. pa S S 2 SG N 3 Figure 18 Unlocking the sprockets of the Front push tractor 16 User s Guide 4 Space the paper guides along the tractor bar Open the left and right sprocket covers HC010019 Figure 19 Opening the left and right sprocket covers 5 Hold the fanfold paper in front of the sprockets and insert the paper perforation on the left sprocket pins and close the left sprocket cover Figure 20 Closing the left sprocket cover Chapter 1 Getting started 17 6 Insert the paper on the right sprocket pins HC010022 Figure 21 Inserting the paper on the right sprocket pins 7 Match the left sprocket for the first printing position that is the left margin must match the 9 mark on the printer cabinet Note Aligning the left hand edge of the paper past the 22 spacer on the printer cabinet will cause the paper to be misaligned with the Paper Load Sensor resulting in a 001 End of Forms error HC010023 Figure 22 Matching the left sprocket for the first printing position 18 User s Guide 8 Adjust the right sprocket gently to remove slack from the paper Lock the left and right sprockets moving the sprocket levers to the up position HC010025 Figure 23 Adjusting the right sprocket 9 Close the Push tractors cover HC010026 Figure 24 Closing the Push tractors cover 10 Press the STOP key to take the printer
9. 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Print language 72 User s Guide The following print languages are available on the printer when attachment is set to Parallel Serial USB or LAN ASCII The defaults are marked with an asterisk You can select any print language that is available for your printer Determine the value for the language setting you want from the following tables Code Page When emulation Code Page When emulation is set to 4247 4202 III XL is set to Epson FX 2381 Personal Printer Language 0 N A USA 1 N A France 2 N A Germany 3 N A U K 4 N A Denmark I 5 N A Sweden 6 N A Italy 7 N A Spain I 8 N A Japan 9 N A Norway 10 N A Denmark H 11 N A Spain II 12 N A Latin America I 13 N A French Canadian 14 N A Latin American II N A 437 USA PC A 54 N A 737 Greek MS DOS N A 813 Greek Latin ISO 8859 7 N A 819 Latin 1 ISO 8859 1 N A 850 PC Multilingual N A 851 Greek Old N A 852 Latin 2 ROECE N A 853 Latin 3 PC N A 855 Cyrillic PC N A 857 Latin 5 Turkey euro N A 858 euro PC Multilingual euro N A 860 Portuguese N A 861 Icelandic N A 862 Hebrew Code Page When emulation Code Page When emulation is s
10. Figure 13 Positioning the snap arm Chapter 1 Getting started 11 9 Align the ribbon mounting pins on the left and right side of the ribbon cartridge with the slots in the cartridge supports Snap the ribbon cartridge down into place Figure 14 Aligning the ribbon mounting pins 10 Turn the ribbon advance knob again in the direction of the arrow to take up any slack in the ribbon as you slide the printhead back and forth to ensure that the ribbon guide runs freely along the ribbon 11 If the ribbon is not running freely or to ensure that you have installed the ribbon cartridge correctly ensure that a The left and right ribbon mounting pins are securely snapped into the cartridge supports b There are no twists or folds in the ribbon c The ribbon is not catching on the printhead d The ribbon moves when you turn the ribbon advance knob in the direction of the arrow If the ribbon does not move replace the ribbon cartridge Contact your place of ribbon cartridge purchase if you believe that the ribbon is faulty 12 Close the top printer cover Removing the ribbon cartridge See Removing the ribbon cartridge on page 149 for instructions on this procedure 12 User s Guide Power connection DANGER lt 1 11 gt Your country may require an approved power cord and plug Ensure that you have the correct power cord and plug Use this cord and plug only with an approved correctly installed power
11. CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Front Left Margin Align 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Front Left Margin Align is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Note If the left margin alignment is too large for the current print line an 005 MARGIN ERROR ADJ MARGIN OR LINE LENGTH will occur For more information on the message see Chapter 19 Problem solving Front Paper Load Position This parameter adjusts the distance of the first printable line to the top of the paper from 30 to 360 units 2 in where each unit is 0 176 mm 1 144 in The default value is 0 To change or check the Front Paper Load Position 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Chapter 9 Printer adjustments 117 Printer Adjustments Front Form Load Position 5 6 8 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Front Paper
12. Extension cords DANGER DANGER lt 1 1 gt Do not use an extension power cord The customer must supply the correct electrical outlet which must meet the requirements stated under Appendix A Printer specifications on Portable power strip receptacles temporary power taps Portable power strip receptacles referred to as temporary power taps by the National Electrical Code may be used if they are fully approved in the customer s geographic location It is the customer s responsibility to supply a fully approved temporary power tap if one is to be used Connecting or disconnecting a communication port a teleport or an attachment connector A DANGER lt 1 14 gt Switch off printer power and unplug the printer power cord before connecting or disconnecting a communication port a teleport or other attachment connector Servicing during an electrical storm DANGER lt 1 13 gt Do not connect or disconnect a communication port a teleport or any other connector during an electrical storm Safety and environmental notices xiii xiv User s Guide Preface This guide describes the basic operating procedures for the 4247 Model X03 printer This information is useful to those who install or operate the printer or for those who supervise printer operations You need only basic operating experience to use this printer This experience includes an understanding of ho
13. IPDS Configuration Graphics Mode 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for graphics mode is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 6 IPDS Configuration 65 Alarm control 66 User s Guide You can set the audible printer alarm to either of the following values e Enabled Default e Disabled Note Pressing SET TOP OF FORM and some unit check conditions sound the alarm even if it is disabled To change or check the alarm control follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays IPDS Configuration Alarm Control 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for alarm control is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration Characters Per Inch CPI 67 Parallel interface 86 Lines Per Inch LPI eo ee ce 08 Interface type c a e
14. Weight er g CAUTION cme The 4247 printer weighs 21 kg 46 lbs Two persons are required to lift it Power consumption Heat output 166 User s Guide 115 Vac 230 Vac Category 60 Hz 50 Hz Maximum Peak 220 Watts 210 Watts Operating Maximum Typical 155 Watts 145 Watts Power Saver Mode 19 2 Watts 20 2 Watts Idle Off Mode 0 1 Watts 0 1 Watts Power Saver timeout is 23 seconds 115 Vac 230 Vac Category 60 Hz 50 Hz Operating Maximum Typical 147 Watts 500 BTU hr 138 Watts 470 BTU hr Idle 23 Watts 75 BTU hr 23 Watts 75 BTU hr Airflow The printer uses two fans to cool its internal parts Be sure that you do not block the air vents Lack of correct cooling and ventilation can cause printer failures and improper operation Declaration of product noise emission values The following tables show the noise emission values for the 4247 Printer Table 30 Sound Emission Levels with Standard Covers Sound Emission Category Operating Idling LWAd 1 bel 10 decibels 6 8 bels 3 7 bels lt LpA gt m bystander positions 57 9 decibels 26 7 decibels Notes 1 LWAd is the declared sound power emission level for a production series of machines 2 lt LpA gt m is the mean value of the space averaged sound pressure emission levels at the one meter position 3 The principle printer configuration used to measure the nois
15. Printer specifications contains general printer information and planning requirements It also contains information on the electrical and environmental requirements cabling information and forms specifications Appendix B 4247 Model X03 Configuration Menu contains a hierarchical representation of the Configuration Menu Appendix C Printer driver support on page 175 contains information about downloading drivers for your printer Chapter 1 Getting started Printer parts Unpacking the printer Choosing a suitable location Changing the display language from English Performing a power receptacle safety check Loading forms in the Front Push Tractors 4247 Model X03 nominal AC ae power Printing your first documents requirements Installing the optional second tractor Installing the Controller Board Handling the Controller Board Inserting the Controller Board Installing the operator panel overlay Installing the ribbon cartridge Removing the ribbon cartridge Power connection Ja eA wn Removing the optional second tractor Attaching the 4247 Printer to your computer Completing printer setup ios Software driver selection YO o A a aA A This chapter guides you through setting up your 4247 Model X03 printer The partial table of contents at the beginning of the chapter shows the procedures involved in this setup process Refer to this list for specific procedures and page locations
16. adjusting 117 margin alignment front right adjusting 119 Maximum Page Length MPL IPDS Configuration 59 Maximum Page Length MPL parallel parameter 70 Maximum Page Length parallel parameter 85 Maximum Print Position MPP IPDS Configuration 58 Maximum Print Position MPP parallel parameter 69 Media Size Priority IPDS Configuration 63 Menu function key 30 MPL IPDS Configuration 59 MPL parallel parameter 70 MPP IPDS Configuration 58 MPP parallel parameter 69 N Near Letter Quality IPDS Configuration 60 Near Letter Quality parallel attachment 74 NLQ Typeface parallel parameter 75 NLQ IPDS Configuration 60 non custom set configuration storage value 49 O OCR A parallel attachment 74 OCR B parallel attachment 74 operator and service clearance 166 operator panel audible alarm 29 display 28 function keys 29 status indicators 27 understanding 27 operator panel keys 29 operator panel language changing 125 ordering signal cables 148 Override Host parallel parameter 82 P Pacing Protocol serial parameter 92 page length MPL IPDS Configuration 59 page length MPL parallel parameter 70 paper bail 135 paper load position front adjusting 117 paper load position rear adjusting 120 paper source 101 paper source power on default 52 Paper Source printer setup parameter 101 parallel configuration alarm control 81 autofeed XT 88 character set 75 characters per inch 67
17. detected Data has been lost 1 Press STOP to clear the message 2 Compare the SERIAL PACING PROTOCOL value that is set in the printer to the pacing protocol of the host system see Pacing Control on page 92 3 Restart the print job Chapter 19 Problem Solving 155 Problem list index 1 Forms problems index Forms do not feed past printhead 2 Print quality and ribbon problems index 3 Configuration problems index Printer doesn t print or prints wrong characters on page 158 4 Miscellaneous problems index Printer has no power on page 158 Throughput of printer at half speed on page 158 1 Forms problems index Table 17 Forms buckle twist jam or tractor holes tea Problem Right tractor adjusted incorrectl Printer is not at edge of the table Forms supply too high Forms supply not aligned with printer Forms catching on carton edge e Ee ET call al Gad Gal ss DLO FIL gg i Ribbon twisted or folded HWW a1 jii oaa fi Ga SOJLO o Forms seem defective ai o Table 18 Forms do not feed past printhead Problem Page 159 159 155 Table 19 Problem Page Forms do not stack correctly table 160 Forms do not stack correctly rack he forms do not meet specifications D S Forms contain excessive moisture Forms too dr STS Dia JLo ma D So
18. first Parameter in the Category you select Use SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO to scroll through the Parameters until the parameter you want to check or change is displayed Press ENTER to display the current value for the selected Parameter indicated by an asterisk Use SCROLL MICROt and SCROLL MICRO to scroll through the other available Values until the value you want is displayed Press ENTER to select this new value When you change the values and do not save them in a custom set the printer retains the values until one of the following occurs e You power off O the printer e You change the values again Unless you save the values in a custom set the values you changed are lost when you power off O the printer The next time you power on 1 the printer the values you saved previously in the Power On Custom Set are the values the printer uses See Chapter 4 Configuration storage for information about saving and recalling parameter values in custom sets Configuration changes do not take effect until the printer completes printing the buffered data data the printer has in its storage areas If you change a parameter or several parameters and then decide you do not want to keep your changes you can return to the previous value settings by selecting Quit from Menu from the Configuration Menu The printer displays Quit from Menu Restore Previous Values Press ENTER to restore the previous values exi
19. to 104 F Relative humidity range 10 to 90 RH non condensing Note The best conditions for feeding and stacking are within a temperature range of 15 6 to 32 2 C 60 to 90 F and a relative humidity range of 26 to 62 Shipping environment The following table shows the shipping environment requirements for the printer Note You must cover the printer with a plastic cover for shipping Appendix A Printer specifications 169 Environment Requirement Temperature range 35 to 65 C 31 to 149 F Relative humidity range 5 to 95 RH non condensing Storage environment The following table shows the storage environment requirements for the printer Environment Requirement Temperature range 35 to 65 C 31 to 149 F Relative humidity range 5 to 95 RH non condensing Note Ribbon performance and print quality may degrade when exposed to temperatures in excess of 41 C 105 F for an extended period of time Electrical requirements Use the following tables to plan your site power requirements The tables list the voltage inputs grounding plugs and receptacles necessary for your new printer All voltages are single phase Nominal Operation Voltages and African Countries 100 V to 127 V 50 or 60 Hz 200 V to 240 V 50 or 60 Hz United States Canada X Central and South American X X and Far Eastern European Mid
20. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SOS Ore Oe oe Printer Parts Front and Rear View Contents of Shipping Container Removing the shipping locks from the printer Printer clearances Removing the two screws on the metal plate Sliding the board in the slot Attaching the Controller Board Operator panel Ribbon Cartridge Opening the top cover Aligning the cartridge pins Print head and ribbon guide mask showing correct positioning of the ribbon Positioning the snap arm Aligning the ribbon mounting pins Inserting the power cable plug Power switch in the I position ON Opening the Push tractors cover Unlocking the sprockets of the Front1 push tractor Opening the left aid right sprocket covers Closing the left sprocket cover Inserting the paper on the right sprocket pins Matching the left sprocket for the first printing position COO MANNDA FHF WN PR 11 12 s13 13 16 16 17 17 18 s18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Adjusting the right sprocket Closing the Push tractors cover Opening the tractor area cover Second tractor Aligning the second tractor hooks Connecting the second tractor Rotating the tractor gear protection cover Second tractor in the closed position Paper path direction Disconnecting the second tractor Closing the protection cover 4247
21. 17 1 Default To change or check condensed print follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Compatibility 7 Condensed Print 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Condensed Print is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Printer Compatibility 8 slashed zero You can set this value to Disabled All printed zeros will appear without a slash Default Enabled All printed zeros will appear with a slash Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 79 To change or check the slashed zero follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Pri
22. 2K 12K 32K 64K 128K Parallel Interface Enabled Enabled Select In Signal Disabled When emulation mode is set to Epson FX Parallel Interface Disabled Disabled AutoFeed XT Enabled When emulation mode is set to Epson FX Serial Interface RS 232C RS 232C Interface Type Serial Interface 256 32K Input Buffer Size 2K 12K 32K 64K 128K Serial Interface 7 8 Data Bits 8 Serial Interface 300 9600 Baud Rate 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 115200 Serial Interface None None Parity Odd Even Mark Space Serial Interface DTR DTR Pacing Control XON XOFF Serial Interface Local Local Connection Type Remote LAN Interface Fixed DHCP Fixed IP Address Assignment LAN Interface Example 127 000 000 000 127 000 000 000 IP Address Table 4 ASCII Configuration continued Default Gateway Parameters Values Default LAN Interface Example 255 255 254 000 255 255 254 000 Subnet Mask LAN Interface Example 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 LAN Interface Host Name 14 characters max 4247 _XXXXXX E mail Address Sender LAN Interface 14 characters max Workgroup Workgroup Name LAN Interface Disabled Disabled SMTP Service Enabled LAN Interface Example 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Mail Server Address LAN Interface 48 Characters max Null String E mail Address Receiver LAN Interface 48 Characters max Null String If the LAN ASCII or L
23. 4 5 7 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for CPI is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Lines Per Inch LPI You can set the lines per inch LPI for the printer to either of the following values e 6 Default e 8 68 User s Guide Note This parameter can be overridden by the computer To change or check the LPI follow these steps 1 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Lines Per Inch 5 6 8 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for LPI is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Maximum Print Position MPP The maximum print position MPP equals the number of characters the printer prints on a line The default value is 136 The CPI setting you choose directly influences the MPP value you select The MPP and CPI settings determine the length of the print line The maximum line length for the printe
24. 86 Maximum Print Position MPP oo a a GA 269 Input BufferSize lt s gt s 86 Maximum Page Length MPL 70 Select In yos sor e p om a e8 Perforation skipping roe 71 AutoFeed XT aa aaa aaa 88 Emulation Mode nerf Serial interface 2 2 1 88 Print language s 72 Interface type 88 Print quality 74 Input Buffer Size o s r s s 89 NLQ typeface 75 Data Bits s e a s a s 90 Character set 1 ZB Baud Rate 2 90 Printer Compatibility 3 automatic Tne feed on Parity son amp 2s Sm amp Se e VOL carriage return A soa 76 Pacing Control ei OR Book wR oe te ee we e 92 Printer Compatibility 4 automatic carriage return Connection Type gt e s w a 92 on line feed a 76 LAN Interface og OE Ge w B oa e 9B Printer Compatibility 5 form feed suppression gt Z IP Address Assignment pop poaa eo 9B Printer Compatibility 6 Init Do e es LO IP Address o oe e u oce a e s a w eo BB Printer Compatibility 7 condensed print ogee BD Subnet Mask 1 1 9 Printer Compatibility 8 slashed zero 79 Default Gateway 29 Printer Compatibility 9 20 Sn e amp amp oaa 80 Host Name lt cr a oe a som e s w OS Alarm control Pood 81 Workgroup Name 96 Override Host parameters 82 SMTP Service a i a eG Paper source i Po o e oe
25. ASCII IPDS Ethernet 10 100 BaseT LAN interfaces For more information on these optional features contact your marketing representative 148 User s Guide Maintenance Removing the ribbon cartridge Attention Damage to the printer can occur if you do not use an approved ribbon part number 57P1743 especially designed for the 4247 Model X03 printer CAUTION lt 2 25 gt High temperature switch off the printer and allow at least 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool before handling To remove an existing ribbon cartridge follow these steps 1 Open the printer top cover 2 Slide the printhead to the center of the printer 3 Slide the ribbon guide out of the printhead 4 Free the shifter holder by pushing the tab towards the rear and pulling the shifter holder up Lever hy N Loo amp QI Snap Arm N Ribbon Cartridge Figure 39 Freeing the shifter holder 5 Now you are ready to insert the new ribbon cartridge see Installing the ribbon cartridge on page 9 Cleaning the printer E61A0079 Ribbon Lift Assembly CAUTION lt 2 25 gt High temperature switch off the printer and allow at least 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool before handling Chapter 18 Supplies optional features and maintenance 149 150 User s Guide CAUTION lt 2 22 gt Carefully follow all cleaning instructions using only the materials and solutions recommended
26. Bidirectional Default Causes the printer to print as the printhead moves in both directions This setting causes faster throughput but may affect print quality Verify that the print quality is acceptable before running a print job To change or check the graphics print direction follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Graphics Print Direction 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICROF until the desired value for graphics print direction is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 8 Printer setup 111 Perforation Safety 112 User s Guide You can set perforation safety to either of the following values Disabled Default The printhead is not parked all the way to the right of the print line while the perforation of the form is passing through the mylar opening Enabled The printhead is parked all the way to the right of the print line so that the perforation of the form can advance through the mylar without the printhead touching the form Note This setting is recommended for thick multiple part forms To change or check
27. Chapter 2 Understanding the operator panel 35 NOT READY lt X gt or cause the current test menu to display if the printer is in Operator Print Tests mode If an error condition appears on the operator panel display press STOP to e Clear the error message from the display e Stop the printer alarm from beeping CANCEL PRINT TEST 36 User s Guide CANCEL PRINT When this key is pressed while the printer is active and online the attachment sends a cancel request to the host the printer displays 059 CANCEL PRINT ACTIVE For any attachment option the CANCEL PRINT button clears all print data and buffers This function is valid only when the printer is not ready CANCEL PRINT is also active in Operator Print Tests If CANCEL PRINT is pressed while in the tests the printer stops any test in process exits the test mode performs a partial reset and becomes ready TEST CO Press TEST to enter the Operator Print Tests menu The Test function is valid only when the printer is not ready There are several tests available After you press TEST the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Quick Reference Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO to display the other available tests Refer to Chapter 17 Using the Operator Print Tests on page 139 on selecting and running tests Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values Printing configuration defaults
28. Configuration Menu and Operator Print Tests menu The following section describes each of the printer function keys on the operator panel Chapter 2 Understanding the operator panel 29 MENU MENU Use the Menu function key to enter the Configuration Menu This function key is valid when the printer is not ready or the printer is ready and no job is in progress After you enter the Configuration Menu paper movement functions are not available Press MENU to enter the Configuration Menu The printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Configuration Storage Note If a print job is in progress the printer is printing or the PROCESSING indicator is on the printer displays 009 INVALID KEY PRESS PRESS STOP FIRST In this case you can press STOP first and then enter the Menu However it is not recommended that you change the Configuration Parameter Values while a print job is in progress The configuration menu can be locked to prevent an unauthorized user from changing parameter values When the configuration menu is locked pressing the MENU key only allows recall of Custom Set Values The Printer Adjustments in the Operator Print Tests Menu are disabled If the MENU is locked the printer displays 097 FUNCTION DISABLED MENU LOCKED For more information on the Menu Lock function see your system programmer or the 4247 Model X03 Printer Programmer Manual For more information on configuration para
29. ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Automatic Eject 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for the Automatic Eject is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Chapter 8 Printer setup 107 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Automatic Restore This parameter is displayed for the Front Push or Rear Push forms path You can set the printer to perform an automatic load without pressing LOAD EJECT 108 User s Guide You can set this value to Disabled Default No automatic load The LOAD EJECT is required to load forms Data An automatic load occurs each time a new print job is received Timer 10 to 50 seconds An automatic load with a fixed timeout value When forms are ejected a load function is performed after a timeout The timeout value can be 10 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds 40 seconds or 50 seconds To change or check the automatic restore follow these steps i 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Automatic Restore 5 6 Press ENTE
30. If a custom set is identical to the factory defaults it will be identified as Factory Defaults If the only change from factory defaults is a non custom set parameter value a value that stays the same no matter which custom set you are using only the first custom set will be identified as In Use The other custom sets will be shown as factory defaults To print the custom sets 1 Press STOP to make the printer not ready 2 Press TEST 3 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Print Custom Sets 4 Use ENTER or START to begin the test The printout will list all the custom sets The Ready indicator is lighted and the Print Test prints The printout is complete when the Ready indicator is no longer lighted 5 Press Cancel Print to make the printer ready or RETURN to make the printer not ready Chapter 5 Attachment options This chapter describes the procedures for setting your printer attachment Your printer is capable of attaching individually through the following attachment interface options e Bidirectional IEEE 1284 Parallel e Serial RS232 C 9 Pin e USB 2 0 e ASCII Ethernet 10 100 BaseT LAN e ASCII IPDS Ethernet 10 100 BaseT LAN The attachments you have depend on what you requested at the time you placed your order for the printer To change or check the attachment selection follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO d
31. Left Margin Align 5 6 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Rear Left Margin Align is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Note If the left margin alignment is too large for the current print line an 005 MARGIN ERROR ADJ MARGIN LINE LENGTH will occur For more information on the message see Chapter 19 Problem solving on page 151 Chapter 9 Printer adjustments 119 Rear Paper Load Position This parameter adjusts the distance of the first printable line to the top of the paper from 30 to 360 units 2 in where each unit is 0 176 mm 1 144 in The default value is 0 To change or check the Rear Paper Load Position 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Rear Form Load Position 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Rear Paper Load Position is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting
32. Load Position is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk is displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Rear Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA This parameter allows you to adjust the distance between the paper and the printhead for the rear forms path Forms must be loaded for this adjustment to be effective This adjustment can be set to one of the following values 5 to 3 The printer automatically adjusts the distance between the forms and the printhead Each adjustment corresponds to 0 03 mm 0012 in The default is 0 which corresponds to a gap of 0 25 mm 01 in from the forms Fixed 1to8 Selects a fixed printhead distance value from 1 to 8 in increments of 0 5 where each value equals approximately 0 05 mm 002 in Default 0 To change or check the Rear AFTA i 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Rear AFTA 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Rear AFTA is displayed 7 Press ENTER 8 An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Ex
33. Periodic cleaning will help keep your printer in top condition so that it will always provide optimal performance Before you clean the printer 1 Power off O the printer 2 Unplug the power cord 3 Wait at least 15 minutes for the printhead to cool before starting this procedure Cleaning inside the printer Every few months use a soft brush and a vacuum cleaner to remove dust ribbon lint and pieces of paper Remove the ribbon cartridge to prevent the ribbon from going into the vacuum cleaner Vacuum any dust from around the printhead and in the printer cavity Attention Do not allow any staples paper clips or small metal pieces to fall inside the printer Cleaning the covers Clean the outside of the printer with a damp cloth and mild soap Do not use any spray type or chemical cleaners anywhere on your printer Do not put any liquids or spray near the air vents For stubborn ink stains on the cover use a commercial mechanic s hand cleaner Do not use an abrasive cloth alcohol paint thinner or similar agents because they may cause discoloration or scratching Chapter 19 Problem solving Using status code and problem listings 151 Forms problems Status code and messages displays 151 Print quality and ribbon problems No status code displays 151 Configuration problems Status codes and recovery actions 152 Miscellaneous problems Problem list index
34. Printer Operator Panel Correctly Loaded Paper Forms Handling Paper Paths Forms stacking recommendations Forms stacking recommendations Freeing the shifter holder Rotating the bail assembly Gripping the bail assembly Inserting the left and right paper bail erid cap pivots into the side frames Printer clearances i 19 19 lt 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 a w27 146 147 147 148 149 163 163 164 166 vii viii User s Guide Tables 1 Configuration Storage Category 41 2 Attachment Category 4 1 3 IPDS Configuration Category 41 4 ASCII Configuration 42 5 Printer Setup 2 s s s ecos e s a am 6 Printer Adjustment 46 7 Power On Reset 46 8 Display Language 47 9 Vital Product Data Category 47 10 Quiet Print Category 47 11 Hex Print Category 48 12 Quit From Menu Category 48 13 Supported Print Languages 61 14 Single Path Usage recommendations 107 15 Dual Path Usage recommendations 107 16 Display Languages 135 17 156 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Forms do not feed past printhead Forms do not stack correctl Characters off registration Unreadable characters Missing do
35. RETURN to make the printer not ready see General test instructions on page 139 Printer Demonstration 140 User s Guide You can print samples of all the available print qualities and bar codes by using the Printer Demonstration test Note The 4247 Printer can perform this test without being connected to a computer This test will only print in the English language To begin the printer demonstration 1 Press STOP to make the printer not ready 2 Press TEST 3 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Printer Demonstration 4 Press ENTER or START to begin the test The READY indicator goes on and printing begins 5 When the Printer Demonstration test is complete the READY indicator goes off 6 Press CANCEL PRINT to make the printer ready or RETURN to make the printer not ready see General test instructions on page 139 Printer Configuration You can print the current values for each parameter Here are some considerations e Each parameter is shown with its corresponding value printed to the right e The category and parameter names are printed in the current display language used on the operator panel e The current custom set is noted at the top right column of the configuration printout e If you need to verify each custom set the Operator Print Tests must be run for each custom set e The custom set must be changed in the configuration me
36. Send your job to the printer How forms linking works When the printer reaches end of forms on the current path it automatically will switch to the second continuous forms path and perform a load operation If forms are mounted on the tractor pins printing will continue If left completely unattended the printer will print using the second box of forms until either the job is finished or the end of forms is reached for the second forms source The 001 END OF FORMS message will only be displayed on the operator panel when both of the continuous forms paths are empty While the printer is printing on the second path you could again load forms onto the pins of the first tractor If you do this the printer will again switch automatically when it reaches end of forms You can continue doing this indefinitely As long as forms are loaded on the pins of the other tractor the printer will automatically switch to that tractor when the current tractor reaches end of forms The 001 END OF FORMS message will only be displayed on the operator panel when both of the continuous forms paths are empty Parking one continuous form and loading another The 4247 printer can have two continuous forms loaded at the same time The topics below explain how you can take advantage of this feature and free yourself from having to reload forms when you need to print on a different form Parking a continuous form 1 Press PARK PATH If forms are cur
37. Setup Rear Forms Backup 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Rear Forms Backup is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Chapter 8 Printer setup 103 Continuous Forms Linking 104 User s Guide This parameter is displayed only if the second optional tractor is also installed Both Front Forms Backup and Rear Forms Backup must have the same values either both enabled or disabled for the continuous forms sources to be capable of being linked This parameter instructs the printer to automatically switch from the Front Push to Rear Push or Rear Push to Front Push paper paths when out of paper You can define continuous forms linking to one the following values Disabled Default No linking is to be done Enabled The Front Push and Rear Push continuous forms paths are to be linked together so they are treated by the printer as one continuous paper source To change or check the Continuous Forms Linking 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Continuous Forms Linking 5 Press ENTER to display the curr
38. a beeping alarm off press STOP You can disable the audible alarm See Alarm control on page 66 for instructions Note Pressing SET TOP OF FORM and some attention conditions sound the alarm even if it is disabled Custom Set In Use Indicator This indicator shows the parameter custom set that is currently being used by the printer The indicator is located in the top right corner of the operator panel A custom set is a set of configuration values that have been defined at the operator panel and saved under a letter ID When the custom set identified by this ID is selected from the operator panel these configuration values are used by the printer NOT READY lt X gt The current custom set in use is displayed in parentheses lt X gt Where lt X gt can be A Custom Set A in use B Custom Set B in use C Custom Set C in use D Custom Set D in use E Custom Set E in use F Custom Set F in use G Custom Set G in use H Custom Set H in use If a change was made in the configuration menu and not saved in a custom set then the change is temporary and a blank lt gt is displayed in the parentheses For more information on Custom Sets see Chapter 4 Configuration storage Function Keys There are 14 keys available on the operator panel for performing printer functions These keys perform general printer functions for example adjusting forms and are used to scroll through and select items in the
39. are too dry Solution Condition the forms for 24 hours or more at the manufacturer recommended temperature and humidity settings Problem Characters are off registration 1 The first print position is adjusted incorrectly Solution Check your settings for the left margin tear position and the paper load position see Appendix A Printer specifications on page 165 Print quality and ribbon problems Problem Unreadable characters 160 User s Guide 1 The ribbon is dry or worn Solution Check the ribbon and replace it if it is dry or worn The Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA setting for the paper source you are using needs to be decreased Paper must be loaded for this adjustment to be effective Solution See the procedure for adjusting the forms thickness setting through the operator panel see Chapter 9 Printer adjustments on page 3 Poor quality multiple part forms Solution Try new forms Fast Draft Bidirectional adjustment needs to be made Solution See the procedure for setting the bidirectional adjustment see Bidirectional Adjustment on page 120 Forms thickness exceeds forms specifications Solution Use forms that meet specifications see specifications on page 145 Problem Missing dots or irregular characters 1 The ribbon is worn Solution Check the ribbon for wear replace it if necessary The ribbon is twisted or folded Solution Straig
40. checking and changing printer setup parameters for your 4247 printer The chapter is divided into sections according to parameter Refer to this partial table of contents for parameter and page listings Paper Source The Paper Source parameter defines the current paper source for the printer The values displayed on the operator panel depend on the forms devices installed in the printer The paper source setting can be set to any of the following values Front Default The front paper path is assigned according to the forms tractors installed on the printer The front paper path settings apply to the paper loaded with the tractor already installed on the printer if the second optional tractor is not installed If the second optional tractor is installed in the printer the front paper path settings apply to the paper loaded on this second optional tractor Rear The rear paper path settings apply to the paper loaded with the lower tractor when the second optional tractor is installed on the printer To change or check the Paper Source 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Paper Source 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for paper source is displayed
41. emulation mode 71 parallel configuration continued input buffer size 86 interface type 86 lines per inch 68 maximum page length MPL 70 maximum print position MPP 69 NLQ typeface 75 print language 72 print quality Epson FX 74 print quality PC parallel 74 printer compatibility 76 select in signal 87 parallel attach to 167 parameter values changing 38 Parity serial parameter 91 PARK function key 32 PARK PATH function key 32 parking continuous forms 138 parking the printhead 112 PATH function key 32 PC Parallel interface type 86 PC1 PC Character Set 1 parallel attachment 75 PC2 PC Character Set 2 parallel attachment 75 Perforation Safety printer setup parameter 112 power consumption 166 Power On Custom Set configuration storage value 51 Power On Paper Source configuration storage value 52 power on reset POR 123 Print Language IPDS Configuration 61 Print Language parallel parameter 72 print position MPP IPDS Configuration 58 print position MPP parallel parameter 69 Print Quality IPDS Configuration 60 Print Quality parallel parameter 74 printer airflow 167 dimensions and clearances 166 sound levels 167 unpacking 3 weight 166 printer adjustments bidirectional adjustment 120 front forms load position 117 front forms thickness AFTA 116 front left margin alignment 117 front tear position 116 quit from menu 133 rear automatic forms thickness adjustment AFTA 118 rear forms load position 1
42. from Menu 174 User s Guide Value 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 115200 None Odd Even Mark Space DTR XON XOFF Local Remote Fixed DHCP E g 127 000 000 000 E g 255 255 254 000 E g 000 000 000 000 A string of max 14 characters A string of max 14 characters Disabled Enabled E g 000 000 000 000 A string of max 48 characters A string of max 48 characters If serial attachment is installed If USB attachment is installed If LAN ASCII attachment is installed If LAN ASCII IPDS attachment is installed Front Rear Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Not Active in Ready State Active in Ready State Disabled Enabled Disabled Data Timer nn Seconds nn 10 20 30 40 50 Immediate Eject Delayed Eject Unidirectional Bidirectional Unidirectional Bidirectional Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 Fixed 1 Fixed 1 5 Fixed 2 Fixed 2 5 Fixed 3 Fixed 3 5 Fixed 4 Fixed 4 5 Fixed 5 Fixed 5 5 Fixed 6 Fixed 6 5 Fixed 7 Fixed 7 5 Fixed 8 390 to 30 0 to 60 30 to 360 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 Fixed 1 Fixed 1 5 Fixed 2 Fixed 2 5 Fixed 3 Fixed 3 5 Fixed 4 Fixed 4 5 Fixed 5 Fixed 5 5 Fixed 6 Fixed 6 5 Fixed 7 Fixed 7 5 Fixed 8 390 to 30 0 to 60 30 to 360 Yes 000 English 001 Deutsch 002 Francais 003 Italiano 004 Espa ol 005 Nederlands 006 Dansk 007 Port
43. jam sensors is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 8 Printer setup 113 114 User s Guide Chapter 9 Printer adjustments Paper Load Position to Tear Position relationship 115 Rear Tear Position 5 Bob amp a 4 amp 4 108 Front Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment Rear Left Margin Alignment m oe Ce we on a dO AFTA oo oe oe Me ee Geel 6 Rear Paper Load Position 120 Front Tear Position pow t p ow w 2 116 Bidirectional Adjustment 120 Front Left Margin Alignment Bok se om 2 Sr ade ce ELF Sensor Tune ee 121 Front Paper Load Position s e 117 Quit From Menu 121 Rear Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA 118 This chapter describes the procedures for checking and changing the Printer Adjustment parameters The Printer Adjustments appear in both the Configuration Menu and in the Operator Print Tests Menu In the Configuration Menu the values can be set but not tested In the Operator Print Tests the adjustments can be set and then tried by running a print test See Chapter 17 Using the Operator Printer adjustment parameters can be set for each paper source Front hear This chapter is divided into sections according to parameter Refer to the partial table of contents above for parameter and p
44. messages displays No status code displays Status codes and recovery actions Problem list index Forms problems e Print quality and ribbon problems Configuration problems Miscellaneous problems Clearing forms jams 139 139 140 140 141 141 142 142 145 145 146 147 147 147 148 148 149 149 149 151 ASL 151 151 152 156 159 160 162 162 163 Appendix A Printer specifications General information soe Operating and service clearance Weight Power consumption Heat output Airflow Declaration of product ne noise emission values The Parallel Interface Parallel connector pin assignments The Serial Interface RS 232C connector pin assignments The LAN Interface LED indicators F Environmental requirements Operating environment Shipping environment Storage environment Electrical requirements Power cord Safety Branch circuits and grounding Appendix B 4247 Model X03 Configuration Menu Appendix C Printer driver support IBM pSeries AIX colon files IBM System i workstation customization objects Index Notices Contents 165 165 166 166 166 166 167 167 167 167 168 168 169 169 169 169 169 170 170 170 171 171 173 175 173 175 177 181 Vv vi User s Guide Figures pre NPS 13 14 15
45. receptacle 1 Make sure the power outlet is near the printer location and easily accessible 2 Make sure that the power switch is in 0 position OFF 3 Insert the power cable plug into the printer connector and the other power cable end into a convenient outlet HC010014 Figure 15 Inserting the power cable plug 4 Turn the printer on press the power switch in the I position ON HC010015 Figure 16 Power switch in the I position ON Attention If for any reason the Controller Board was not correctly installed in the printer the printer will not work and the following audio visual symptoms will occur e The buzzer sounds continuously e The Operator Panel display is partially filled with solid black boxes e The Operator Panel LEDs are all lit If this is the case power off the printer re seat the Controller Board and power the printer on again Chapter 1 Getting started 13 Note If the printer does not show the correct display sequence go to the status code section of Using status code and problem listing g Follow the instructions for the status code shown on the display panel 14 User s Guide Changing the display language from English The printer is delivered with English as the default language Follow this procedure to change the language in which messages and menu items will appear in the operator panel display 1 Press MENU to enter configuration
46. the Perforation Safety value 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Perforation Safety 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for perforation safety is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Jam Sensors You can set Jam Sensors to either of the following values Enabled Default Enables the paper jam sensors on the front and rear tractors This setting alerts the operator with an 002 FORMS JAMMED FRONT or 020 FORMS JAMMED REAR message on the operator panel when a jammed form is detected in one of the paper paths Disabled Disables the paper jam sensors We recommend that these sensors not be disabled To change or check the Jam Sensors category 1 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Jam Sensors 5 6 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for
47. the Printer Setup section of the Configuration Menu set Automatic Eject and Automatic Restore to the values you want based on the information and descriptions including the recommended usage tables in Controlling tear off operations on page 106 Using path switching 136 User s Guide The path switching can be controlled either at the operator panel or by the data stream In either method manual intervention will be required to tear off the current form if the forms are past the print area when the path switching is initiated If forms are not past the print area when the path switching is initiated the path switch will start automatically Note If you are running IPDS applications such as PSF path switching is always controlled by the IPDS data stream Operator panel control of the path switching is not available with these applications If the 4247 is being shared by more than one user data stream controlled switching will probably work best since the timing of operator panel controlled switching with the arrival of the job can get complicated Data stream control of path switching With data stream control of the path switching some actions are taken by the printer based on the data stream commands received and some based on operator panel keys being pressed The following description assumes that the Backup parameter in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration Menu is enabled for the current forms path When a
48. the power on paper source You can change the Power On Paper Source to e Front Default e Rear e Last Used Selecting Last Used causes the Paper Source parameter in the Printer Setup menu to be updated whenever the data stream selects a paper source If the data stream attempts to select the operator panel setting for power on paper source the most recently selected paper source will be used instead To change or check the power on paper source follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Configuration Storage 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Configuration Storage Power On Paper Source 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired Power on Paper Source value is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected paper source 8 Use START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Recall factory defaults This function sets all parameter values to the original manufacturing default values except Vital Product Data and Printer Address Twinax attachment These settings can only be changed through their own menu selection The printer is shipped with all of the custom sets set to manufacturing default values and custom set A as the power o
49. the printer displays Serial Interface Parity 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Parity is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 91 Pacing Control You can set the Pacing Protocol to e DTR Default XON XOF To change or check the Pacing Protocol setting 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Serial Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays Serial Interface Pacing Protocol 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Pacing Protocol is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Connection Type 92 User s Guide You can set Connection Type to Local Printer is connected locally to a host computer Default Remote Printer is connected remotely to a host computer through an external modem To change or check t
50. times to back out of the menu The printer will exit the menu and become not ready See Configuration categories for the parameters you can change and the manufacturing values Locking the Printer Configuration Menu The configuration menu can be locked to prevent an unauthorized user from changing parameter values When the configuration menu is locked you can recall saved custom sets A through H but cannot change configuration parameter values The Printer Adjustments in the Operator Print Tests Menu are also disabled To lock or unlock the printer configuration 1 Press STOP 2 Press and hold TEST while pressing START The printer displays PRESS STOP gt NOT READY Note Do not press STOP 3 Press SET TOP OF FORM Configuration categories 40 User s Guide This section lists all the selectable values available and the manufacturing defaults for the parameters in each configuration category Configuration storage Table 1 lists the parameters available for the Configuration Storage Category Refer to Chapter 4 Configuration storage for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 1 Configuration Storage Category Parameters Values Default Save Current Values Custom Set A H N A Recall Custom Set Custom Set A H N A Power On Custom Set Last Used Last Used Custom Set A H Power On Paper Source Front Front Rear Last Used Reca
51. up the forms try using the Eject function 3 When your printer is loaded with different forms in the front push and the rear push tractors your job or the operator can select the desired source and alternate between the two paths The operator must tear off the forms to allow the printer to change paths 4 Your printer comes with one forms tractor already installed on the printer When only this tractor is installed the settings for the front paper path apply to the paper loaded on this tractor If instead the second optional tractor is installed in the printer the settings for the front path apply to the paper loaded with the upper tractor whereas the default tractor becomes the rear tractor Forms selection You might select a forms path based on specific operating needs frequency of use and ease of replenishing forms Other times the forms path you should use is dictated by the type of forms you are printing such as black back forms which can only be used on the optional second tractor 135 Using different forms on two paths Setting up printer Some setup is needed to be able to print on two different form types 1 Place form type 1 on the front tractor pins and form type 2 on the rear tractor pins Do not load the forms up to the print line 2 Ensure that Continuous Forms Linking Disabled is set in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration Menu Disabled is the default value for this setting 3 Also in
52. 0 English 000 English 001 Deutsch 002 Frangais 003 Italiano 004 Espa ol 005 Nederlands 006 Dansk 007 Portugu s 008 Norsk 009 Svenska 010 Suomi 011 Polski Vital Product Data Table 9 lists the parameters available for the Vital Product Data Category Refer to Chapter 12 Vital Product Data for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 9 Vital Product Data Category Parameters Values Default Serial Number XXXXXXX 0000000 Device Specific Information xXxxxxxxxxxxXxxxxx 0000000000000000 Quiet Print Table 10 lists the parameters available for the Quiet Print category Refer to Chapter 13 Quiet Print on page 129 for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 10 Quiet Print Category Parameters Values Default Quiet Print No No Yes Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values 47 Hex Print Table 11 lists the parameters available for the Hex Print category Refer to Chapter 14 Hex Print on page 131 for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 11 Hex Print Category Parameters Values Default Hex Print No No Yes Quit From Menu Table 12 lists the parameters available for the Quit From Menu Category Refer to Chapter 15 Quit From Menu for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 12 Quit From Menu Category P
53. 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Display Language 3 Press ENTER to display the current value 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the language you want is displayed 5 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 6 Press RETURN to return to the Configuration Menu 7 Press START The printer displays Press ENTER to Save Press START to Not Save 8 Choose between one of these options e If you want to use the selected display language as the printer default for this session only the printer will use the existing defaults the next time it is powered on press START The printer will exit the menu and become ready e OR e If you want to keep the selected display language as the printer default press ENTER The printer displays Save Current Values Custom Set A 9 Press ENTER 10 Press START again The printer will exit the menu and become ready Chapter 1 Getting started 15 Loading forms in the Front Push Tractors This sequence describes how to load the fanfold paper with the push tractor default 1 Turn the printer on 2 Open the Push tractors cover turning it upwards and lay it on the top of the printer C7Q00016 Figure 17 Opening the Push tractors cover 3 Unlock the tractors by moving the sprocket levers to the up position Slide the left tractor to the left
54. 20 rear left margin 119 rear tear position 118 sensor tune 121 printer attachment selecting 55 printer compatibility parallel 20 CPI 80 automatic carriage return on line feed 76 automatic line feed on carriage return 76 printer compatibility parallel continued condensed print 79 form feed suppression 77 Init 78 slashed zero 79 Printer Compatibility parameters parallel attachment 76 printer setup automatic eject 107 automatic restore 108 bar code print direction 110 continuous forms eject mode 109 continuous forms linking 104 form feed mode 105 front forms backup 102 graphics print direction 111 jam sensors 113 paper source 101 perforation safety 112 rear forms backup 103 printhead parking 112 printing your first document 19 Processing status indicator 28 push pull forms specifications 145 Q quality print IPDS Configuration 60 Quick Reference printing 140 quit from menu 133 R Ready status indicator 27 Rear Automatic Forms Thickness printer adjustment 118 Rear Forms Backup printer setup parameter 103 rear forms backing up 103 Rear Left Margin Alignment printer adjustment 119 Rear Paper Load Position printer adjustment 120 rear pull forms specifications 145 rear push forms specifications 145 Load Eject key function 33 stacking recommendations 147 Rear Tear Position printer adjustment 118 Recall Custom Set Values configuration storage value 51 Recall Factory Defaults configuration storag
55. 247 Media Size Priority Standard Alternate Alternate Bar Code Mode High Low Computer Selected High Graphics Mode High Low Computer Selected High Alarm Control Disabled Enabled Enabled ASCII Configuration Table 4 lists the parameters available for the ASCII Configuration Category Parameters that can be overridden by the computer are noted with a dagger t Refer to Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 4 ASCII Configuration Epson FX 2381 Personal Printer 4202 Proprinter III XL Parameters Values Default Characters Per Inch CPI 10 10 12 15 16 7 17 1 20 Lines Per Inch LPI 6 6 8 t Maximum Print Position MPP 1 to 272 136 Maximum Page Length MPL 1 to 880 66 t Perforation Skipping 0 to 879 0 t Emulation Mode 4247 4247 t Print Language 000 1251 437 PC When emulation mode is Supported Print Languages _ set to 4247 4202 III See Table 13 on page 61 XL 2381 0 USA When emulation mode is set to Epson FX Table 4 ASCII Configuration continued Parameters Values Default t Print Quality DP Quality DP Quality DP Text Quality When emulation mode is set to 4247 Near Letter Quality 4202 III XL 2381 OCR A OCR B Print Quality DP Quality DP Quality Courier When emulation is set to
56. AD RETUFIN ENTER FEED PATH FEED OF FORM PRINT EJECT Figure 34 4247 Printer Operator Panel Status indicators The following status indicators appear on the operator panel READY e PROCESSING e ATTENTION You can determine printer status by checking these indicators READY If the READY indicator is lighted the printer is ready to print If READY is not lighted the printer is not ready to print The printer can receive data when this indicator is not lighted but no data can be printed The Ready indicator is lighted because of one of the following conditions e Successful power on sequence e After pressing START if the indicator was off because of one of the following conditions An error condition if the error has been corrected 27 An intervention required condition if the error has been corrected After pressing STOP e After pressing ENTER or START to run a test in the Operator Print Tests menu e After a successful partial reset to ready after pressing CANCEL PRINT to exit the Operator Print Tests The READY indicator is not lighted because of one of the following conditions e After pressing STOP e After detection of an intervention required condition e After detection of a printer error e After pressing MENU to enter the Configuration Menu when no print job is in progress e After pressing LOAD EJECT to perform an eject to tear off position when Front Push or Rear Push is selected PRO
57. AN IPDS attachment is installed Printer setup Table 5 lists the parameters available for the Printer Setup Category Parameters that_can be overridden by the computer are noted with a dagger t Refer to Chapter 8 Printer setup for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 5 Printer Setup Parameters Values Default Paper Source Front Front Rear Front Forms Backup Enabled Enabled when front tractor is installed Disabled Rear Forms Backup Enabled Enabled when second tractor is installed Disabled Continuous Forms Linking Disabled Disabled when second tractor is installed Enabled Form Feed Mode Not Active in Ready State Active in Ready State Not Active in Ready State Timer 10 seconds Timer 20 seconds Timer 30 seconds Timer 40 seconds Timer 50 seconds Automatic Eject Disabled Disabled Enabled Automatic Restore Disabled Disabled Data Continuous Forms Eject Mode Immediate Eject Delayed Eject Immediate Eject Bar Code Print Direction Bidirectional Unidirectional Bidirectional Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values 45 Table 5 Printer Setup continued Parameters Values Default Graphics Print Direction Bidirectional Bidirectional Unidirectional Perforation Safety Disabled Disabled Enabled Jam Sensors Enabled Enabled Disabled Printer adjustment T
58. Align the left and right sides of the Controller Board with the guides in the printer and slide it into the slot HC0Q6002 Figure 6 Sliding the board in the slot 5 Gently push the Controller Board into the printer until it is seated in the connector inside the printer The Controller Board is correctly seated in the printer when the Controller Board metal plate is aligned with the back profile of the slot 6 Attach the Controller Board with the two captured screws using the screwdriver that came in the Controller Board box HC0Q6003 Figure 7 Attaching the Controller Board Chapter 1 Getting started 7 Installing the operator panel overlay am gt T ne TES SCR MICRE E 2 y Of TART p PARK FORM Si fi CANCEL A RETUFIN ENTER FEED PATH FEE OF FORM FUNT EJE 8 User s Guide Compuprint 4247 X03 t Figure 8 Operator panel 1 Remove the protective film from the printer operator panel display 2 Remove the paper backing from the reverse side of the operator panel overlay 3 Align the bottom of the overlay and align both sides Ensure that the placement you choose for the overlay will allow free movement of the operator panel keys 4 After being satisfied with the placement press the overlay in place starting at the bottom below the keys and continue working upwards until the overlay is pressed into place Installing the ribbon cartridge It is recommended that you use
59. Bits is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Baud Rate You can set the size of Baud Rate to 90 __User s Guide 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 Default 19200 38400 115200 To change or check the Baud Rate A 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Parity ASCII Configuration Serial Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays Serial Interface Baud Rate 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Baud Rate is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 You can set the Parity to e None Default e Odd e Even e Mark e Space To change or check the Parity setting 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Serial Interface 5 Press ENTER and
60. CESSING If lighted the printer is printing or processing data If blinking the printer buffer contains data that cannot be printed immediately If not lighted there is no data to process and no data in the print buffer ATTENTION If blinking the printer requires operator intervention for example to add forms or to clear a forms jam The type of intervention needed appears on the display panel If not lighted the printer does not require immediate attention Display panel The display panel is a 2 line by 24 character liquid crystal display LCD that displays printer status messages the print test menu and the configuration menu categories parameters and values Use this display panel and the printer function keys to scroll through and select Configuration Menu items and Operator Print Tests You can set this display so the messages appear in one of the following languages e 000 English default e 001 Deutsch e 002 Francais e 003 Italiano e 004 Espa ol e 005 Nederlands e 006 Dansk e 007 Portugu s e 008 Norsk e 009 Svenska e 010 Suomi e 011 Polski 28 User s Guide Audible alarm If you do not disable the audible alarm it beeps if any of the following conditions occur e Immediate intervention is required e A printer error condition exists e The printer receives a command from the host to turn on the alarm e An invalid key press is attempted e The SET TOP OF FORM key is pressed To turn
61. CRO until the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Print Custom Sets 2 Press ENTER or START to print this test See Print Custom Sets on page 141 for more information about this printout 3 To exit Print Test press RETURN to make the printer not ready or CANCEL PRINT to make the printer ready Installing the optional second tractor A second optional tractor is available for your printer This tractor may be installed on the first standard front tractor 1 Open the tractor area cover C7Q00016 Figure 25 Opening the tractor area cover 20 User s Guide 2 Unpack the second tractor C7QU2023 Figure 26 Second tractor 3 Align the hooks on both sides of the second tractor with the pins on the first tractor Push the second tractor on the pins until it is fully engaged C7Q02024 Figure 27 Aligning the second tractor hooks Chapter 1 Getting started 21 4 Connect the second tractor to the first using the electrical cable connector provided on the tractor C0Q02025 Figure 28 Connecting the second tractor 5 Rotate the tractor gear protection cover downwards to free the gear C7Q02026 Figure 29 Rotating the tractor gear protection cover 22 User s Guide 6 Rotate the second tractor into the closed operating position C7Q02027 Figure 30 Second tractor in the closed position 7 To load paper onto t
62. CROLL MICRO until the desired value for front AFTA is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Front Tear Position 116 User s Guide You can adjust the front tear position for forms loaded in the front forms path from 390 to 30 where each unit is 0 176 mm 1 144 in The default value is 0 To change or check the Front Tear position 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Front Tear Position 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Front Tear Position is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Front Left Margin Alignment This parameter adjusts the distance of the first print position to the left margin from 0 to 60 units where each unit is 0 706 mm 1 36 in The default is 0 units The total range of adjustment is 42 36 mm 1 66 in To change or check the Front Left Margin Alignment 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays
63. CROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays IPDS Configuration Maximum Print Position 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for MPP is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Maximum Page Length MPL You can set the maximum page length MPL for the printer from 1 660 lines for 6 LPI and 1 880 lines for 8 LPI The default value is 66 lines MPL equals the number of print lines the printer can print on a page MPL is the page length stated in number of print lines See the following example to determine how to calculate the MPL The LPI and the page length determine the MPL Multiply the lines per inch by the page length to determine the appropriate MPL MPL LPI x page length in inches For example if LPI 6 and page length 254 mm 10 in then MPL 6 x 10 MPL 60 Pa ed A 254 mm 10 in Y E T a C7QU5095 Note This parameter can be overridden by the computer To change or check the MPL follow these steps Chapter 6 IPDS Configuration 59 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays IPDS Configu
64. CROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Parallel Interface 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Parallel Interface AutoFeed XT 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for AutoFeed XT is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Serial interface Interface type 88 User s Guide This parameter allows you to select the Serial Interface attachment type You can set Interface Type to e RS 232C Default To change or check the Interface Type 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Serial Interface 5 Press ENTER to display Serial Interface Interface Type 6 7 9 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Interface Type is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Input Buffer Size You c
65. Compuprint 4247 Serial Matrix Printers Compuprint 4247 Model X03 Printer User s Guide MAN10296 00 00 lig Compuprint Before using this information and the product it supports read the information in Notices on page 181 First edition October 2011 This edition applies to the Compuprint 4247 X03 printer and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new edition Internet Visit our home page http www compuprint com You can send comments by e mail to support compuprint com or by mail to Compuprint s r l Via Lombardore 282 10040 Lein Turin ITALY ii User s Guide Contents Figures Tables Safety and environmental notices Safety notices Danger hazard level Caution hazard level Attention notices Safety precautions Electrical safety Approved power cord and receptacle Electrical safety and portable power strip receptacles Connecting or disconnecting a comii hicaton port a teleport or an attachment connector Servicing during an electrical storm Preface How to use this guide Chapter 1 Getting started Printer parts Unpacking the printer Choosing a suitable location Performing a power receptacle safety hek Installing the Controller Board Handling the Controller Board Inserting the Controller Board Installing the operator panel overlay Installing the ribbon cartridge Removing the ribbon cartridge Power connecti
66. E A remote connection serial interface error occurred Corrective Action 2 099 message during a Park operation The Park operation initiated with the PARK PATH key and 091 FANFOLD PARK message requires that any fanfold forms above the tear bar be torn off before confirming the Park operation with a second press of PARK PATH Failure to tear off forms may result in the 099 message indicating that the forms have has backed up a certain distance but were not detected as being back on the tractor 1 Press STOP once The 099 message will change back to the 091 FANFOLD PARK message 2 Press STOP a second time The 099 message remains on the display but the alarm will stop Open the top cover Tear off at any form perforation above the carriage or printhead Close the top cover Press PARK PATH once The park operation will restart If the 099 message returns the forms have been backed up a certain distance but the printer again did not detect that the forms are back on the tractor Repeat the steps for Corrective Action 2 If the path has been successfully cleared the forms will be parked Oar Ww Turn off the printer 2 Ensure the interface cable is connected to the printer and to the modem 3 Ensure the serial configuration parameters are set correctly see ASCI Configuration on page 4 4 Turn on the printer 221 SERIAL OVERFLOW SEE USER S GUIDE A serial input buffer overflow error was
67. ER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Input Buffer Size 86 User s Guide This parameter allows you to select the size of input buffer to be used The following values are e 256 e 2K e 12K e 32K Default e 64K e 128K To change or check the Input Buffer Size 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Parallel Interface 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Parallel Interface Input Buffer Size 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Input Buffer Size is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Select In This parameter is valid in Epson FX emulation mode only and instructs the printer how to handle Select In Signals You can set the Select In Signal to Disabled The Select In Signal is ignored and treated as always on Enabled Default The printer checks the Select In Signal from the host To change or check the Selec
68. Epson FX Gothic OCR A OCR B NLQ Typeface Courier Courier Gothic When emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 III XL 2381 Character Set PC1 PC1 PC2 Italics Printer Compatibility 3 Disabled Disabled Automatic LF on CR Enabled Printer Compatibility 4 Disabled Disabled Automatic CR on LF Enabled When emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 HI XL or 2381 Printer Compatibility 5 Disabled Disabled Form Feed Suppression Enabled When emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 HI XL or 2381 Printer Compatibility 6 Enabled Enabled Init Disabled Printer Compatibility 7 15 17 1 Condensed Print 16 7 17 1 When emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 HI XL or 2381 Printer Compatibility 8 Disabled Disabled Slashed Zero Enabled Printer Compatibility 9 Enabled Enabled 20 CPI Disabled When emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 HI XL or 2381 Alarm Control Enabled Enabled Disabled Override Host Enabled Disabled Paper Source Disabled Override Host Enabled Disabled Characters Per Inch Disabled Override Host Enabled Disabled Lines Per Inch Disabled Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values 43 44 User s Guide Table 4 ASCII Configuration continued Parameters Values Default Override Host Enabled Disabled Maximum Page Length Disabled Parallel Interface Interface Type PC Parallel 1284 Parallel PC Parallel Parallel Interface 256 32K Input Buffer Size
69. H also becomes the current value for Paper Source in the Printer Setup category See Paper Source on page 101 LINE FEED LINE FEED This function is valid only when the printer is not ready Press LINE FEED to cause the printer to advance the forms one print line based on the current LPI setting If you hold LINE FEED more than four seconds the forms move continuously until you release the key Similar to the forms advance knob on other printer products the LINE FEED key allows coarse vertical movement of forms This key does not function as an Index key which may be found on other printer products Note If you use this key when the PROCESSING indicator is blinking the top of form position could become misaligned LOAD EJECT LOAD EJECT The LOAD EJECT function depends on what active form path you have selected This section describes the function for each of the paper paths The LOAD EJECT key performs the following functions e Automatically loads forms After the forms are loaded under the sensor and onto the tractors at the bottom of the forms device press LOAD EJECT to automatically load the forms to the top of form position e Moves forms to the tear off position Do not press STOP first If a Form Feed is done either by data stream command or by pressing FORM FEED prior to pressing LOAD EJECT the forms will be positioned for you to tear off the forms at a perforation Note If pressing LOAD E
70. ICROt when the Test Menu is displayed changes the second line of the display to show the previous test name Pressing SCROLL MICRO when the Test Menu is displayed changes the second line of the display to show the next test name The scroll keys also enable the selection of numeric values The list of numeric values starts with the lowest value When a numeric value is to be entered use SCROLL MICROt to see the next lower value in the range and SCROLL MICRO to see the next higher value The values are shown on the second line of the display panel When the value you wish to select appears press ENTER The scrolling functions are also used during some of the Operator Print Tests See Chapter 17 Using the Operator Print Tests for more information ENTER ENTER CO ENTER function The Enter function is available when the Configuration Menu or Operator Print Tests Menu is displayed Pressing ENTER selects the displayed option The Enter function is also used during some of the tests Chapter 2 Understanding the operator panel 31 RETURN RETURN CO RETURN function Pressing RETURN in the Configuration Menu returns to the previous level of the menu unless the printer already displays CONFIGURATION MENU Configuration Storage If Configuration Menu is displayed the printer exits the menu and becomes not ready Note If you have made configuration changes and have not saved them in a Custom Set the disp
71. JECT did not align the forms perforation with the tear bar check the following 1 Assure that a Form Feed has been done just prior to pressing LOAD EJECT 2 Verify that the Tear Position value for the path you are using Front or Rear in the Printer Adjustments section of the Configuration Menu has been set correctly Often this value is the negative of the Paper Load Position value Adjust the Tear Position to give the best alignment of the forms perforation to the tear bar edge Each path has its own set of adjustment values When you change these values ensure that you are setting the values for the desired path Chapter 2 Understanding the operator panel 33 If you specify Immediate Eject for Continuous Forms Eject Mode parameter default value in the Printer Setup category press LOAD EJECT to immediately make the printer not ready The printer displays 003 FORMS EJECTED PRESS LOAD and advances the form so that you can tear off the form at the perforation and remove it from the printer If you specify Delayed Eject for the Continuous Forms Eject Mode parameter in the Printer Setup category press LOAD EJECT to cause the printer to display 093 EJECT PENDING and beep the alarm When the end of the form is reached the printer becomes not ready displays 003 FORMS EJECTED PRESS LOAD and advances the form so that you can tear off the form at the perforation and remove it from the prin
72. K twice and the forms will move forward until ejected from the printer Black back forms cannot be used in the default tractor They can only be used in the optional second tractor Proper forms loading 146 User s Guide o its Uy i O The paper must be loaded as shown in Note The input forms must always be lower than the printer Figure 35 Correctly Loaded Paper We offer an optional printer stand for your 4247 Printer For more information on this printer stand contact your marketing representative Note For optimum performance We recommend using the Front Push forms path Forms Handling Paper Paths Standard Push Path Base Configuration With Installed Option Optional Second Push Path C7Q00044 Figure 36 Forms Handling Paper Paths Forms stacking recommendations We recommend the following maximum stacking height when stacking continuous forms on the same work surface as the printer Approximately 76 mm 3 inches C Approximately 51 mm 2 inches C7QU2191 Flat Work Surface Figure 37 Forms stacking recommendations Forms stack input and output locations Depending on which forms path you are using see the diagrams on the following pages for ways to stack input and output forms for your printer For satisfactory stacking results the distance from the printer stand to the floor should be 736
73. Mail Address Sender 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Interface E Mail Address Sender 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for E Mail Address Sender is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 99 100 User s Guide Chapter 8 Printer setup Paper Source 101 Automatic Eject i s o w a m 2 107 Front Forms Backup 102 Automatic Restore Sa he uke es OG Rear Forms Backup bo cee we Se eed eee 3 0S Continuous Forms Eject Mode eg Roe Me ae ee LOD Continuous Forms Linking 104 Bar Code Print Direction 110 Form Feed Mode xh ae ty ca amp HOB Graphics Print Direction M Controlling tear off operations a 106 Perforation Safety s sa 112 Using automatic eject to control forms eject 106 Jam Sensors o s s co sos ee ee LB Using automatic restore to control restoring of forms 106 This chapter describes the procedures for
74. Not Ready 11 Press the LOAD EJECT key to load the paper into the printer 12 Press the START key to put the printer READY Printing your first documents The Quick Reference is a popular print test that may help familiarize you with the operator panel keys and the configuration menu you can set The Quick Reference printout allows you to check print quality and printer operations e Each key is listed with a corresponding description to the right e Each parameter is shown with the corresponding values you can select printed to the right 1 Ensure that the printer is offline If the printer is ready press STOP to make the printer not ready 2 Press TEST 3 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Chapter 1 Getting started 19 OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Quick Reference 4 Press ENTER or START to print this test The READY indicator comes on and printing begins Press STOP if you want stop the Print Test before it completes printing 5 Wait for the printer to stop printing and the READY indicator to go off 6 Press FORM FEED until you can remove the printout The printout should be clear and readable YOU HAVE JUST COMPLETED A SETUP AND CHECKOUT OF THE PRINTER We recommend that you now print your printer configuration defaults Save this printout for future reference You can create a printout of the printer configuration by following these steps 1 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MI
75. Paper Source e Power On Reset Yes e Vital Product Data e Quit From Menu Changes to these values are saved at the same time you save values that go into custom sets If you save a change made to one of these non custom set parameter values the new value will be in effect no matter which custom set you recall 49 Save Current Values in Custom Sets 50 User s Guide The Save Current Values stores the current values of the configuration parameters to one of the eight custom sets described a a on pae 1h You can save the current values to e Custom Set A e Custom Set B e Custom Set C e Custom Set D e Custom Set E e Custom Set F e Custom Set G e Custom Set H All of the custom sets are initially set to the manufacturing default values To save current configuration values in a custom set follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Configuration Storage 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Configuration Storage Save Current Values 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired custom set value is displayed Note If you have previously created a custom set definition for that letter that information will be replaced with the new information when you press ENTER 7 Press ENTER The printer displays a mes
76. R to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Automatic Restore is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 The Automatic Restore function can be enabled regardless of the status of the Automatic Eject function Automatic Restore can be enabled even if Automatic Eject is not enabled Continuous Forms Eject Mode You can set Continuous Forms Eject Mode value to e Immediate Eject Default e Delayed Eject Selecting Delayed Eject causes the printer to wait until the end of the current page is reached before forms are moved to the tear off position For more information see LOAD EJECT on page 33 To change or check Continuous Forms Eject Mode 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Forms Eject Mode 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Continuous Forms Eject Mode is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on
77. RO The printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO The printer displays ASCII Configuration Perforation Skipping 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO until the desired Perforation Skipping value is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Emulation Mode You can set Emulation Mode to the following values e 4247 Default e 2381 Personal Printer e 4202 Proprinter III XL e Epson FX Note The printer performs a partial reset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with START or RETURN Buffered data will be lost To change or check the emulation mode follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Emulation Mode 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Emulation Mode is displayed Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 71 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value
78. ROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Interface Workgroup Name 6 7 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Workgroup Name is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration SMTP Service SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol allows a mail server address to be entered into the printer configuration to send automated e mail notifications with printer alert conditions You can set the SMTP Service to Disabled Default Disables the SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol service disables the reception transfer error service of the e mail Enabled Enables the SMTP service enables the reception transfer error service of the e mail To change or check the SMTP Service 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Inte
79. When you are instructed remove the Controller Board and install it directly into the Controller Board slot without setting it down If you have removed the Controller Board from the protective package and cannot immediately insert it in the printer place the protective package on a flat surface and set the Controller Board on top of the protective package Inserting the Controller Board Attention Ensure that the printer is powered off before installing or removing the Controller Board 6 User s Guide If the Controller Board is installed while the printer is powered on the controller will not synchronize with the printer mechanism board Unpredictable printer behavior will result Perform the following steps to install the Controller Board 1 Ensure that the printer is powered off Installing the Controller Board with the printer power on will result in unpredictable printer behavior Use the screwdriver that came in the Controller Board box to remove the metal plate on the back of the printer by unscrewing the two screws Note Save the two screws as you need them to attach the Controller Board to the back printer Save the metal plate for reuse if the Controller Board is removed HC0Q6001 Figure 5 Removing the two screws on the metal plate 3 Use the information under Handling the Controller Board on page 5 as you remove the Controller Board from its shipping box and from the protective package 4
80. a amp ws ae hy oe ae hOll Front Forms Backup 102 Rear Forms Backup 103 iv User s Guide Continuous Forms Linking 104 Form Feed Mode soa of amp as e 2 LOS Controlling tear off operations 3 106 Using automatic eject to control forms eject 106 Using automatic restore to control restoring of forms Soe a 6 106 Automatic Eject gi ay aae ae ee ee ai o LOZ Automatic Restore my oe wie SO a Se OS Continuous Forms Eject Mode e a amp oe amp ae LOO Bar Code Print Direction 110 Graphics Print Direction M Perforation Safety 112 Jam Sensors 113 Chapter 9 Printer adjustments 115 Paper Load Position to Tear Position relationship 115 Front Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA 2 mh e 8 amp aoe w Aw 2 amp JO Front Tear Position 2 amp oh ad 5006 Front Left Margin Alignment 2 oe ow wae amp 2 2117 Front Paper Load Position z x HZ Rear Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA 5 Se ow do oh ea a a S Rear Tear Position oon 2 amp oo Soe e TTS Rear Left Margin Alignment by ie oh Se ee 2 LD Rear Paper Load Position 120 Bidirectional Adjustment 120 Sensor Tune s s So a p ee 121 Quit From Menu 121 Chapter 10 Power On Reset POR 123 Chapter 11 Displ
81. a 4 82 Mail Server Address aaa a 9 Characters Per Inch CPD Soe 2 ee fk 1 BS E Mail Address Receiver 98 Lines Per Inch LPI 84 E Mail Address Sender 99 Maximum Page Length 85 This chapter describes the procedures for checking and changing ASCII configuration parameters for your 4247 printer The chapter is divided into sections according to parameter Refer to the partial table of contents at the beginning of this chapter for parameter and page listings Characters Per Inch CPI You can set the Characters Per Inch CPI to any of the following values 10 Default 12 15 e 16 7 e 17 1 e 20 Notes 1 It is possible to specify a CPI value that causes the page width maximum print position to exceed the maximum physical page width If this occurs the printer automatically changes the maximum print position to the highest valid value for the new CPI setting See Maximum Print Position MPP on page 69 for more information 2 This parameter can be overridden by the computer 3 Only 10 CPI is valid when either OCR A or OCR B is selected as a print language 67 To change or check the CPI value follow these steps i 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER The printer displays ASCII Configuration Characters Per Inch
82. able 6 lists the parameters available for the Printer Adjustment Category Refer to Chapter 9 Printer adjustments for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 6 Printer Adjustment Parameters Values Default Front AFTA 5 to 3 0 Fixed 1 to 8 Front Tear Position 390 to 30 0 Front Left Margin Alignment 0 to 60 0 Front Paper Load Position 30 to 360 0 Rear AFTA 5 to 3 0 when optional second tractor is installed Fixed 1 to 8 Rear Tear Position 390 to 30 0 when optional second tractor is installed Rear Left Margin Alignment 0 to 60 0 when optional second tractor is installed Rear Paper Load Position 30 to 360 0 when optional second tractor is installed Fixed values in 0 5 increments for example Fixed 1 Fixed 1 5 Fixed 8 Power On Reset Table 7 lists the parameters available for the Power On Reset Refer to Chapter 10 Power On Reset POR for detailed information on setting these parameters 46 User s Guide Table 7 Power On Reset Parameters Values Default Power On Reset Yes N A Display language Table 8 lists the parameters available for the Display Language Category Refer to Chapter 11 Display Language for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 8 Display Language Parameters Values Default Display Language 00
83. able error has occurred Record the error information X Y Z i 2 3 Turn off the printer Wait 10 seconds then turn on the printer If the printer displays this status code again call for service Chapter 19 Problem Solving 153 Display Message Recovery Action 059 CANCEL PRINT ACTIVE 1 Press START to cancel the current print job or press CANCEL i i PRINT again before pressing START to return the printer to This an informational message The READY The print job will not be cancelled printer displays this message after you press CANCEL PRINT 068 DATA CLEARED 1 Press STOP PRESS STOP THEN START 2 Press START 070 PRINTER BOARD CHANGE 1 Press STOP VERIFY MENU SETTINGS 2 Press MENU 3 Verify the configuration values and custom sets See Configuration and custom sets values may have been lost when the printer configuration parameter values Custom sets and changing Custom sets on page 49 board was modified 4 Press START or RETURN to exit the menu If the printer displays this status code again call for service 086 PRINTER BOARD CHANGE 1 Turn the power off VERIFY MENU SETTINGS 2 Ensure the Small Rear Cover is securely installed See Figure 1 on 3 Turn the power on 088 INVALID PAPER SOURCE Press STOP USE FRONT OR CHANGE MENU 2 See Attaching the 4247 Printer to your computer on page 25 i Incorrect Power On Paper S
84. actor pins should be in the center of the tractor holes The printer is not at the edge of the table Solution Move the printer to the front edge of the table if having problems with front forms path or move the printer to the rear edge of the table if having problems with the rear forms path The forms supply is not below the level of the printer Solution Move the forms supply to the floor or on a shelf below the level of the printer The forms supply is not aligned with the printer Solution Reposition the forms supply so that the forms feed evenly The forms are catching on the carton edge Solution Remove the uneven carton edges or remove the forms from the carton Note As the forms reach the bottom of the box this problem can occur more often The ribbon is twisted or folded Solution Check the ribbon for folds or twists The forms contain excessive moisture Solution Store the forms in a cool dry place before using them or store the forms in the printer area for 24 hours The forms are defective or do not meet specifications Solution Try unloading the forms and then reloading forms Forms should meet the requirements specified under Chapter 18 Supplies optional features and maintenance on page 145 Problem Forms do not feed past printhead 1 The Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA setting for the paper source you are using needs to be changed Solution See the procedure for ad
85. age listings Paper Load Position to Tear Position relationship There are Paper Load Position parameters for each forms path These Paper Load Position settings are used to vertically align printing on the forms An example is to center printing in a box on a preprinted form Whenever one of these Paper Load Position parameters is set the printer automatically adjusts the corresponding Tear Position value to compensate for the change you made to the Load Position This automatic adjustment keeps the forms perforation aligned to the tear bar edge when the form is ejected However if further adjustment is needed in the alignment of the forms perforation to the tear bar you should adjust the Tear Position value The automatic adjustment changes the tear adjustment by the same number of units but in the opposite direction Normally this adjustment means that Tear Position is set to the offsetting equal but opposite value Stated another way if the Load Position is set to 40 then the Tear Position is set to 40 see example 1 in the examples that follow However if the current setting of the Tear Position has been changed by the operator to be different from the offsetting value that difference from the offsetting value is maintained by the printer see example 2 in the examples that follow Examples of how this works 1 The current values in the printer are Front Paper Load Position 0 and Front Tear Position 0 The user se
86. alue a value that stays the same no matter which custom set you are using only the first custom set will be identified as In Use The other custom sets will be shown as factory defaults To print the custom sets 1 Press STOP to make the printer not ready Chapter 17 Using the Operator Print Tests 141 2 Press TEST 3 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Print Custom Sets 4 Use ENTER or START to begin the test The printout will list all the custom sets The Ready indicator is lighted and the Print Test prints The printout is complete when the Ready indicator is no longer lighted 5 Press CANCEL PRINT to make the printer ready or RETURN to make the printer not ready Firmware Information You can print information to verify your printer model number and the microcode level installed in your printer You will need this information if problems occur with your printer and you need to contact your service representative To check the Firmware Information 1 Press STOP to make the printer not ready 2 Press TEST 3 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Firmware Information 4 Press ENTER or START to begin the test The READY indicator goes on and printing begins The firmware printout is complete when the READY indicator goes off 5 Press CANCEL PRINT to make the printer ready or RETURN to make th
87. an approved ribbon cartridge To install the ribbon cartridge follow these steps 1 Remove the ribbon cartridge from the package Locate the ribbon guide snap arm ribbon advance knob and the ribbon mounting pins To avoid damage to the ribbon do not turn the winding knob in the wrong direction 2 Turn the ribbon advance knob in the direction of the arrow to take up any slack in the ribbon If the ribbon does not move contact your place of ribbon purchase to replace the ribbon cartridge Ribbon Guide Snap Arm Ribbon Advance Knob E61A2014 Ribbon Mounting Pins Figure 9 Ribbon Cartridge Chapter 1 Getting started 9 3 Open the top cover using the small handles on either side of the top cover c7Q00008 Figure 10 Opening the top cover 4 Slide the print head to the center of the printer 5 Align the cartridge pins with the locking grooves on the left and right cartridge supports 5 A 8 o Figure 11 Aligning the cartridge pins 10 User s Guide 6 Position the ribbon guide over the printhead holding it perpendicular to the print head HC010030 Figure 12 Print head and ribbon guide mask showing correct positioning of the ribbon 7 Turn the ribbon advance knob to take up any slack in the ribbon 8 Position the snap arm with the small lever up onto the ribbon lift assembly Push the snap arm down onto the ribbon lift assembly until it snaps into place
88. an set the Input Buffer Size to 256 2K 12K 32K Default 64K 128K To change or check the Input Buffer Size 1 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Serial Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays Serial Interface Input Buffer Size 6 7 9 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Input Buffer Size is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 89 Data Bits You can set the size of Input Buffer to 7 8 Default To change or check the Input Buffer Size i 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Serial Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays Serial Interface Data Bits 6 7 9 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Data
89. ands received from the host data stream that specify paper source selection The printer will use the paper source selected at the operator panel Commands sent from the host cannot override the paper source selected at the operator panel To change or check the Paper Source 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Override Host 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays Override Host Paper Source 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Paper Source is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Characters Per Inch CPI This parameter allows the printer to accept or ignore override the Characters Per Inch commands that are sent by the host data stream You can set Characters Per Inch to Disabled The printer accepts and processes commands received from the host data Default stream for Characters Per Inch selection Enabled The printer ignores commands received from the host data stream for Characters Per Inch The printer will use the Characters Per Inch value set in the printer configuration
90. anges 133 categories summary 40 changing 38 39 Configuration Storage category 49 Display Language 125 IPDS Configuration 57 Power On Reset 123 Printer Adjustments category 115 Printer Setup category 101 Vital Product Data 127 configuration storage custom sets 49 non custom set 49 power on custom set 51 power on paper source 52 recall custom set values 51 recall factory defaults 53 save current values 50 configuration values changing 38 Connection Type serial parameter 92 Continuous Forms Eject Mode printer setup parameter 109 Continuous Forms Linking printer setup parameter 104 controller board handling 5 Courier parallel attachment 74 Courier parallel NLQ Typeface 75 CPI ASCII parameter 67 CPI IPDS Configuration 57 Custom Set in Use Indicator 29 custom sets configuration storage value 49 D Data Bits serial parameter 90 deactivating Form Feed key 105 Default Gateway LAN Interface 95 defaults factory restoring 53 delayed ejection 109 demo pages print 139 Device Specific Information changing 128 display language 125 DP Data Processing Quality IPDS Configuration 60 DP Data Processing Quality parallel attachment 74 DP Text Quality IPDS Configuration 60 DP Text Quality parallel attachment 74 dual push forms specifications 145 E E Mail Address Receiver LAN Interface 98 E Mail Address Sender LAN Interface 99 ejection automatic 107 ejection delayed 109 ejection immediate 109 elect
91. arallel interface and ASCII IPDS Ethernet 10 100 BaseT LAN interface DANGER lt 1 14 gt Switch off printer power and unplug the printer power cord before connecting or disconnecting a communication port a teleport or other attachment connector Insert the host computer cable s into the back of the printer as shown below Serial Interface Parallel Parallel Interface Interface ae HCO0Q600 HC0Q6005 Interface Interface Controller Board with parallel interface and Controller Board with parallel interface ASCII IPDS Ethernet 10 100 LAN interface Serial interface and USB interface Completing printer setup Your 4247 Printer is now ready to use with the forms tractor mounted in the Front Push position and with the configuration parameters set to manufacturing defaults The exception is that you have selected new defaults for display language To select any of the other 4247 paper paths or to change printer configuration parameters see e Chapter 2 Understanding the operator panel for information on operating the printer e Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values for configuration information e Chapter 16 Dual push tractor forms paths for forms loading procedures Chapter 1 Getting started 25 Software driver selection See Appendix C Printer driver support on page 175 for information about selecting printer dr
92. arameters Values Default Quit From Menu Restore Previous Values N A 48 User s Guide Chapter 4 Configuration storage Custom sets s eee AD Power On Custom Set a 51 Non custom set 2 a ew a a AD Power On Paper Source 52 Save Current Values in Custom Sets Gr te ok te Ge 2h bO Recall factory defaults 53 Recall Custom Set values 5i1 Printing custom sets 54 This chapter describes the procedures for setting configuration storage values It explains the two types of configuration storage custom and non custom and describes how to create and save them in printer memory Custom sets There are eight custom sets A B C D E F G and H that you_can create and retain Custom sets contain values for the parameters listed i in Chapter 3 Non custom set The non custom set contains parameter values that stay the same no matter which custom set you are using The following parameter values are saved in this part of printer memory e Configuration Storage All e Attachment e Parallel Interface Printer Compatibility 6 Init Interface Type Input Buffer Size Select In Signal AutoFeed XT Serial Interface All except Interface Type Input Buffer Size Data Bits Baud Rate Parity Pacing Control and Connection Type e LAN Interface All e Printer Setup
93. arked with an asterisk You can select any print language that is available for your printer Determine the value for the language setting you want from the following table Table 13 Supported Print Languages Code Page Language 37 USA Canada 260 Canadian French 273 Austrian German 274 Belgian Old 275 Brazilian 277 Danish Norwegian 278 Finnish Swedish 280 Italian 281 Japanese English 282 Portuguese 284 Spanish Spanish Speaking 285 English UK 290 Japanese Katakana 297 French French Azerty 420 Arabic 423 Greek Old 424 Hebrew Bulletin 500 International 5 Swiss Belgian 813 Greek Latin ISO 8859 7 euro 833 Korean 838 Thai 870 Latin 2 ROECE 871 Icelandic 875 Greek New euro 880 Cyrillic 890 Yugoslav Old 892 OCR A 893 OCR B 924 Latin 9 ISO 8859 euro 1025 Cyrillic Multilingual 1026 Latin 5 Turkey 1097 Farsi 1112 Baltic Multilingual 1122 Estonian Chapter 6 IPDS Configuration 61 Table 13 Supported Print Languages continued Code Page Language 1140 USA Canada euro 1141 Austrian German euro 1142 Danish Norwegian euro 1143 Finnish Swedish euro 1144 Italian euro 1145 Spanish Spanish Speaking euro 1146 English UK euro 1147 French euro 1148 International 5 Belgian New euro 1149 Icelandic euro Not
94. ay Language 125 Chapter 12 Vital Product Data 127 Serial Number eo ae ok a te 4 17 Device Specific Information ous oe a p Bas a pi Chapter 13 Quiet Print 129 Chapter 14 Hex Print 131 Chapter 15 Quit From Menu 133 Chapter 16 Dual push tractor forms Paths i s a wie ole YS we ow oo 135 Introduction op s a s a a 135 Forms selection me Sk EE E Using different forms on iwo paths oho s amp amp a 136 Setting up printer lt s 136 Using path switching 136 Using same forms on both paths linking vgs a 187 Setting up printer 137 How forms linking works 138 Parking one continuous form and loading ariother 138 Parking a continuous form 138 Changing the forms path 138 Chapter 17 ue the cee Print Tests General test instructions Quick Reference Printer Demonstration Printer Configuration Print Custom Sets Firmware Information Printer Adjustments Chapter 18 Supplies optional features and maintenance Continuous forms specifications Proper forms loading Forms Handling Paper Paths A Forms stacking recommendations Forms stack input and output locations Supplies Optional features Maintenance Removing the ribbon cartridge Cleaning the printer Chapter 19 Problem solving Using status code and problem listings Status code and
95. before the equipment is plugged in and operated 4247 Model X03 nominal AC input power requirements Nominal Voltage Voltage Range Amps Phase Hz 100 230 Vac 90 264 Vac 3 8 1 6 A Single phase 50 60 Hz Installing the Controller Board The 4247 printer arrived with the Controller Board that you ordered You must install the Controller Board received with the printer into the proper slot in the back of the printer before it can be used Handling the Controller Board Attention Do not remove the Controller Board from the protective package until instructed to do so Static electricity though harmless to you can damage sensitive Controller Board components Use the information in this section to avoid damaging a Controller Board e Limit your movement Your movement can create static electricity that when released to the Controller Board can damage the electronic components on the Controller Board Sliding your foot across carpeting is an example of how you create unwanted static electricity e Handle the Controller Board only by the edges and prevent others from making direct contact with it e Before removing the Controller Board from the protective package ground the package to exposed metal at the back of the printer This will release any static Chapter 1 Getting started 5 charge that may have developed on the package or on your body Hold the package against the metal for at least two seconds
96. ce A single 9 pin D connector mounted directly on the adapter card allows attachment to the interface The RS 232C interface uses a standard serial cable up to 15 2 m 50 ft in length with transmission rates up to 19 2 Kbps RS 232C connector pin assignments Table 31 lists the RS232 C serial interface signals Table 31 RS232 C serial interface signals 168 User s Guide Local Remote Signal Pin Connect Connect Name Number Source Source Description SIGNAL 5 Always connected to the 0 Volts of the GROUND Power Supply TXD 3 Printer Printer Transmitted Data Signal an output from printer A MARK condition is held during IDLE communication state An indeterminate state is present when printer is powered off RXD 2 Host Data Set Received data signal an input to printer RTS 7 Printer Printer Request to Send Signal an output from printer Active HIGH level signal It is HIGH until the printer is powered off then an indeterminate state is present Gis 8 Data Set Active HIGH level signal indicates that the host or data set is ready to receive data from the printer DSR 6 Data Set Active HIGH level signal Indicates that the host or data set is ready to be connected to the printer and is ready for data transfer DCD 1 Data Set Active HIGH level signal Indicates that the host is transmitting or the data set is receiving the Data Carrier signal 2nd RTS 9 Prin
97. ch case the user may be required to take adequate measures Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to reduce the potential for causing interference to radio and TV communications and to other electrical or electronic equipment Compuprint srl cannot accept responsibility for any interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors Industry Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe A est conform a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Statement for CISPR 22 Edition 2 Compliance Attention This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures User Information according to European Directive 2002 95 EC and 2003 108 EC This unit must be recycled or discarded according to applicable local and national regulations The symbol shown on the left applied to the product or on its packing indicates that at end of life the product is not to be thrown away or disposed as unsorted municipal waste but separately collected Compuprint srl encourages owners of information technology IT equipment to responsibly recycle their equipment when it is no longer needed Customer that needs to dispose this equipment must contact the produce and follow the collection framework available locally for the return recy
98. ch forms path Any of these tests can be performed at anytime However all tests should be performed when there is no print data buffered and the printer is not processing data When you use the Operator Print Tests the printer goes offline When you exit test mode the printer performs a partial reset before going back online This partial reset clears any buffered print data and anything stored in printer storage Entering the Operator Print Tests may cause the forms configuration values to be adjusted If the current values are less than a maximum print position of 72 or a maximum page length of 66 the printer will adjust the values This is done to ensure correct formatting of all offline customer tests A form that is at least 210 mm x 297 mm 8 27 x 11 70 in is needed to run any of the operator print tests The original values will be reset when the printer returns to the online state If the values are larger than the required page dimensions the values are not changed General test instructions To enter the Operator Print Tests menu press STOP to make the printer not ready Press TEST The printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Quick Reference The Quick Reference test is the first test in the Operator Print Tests menu From this display press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO to view the other tests Pressing ENTER or START begins a test While a test is running pressing STOP or CANCEL PRINT halts the test If y
99. cking and changing the parameter values in the configuration menu for the printer adjustment category Chapter 10 Power On Reset POR describes the procedure to perform a power on reset for your printer Chapter 11 Display Language provides information on the display languages shipped with your printer Chapter 12 Vital Product Data provides information to check and change some of the vital product data for the printer Chapter 13 Quiet Print describes the procedure to set the Quiet Print mode for your printer Chapter 14 Hex Print describes the procedure to set the Hex Print mode for your printer Chapter 15 Quit From Menu describes the procedure to quit from the configuration menu and restore the previous configuration menu values Chapter 16 Dual push tractor forms paths describes forms and paper loading and running a print job through the six different paper paths XV xvi User s Guide Chapter 17 Using the Operator Print Tests describes procedures for testing and adjusting the printer Chapter 18 Supplies optional features and maintenance provides the information you need for ordering new supplies replacing damaged or worn ribbons and available printer options Chapter 19 Problem solving describes how to diagnose and solve printer problems Always start your problem determination procedure with this chapter Appendix A
100. cling and recovery of WEEE Customer participation to the separate collection is important to minimize any potential effects on the environment and human health due to the potential presence of hazardous substances in the equipment and aids the reuse and recycle of the materials by which the equipment is made Uncorrect disposal of the product by the customer will be punished according to the local regulations and Laws 182 User s Guide A Compuprint MAN10296 00 00 Printed in Italy
101. consider the location and surrounding environment for your printer avoid factors that can create a buildup of an electrostatic charge on the printer While not harmful an electrostatic discharge can cause discomfort to persons Such discharges also can cause problems with printer operation or to the machines to which the printer connects Some factors to avoid that can cause an electrostatic charge to build are e Floor surfaces with low resistance to electrical charges e Carpeting without antistatic properties e Plastic seat coverings e Metal frame furniture e Low humidity environment If the printer is set up on a raised floor you may need to provide and access area for the cord and cables that exit at the rear of the printer For reliable form feeding and forms handling We recommend a printer stand or table We offer an optional printer stand for the 4247 Printer For more information on this printer stand contact_your marketing representative For additional information on stacking see Proper forms loading on page 146 165 Operating and service clearance You should provide adequate space for cooling air and for operating or maintaining the printer This is also helpful if you will occasionally change the Controller Board Often as little as 450 mm 18 in of extra table space or floor space for a printer on the optional printer stand is adequate to service a printer C7QU0005 Figure 43 Printer clearances
102. d when the Menu Lock feature is enabled 154 User s Guide Display Message Recovery Action 099 FORMS JAMMED CLEAR JAM PRESS START The printer has detected paper in one of the paper paths This often occurs if you press PARK PATH before tearing off the forms This detection of unexpected forms was done by one of these paper presence sensors located near the platen e Front forms path e Rear forms path e If you had just pressed LOAD EJECT or were printing when printing unexpectedly stopped proceed with Corrective Action 1 e If you had just pressed PARK PATH with the 091 FANFOLD PARK message proceed with Corrective Action 2 099 FORMS JAMMED CLEAR JAM PRESS START The printer has detected paper in one of the paper paths This often occurs if you press PARK PATH before tearing off the forms Corrective Action 1 An extra form a torn piece of form or paper chad is located in the forms path when there should be no paper present Remove this paper to clear the 099 message 1 Remove the forms from the appropriate tractor 2 Remove any pieces of paper paper chad or paper dust with puffs of blown air from the sensors located approximately 3 inches from the left end of the platen 099 FORMS JAMMED CLEAR JAM PRESS START The printer has detected paper in one of the paper paths This often occurs if you press PARK PATH before tearing off the forms 220 SERIAL DSR ERROR SEE USER S GUID
103. dle Eastern Saudi Arabia only X Power cord 170 User s Guide DANGER lt 1 11 gt Your country may require an approved power cord and plug Ensure that you have the correct power cord and plug Use this cord and plug only with an approved correctly installed power receptacle DANGER DANGER lt 1 1 gt Do not use an extension power cord Place the printer so the power cord can plug into the power receptacle without putting stress on the power cord The standard power cord length in the U S and in all other countries is 2 74 m 9 ft A 1 83 m 6 ft power cord is also available in the U S Safety Safety is a major consideration in the design and manufacture of our products Proper electrical grounding is essential for safety and for reliable operation of the printer If you have any questions about the grounding of your receptacle ask your electrician Branch circuits and grounding A machine must be properly grounded It is recommended that an insulated green wire ground the same size as the phase wire be installed between the branch circuit panel and the receptacle For personal safety the ground should have sufficiently low impedance to limit the voltage to ground and to facilitate the operation of circuit protective devices in the circuit For example the ground path must not exceed 1 ohm for 120 volt 20 ampere branch circuit devices DANGER lt 1 30 gt The construction of thi
104. e printer not ready see General test instructions on page 139 Printer Adjustments 142 User s Guide You can make adjustments to your printer to maintain print quality The adjustments can be set and then tested by running a print test without having to exit the menu There is a set of printer adjustment parameters for each forms path Front or Rear ichapier 9 printer adjistment Idescibes the procedures for checking and changing the values of the printer adjustments The following are the available printer adjustment parameters e Front Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA e Front Tear Position e Front Left Margin Alignment e Front Paper Load Position e Rear Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA e Rear Tear Position e Rear Left Margin Alignment e Rear Paper Load Position e Bidirectional Adjustment Available only in Operator Print Test Menu e Sensor Tune Available only in Operator Print Test Menu e Quit From Menu Available only in Operator Print Test Menu To check or change printer adjustments 1 2 3 Press STOP to make the printer not ready Press TEST Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Printer Adjustments 4 5 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Printer Adjustments is displayed Press ENTER and change the values you wish to change Press START to run a print test fo
105. e emission levels with standard covers was e Standard covers e Front Push forms path e DP print quality e Without Quiet Mode All measurements are made in accordance with International Organization for Standardization ISO 7779 and reported in conformance with the International Organization for Standardization ISO 9296 The Parallel Interface The 4247 Printer supports the Parallel Printer Interface A single 36 pin connector is mounted on the adapter card Attach the PC parallel interface to the host by using one of the following cables e Standard PC parallel printer cable up to 1 8 m 6 ft in length e 1284 Bidirectional parallel printer cable up to 4 57 m 15 ft in length Parallel connector pin assignments Pin Number Signal Name Description 1 STROBE Strobe 2 9 DATA Eight Data Lines 10 ACKNLG Acknowledge 11 BUSY Busy 12 PE Out of Paper 13 SLCT Printer Selected 14 AUTO FEED XT Automatic Line Feed on EOL 15 Unused Appendix A Printer specifications 167 Pin Number Signal Name Description 16 LOGIC GND Logic Ground 17 CHASSIS GROUND Chassis Ground 18 5 VDC External Power 19 30 GROUND Ground 31 INIT Initialize Printer 32 ERROR Printer Error 33 GROUND Ground 34 35 Unused 36 SLCT IN Make printer selected The Serial Interface The 4247 Printer attaches to a host or controller with the RS 232C Serial Interfa
106. e steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays IPDS Configuration Bar Code Mode 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for bar code mode is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Graphics Mode This parameter is available only if the IPDS feature is installed and the IPDS data stream is selected Changing the value of this parameter can affect throughput in some printing environments You can set the Graphics Mode to any of the following values High High Density Graphics Default Low Low Density Graphics Computer Density as specified by the IPDS data stream Selected Note The printer performs a partial reset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with START or RETURN Buffered data will be lost To change or check the graphics mode follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays
107. e value 53 recalling factory defaults 53 restoring factory defaults 53 RETURN function key 32 RS 232C serial interface type 88 RS 422A serial interface type 88 S samples print 139 Save Current Values configuration storage value 50 saving current values in custom sets 50 SCROLL MICROt function key 30 SCROLL MICRO function key 30 scrolling 31 Select In Signal parallel parameter 87 Sensor Tune printer adjustment parameter 121 sensors jam disabling 113 Serial Number changing 127 SET TOP OF FORM function key 35 setup configuring 15 installing the ribbon 9 loading paper 16 printing first document 19 unpacking 3 Slashed Zero parallel parameter 79 SMS XOH processing IPDS Configuration 63 SMTP Service LAN Interface 97 sound emission levels 167 specifications electrical requirements branch circuits and grounding 171 power cord 170 safety 171 environmental requirements operating 169 shipping 169 storage 170 physical requirements airflow 167 heat output 166 noise emission values 167 power consumption 166 weight 166 START function key 35 status indicators 27 STOP function key 35 Subnet Mask LAN Interface 94 supplies forms 145 tear off information 106 tear position front adjusting 116 tear position rear adjusting 118 template 8 Test function key 36 tests print 139 Twinax configuration alarm control 66 bar code mode 64 characters per inch 57 emulation mode 62 graphics mode 65 lines per inc
108. ear Bar The printer is waiting This is most likely to occur during a tear off operation Tear the forms at the perforation at the Tear Bar Then a manual Restore must be done by pressing LOAD EJECT If the Processing light is blinking the next job has already been received and is pending 003 FORMS EJECTED Auto Restore is set to Data or Timer and an Eject has moved the form up to the Tear Bar The printer will restore the form automatically either when the next job is received Auto Restore Data or after a defined time elapses Auto Restore Timer 005 MARGIN ERROR ADJ MARGIN LINE LENGTH 1 Press STOP The left margin automatically resets to 10 units see Chapter 9 Printer adjustments on page 115 2 Press START 009 INVALID KEY PRESS 009 INVALID KEY PRESSES 009 INVALID KEY PRESS PRESS STOP FIRST 1 Check the operator panel function 2 Reenter the correct operation See Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration values on page 37 152 User s Guide Display Message Recovery Action 014 INVALID FORMS SELECT ADD PATH OR PRESS START 014 XXXXXXXX ADD PATH OR PRESS START The device requested by the job being sent is not installed in the printer The above messages alternate at one second intervals where XXXXXXXX tells the requested forms device which can be Front or Rear 1 To print the job with the requested paper source a Turn off the
109. ent value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Continuous Forms Linking is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Form Feed Mode You can set Form Feed Mode to either of the following values e Not Active In Ready State Default e Active In Ready State Selecting Active in Ready State makes the FORM FEED key active when the printer is ready and no job is processing so that when pressed a form feed will be performed and the printer will return to the ready state The printer does not have to be not ready before pressing FORM FEED if you change the value to Active in the ready state To change or check the form feed mode 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Form Feed Mode 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for form feed mode is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 8 Printer setup 105 Controlling tear off operat
110. es As The printer performs a partial reset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with START or RETURN Buffered data will be lost This parameter can be overridden by the computer When either OCR A or OCR B is selected the selectable options for CPI and print quality become fixed at 10 CPI and Near Letter Quality respectively To change or check the print language value follow these steps i 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays IPDS Configuration Print Language 5 6 8 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired language value is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Emulation mode You can set Emulation Mode to the following values e 4247 Default e 4224 e 4230 62 User s Guide Notes 1 The printer performs a partial reset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with START or RETURN Buffered data will be lost 2 When changing the value of the Emulation Mode verify the Data Stream and t
111. et to 4247 4202 III XL is set to Epson FX 2381 Personal Printer Language N A 863 Canadian French N A 864 Arabic N A 865 Danish Norwegian N A 866 PC Data Cyrillic Russian N A 869 Greek New euro N A 874 Thai N A 876 OCR A N A 877 OCR B N A 912 Latin 2 ISO 8859 2 N A 913 Latin 3 ISO 8859 3 N A 914 Latin 4 ISO 8859 4 N A 915 Cyrillic ISO 8859 5 N A 916 Latin 8 ISO 8859 8 N A 920 Latin 5 ISO 8859 9 N A 921 Baltic Multilingual N A 922 Estonian N A 923 Latin 9 ISO8859 15 N A 1006 Urdu N A 1046 Arabic Extended N A 1089 Latin 6 ISO 8859 6 N A 1098 Farsi PC N A 1116 Estonia PC N A 1117 Latvia PC N A 1118 Lithuania PC N A 1250 Central Europe Latin 2 N A 1251 Cyrillic Windows euro Notes 1 The printer performs a partial reset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with START or RETURN Buffered data will be lost 2 This parameter can be overridden by the computer 3 When either OCR A or OCR B is selected the selectable options for CPI and print quality become fixed at 10 CPI and Near Letter Quality respectively To change or check the print language value follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Pri
112. ey can be used only for the continuous forms paper sources Press SET TOP OF FORM to set the top of form position for continuous paper sources only The alarm beeps and the printer displays TOP OF FORM SET while you hold down the SET TOP OF FORM key If preprinted forms are being used use Paper Load Positioning see Printer adjustments on page 115 instead of Top of Form START STOP START Press START to perform the following functions e Make the printer ready and cause the READY message to appear in the operator panel display e Exit the Configuration Menu and make the printer ready If a partial reset is required it is performed to put configuration changes into effect before the printer becomes ready Note If you have made configuration changes and have not saved them in a Custom Set the display will prompt you to save the changes e Start the printer printing if no error condition appears on the display and if the computer is sending data to be printed e Begin a test from the Operator Print Tests menu STOP If the printer is in a ready state press STOP to e Make the printer not ready and cause the READY message to disappear from the operator panel display e Stop printing as soon as possible without losing print data e Stop a test if the printer is in test mode e Stop the printer alarm from beeping e Allow you to use the other printer function keys e Cause the printer to display
113. g the Configuration E Mail Address Receiver 98 User s Guide You can set the E Mail Address Receiver to e 48 Chars max e Null String Default This function allows you to enter the e mail address up to 48 characters in length of the person you want to notify of printer failures Note You can only select E Mail Address Receiver if the SMTP Service function is Enabled To change or check the E Mail Address Receiver 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Interface E Mail Address Receiver 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for E Mail Address Receiver is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration E Mail Address Sender You can set the E Mail Address Sender to e 48 Chars max e Null String Default This function allows you to enter the sender s e mail address up to 48 characters in length Note You can only select E Mail Address Sender if the SMTP Service function choice is Enabled To change or check the E
114. h 58 maximum page length MPL 59 maximum print position MPP 58 print language 61 179 Index Twinax configuration continued print quality 60 U unpacking the printer 3 using the operator print tests firmware information 142 printer adjustments 142 printer configuration 141 printer demonstration 140 quick reference 140 V very important vital data 127 vital product data device specific information 128 serial number 127 Vital Product Data 127 W Workgroup Name LAN Interface 96 X XOH SMS processing IPDS Configuration 63 Z zeroes slashed parallel parameter 79 180 User s Guide Notices Thanks for choosing the 4247 printer Your printer is a reliable working equipment that will be very useful in your daily job Our printers have been designed to be compact and respectful of the work environment They offer a wide range of features and multiple functions that confirm the high technological level reached by the printers with Compuprint brand To maintain these printing performances unchanged in the long run Compuprint has developed specific consumables for each printer type that assure an excellent operation with high printing quality level reliability Compuprint srl 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 level stated in the product characteristics can be assured All ty
115. he Connection Type setting 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Serial Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays Serial Interface Connection Type 6 7 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Connection Type is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 LAN Interface IP Address Assignment You can set the IP Address Assignment to Fixed Default e DHCP To change or check the IP Address Assignment ik 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Interface IP Address Assignment 6 7 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for IP Address Assignment is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in f
116. he Printer Address you have set To change or check the emulation mode follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays IPDS Configuration Emulation Mode 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Emulation Mode is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Media Size Priority This parameter is available only if the IPDS feature is installed and the IPDS data stream is selected It affects the use of the XOH Set Media Size SMS order This order may be used in the IPDS data stream to set the page size The Media Size Priority setting specifies whether XOH SMS orders take precedence over the operator panel settings for maximum print position MPP and maximum page length MPL The following values will be displayed in the menu Standard The smaller page size values have priority The page size will be the intersection smaller values of the operator panel settings and the XOH SMS X and Y values Alternate The XOH SMS order values have priority If an XOH SMS order is present default its values will be used to def
117. he first tractor when the second tractor is installed rotate the second tractor out and insert paper between the two tractors See forms in the Front Push Tractors on page 16 for paper loading procedures C7Q02190 Figure 31 Paper path direction Chapter 1 Getting started 23 Removing the optional second tractor If you need to remove the second optional push tractor turn the printer off 1 Disconnect the connector cable and press on the push buttons on either side to disengage the tractor Then pull the tractor off Figure 32 Disconnecting the second tractor CAUTION S lt 2 53 gt If the second tractor unit is not installed make sure the gear protector cover is closed Do not touch inside the printer or insert any object into the gears 2 Close the tractor gear protection cover Figure 33 Closing the protection cover 24 User s Guide Attaching the 4247 Printer to your computer Connect the printer to your host computer using the interface on the Controller Board supplied in the printer box you installed in the printer There are three types of Controller Boards 1 Controller Board with a bidirectional IEEE1284 parallel interface Serial RS232 C 9 pin interface and USB 2 0 interface 2 Controller Board with a bidirectional IEEE1284 parallel interface and ASCII Ethernet 10 100 BaseT LAN interface 3 Controller Board with a bi directional IEEE1284 p
118. hielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to meet FCC emission limits Compuprint is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 181 European Union EU Conformity Statement Compuprint srl declares that this product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2006 95 EC 2004 108 EC Per the applicable requirements of EU directive 98 37 EC machines sound pressure of the above product measured according to EN27779 does not exceed 70dBA This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to European standard EN 55022 The limits for Class A equipment were derived for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication devices Important This is a Class A product Ina domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in whi
119. hten the ribbon The Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA setting for the paper source you are using needs to be changed Paper must be loaded for this adjustment to be effective Solution See the procedure for adjusting the forms thickness setting through the operator panel see Chapter 9 Printer adjustments on page ius Problem Ribbon smudging forms CAUTION lt 2 25 gt High temperature switch off the printer and allow at least 20 minutes for parts in this area to cool before handling The ribbon is twisted or folded Solution Try moving the printhead back and forth while turning the ribbon advance knob If the ribbon advance knob does not turn replace the ribbon The Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA setting for the paper source you are using needs to be increased Paper must be loaded for this adjustment to be effective Solution See the procedure for adjusting the forms thickness setting through the operator panel see Chapter 9 Printer adjustments on page 115 The ribbon cartridge is defective Solution Replace the ribbon cartridge A new ribbon is over inked Solution Replace the ribbon Problem Printing is too light or partial characters print 1 The Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA setting for the paper source you are using needs to be changed Do not attempt to manually move the AFTA wheel Paper must be loaded for this adjustment to be effective Solu
120. ine the page size instead of the operator panel settings The media size is defined by the MPP and MPL parameters To change or check the Media Size Priority follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Chapter 6 IPDS Configuration 63 CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays IPDS Configuration Media Size Priority 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for media size priority is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Bar Code Mode 64 User s Guide This parameter is valid only if the IPDS feature is installed and the IPDS data stream is selected Changing the value of this parameter can affect throughput in some printing environments You can set the Bar Code Mode to any of the following values High High Contrast Bar Codes Default Low Low Contrast Bar Codes Computer Contrast as specified by the IPDS data stream Selected Note The printer performs a partial reset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with START or RETURN Buffered data will be lost To change or check the bar code mode follow thes
121. int 3 Press the ENTER key 4 Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO to select Yes or No to enable or disable the Hex Print function 5 Press the ENTER key 6 Press the START key 131 132 User s Guide Chapter 15 Quit From Menu You can quit from the Configuration Menu and restore the previous configuration menu values This selection cancels any changes you made to the Configuration Menu Parameter Values since you last pressed MENU to enter the Configuration Menu To quit from the Configuration Menu and restore the previous values follow these steps 1 If CONFIGURATION MENU is not on the first line of the display press RETURN until it appears 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Quit from Menu 3 Press ENTER The printer displays Quit from Menu Restore Previous Values 4 Press ENTER The printer restores the previous values and becomes not ready Note Any custom set changes that were made and saved prior to selecting Quit From Menu are not affected by this selection The new values stored into custom sets remain in place 133 134 User s Guide Chapter 16 Dual push tractor forms paths Introduction 135 Using same forms on both paths linking 137 Forms selection fo ae a a 2 S Setting up printer s 137 Using different forms on two paths po w te 4136 How forms linking works 138 Se
122. inter specifications power requirements see xi Safety precautions xii Electrical safety This printer is inspected and listed by recognized national testing laboratories such as Underwriters Laboratories Inc UL in the U S A and Canadian Standards Association CSA in Canada Listing of a product by a national testing laboratory indicates that the product is designed and manufactured in accordance with national requirements intended to minimize safety hazards This equipment meets a very high standard of safety in design and manufacture Remember however that this product operates under conditions of high electrical potentials and heat generation both of which are functionally necessary Because the paper used in the printer can burn you should take normal precautions to prevent fire These precautions include common sense measures such as keeping potentially combustible materials for example curtains and chemicals away from the printer providing adequate ventilation and cooling limiting unattended operation and having trained personnel available and assigned to the printer Approved power cord and receptacle DANGER lt 1 11 gt Your country may require an approved power cord and plug Ensure that you have the correct power cord and plug Use this cord and plug only with an approved correctly installed power receptacle Electrical safety and portable power strip receptacles User s Guide
123. ions When a path switch is requested and the top of forms is at the print line the Park operation will begin automatically No user intervention is required In all other cases user intervention is required The message 091 FANFOLD PARK or 092 FANFOLD EJECT appears on the operator panel display Using automatic eject to control forms eject If Automatic Eject Disabled which is the default you must press LOAD EJECT to move the form up to the tear bar This setting is recommended if you do not need to tear off each form as it is printed Thus when you determine that you need to tear off the forms you use LOAD EJECT to control the tear off operations If Automatic Eject Enabled once printing finishes the printer will wait 5 seconds then automatically move the forms up to the tear bar This setting is recommended if you plan to tear off each form as it finishes printing This eliminates the need to press LOAD EJECT for tear off operations Once the forms have been ejected the next step depends of the setting of the Automatic Restore parameter The settings for Automatic Eject and Automatic Restore are used to control how you want tear off operations to occur There is only one setting in the printer configuration for Automatic Eject and one setting for Automatic Restore which apply to both the front and rear continuous forms paths The paths cannot be controlled individually Using automatic restore to control resto
124. isplays CONFIGURATION MENU Display Language 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for display language is displayed 5 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value and the display language will change 6 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Note Occasionally the display language may be changed accidentally to a language that is not understood To recover to your native language without saving the display language in a custom set power off O and then power on the printer to restore the default setting The display language should then be restored to your native language 125 126 User s Guide Chapter 12 Vital Product Data You can check and change some of the vital product data for the printer The two Vital Product Data fields you can change are e Serial Number e Device Specific Information Note Vital Product Data values unlike all of the other configuration values are not saved when you save a custom set they are saved when you exit the Configuration Menu If you make a change to one of these values and turn off the printer before exiting the Configuration Menu your changes will not be saved Serial Number The serial number parameter holds the serial number for the printer This number is a 7 digit alphanumeric value The serial number of your printer is located on the I
125. iting the Configuration Rear Tear Position 118 User s Guide You can adjust the rear tear position for forms loaded in the rear paper path from 390 to 30 where each unit is 0 176 mm 1 144 in The default value is 0 To change or check the Rear Tear Position i Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Rear Tear Position 5 6 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Rear Tear Position is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Rear Left Margin Alignment This parameter adjusts the distance of the first print position to the left margin from 0 to 60 units where each unit is 0 706 mm 1 36 in The default is 0 units The total range of adjustment is 42 36 mm 1 66 in To change or check the Rear Left Margin Align 1 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Rear
126. ivers 26 User s Guide Chapter 2 Understanding the operator panel Status indicators 27 ENTER function 3i1 READY o ra e s b ee 27 RETURN o a so e o a e oe d a a s a O2 PROCESSING s wos wo so or o amp amp u 28 RETURN function s os a e r 92 ATTENTION a sos moso poo aos dor 28 PARK PATH 4 por dono a pom amp a32 Display panel s s noa s s a sos 28 PARK function e w 32 Audible alarm 29 PATH function gt s e s s s w 32 Custom Set In Use Indicator 2 2 2 2 29 LINE FEED a B Function Keys o a 2 E wee oe o a amp a 2A LOAD EJECT a aaa a B MENU aaa a 30 FORM FEED aaa a A SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICROV 30 SET TOP OF FORM 35 Adjusting forms lt 3i START 3 4 amp a pon amp 4 85 Scrolling through categories parameters STOP os em a oe Re we wR oe ee 2 2 BD values and tests 3i1 CANCEL PRINT m oe s e a 36 ENTERS s we 2 amp 2 amp wR s 2 ue a8 TESI gosp ot ce ah ae a Se ae 4 oe 2586 This chapter describes the function of the operator panel The operator panel contains 3 status indicators a 2 line by 24 character display panel 14 printer function keys and an audible alarm Figure 34 illustrates the operator panel and keys for the printer Compuprint 4247 X03 MENU x SF pence LY a PARR FORM SET TOR CANCEL LO
127. jams occur or if unusual ambient lighting conditions exist in the printer location Important All paper must be removed from the tractors and all covers must be installed and closed before selecting this parameter Note Sensor Tune is available only in the Operator Print Tests menu To tune the sensors 1 Press TEST 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Printer Adjustments 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Sensor Tune 5 Press ENTER The printer displays the following Sensor Tune Remove Forms Press ENTER 6 Press ENTER The printer will now tune the sensors Once the sensors are tuned the printer displays Sensor Tune Sensor Tune Complete Printer Adjustments Sensor Tune 7 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Quit From Menu This selection cancels any changes that have been made to the Printer Adjustment parameter values in the Operator Print Test menu All previous printer adjustment values are restored when this parameter is selected and the printer enters the Not Ready state Note Quit From Menu is available only in the Operator Print Tests menu Chapter 9 Printer adjustments 121 To quit from the Operator Print Test menu and restore the previous values for Printer Adjustments only follow these step
128. justing the forms thickness setting through the operator panel under Chapter 9 Printer adjustments on page 115 The ribbon is twisting or folding Solution Replace the ribbon You are using thick multiple part forms Solution See the procedure for setting perforation safety to Enabled through the operator panel see Chapter 8 Printer setup on page 101 Problem Forms do not stack correctly Chapter 19 Problem Solving 159 The forms do not stack correctly on the table behind the printer Solution Use the recommended table size see Appendix A Printer specifications on page 165 Note Up to 101 6 mm 4 in of forms may stack on the table behind the printer without decreasing the ability of the forms to stack correctly The forms do not stack correctly in the output rack on the table Solution Check for obstructions to the forms path cables cords or other items If you find an obstruction remove or relocate it The forms do not meet specifications Solution The forms may be outside nominal specifications see Chapter 18 Supplies optional features and maintenance on page 145 The forms contain excessive moisture Solution Store the forms in a cool dry place before using them or leave in the printer for 24 hours Note Forms stack best when the forms are 203 2 to 304 8 mm 8 to 12 in long If the forms length is outside this range operator assistance may be needed Forms
129. k will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Host Name You can set the Host Name to e 14 Chars max e 4247 _xxxxxx Default The host is identified by a name in the NetBios protocol over TCP IP This function allows you to create that host name using a 14 character string The last 6 digits of the MAC address are xxxxxx To change or check the Host Name 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 95 CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Interface Host Name 6 7 9 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Host Name is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Workgroup Name You can set the Workgroup Name to e 14 Chars max e Workgroup Default 96 User s Guide The Workgroup Name allows the printer to be associated with another group of printers To change or check the Workgroup Name 1 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MIC
130. lay will prompt you to save the changes If you are in the Operator Print Tests Menu and a test is not running pressing RETURN will exit the Test Menu and make the printer not ready PARK PATH 32 User s Guide PARK PATH D4 PARK function Pressing this key causes the printer to enter the Park function in either the ready and not ready state The continuous forms will back up reverse the process direction of the forms in the forms path If continuous forms are currently in the printer and the top of the form is beyond the print area press PARK PATH The forms will be ejected for tearoff and the printer will display 091 FANFOLD PARK TEAR OUTPUT PRESS PARK If special forms are currently in the printer that cannot be moved backwards for example labeled continuous forms the printer displays 092 FANFOLD PARK TEAR INPUT PRESS EJECT Perform the action requested on the operator panel display The printer is then ready for the paper path selection PATH function When no forms are in the current path and the printer is in the not ready state pressing PARK PATH allows the selection of the different forms paths available on the printer When the desired path is displayed press START The forms path displayed becomes the active forms path and the printer becomes ready You can also press LOAD EJECT or FORM FEED for continuous forms to select the active forms path The forms path selected by PARK PAT
131. ll Factory Defaults Yes N A Note Use Recall Factory Defaults to set all the parameters to the manufacturing default values See Recall factory defaults on page 53 Attachment Table 2 lists the parameters available for the Attachment Category Refer to Chapter 5 Attachment options on page 55 for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 2 Attachment Category Parameters Values Default Attachment Hot Port Switch Parallel Hot Port Switch Serial USB LAN ASCII LAN IPDS IPDS Configuration Table 3 lists the parameters available for the IPDS Configuration Category Parameters that can be overridden by the computer are noted with a dagger t Refer to Chapter 6 IPDS Configuration on page 57 for detailed information on setting these parameters Table 3 IPDS Configuration Category Parameters Values Default t Characters Per Inch 10 10 12 15 16 7 t Lines Per Inch 6 6 8 t Maximum Print Position 001 to 227 132 Maximum Page Length 001 to 880 066 Print Quality DP Quality DP Quality DP Text Quality Near Letter Quality Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values 41 42 User s Guide Table 3 IPDS Configuration Category continued Parameters Values Default t Print Language 037 to 1149 Supported Print Languages See Table 13 on page 61 500 International 5 Emulation Mode 4247 4224 4230 4
132. llel parameter 76 Automatic Eject printer setup parameter 107 automatic forms thickness front adjusting 116 automatic forms thickness rear adjusting 118 Automatic Line Feed on Carriage Return parallel parameter 76 Automatic Restore printer setup parameter 108 backing up front forms 102 backing up rear forms 103 Bar Code Mode IPDS Configuration 64 Bar Code Print Direction printer setup parameter 110 Baud Rate serial parameter 90 Bidirectional Adjustment printer 120 buffer size parallel attachment 86 buffer size serial attachment 89 C cables connecting 25 CANCEL PRINT function key 36 canceling configuration changes 133 canceling printer adjustments 121 changing parameter values 38 Character Set parallel parameter 75 Characters Per Inch CPI ASCH parameter 67 Characters Per Inch CPI IPDS Configuration 57 Characters Per Inch parallel parameter 83 checking and changing configuration parameters 37 configuration categories 40 exiting the configuration menu 39 checking parameter values 38 clearance operating and service 166 coax attachment selecting 55 Condensed Print parallel parameter 79 configuration categories configuration storage 41 display language 47 125 parallel configuration 42 power on reset 46 123 printer adjustment 46 115 printer setup 45 quit from menu 48 vital product data 47 127 Configuration Menu ASCII Configuration category 67 Attachment Selection category 55 canceling ch
133. meters and values see Checking and changing parameter values on page 38 SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO V 30 _User s Guide Dy SCROLL MICRO Cot Use SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO to perform the following functions e Adjust forms upward or downward when the printer is not ready e Scroll through the Configuration Menu categories parameters and values e Scroll through the Operator Print Tests menu items Adjusting forms Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO to move the form 0 176 mm 1 144 in in the direction of the arrow each time you press the key If you continue to hold down the SCROLL MICROt key the forms move continuously until you release the key When the printer is at the top of the forms and the SCROLL MICRO keys are used the new forms position is now the top of forms Note If you use these keys when the PROCESSING indicator is blinking the top of form position could become misaligned Scrolling through categories parameters values and tests The scrolling functions are available only when the Configuration Menu or Test Menu is displayed Pressing SCROLL MICROt when the Configuration Menu is displayed changes the second line of the display to show the previous configuration category parameter or value Pressing SCROLL MICRO when the Configuration Menu is displayed changes the second line of the display to show the next configuration category parameter or value Pressing SCROLL M
134. n custom set The Recall Factory Defaults function does not affect the values saved in custom sets Note When factory defaults are recalled a partial reset is automatically performed when exiting from the configuration menu if the value of at least one of the parameters that requires a partial reset has been changed Buffered data will be lost To recall the factory defaults follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Configuration Storage 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Configuration Storage Recall Factory Defaults 5 Press ENTER The printer displays Recall Factory Defaults Yes 6 Press ENTER The printer displays Recall Factory Defaults Factory Defaults Recalled 7 Use START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 4 Configuration storage 53 Printing custom sets 54 User s Guide Use this function to create a printout of the eight custom set values On the first page of the printout each custom set is identified as either In Use or as Factory Defaults In Use At least one value in the custom set is different from the factory default value A flag is printed after each parameter value that is different from the factory default Factory Defaults A custom set that is identical to one of the factory defaults
135. nd the installation of these files on your system For more information concerning Host Print Transform and the creation of additional workstation customization objects for this printer refer to the IBM AS 400 Printer Device Programming SC42 3713 or AS 400 Workstation Customization Function Programmer s Guide SC41 0056 175 176 User s Guide Index Numerics 1284 Parallel interface type 86 20 CPI parallel parameter 80 2381 Personal Printer emulation parallel attachment 71 4202 Proprinter III XL emulation parallel attachment 71 4214 emulation IPDS Configuration 62 4224 emulation IPDS Configuration 62 4230 emulation IPDS Configuration 62 A activating Form Feed key 105 adjusting front automatic forms thickness adjustment 116 front left margin alignment 117 front paper load position 117 front tear position 116 rear automatic forms thickness adjustment 118 rear left margin alignment 119 rear paper load position 120 rear tear position 118 adjusting forms 31 adjustments printer 115 alarm audible 29 beeper 29 enabling or disabling IPDS Configuration 66 enabling or disabling parallel 81 Alarm Control IPDS Configuration 66 Alarm Control parallel parameter 81 ASCII attachment configuring 67 attachment selection using 55 attachment selecting 55 Attention status indicator 28 audible alarm 29 audible alarm description 29 AutoFeed XT parallel parameter 88 Automatic Carriage Return on Line Feed para
136. nel control of path switching 1 If forms need to be torn off Using automatic eject to control forms eject on page 106 for more information The first step you must take depends on the setting for Automatic Eject See on these settings If Automatic Eject Disabled infrequent need for tear off press LOAD EJECT The printer will eject the current forms to the tear bar Tear off the forms at the perforation at the tear bar Message 003 FORMS EJECTED PRESS LOAD will be displayed on the operator panel If Automatic Eject Enabled frequent need for tear off the printer will wait 5 seconds after finishing printing before automatically ejecting the forms After the printer ejects the forms to the tear bar message 003 FORMS EJECTED will be displayed on the operator panel Tear the forms at the perforation at the tear bar After having torn the forms the path switching procedure is the same regardless of the setting of Automatic Eject The rest of the steps follow a Press LOAD EJECT The printer will restore the forms back to the print line b Press PARK PATH The printer will park the forms on the current path c Press PARK PATH as many times as needed until the path you want to select is indicated by the message in the middle of the second line of the operator panel display automatically d Press the START key to make the printer ready for the next job The forms will be automatically loaded by the prin
137. nformation Label on the back of printer and next to the power on switch To check or change the serial number for the printer follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Vital Product Data 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Vital Product Data Serial Number 5 Press ENTER The printer displays the current value for the serial number of the printer A cursor X appears under the least significant character of the value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO to change the character above the cursor 7 Press ENTER to move the cursor to the next character 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the correct value for the serial number is displayed 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration 127 Device Specific Information 128 User s Guide This parameter stores user defined information for the printer This information is a 16 digit alphanumeric value To check or change the Device Specific Information for the printer follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Vital Product Data 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Vital Product Data Device Specific Info 5 Press ENTER The pri
138. nt Language 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired language value is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Print quality 74 User s Guide When emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 III XL or 2381 Personal Printer you can set the printer to any of the following values e DP Data Processing Quality Default e DP Text Quality e Near Letter Quality e OCR A e OCR B When emulation mode is set to Epson FX you can set the printer to any of the following values e DP Quality Default e Courier e Gothic e OCR A e OCR B Notes 1 This parameter can be overridden by the computer 2 Only OCR A and OCR B are valid when either OCR A or OCR B is selected as the print language To change or check the Print Quality follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Print Quality 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Print Quality is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the
139. nter Compatibility 8 Slashed Zero 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Slashed Zero is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Printer Compatibility 9 20 CPI 80 _User s Guide This parameter is displayed when emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 II XL or 2381 Personal Printer You can set the printer to allow 20 CPI condensed print from the data stream For more information see the 4247 Model X03 Printer Programmer Manual You can set this value to Disabled Does not allow 20 CPI to be accessed by the data stream Enabled Allows 20 CPI to be accessed by the data stream Default To change or check 20 CPI follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Compatibility 9 20 CPI 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICROF until the desired value for 20 CPI mode is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be di
140. nter displays IPDS Configuration Lines Per Inch 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for LPI is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Maximum Print Position MPP 58 User s Guide The maximum print position MPP equals the number of characters the printer prints on a line The default value is 132 The CPI setting you choose directly influences the MPP value you select The MPP and CPI settings determine the length of the print line The maximum line length for the printer is 345 44 mm 13 6 in The CPI setting and the line length determine the MPP Multiply the CPI by the line length to determine the appropriate MPP MPP CPI x line length in inches If your CPI is MPP cannot be greater than 10 136 12 163 15 204 16 7 227 Notes 1 Setting the MPP larger than the paper width can result in lost data because of printing on the platen and may damage the platen and the printhead 2 This parameter can be overridden by the computer To change or check the MPP value follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press S
141. nter displays the current value for device specific information A cursor X appears under the least significant character of the value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO to change the character above the cursor Press ENTER to move the cursor to the next character Repeat steps and 7 until you have checked or changed the Device Specific Information Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Chapter 13 Quiet Print You can enable the Quiet Print mode to reduce the printing noise level by two to three decibels Enabling the Quiet Print mode also reduces the printer s throughput by one half The default is No Disabled To enable or disable the Quiet Print mode 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO to select the Quiet Print CONFIGURATION MENU Quiet Print 3 Press the ENTER key 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO to select Yes or No to enable or disable the Quiet Print mode 5 Press the ENTER key 6 Press the START key 129 130 User s Guide Chapter 14 Hex Print The Hex Print function is only valid when the printer is in the not ready state Use the Hex Print function to print all data in Hexadecimal format The default is No Disabled To enable or disable the Hex Print function 1 Press the MENU key 2 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICROf to select Hex Print CONFIGURATION MENU Hex Pr
142. nu before running each configuration printout see Recall Custom Set values e A flag is printed after each parameter value that is different from the factory default value Printer configurations can be checked by entering the configuration menu To print the printer configuration 1 Press STOP to make the printer not ready 2 Press TEST 3 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Printer Configuration 4 Press ENTER or START to begin the test The READY indicator goes on and printing begins The printout shows the current configuration The configuration printout is complete when the READY indicator goes off 5 Press CANCEL PRINT to make the printer ready or RETURN to make the printer not ready see General test instructions on page 139 Print Custom Sets Use this function to create a printout of the eight custom set values On the first page of the printout each custom set is identified as either In Use or as Factory Defaults In Use At least one value in the custom set is different from the factory default value A flag is printed after each parameter value that is different from the factory default Factory Defaults A custom set that is identical to one of the factory defaults If a custom set is identical to the factory defaults it will be identified as Factory Defaults If the only change from factory defaults is a non custom set parameter v
143. o direct sunlight extreme heat cold dust or humidity see Appendix A Printer specifications on page 165 e You need a power outlet compatible with the plug of the printer s power cord e For best continuous forms stacking the forms should be stacked on the floor or on a surface below the base of the printer e For successful forms parking the input forms stack must always be lower than the base of the printer There must be sufficient clearances on all sides for easy operation The required space is shown in the following figure Hc0i0005 Figure 4 Printer clearances Performing a power receptacle safety check DANGER lt 1 10 gt Hazardous voltages are present Do not touch the pins or sockets of the power receptacle For pluggable equipment the socket outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible Portable power strip receptacles temporary power taps on page xii conforming to all requirements may be used A qualified electrician should perform all checks necessary to ensure safe operation These should include the following checks and any other required by local regulations e Check the AC voltage at all associated power receptacles see 4247 Model X03 nominal AC input power requirements e Check the AC impedance to ground at all associated power receptacles Attention If the voltages are not within the correct operating range allow correction
144. ollowing procedure to clear forms jams from the printer 1 Open the top cover 2 Tear off the forms at perforations before it enters the printer and after it exits the printer Open the tractor doors and remove forms from the tractors Try to move the printhead off of the form and to the far right Do not force it Remove jammed forms by pulling in the direction of printing If the jam cannot be removed lightly pull the form in the opposite direction a 0 If the jam still cannot be removed remove the bail assembly if it is present a Open the forms guide b Remove the ribbon cartridge See Removing the ribbon cartridge on page 149 c Grip the bail assembly as shown in the following illustration Rotate it toward the front of the printer until the pivot posts on the sides disengage from the printer frame C8Q00173 a U Figure 40 Rotating the bail assembly d Lift the bail assembly out of the printer and set it aside e Remove jammed forms by pulling in the direction of printing 8 If you removed the paper bail assembly in the previous step reinstall it as follows a Grip the bail assembly as shown in the following illustration m Important To avoid damaging the plastic ensure the plastic points down E gt Ar mina Mylar E61A0181 Figure 41 Gripping the bail assembly Chapter 19 Problem S
145. olving 163 b Insert the left and right paper bail end cap pivots into the side frames Paper Bail Assembly Plastic Strip E61A0207 Figure 42 Inserting the left and right paper bail end cap pivots into the side frames c Rotate the paper bail assembly toward the back of the printer closing it as far as it will go d Reinstall the ribbon cartridge e Close the forms guide 9 Reload the forms 164 User s Guide Appendix A Printer specifications General information So ee A 165 The LAN Interface 169 Operating and service clearance 166 LED indicators 169 Weight 166 Environmental requirements 169 Power consumption 166 Operating environment 169 Heat output 166 Shipping environment 169 Airflow Sot te we eae see a a a 167 Storage environment 170 Declaration of product noise emission values 167 Electrical requirements 170 The Parallel Interface a ere 167 Powercord s w e a a Toa a a 170 Parallel connector pin assignments 167 Safety a e oa s oard Ga amoi oa a a L The Serial Interface 2 amp Me ow se on 12168 Branch circuits and grounding 171 RS 232C connector pin assignments 168 General information The site that you select for your new printer must meet the specifications and conditions shown on the following pages As you
146. on Changing the display language from English Loading forms in the Front Push Tractors Printing your first documents Installing the optional second tractor Removing the optional second tractor Attaching the 4247 Printer to your computer Completing printer setup Lo Software driver selection Chapter 2 Understanding the operator panel Status indicators READY PROCESSING ATTENTION Display panel Audible alarm Custom Set In Use Indicator Function Keys MENU SCROLL MICRO c or SCROLL j MICRON Vii X X LOX Xi XG xii Xii xii Xii xiii Xiii XV XV NOMDUGTUHLWH NNNNNRP PRR O UIU RARO OYDA O 27 r27 lt 27 28 28 28 y 29 29 2 30 30 ENTER RETURN PARK PATH LINE FEED LOAD EJECT FORM FEED SET TOP OF FORM START STOP CANCEL PRINT TEST Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values Printing configuration defaults Checking and changing parameter values Exiting the Configuration Menu Exiting using START Exiting using RETURN 5 Locking the Printer Configuration Menu Configuration categories Configuration storage Attachment IPDS Configuration ASCII Configuration Printer setup Printer adjustment Power On Reset Display language Vital Product Data Quiet Print Hex Print Quit From Menu Chapter 4 Configuration storage Custom sets Non custom set Save Current Val
147. on a page MPL is the page length stated in number of print lines See the following example to determine how to calculate the MPL The LPI and the page length determine the MPL Multiply the lines per inch by the page length to determine the appropriate MPL MPL LPI x page length in inches For example if LPI 6 and page length 254 mm 10 in then MPL 6 x 10 MPL 60 ae Noo AAA 254 mm 10 in Y a ae C7QU5095 Note This parameter can be overridden by the computer To change or check the MPL follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Maximum Page Length 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for MPL is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Perforation skipping Use this parameter to create a bottom margin on your printed page if the host data stream does not create a bottom margin The range of values is 0 to 879 lines at 8 Ipi The default value is 0 To change of check perforation skipping follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MIC
148. ont Forms Backup 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Front Forms Backup is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Rear Forms Backup This parameter is displayed as long as the second optional tractor is installed and applies to the paper loaded on the default lower tractor The Rear Forms Backup parameter instructs the printer whether it can perform tractor movements that would back the forms up Such movements include parking the printer This would be used when the physical characteristics of the forms currently loaded make it undesirable for the printer to attempt to move the forms in the reverse direction for example labels Even if Rear Forms Backup is disabled the SCROLL MICRO can still be used for the paper path You can define the rear forms backup to any one the following values Enabled Default Allows the printer to back up the rear forms as needed Disabled Prevents the printer from backing up rear forms To change or check the Rear Forms Backup 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer
149. ore the current parameter values see Chapter 4 Configuration storage for more details 7 Press START again The printer will exit the menu and become ready See Configuration categories on page 40 for the parameters you can change and the manufacturing values Exiting using RETURN If you did not make any configuration changes or you stored your changes in a custom set press RETURN and the printer will exit the menu and become not ready If you made configuration changes and did not store them in a custom set to exit by using RETURN use the following steps 1 If CONFIGURATION MENU is not on the first line of the display press RETURN 2 Press RETURN again The printer displays Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values 39 Press ENTER to Save Press RETURN to Not Save 3 If you do not want to store your changes they will be lost when you power off the printer press RETURN again and the printer will exit the menu and become not ready 4 To store your changes in a custom set press ENTER 5 The printer will go to the Value level of the Configuration Storage Category in the menu and display Save Current Values Custom Set A 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired custom set name is displayed 7 Press ENTER to store the current parameter values see Chapter 4 Configuration storage for more details 8 Press RETURN three
150. orm feed suppression AL Printer Compatibility 6 Init 78 Printer Compatibility 7 condensed print 79 Printer Compatibility 8 slashed zero 79 Printer Compatibility 9 20 as ok moos amp 2 80 Alarm control Soh ke ao a Se sol Override Host parameters Aa me de ce Eh wm e a O2 Paper source or wae Bag 2 82 Characters Per Inch CPI fue i 3 Be ot aoe Lines Per Inch LPI 84 Maximum Page Length 85 Parallel interface 86 Interface type 86 Input Buffer Size s s s wo s 86 Select In ee 87 AutoFeed XT ee 88 Serial interface 88 Interface type s s e ros s o 88 Input Buffer Size s e a a z so s 89 Data Bit a C29 Baud Rate 90 Panty 6 6 4 Sie ae S ee a amp 2 OL Pacing Control lt s e s s sos lt 92 Connection Type lt s s a s s e s a 92 LAN Interface bub a Be ke o a OS IP Address Assignment ie ir om ee O IP Address aa a Subnet Mask 94 Default Gateway wios 95 Host Name e 95 Workgroup Name 96 SMTP Service 2 ee 9 Mail Server Address 97 E Mail Address Receiver 98 E Mail Address Sender 99 Chapter 8 Printer eau ow ge ae 101 Paper Source
151. osition to exceed the maximum physical page width If this occurs the printer automatically changes the maximum print position to the highest valid value for the new CPI setting See Maximum Print Position MPP on page 58 for more information 2 This parameter can be overridden by the computer 3 Only 10 CPI is valid when either OCR A or OCR B is selected as a print language To change or check the CPI value follow these steps 1 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER The printer displays IPDS Configuration Characters Per Inch 4 5 7 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for CPI is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 57 Lines Per Inch LPI You can set the lines per inch LPI for the printer to either of the following values e 6 Default e 8 Note This parameter can be overridden by the computer To change or check the LPI follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the pri
152. ou press STOP the test is halted and you are still in the Operator Print Tests menu If you press CANCEL PRINT the printer exits test mode performs a partial reset and becomes online ready When a test is not running pressing RETURN or CANCEL PRINT tells the printer to exit test mode and perform a partial reset If you press RETURN the printer becomes not ready If you press CANCEL PRINT the printer becomes online ready 139 Quick Reference The Quick Reference is a popular print test to help familiarize you with the printer operator panel keys and the configuration menu you can set Each key is shown with a corresponding description to the right Each parameter is also shown with the corresponding values you can select printed to the right It does not indicate the default values See the Configuration Categories in Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values for the default values The information is printed in the currently selected display language and it matches the method of attachment for your printer To begin the Quick Reference Test 1 Press STOP to make the printer not ready 2 Press TEST The printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Quick Reference 3 Press ENTER or START to begin the test The READY indicator goes on and printing begins 4 When the Quick Reference test is complete the READY indicator goes off 5 Press CANCEL PRINT to make the printer ready or
153. ource selected in configuration Change the configuration to an available paper source 089 RIBBON JAM Turn off the printer CHECK RIBBON 2 Remove the ribbon cartridge i 3 Turn the ribbon advance knob to be sure that the ribbon is advancing correctly If the ribbon does not advance correctly replace the ribbon cartridge 4 Reinstall the ribbon see Installing the ribbon cartridge on page 9 5 Turn on the printer 6 If the printer this status code again call for service 091 FANFOLD PARK 1 Tear off the forms at the perforation before entry into the printer TEAR OUTPUT PRESS PARK 2 Press LOAD EJECT 092 FANFOLD EJECT 1 Tear off the forms at the perforation TEAR INPUT PRESS EJECT 2 Press PARK PATH 093 EJECT PENDING This is an informational message The printer displays this message after you press LOAD EJECT to eject the forms when Continuous Forms Eject Mode is set to Delayed Eject see Printer setup on page 45 The printer displays 003 FORMS EJECTED PRESS LOAD after the forms are ejected 095 OPTION NOT AVAILABLE 1 Press STOP CHANGE PRINT LANGUAGE 2 Change the Print Language value in the Configuration Menu category to something other than OCR A or OCR B 096 NOT READY 1 Close the printer top cover COVER OPEN 2 Press START to make the printer READY 097 FUNCTION DISABLED Contact your system programmer MENU LOCKED This message is displayed when Menu is presse
154. own until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Attachment 3 Press ENTER The printer displays Attachment XXXXXX Where xxxxxx depending on your currently selected attachment can be Hot Port Switch Parallel Serial USB LAN ASCH or LAN IPDS 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value is displayed 5 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 6 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration 55 56 User s Guide Chapter 6 IPDS Configuration Characters Per Inch CPI 07 Emulation mode 62 Lines Per Inch LPI ef Bob toe ws Media Size Priority n s a s ma s 63 Maximum Print Position MPP ook i oe Be 28 Bar Code Mode 64 Maximum Page Length a oo He ee 5D Graphics Mode gt sos co 1 65 Print Quality amp doce g 60 Alarm control ee 66 Print language 61 This section describes how to check and change IPDS configuration parameters for your 4247 printer The chapter is divided into sections according to parameter Refer to this partial table of contents for parameter and page listings Characters Per Inch CPI You can set the Characters Per Inch CPI to any of the following values e 10 Default 12 e 15 16 7 Notes 1 It is possible to specify a CPI value that causes the page width maximum print p
155. page 39 Chapter 8 Printer setup 109 Bar Code Print Direction 110 User s Guide You can set the Bar Code Print Direction to Unidirectional Causes the printer to print in only one direction either from left to right or from right to left for each of the two passes of bar code printing on a line Bidirectional Default Causes the printer to print as the printhead moves in both directions This setting causes faster throughput but may affect print quality Verify that the print quality is acceptable before running a print job To change or check the bar code print direction follow these steps i 2 Press MENU Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 4 Press ENTER Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Setup Bar Code Print Direction 5 6 Press ENTER to display the current value Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for bar code print direction is displayed Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Graphics Print Direction You can set the Graphics Print Direction to Unidirectional Causes the printer to print in only one direction either from left to right or from right to left for each of the two passes of graphics printing on a line
156. path selection command is received at the printer that requires the printer to switch paths and forms need to be torn off the message 091 FANFOLD PARK will be displayed on the operator panel display From that point perform the following 1 The forms will already have been ejected so tear off the forms at the form perforation at the tear bar 2 Press PARK PATH to confirm to the printer that it can proceed with the park operation The printer will park the forms on the current path then automatically switch to the other path and print the job Note When a path selection command is received at the printer that requires the printer to switch paths and forms do not need to be torn off the printer will automatically park the forms on the current path then switch to the other path and print the job Operator panel control of path switching Note If you are running IPDS applications such as PSF path switching is always controlled by the IPDS data stream Operator panel control of the path switching is not available with these applications For SCS applications you may need to enable the Override Host function of the printer in order for the operator panel control of path switching to work With operator panel control of the path switching most actions are taken by the printer only on command from the user pressing keys at the operator panel Setting Automatic Restore to Disabled is recommended for the most complete operator pa
157. pical usage problems related to not certified consumables may be avoided such as an overall quality print level degradation and often the reduction of the product life due to the fact that the proper working conditions for the print heads 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 compliance with the international standard rules concerning e no cancerous materials e no flammability of the plastic materials e other standards Compuprint advises 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 consumables FFC Notes This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A 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 Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Properly s
158. printer b Install the desired forms device c Turn on the printer d Resubmit the print job To cancel the job now and resubmit the job later with the correct device installed a Press STOP b Press CANCEL PRINT To print the job with an available paper source a Press STOP b Press PARK PATH c Select an available forms path d Press START To print the job with the current paper source a Press STOP b Press START 020 FORMS JAMMED REAR CLEAR JAM RELOAD FORMS 026 HEX PRINT ACTIVE NOOR 1 Press STOP to silence the alarm The message remains in the display Clear the jammed or torn form If paper is difficult to remove from the printhead area note the setting on the AFTA wheel rotate the AFTA wheel to a higher number to clear the jam and return the AFTA wheel to the original setting Reload forms onto the tractor Close the top cover Press LOAD EJECT to load forms Press START to restart the job If the message displays again perform the actions under Forms buckle twist jam or tear Press START All data will print in hexadecimal code until you press STOP 050 MACHINE CHECK X Y Z SEE USER S GUIDE 051 MACHINE CHECK X Y Z SEE USER S GUIDE 052 MACHINE CHECK X Y Z SEE USER S GUIDE 053 MACHINE CHECK X Y Z SEE USER S GUIDE 054 MACHINE CHECK SEE USER S GUIDE 055 MACHINE CHECK SEE USER S GUIDE 056 MACHINE CHECK SEE USER S GUIDE An unrecover
159. printer to detect the Init signal and perform a partial reset when active or to ignore the signal You can set this value to Disabled Init signal detection disabled No action occurs when Init is activated Enabled Init signal detection enabled When Init is activated the printer performs a Default partial reset To change or check the Init signal follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Compatibility 6 Init 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Init is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Printer Compatibility 7 condensed print This parameter is displayed when emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 III XL or 2381 Personal Printer You can set the printer CPI value for condensed print when a Shift In control is received from the data stream For more information see the 4247 Model X03 Printer Programmer Manual You can set this value to e 15 e 16 7
160. puter program can override Parameter Values that you select from the operator panel The values that the computer program cannot override are listed in Configuration categories on page 40 2 Ifa category or parameter that is not valid for your printer application is displayed you should ignore it it will not harm the printer or affect its operation 3 We recommend that you print your custom sets for reference See Printer Configuration in Chapter 17 Using the Operator Print Tests for information Printing configuration defaults We recommend that you print your configuration values and save this printout for future reference See Printer Configuration on page 141 for information on printing your printer configuration values 37 Checking and changing parameter values 38 User s Guide Checking and changing Configuration Parameter Values is done in the Configuration Menu which is entered with the MENU key The Configuration Menu is divided into three levels e Category e Parameter e Value Note Do not change Parameter Values during a print job data may be lost Press MENU to enter the Configuration Menu CONFIGURATION MENU Configuration Storage The first category in the Configuration Menu is listed on the second line of the display Use SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO to scroll through the Categories until the category you want is displayed Press ENTER to display the
161. r RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Printer Compatibility 4 automatic carriage return on line feed 76 User s Guide This parameter is displayed when emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 II XL or 2381 Personal Printer You can set the printer to perform an automatic carriage return on a line feed You can set this value to Disabled No automatic carriage return is performed after a line feed Default Enabled An automatic carriage return is performed after a line feed Note If Emulation Mode is set to Epson PX an automatic carriage return is performed after a line feed regardless of the setting To change or check the automatic carriage return after a line feed setting follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Compatibility 4 Auto CR on LF 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Automatic Carriage Return on Line Feed is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exi
162. r acceptable quality and alignment If the quality is not acceptable return to Step 4 otherwise continue Press FORM FEED to see what you printed Press CANCEL PRINT to make the printer ready or RETURN to make the printer not ready see General test instructions on page 139 Chapter 17 Using the Operator Print Tests 143 144 User s Guide Chapter 18 Supplies optional features and maintenance Continuous forms specifications 145 Optional features 148 Proper forms loading 2 ie at ot a a og AG Maintenance fm a he tn DAD Forms Handling Paper Paths PO was Fe we 2 AZ Removing the ribbon cartridge Sg fas E E Forms stacking recommendations 147 Cleaning the printer z 149 Forms stack input and output locations 147 Cleaning inside the printer 150 Supplies so s e w s e po w ee 148 Cleaning the covers 150 Continuous forms specifications The 4247 Model X03 operates with continuous forms All forms should be evaluated in the printer s functional environment for forms handling print registration and print quality acceptability prior to use The forms must meet the following specifications Continuous Forms Paper Criteria Characteristics Front Push Rear Push Dimensions Width 76 2 to 431 8 mm 3 to 17 in Length 76 2 to 609 6 mm 3 to 24 in Single Part Weight 55 to 150 g m 15 to 40 Ib Thickne
163. r is 345 44 mm 13 6 in The CPI setting and the line length determine the MPP Multiply the CPI by the line length to determine the appropriate MPP MPP CPI x line length in inches If your CPI is MPP cannot be greater than 10 136 12 163 15 204 16 7 227 17 1 233 20 272 Notes 1 Setting the MPP larger than the paper width can result in lost data because of printing on the platen and may damage the platen and the printhead 2 This parameter can be overridden by the computer To change or check the MPP value follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Maximum Print Position 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for MPP is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 69 Maximum Page Length MPL 70 User s Guide You can set the maximum page length MPL for the printer from 1 880 lines depending on the LPI setting The default value is 66 lines MPL equals the number of print lines the printer can print
164. ration Maximum Page Length 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for MPL is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Print Quality 60 User s Guide You can set the Print Quality for the printer to any of the following values e DP Data Processing Quality Default e DP Text Quality e Near Letter Quality NLQ Notes 1 This parameter can be overridden by the computer 2 Only Near Letter Quality is valid when either OCR A or OCR B is selected as the print language To change or check the Print Quality follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU IPDS Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays IPDS Configuration Print Quality 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Print Quality is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Print language The following print languages are available on the printer when attachment is set to LAN IPDS The default is m
165. rently loaded from the Front Push or Rear Push forms paths the printer displays 091 FANFOLD PARK TEAR OUTPUT PRESS PARK Or if forms are loaded in the Front Push forms path with FRONT FORMS BACKUP set to DISABLED or in the Rear Push forms path with REAR FORMS BACKUP set to DISABLED the printer displays 092 FANFOLD EJECT TEAR INPUT PRESS EJECT 2 Press STOP and perform the action requested on the operator panel display 3 Press PARK PATH to back the forms below the print line or press LOAD EJECT to eject the last sheet Changing the forms path Select another continuous form as follows 1 Ensure that a form is in the tractors of the desired alternate forms path 2 Press PARK PATH again to change the forms path on the operator panel display to the desired alternate forms path 138 User s Guide Chapter 17 Using the Operator Print Tests Quick Reference Printer Demonstration General test instructions 139 Print Custom Sets 141 140 Firmware Information 142 140 Printer Adjustments 142 141 Printer Configuration This chapter describes the print tests you can perform to e Check information on the operator panel keys and the configuration menu e Demonstrate printer capabilities e Check the version code level of your printer e Check your printer configuration values e Change and check printer adjustments for ea
166. ress SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Override Host 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer plays Override Host Maximum Page Length 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Maximum Page Length is displayed 9 Press ENTER to display the current value An asterisk is displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 85 Parallel interface Interface type This parameter allows you to set the system interface for the parallel attachment You can set Interface Type to either of the following values e PC Parallel Default e 1284 Parallel To change or check the Interface Type 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Parallel Interface 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Parallel Interface Interface Type 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Interface Type is displayed 9 Press ENT
167. rface SMTP Service 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for SMTP Service is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Mail Server Address You can set the Mail Server Address Example 000 000 000 000 Default These values set the Mail Server Address This number is represented by a decimal notation The decimal values are divided into four fields by periods Each field s values can range from 0 to 255 Note You can only select Mail Server Address if the SMTP Service function choice is Enabled To change or check the Mail Server Address Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 97 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Interface Mail Server Address 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICRO or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Mail Server Address is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exitin
168. rical requirements branch circuits and grounding 171 power cord 170 safety 171 Emulation Mode IPDS Configuration 62 Emulation Mode parallel parameter 71 ENTER function key 31 environmental requirements operating 169 shipping 169 storage 170 Epson FX emulation parallel attachment 71 exiting the Configuration Menu 39 177 F factory defaults restoring 53 Form Feed Mode printer setup parameter 105 Form Feed Suppression parallel parameter 77 FORM FEED function key 34 forms continuous linking 104 forms front backing up 102 forms rear backing up 103 forms linking 138 forms parking 138 forms thickness front adjusting 116 forms thickness rear adjusting 118 forms adjusting 31 Front Automatic Forms Thickness printer adjustment 116 Front Forms Backup printer setup parameter 102 front forms backing up 102 Front Left Margin Alignment printer adjustment 117 Front Paper Load Position printer adjustment 117 front push configuring printer for 15 forms specifications 145 Load Eject key function 33 loading forms for 16 stack locations 147 stacking recommendations 147 Front Tear Position printer adjustment 116 function keys 29 G getting started 1 configuring 15 installing ribbon 9 loading paper 16 locations 2 printing first document 19 unpacking 3 Gothic parallel attachment 74 Gothic parallel NLQ Typeface 75 Graphics Mode IPDS Configuration 65 Graphics Print Direction printer setup parame
169. ring of forms 106 User s Guide After the forms have been ejected message 003 FORMS EJECTED is displayed How the restore is handled depends on the setting of Automatic Restore If user intervention is needed information will be displayed in the second line of the 003 FORMS EJECTED message If Automatic Restore Disabled the forms will not be restored to the print line until the LOAD EJECT key is pressed Message 003 FORMS EJECTED will be displayed with PRESS LOAD displayed in the second line to guide you In the following two options for Automatic Restore the automatic restore function is being enabled Since the forms will be restored without user intervention the 003 FORMS EJECTED message is just informational and will be displayed with a blank second line If Automatic Restore Timer xx Seconds the form will remain at the tear bar for the specified number of seconds then the printer will automatically restore the forms back down to the print line When the next job is received printing will start If Automatic Restore Data once the form is at the tear bar it will remain there until the next job is received by the printer at which time the printer will automatically restore the forms back down to the print line and resume printing See the following tables for recommendations for Auto Eject and Auto Restore for single path and dual path uses Table 14 Single Path Usage recommendations
170. ront of the selected value Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration IP Address You can set the IP Address Example 127 000 000 000 Default IP Address values are represented by a decimal notation The decimal values are divided into four fields by periods Each field s values can between 0 and 255 To change or check the IP Address Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 93 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Interface IP Address 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for IP Address is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Subnet Mask 94 User s Guide You can set the Subnet Mask Example 255 255 254 000 Default These values set the Subnet Mask number This number is represented by a decimal notation The decimal values are divided into four fields by periods Each field s values can range from 0 to 255 To change or check the Subnet Mask 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO
171. s 1 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Quit from Menu 2 Press ENTER The printer displays Quit from Menu Restore Previous Values 3 Press ENTER The printer restores the previous values and becomes not ready 122 User s Guide Chapter 10 Power On Reset POR Note When power on reset is activated the printer performs a partial reset To perform a power on reset follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Power On Reset 3 Press ENTER The printer displays Power On Reset Yes 4 Press ENTER The printer displays Power On Reset Reset Executed 5 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration 123 124 User s Guide Chapter 11 Display Language The following languages are available for displaying messages on the operator panel Table 16 Display Languages Language Value English Default 000 Deutsch 001 Fran ais 002 Italiano 003 Espa ol 004 Nederlands 005 Dansk 006 Portugu s 007 Norsk 008 Svenska 009 Suomi 010 Polski 011 Note The display language changes immediately when you select a new value To change or check the display language follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer d
172. s printer provides extra protection against the risk of electrical shock by grounding appropriate metal parts The extra protection may not function unless the power cord is connected to a properly grounded outlet This printer has a grounding type 3 wire power cord because grounding is necessary It is the responsibility of the customer to the person installing the printer to connect it to a properly grounded outlet Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord such a device could interrupt the grounding circuit If this printer is connected to an outlet that has been incorrectly connected to the building wiring serious electric shock could result Appendix A Printer specifications 171 172 User s Guide Appendix B 4247 Model X03 Configuration Menu Parameter Configuration Storage Save Current Values Recall Custom Set Values Power On Custom Set Power On Paper Source Recall Factory Defaults Attachment IPDS Configuration 4 Characters Per Inch Lines Per Inch Maximum Print Position Maximum Page Length Print Quality Print Language Emulation Mode Media Size Priority Bar Code Mode Graphics Mode Alarm Control ASCII Configuration Characters Per Inch Lines Per Inch Maximum Print Position Maximum Page Length Perforation Skipping Emulation Mode Print Language Print Quality NLQ Typeface Character Set Printer Compatibility Auto LF on CR Auto CR on LF FF Suppres
173. sage similar to Save Current Values Custom Set A Saved 8 Use START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration The display will be updated to show the new custom set that is in use See Custom Set In Use Indicator on page 29 Recall Custom Set values The Recall Custom Set values recalls configuration parameters previously stored Custom sets are described in Gaston see on pase 9 You can recall current values from e Custom Set A e Custom Set B e Custom Set C e Custom Set D e Custom Set E e Custom Set F e Custom Set G e Custom Set H Note When a new custom set is recalled a partial reset is automatically performed when exiting from the configuration menu if the value of at least one of the parameters that requires a partial reset has been changed Buffered data will be lost To recall custom set values follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Configuration Storage 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Configuration Storage Recall Custom Set Values 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired custom set value is displayed 7 Press ENTER The printer displays a message similar to Recall Custom Set Custom Set A Recalled 8 Use START or RETURN to exit the Men
174. selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration NLQ typeface This parameter is displayed when emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 III XL or 2381 Personal Printer This parameter allows you to set the font to be used for Near Letter Quality printing The following values are Courier Default e Gothic To change or check the NLQ Typeface follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU NLQ Typeface 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for NLQ Typeface is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Character set You can set the character set to any of the following values e PC1 PC Character Set 1 Default e PC2 PC Character Set 2 e Italic Epson FX only To change or check the Character Set follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configura
175. shipping container have another person help you remove the printer and place it on a table or the optional printer stand If you select a table as the permanent location ensure e You have access to both the front and the rear of the printer e The table you select is sturdy enough to support the weight of the printer and firm enough to contain the action of the printer movement To meet this criteria We recommend the optional printer stand which is available from your marketing representative Chapter 1 Getting started 3 3 Remove the remainder of the contents from the shipping container See Appendix A Printer specifications for dimensions of the table or printer stand surface and the clearances required around the printer 4 If you have not already done so remove the plastic bag from the printer 5 Lift the bottom edge of the front tractor cover into the open position 6 Remove the shipping locks from the printer o S O N O Figure 3 Removing the shipping locks from the printer Choosing a suitable location 4 _User s Guide RLiR CAUTION p i The 4247 printer weighs 21 kg 46 lbs Two persons are required to lift it Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer e 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 e Your printer must not be exposed t
176. sion Init Condensed Print Slashed Zero 20 CPI Alarm Control Override Host Paper Source Characters Per Inch Lines Per Inch Maximum Page Length Parallel Interface Interface Type Input Buffer Size Select In AutoFeed XT Serial Interface 1 Interface Type Input Buffer Size Data Bits OONADAN HW Value Custom Set A to H Custom Set A to H Last Used Custom Set A to H Last Used Front Rear Yes Hot Port Switch Parallel Serial 1 USB 2 LAN ASCII 3 LAN IPDS 4 10 12 15 16 7 6 8 001 to 227 001 to 880 DP Quality DP Text Quality Near Letter Quality 037 to 1149 4247 4224 4230 Standard Alternate High Low Computer Selected High Low Computer Selected Disabled Enabled 10 12 15 16 7 17 1 20 6 8 001 to 272 001 to 880 000 to 879 4247 2381 Personal Printer 4202 Proprinter III XL Epson FX 000 to 1251 DP Quality DP Text Quality Near Letter Quality Courier Gothic OCR A OCR B Courier Gothic PC1 PC2 Italics Disa Disa bled Enabled bled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled 15 CPI 16 7 CPI 17 1 CPI Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Disa Disa Disa Disa ed Enabled ed Enabled ed Enabled ed Enabled PC Parallel 1284 Parallel 256 2K 12K 32K 64K 128K Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled RS 232C 256 2K 12K 32K 64K 128K 7 8 Default Last Used Front Hot Port S
177. splayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Alarm control You can set the audible printer alarm to either of the following values e Enabled Default e Disabled Note Pressing Set Top of Form and some unit check conditions sound the alarm even if the alarm is disabled To change or check the alarm control follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Alarm Control 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Alarm Control is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 81 Override Host parameters Note Override Host is not available for IPDS Paper source 82 User s Guide This parameter allows the printer to accept or ignore override the Paper Source selection commands that are sent by the host data stream You can set Paper Source to Disabled The printer accepts and processes commands received from the host data Default stream for paper source selection Enabled The printer ignores comm
178. ss 0 08 to 0 635 mm 0 003 to 0 025 in Multiple Part Maximum parts 1 7 chemical Original Copies 1 5 carbon paper Overall Thickness 0 08 to 0 635 mm 0 003 to 0 025 in Weight of top part 55 to 150 g m 15 to 40 lb Attached sheet 45 to 75 g m individual weight 12 to 20 lb Carbon paper 14 to 35 g m individual weight 4 to 9 b Notes 1 Test forms less than 152 4 mm 6 in in length or width for satisfactory stacking These forms may require additional operator attention 2 For optimum performance restrict the printable area to be within 6 4 mm 0 25 in from all edges holes or folds on the forms 145 3 Some multiple part forms such as mailers thick heavy perforations may cause problems when using the Park function Try the forms first To minimize parking problems discuss your needs with your forms supplier when selecting forms We do not recommend continuous forms with adhesive labels To prevent the separation of labels from continuous forms when using the EJECT or PARK keys set FRONT FORMS BACKUP DISABLED or REAR FORMS BACKUP DISABLED in the Power On Configuration menu Making this configuration change does the following e Disables the EJECT key tear off function e Modifies how the PARK key works for forms in the Front Push and Rear Push forms paths You cannot back up the forms to park them Break the forms at a perforation before they enter the printer Press PAR
179. t In Signal 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Parallel Interface 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Parallel Interface Select In 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Select In Signal is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 87 AutoFeed XT This parameter is valid in Epson FX emulation mode only and instructs the printer whether the host will determine if an automatic line feed is performed after a carriage return You can set this value to Disabled The function is determined by the setting of Printer Compatibility 3 Default Automatic Line Feed on Carriage Return Enabled The host determines whether an automatic line feed is performed after a carriage return To change or check the AutoFeed XT setting follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MI
180. t the Configuration Menu and make the printer not ready See Chapter 15 Quit From Menu for more information about restoring previous values Exiting the Configuration Menu You may quickly exit the Configuration Menu and make the printer ready by pressing START You may also exit the menu and make the printer not ready using the RETURN key These two methods maintain the changes you have made to the configuration Note If you wish to cancel your changes you may Quit from the menu see Chapter 15 Quit From Menu Exiting using START If you did not make any configuration changes or you stored your changes in a custom set press START and the printer will exit the menu and become ready If you made configuration changes and did not store them in a custom set to exit by using START use the following steps 1 Press START from any level of the menu The printer displays Press ENTER to Save Press START to Not Save 2 If you do not want to store your changes they will be lost when the printer is turned off press START again and the printer will exit the menu and become ready 3 To store your changes in a custom set press ENTER 4 The printer will go to the Value level of the Configuration Storage Category in the menu and display Save Current Values Custom Set A 5 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired custom set name is displayed 6 Press ENTER to st
181. ter Pressing the key a second time moves the next form to be printed back to the previous print position and makes the printer ready Refer to Continuous Forms Eject Mode on page 109 for more information on changing Continuous Forms Eject mode e Ejects forms for viewing If a Form Feed is not done prior to pressing LOAD EJECT the forms will be positioned for you to view them to examine the printing FORM FEED 34 User s Guide FORM FEED This key advances the forms so that the next form is at the top of form position The Form Feed function is available when the printer is not ready e If you interrupt a print job by pressing STOP pressing FORM FEED and then pressing START when you are ready to resume the job the printer continues to print on the next form at the place where printing was interrupted on the previous form e If FORM FEED is pressed during Front Push or Rear Push load operation the FORM FEED functions as a LOAD EJECT and performs an automatic load e The printer does not always have to be not ready before pressing FORM FEED See Form Feed Mode on page 105 for more information SET TOP OF FORM SET TOP OF FORM This should only be used when printing occurred and no Top of Forms commands have been passed to the printer such as Form Feed or Printer initialization The Set Top of Form function is available only when the printer is not ready and the paper is loaded to the print line This k
182. ter 111 H heat output 166 host form feed 77 Host Name LAN Interface 95 immediate ejection 109 indicator Custom Set in Use 29 indicators status 27 Init signal parallel parameter 78 Input Buffer Size parallel parameter 86 Input Buffer Size serial parameter 89 input source defining 101 178 User s Guide input source power on default 52 installing interface cables 25 template 8 Interface Type parallel parameter 86 Interface Type serial parameter 88 IP Address Assignment LAN Interface 93 IP Address LAN Interface 93 IPDS Configuration 57 Italic parallel attachment 75 J Jam Sensors printer setup parameter 113 K keys cancel print 36 form feed 34 line feed 33 load eject 33 menu 30 micro scroll 30 PA1 enter Coax 31 PA2 return Coax 32 park path 32 set top of form 35 start 35 stop 35 test 36 L language print IPDS Configuration 61 language print parallel attachment 72 LINE FEED function key 33 line feeds parallel 76 Lines Per Inch LPI IPDS Configuration 58 Lines Per Inch LPI parallel parameter 68 Lines Per Inch parallel parameter 84 linking continuous forms 104 LOAD EJECT function key 33 loading automatic 108 locations components 2 LPI IPDS Configuration 58 LPI parallel parameter 68 M Mail Server Address LAN Interface 97 maintenance 149 cleaning the printer covers 150 inside 150 removing the ribbon cartridge 149 margin alignment front left
183. ter Functionally equivalent to the DTR signal Table 31 RS232 C serial interface signals continued Local Remote Signal Pin Connect Connect Name Number Source Source Description DTR 4 Printer Printer Data Terminal Ready Normally HIGH ON Indicates that the printer is ready to initiate a connection The LAN Interface LAN Interface Port 1 Ethernet 10 100BaseT Connector 2 Green 10 100Mbit sec Transmission Speed LED 3 Yellow Traffic LED LED indicators The LED indicator modes are described in the following table LED Status Description Yellow Unlit Transmission speed at 10Mbit sec LED Lit Transmission speed at 100Mbit sec Green Blinks Transmitting or receiving packets from the network LED Environmental requirements The printer operates correctly in environments that are typical of most business offices Attention Damage to the printer can occur if you power on l the printer immediately after the printer has been moved from an environment that does not meet the following operating requirements If the printer has been in such a location be sure that you move the printer to the correct operating environment at least 24 hours before you power on 1 the printer Operating environment The following table shows the operating environment requirements for the printer Environment Requirement Temperature range 10 to 40 C 50
184. ter displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Override Host 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays 6 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer plays Override Host Lines Per Inch 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Lines Per Inch is displayed 9 Press ENTER to display the current value An asterisk is displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration 84 User s Guide Maximum Page Length This parameter allows the printer to accept or ignore override the Maximum Page Length commands that are sent by the host data stream You can set Maximum Page Length to Disabled The printer accepts and processes commands received from the host data Default stream for Maximum Page Length selection Enabled The printer ignores commands received from the host data stream for Maximum Page Length The printer will use the Maximum Page Length value set in the printer configuration Disabled Default Enabled To change or check the Maximum Page Length setting 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 P
185. ter when the next job is received Or you can press LOAD EJECT to manually load the forms on the new path then press START to make the printer ready for the next job 2 If forms do not need to be torn off a Press PARK PATH The printer will park the forms on the current path b Press PARK PATH as many times as needed until the path you want to select is indicated by the message in the middle of the second line of the operator panel display automatically c Press START to make the printer ready for the next job The forms will be automatically loaded by the printer when the next job is received Or you can press LOAD EJECT to manually load the forms on the new path then press START to make the printer ready for the next job Using same forms on both paths linking Setting up printer Some setup is needed to use the printer in this way Perform the following steps 1 Place the same forms on both front and rear tractors Place the forms onto the tractor pins Do not load the forms up to the print line Chapter 16 Dual push tractor forms paths 137 2 Set Continuous Forms Linking Enabled in the Printer Setup section of the Configuration Menu This tells the printer to automatically switch to the second push path when the first reaches end of forms 3 If the job does not contain the forms path selection commands use the PARK PATH key select either Front or Rear as the current path 4 Press START to make the printer Ready 5
186. the Configuration Bidirectional Adjustment 120 User s Guide You can adjust dot registration and print quality for characters on your printer by running the bidirectional adjustment test pattern The test pattern consists of three parts two groups of H s four lines each with the current alignment value above them and a line of H s and I s printed on one line You can set bidirectional adjustment from 6 to 6 where each unit is 0 212 mm 1 120 in The default value is 0 Note Bidirectional Adjustment is available only in the Operator Print Tests menu To change or check the bidirectional adjustment 1 Press Test 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Printer Adjustments 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Bidirectional Adjustment 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Bidirectional Adjustment is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Sensor Tune This parameter establishes the black light threshold levels for all sensors This adjustment is initially set when the printer is manufactured and may have to be adjusted for long term aging of the sensor if false form
187. ting the Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 form feed suppression This parameter is displayed when emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 III XL or 2381 Personal Printer You can set the printer to suppress host form feed commands or to honor all host form feeds You can set this value to Disabled All form feed commands from the host are honored Default Enabled Form feed commands from the host are ignored if the printer is at top of form and no data for the page was received Note Operator panel form feeds are not affected To change or check form feed suppression follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 77 CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Compatibility 5 FF Suppression 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Form Feed Suppression is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Printer Compatibility 6 Init 78 User s Guide You can set the
188. tion Character Set 5 Press ENTER to display the current value Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration 75 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Character Set is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Printer Compatibility 3 automatic line feed on carriage return You can set the printer to perform an automatic line feed on carriage return You can set this value to Disabled No line feed is performed after a carriage return Default Enabled An automatic line feed is performed after a carriage return To change or check the automatic line feed on carriage return setting follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press ENTER 6 Press SCROLL MICRO t or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Compatibility 3 Auto LF on CR 7 Press ENTER to display the current value 8 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Automatic Line Feed on Carriage Return is displayed 9 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press START o
189. tion See the procedure for adjusting the forms thickness setting e e pane eeclchapiecs Tiier admimene ven oes 115 The ribbon guide is seated incorrectly or the white snap arm is not snapped into place Solution Remove the ribbon and reinstall it Chapter 19 Problem Solving 161 Problem Ribbon snagging tearing or not moving 1 The ribbon is worn Solution Replace the ribbon cartridge 2 The ribbon cartridge is not properly installed Solution Remove and then reinstall the same ribbon Problem Line to line horizontal misregistration 1 The dot registration of the characters printed is not aligned Solution See Chapter 9 Printer adjustments on page 115 Configuration problems Problem Printer doesn t print or prints wrong characters 1 Nothing is printed or the wrong characters print Solution e Ensure the printer cable is attached to the host e Check the configuration menu parameter values for your printer attachment see Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration on page 67 Miscellaneous problems Problem Printer has no power 1 The power cord is not connected Solution Ensure the power cord is plug into the back of the printer and also into the wall outlet Problem Throughput of printer at half speed 2 The Quiet Print function is set on Solution Ensure the Quiet Print function in the Printer Configuration menu is disabled 162 User s Guide Clearing forms jams Use the f
190. to 762 mm 29 to 30 in and the distance between the shelf and the floor should be 381 mm 15 in We offer an optional printer stand for your 4247 Printer For more information on this printer stand contact your marketing representative Chapter 18 Supplies optional features and maintenance 147 Note For successful forms parking the input forms stack MUST always be lower than the printer Output a 76 mm _ gt Goin Floor 51mm 2 inches 736 762 mm 29 30 in Input z Floor Output Top of Stack Lower than Printer Shelf Floor Figure 38 Forms stacking recommendations Supplies Ribbon cartridges and paper are the only supplies you need for your printer Use Part Number 57P1743 when ordering a replacement ribbon cartridge c7Qu0128 Optional features Option Description Printer Stand An optional stand provides input and output shelves for handling fanfold paper Second forms tractor An optional second tractor can be installed In this way it is possible to handle two different types of fanfold paper simultaneously with the printer Controller Board There are three Controller Board options 1 Allows a host connection to parallel serial and USB 2 0 interfaces 2 Allows a host connection to parallel and ASCII Ethernet 10 100 BaseT LAN interfaces 3 Allows a host connection to parallel and
191. ts Front Paper Load Position to 40 The printer automatically sets Front Tear Position to 40 2 The current values in the printer are Front Paper Load Position 40 and Front Tear Position 44 The user changes Front Paper Load Position to 50 The printer automatically sets Front Tear Position to 54 maintaining the difference of 4 from the normal offsetting value of equal but opposite 115 Front Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA This parameter allows you to adjust the distance between the paper and the printhead for the front forms path Forms must be loaded for this adjustment to be effective This adjustment can be set to one of the following values 5 to 3 The printer automatically adjusts the distance between the forms and the printhead Each adjustment corresponds to 0 03 mm 0012 in The default is 0 which corresponds to a gap of 0 25 mm 01 in from the forms Fixed 1to 8 Selects a fixed printhead distance value from 1 to 8 in increments of 0 5 where each value equals approximately 0 05 mm 002 in Default 0 To change or check the Front AFTA 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Front AFTA 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or S
192. ts or irregular characters Sound Emission Levels with Standard Covers i ee eb RS232 C serial interface signals 156 156 157 157 157 157 157 157 158 158 158 158 167 168 ix X User s Guide Safety and environmental notices Safety notices There are two levels of safety notices Danger and Cautions Danger hazard level The word Danger indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing death or serious personal injury Most DANGER notices are numbered lt 1 1 gt lt 1 2 gt and so forth where they appear in the text of this manual Example of a Danger notice DANGER lt 1 10 gt Hazardous voltages are present Do not touch the pins or sockets of the power receptacle Caution hazard level The word Caution indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing moderate or minor personal injury Most CAUTION notices are numbered lt 2 1 gt lt 2 2 gt and so forth where they appear in the text of this manual Example of a Caution notice CAUTION lt 2 22 gt Carefully follow all cleaning instructions using only the materials and solutions recommended Attention notices The word Attention calls attention to the possibility of damage to a program device system or data Attention notices are not numbered Examples of an Attention notices Attention This printer has nominal AC input Appendix A Pr
193. tting up printer a 2 136 Parking one continuous form and loading another 138 Using path switching eo gt 136 Parking a continuous form 138 Data stream control of path switching 136 Changing the forms path 138 Operator panel control of path switching 137 Introduction This chapter contains step by step procedures for each paper feeding method The 4247 printer can be set up to simultaneously process forms through two push paths the front push and the rear push This is called dual push There are two ways of using this configuration The first way is to load the two paths with different forms The printer can be set up to support two different applications and the printing can be switched between the two forms See Using different forms on two paths on page 136 for more information The second way is to load the two paths with the same form For some specific applications such as printing reports overnight without running out of forms you may find using the same form in both paths to be a good solution The printer can be set up to automatically switch paper sources and keep printing Notes 1 The 4247 Printer can print on various sizes dimensions and weights of forms We recommend that you test all forms for your application before ordering large quantities 2 We recommend that you test the Park function when you intend to run multiple part forms If you notice problems with backing
194. u See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 39 Power On Custom Set The Power On Custom Set is the custom set that is used when the printer is turned on The Last Used value means the custom set used before the printer was powered off is to be used as the power on custom set You can change the Power On Custom Set to e Last Used Default e Custom Set A e Custom Set B e Custom Set C Chapter 4 Configuration storage 51 e Custom Set D e Custom Set E e Custom Set F e Custom Set G e Custom Set H To change or check the power on custom set follow these steps 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Configuration Storage 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays Configuration Storage Power On Custom Set 5 Press ENTER to display the current value 6 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired custom set for the new power on custom set is displayed 7 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected custom set 8 Use START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Power On Paper Source 52 User s Guide The Power On Paper Source allows you to select which paper source is to be used when the printer is turned on The Last Used value means that the paper source used before the printer was powered off is to be used as
195. ues in Gaston Gets Recall Custom Set values Power On Custom Set Power On Paper Source Recall factory defaults Printing custom sets Chapter 5 Attachment options Chapter 6 IPDS Configuration Characters Per Inch CPI Lines Per Inch LPI Maximum Print Position MPP Maximum Page Length MPL Print Quality Print language Emulation mode sO ee 32 lt 33 33 34 35 35 35 36 36 37 37 38 39 39 39 40 40 41 41 41 42 45 46 46 47 47 47 48 48 49 49 49 50 Bl 51 s52 Ba 54 55 57 57 58 58 59 60 61 62 iii Media Size Priority lt o s s s s s 63 Bar Code Mode aa a aaa aaa 64 Graphics Mode s s s so w s o s s 65 Alarm control aaa 66 Chapter 7 ASCII ou s s 67 Characters Per Inch CPI 2 a a a 4 67 Lines Per Inch LPI soe amp 2 a 268 Maximum Print Position MPP OR ae ce gs OD Maximum Page Length MPL 70 Perforation skipping 71 Emulation Mode a ZI Printlanguage gt 72 Print quality s o s e s s s s sos A NLO typeface e s op oso mom dow aot P s79 Character set p ZO Printer Compatibility 3 automatic Tine feed on carriage return v a a 76 Printer Compatibility 4 automan carriage return online feed 76 Printer Compatibility 5 f
196. ugu s 008 Norsk 009 Svenska 010 Suomi 011 Polski 0000000 0000000000000000 No Yes No Yes Restore Previous Values Default 9600 None DTR Local Fixed 127 000 000 000 255 255 254 000 000 000 000 000 4247_xxxxxx workgroup Disabled 000 000 000 000 null string null string Front Enabled Enabled Disabled Not Active in Ready State Disabled Disabled Immediate Eject Bidirectional Bidirectional Disabled Enabled 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 English 0000000 0000000000000000 NO NO Appendix C Printer driver support IBM pSeries AIX colon files The 4247 printer is supported on AIX 4 1 and later using files that can be found and downloaded from our website When installed users can add a 4247 printer device with virtual printers under three emulation modes IBM 2381 IBM Proprinter IIT XL and Epson FX The virtual printers provide automatic emulation mode switching to support multiple data streams on a single printer IBM System i workstation customization objects To help you get started in attaching your printer to IBM System i systems Printer Profile source files for creating Workstation Customization Objects WSCST for Host Print Transform can be downloaded from the IBM website For additional information see the IBM Workstation Customization Programming SC42 3605 for details on Host Print Transform a
197. until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Interface Subnet Mask 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Subnet Mask is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press START or RETURN to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Default Gateway You can set the Default Gateway Example 000 000 000 000 Default These values set the Default Gateway address This number is represented by a decimal notation The decimal values are divided into four fields by periods Each field s values can range from 0 to 255 To change or check the Default Gateway 1 Press MENU 2 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU ASCII Configuration 3 Press ENTER 4 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the printer displays ASCII Configuration LAN Interface 5 Press ENTER and the printer displays LAN Interface Default Gateway 6 Press ENTER to display the current value 7 Press SCROLL MICROt or SCROLL MICRO until the desired value for Default Gateway is displayed 8 Press ENTER An asteris
198. w printers work how to connect cables and how to select items from an operator panel menu How to use this guide The following list describes the contents of each chapter and the appendixes in this book Chapter 1 Getting started provides information on setting up the printer and connecting it to the host computer Chapter 2 Understanding the operator panel describes the operator panel and how to use it n describes Chapter 3 Checking and changing configuration parameter values the configuration parameters and values and gives you a brief description and procedure for changing them Chapter 4 Configuration storage provides information on saving configuration parameters into a custom set for your printer The configuration storage category has eight available custom sets Chapter 5 Attachment options provides the procedure for setting the configuration for printer attachment Chapter 6 IPDS Configuration describes how to check and change IPDS configuration parameters for your 4247 printer Chapter 7 ASCII Configuration describes the procedures for checking and changing parameter values for parallel and serial attachments Chapter 8 Printer setup describes the procedures for checking and changing the parameter values in the configuration menu for the printer setup category Chapter 9 Printer adjustments describes the parameters for che
199. witch 10 6 132 066 DP Quality 500 International 5 4247 Alternate High High Enabled 10 6 136 066 000 4247 437 PC 0 USA DP Quality Courier PC1 a Disabled Disabled Disabled Enabled 17 1 CPI Disabled Enabled Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled PC Parallel Enabled Disabled RS 232C 32K 8 1 437 PC when the emulation is 4247 2381 Personal Printer 4240 ProPrinter IN XL 2 0 USA when the emulation is Epson FX 173 Parameter Baud Rate Parity Pacing Control Connection Type LAN Interface 3 4 IP Address Assignment IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Host Name Workgroup Name SMTP Service Mail Server Address E mail Address Receiver E mail Address Sender 1 2 3 4 Printer Setup Paper Source Front Forms Backup Rear Forms Backup Continuous Forms Linking Form Feed Mode Automatic Eject Automatic Restore Continuous Forms Eject Mode Bar Code Print Direction Graphics Print Direction Perforation Safety Jam Sensors Printer Adjustments Front AFTA Front Tear Position Front Left Margin Alignment Front Paper Load Position Rear AFTA Rear Tear Position Rear Left Margin Alignment Rear Paper Load Position Power On Reset Display Language Vital Product Data Serial Number Device Specific Information Quiet Print Hex Print Quit
200. y actions Display Message Recovery Action 001 END OF FORMS LOAD FORMS An end of forms condition exists in one of the forms paths Action 1 1 Press STOP to silence the alarm 2 Load forms in the appropriate forms path 3 Press LOAD EJECT 4 Press START Action 2 If the message displays again verify that the left hand edge of the form is not aligned past the 22nd spacer on the printer cabinet Adjust the form so that it is further to the left inside the 22 spacer on the printer base see Loading forms in the Font Push Tractors on page 16 Action 3 If the message displays again remove the forms and tune the paper presence sensor See Sensor Tune in Chapter 9 Printer adjustments on page 115 002 FORMS JAMMED FRONT CLEAR JAM RELOAD FORMS 1 Press STOP to silence the alarm The message remains in the display 2 Clear the jammed or torn form If the paper is difficult to remove from the printhead area rotate the AFTA wheel located on the left side under the ribbon cartridge to a higher number to clear the jam Reload forms onto the tractor Close the top cover Press LOAD EJECT to load forms Press START to restart the print job If the message displays again perform the actions under Forms buckle twist jam or tractor holes tear on page 159 SOU 003 FORMS EJECTED PRESS LOAD Auto Restore is set to Disabled and an Eject has moved the form up to the T

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