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1. For further details on how to adjust the offset with this printer see Offset Adjustments before in this manual 40 Printer Setup Overview ONLINE Printer ready 4 Setup Mode 4 At Parameters are set Printer OFF j O ON LINE ON LINE 4 Self Test Ml ON LINE TATION 1 Pitt Q ON LINE TATION 2 ISTATION 1 41 Troubleshooting Paper Problems The straight paper path of this printer is designed for trouble free handling of a great variety of documents Paper Jam In case a paper jam condition occurs proceed as follows 1 Open the printer cover 2 Open the print head assembly pushing the green levers towards the rear of the printer The print head assembly moves up 42 3 Remove the jammed paper pulling it towards the front of the printer 4 In case it is not possible to remove the jammed paper because you cannot reach it with your hand or it is embedded so that you cannot move it rotate the cog wheel beside the paper path lever to free the paper 43 5 Push the print head assembly down until it clicks into place If you do not close the print head assembly correctly the printer does not print and you may damage the printer cover 6 Closethe printer cover Paper Damaged after Printing If the paper damaged after printing it probably does not correspond to the specifications given in this manual or was not loaded2. mode the application software determines the function of this key When the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data arein the buffer pressing this key the printer toggles between Letter Quality and Draft printing mode When the Printer is in the Printer Setup mode pressing this key the Configuration Page selected with the STATION1 key will be printed See P rinter Setup later in this manual When using the IBM 4722 IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two operators booking mode the application software determines the function of this key Toggles the printer between online and offline status When pressed while powering the printer on selects the Printer Setup Mode See a Printer Setup later in this manual If pressed in the Printer Setup mode the printer prints the Self Test Page See Printing the Self Test later in this manual Leds On if the printer is powered on Off if the printer is powered off Lit when the printer is on line Unlit when the printer is off line Blinks when data are present in the printer buffer and the printer is not ready offline or paper out condition If the printer is in Setup Mode this led indicates which setup page is selected for printing See Printer Setup later in this manual When using the IBM 4722 IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two operators booking
3. DIRECTION EJECT ON FF RESET WITH EJECT Values LF LF CR CR CR LF CR LF LF CR LF amp CR LF CR Description If the printer receives a LF code LF it only performs a line feed If the printer receives a CR code CR it only performs a carriage return If the printer receives a CR code CR it performs a carriage return followed by a line feed If the printer receives a LF code LF it performs a line feed If the printer receives a LF code LF it performs a line feed followed by a carriage return If the printer receives a CR code CR it only performs a carriage return If the printer receives a LF code LF or a CR code CR it performs both a line feed and a carriage return truncate autowrap The data exceeding the line length are truncated truncate or printed on the following line aut owrap no yes unidir bidir sw control no yes no yes Selects the printing character for zero with a slash yes or without no Selects the printing direction of the print head unidirectional unidir bidirectional 6idir or selected via software sw control Performs a form feed according to the selected page format no or ejects a cut sheet loaded into the printer yes When the printer receives a reset command if this item is set to yes the paper inserted in the printer is ejected If the item is set to no the printer performs only the reset command 36 Setup Parameter Val
4. Test page Check that the printout is correct The following printout example shows the Printer Setup default values Once the self test is finished the printer remains in Setup Mode SELF TEST SP 40 2 Code Version Vx x xxxxxxxx CharGen xxxxxxxx ver X XX CONFIGURATION SP UE eee eee EEE SERRE EEE CEES ESET PRESENT ESS ESEEEEEE aaahhh PROGRAM progr 1 AUTOFEED SIGNAL disabled ERROR BUZZER 1 beep SLCT IN SIGNAL disabled JOB BUZZER no beep IGNORE PE enabled SECURITY MODE enabled BUFFER CONTROL XON XOFF tS PASSBOOK TYPE CS CSCS vertical 00000 ROBUST XON enabled GE EDGE QUOTE 1 2 WORD LENGTH 8 bit INTERFACE TYPE 000000 automatic 00000 BAUD RATE 9600 bps HONOR CTS yes PARITY BIT none INPUT BUFFER 80860 o 23 PROGRAM SETUP PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROTOCOL Ta AMAR 0 FONT Dab Draft FAST LO o yes HORIZONTAL PITCH 10 lpi 10 lpi VERTICAL PITCH 6 lpi 6 lpi LOCK o lock No lock FORM LENGTH AA OTETA EEEE EEEE 0 0 LE MARGIN 0 0 RIGHT MARGIN 96 96 TOP MARGIN 0 0 BOTTOM MARGIN 0 0 IBM EEPE cc nn nnannn sed og EBM set E PIPE Nes IBM set E IBM COMPRESS Lcd Epa LESI cpa EPSON C SET Un graphic graphic AT
5. graphic Epson character set NATION C SET USA FRANCE GERMANY Selects the national character sets ENGLAND DENMARK1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK2 SPAIN2 LATIN A1 34 Setup Parameter Values Description CODE PAGE CP437 CP437G 96GREEK CP850 Selects the code page for both the IBM and CP851 CP852 CP853 CP855 CP857 the EPSON emulations CP858 CP860 CP862 CP863 CP864 CP865 CP866 CP867 CP876 CP877 CP1098 CP1250 CP1251 CP1252 GOST TASS MAZOWIA CP437SL UKRAIN 8859 1 8859 2 8859 3 8859 4 8859 5 8859 6 8859 7 8859 8 8859 9 8859 15 ROMAN 8 ID 12 ID 14 ID 17 SANYO KU PHILIP OLIVETTI C SET CODE PAGE INTERN GERMANY Selects the character sets for the OLIVETTI PORTUGAL SPAIN1 DEN NORW protocol FRANCE ITALY SWE FIN SWISS G BRITAIN USA ASCII GREECE Selecting CODE PAGE it is possible to select ISRAEL SPAIN 2 JUGOSLAVIA one of the above Code Pages to be used with TCV 370 CANADA SDC TURKEY the Olivetti protocol CIBC PC DEN NORW PC DEN OPE PC 210 PC 220 OLI UNIX VERT RESOLUTION 1 216 inch 1 240 inch Sets the vertical character resolution Setting used for the OLIVETTI protocols RESET WITH EJECT no yes When the printer receives a reset command selecting yes it ejects the paper selecting no it performs only the reset command Setting used for the OLIVETTI protocols 35 Setup Parameter LINE MODE WRAP MODE SLASHED ZERO PRINT
6. mode the STATION 1 led is under software control If the printer is in Setup Mode this led indicates which setup page is selected for printing See Printer Setup later in this manual Blinks together with the other operator pand leds if a printer error occurs Lit when the Letter Quality print mode is selected When using the IBM 4722 IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two operators booking mode the STATION 2 led is under software control If the printer is in Setup Mode this led indicates which setup page is selected for printing See Printer Setup later in this manual Blinks together with the other operator pand leds if a printer error occurs Software Driver Selection At this point it is necessary to configure your printer for your application package The installation procedures depend upon the host environment Together with the printer you receive a CD ROM containing the printer drivers for the Windows environment This printer supports the Plug amp Play facility in the Windows 95 98 2000 NT4 0 Millennium environment If you want to install the printer in the Windows environment insert the CD ROM and follow the instructions given The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address http www compuprint net Connection to the Host This printer can be connected to the host by means of a parallel standard Centronics
7. of an open passbook Horizontal Fold Vertical Fold Single Page Passbook or Ledger Cards 0 18 mm 0 0071 in Covers 0 18 mm 0 0071 in Maximum 120 g m 1 80 mm 0 071 in 1 52 mm 1 52 mm 0 28 mm 0 46 mm 0 059 in 0 059 in 0 011 in 0 018 in e Passbooks with torn folded creased incomplete or warped pages or covers should not be used e Printing on or across holes edges cut outs or folds is not permitted e Passbook covers must be of uniform thickness under the printing area e Thefold of all pages and the stitching must coincide with the cover fold The stitches should be spaced at 6 to 10 stitches per inch e Fiber flow on the inner sheets should be parallel to the center fold e Thecover bulge and stitches spine must not exceed the following dimensions 2 5 mm j 0 098 in MAX MAX 48 Passbooks with Horizontal Fold _ Dimension Maximum Minimum direction C Distance between print character position and left or right edge Print Area Distance between top edge of the document and top edge of first printed line Distance between bottom of last printed line and bottom edge of the document Print Area Distance from fold to bottom of the first printed line above the fold H Distance from fold to top of the first printed line below the fold 49 Passbooks with Vertical Fold Dimension Maximum Minimum Insertion direct
8. or bi directional IEEE 1284 type interface or by means of the serial RS 232 C interface Proceed as follows 1 Make sure that both the host and the printer are turned off 2 With the help of the following figure identify the connector for the interface you want to connect and insert the cable firmly into it 3 Fix the parallel interface cable by means of the corresponding hooks or the serial cable tightening the screws on either side of the connector Parallel Interface line 1 Serial Interface line 2 20 Setting the Interface Parameters Parallel Interface The parameters set for the parallel interface match most of the most common environments and the printer can be used immediately after the connection to the host 10 case you need to modify the standard parameters see Printer Setup later in this section Serial Interface Because of the great variety of the possible connection configurations when you use the serial interface you will need to set the parameters accordingly To assure a correct functioning of the printer connected through the serial interface the transmission parameters set for the printer must match the values set for the host For a complete description of the printer setup procedure see the paragraph Printer Setup later in this manual 21 Printer Setup The Printer Setup is used to configure the printer parameters and to print a Self Test page to ch
9. parameters and the settings see Setup Parameters later in this manual Each Setup form is identified by a marker in the upper left corner of the page as follows Configuration Setup mo Program tm Offset Tuning Setup CO 26 Filling in the Printer Setup Forms To change the values of the parameters fill in the marker beside the value you want to set with a black or blue ball point pen or a fiber pen Do not use pencils AUTOFEED SIGNAL disabled enabled SLCT IN SIGNAL disabled enabled BUFFER CONTROL DTR XON XOFF XON XOFF If more than one value is set for a parameter the printer ignores these parameters and maintains the currently set value Do not fill in the marker beside the title of the preprinted form otherwise the printer will not be able to read that page For a detailed description of the parameters and values contained in the Configuration and Program1 Program2 Menus see Setup Parameters later in this manual For a detailed description of the Offset Tuning procedure see Offset Adjustment later in this manual 27 Setup Parameters The following is a listing of the setup parameters Configuration Sheet M Setup Parameter RESTORE TO MFG PROGRAM ERROR BUZZER JOB BUZZER Values no all config prog 1 prog 2 progr 1 progr 2 on interface enable disable no beep 1 beep continuous Des
10. setup may be locked font horizontal pitch hor pitch or both the font and horizontal pitch font hor pitch The locked settings cannot be changed via software commands 31 Setup Parameter Values Description FORM LENGTH lines A4 letter Sets the page length in number of lines or standard formats A4 Letter A5 A5 legal or Legal If you select lines you must indicate the number of lines you want to set in the scheme below this selection The values range between 0 and 255 To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds the second line to the tens and the third line to the units See the example below Example How to set the form length to 82 lines FORM LENGTH MW ODO 0 O Aines A4 letter A5 legal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 x 10 x 1x i Setup Parameter Values Description LEFT MARGIN Sets the left margin in number of columns The values range between 0 and 90 To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens the second line to the units See the example below Example How to set the Left Margin to 20 LEFT MARGIN 0 1 2 10 x O 0 0 0 0 1x mw O _ Setup Parameter Values Description RIGHT MARGIN 100 x Sets the right margin in number of columns The values rang
11. working conditions but also carefully controls thar compliance with theinternational standard rules concerning e nocancerous materials e noflammability of the plastic materials e othe standards CPG 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 CPG office and be surethat are provided you the original Compuprint branded consumables FCC Notes This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commerdal environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the rec
12. 9 Xx X X 4 5 6 38 The Vertical Offset Tuning values correspond to 1 60 inches and set the vertical offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 1 mm from the upper paper margin The Horizontal Offset Tuning values correspond to 1 60 inches and set the horizontal offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 3 mm from the left paper margin If you need to change the default position of the first print line the vertical offset can be set in the Vertical Position Offset lines and or the horizontal offset in the Vertical Position Offset lines Both these values correspond to 1 10 inch values Horizontal Offset Tuning 3 Fill in the marker corresponding to the value you want to set 39 Reading the Preprinted Forms When the Printer Setup Forms have been filled in insert them back into the printer when the printer is in Setup Mode The printer is able to recognize the Setup Forms by means of the markers on these pages The printer reads the values marked for the various parameters and configures the printer accordingly The settings are confirmed by a symbol printed on the left of the corresponding marker The following page shows the printer setup flow chart For further details concerning the parameters that can be set in the Configuration Setup Program 1 and Program 2 see Setup Parameters before in this manual
13. ION C SE USA USA PODE PAGE 952999999999999922292220 SS OLIVETTI C SET i_ CSCO CS INTERN EA 0 st eagarsssangatnyanay asic INTERNS AN CENIE SEENI VERT RESOLUTION 1 240 inch 1 240 inch RESET WITH EJECT yes yes LINE MODE Uns LF LF CR CR LF LF CRECER WRAP MODE autowrap autowrap SLASHED ZERO no no PRI DIRECTION sw control sw control EJECT ON FE yes yes RES WITH EJECT yes yes CUT SHEE EJECT on front on front PRINT IMPACT Strong Strong WERT ROS 1710 ar oor reer reer cag ar Pre ree reer reese sees esses eee Ones VERT ADJ 1 60 0 0 HORIZ POS 1 10 0 0 HORIZ ADJ 1 60 0 0 24 Printing the Printer Setup Forms If you already have the preprinted forms for the printer setup go to Filling in the Printer Setup Forms later in this manual 1 With the printer in Setup Mode insert a blank sheet in A4 or Letter format 2 Theprinter loads the sheet and stops 3 If you press the STATION1 key the three lower leds change and you can select the Setup Page you want to print as follows O lit O unlit Configuration Page Program 1 Setup Page Program 2 Setup Page Offset Tuning Setup Page 4 Pressing the STATION2 key the printer prints the selected Setup Page 25 The printer setup forms contain all printer parameters and the values that can be set The current value is indicated by an asterisk For a detailed description of the
14. SP40 User Manual Compuprint Compuprint Products Information Thanks for choosing the Compuprint SP40 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 CPG printers with Compuprint brand To maintain these printing performances unchanged in the long run CPG International has deve oped specific Compuprint branded consumables for each printer type for example ribbon cartridges for dot matrix printers toner and OPC cartridges for laser printers bubble ink jet cartridges for inkjet printers that assure an excellent operation with high printing quality leve rdiability CPG International recommends to use only its original Compuprint branded consumables with original packaging identified by its holographic label 10 this way a proper use of the printer at quality level stated in the product characteristics can be assured All typical 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 OPC cartridge and other printer parts are not assured Moreover CPG does not only certify its consumables in terms of
15. The form to be printed must not contain foreign material Form opacity must be at least 75 Forms with a lower opacity may cause feed errors Never print on documents with metallic or hard plastic fasteners or staples they may damage the printer Use only sewn passbooks To get the maximum print contrast you should print on white or light colored paper You may overstrike to improve the low contrasting paper It is preferable to use single and multiple documents with the fibre running in the insertion direction of the printing unit Recycled paper is permitted on principle It is preferable to print on multiple forms with a narrow gluestrip or top gluing The gluing must not cause waving in the set of forms 46 Cuts Sheets A Insertion direction Print Area Dimensions Maximum 65 mm Form length 70 mm C Distance between dot 3 0 mm position and left or right paper edge Distance between top of the 1mm first printed line and top margin of the document Distance between the lower 6 6 mm margin and the lower part of the last printed line Weight original 120 g m 40 g m Weight 1 75 g m 1 55 g m original 1 to 5 copies other 75 g m other 45 g m carbon 35 g m carbon 14 g m Form thicker than 0 35 mm may cause print quality degradation 47 B Passbooks Minimum Paper Weight 75 Thickness Multiple Page Passbooks Horizontal Fold 0 28 mm 0 011 in Thickness difference across the fold
16. VieW cccececccceceseeecseeeeseeeeetseeesseeeseeertatreees 41 TroubleshootinNg cccccccccccccccccnnnnnanananananannnnos 42 Paper Problems c cscsceeceeseeceeeceeeaeeeeeneeeeeeaesaesaesanenseeseneeees 42 Paper Jam Paper Damaged after Printing ccecceeecseeseeeteeeeeeeeeeees 44 Ribbon Cartridge Problem cccececseseseseeeeeseeteeeeeeeeeteeteneees 45 Paper Specifications ccccccccssssseeeeeseeeeeees 46 Cuts Sheets PASSDOOKS raie stan dro Passbooks with Horizontal Fold ooooocciccnncnconncconancrnnnnn noo 49 Passbooks with Vertical Fold o oooocconnicncionmmmmmmmmmm 50 Technical SpecificationS ccccccnnnnnccnnnnccnnnnnnn 51 Printer Presentation This dot matrix printer is a multi purpose printer for front office applications Its compact structure is designed for integration in an ergonomic environment The printer provides a high level of reliability form handling accuracy and data integrity Its main features are Printing on a wide range of paper media different types of cut sheets multi parts and passbooks High print pressure for multi parts documents High print quality supplied by a 24 wire print head High reliability paper handling The straight paper path allows the printing on particular documents such as envelopes multipart forms and passbooks Automatic paper thickness adjustment The print head detects the paper thickness for correct printing on
17. a Paper Jam Removal Cog wheel Rear View Oo nn Se ANANAAAAAAAAAAAANAN annnnnannnnnnnnnnnn AANA 15131515 1515 0 Ed JJ Ts ds ds y Ln Ds Js ds Don lu Jar Power Cable Connector Serial Interface Cable Connector Parallel Interface Cable Connector Printer Installation Choosing a Suitable Location Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer The distance between the printer and the host computer must not exceed the length of the interface cable The location must be sturdy horizontal and stable Your printer must not be exposed to direct sunlight extreme heat cold dust or humidity When printing on standard paper formats the paper comes out partially on the rear side of the printer Make sure that behind the printer there is sufficient clearance to correctly move the paper Installing the Power Cable 1 Find the power cable connector and the rating plate on the rear side of the printer Always use a grounded outlet 2 Insert the power cable into the connector on the printer and the other end into a convenient mains outlet Installing the Ribbon Cartridge In order to avoid damaging the print head assembly this printer accepts only original Compuprint ribbon cartridges Therefore if you install a not original cartridge the printer may not work 1 Remove the cartri
18. according to the indications given Verify that the paper corresponds to the specifications see Paper Specifications later in this manual and has been loaded according to the indications given see Paper Handling before in this manual 44 Ribbon Cartridge Problems The following table is useful to identify and solve print quality problems Problem Cause Fading print The ribbon is not fed Solution Check that the ribbon is correctly inserted see Installing the Ribbon Cartridge Turn the ribbon tension knob to verify that the ribbon is not blocked If the problem is not solved change the ribbon cartridge The ribbon is used up or torn Change the ribbon cartridge The printer does not The ribbon cartridge is not an print original Compuprint cartridge The printer checks the inserted cartridge to avoid damaging the print head assembly due to incorrect ribbon feeding Insert an original Compuprint ribbon cartridge 45 Paper Specifications The documents must all guarantee the following characteristics Use paper matching the indicated characteristics They must have well defined top and left edges with a square angletolerance of 0 1 on all edges The paper must not have holes perforations folds or tears anywhere within the print area of the document The radius on a corner of the form must be within 9 5 mm from the left or right edge
19. any type of document This printer can print also on documents with a variable thickness such as passbooks Easy paper handling The operator places the paper on the front table and the printer loads it without any other user intervention The paper ejection towards the front or the rear of the printer allows an easy access to the printed document Automatic document alignment feature The printer checks automatically the alignment of the top margin of the document and adjusts it if necessary The printout is therefore performed correctly independently from the paper loading position e Standard parallel and serial interface and automatic switch over function e Easy printer setup through an optically managed menu e Supported emulations Epson 570 IBM Proprinter XL24E XL24E AGM IBM 2390 4722 9068 and Olivetti PR40 PR2 2845 Unpacking the Printer Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box Notify any damage to your supplier e Ribbon cartridge e Power cable e CD ROM with the printer documentation and drivers Always keep the packing material in a safe place as you must repack the printer into it when you need to move it Printer Parts Never remove any printer part unless it is expressly indicated in this manual Front View Printer Cover Paper Stand Power on Push button Inside View Printhead Print Head Assembly Print Are
20. aph The paper alignment sensors determine the alignment of the upper paper margin adjusting it if necessary Loading Paper e Theinserted documents must not have folds tears pins clips staples or any foreign material Foreign material If you insert damaged documents or paper with foreign material you can seriously damage the printer e Before inserting a passbook into the printer open it and crease it in both directions along the binding stitch so that the passbook lays flat on the paper stand when it is inserted into the printer e Thedocument may not exceed the limits of the paper stand The Operator Panel The operator panel is located on the front left side of the printer and is composed of function keys and leds with which you can easily check the printer status and select the functions as described below STATION JA Function Keys STATION1 STATION2 Pressing this key when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data are in the buffer the printer ejects the paper if inserted EJECT function In the Olivetti emulation the EJECT function may be performed only if the printer is offline When the Printer is in the Printer Setup mode pressing this key the operator selects the Configuration Page to be printed See Printer Setup later in this manual When using the IBM 4722 IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two operators booking
21. cription The selected values are not set to factory defaults The values set in all printer setups are reset to factory default values The values set in the configuration setup are reset to factory default values The values set in the corresponding program setup are reset to the factory default values Defines the default Program Setup Selecting progr 1 or progr 2 the setup parameters set in the corresponding Program Setup are set Selecting on interface the printer matches the Program 1 settings with the data arriving on the Centronics interface and the Program 2 settings with the data it receives from the serial interface When changing from one interface to the other the default values are set for the corresponding Program Setup Enables or disables the buzzer in case of an error Selects the behavior of the buzzer when a new print job starts no signal no beep one beep 1 beep or a continuous signal continuous 28 Setup Parameter INTERFACE TYPE HONOR CTS INPUT BUFFER IGNORE PE Values parallel serial financial automatic no yes 1 Kb 8 Kb 16 Kb 32 Kb 64 Ko enabled disabled AUTOFEED SIGNAL disabled enabled SLCT IN SIGNAL disabled enabled BUFFER CONTROL DTR SRTS SRTS XON XOFF ETX ACK XON XOFF DTR Description Selects the interface type Selecting automatic the interface type is selected between serial and parallel by the printer depending on data comi
22. dge from its bag Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon 2 Open the printer cover 3 Open the print head assembly pushing the two green levers towards the rear of the printer The print head assembly moves up 4 Move the print head to the middle of the print carriage bar 5 Insert the upper cartridge pins 1 onto the corresponding groove on the print head assembly Then push the lower pin 2 into the corresponding lower groove until it clicks into place 6 Insert the ribbon mask onto the print head match the two grooves 1 on both sides of the ribbon mask with the pins 2 on both sides of the print head 7 Push the mask up until it clicks into place 8 Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon 9 Push the print head assembly down until it clicks into place If you do not close the print head assembly correctly the printer does not print and you may damage the printer cover 10 Close the printer cover Paper Handling This printer is designed for versatile and reliable paper handling The flat bed mechanism allows the handling of special documents such as multiple invoices postcards labels passbooks and tickets The print head detects the paper edges automatically the sheet can therefore be inserted in any position within the detection area according to the rules described in the following paragr
23. e between 0 and 190 The physical position of margin depends on the current character spacing To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds the second line to the tens and the third line to the units See the example below Example How to set the Right Margin to 101 RIGHT MARGIN 100 x 10 x W 0 O O O O 1 1x O 0 0 0 Setup Parameter Values Description TOP MARGIN Sets the top margin in number of lines The values range between 0 and 90 To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens the second line to the units See the example below Example How to set the Top Margin to 15 TOP MARGIN 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 x ww 0 1x O O O OOW 0 0 0 Setup Parameter Values Description BOTTOM MARGIN 10 x Sets the bottom margin in number of lines The values range between 0 1 x and 90 To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens the second line to the units See the example below Example H ow to set the bottom margin to 34 lines BOTTOM MARGIN 0 3 10 x OOO 1x Setup Parameter Values Description IBM C SET IBM set 1 IBM set 2 Selects the IBM character set IBM COMPRESS 17 1 cpi 20 cpi Selects the pitch for the compressed mode printing in IBM emulation EPSON C SET Italic graphic Selects italic or
24. eck the settings and the printer installation and to perform the Print Offset Tuning The default configuration of this printer matches most of the commonly used environments but it may be necessary to change some printer parameters With this printer you print the forms for the setup you fill them in and then you insert them back into the printer for reading Once the printer reads the form the new values are set The following is the complete description of the Setup Procedure Entering the Printer Setup Mode To enter the Printer Setup Mode press and hold the ON LINE key pressed for at least 1 second while powering the printer on The printer enters the Setup Mode The three lower leds are unlit O lit O unlit You can now e Print the Self Test See Printing the Self Test later in this manual e Print one of the Printer Setup Forms Configuration Menu or Program1 Program2 M enu or the Offset Tuning Form See Printing the Printer Setup Forms later in this manual e Insert a filled in Printer Setup Form to set the corresponding Setup values 29 Printing the Test Page The Self Test page is useful to test if the printer has been correctly installed and allows to see the current parameter settings 1 With the printer in the Setup Mode insert a single sheet in A4 or Letter format 2 The printer loads the sheet and stops 3 Press the ON LINE key again The printer prints the Self
25. eiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help A shielded Centronics IEEE 1284 compliant bi directional parallel cable maximum length 3 meters 10 feet and a shielded RS 232 serial cable maximum length 15 meters 50 feet are necessary for this device to meet the requirements of a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules The above specified cables are readily available as Personal Computer or Peripheral accessories from multiple retail outlets Please consult your dealer for details concerning such cables and also for information about FCC rules for digital devices Changes or modifications to the device covered by this manual which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority under the FCC rules to operate the equipment Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulation This digital apparatus complies with the Canadian CES 003 Class B limits for radio frequency emissions Cet appareil num rique est conforme aux limites de Classe B dela norme NMB 003 du Canada EEC Regulations This equipment conforms to the EEC Directive 89 392 the sound pressure measured according to ISO 7779 does not exceed 70 dBA Table of Contents Compuprint Products Information ii FCC NOTES cece cccseeccscccdetetscswesssseevevstebsuncseessveesteveuees iii Canadian D O C Radio Interference Regulationiii EEC Regulat
26. ion Passbook width 241 mm Passbook length TH Distance for the dot ABCD position nearest to the left or right edge Distance from the bottom of the last printed line to the bottom edge of the l a ql Distance from the top 1 mm PrintiArea edge of the document to the top edge of the first printed line 6 6 mm document l I I I F Outer corner radius 935mm i Distance from the fold to 6 87 mm the first character position beside the fold Distance from the fold to 6 87 mm the first character position beside the fold eC Short Page Offset 50 Technical Specifications Printing Technology Print head ER24S 24 pin Y 0 25 mm Print head life 400 million characters Resolution 360 x 360 dpi HxV Line Length 10 cpi 94 columns cut sheets Printing Speed 400 cps 10 cpi Draft 133 cps 10 cpi LQ Emulation IBM Personal Printer 2390 Proprinter XL24E Proprinter XL24AGM IBM 4722 9068 Epson 570 and Olivetti PR40 PR2 2845 Resident Fonts Draft Courier Gothic Prestige Presentor Script OCR A OCR B Boldface Character Sets IBM and Epson protocols PC standard set CS1 CS2 13 National Epson sets CP437 USA CP437G Greek CP850 Multilanguage CP851 Greek CP852 Latin 2 CP853 Turkish CP855 Russian CP857 Turkish CP 858 Euro CP860 Portuguese CP862 Hebrew CP863 French Canadian CP864 Arabic CP865 Norwegia
27. ion S ciisciesieiunanereiusteuvabusaccrtiunssunabueasen iii Table of Contents icicicicccicncodinicninanodaraoncaioran arder iv Printer Presentation oooocccccccnccanccccnoncnnnoncnnannnono 1 Unpacking the Printer ooooononcccccnoncncccccnnncnnnnnnnnnnns 3 PrinterPaltS inacabada 4 ROME Vinos 4 Inside View a A Printer Installation Choosing a Suitable Location Installing the Power Cable cececcssseteeseeseseteteeeeeeeeeeees Installing the Ribbon Cartridge Paper Handling omic Loading PAD OMS cicsras ii rar Connection to the HOSt cccccsssseeeseeeeeeees 20 Setting the Interface Parameters cececseeseeseeeeeeeeeteteeeeeeees 21 Parallel Interface 21 Serial Interface ia 21 ASA 22 Entering the Printer Setup MOd8 oooociciciciccocococccncnononncnnnonononnnn 22 Printing the Test Page comicios niia ar 23 Printing the Printer Setup FOrMS oooocicciccnococccccnoncnnncncnnaninennnana 25 Filling in the Printer Setup FOrMS cceceseseseeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeees 27 Setup Parameters cccceccscecsseeseseeeeeeeceeesceeeeeseeecseeesaeeeeseeesetaeees 28 Offset Adjustments ciu aa 37 Reading the Preprinted FOrms ceccecceceeeeeseeeteeeeeeeeeeeneees 40 Printer Setup OVEr
28. n CP866 Cyrillic CP867 Turkish CP876 OCRA CP877 OCRB CP1250 Central Europe CP1251 Cyrillic CP1252 Windows Latin1 Ansi Gost Tass Mazowia ISO 8859 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 96GREEK Ukrainian ID 12 ID 14 ID 17 CP1098 Farsi Arabic Roman 8 CP437 Slavic Sanyo Ku Philip 51 Character Sets OLIVETTI protocols CS000 65010 International CSO20 Germany 05030 Portugal CS040 Spain1 CS050 Denmark Norway CS060 France CS070 Italy 05080 Sweden Finland CS090 Switzerland CS100 Great Britain CS110 USA ASCII CS140 Greece CS150 Israel CS170 Spain 2 CS200 Jugoslavia CS410 Olivetti TCV 370 CS510 SDC CS520 Turkey CS540 CIBC CS680 OLI UNIX CS701 PC 220 Spain2 CS711 PC Denmark Norway CS712 PC Denmark OPE CS771 PC 210 Greek Barcodes UPC A UPC E EAN8 EAN13 Code 39 Code 128 Postnet Codabar ADD ON 2 ADD ON 5 Code 11 Code 93 BCD MSI 2 5 Interleaved 2 5 Matrix 2 5 Industrial Interfaces Parallel IEEE 1284 bidirectional nibble and byte modes Serial RS 232 C Automatic Interface Switching Serial Interface Signals i Solder side Solder side view view To PC IBM compatible To printer Male connector Female connector Memory 32 Kbytes buffer Special Functions Automatic Gap Adjustment AGA Auto Alignment Auto Border Recognition 52 Ribbon Life 4 million characters black Reliability MTBF 10 000 hours Du
29. ng from host The financial interface should be selected for typical applications of the IBM4722 and IBM 9068 protocol with the controlled link required by the IBM financial driver When this item is set the parallel port is disabled This setting is significant only if the financial interface has been selected Considers yes or ignores no the CTS signal received from host for the control of the data stream from host Selects the buffer size When the financial interface is selected this setting is ignored Selects whether the printer signals the paper empty condition disabled or not enabled on the busy line The parallel interface uses enabled or does not use disabled the AUTOFEED signal The parallel interface uses enabled or does not use disabled the SELECT IN signal Selection of the buffer protocol When the financial interface is selected this setting is ignored 29 Setup Parameter ROBUST XON WORD LENGTH BAUD RATE PARITY BIT SECURITY MODE PASSBOOK TYPE GET EDGE QUOTE Values enabled disabled 7 bit 8 bit 600 115200 bps even odd none enabled disabled Fixed thick Vertical Horizontal 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 Description Perform the Robust XON enabled or not disabled Sets the number of the data bits When the financial interface is selected this value is always set to 8 bits Set
30. s the data transfer rate Selects the parity control for the data Enables or disables the security actions that assure protection against paper jams If disabled the paper handling is faster Printing on a document with fixed thickness Printing on passbooks with upright fold Printing on passbooks with horizontal fold Sets the position in which the left paper edge is checked If set to 0 the check is performed at the first line The other values correspond to the physical distance from the first line 30 00 PROGRAM 1 a Setup Parameter PROTOCOL FAST LQ HORIZONTAL PITCH Values EPSON 570 IBM X24E X24E AGM IBM 2390 OLI PR40 OLI PR2 OLI PR2845 IBM 4722 IBM 9068 Draft Courier OCR B Gothic Prestige Present OCR A Script Boldface 10 cpi 12 cpi 15 cpi 16 6 cpi 17 1 cpi 20 cpi VERTICAL PITCH 5 lpi 6 lpi 8 Ipi no lock font hor pitch font hor pitch PROGRAM 2 Description Defines the printer protocol NOTE For the IBM 4722 and 9068 protocols if the software driver uses the controlled link of the IBM financial driver set the INTERFACE TYPE item in the Configuration Menu to financial Selects the font Selects the fast LQ printing mode The printer prints at 120dpi instead of 180 dpi Selects the character spacing in characters per inch cpi Selects the line spacing in lines per inch lpi The following selections made in the printer
31. ty cycle 28000 pages month Physical Dimensions amp Weight 400 W x 295 H x 200 D mm lt 12 Kg Power Supply Type Universal autoswitching Power consumption lt 60 W printing ISO IEC 10561 Environmental conditions Temperature working 10 to 40 C Humidity working 40 to 60 RH without condensation Noise Level lt 54dbA Environment Energy star compliant Compliances 120 VAC 60 Hz UL 60950 CSA C22 2 No 60950 IEC 60950 FCC CFR 47 DoC CSA C108 8 EPA ENERGY STAR 230 VAC 50 Hz CE Marking EN 60950 IEC 60950 EN 55022 EN 55024 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 EPA ENERGY STAR 53
32. ues Description CUT SHEET EJECT on front on rear Selects whether the cut sheet loaded into the printer is ejected towards the front or the rear of the printer PRINT IMPACT soft strong Selects the impact strength of the print head needles Offset Adjustments For a precise adjustment of the position of the printed characters on a preprinted form the printer allows to easily adjust the first line and the first printing column as follows 1 When the printer is in Setup Mode press the STATION1 key until the leds are lit in the wih following configuration 2 Insert a blank sheet into the printer The following sheet will be printed 37 E E E OFFSET TUNING SETUP Vertical Position Offset 1 10 INCH PROGRAM 1 37 e PROGRAM 2 37 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vertical Offset Tuning 1 60 INCH X X X X X xX x x x PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 E3 JF 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 Horizontal Position Offset 1 10 INCH PROGRAM 1 X lt 2 1400 1 CI 12 9 CI 06 PROGRAM 2 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Horizontal Offset Tuning PROGRAM 1 ROGRAM 2 6 1 60 INCH P x x x x X x x x x X X X X 7 8
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