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Open the printer cover Quick Reference Guide 1) Remove the cartridge from its bag and Unhook the green ribbon mask from the cartridge pins. Unpacking the Printer Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box: o o o o Ribbon Cartridge Power Cable CD-ROM with printer documentation and drivers Quick Reference Guide 2) Open the upper mechanical frame. Locate the open green lever in the left side of the printer. UNLOCK the green lever with the left hand towards the rear of the printer in the open position. Then rise up the lever to its maximum position in order to completely open the head assembly. Always keep the packing material in a safe place as you must repack the printer into it, when you need to move it. Parts of the Printer Check for the “click” which means the correct open lever position, showed in the inset picture.The printer is now ready to install the ribbon cartridge. 1 4 3 6 7 5 8 2 1) Printer cover 2) Power-on key 3) Paper Stand 4) Operator Panel (no LCD) 3) Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. 5) Power Cable connection 6) Serial I/F 7) USB I/F 8) Parallel I/F 4) Insert the upper cartridge pins onto the corresponding grooves on both sides of the upper mechanical frame. Then push the lower cartridge pins into the corresponding lower grooves on both sides of the upper mechanical frame until it clicks into place. 9 10 11 9) Upper Mechanical Frame 10) Print Head 11) Printing Area 5) Insert the green plastic ribbon mask onto the print head. Pay attention to match the two pins (2) on both sides of the green ribbon mask with the grooves (1) on both sides of the print head. Push the green ribbon mask up until it clicks into place. Printer Installation 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; Choosing a Suitable Location 6) Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon 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. Carefully pull down the green lever following the step 3 in reverse order in order to securely close the Upper Mechanical Frame. If you do not LOCK the Upper Mechanical Frame, the printer does not print correctly. Close the printer cover. Always use a grounded outlet Remark Installing the Ribbon Cartridge The printer detects the amount of printed characters and shows the following attention messages to the operator : In order to avoid damaging the print head or mechanical gearings, this printer accepts only original Compuprint ribbon cartridges. Therefore, if you install a not original cartridge, the printer may not work. MAN10241 RIBBON NEAR TO END This message appears remaining characters to be printed are less than 500.000 when the RIBBON EXAUSTED This message appears when the maximum printable characters have been reached and a new ribbon must be installed. 1 Paper Handling This printer is designed for versatile and reliable paper handling. The flat-bed mechanism allows the handling of special documents, such as multiple invoices, postcards, labels, passbooks and tickets. The print head detects the paper edges automatically, the sheet can therefore be inserted in any position within the detection area according to the rules described in the following paragraph. The paper alignment sensors determine the alignment of the upper paper margin, adjusting it if necessary. Operator Panel There are two models of operator panel, with or without LCD display. Function Keys Loading Paper The inserted documents must not have folds, tears, pins, clips, staples or any foreign material. NORMAL MODE SETUP MODE SPECIAL MODE 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. When the Printer is in the Printer Setup mode, pressing this key the operator selects the Configuration Page to be printed. Toggles the printer between Ready (on-line) and Local (off-line) status. If pressed in the Printer Setup mode, the printer prints the Self Test Page. When pressed while powering the printer on with READY key selects the T&D mode (diagnostic). When pressed while powering the printer on with cover open enters in formware upgrading procedure. When pressed while powering the printer on, selects the Printer Setup Mode. When pressed while powering the printer on with READY key select the T&D mode (diagnostic). Clip Pin Tear Staple Fold Foreign material 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 protocols, the EJECT function may be performed only if the printer is offline. 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. When the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data are in the buffer, pressing this key, the printer toggles between Letter Quality and Draft printing mode (no Olivetti) If you insert damaged documents or paper with foreign material, you can seriously damage the printer. 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. The document may not exceed the limits of the paper stand. When the Printer is in the Printer Setup mode, pressing this key the Setup Page selected with the ST1 key will be printed. When pressed while powering the printer on, selects the HEX_DUMP mode. Leds NORMAL MODE SETUP MODE SPECIAL MODE Lit if paper presence, Unlit without paper (no Olivetti). When using the IBM 4722, IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two operators (“booking”) mode, the ST1 led is under software control. Lit, when the printer is ready (on line). Unlit, when the printer is in local (off line). If the printer is in Setup Mode, this led indicates which setup page is selected for printing. Blinks, together with the ST2 led, if a printer error occurs. On, if the printer is powered on without data. Off, if the printer is powered off. Blinks if the printer has data traffic or data in the buffer. Lit when the Letter Quality print mode is selected. Unlit when the Draft printmode is selected. When using the IBM 4722, IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two operators (“booking”) mode, the S2 led is under software control. 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. And rise the upper mechanical frame as explained in the chapter: Installing the Ribbon Cartridge, page. Remove the jammed paper, pulling it towards the front of the printer. If the printer is in Setup Mode, this led indicates which setup page is selected for printing. Blinks if the printer is in Setup Mode. If the printer is in Setup Mode, this led indicates which setup page is selected for printing. Blinks, together with the ST1 led, if a printer error occurs. Errors Handling Recoverable errors The printer is disabled with the ST1 and ST2 led flashing and the printer sounds a beeps. Press always the READY key to reset the error condition 2. To have an even better access to the paper path, unlock and rotate down the Operator Panel Group. 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 paper belt to free the paper. Not-Recoverable errors The printer is halted with all the four leds flashing. Power-off and Power-on the printer. It the problem remains contact the service. Detailed Informations on the Printer Configuration not reported on this Quick Reference Guide are in the User Manual which can be downloaded in the company web site: www.compuprint.com MAN10241 2
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