ROTHENBERGER Thermodrucker - Manual (Page 9)

ENGLISH 7
1 Environmental limits
Operating temperature ................ 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F)
Storage temperature ................... -40°C to 60°C (-40°F to 140°F)
Humidity ..................................... 5% to 95% relative to 40°C (104°F)
2 Introduction
The ROTHENBERGER printer allows a user to obtain a hard copy of information held on their
Analyser by utilizing the Infra-Red communication facility on the instrument. For further details
please refer to the instrument operating instructions.
3 Set up
The printer is powered by 4 AA size alkaline batteries which will provide around 6000 print lines
before replacement is required. These should be fitted into the battery compartment on the rear
of the printer, taking note of the individual battery orientation.
The ROTHENBERGER utilizes thermal paper and care should be taken when fitting new paper
rolls to ensure
that the ‘shiny’ side of the paper faces the print head. The paper should be placed
into the slot within the paper roll holder whilst holding the paper feed button until the paper feeds
through to the front of the printer. Ensure that the paper has an even edge and is not folded be-
fore attempting to load into the printer.
Note: Do not try and pull the paper through manually as this could damage the print head, use
the paper feed button (2). If the paper does jam then very carefully ease the edge of the paper
back into the paper roll holder and try reloading as detailed above.
4 Overview (A)
1 ON - OFF 3 Contrast / lighten
2 Paper feed 4 Contrast / darken
5 Operating the printer
Switch the printer on using the power On indicator (1) as shown above.
Note: The printer will automatically switch off after 10 minutes of inactivity. To reactivate, simply
press the power on button (1). The printer will also switch off automatically during printing if the
battery voltage drops too low, if this happens fit a new set of batteries.
6 Positioning the printer and instrument
Ensure that there are no obstructions between the instrument emitter (at the top of the unit) and
the Printer Receiver (on the bottom of the printer below the keypad).
Angle = 0° Distance ≤ 4.5 m
Angle = 45° Undefined (horizontal)
Angle = 90° Undefined (vertical)
7 Additional Information
Self- test
If you are not certain that the printer is operating correctly, run the self-test as follows:
Turn the printer off, hold down the paper feed button (2) whilst switching the instrument back on,
the unit will now perform a self-test. If the printer fails the initial self-test, then turn the printer off
and run the selftest for a second time. If the printer fails again (after checking that there is suffi-
cient battery power) it requires service.
Battery condition reference
The battery condition reference is a number from 0 to 5 that gives an indication of how much us-
able battery life is remaining (5 being the highest figure). Regardless of the battery condition ref-
erence, new batteries should be installed when any of the following symptoms are present:
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The print contrast remains too low, even when the control is set to highest contrast.
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Print speed slows due to the print head moving too slowly across the paper.