Document Outline

• 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
      • Extension cords
      • Portable power strip receptacles (temporary power taps)
    • Connecting or disconnecting a communication 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-check
      • 4247 Model X03 nominal AC input power requirements
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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↑ or SCROLL/MICRO↓
      • Adjusting forms
      • Scrolling through categories, parameters, values, and tests
    • ENTER
      • ENTER function
    • RETURN
      • RETURN function
    • PARK/PATH
      • PARK function
      • PATH function
    • 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
  • 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 Values in Custom Sets
  • 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
  • Media Size Priority
  • Bar Code Mode
  • Graphics Mode
  • Alarm control
• Chapter 7. ASCII Configuration
  • Characters Per Inch (CPI)
  • Lines Per Inch (LPI)
  • Maximum Print Position (MPP)
  • Maximum Page Length (MPL)
  • Perforation skipping
  • Emulation Mode
  • Print language
  • Print quality
  • NLQ typeface
  • Character set
  • Printer Compatibility 3 (automatic line feed on carriage return)
  • Printer Compatibility 4 (automatic carriage return on line feed)
  • Printer Compatibility 5 (form feed suppression)
  • Printer Compatibility 6 (Init)
  • Printer Compatibility 7 (condensed print)
  • Printer Compatibility 8 (slashed zero)
  • Printer Compatibility 9 (20 CPI)
  • Alarm control
  • Override Host parameters
    • Paper source
    • Characters Per Inch (CPI)
    • Lines Per Inch (LPI)
    • Maximum Page Length
  • Parallel interface
    • Interface type
    • Input Buffer Size
    • Select-In
    • AutoFeed-XT
  • Serial interface
    • Interface type
    • Input Buffer Size
    • Data Bits
    • Baud Rate
    • Parity
    • Pacing Control
    • Connection Type
  • LAN Interface
    • 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)
• Chapter 8. Printer setup
  • Paper Source
  • Front Forms Backup
  • Rear Forms Backup
  • Continuous Forms Linking
  • Form Feed Mode
  • Controlling tear off operations
    • Using automatic eject to control forms eject
    • Using automatic restore to control restoring of forms
    • Automatic Eject
    • Automatic Restore
  • Continuous Forms Eject Mode
  • Bar Code Print Direction
  • Graphics Print Direction
  • Perforation Safety
  • Jam Sensors
• Chapter 9. Printer adjustments
  • Paper-Load-Position to Tear-Position relationship
  • Front Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment (AFTA)
  • Front Tear Position
  • Front Left Margin Alignment
  • Front Paper Load Position
  • Rear Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment (AFTA)
  • Rear Tear Position
  • Rear Left Margin Alignment
  • Rear Paper Load Position
  • Bidirectional Adjustment
  • Sensor Tune
  • Quit From Menu
• Chapter 10. Power-On Reset (POR)
• Chapter 11. Display Language
• Chapter 12. Vital Product Data
  • Serial Number
  • Device Specific Information
• Chapter 13. Quiet Print
• Chapter 14. Hex Print
• Chapter 15. Quit From Menu
• Chapter 16. Dual push tractor forms paths
  • Introduction
    • Forms selection
  • Using different forms on two paths
    • Setting up printer
    • Using path switching
      • Data stream control of path switching
      • Operator panel control of path switching
  • Using same forms on both paths (linking)
    • Setting up printer
    • How forms linking works
  • Parking one continuous form and loading another
    • Parking a continuous form
    • Changing the forms path
• Chapter 17. Using the Operator 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
    • Forms stacking recommendations
    • Forms stack input and output locations
  • Supplies
  • Optional features
  • Maintenance
    • Removing the ribbon cartridge
    • Cleaning the printer
      • Cleaning inside the printer
      • Cleaning the covers
• Chapter 19. Problem solving
  • Using status code and problem listings
    • Status code and messages displays
    • No status code displays
    • Status codes and recovery actions
  • Problem list index
    • Forms problems
    • Print quality and ribbon problems
    • Configuration problems
    • Miscellaneous problems
  • Clearing forms jams
• Appendix A. Printer specifications
  • General information
    • Operating and service clearance
    • Weight
    • Power consumption
    • Heat output
    • Airflow
    • Declaration of product noise emission values
  • The Parallel Interface
    • Parallel connector pin assignments
  • The Serial Interface
    • RS-232C connector pin assignments
  • The LAN Interface
    • LED indicators
  • 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
  • Numerics
  • A
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  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Z
• Notices