Compuprint 4247-X03 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety and environmental notices . . . xi
Safety notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Danger hazard level . . . . . . . . . . xi
Caution hazard level . . . . . . . . . . xi
Attention notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Approved power cord and receptacle . . . . xii
Electrical safety and portable power strip
receptacles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Connecting or disconnecting a communication
port, a teleport, or an attachment connector .
. xiii
Servicing during an electrical storm . . . . . xiii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
How to use this guide. . . . . . . . . . . xv
Chapter 1. Getting started . . . . . . . 1
Printer parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Unpacking the printer . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Choosing a suitable location . . . . . . . . 4
Performing a power-receptacle safety-check . . . 5
Installing the Controller Board . . . . . . . . 5
Handling the Controller Board . . . . . . . 5
Inserting the Controller Board . . . . . . . 6
Installing the operator panel overlay . . . . . . 8
Installing the ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . . 9
Removing the ribbon cartridge . . . . . . . 12
Power connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Changing the display language (from English). . . 15
Loading forms in the Front Push Tractors . . . . 16
Printing your first documents . . . . . . . . 19
Installing the optional second tractor . . . . . . 20
Removing the optional second tractor . . . . . 24
Attaching the 4247 Printer to your computer . . . 25
Completing printer setup . . . . . . . . . . 25
Software driver selection . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 2. Understanding the operator
panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
READY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
PROCESSING . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
ATTENTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Display panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Audible alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Custom Set In-Use Indicator . . . . . . . . . 29
Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SCROLL/MICRO↑ or SCROLL/MICRO↓ . . . 30
ENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
PARK/PATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
LINE FEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
LOAD/EJECT . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
FORM FEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SET TOP OF FORM . . . . . . . . . . 35
START . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
CANCEL PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . 36
TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 3. Checking and changing
configuration parameter values . . . . 37
Printing configuration defaults . . . . . . . . 37
Checking and changing parameter values . . . . 38
Exiting the Configuration Menu . . . . . . . 39
Exiting using START . . . . . . . . . . 39
Exiting using RETURN . . . . . . . . . 39
Locking the Printer Configuration Menu. . . . . 40
Configuration categories . . . . . . . . . . 40
Configuration storage . . . . . . . . . . 41
Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
IPDS Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . 41
ASCII Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 42
Printer setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Printer adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power On Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Display language . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Vital Product Data . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Quiet Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hex Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Quit From Menu . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 4. Configuration storage . . . 49
Custom sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Non-custom set . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Save Current Values in Custom Sets . . . . . . 50
Recall Custom Set values . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power-On Custom Set . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power-On Paper Source . . . . . . . . . . 52
Recall factory defaults . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Printing custom sets . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 5. Attachment options . . . . 55
Chapter 6. IPDS Configuration . . . . 57
Characters Per Inch (CPI). . . . . . . . . . 57
Lines Per Inch (LPI) . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Maximum Print Position (MPP). . . . . . . . 58
Maximum Page Length (MPL) . . . . . . . . 59
Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Print language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Emulation mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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