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Menu Setting Example

The following is the example to change the page length of fanfold paper from
11 to 8 inch.

1. Press the MENU key while depressing the ALT key.

2. Scroll to item 6 with down arrow key.

3. Open item 6 with the right arrow key.

4. Press the up arrow key to display "8 INCH" on the LCD.

5. Press the ENTER key. An asterisk is added after "8 INCH".

6. Press the MENU key. The setting is automatically saved and the printer is

initialized.

MENU SETUP

1. TOF ADJ MANL
2. TOF ADJ TRAC

6. TRAC PG LGTH
7. RGHT PG WDTH

8 INCH
8.5 INCH

8 INCH
8.5 INCH

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11 INCH
11.5 INCH

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HIGH IMPACT

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ENTER

MENU

ALT

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Summary of Contents for Accel-7450

Page 1: ... April 2012 AMT Datasouth Corp Accel 7450 24 Pin Dot Matrix Printer User s Guide Document 130090 ...

Page 2: ...Machines Corporation IBM 2391 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp OKI is a registered trademark of Oki Data Corporation OKI 5530SC is a registered trademark of Oki Data Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Regulatory Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 Thi...

Page 3: ...4 Installing the Rear Tractor 15 Paper Cutter 18 Control Panel 19 Control Panel Layout 19 Control Panel Key Functions 19 LCD 24 Lamps LED Indicators 25 Paper Path Lever 26 Head adjustment lever 27 Special Key Functions 27 Control Panel Menu 28 Menu key 28 Menu selection keys 29 Item selection keys 29 ENTER key 29 MENU key 29 Menu Setting Example 30 Static Ethernet IP Address Setting 31 Using PWR U...

Page 4: ...unlight or close to a heater or other heat generating equipment Do not use the printer in a dusty location or any location subject to sudden changes in temperature and humidity Rear Operating Clearance Fanfold Paper 2 plus Paper Length Manual Cut Sheets Paper Length Minus 9 If the case or cover becomes dirty clean it with a soft cloth moistened with a small quantity of neutral detergent diluted wi...

Page 5: ...ACCEL 7450 5 Installation Unpacking the printer The packing style is subject to change without notice Ribbon cassette USB cable Printer Power cable Tractor Paper rack holder Paper rack ...

Page 6: ...wer switch is OFF Open the front cover Move the print head to the left end position 2 For a new printer remove and discard the clear protective sheet from under the print head CAUTION Do not touch the print head immediately after printing because it may be too hot ...

Page 7: ...ated at the center of the ribbon cassette Attach the cassette as shown below 4 Fit the holes in the ribbon attachment to the right and left projections on the print head Make sure that the ribbon is located properly under the edge of the print head ...

Page 8: ...onnecting the printer to the power source Make sure that the power switch is set to off Connect the printer with the supplied power cord to an AC outlet Connect the AC power plug to an AC outlet of the voltage designated on the rating label located on the back of the printer Ribbon Feed Knob ...

Page 9: ... Serial cable to connect to the PC 1 Install desired interface connection Make sure that the power switch is turned to off Connect the signal cable s to the printer and the computer The factory default interface is set to AUTO and will automatically receive transmitted data on any of the above ports ...

Page 10: ...ight paper rack arm slot down onto the bottom printer pin and rotate up until it clicks into place To remove the paper rack first push up on both the left and right release levers right lever pictured below rotate the holder all the way down then lift 2 Attach the paper rack to the paper rack holders ...

Page 11: ...he rack holder pins 4 Slide the left paper guide all the way right against the paper rack stop This squares the left guide and locates the paper edge for auto detection The right paper guide should be positioned all the way to the right for optimum performance ...

Page 12: ... the paper rack holders right left and the paper rack as described in Installing the Front Paper Rack on page 10 2 Slide the left paper guide all the way right against the paper rack stop This squares the left guide and locates the paper edge for auto detection ...

Page 13: ...sure the paper is inserted as far as it will go and that it is square to the feed rollers The printer beeps one time then feeds the sheet in NOTE The delay period can be adjusted by setting Control Panel menu item 36 LOAD DELAY LEFT paper guide Cut sheet paper will NOT load unless the printer s reflective photo sensor sees the back of the sheet about 1 inches 44 45 mm in from the leading edge This...

Page 14: ...as last powered up or since the left paper guide was moved This step sets the left starting print position in the printer s memory Press the keys The LCD shows DARK FORM LOAD Fully insert the form into the paper slot until it seats square in the feed rollers BEFORE the printer starts loading Eject the form and start over if the form is not grasped immediately as the printer will not automatically ...

Page 15: ...e cable from the tractor into the connector at the back of the printer 3 Insert the top slot in the tractor brackets onto the top printer pins Allow the bottom bracket slots to rest on the bottom printer pins The tractor brackets do not snap in place WARNING Make sure the tractor brackets are fully seated in the bottom pins Cut sheet forms may jam on the tips of the tractor paper guides if the tra...

Page 16: ...actors so the paper is snug between them without tearing or elongating the pin fed holes 6 To select the rear tractors as the paper feed source slide the paper path lever on the printer front panel to the rear tractor symbol Note The lever position can be at AUTO only when using the printer driver to select paper sources 7 If the paper length is not 11 inches factory default specify the appropriat...

Page 17: ...uals to the page length For example if the sheet has 8 holes then length is 4 inches 8 Perform a test print job after connecting the printer to the computer Fine adjust the tractor s side to side position for the desired left starting print position The vertical starting print position may be adjusted as follows Full lines Set the TOP MARGIN using the printer s control panel menu Partial Lines Set...

Page 18: ...ACCEL 7450 18 Paper Cutter The printer has two 2 cabinet edges where perforated fan fold paper may be separated Use the front edge when using the rear tractor to feed paper Paper cutter ...

Page 19: ...nctions Control Panel Layout Control Panel Key Functions 1 ONLINE The ONLINE key is used to enable printing ONLINE light ON or disable printing ONLINE light OFF When the light is off printing is suspended due to a user action such as pausing the printer or an error condition such as a paper out ribbon problem or paper jam ONLINE JAM REMOVAL ...

Page 20: ...he ENTER key to activate the displayed mode 3 SPEED Press the SPEED key to display the currently selected printing quality on the LCD Each press of the key displays the printing qualities in the following order LQ NORMAL HIGH 2 HIGH 1 The factory default value is LQ 4 TEAR OFF Pressing the TEAR OFF key causes the printer to automatically advance the pin feed paper perforation to the paper cutter p...

Page 21: ...TCH setting in the printer s control panel menu Holding this key down produces continuous line feeding 7 ENTER Pressing the ENTER key selects the setting displayed on the LCD 8 RLF Pressing the RLF key feeds paper the reverse direction at a pitch of 1 6 inch regardless of the LF PITCH setting in the printer s control panel menu Holding this the key depressed produces continuous reverse line feedin...

Page 22: ... opens the displayed menu item Once opened the up and down arrow keys scroll through all available choices Pressing the ENTER key selects the displayed choice Pressing the left arrow key exits to the top level menu items Once at the top level menu pressing the HIGH IMPACT MENU key exits the menu system and evokes a power on reset Note Current values are marked with a in the menu system 12 MICRO LF...

Page 23: ...ous micro line feeding 14 DARK FORMS LOAD ALT EJECT LOAD DARK FORM keys Pressing this key combination causes the printer to load manual feed forms regardless of their color Use this special mode if printing starts at the wrong place due to non reflective dark areas on a form Be sure to hold forms firmly in the feed rollers so paper is grasped immediately as the printer will not automatically compe...

Page 24: ...ACCEL 7450 24 LCD The LCD displays the current paper path Manual Rear Tractor Factory default CUT SHEET PAPER CONTINUOUS PAPER ...

Page 25: ...RMAL Medium Quality printing SLOW FLASH HIGH 1 Draft printing FAST FLASH HIGH 2 High Speed Draft printing ERROR Amber ON No paper or other operational error detected OFF No error detected Blinking A functional error has occurred such as home sense error Internal RAM error paper path switching error head adjustment error park error or skew error HIGH IMPACT Green ON Heavy impact multipart forms pri...

Page 26: ...er The paper path lever on the left control panel selects the following paper paths Position Paper path Rear tractor Manual Note Before changing the paper path clear the paper from inside the printer by pressing the EJECT LOAD key ...

Page 27: ...s Special Key Functions Special key functions are executed by pressing and holding the keys indicated in the following table while simultaneously turning on the printer power Load paper first to avoid error indication Function Key Initialization 1 HIGH IMPACT LF POWER ASCII self test LF POWER Hex Dump SPEED POWER Character H printing mode TEAR OFF POWER Pin testing HIGH IMPACT POWER Alignments adj...

Page 28: ...ystem allows changing the way printer functions work This section provides the outline of the setup modes and the details of the setup functions Menu key Press the ALT MENU keys to enter the MENU MODE ENTER ALT HIGH IMPACT MENU MENU SETUP 1 TOF ADJ MANL 2 TOF ADJ TRAC ...

Page 29: ...m displayed on the LCD Once opened the item setting choices may be scrolled with the keys The key exits to the top level menu without any changes ENTER key To select a displayed item press the ENTER key When the ENTER key is pressed the selected item is marked with an asterisk MENU key Press the MENU key to exit the MENU MODE All setting changes are automatically stored in the EEPROM printer memor...

Page 30: ... down arrow key 3 Open item 6 with the right arrow key 4 Press the up arrow key to display 8 INCH on the LCD 5 Press the ENTER key An asterisk is added after 8 INCH 6 Press the MENU key The setting is automatically saved and the printer is initialized MENU SETUP 1 TOF ADJ MANL 2 TOF ADJ TRAC 6 TRAC PG LGTH 7 RGHT PG WDTH 8 INCH 8 5 INCH 8 INCH 8 5 INCH 11 INCH 11 5 INCH HIGH IMPACT ENTER MENU ALT ...

Page 31: ...e up arrow key to increase down to decrease the underlined digit 5 Press the right arrow key to select next digit Repeat steps 4 and 5 6 Press the ENTER key after complete address is entered 7 Press the MENU key The setting is automatically saved and the printer is initialized MENU SETUP 1 TOF ADJ MANL 2 TOF ADJ TRAC 43 IP ADDRESS 44 SUBNET MASK IP ADDRESS 010 000 000 001 IP ADDRESS 110 000 000 00...

Page 32: ...nel menu item 41 PWR UP AS using the same procedure as described in the menu setting example The printer will use the selected profile whenever it is reset or powered up Restoring Factory settings Cycle printer power ON USER Settings can be restored to factory default by performing an INTIALIZATION 1 This special key function is executed by pressing and holding these keys while simultaneously turn...

Page 33: ...T DIR BI DIRECT 9 TOP MRG 0 LINE 34 TIMEOUT ON 10 BOTTOM MRG 0 LINE 35 COVER DETECT ON 11 LEFT MRG 0 COL 36 LOAD DELAY 1 0 SEC 12 FONT SELECT GOTH 37 BEEP ON 13 CHR PITCH 12 CPI 38 TRUNCATE ON 14 LF PITCH 6 LPI 39 QUIET MODE OFF 15 EMULATION F I 40 TEAR OFF ON 16 CHR TBL EPSN GRAPHICS 41 POWER UP AS USER 1 17 CHR TBL IBM SET 1 42 DHCP ON 18 INTL FONT U S A 43 IP ADDRESS __ 19 CODE PAGE U S A 44 SU...

Page 34: ...esired driver provide on the CD ROM shipped with your printer 2 Open the driver folder and execute SETUP exe to start the Printer Installer utility 3 Select the 7450 printer and click the Install button 4 Should a Windows Security message appear select Install driver software anyway ...

Page 35: ...take a couple minutes wait for the Installation Successful message to appear and click the OK button 7 Close driver windows and open Devices and Printers from the Start button If using a PC USB interface please connect the printer and computer cable Cycle printer power ON With or without the use of a USB interface click Yes to continue The printer driver has been successfully installed ...

Page 36: ...ACCEL 7450 36 8 Select 7450 and right click to open Printer Properties then go to the Ports tab and apply the proper port or create a new port Refer to the Windows HELP menu for detail instructions ...

Page 37: ...panel knob for form thickness is set to AUTO Excessive paper thickness Maximum allowable thickness is 020 3 Printing speed is slow Press the SPEED key to select a higher speed mode LQ NORMAL HIGH 2 HIGH 1 4 Printing is light Check the ribbon cassette condition If the surface of fabric becomes whitish replace the cassette with a new one When using multipart forms Change SPEED to LQ Press the HIGH I...

Page 38: ...oad paper If paper is reflective white or light color clean paper sensors with a soft cloth or cotton swab If paper is not reflective black areas or dark background color load the paper with the special DARK FORM LOAD feature Press the ALT EJECT LOAD keys The LCD displays DARK FORM LOAD Then fully insert the form until it seats in the fee rollers Paper sensor calibration may be off Contact AMT Dat...

Page 39: ...l range is inch from 15 60 inch less margin to 15 60 inch more margin Coarse adjustment Move the left paper guide further left for more margin Adjust the paper position by moving the tractors right or left Note If you load paper at a new left paper guide position be sure to load eject or print at least one 1 reflective white or light colored form before using the DARK FORMS LOAD feature If this is...

Page 40: ...osition on the ruler molded into printer cabinet Make sure the line being printed fits within a space of 13 6 inches on the paper This is as wide as the printer can print Example 136 characters maximum at 10cpi or 163 characters maximum at 12cpi Note If the paper is too narrow for the data the printer will print off the right edge of the paper onto the platen If printing exceeds the rightmost prin...

Page 41: ... ONLINE lamp blinks The print head has become too hot during high density printing When this message is displayed printing speed is reduced or printing stops When the print head temperature drops the printer resumes normal printing Indicates fanfold paper is not fed back to the parking position properly Remove and reload paper Fanfold paper is not loaded in the rear tractor Install fanfold paper i...

Page 42: ...ECT LOAD function and the paper has not yet been removed from the paper rack This error occurs if menu item 25 PAPER SKEW DETECT has been changed to YES and the printer detects that a cut sheet paper is loaded at an angle beyond the printer s ability to square it The ERROR lamp blinks the buzzer sounds three times and the paper is ejected Reload the paper straight This error also occurs if the pap...

Page 43: ...LINE key to clear the error Press the EJECT LOAD key to unload paper as needed Make sure the jam sensor on the tractor is clear of paper pieces and is clean Reload fanfold paper NOTE The paper jam sensor may not function properly if it is exposed to a direct light or sunlight Relocate the printer as needed COVER OPEN JAM SENSOR CAUTION Never open the front cover during printing Press the ONLINE ke...

Page 44: ...ptical Paper Detection Optical Paper Edge Detection Dark Forms Load mode no paper detection Paper Paths Rear Tractor Front Cut Sheet Control Panel Selectable Paper Exit Front or Rear Exit Head Gap Adjustment Auto with Manual Override Interfaces Auto Switching USB 2 0 Full Speed RS232 Serial 9 pin Ethernet 10 100 Base T Input Buffer 64 K Byte Emulations F I IBM Epson OKI Font Typeface 8 Styles Setu...

Page 45: ...umidity 40 to 90 Non condensing Operating Noise 58dBA LQ print mode Rear Operating Clearance Fanfold Paper 2 plus Paper Length Manual Cut Sheets Paper Length Minus 9 Dimensions 25 w x 18 3 d x 11 6 h Weight 51lb Paper specifications Fanfold Paper 3 to 15 wide Cut Sheet Paper 2 to 15 wide Consumables Ribbon cassette Black 20M Draft Characters ...

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