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Page 3: ...sumables with original packaging identified by its holographic label In this way a proper use of the printer at quality level unreliability stated in the product characteristics can be assured All typ...

Page 4: ...and the receiver to outlets on different circuits Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for complia...

Page 5: ...al l B B P Pl le ea as se e r re et ta ai in n t th he e p pr ri in nt te er r c co ov ve er rs s i in n a a s sa af fe e p pl la ac ce e b be ec ca au us se e t th he ey y s sh ho ou ul ld d b be e r...

Page 6: ...2 Printer Parts 2 Front View 2 Rear View 3 Setting Up Your Printer 3 Choosing a Suitable Location 3 Printer Assembly 4 Ribbon Cartridge Installation 4 Paper Chute Installation 7 Host Computer Connecti...

Page 7: ...m Fanfold Paper to Cut Sheet 46 Top of Form Adjustment 47 Tear Off Line Adjustment 48 Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting 49 Cleaning the Printer 49 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 49 Printing the...

Page 8: ...Table of Contents A78408744 002 vi...

Page 9: ...SON LQ 1050 2550 emulations High resolution printing at 360 x 360 dots per inch Common Features 136 columns Operator panel with a Liquid Crystal Display 16 alpha numeric characters three leds and eigh...

Page 10: ...etting to Know Your Printer A78408744 002 2 Unpacking Your Printer Together with the user manual the following items are included in the box Notify any damage to your supplier Printer Parts Front View...

Page 11: ...nterface cable The location must be sturdy horizontal and stable Your printer must not be exposed to direct sunlight extreme heat cold humidity or dust see Printer Specifications later You need an AC...

Page 12: ...turned on during this procedure but do not forget that it must be disabled to print Wait displayed and READY led turned off 1 Remove the printer cover by pressing simultaneously the two buttons in the...

Page 13: ...tridge from its bag Remove and discard the holdfast 1 that blocks the ribbon Turn the tension knob 2 to tighten the ribbon 5 Insert the ribbon 1 between the print head 2 and the print head mask 3 Lay...

Page 14: ...1 Make sure that the cartridge clips into place 2 7 To tighten the ribbon turn the tension knob in the direction shown by the arrow on the ribbon cartridge 8 Replace the printer cover by first insert...

Page 15: ...is loaded first move the lever completely towards the back of the printer then 2 notches towards the front of the printer for each copy Now you can load the paper and print your first test document se...

Page 16: ...for a good view of the hook and groove For this reason you will see the left side of the paper chute shown on the right 2 Flex the paper chute towards the front of the printer and insert the hook on...

Page 17: ...k it firmly Host Computer Connection This printer can be connected to your host computer via two available interfaces The interface connectors are located on the rear of the printer A bidirectional IE...

Page 18: ...of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address http www compuprint net Power Connection M Ma ak ke e s su ur re e t th ha at t t th he e p po ow we er r o ou ut tl le et t m ma at tc...

Page 19: ...the rear of the printer 2 Insert the other end of the power cable in a convenient outlet 3 To turn the printer on press the part of the power switch that now is up The print head moves and stops at a...

Page 20: ...u turn on the printer After the initialization phase the following message will be displayed INSTALLATION 2 Press the key to select the function 3 Press the key until the language first level function...

Page 21: ...messages can be divided into three main groups STATUS MESSAGES give information about the current operating printer state SETUP MESSAGES are displayed during the printer setup procedure See Printer Se...

Page 22: ...lected ASF 1 2 feed Bin 2 Displayed when is selected ASF 2 feed Buffer cleared Displayed after input buffer clearing all the stored data are erased Call Service Displayed in rolling mode together with...

Page 23: ...sheet loading NVM changed Displayed when NVM contents has been changed Parking paper Generic status message for all parking operations Press any button Generic user intervention message Press Park Yo...

Page 24: ...When the PROGRAM function of the operator panel keys has been selected and enabled Unlit When the normal function of the operator panel keys is selected SHIFT Lit When the SHIFT function of the operat...

Page 25: ...ifferent results depending on the interface configuration parallel or serial interface In parallel configuration the information in the Input buffer is reset and the Buffer cleared message will be dis...

Page 26: ...paper advancing QUIET Shift Function It allows a noise level reduction Keeping pressed this key Quiet OFF and Quiet ON will be displayed in rolling mode If you want to enable this function release thi...

Page 27: ...Up arrow key allows you to scroll upwards the functions that are present in a function level or to scroll upwards the function values if you are at selection level The numeric values are incremented...

Page 28: ...will exit the configuration mode saving the function values that have been changed If changes occurred the message SAVE MACRO will be displayed Now if you press the PROGRAM key you will exit the funct...

Page 29: ...n the buzzer sound stops the printer returns to normal operation Continuous beep the printer cover has been raised when the printer is enabled to print Close the cover and make sure that the message W...

Page 30: ...e the Printer Setups Use the key to scroll forward the functions next ones and to scroll them backwards previous ones Use the key to select the next function or the value and to display the previous o...

Page 31: ...tering the Power On Configuration 1 Make sure that the printer is turned off 2 Keep pressed the PROGRAM button key while turning on the printer The 4051 plus or 4056 plus message will be displayed the...

Page 32: ...20 CPI ISO 8859 9 or Selection of the following IBM National Character Sets CP 437 CP437 G CP850 CP851 CP 852 CP 853 CP 855 CP 857 CP 858 CP 860 CP 862 CP 863 CP 864 CP 865 CP 866 CP 867 CP 876 CP 877...

Page 33: ...alic character set selection Graphic 1 EPSON Graphic 1 character set selection Graphic 2 EPSON Graphic 2 character set selection Line Mode EPSON MODE LINE MODE or LF LF CR CR or CR LF CR or TEAR VIEW...

Page 34: ...s may cause a paper jam Display Language Selection TEAR VIEW MODE LANGUAGE or English or Italiano or BUZZER This function selects the language of the display messages in English or Italian language En...

Page 35: ...alue for the DLL function is 256 DLL Parallel I F Mode INPUT BUFFER PARALLEL MODE or Parallel CX or Bidirectional or AUTOFEED SIGNAL Parallel CX Parallel interface in Centronics monodirectional mode B...

Page 36: ...ormat using 7 or 8 bits Baud Rate WORD LENGTH BAUD RATE or 600 bps or or PARITY BIT 9600 bps or or 38400 bps or This function selects the data transmission speed in bits per second bps The values avai...

Page 37: ...r control protocol DTR or XON XOFF Robust XON BUFFER CONTROL ROBUST XON or No or Yes or HIGH GUARD LEVEL This function selects the execution of Robust XON High Guard Level ROBUST XON HIGH GUARD LEVEL...

Page 38: ...ed Disabled Disabled LEFT MARGIN Column 1 Column 1 Column 1 Column 1 Column 1 RIGHT MARGIN Column 136 Column 136 Column 136 Column 136 Column 136 SLASHED ZERO No No No No No MULTICOPY No No No No No P...

Page 39: ...CPI LOCK Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled LEFT MARGIN Column 1 Column 1 Column 1 Column 1 Column 1 RIGHT MARGIN Column 136 Column 136 Column 136 Column 136 Column 136 SLASHED ZERO No No N...

Page 40: ...llows to enable the Hexadecimal Dump mode Entering the Program Setup To enter the Program Setup procedure proceed as follows 1 Make sure that the printer is not enabled to print READY indicator unlit...

Page 41: ...d Vertical Spacing DRAFT MODE VERTICAL PITCH or 6 lpi or or LPI LOCK 12 lpi or 3 lp 30 mm or or 12 lp 30 mm or This function determines the density with which the lines are printed according to differ...

Page 42: ...Horizontal Spacing BOTTOM MARGIN HORIZONTAL PITCH or 5 cpi or or CPI LOCK 10 cpi or or 20 cpi or or Proportional or This function sets the horizontal spacing at the following values 5 6 8 55 10 12 15...

Page 43: ...RIGHT MARGIN SLASHED ZERO or Yes or No or MULTICOPY This function selects the zero character printing with Yes or without slash No Multicopy Form SLASHED ZERO MULTICOPY or Yes or No or FONT This func...

Page 44: ...rinter prints a x 90 string where the x value indicates the current value corresponding to the current ToF position If the value is changed the new value will be printed from its corresponding ToF pos...

Page 45: ...s IBM MODE INPUT BUFFER 32 k No DLL TEAR PERFO ALIGN 0 90 inches SET C IBM 1 2 IBM set 1 PARALLEL MODE Bidirectional NATION CP437 AUTOFEED SIGNAL Disabled 20 CPI 20 CPI no SLCT IN SIGNAL Disabled EPSO...

Page 46: ...ers Minimum 55 g m 2 Maximum 75 g m 2 Carbon Minimum 14 g m 2 Maximum 35 g m 2 Total thickness Maximum 0 52 mm 0 02 inches If you are using fanfold paper through the Automatic Sheet Feeder the maximum...

Page 47: ...witching From Fanfold Paper to Single Sheet section Loading Cut Sheets 1 Put the paper chute in the raised position by pulling and hooking it firmly Close or extend the paper support bar according to...

Page 48: ...s section If the pattern does not satisfy your expectation adjust the paper thickness lever W Wh he en n p pr ri in nt ti in ng g o on n m mu ul lt ti ic co op py y p pa ap pe er r f fo ol ll lo ow w...

Page 49: ...tioned at the first printable line at 1 6 inch from the top edge of the paper The last printable line of the sheet is positioned at 0 83 inch 21 mm from the bottom edge of the paper Fanfold Paper The...

Page 50: ...e of the interface connector and if it is not already positioned slide it to the right until it stops 4 If you wish the first column in a particular position the ruler under the tractor should be help...

Page 51: ...3 6 Unlock the other sprocket and position it in accordance with the paper width Slide the spacers evenly along the tractor bar 7 Open the sprocket covers 8 Position the holes in the paper over one sp...

Page 52: ...he two sliders on the tractor cover in alignment with the spacers and close the cover firmly 11 Put the paper chute in the down position by lifting it towards the back of the printer and pushing gentl...

Page 53: ...Top of Form Adjustment section later The last printable line of the last form is positioned at 0 31 inch 8 mm from the bottom edge of the paper It is advisable not to print two lines before and two l...

Page 54: ...ading after performing a parking of the inserted fanfold paper PARK function 1 Make sure that your printer is turned on and disabled to print READY indicator unlit Tear the fanfold paper that is curre...

Page 55: ...SELECT MACRO 2 Press the key until the following message is displayed PRINT ADJUSTMENT 3 Press the to select the function The following message will be displayed Bidi Alignment 4 Now go on pressing t...

Page 56: ...gram Setup by pressing the PROGRAM key 3 The following message will be displayed SELECT MACRO 4 Press the key until the following message will be displayed PRINT ADJUSTMENT 5 Press the key to select t...

Page 57: ...orations and scratchings Be careful not to damage the electronic and mechanical components Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge If the printing is fading the ribbon could be worn or damaged It is advisable...

Page 58: ...tallation section Printing the Self Test It is advisable to print the self test printout to inform you about the current printer configuration and to check if the printer is working well Then proceed...

Page 59: ...ing before Paper is not correctly aligned on sprocket wheels Reload paper ensuring that corresponding holes at each side of paper are correctly aligned on sprocket wheels The drive selection lever is...

Page 60: ...t the ribbon is not blocked inside the cartridge by turning the tension knob then wait 3 seconds and turn the printer on If the problem is not solved call Technical Assistance Single sheet has not bee...

Page 61: ...e necessary Operation of the sheet feeder is relatively simple and with proper installation and care it will provide long and trouble free service The single sheets are contained in adjustable paper f...

Page 62: ...elected via your printer operator panel see Configuring the Printer section 1 Turn the printer off 2 Remove the printer cover by pushing down simultaneously the two buttons in the front part of the co...

Page 63: ...ight side of the paper chute unhook the left side of the paper chute 4 Slide the rubber rollers 1 of the paper bail to the extreme right side Remove the plastic mask 2 that protects the feeding mechan...

Page 64: ...56 5 Put the drive selection lever in the single sheet position Installing the Automatic Sheet Feeder 1 Install the rear paper stackers 2 Clip the two paper stackers 1 onto the metal strip in front o...

Page 65: ...p in place Remember that once you have placed the second bin it is not possible to separate it from the first bin 5 Hold the ASF parallel to the platen and slightly tilted towards the front of the pri...

Page 66: ...Multipart Forms Pressure Sensitive Paper Maximum 2 copies First Sheet 70 80 g m2 17 5 20 pounds Copies 40 60 g m2 10 15 pounds Last Sheet 70 80 g m2 17 5 20 pounds Carbon Paper Maximum 2 copies First...

Page 67: ...er bin guide 1 by pressing down the lever 2 positioned on top of the guide and then lock the guide in place 3 Repeat the operations for the right paper bin guide adjusting it to the correct paper widt...

Page 68: ...ugh the Automatic Sheet Feeder 1 Park the fanfold paper press the SHIFT key and then the PARK key to enable the PARK function the message Parking paper will be displayed 2 Place the drive selection le...

Page 69: ...he fanfold that comes through the Automatic Sheet Feeder and positions itself towards the front of the printer It is advisable to remove the output stackers if installed from the Automatic Sheet Feede...

Page 70: ...oading via your printer operator panel see Operator Panel Presentation before 1 Turn the printer off and remove the ASF cover 2 Remove the ASF by tilting it slightly towards the front of the printer a...

Page 71: ...F mounting and proper gear contact The printer must be set to ASF mode Set the ASF mode refer to the manual The ASF is out of paper Reload the paper bin s There is a paper jam condition Remove the jam...

Page 72: ...PS var 9 20 18 PS 20 18 Proportional spacing employs the same density definition as for 10 cpi but with a cell dimension tuned on the character widths Print Matrix VxH 4056 plus Draft Quality Source C...

Page 73: ...SO 8859 6 Latin Greek ISO 8859 7 Latin Hebrew ISO 8859 8 Latin5 ISO 8859 9 Latin9 ISO 8859 15 Fonts 4051 plus Draft Courier Gothic OCR A OCR B 4056 plus Draft Courier Roman Boldface Prestige Script Pr...

Page 74: ...35 56 cm 7 to 14 Bin 2 20 32 to 35 56 cm 8 to 14 Physical and Electrical Characteristics Emulations 4051 plus 4056 plus IBM Proprinter XL III IBM Proprinter XL 24 I IB BM M P Pr ro op pr ri in nt te...

Page 75: ...t o 90 RH non condensing Operating Conditions Temperature 10 to 38 C Relative Humidity 10 to 90 RH non condensing Paper Conditions Temperature 16 to 24 C Relative Humidity 40 to 60 RH non condensing S...

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