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Printer Setups

Right Margin

LEFT MARGIN

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RIGHT MARGIN

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Column#1

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SLASHED ZERO

Column#136 (*)

(4051/4056 plus models)

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Column#100 (*)

(4051N/4056N plus models)

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This function sets the right margin defined as number of columns. The physical margin position
depends on the selected horizontal spacing.

Zero Character Typeface

RIGHT MARGIN

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SLASHED ZERO

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Yes

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No (*)

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MULTICOPY

This function selects the zero character printing with (

Yes

) or without slash (

Summary of Contents for 4051

Page 1: ...4 40 05 51 1 4 40 05 51 1N N p pl lu us s 4 40 05 56 6 4 40 05 56 6N N p pl lu us s U Us se er r M Ma an nu ua al l Rev 003 ...

Page 2: ...e only its original Compuprint branded consumables with original packaging identified by its holographic label In this way a proper use of the printer at quality level stated in the product characteristics can be assured All typical usage problems related to not certified consumables may be avoided such as an overall quality print level degradation and often the reduction of the product life due t...

Page 3: ...anual Please retain the printer covers in a safe place because they should be reinstalled if you decide to remove any printer The following areas of the printer should be covered for safety reasons Front Cover ASF The above openings must always be protected with their cover when the corresponding option is not installed Do not touch inside and do not insert any object into these openings or into t...

Page 4: ...Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could avoid the user s authority to operate the equipment The use of a non shielded interface cable with the referenced device is prohibited The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less The length of the serial inte...

Page 5: ...n Keys 27 Buzzer 35 Printer Setups 36 Entering the Printer Setups 36 Moving within the Printer Setups 36 Leaving the Printer Setups 37 Power on Configuration Setup 37 Entering the Power On Configuration 38 Program Setup 54 Entering the Program Setup 54 Paper Handling 68 Paper Specifications 68 Fanfold Paper 68 Cut Sheets 69 Cut Sheets 70 Loading Cut Sheets 70 Fanfold Paper 73 Inserting Fanfold Pap...

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Page 7: ...lay 16 alpha numeric characters three leds and eight function keys to control the operating printer state Easy usage through the Operator Panel and through software commands Printing of the commonly used bar codes Plug Play capability for 95 98 2000 Bidirectional IEEE 1284 parallel interface and standard serial RS 232 C RS 422 A interface 4051 plus Model Specific Features 136 columns An Automatic ...

Page 8: ... function keys to control the operating printer state Easy usage through the Operator Panel and through software commands Printing of the commonly used bar codes Plug Play capability for 95 98 2000 Bidirectional IEEE 1284 parallel interface and standard serial RS 232 C RS 422 A interface 4056 plus Model Specific Features 136 columns An Automatic Sheet Feeder option that handles large quantities of...

Page 9: ... ur r P Pr ri in nt te er r Together with the Installation Guide and the CD ROM with the User Manual the following items are included in the box Notify any damage to your supplier Paper Chute 4051 4056 plus only Power Cable CD ROM Ribbon Cartridge Black Ribbon 3 Mcrt ...

Page 10: ...nter 4 P Pr ri in nt te er r P Pa ar rt ts s 4 40 05 51 1 4 40 05 56 6 p pl lu us s M Mo od de el ls s F Fr ro on nt t V Vi ie ew w Interface Board Cover Operator Panel Paper Thickness Lever Drive Selection Lever Printer Cover ...

Page 11: ...w Your Printer 5 4 40 05 51 1N N 4 40 05 56 6N N p pl lu us s M Mo od de el ls s F Fr ro on nt t V Vi ie ew w Printer Cover Paper Chute Drive Selection Lever Paper Thickness Lever Operator Panel Interface Board Cover ...

Page 12: ...Getting to Know Your Printer 6 A Al ll l M Mo od de el ls s R Re ea ar r V Vi ie ew w Power Switch Tractor Cover Rear Paper Entry Slot Interface Socket Power Socket ...

Page 13: ...t not exceed the length of the interface 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 section later You need a power outlet compatible with the plug of the printer s power cord The voltage of the outlet must match the voltage shown on the printer s Rating Plate After selecti...

Page 14: ...inter is turned off However your printer can be 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 front part of the cover If your printer is the 4051N plus or the 4056N plus model do not remove but lift the printer cover 4051 4056 plus Models 4051N ...

Page 15: ...ing the ribbon cartridge for the first time do not forget to complete the unpacking procedure by taking off the plastic hooks that fix the paper bail 3 Pull the paper thickness lever towards the front of the printer to facilitate ribbon insertion ...

Page 16: ...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 the cartridge over the printer carriage 4 Make sure that the two pins on each side of the cartridge are positioned over the retaining clips of the printer carriage ...

Page 17: ... 11 6 Push the cartridge gently down while turning the tension knob 1 Make sure that the cartridge clicks into place 2 7 To tighten the ribbon turn the tension knob in the direction shown by the arrow on the ribbon cartridge ...

Page 18: ...ter If a multicopy chemical paper is loaded first move the lever completely towards the back of the printer then 1 notch towards the front of the printer for each copy If a carbon multicopy paper 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 see Pr...

Page 19: ...printer follow this sequence To insert the paper chute correctly make sure that you are in front of the printer and that you hold the paper chute in the front position 1 Insert the hook on the left side of the paper chute in the groove situated near the paper entry slot The figure shows the back of the printer and the paper chute in the back position for a good view of the hook and groove For this...

Page 20: ...e This printer accessory may assume two different positions according to the paper type down position for fanfold paper A and raised position for cut sheet B 3 If you wish to position the paper chute down lift it towards the back of the printer and push it gently down until it stops If you wish to place the paper chute in the raised position lift it and hook it firmly ...

Page 21: ...nterfaces The interface connectors are located on the rear of the printer A bidirectional IEEE1284 parallel interface A RS 232C 422A serial interface Make sure that both printer and host computer are switched off P Pa ar ra al ll le el l C Co on nn ne ec ct ti io on n Insert the parallel interface cable into the parallel connector and fasten it by means of the clips ...

Page 22: ...Setting Up Your Printer 16 S Se er ri ia al l C Co on nn ne ec ct ti io on n Insert the serial interface cable into the serial connector and fasten it by means of the two screws use the screwdriver ...

Page 23: ...er for your application package The installation procedures depend upon the host environment Follow the instructions in the readme file you find on the CD ROM In a WINDOWS 95 98 2000 environment the printer supports the Plug Play feature The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address http www compuprint net drivers ...

Page 24: ...ate of the printer that you find in the rear of the printer Always use a grounded outlet Make sure that the power outlet is near the printer location and easily accessible 1 Make sure that the power switch at the rear of the printer is in the printer off position Insert one end of the power cable plug into the printer connector placed on the rear of the printer ...

Page 25: ...r on press the part of the power switch that now is up The print head moves and stops at about 6 5 inches from the left side of the printer and the indicators on the operator panel light up for a few seconds Every time the printer is turned off and you need to turn it on again wait 3 seconds before turning it on ...

Page 26: ...key pressed while you 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 is displayed LANGUAGE 4 Press the key to select the function The following message will be displayed English The symbol means that the shown parameter is the selected one in this ...

Page 27: ...printing functions Indicators give information about the operating state of the printer Function keys allow you to change operating state of the printer as necessary D Di is sp pl la ay y M Me es ss sa ag ge es s The display 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...

Page 28: ...towards the back of the printer for single sheets 1 Tear off paper 2 Remove paper Displayed when the fanfold paper to park is too long Tear the printed paper and press the PARK key again 2 Park paper Displayed when Park operation is not successful 4051 plus or 4051N plus or 4056 plus or 4056N plus This message appears on the display immediately after turning the printer on to indicate that it is i...

Page 29: ...nterface Displayed when an Input buffer overflow occurs Check its moving Displayed when a carriage fault occurs Check line Displayed when a communication error occurs Comm failure Displayed when a communication error occurs Data lost Displayed when an input buffer overflow occurs Enable path FF This message appears on the display immediately after switching Manual path to Fanfold path Place the dr...

Page 30: ...e fanfold paper with adhesive label loading Load Displayed when a paper out occurs Loading paper Displayed when there is a paper loading request fanfold or cut sheet Manual This is one of the messages that will be displayed when you press PATH Shift function Press the SHIFT key to select the manual cut sheet path NVM changed Displayed when NVM contents has been changed Parking paper Generic status...

Page 31: ...e test procedure keeping pressed the ON LINE key while turning on the printer The printer is disabled to receive data from the host and the READY indicator is unlit To stop test procedure press again the ON LINE key Serial I F error Displayed when a DSR DCD or CTS signal fault occurs Shift Displayed every time that the SHIFT key is pressed to indicate that the Shift function is selected Stand by D...

Page 32: ...r Unlit When the printer is unable to print because the test procedure is running the printer initialization is running PROGRAM Lit 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 operator panel keys has been selected and enabled Unlit When the normal fu...

Page 33: ...s selected by pressing the PROGRAM key when the printing is disabled Keep pressed this key while turning on the printer until the message Release button is displayed the Power on Configuration Setup will be entered Pressing this key while the printer is in Wait indicator READY unlit the Program Setup will be entered The Shift function is selected by pressing the SHIFT key This function key is disa...

Page 34: ...When the READY is unlit or is blinking pressing this key the printing will be enabled and the READY indicator is turned on Pressing this key while powering the printer on the message Printing test is displayed and the check test is executed If you want to stop the self test press this key again Program Function Pressing this key you will obtain different results depending on the interface configur...

Page 35: ...on lever selection If the optional ASF is installed the paper is loaded from the selected ASF bin 4051 4056 plus models only PATH Shift Function This key selects the paper paths and it is enabled when the printing is disabled The display shows the paper path you can use If you want to select the displayed paper path release the key and do not press it again within 1 sec The available paper paths a...

Page 36: ...ble line The cut sheet if loaded is ejected max 21 inches or a new cut sheet will be loaded PARK Shift Function No action if the paper is not present Invalid keypress message is displayed Fanfold paper present in the printer is set in parking position Parking paper is displayed Cut sheet already inserted is ejected Program Function The function allows you to get at the previous level of the Printe...

Page 37: ...s function release this key when Quiet OFF is displayed If QUIET mode is selected while the printer is printing it will be activated at the end of the current line Program Function The function allows you to get to the next level of the Printer Setup When SELECT MACRO is displayed pressing key the selected and operating macro will be displayed Using the and the keys you will be able to display all...

Page 38: ...ts Keeping pressed this key or pressing it within 1 second the fonts will be scrolled Release this key when the name of the requested font is displayed or do not pressed again within a second The font messages are Draft Courier Gothic OCR A OCR B for the 4051 4051N plus printers and Draft Courier Gothic Boldface Prestige Script Presentor OCR A OCR B for the 4056 4056N plus printers Program Functio...

Page 39: ...The pitch function allows you to select the available horizontal spacing Keeping pressed this key or pressing it within a second the spacings will be scrolled Release the key when the desired spacing is displayed or do not press it again within a second Available horizontal spacings CPI 5 6 7 5 8 55 10 12 15 17 1 20 Program Function The function allows to scroll downwards the functions that are in...

Page 40: ...ode 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 function and the new values will be only used as current ones When you turn off the printer you will loose any change you have made If you press the key you will exit the Program Function and the modified values of the selected macro ...

Page 41: ...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 Wait READY indicator unlit is displayed before raising the cover again 4 long beeps a fault condition has occurred See later Error Handling 4 short beeps A condition of paper end or paper removal has o...

Page 42: ... PROGRAM key when the printer is disabled READY indicator unlit to enter the Program Setup When you enter the desired Printer Setup the Program functions described above the key area will be enabled M Mo ov vi in ng g w wi it th hi in n t th he e P Pr ri in nt te er r S Se et tu up ps s The arrow keys are used to move within the different functions inside the Printer Setups Use the key to scroll f...

Page 43: ...ROGRAM key and the modified values will be used as current settings When the printer will be turned off they will be lost or the key to store the changes in a permanent way P Po ow we er r o on n C Co on nf fi ig gu ur ra at ti io on n S Se et tu up p The default values are marked with an asterisk on the left These are the available functions INSTALLATION This function contents general parameters ...

Page 44: ...he button key and the following message will be displayed INSTALLATION INSTALLATION Function Emulation Selection RECALL FACTORY BUZZER INSTALLATION or PROTOCOL or IBM xx or EPSON xx or INTERFACE IBM EPSON MODE IBM XL III IBM XL III emulation 4051 4051N plus models only default IBM XL 24E IBM XL 24E emulation 4056 4056N plus models only default IBM XL 24E AGM IBM XL 24E AGM emulation 4056 4056N plu...

Page 45: ...o IBM C SET 1 2 IBM character sets selection NATION IBM national character sets selection 20 CPI IBM compressed printing selection I IB BM M C Ch ha ar ra ac ct te er r S Se et ts s 20 CPI IBM C SET 1 2 or IBM set 1 or IBM set 2 or NATION IBM set 1 IBM CS1 character set selection IBM set 2 IBM CS2 character set selection ...

Page 46: ... 862 CP 863 CP 864 CP 865 CP 866 CP 867 CP 876 CP 877 CP 1250 CP 1251 CP 1252 GOST TASS MAZOWIA ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 2 ISO 8859 3 ISO 8859 4 ISO 8859 5 ISO 8859 6 ISO 8859 7 ISO 8859 8 ISO 8859 9 ISO 8859 15 The CP 858 and ISO 8859 15 character sets contain the Euro character I IB BM M C Co om mp pr re es ss se ed d P Pr ri in nt t NATION 20 CPI or No or Yes or IBM C SET 1 2 No The compressed print...

Page 47: ... C SET NATION or USA or or EPSON C SET ISO 8859 15 or Selection of the EPSON National character sets USA FRANCE GERMANY ENGLAND DENMARK1 SWEDEN ITALY SPAIN 1 JAPAN NORWAY DENMARK 2 SPAIN 2 LATIN A1 CP 437 CP437 G 96 GREEK 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 CP 1250 CP 1251 CP 1252 GOST TASS MAZOWIA ISO 8859 1 ISO 8859 2 ISO ...

Page 48: ...phic 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 MODE LF LF CR or LF CR LF CR or LF LF CR CR If the printer receives a LF code it only performs a line feed If the printer receives a CR code performs a carriage return CR LF CR If the printer receives a CR code it performs a carriage return followe...

Page 49: ...h a line feed and a carriage return Tear View Mode LINE MODE TEAR VIEW MODE or Auto advance 1s or or LANGUAGE Auto advance 5s or Manual advance or No tear or Auto advance 1s 5s Paper moves automatically to the tear view position after the specified time out 1s to 5s Manual advance Paper moves to the tear view position using the ON LINE key No tear Tear view mode is disabled It is useful to print l...

Page 50: ... MODE LANGUAGE or English or Italiano or BUZZER This function selects the language of the display messages in English or Italian language Enable Disable Buzzer LANGUAGE BUZZER or Enabled or Disabled or PROTOCOL This function enables or disables the buzzer ...

Page 51: ... Serial or Automatic The interface type is automatically selected according to the data transmission Parallel Parallel interface selection Serial Serial interface selection Interface Time out INTERFACE TYPE I F TIME OUT or 2 seconds or or INPUT BUFFER 30 seconds or This function defines the time duration 2 to 30 sec after which the interface switches to the other ...

Page 52: ...wing values 256 4K 8K 16K or 32 K The 16K and the 32K values do not allow the DLL The most suitable value 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 Bidirectional Parallel interface in IEEE 1284 bidirectional standard mode ...

Page 53: ...d The parallel interface uses the AUTOFEED signal Disabled The parallel interface ignores the AUTOFEED signal SELECT IN Signal AUTOFEED SIGNAL SLCT IN SIGNAL or Disabled or Enabled or SERIAL TYPE Enabled The parallel interface uses the SELECT IN signal Disabled The parallel interface ignores the SELECT IN signal ...

Page 54: ...ERIAL TYPE or RS232C or RS422A or SERIAL MODE This function selects the serial interface type RS 232 C or RS 422 A Serial Connection Mode SERIAL TYPE SERIAL MODE or Local or Remote or BAUD RATE This function selects the serial connection type local or remote ...

Page 55: ...600 bps or or 38400 bps or This function selects the data transmission speed in bits per second bps The values available are 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 Data Format BAUD RATE WORD LENGTH or 7 bit or 8 bit or PARITY BIT This function selects the data format using 7 or 8 bits ...

Page 56: ...ck is enabled for odd parity Mark Parity check disabled and the transmitted parity bit is always in Mark state Space Parity check disabled and the transmitted parity bit is always in Space state None Parity check for 8 data bits only Buffer Control PARITY BIT BUFFER CONTROL or DTR or XON XOFF or ROBUST XON This function selects the buffer control protocol DTR or XON XOFF ...

Page 57: ...o or Yes or HIGH GUARD LEVEL This function selects the execution of Robust XON High Guard Level ROBUST XON HIGH GUARD LEVEL or 10 Buffer Size or or INTERFACE TYPE 90 Buffer Size or Selects the percentage of the input buffer to fix to the High Guard Level signal ...

Page 58: ...s models 4051 4056 plus models 4051 4056 plus models Column 100 Column 100 Column 100 Column 100 Column 100 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models SLASHED ZERO No No No No No MULTICOPY No No No No No PRINT DIRECTION Soft control Soft control Soft control Soft control Soft control INTERFACE PRINT ADJUSTMENT INSTALLATIO...

Page 59: ...051 4056 plus models 4051 4056 plus models 4051 4056 plus models 4051 4056 plus models Column 100 Column 100 Column 100 Column 100 Column 100 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models SLASHED ZERO No No No No No MULTICOPY No No No No No PRINT DIRECTION Soft control Soft control Soft control Soft control Soft control INTE...

Page 60: ...echanical parameters and the tuning of the first printing line PRINT STATUS This function allows to print the current printer configuration HEXADECIMAL DUMP This function allows to enable the Hexadecimal Dump mode E En nt te er ri in ng g t th he e P Pr ro og gr ra am m S Se et tu up p To enter the Program Setup procedure proceed as follows 1 Make sure that the printer is not enabled to print READ...

Page 61: ...FONT or DRAFT MODE or PRINT ADJUSTMENT MACRO 2 VERTICAL PITCH or LPI LOCK or FORM LENGTH or TOP MARGIN or BOTTOM MARGIN or HORIZONTAL PITCH or CPI LOCK or LEFT MARGIN or RIGHT MARGIN or SLASHED ZERO or MULTICOPY or PRINT DIRECTION or This function allows to select one of the four available print environments ...

Page 62: ... and Draft Courier Gothic Prestige Presentor OCR A OCR B Script Boldface for the 4056 4056N plus models OCR A and OCR B may be selected only when the non proportional pitch is selected Boldface may be selected only when the proportional pitch is selected Draft Mode FONT DRAFT MODE or Normal or High speed or VERTICAL PITCH This function selects the draft printing speed Normal or High Speed ...

Page 63: ...sity with which the lines are printed according to different units lines printed per inch 6 8 12 lpi or lines per 30 mm 3 4 6 8 12 lp 30 mm Lpi Lock VERTICAL PITCH LPI LOCK or Enabled or Disabled or FORM LENGTH Enabled Vertical spacing can be changed only by the operator panel keys Disabled Vertical spacing can be changed by software or by operator panel keys ...

Page 64: ... lines or This function selects the physical page length in n of lines 1 to 126 lines at 1 6 or in standard formats A4 or A5 Top Margin FORM LENGTH TOP MARGIN or Line 1 or or BOTTOM MARGIN Line X or This function selects the top margin defined as n of lines at 1 6 The value X corresponds to the n of lines set in the FORM LENGTH function ...

Page 65: ...margin defined as n of lines at 1 6 The value X corresponds to the n of lines set in the FORM LENGTH function Horizontal Spacing BOTTOM MARGIN HORIZONTAL PITCH or 5 cpi or or CPI LOCK 10 cpi or or 20 cpi or Prop Spacing or This function sets the horizontal spacing at the following values 5 6 7 5 8 55 10 12 15 17 1 20 cpi or the proportional spacing ...

Page 66: ... key Disabled Horizontal spacing is selected by the operator panel PITCH key or by software Left Margin CPI LOCK LEFT MARGIN or Column 1 or or RIGHT MARGIN Column 136 4051 4056 plus models or Column 100 4051N 4056N plus models or This function sets the left margin defined as n of columns The physical margin position depends on the selected horizontal spacing ...

Page 67: ...lumn 100 4051N 4056N plus models or This function sets the right margin defined as number of columns The physical margin position depends on the selected horizontal spacing Zero Character Typeface RIGHT MARGIN SLASHED ZERO or Yes or No or MULTICOPY This function selects the zero character printing with Yes or without slash No ...

Page 68: ...ON This function selects the printing on multicopy format paper Yes or on normal paper No Print Direction MULTICOPY PRINT DIRECTION or Unidirectional or Bidirectional or FONT Soft control or This function selects the print direction unidirectional bidirectional o controlled by software ...

Page 69: ... MACRO TEAR PERFO ALIGN PRINT ADJUSTMENT or BIDI ALIGNMENT or Offset 6 or or PRINT STATUS TOP OF FORM Offset 6 or This function adjusts the bidirectional printing in a range between 6 and 6 When the previous value is changed the printer prints two lines to control the final output ...

Page 70: ...4051N plus models or n 90 inch 4056 4056N plus models The values range between 0 and 792 4051 4051N plus models or between 0 and 990 4056 4056N plus models At value selection level the printer prints a x 72 string 4051 4051N plus models or a x 90 string 4056 4056N plus models where the x value indicates the current value corresponding to the current ToF position If the value is changed the new val...

Page 71: ...els or n 90 inch 4056 4056N plus models The values range between 36 and 36 4051 4051N plus models or between 45 and 45 4056 4056N plus models At value selection level the tear off line position aligns to the corresponding tear off border of the printer cover Pressing the or keys the tear off position moves in steps of 1 72 inch 4051 4051N plus models or 1 90 inch 4056 4056N plus models When the te...

Page 72: ... models 4051 4056 plus models 4051 4056 plus models Column 100 Column 100 Column 100 Column 100 Column 100 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models 4051N 4056N plus models SLASHED ZERO No No No No No MULTICOPY No No No No No PRINT DIRECTION Soft control Soft control Soft control Soft control Soft control INTERFACE PRINT ADJUSTMENT INSTALLATION...

Page 73: ...ayed HEX DUMP OFF HEX DUMP ON 3 Release the key when the Hex dump ON message is displayed to confirm this selection press key The printer will print the data in hexadecimal code as well the ASCII notation 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 0123456789ABCDEF 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUV 57 58 59 5A 0D 0A WXYZ 4 To cancel the hexadecimal printing set t...

Page 74: ...m 12 inches Weight Minimum 55 g m2 55 g m2 Maximum 80 g m2 80 g m2 Length Minimum 76 mm 3 inches 76 mm 3 inches Number of copies 1 original plus 5 copies Weight First sheet Minimum Maximum 55 g m2 75 g m2 55 g m2 75 g m2 Other sheets Minimum 55 g m2 55 g m2 Maximum 75 g m2 75 g m2 Carbon paper Minimum 14 g m2 14 g m2 Maximum 35 g m2 35 g m2 Total thickness Maximum 0 52 mm 0 02 inches 0 52 mm 0 02 ...

Page 75: ... Minimum 63 5 mm 2 5 inches Weight Minimum 50 g m2 Maximum 120 g m2 Number of copies 1 original plus 5 carbon copies Weight First and last sheets Minimum 55 g m2 Maximum 75 g m2 Other sheets Minimum 45 g m2 Maximum 75 g m2 Carbon paper Minimum 14 g m2 Maximum 35 g m2 Total thickness Maximum 0 52 mm 0 02 inches ...

Page 76: ...is present proceed as follows otherwise go to Switching From Fanfold Paper to Cut Sheet section L Lo oa ad di in ng g C Cu ut t S Sh he ee et ts s 1 Put the paper chute in the raised position by pulling and hooking it firmly If your printer is the 4051N plus or the 4056N plus model simply lift the paper chute that is fixed in the printer cover 4051 4056 plus Models 4051N 4056N plus Models ...

Page 77: ...f the printer If multicopy chemical paper is loaded first move the lever completely towards the back of the printer then 1 notch towards the front of the printer for each copy If carbon multicopy paper 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 ...

Page 78: ...ement of maximum 24 inches If you have not removed the paper yet the buzzer will sound again 4 short beeps Finally the display will show Load paper 4 Feed the cut sheet in the slot Press the LOAD or FF key The paper will be loaded to the first printable line The paper is positioned at the first printable line at 1 6 inch from the top edge of the paper The last printable line of the sheet is positi...

Page 79: ...rinter I In ns se er rt ti in ng g F Fa an nf fo ol ld d P Pa ap pe er r 1 Put the paper chute in the raised position by lifting and hooking it firmly If your printer is the 4051N plus or the 4056N plus model lift the paper chute that is inserted in the printer cover 4051 4056 plus Models 4051N 4056N plus Models ...

Page 80: ...aper Handling 74 2 Open the tractor cover until it clicks into place 3 Unlock the sprocket on the side of the interface connector and if it is not already positioned slide it to the right until it stops ...

Page 81: ... ruler under the tractor should be helpful to position the sprocket The distance between the marks on the ruler is 1 10 inch 5 Lock the sprocket in place 6 Unlock the other sprocket and position it in accordance with the paper width Slide the spacers evenly along the tractor bar ...

Page 82: ...Paper Handling 76 7 Open the sprocket covers 8 Position the holes in the paper over one sprocket and then over the other ...

Page 83: ...Paper Handling 77 9 Close the sprocket covers 10 Adjust the two sliders on the tractor cover in alignment with the spacers and close the cover firmly ...

Page 84: ...tor panel 12 If the printer is turned off turn the printer on see Power Connection section before The display shows Load paper 13 Press the LOAD or FF key and the paper will be positioned in front of the print head The paper is positioned at the first printable line at 1 6 inch from the top edge of the paper If you want to adjust the paper position follow the instructions of the Top of Form Adjust...

Page 85: ...FT key and then the PARK key to enable the PARK function The message Parking paper will be displayed the fanfold paper will move backwards up to its parking position The fanfold paper is still inserted into the tractors and ready to be fed as necessary When the fanfold paper to park is too long two messages will be alternatively displayed 1 Tear off paper 2 Remove paper Tear the printed paper and ...

Page 86: ...rently loaded along the last perforation 4051 4056 plus Models 4051N 4056N plus Models 2 You can perform the paper switching as follows Press the SHIFT key and then the PATH key Select Manual and exit by pressing the SHIFT key The fanfold paper moves backwards and the Enable path SS message will be displayed then place the drive selection lever in the cut sheet position The message Load paper will...

Page 87: ...Press the key until the following message is displayed PRINT ADJUSTMENT 3 Press the to select the function The following message will be displayed BID ALIGNMENT 4 Now go on pressing the key until the following message will be displayed TOP OF FORM 5 Press the key to select the function The paper is unloaded and reloaded at the TOF quote The current value will be printed and the display will show t...

Page 88: ...ayed 2 Enter the Program Setup by pressing the PROGRAM key The following message will be displayed SELECT MACRO 3 Press the key until the following message will be displayed PRINT ADJUSTMENT 4 Press the key to select the function The following message will be displayed BID ALIGNMENT 5 Now go on pressing the key until the following message will be displayed TEAR PERFO ALIGN 6 The following temporar...

Page 89: ...en turned off for at least 15 minutes before any cleaning intervention Periodical cleaning will help to keep your printer in top condition Use a neutral detergent or a water solution on a soft cloth to clean dirt and grease from the cabinet of the printer Do not use an abrasive cloth alcohol paint thinner or other similar agents because they can cause discoloration and scratches Be careful not to ...

Page 90: ...ing this procedure but do not forget that it must be disabled to print Wait message displayed Make sure that the new ribbon cartridge is an original Compuprint spare part If it is not so the quality and reliability level declared in the product features won t be assured 1 Remove the printer cover by pressing simultaneously the two buttons in the front part of the cover If your printer is the 4051N...

Page 91: ...eshooting 85 2 Move the printer carriage to the center of the printer 3 Lift the cartridge off until the clip release it Now you are ready to insert a new ribbon cartridge Follow from step 2 of Ribbon Cartridge Installation section ...

Page 92: ...rm you about the current printer configuration and to check if the printer is working well Then proceed as follows 1 Keep the ON LINE key pressed while you turn the printer on the display will show the following message Printing test The message Printing test will remain displayed while the following output will be printed 2 Press ON LINE key to stop printing ...

Page 93: ...with next good sheet Check the tension of the paper between left and right sprocket wheels If too tight loosen by moving right sprocket wheels slightly to left see Paper Handling 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 selected in cut sheet pos...

Page 94: ...e Try to eject the paper using and in MICRO FEED function The display shows Carriage error An unrecoverable carriage error occurred Turn the printer off Make sure that 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 Cut sheet has not been loaded You have not correctly inser...

Page 95: ...51 4056 printer models an integrated Ethernet 10 100 Base T interface for the network connections is available that coexists with the serial interface For more information refer to the Installation Guide you receive together the PRINTER SERVER ETHERNET 10 100 Mbit Multiprotocol CD ROM ...

Page 96: ...he sheet feeder is relatively simple and with proper installation and care it will provide long and trouble free service The cut sheets are contained in adjustable paper feed bin and are individually fed by the feeder to the printer platen After printing the feeder automatically transports the sheet or form into the output stacker of the feeder U Un np pa ac ck ki in ng g A Au ut to om ma at ti ic...

Page 97: ...is present in the printer and that the Automatic Sheet Feeder loading is selected 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 cover and lifting it out ...

Page 98: ...ut it in the raised position and flex it towards the front of the printer lift the right side of the paper chute unhook the left side of the paper chute Keep the printer cover and the paper chute in a safe place as they must be reinstalled if the ASF is removed ...

Page 99: ...the rubber rollers 1 of the paper bail to the extreme right side Remove the plastic mask 2 that protects the feeding mechanism on the right side of the platen 1 1 5 Put the drive selection lever in the cut sheet position ...

Page 100: ... to om ma at ti ic c S Sh he ee et t F Fe ee ed de er r A As ss se em mb bl ly y 1 Find the paper stackers 2 Clip two paper stackers 1 onto the metal strip 2 placed over the paper entry slot 3 for the input of paper 2 1 ...

Page 101: ...Options 95 3 Clip the other two paper stackers 4 onto the metal strip 5 placed over the paper sorter 6 for the output of paper 6 4 5 4 Find the paper sorter cover ...

Page 102: ...Options 96 5 Lay the upper locking groove 1 of the paper sorter cover 3 on the upper internal pin 2 placed in the paper sorter Rotate the paper sorter cover towards the front of the printer 3 1 2 ...

Page 103: ...Options 97 6 Click the paper sorter cover into place If you have the optional second bin install it now on your ASF as follows Remove the cover plates 1 from the rear of the first bin 1 ...

Page 104: ... snap in place 2 Remember that once you have placed the second bin it is not possible to separate it from the first bin 7 Hold the ASF parallel to the platen and slightly tilted towards the front of the printer Fit the hooks 1 into the small bars 2 at either side of the platen Release the ASF 2 1 ...

Page 105: ...Options 99 8 Find the front cover 9 Slide the front cover 1 under the ASF and then push it down until it clicks in place ...

Page 106: ... operation See the following tables Cut Sheet Width Minimum 85 4 mm 6 inches Maximum 381 mm 15 inches Length Minimum Bin 1 145 mm 5 7 inches Minimum Bin 2 203 mm 8 inches Maximum 355 mm 14 inches Weight Minimum 60 g m2 Maximum 100 g m2 Storage At least five hours before use keep the paper between 18 C and 24 C 64 75 F with a 40 to 60 of relative humidity ...

Page 107: ...2 Last Sheet 70 80 g m2 Carbon Paper 25 g m2 The uncovered surface of the carbon paper has to be rough Envelopes Width Minimum 127 mm 5 inches Maximum 254 mm 10 inches Length Minimum 101 mm 4 inches Maximum 160 mm 6 5 inches Thickness Minimum 0 10 mm 0 004 inch Maximum 0 13 mm 0 005 inch Max Thickness Area max 0 51 mm 0 020 inches Printable Area it is advisable to print into the constant thickness...

Page 108: ...2 P Pa ap pe er r L Lo oa ad di in ng g Make sure that all preliminary operations of preparing the printer are executed then follow the sequence 1 Open the paper bin by moving the slider 1 up in OPEN position 1 1 ...

Page 109: ...Options 103 2 Unlock the left paper guide 2 by moving the paper guide lever 3 up Move the paper guide towards the desired position 3 2 ...

Page 110: ...Options 104 3 Unlock the right paper guide 2 by moving the paper guide lever 3 up 2 3 ...

Page 111: ...aper thoroughly 5 Stack the paper firmly in the bin Adjust the right paper guide to the correct paper width and ensuring that the paper is not too close in the bin Lock both paper guides by moving the paper guide levers down ...

Page 112: ...s 80 g m2 35 Multi part Forms Output Stacker 150 Cut Sheets 80 g m2 50 Multi part Forms 6 Close the paper bins by moving the slider down in CLOSED position Whenever the bin is opened reposition the paper in the bin Whenever the printer received a print command it automatically performs a paper loading ...

Page 113: ...splayed 2 Place the drive selection lever in the cut sheet position Press the ON LINE key Inserting Manual Cut Sheets Without Removing the ASF Follow the sequence Open the paper bins Make sure that the printer is disabled to print Insert the cut sheet in the entry slot in front of the first bin until it stops against the platen Perform the paper loading procedure as explained before in Loading Cut...

Page 114: ...d that the printer is idle 2 Press the SHIFT key and then PATH key When the display shows the message Fanfold Thru ASF release the key or do not press it within 0 8 sec 3 Place the drive selection lever in the fanfold position 4 Load paper as explained before and then proceed with your printing job You will see the fanfold that comes through the Automatic Sheet Feeder and positions itself towards ...

Page 115: ...up rollers and printer platen may become slightly less efficient with use therefore they must be cleaned periodically by a lint free cloth and a suitable platen cleaner Please contact your dealer for suitable platen cleaner Do not use platen cleaner on the plastic parts of the printer or ASF since platen cleaner will melt plastic R Re em mo ov vi in ng g t th he e A Au ut to om ma at ti ic c S Sh ...

Page 116: ...emove the ASF by tilting it slightly towards the front of the printer and lifting it off 3 Position the rubber roller 1 in their places evenly along the paper bail Fix the plastic mask 2 again 1 1 4 Replace the printer cover and the paper chute ...

Page 117: ...ASF mode Set the ASF mode refer to the manual The ASF is out of paper Reload the paper bin s The ASF does not feed the paper There is a paper jam condition Remove the jammed paper and restack the paper The paper is not fanned enough Fan the paper and reload paper stack More than one sheet of paper feeds at a time The paper is out of specifications or damaged conforming to ASF standards Replace wit...

Page 118: ...4051 4051N plus 4056 4056N plus Matrix 9 needles 2 24 4 n ne ee ed dl le es s Needles Diameter 0 30 0 0 2 20 0 Print Head Life 400 Mchar 400 Mchar Ribbon Type Black 3 million of characters Print Speed cps 4051 4051N plus 4056 4056N plus HS Draft 480 480 Draft 10 cpi 400 400 Quality LQ 10 cpi 120 133 12 cpi 120 160 15 cpi 120 200 ...

Page 119: ...tal per vertical 4051 4051N plus 4056 4056N plus HS Draft 10 cpi 10 x 9 9 x 24 Draft 10 cpi 12 x 9 12 x 24 12 cpi 10 x 9 10 x 24 15 cpi 10 x 9 8 x 16 17 1 cpi 12 x 9 12 x 24 20 cpi 12 x 9 12 x 24 Quality LQ 10 cpi 20 x 18 36 x 24 12 cpi 20 x 18 30 x 24 15 cpi 20 x 18 24 x 16 17 1 cpi 20 x 18 36 x 24 20 cpi 20 x 18 30 x 24 24 cpi 24 x 16 ...

Page 120: ...er of characters 4051 4056 plus 4051N 4056N plus 136 at 10 cpi 100 at 10 cpi 163 at 12 cpi 120 at 12 cpi 204 at 15 cpi 150 at 15 cpi 233 at 17 1 cpi 171 at 17 1 cpi 271 at 20 cpi 200 at 20 cpi Vertical Spacing 4051 4051N plus 4056 4056N plus 6 8 12 lpi 6 8 12 lpi 3 4 6 8 12 lines 30 mm 3 4 6 8 12 lines 30 mm n 72 n 144 n 216 n 72 n 144 n 216 n 360 ...

Page 121: ...ore Italics Emphasized Double Strike Compressed Double Width Double Height Note Graphic characters do not accept this attribute Graphic Resolution dots per inch 4051 4051N plus 4056 4056N plus Horizontal 60 72 80 90 120 144 240 60 80 90 120 180 240 360 Vertical 72 144 9 90 0 1 18 80 0 Bar Codes UPC A EAN 8 EAN 13 Code 39 Code 128 2 5 Interleaved 2 5 Industrial 2 5 Matrix Postnet Codabar Download D...

Page 122: ...P 864 Denmark Norway CP 865 Russian CP 866 Turkish2 CP 867 OCR A CP 876 OCR B CP 877 Central Europe CP 1250 Cyrillic CP 1251 Windows Latin1 ANSI CP 1252 GOST TASS MAZOWIA ISO Characters Sets Latin1 ISO 8859 1 Latin2 ISO 8859 2 Latin3 ISO 8859 3 Latin4 ISO 8859 4 Latin Cyrillic ISO 8859 5 Latin Arabic ISO 8859 6 Latin Greek ISO 8859 7 Latin Hebrew ISO 8859 8 Latin5 ISO 8859 9 Latin9 ISO 8859 15 Pap...

Page 123: ... to 304 mm 2 5 to 12 Paths Fanfold Rear Push Cut Sheet Manual Front Labels on Fanfold or Cut Sheet Envelopes Manual Front or through the ASF Reverse Movement on all paper types max 1 on ASF Tear off under the printable line Option ASF for 4051 4056 plus models only Paper Bins Capability 100 sheets each Paper Stacker Capability 150 sheets Stacker Size Width Length 85 4 to 381 mm 6 to 15 Bin 1 145 t...

Page 124: ...n and Centronics compatible Bidirectional IEEE 1284 Buffer up to 32 KBytes Nibbles and Byte Mode Shared w DLL buffer 7 8 data bits max 100 KBPS Serial I F RS 232 C and 422 A 600 to 38400 baud bps 7 8 data bits DTR XON XOFF Break Buffer up to 32 KBytes Shared w DLL buffer Automatic Interface Switching ...

Page 125: ...le Print Head Draft 400 MC Ribbon Draft 3 MC Power Supply 220 240 Volt 50 Hz Noise level 4051 4051N plus 55 dBA 4056 4056N plus 54 dBA Physical Dimensions 4051 4056 plus 4051N 4056N plus Height 173 mm 6 7 186 mm 7 3 Width 615 mm 24 2 520 mm 20 4 Depth 310 mm 12 2 310 mm 12 2 Weight 15 kg 13 kg ...

Page 126: ...ditions Temperature 16 to 24 C Relative Humidity 40 to 60 RH non condensing Options for 4051 4056 plus models only LAN Interface Board factory installation Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF user installation Standard Compliance ESD IEC 801 2 GS EN 60950 included IT Power System certified by TÜV Product Service in conformity to IEC 950 VDE 0871 6 78 e VDE 875 in conformity to Class B Radio Protection Mark...

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