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Index

Numerics

1284 Parallel interface type 135
20 CPI, parallel parameter 130
2381 Personal Printer emulation, parallel

3268 emulation, coax 93
3270 coax-to-twisted-pair adapter 332
3287 emulation, coax 93
4202 Proprinter III XL emulation, parallel

attachment 121

4214 emulation, twinax 84
4224 emulation, coax 93
4224 emulation, twinax 84
4230 emulation, coax 93
4230 emulation, twinax 84
5299 terminal multiconnector Model

3 329

activating Form Feed key 148
address (printer), twinax 82
adjusting

ASF bin 1 automatic forms thickness

adjustment 164

ASF Bin 1 left margin alignment 165
ASF Bin 1 paper load position 166
ASF Bin 2 automatic forms thickness

adjustment 166

ASF Bin 2 left margin alignment 167
ASF Bin 2 paper load position 168
ASF Bin 3 automatic forms thickness

adjustment 168

ASF Bin 3 left margin alignment 169
ASF Bin 3 paper load position 169
front automatic forms thickness

adjustment 160

front left margin alignment 161
front paper load position 162
front tear position 160
manual feed automatic forms

thickness adjustment 170

manual feed left margin

alignment 171

manual feed paper load position 171
rear automatic forms thickness

adjustment 162

rear left margin alignment 163
rear paper load position 164
rear tear position 163

adjusting forms 42
adjustments, printer 159
AIX driver installation 33
alarm

audible 40
beeper 40
enabling or disabling, coax 112
enabling or disabling, parallel 131
enabling or disabling, twinax 87

Alarm Control, coax parameter 112

Alarm Control, parallel parameter 131
Alarm Control, twinax parameter 87
alignment mark 196

forms tractor 196
manual sheet feed 271

application-controlled paper source

selection 362

ASCII printer drivers 32
ASF Bin 1 Automatic Forms Thickness,

printer adjustment 164

ASF Bin 1 Left Margin Alignment, printer

adjustment 165

ASF Bin 1 Media, printer setup

parameter 145

ASF Bin 1 Paper Load Position, printer

adjustment 166

ASF Bin 2 Automatic Forms Thickness,

printer adjustment 166

ASF Bin 2 Left Margin Alignment, printer

adjustment 167

ASF Bin 2 Paper Load Position, printer

adjustment 168

ASF Bin 3 Automatic Forms Thickness,

printer adjustment 168

ASF Bin 3 Left Margin Alignment, printer

adjustment 169

ASF Bin 3 Paper Load Position, printer

adjustment 169

ASF Bin Linking, printer setup

parameter 145

ASF Default Bin, printer setup

parameter 144

attaching printer

coax cable 27
LAN cable 30
parallel cable 28
serial cable 29
twinax cable 23

attachment card

handling 6
installing 7

attachment selection, using 73
attachment, selecting 73
Attention, status indicator 39
audible alarm 40
audible alarm, description 40
AutoFeed XT, parallel parameter 136
Automatic Carriage Return on Line Feed,

parallel parameter 126

Automatic Eject, printer setup

parameter 150

automatic forms thickness (ASF Bin 1),

adjusting 164

automatic forms thickness (ASF Bin 2),

adjusting 166

automatic forms thickness (ASF Bin 3),

adjusting 168

automatic forms thickness (front),

adjusting 160

automatic forms thickness (manual),

adjusting 170

automatic forms thickness (rear),

adjusting 162

Automatic Function After End of OILC

Job, coax parameter 105

Automatic Function After End of Print

Buffer, coax parameter 104

Automatic Function Before Start of OILC

Job, coax parameter 107

Automatic Line Feed on Carriage Return,

parallel parameter 126

Automatic Manual Load, printer setup

parameter 153

Automatic Restore, printer setup

parameter 151

automatic switching 216

backing up front forms 146
backing up rear forms 147
balun

definition 329
required 329
unnecessary 329

Bar Code Mode, coax parameter 110
Bar Code Mode, twinax parameter 85
Bar Code Print Direction, printer setup

parameter 154

Baud Rate, serial parameter 139
Bidirectional Adjustment, printer 172
bin linking, ASF 145
bin, ASF default 144
buffer size (screen), coax 98
buffer size, parallel attachment 135
buffer size, serial attachment 138

cables

coax

cable-to-cable adapters 346
installing cable connectors 344

connecting 23
twinax

cable-to-cable adapters 351
installing cable connectors 348
teflon cable 347
vinyl cable 346

Cancel Print, function key 51
canceling configuration changes 183
canceling printer adjustments 173
Carriage Return at MPP + 1, coax

parameter 99

changing

attachment card 7

changing parameter values 54
Character Set, parallel parameter 125
Characters Per Inch (CPI), coax

parameter 89

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Summary of Contents for Deskstar Deskstar 3

Page 1: ...4247 Printer Model 003 User s Guide S544 5780 01 IBM...

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Page 3: ...4247 Printer Model 003 User s Guide S544 5780 01 IBM...

Page 4: ...Visit our home page at http www printer ibm com A Reader s Comments form is provided at the back of this publication If the form has been removed you can send comments by fax to 1 800 524 1519 USA on...

Page 5: ...rallel Serial or LAN 39 Attention 39 Unit Check 39 Display Panel 39 Audible Alarm 40 Custom Set In Use Indicator 40 Function Keys 40 Menu 41 Quiet 42 Micro Scroll or Micro Scroll 42 Enter Twinax 43 Di...

Page 6: ...PS Parameters 113 Plane Selection 113 Full Page On Skip Suppress 114 PS Print Direction 115 Chapter 9 Parallel and Serial Configuration 117 Characters Per Inch CPI 117 Lines Per Inch LPI 118 Maximum...

Page 7: ...Forms Path 195 Loading Forms for Front Push 196 Rear Push Forms Path 199 Installing Forms Tractor in Rear Push Position 199 Configuring Printer for Rear Push Forms Path 207 Loading Forms for Rear Push...

Page 8: ...ronment 337 Storage Environment 337 Electrical Requirements 338 Power Cord 338 Safety 338 Branch Circuits and Grounding 338 Plugs and Receptacles 339 Appendix B Cable Specifications and Assembly of Ca...

Page 9: ...Rear Tractor Use describes the procedures for checking and changing parameter values for rear tractor use v Chapter 7 Twinaxial Configuration describes the procedures for checking and changing paramet...

Page 10: ...Printer Contact your IBM marketing representative to order any of these publications v IBM 4247 Model 001 Programming Reference SA24 4410 This manual describes the programming functions that control t...

Page 11: ...ing Systems 32 For OS 400 Operating Systems 32 For OS 2 and Windows Operating Environment 32 4247 Drivers 33 Other Drivers 33 Installing ASCII Printer Drivers 33 AIX Driver Installation 33 OS 400 Prin...

Page 12: ...oustic Cover Front Tractor Cover E61A3141 Manual Sheet Feed Tray Release Acoustic Mat Information Label Rear Tractor Door Power Cord Connector Tear Bar Push Tractor Paper Slot Wire Forms Guide Attachm...

Page 13: ...l Selector ADJUSTABLE ADJUSTABLE Ribbon Mount Ribbon Mount Print Head Ribbon Lift Assembly Rear Tractor Mounting Pins Rear Tractor Mounting Pins Forms Guide Metal Deflector REMOVE FOR REAR PULL PATH P...

Page 14: ...ng list of contents as you unpack the shipping container Contact your point of purchase if any items are missing h Printer h One forms tractor and optional second tractor h Ribbon cartridge h Document...

Page 15: ...access to both the front and the rear of the printer v The table you select is sturdy enough to support the weight of the printer and firm enough to contain the action of the printer movement To meet...

Page 16: ...ctricity v Handle the attachment card only by the edges and prevent others from making direct contact with it v Before removing the attachment card from the protective package ground the package to ex...

Page 17: ...d and remove only the screwdriver 3 From above the parallel port at the rear of the printer use the screwdriver to remove the two screws to remove the plate that covers the attachment card slot These...

Page 18: ...printer by comparing the plug on the attachment card to Figure 5 on page 9 and Table 1 Table 1 Attachment Card Identification Item Number in Drawing Connector Type 1 Parallel permanently installed 2 S...

Page 19: ...side of the handle You are seating two connectors as you install this card v With the installation of a LAN attachment card you can not install the parallel interface cable The LAN attachment card us...

Page 20: ...he acoustic cover and insert one end of the wire forms guide into a hinge block Compress the wire forms guide and insert the other end into the other hinge block E61A5079 Power Menu Micro Scroll PA1 E...

Page 21: ...er ribbon cartridges contact your place of printer purchase or call Lexmark at 1 800 438 2468 To install the ribbon cartridge follow these steps 1 Remove the ribbon cartridge from the package Locate t...

Page 22: ...of the printer e61a5310 5 Snap the right ribbon mounting pin into place 6 Position the ribbon guide over the printhead 7 Turn the ribbon advance knob to take up any slack in the ribbon 8 With the snap...

Page 23: ...any slack in the ribbon as you slide the printhead back and forth to ensure that the ribbon guide runs freely along the ribbon 11 If the ribbon is not running freely or to ensure that you have install...

Page 24: ...al sheet feed cut sheet forms is available at all times although its use is not recommended in conjunction with the Rear Pull or Push Pull forms paths For more information on these paths see Chapter 1...

Page 25: ...The front tractor cover should be in the open position E61A5003 2 Open the hinged gear protector cover by rotating it down out of the way G e a r P r o t e c t o r C o v e r Chapter 1 Getting Started...

Page 26: ...g Levers Electrical Connector Tab Left Tractor Alignment Mark Tractor Doors Forms Jam Sensor Spacers Drive Gear Tractor Unit Release Levers 5 With both hands supporting the round tractor shaft gently...

Page 27: ...F r o n t T r a c t o r E l e c t r i c a l C o n n e c t o r E l e c t r i c a l C o n n e c t o r T a b R o u n d T r a c t o r S h a f t B a s e Connecting Power Cord Chapter 1 Getting Started 17...

Page 28: ...ld result 1 The connector for the power cord is located at the rear of the printer Connect the power cord to the power connector on the printer Press firmly to ensure that the plug is securely seated...

Page 29: ...items will appear in the operator panel display 1 Press Menu to enter configuration 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Display Language 3 Press Enter to display the...

Page 30: ...er operation 1 Unlock the locking levers on the tractors Move the right tractor to the extreme right 2 Move the left tractor to the tractor alignment mark Alignment Mark Locking Levers 3 Lock the left...

Page 31: ...he printer to remove the slack in the form If the forms are too tight slide the right tractor away from the right side of the printer Ensure that the tractor pins are centered in the tractor holes Lef...

Page 32: ...that may help familiarize you with the operator panel keys and the configuration menu you can set The Quick Reference printout allows you to check print quality and printer operations v Each key is li...

Page 33: ...rintout 3 To exit Print Test press Return to make the printer not ready or Cancel Print to make the printer ready Attaching the 4247 Printer to Your Computer This section provides specific instruction...

Page 34: ...6 006 Printer Address 6 To set the printer address follow these steps a Power on the printer b Wait until the message IBM 4247 appears all segments of the LCD on the operator panel display are lighte...

Page 35: ...e desired emulation mode then press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value k Press Start The printer displays 015 COMMUNICATIONS CHECK CHECK CABLE 2 The power switch is loc...

Page 36: ...nd of the connector b The V connectors are self terminating and do not require you to set a terminator switch which might be found on other printer products 5 Insert the cable connector into the upper...

Page 37: ...on the lower left side of the printer Ensure that the printer is powered off O and the power cable is unplugged 2 Attach one end of the signal cable to the upper interface connector on the back of the...

Page 38: ...3 Push the clips at each end of the connector into the notches on the parallel cable 4 Refer to your computer system documentation for information on attaching the cable to your computer 5 After you a...

Page 39: ...ready Notes 1 See Chapter 4 Configuration Storage on page 67 for more information on saving configuration information in custom sets including information about specifying the default custom set to us...

Page 40: ...v Contains autosensing circuitry that detects the speed of your local network and matches the LAN data communication speed to network speed of 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps The LAN attachment card receives data...

Page 41: ...e will allow communication The test page printout includes AXIS 5400 Network Print Server information Attaching LAN Signal Cable to Printer DANGER 1 14 Switch off printer power and unplug the printer...

Page 42: ...Windows 98 Windows NT 3 51 and Windows NT 4 0 For AIX Operating Systems Use the Printer Driver Diskette shipped with your printer The files in the AIX subdirectory enable the user to add a 4247 printe...

Page 43: ...files reside on a DOS formatted diskette in the AIX subdirectory The files are license txt AIX printer driver license statement 4247 txt Driver installation instructions 4247 tar Drivers and additiona...

Page 44: ...or bin 1 of the optional Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF unit Required for use with pre V3R1 operating systems this object limits AS 400 selection of the 4247 paper paths to two ib4247x3 txt Source file fo...

Page 45: ...he following drivers not shipped with the printer that is provided with your operating environment When using these drivers some of the 4247 advanced features will not be selectable from the data stre...

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Page 47: ...h Function 46 Line Feed 46 Load Eject 47 Front Push and Rear Push 47 Rear Pull 48 Push Pull 48 Manual Sheet Feed 48 Auto Sheet Feed 49 Form Feed 49 Set Top of Form 49 Start 50 Stop 50 Cancel Print 51...

Page 48: ...ecause of one of the following conditions An error condition if the error has been corrected An intervention required condition if the error has been corrected After pressing Stop v After pressing Ent...

Page 49: ...e Format Online Parallel Serial or LAN If lighted the printer is in communication with the host If off the printer is not in communication with the host Attention If blinking the printer requires oper...

Page 50: ...been defined at the operator panel and saved under a letter ID When the custom set identified by this ID is selected from the operator panel these configuration values are used by the printer NOT READ...

Page 51: ...rator panel Menu Menu Use the Menu function key to enter the Configuration Menu This function key is valid when the printer is not ready or the printer is ready and no job is in progress After you ent...

Page 52: ...turns to printing normally Pressing this key causes the reduction of the printing noise level by two to three decibels It also reduces the printers throughput by one half Micro Scroll or Micro Scroll...

Page 53: ...see the next lower value in the range and Scroll to see the next higher value The values are shown on the second line of the display panel When the value you wish to select appears press Enter The scr...

Page 54: ...PA 1 PA1 Function Coax Only This PA1 function is only valid when the Format Online indicator is on and the printer is not ready The PA1 function is defined by the host program as a special operator r...

Page 55: ...Configuration Storage If Configuration Menu is displayed the printer exits the menu and becomes not ready Note If you have made configuration changes and have not saved them in a Custom Set the displa...

Page 56: ...m and enters the not ready condition Perform the action requested on the operator panel display The printer is then ready for the paper path selection Path Function When no forms are in the current pa...

Page 57: ...rms at a perforation Note If pressing Load Eject did not align the forms perforation with the tear bar check the following 1 Assure that a Form Feed has been done just prior to pressing Load Eject 2 V...

Page 58: ...tomatically ejected from the printer when an end of forms condition is encountered There is no automatic loading for the Rear Pull paper path When the printer displays 001 END OF FORMS LOAD FORMS Pres...

Page 59: ...interrupted on the previous form v If Form Feed is pressed during Front Push or Rear Push load operation the Form Feed functions as a Load Eject and performs an automatic load v For Push Pull Press Lo...

Page 60: ...ve not saved them in a Custom Set the display will prompt you to save the changes v Start the printer printing if no error condition appears on the display and if the computer is sending data to be pr...

Page 61: ...tead of Start the cancel request will not be sent and the 059 message will be cleared For parallel serial and LAN the Cancel Print clears all print buffers This function is valid only when the printer...

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Page 63: ...or Use v Twinaxial Configuration with Twinax Attachment v Coaxial Configuration with Coax Attachment v Parallel and Serial Configuration with Serial Attachment v Printer Setup v Printer Adjustment v P...

Page 64: ...to select this new value When you change the values and do not save them in a custom set the printer retains the values until one of the following occurs v You power off O the printer v You change the...

Page 65: ...ff press Start again and the printer will exit the menu and become ready 3 To store your changes in a custom set press Enter 4 The printer will go to the Value level of the Configuration Storage Categ...

Page 66: ...s for the parameters you can change and the manufacturing values Locking Printer Configuration Menu The configuration menu can be locked to prevent an unauthorized user from changing parameter values...

Page 67: ...election will be set automatically to parallel 2 When the serial attachment card is installed the Attachment Selection will switch automatically between serial and parallel when data is received over...

Page 68: ...es Per Inch LPI 6 8 6 Maximum Print Position MPP 1 227 132 Maximum Page Length MPL 1 660 1 880 66 Print Quality DP Quality DP Text Quality Near Letter Quality DP Quality Print Language Supported Print...

Page 69: ...ty Near Letter Quality DP Quality Print Language Supported Print Languages See Table on page 94 37 USA Canada Canadian Bilingual Mono Dual Case Dual Mono Dual Print Text Direction Right to Left Left t...

Page 70: ...ibility Programmed Symbols Disabled Enabled Disabled Translate Table Default Downloaded Default Bar Code Mode High Low Computer Selected High Graphics Mode High Low Computer Selected High Alarm Contro...

Page 71: ...0 USA When emulation mode is set to Epson FX Print Quality When emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 III XL 2381 DP Quality DP Text Quality Near Letter Quality OCR A OCR B DP Quality Print Quality When...

Page 72: ...is set to 4247 4202 III XL or 2381 Enabled Disabled Enabled Alarm Control Enabled Disabled Enabled Override Host Paper Source Enabled Disabled Disabled Override Host Characters Per Inch Enabled Disabl...

Page 73: ...ype Local Remote Local Printer Setup Table 8 lists the parameters available for the Printer Setup Category Parameters that can be overridden by the computer are noted with a dagger Refer to Chapter 10...

Page 74: ...r Overlay Disabled Enabled Disabled Automatic Manual Load Enabled Disabled Enabled Manual Feed Eject Mode Top of Form Automatic Top of Form Top of Form Bar Code Print Direction Unidirectional Bidirect...

Page 75: ...10 ASF Bin 2 Paper Load Position when ASF installed 24 to 576 0 ASF Bin 3 AFTA when ASF installed 5 to 3 Fixed 1 to 8 0 ASF Bin 3 Left Margin Alignment when ASF installed 0 to 60 10 ASF Bin 3 Paper L...

Page 76: ...Values Default Send Buffer Reprint Code Yes No No Vital Product Data Table 13 lists the parameters available for the Vital Product Data Category Refer to Chapter 15 Vital Product Data for detailed inf...

Page 77: ...Programmed Symbols v Parallel Configuration All except Printer Compatibility 6 Init Interface Type Input Buffer Size Select In Signal and AutoFeed XT v Serial Configuration All except Interface Type...

Page 78: ...ecall Save Current Values In Custom Sets The Save Current Values stores the current values of the configuration parameters to one of the eight custom sets described in Custom Sets on page 67 You can s...

Page 79: ...urrent values from v Custom Set A v Custom Set B v Custom Set C v Custom Set D v Custom Set E v Custom Set F v Custom Set G v Custom Set H Note When a new custom set is recalled a partial reset is aut...

Page 80: ...URATION MENU Configuration Storage 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Configuration Storage Power On Custom Set 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scroll...

Page 81: ...er source 8 Use Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Recall Factory Defaults This function sets all parameter values to the original manufacturing default val...

Page 82: ...t that is identical to one of the factory defaults If a custom set is identical to the factory defaults it will be identified as Factory Defaults If the only change from factory defaults is a non cust...

Page 83: ...er for the printer To change or check the attachment selection follow these steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Attachment 3 Press Enter The print...

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Page 85: ...always displayed Pull The rear tractor is used for the Rear Pull paper path This value is only displayed if the front tractor is not installed Push Pull The rear tractor is used for the Push Pull pap...

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Page 87: ...uses the page width maximum print position to exceed the maximum physical page width If this occurs the printer automatically changes the maximum print position to the highest valid value for the new...

Page 88: ...nu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Maximum Print Position MPP The maximum print position MPP equals the number of characters the printer prints on a line The default value is 132 The CPI...

Page 89: ...the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Maximum Page Length MPL You can set the maximum page length MPL for the printer from 1 660 lines for 6 LPI and 1 880 lines for 8 LPI The default...

Page 90: ...ou can set the Print Quality for the printer to any of the following values v DP Data Processing Quality Default v DP Text Quality v Near Letter Quality NLQ Notes 1 This parameter can be overridden by...

Page 91: ...37 USA Canada 260 Canadian French 273 Austrian German 274 Belgian Old 275 Brazilian 277 Danish Norwegian 278 Finnish Swedish 280 Italian 281 Japanese English 282 Portuguese 284 Spanish Spanish Speakin...

Page 92: ...these steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Twinax Configuration 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Twinax Configura...

Page 93: ...displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Data Stream This parameter i...

Page 94: ...eset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with Start or Return Buffered data will be lost 2 When changing the value of the Emulation Mode verify t...

Page 95: ...panel settings The media size is defined by the MPP and MPL parameters To change or check the Media Size Priority follow these steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays C...

Page 96: ...f the selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Graphics Mode This parameter is available only if the IPDS feature is installed and the IPDS...

Page 97: ...ONFIGURATION MENU Twinax Configuration 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Twinax Configuration Alarm Control 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scroll or...

Page 98: ...u 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Twinax Configuration 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Twinax Configuration Override Host 5 Pre...

Page 99: ...110 Bar Code Mode 110 Graphics Mode 111 Alarm Control 112 Override Host 112 Using Programmed Symbols PS Parameters 113 Plane Selection 113 Full Page On Skip Suppress 114 PS Print Direction 115 This c...

Page 100: ...croll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Coax Configuration 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Coax Configuration Lines Per Inch 5 Press Enter to di...

Page 101: ...I setting you choose directly influences the MPP value you select The MPP and CPI settings determine the length of the print line The maximum line length for the printer is 345 44 mm 13 6 in The CPI s...

Page 102: ...PI The default value is 66 lines MPL equals the number of print lines the printer can print on a page MPL is the page length stated in number of print lines See the following example to determine how...

Page 103: ...3268 you cannot run an IPDS job 2 The printer performs a partial reset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with Start or Return Buffered data wi...

Page 104: ...ay the current value 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for Print Quality is displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or Return...

Page 105: ...880 Cyrillic 890 Yugoslav Old 892 OCR A 893 OCR B 1025 Cyrillic Multilingual 1026 Turkish 1097 Farsi 1140 euro USA Canada 1141 euro Austrian German 1142 euro Danish Norwegian 1143 euro Finnish Swedish...

Page 106: ...e You can set the case for the printer to print in all upper case or mixed case characters by selecting one of the following values v Dual for both uppercase and lowercase characters default v Mono fo...

Page 107: ...Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Coax Configuration Print Text Direction 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for print direction is...

Page 108: ...desired value for media size priority is displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Me...

Page 109: ...ion value You can set this value to Standard Default An automatic new line executes at MPP 1 then a carriage return executes The next print position will be the first print position of the next line A...

Page 110: ...rnate No automatic new line executes The new line executes at MPP 1 The next print position will be the first print position of the next line Note The printer performs a partial reset to put any chang...

Page 111: ...a will be lost To change or check the form feed followed by data setting follow these steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Coax Configuration 3 Pre...

Page 112: ...til the printer displays Coax Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press Enter 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Printer Compatibility 4 FF last in order 7 Press Enter to display th...

Page 113: ...lue for null suppression is displayed 9 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55...

Page 114: ...55 Printer Compatibility 7 Automatic Function After End of Print Buffer You can set this value to Standard Default The printer will automatically start a new line after the data in the print buffer ha...

Page 115: ...efault The printer will execute an automatic New Line function at the end of an OILC Operator Initiated Local Copy job Alternate The printer will execute an automatic Form Feed function at the end of...

Page 116: ...inute timeout for a not ready state Alternate No intervention required status is sent to the host from any timeout resulting from a no data loss or ten minute non intervention required timeout Note Th...

Page 117: ...you exit the Configuration Menu with Start or Return Buffered data will be lost To change or check the early print complete value follow these steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the pri...

Page 118: ...er displays Coax Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press Enter 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Printer Compatibility 12 Auto before OILC 7 Press Enter to display the current va...

Page 119: ...Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu Programmed Symbols If your host computer does not use IPDS Programmed Symbols are an...

Page 120: ...following values Default default The printer will use its built in translate table for the current character set Downloaded The printer will use the translate table that is downloaded in the data str...

Page 121: ...ess Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Graphics Mode This parameter is valid only...

Page 122: ...CONFIGURATION MENU Coax Configuration 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Coax Configuration Alarm Control 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scroll or Sc...

Page 123: ...ress Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu Using Programmed Symbols PS Parameters You can only define the following parameters if...

Page 124: ...On Skip Suppress You can set the Full Page on Skip Suppress to Standard Default The printer will leave white space at the end of the page Alternate If the printer is printing skip suppressed data the...

Page 125: ...ight to left This setting causes faster throughput but may affect print quality Verify that the print quality is acceptable before running a print job To change or check the PS print direction follow...

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Page 127: ...checking and changing parallel and serial configuration parameters for your 4247 printer The chapter is divided into sections according to parameter Refer to the partial table of contents at the begin...

Page 128: ...8 Note This parameter can be overridden by the computer To change or check the LPI follow these steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Parallel Conf...

Page 129: ...steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Parallel Configuration 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Parallel Configuratio...

Page 130: ...ess Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Parallel Configuration Maximum Page Length 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for MPL is displa...

Page 131: ...v 4202 Proprinter III XL v Epson FX Note The printer performs a partial reset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with Start or Return Buffered...

Page 132: ...1 N A France 2 N A Germany 3 N A U K 4 N A Denmark I 5 N A Sweden 6 N A Italy 7 N A Spain I 8 N A Japan 9 N A Norway 10 N A Denmark II 11 N A Spain II 12 N A Latin America I 13 N A French Canadian 14...

Page 133: ...rms a partial reset to put any change to this parameter value into effect when you exit the Configuration Menu with Start or Return Buffered data will be lost 2 This parameter can be overridden by the...

Page 134: ...B is selected as the print language To change or check the Print Quality follow these steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Parallel Configuration 3...

Page 135: ...Character Set You can set the character set to any of the following values v PC1 PC Character Set 1 Default v PC2 PC Character Set 2 v Italic Epson FX only To change or check the Character Set follow...

Page 136: ...Auto LF on CR 7 Press Enter to display the current value 8 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for Automatic Line Feed on Carriage Return is displayed 9 Press Enter An asterisk will be disp...

Page 137: ...ted value 10 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Printer Compatibility 5 Form Feed Suppression This parameter is displayed when emulation mode is set t...

Page 138: ...ignore the signal You can set this value to Enabled Default Init signal detection disabled No action occurs when Init is activated Disabled Init signal detection enabled When Init is activated the pr...

Page 139: ...Parallel Configuration 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Parallel Configuration Printer Compatibility 5 Press Enter 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays...

Page 140: ...the Configuration Menu on page 55 Printer Compatibility 9 20 CPI This parameter is displayed when emulation mode is set to 4247 4202 III XL or 2381 Personal Printer You can set the printer to allow 2...

Page 141: ...ess Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Parallel Configuration 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Parallel Configuration Alarm Co...

Page 142: ...r Source is displayed 8 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Characters Per I...

Page 143: ...inter to accept or ignore override the Lines Per Inch commands that are sent by the host data stream You can set Lines Per Inch to Disabled Default The printer accepts and processes commands received...

Page 144: ...e Length selection Enabled The printer ignores commands received from the host data stream for Maximum Page Length The printer will use the Maximum Page Length value set in the printer configuration T...

Page 145: ...Type 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for Interface Type is displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected v...

Page 146: ...FIGURATION MENU Parallel Configuration 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Parallel Configuration Select In Signal 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scro...

Page 147: ...age 55 Serial Interface Interface Type This parameter allows you to select the Serial Interface attachment type You can set Interface Type to v RS 232C Default v RS 422A To change or check the Interfa...

Page 148: ...uffer Size 5 Press Enter and the printer displays Serial Interface Input Buffer Size 6 Press Enter to display the current value 7 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for Input Buffer Size i...

Page 149: ...200 v 2400 v 4800 v 9600 Default v 19200 v 38400 To change or check the Baud Rate 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Parallel and Serial Configuration...

Page 150: ...e current value 7 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for Parity is displayed 8 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 9 Press Start or Return to exit the...

Page 151: ...uter through an external modem To change or check the Connection Type setting 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Parallel and Serial Configuration 3 Pr...

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Page 153: ...t Default Paper is fed under the front tractor cover for the Front Push Rear Pull or Push Pull paper paths or if Continuous Forms Linking is set to Enabled in Printer Setup Rear Paper feeding is from...

Page 154: ...data stream selects the ASF without specifying the actual bin number the ASF Default Bin selected will be used You can define the default bin to any one the following values Bin 1 Default ASF Bin 1 Bi...

Page 155: ...ue for ASF Bin 1 Media is displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 AS...

Page 156: ...r This would be used when the physical characteristics of the forms currently loaded make it undesirable for the printer to attempt to move the forms in the reverse direction for example labels Even i...

Page 157: ...s To change or check the Rear Forms Backup 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer di...

Page 158: ...he selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Form Feed Mode You can set Form Feed Mode to either of the following values v Not Active In Rea...

Page 159: ...ejected the next step depends of the setting of the Automatic Restore parameter The settings for Automatic Eject and Automatic Restore are used to control how you want tear off operations to occur Th...

Page 160: ...t Auto Restore Dual Push 1 On Demand Disabled Data Dual Push 1 Constant Enabled Data Dual Push 2 or more On Demand Disabled Data Dual Push 2 or more Constant Enabled Data Note The combination of setti...

Page 161: ...When forms are ejected a load function is performed after a timeout The timeout value can be 10 seconds 20 seconds 30 seconds 40 seconds or 50 seconds To change or check the automatic restore follow t...

Page 162: ...displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Manual Paper Overlay You can...

Page 163: ...g function This means that a cut sheet form will be automatically loaded when inserted into the printer Disabled Disables the quick printing function This means that a cut sheet form will not be autom...

Page 164: ...ject Mode 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for Manual Feed Eject Mode is displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of th...

Page 165: ...hroughput but may affect print quality Verify that the print quality is acceptable before running a print job To change or check the graphics print direction follow these steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Sc...

Page 166: ...isk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Jam Sensors You can set Jam Sensors to either of the followi...

Page 167: ...l or Scroll until the desired value for jam sensors is displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Con...

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Page 169: ...can be set for each paper source Front Rear ASF Bin 1 ASF Bin 2 ASF Bin 3 and Manual This chapter is divided into sections according to parameter Refer to the partial table of contents above for para...

Page 170: ...ad Each adjustment corresponds to 0 03 mm 0012 in The default is 0 which corresponds to a gap of 0 25 mm 01 in from the forms Fixed 1 to 8 Selects a fixed printhead distance value from 1 to 8 in incre...

Page 171: ...is 10 units The total range of adjustment is 42 36 mm 1 66 in To change or check the Front Left Margin Alignment 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Pri...

Page 172: ...t or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Rear Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA This parameter allows you to adjust the distance between the paper and the pri...

Page 173: ...U Printer Adjustments 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Rear Tear Position 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until...

Page 174: ...0 To change or check the Rear Paper Load Position 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until...

Page 175: ...he selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 ASF Bin 1 Left Margin Alignment This parameter adjusts the distance of the first print position...

Page 176: ...urrent value 6 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for ASF Bin 1 Paper Load Position is displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or...

Page 177: ...l range of adjustment is 42 36 mm 1 66 in To change or check the ASF Bin 2 Left Margin Alignment 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Adjustments...

Page 178: ...to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 ASF Bin 3 Automatic Forms Thickness Adjustment AFTA This parameter allows you to adjust the distance between the paper and the printhead...

Page 179: ...r Adjustments 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Printer Adjustments ASF Bin 3 Left Margin Alignment 5 Press Enter to display the current value 6 Press Scroll or Scroll...

Page 180: ...for this adjustment to be effective This adjustment can be set to one of the following values 5 to 3 The printer automatically adjusts the distance between the paper and the printhead Each adjustment...

Page 181: ...in Alignment is displayed 7 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 8 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 Note If the...

Page 182: ...Test 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays 4247 OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Printer Adjustments 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Printer Adjustments Bidirection...

Page 183: ...page 55 Quit From Menu This selection cancels any changes that have been made to the Printer Adjustment parameter values in the Operator Print Test menu All previous printer adjustment values are res...

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Page 185: ...ese steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Power On Reset 3 Press Enter The printer displays Power On Reset Yes 4 Press Enter The printer displays Po...

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Page 187: ...CONFIGURATION MENU Display Language 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the desired value for display language is displayed 5 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selecte...

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Page 189: ...the host and it is an Operator Initiated Local Copy OILC print In these cases the 009 INVALID KEYPRESS message will display after you exit from the Configuration Menu To change or check the buffer rep...

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Page 191: ...mber for the printer follow these steps 1 Press Menu 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Vital Product Data 3 Press Enter 4 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer...

Page 192: ...urrent value for device specific information A cursor X appears under the least significant character of the value 6 Press Scroll or Scroll to change the character above the cursor 7 Press Enter to mo...

Page 193: ...e steps 1 If CONFIGURATION MENU is not on the first line of the display press Return until it appears 2 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Quit from Menu 3 Press Ente...

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Page 195: ...ing Forms Tractor in Push Pull Position 252 Installation Procedure Front Push 252 Installation Procedure Rear Pull 255 Configuring Printer For Push Pull Forms Path 261 Loading Forms for Push Pull 261...

Page 196: ...ds you can set up and configure the printer for other forms paths This section helps you choose a forms path other than the default Front Push forms path Sometimes the forms paths choices are limited...

Page 197: ...ee note 2 Notes 1 X This function is available for this path 2 IBM recommends you remove the ASF before loading forms into the rear push forms path 3 To use the push pull or dual push forms paths you...

Page 198: ...forms try using the Eject function If using the Eject function is ineffective disable the Park function and use the push pull forms path v When your printer is loaded with different forms in the front...

Page 199: ...ctor in Front Push Position Power Switch Front Push Manual Sheet Feed Paper Exit Front Push and Manual Sheet Feed This illustration shows the Front Push forms path from the left side of the printer No...

Page 200: ...ition PUSH PULL Forms Guide Deflector Open Position Metal Pin Plastic Rib e61a5041 Forms Guide Deflector v If the metal deflector is in the pull closed position do the following Grasp the metal deflec...

Page 201: ...below v Install the paper bail assembly if it is not already installed 1 Remove the ribbon cartridge See Removing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 289 2 Move the printhead to the far right 3 Grip the bail...

Page 202: ...om the Rear Pull or the Rear Push position to the Front Push position go to step 2a v If you are just installing a tractor in the Front Push position go to step 3 on page 193 a Grip both sides of the...

Page 203: ...to its locked position CAUTION 2 52 The paper feed motor may get hot during operation Be careful when removing or installing the tractor unit E61A5003 4 Open the hinged gear protector cover by rotati...

Page 204: ...pacers Tractor Release Levers Locking Levers Forms Jam Sensor Left Tractor Alignment Mark Tractor Doors 6 With both hands supported on the round tractor shaft gently push the forms tractor upward unti...

Page 205: ...t r i c a l C o n n e c t o r E l e c t r i c a l C o n n e c t o r T a b R o u n d T r a c t o r S h a f t B a s e Configuring Printer For Front Push Forms Path To configure the printer for the Front...

Page 206: ...roll or Scroll until the printer displays Paper Source Front 9 Press Enter An asterisk will be displayed in front of the selected value 10 Press Start or Return to exit the Menu See Exiting the Config...

Page 207: ...r the left tractor pins Close the left tractor door 6 Move the right tractor until the right tractor holes of the form fit on the right tractor pins Be sure that the forms go under the forms jam senso...

Page 208: ...ght tractor away from the right side of the printer Ensure the tractor pins are centered in the tractor holes Left Margin Left Margin Right Margin Right Margin Correct Incorrect 9 While holding the ri...

Page 209: ...ear Push Forms Path Installing Forms Tractor in Rear Push Position This illustration shows the Rear Push forms path from the left side of the printer Power Switch Rear Push Manual Sheet Feed Paper Exi...

Page 210: ...side of the printer Ensure that the printer is powered off O before removing or installing forms tractors 2 Open the top cover and tilt it all the way back Attention Do not remove the top cover or au...

Page 211: ...ctor currently installed in a Rear Pull position continue here a Grip both sides of the round tractor shaft while operating the tractor release levers as shown Lift the tractor out of the printer T r...

Page 212: ...ge 203 d Open the front tractor cover to its locked position E61A5003 e Grip both sides of the round tractor shaft while operating the tractor release levers as shown Lift the tractor out of the print...

Page 213: ...or insert any object into the gears f Close the gear protector cover and the front tractor cover G e a r P r o t e c t o r C o v e r 5 Locate the push pull selector next to the gears on the left side...

Page 214: ...the printer Hold the forms tractor with the tractor doors toward you and the electrical connector tab on the left Spacers Locking Levers Tractor Release Levers Electrical Connector Tab Left Tractor A...

Page 215: ...that it is closed see 10e on page 206 10 If there is not a paper bail in the printer install one as follows a Remove the ribbon cartridge See Removing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 289 b Move the print...

Page 216: ...on page 291 11 Ensure the metal deflector on the forms guide is in the push open position Metal Forms Guide Deflector Closed Position PUSH PULL Metal Forms Guide Deflector Open Position 12 If the met...

Page 217: ...the metal pin M e t a l D e f l e c t o r M e t a l P i n P l a s t i c R i b 13 Close the forms guide and top cover Top Cover Forms Guide e61a5055 Configuring Printer for Rear Push Forms Path To con...

Page 218: ...RATION MENU Printer Setup 10 Press Enter 11 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Printer Setup Paper Source 12 Press Enter 13 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Paper Sourc...

Page 219: ...Door Closed Door Open 2 Open the top cover and the forms guide 3 Unlock the locking levers on the tractors Move the right tractor to the extreme right 4 Move the left tractor to the tractor alignment...

Page 220: ...ever 6 Open both of the tractor doors Tractor Doors 7 With the side of the forms you want to print on facing the front of the printer insert the forms under the rear tractor paper door guiding the for...

Page 221: ...the form over the left tractor pins Be sure the forms pass under the forms jam sensor and that the forms are straight 9 Close the left tractor door Paper Under Forms Jam Sensor Top of Form 10 Move th...

Page 222: ...de the right tractor away from the right side of the printer Ensure the tractor pins are centered in the tractor holes Left Margin Left Margin Right Margin Right Margin Correct Incorrect 13 While hold...

Page 223: ...r can be set up to support two different applications and the printing can be switched between the two forms See Using Different Forms On Two Paths on page 213 for more information The second way is t...

Page 224: ...on of the Configuration Menu is enabled for the current forms path When a path selection command is received at the printer that requires the printer to switch paths and forms need to be torn off the...

Page 225: ...e message in the middle of the second line of the operator panel display automatically d Press the Start key to make the printer ready for the next job The forms will be automatically loaded by the pr...

Page 226: ...atically switch to that tractor when the current tractor reaches end of forms The 001 END OF FORMS message will only be displayed on the operator panel when both of the continuous forms paths are empt...

Page 227: ...ower switch is located on the lower left side of the printer Ensure that the printer is powered off O before removing or installing forms tractors 2 Open the front tractor cover to its locked position...

Page 228: ...ab on the right Gear Electrical Connector Tab Spacers Tractor Release Levers Locking Levers Forms Jam Sensor Left Tractor Alignment Mark Tractor Doors 5 With both hands supported on the round tractor...

Page 229: ...r S h a f t B a s e Installation Procedure Rear Push Note If you have installed an ASF unit and you now want to install the rear tractor you must first power off O the printer remove the ASF stacker a...

Page 230: ...touch inside the printer or insert any object into the gears Store the cover in a safe place until it is needed for reinstallation 2 Lift the forms guide to its full open vertical position Forms Guid...

Page 231: ...s tractor with the tractor doors toward you and the electrical connector tab on the left Ensure the black protective cap is removed from the electrical connector tab Spacers Locking Levers Tractor Rel...

Page 232: ...ensure that it is closed see 8e below 8 If there is not a paper bail in the printer install one as follows a Remove the ribbon cartridge See Removing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 289 b Move the printh...

Page 233: ...n page 291 9 Ensure the metal deflector on the forms guide is in the push open position Metal Forms Guide Deflector Closed Position PUSH PULL Metal Forms Guide Deflector Open Position 10 If the metal...

Page 234: ...the plastic rib apart move the metal deflector down until it is below the metal pin M e ta l D e fle c to r M e ta l P in P la s tic R ib 11 Close the forms guide and top cover Top Cover Forms Guide e...

Page 235: ...to the Configuration Menu 9 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 10 Press Enter 11 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Printer Setup Paper S...

Page 236: ...Menu on page 55 for instructions Loading Forms for Dual Push Note Before you start this procedure see Forms Stack Input and Output Locations in Chapter 19 Supplies Optional Features and Maintenance f...

Page 237: ...the left tractor pins Close the left tractor door 6 Move the right tractor until the right tractor holes of the form fit on the right tractor pins Be sure that the forms go under the forms jam sensor...

Page 238: ...ght tractor away from the right side of the printer Ensure the tractor pins are centered in the tractor holes Left Margin Left Margin Right Margin Right Margin Correct Incorrect 9 While holding the ri...

Page 239: ...tion 1 Press Park Path The printer displays 091 FANFOLD PARK TEAR OFF AT OUTPUT AND PRESS PARK 2 Press Stop and perform the action requested on the operator panel display 3 Press Park Path to back the...

Page 240: ...8 Move the left tractor to the tractor alignment mark Alignment Mark Locking Levers 9 Lock the left locking lever Left Locking Lever 230 4247 Model 003 User s Guide...

Page 241: ...aper door guiding the forms over the forms tractor R e a r T r a c t o r P a p e r D o o r I n s e r t f o r m s u n d e r t h e r e a r t r a c t o r p a p e r d o o r 12 Align and put the left tract...

Page 242: ...ary slide the right tractor to the right side of the printer to remove the slack in the form If the forms are too tight slide the right tractor away from the right side of the printer Ensure the tract...

Page 243: ...r the other form must be parked See Parking One Continuous Form and Loading Another on page 234 If your applications do not control forms settings such as Characters Per Inch Lines Per Inch or Maximum...

Page 244: ...action requested on the operator panel display 3 Press Park Path to back the forms below the print line or press Load Eject to eject the last sheet Changing the Forms Path Select another continuous fo...

Page 245: ...lowing procedure before storing it v Place the tractor face down on a flat surface with the electrical connector tab on the right side pointing toward you v Pull the bottom release levers toward you w...

Page 246: ...until it is needed for reinstallation 3 Lift the forms guide to its full open vertical position Forms Guide Push Pull Selector 4 Determine which tractor installation steps to follow v If you are inst...

Page 247: ...n on a flat surface with the electrical connector tab on the right side pointing toward you c Pull the bottom release levers toward you with your finger tips and pull the movable edge of the tractor u...

Page 248: ...protector cover is closed Do not touch inside the printer or insert any object into the gears f Close the gear protector cover and the front tractor cover G e a r P r o t e c t o r C o v e r g Place t...

Page 249: ...the left side of the printer Pull the push pull selector toward the front of the printer until the gear shafts are completely at the bottom of the slots in the selector Push Pull Selector e61a0036 Gea...

Page 250: ...se Levers Electrical Connector Tab Left Tractor Alignment Mark Forms Jam Sensor Gear Tractor Doors 7 With both hands supported on the round tractor shaft position the electrical connector tab above it...

Page 251: ...e Removing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 289 b Move the printhead to the far right c Grip the bail assembly as shown in the following illustration Rotate it toward the front of the printer until the pi...

Page 252: ...s Guide Deflector Closed Position PUSH PULL Metal Forms Guide Deflector Open Position 11 If the metal deflector is in the push open position do the following a Grasp the metal deflector with one hand...

Page 253: ...the metal pin M e t a l D e f l e c t o r M e t a l P i n P l a s t i c R i b 12 Close the forms guide and top cover Top Cover Forms Guide e61a5055 Configuring Printer For Rear Pull Forms Path To conf...

Page 254: ...h steps 9 through 13 9 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 10 Press Enter 11 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Printer Setup Paper Source...

Page 255: ...e61a0115 3 Open the top cover and the forms guide 4 Unlock the locking levers on the tractors Move the right tractor to the extreme right 5 Move the left tractor to the tractor alignment mark Alignme...

Page 256: ...a bright color such as red Note If you are using forms with a length less than 203 2 mm 8 in you will not be able to print on the forms above the mark 9 Insert the forms through the front tractor ope...

Page 257: ...above the paper bail Paper Bail 11 Align and put the left tractor holes of the form over the left tractor pins 12 Close the left tractor door Top of Form 13 Move the right tractor until the right trac...

Page 258: ...he form If the forms are too tight slide the right tractor away from the right side of the printer Ensure the tractor pins are centered in the tractor holes Left Margin Left Margin Right Margin Right...

Page 259: ...tractor cover and gently align the forms making sure they are straight 19 Press Micro until the mark on the perforation see step 8 on page 246 is between the mylar strips Push the ribbon aside at the...

Page 260: ...ide and the top cover Top Cover Forms Guide e61a5055 22 Press Load Eject to set top of form 23 Press Start to make the printer ready and if necessary to feed the forms Be sure the forms pass under the...

Page 261: ...s to exit from the rear pull tractor This forms path provides improved forms handling for difficult situations for example thicker multiple part forms higher humidity because of the use of four tracto...

Page 262: ...s before continuing with the Push Pull procedure v Place the tractor face down on a flat surface with the electrical connector tab on the right side pointing toward you v Pull the bottom release lever...

Page 263: ...ful when removing or installing the tractor unit E61A5003 3 Open the hinged gear protector cover by rotating it down out of the way G e a r P r o t e c t o r C o v e r 4 Get the tractor that is in the...

Page 264: ...pacers Tractor Release Levers Locking Levers Forms Jam Sensor Left Tractor Alignment Mark Tractor Doors 6 With both hands supported on the round tractor shaft gently push the forms tractor upward unti...

Page 265: ...a c t o r E l e c t r i c a l C o n n e c t o r E l e c t r i c a l C o n n e c t o r T a b R o u n d T r a c t o r S h a f t B a s e Installation Procedure Rear Pull To install the forms tractor in t...

Page 266: ...touch inside the printer or insert any object into the gears Store the cover in a safe place until it is needed for reinstallation 2 Lift the forms guide to its full open vertical position Forms Guide...

Page 267: ...ng the front of the printer Hold the forms tractor with the tractor doors toward you and the electrical connector tab on the left Ensure the black protective cap is removed from the electrical connect...

Page 268: ...the forms tractor until it clicks on both sides and the electrical connector tab is fully seated in the connector e61a5028 7 Install the paper bail assembly if it is not already installed a Remove the...

Page 269: ...it as far as it will go f Reinstall the ribbon cartridge See Installing Ribbon Cartridge on page 291 8 Ensure the metal deflector on the forms guide is in the pull closed position Metal Forms Guide D...

Page 270: ...with the other hand b While pulling the metal deflector and the plastic rib apart move the metal deflector up until it is above the metal pin Metal Deflector Metal Pin Plastic Rib 10 Close the forms g...

Page 271: ...ant the Push Pull forms path to be the default path used then continue with the next step 9 Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Printer Setup 10 Press Enter 11 Press S...

Page 272: ...atched e61a0115 2 Press Load Eject to move the printhead to the extreme right 3 Unlock the locking levers on the tractors Move the right tractor to the extreme right 4 Move the left tractor to the tra...

Page 273: ...the left tractor pins Close the left tractor door 8 Move the right tractor until the right tractor holes of the form fit on the right tractor pins Be sure that the forms go under the forms jam sensor...

Page 274: ...ght tractor away from the right side of the printer Ensure the tractor pins are centered in the tractor holes Left Margin Left Margin Right Margin Right Margin Correct Incorrect 11 While holding the r...

Page 275: ...t tractor cover E61A5034 14 Press Load Eject to feed the forms up to the Rear Pull tractors 15 Open the top cover and the forms guide 16 Unlock the locking levers on the tractors Chapter 17 Setting Up...

Page 276: ...cking Lever 18 Lock the left locking lever 19 Open the left tractor door 20 While rotating the square tractor shaft align and put the left tractor holes of the form over the left tractor pins Square T...

Page 277: ...form over the right tractor pins 24 Close the right tractor door 25 If necessary slide the right tractor to the right side of the printer to remove the slack in the form If the forms are too tight sli...

Page 278: ...ght Margin Correct Incorrect 26 While holding the right tractor in place lock the right locking lever 27 Move the spacers along the tractor bar to support the width of the form 28 Ensure that all four...

Page 279: ...to make the printer ready The printer is now ready for jobs that use the Push Pull forms path If you do not want to use the printer defaults for form settings such as Characters Per Inch Lines Per Inc...

Page 280: ...sing the Manual Paper Overlay option ensure you have the value set to Enabled in the Printer Setup category continuous forms are loaded in the appropriate forms path then continue with step 5 An overl...

Page 281: ...6 Move the left cut sheet paper guide to the left alignment mark Move the right cut sheet paper guide to the extreme right A l i g n m e n t M a r k Chapter 17 Setting Up Forms Paths 271...

Page 282: ...If Automatic Manual Load is set to enabled in the Printer Setup menu after a three second timeout the paper is automatically fed into the printer and your job is printed OR If Automatic Manual Load is...

Page 283: ...r a maximum page length of 66 the printer will adjust the values This is done to ensure correct formatting of all offline customer tests A form that is at least 210 mm x 297 mm 8 27 x 11 70 in is need...

Page 284: ...for the default values See Figure 15 on page 275 for a sample printout The information is printed in the currently selected display language and it matches the method of attachment for your printer t...

Page 285: ...ion Printer Adjustments OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Parallel Configuration Characters Per Inch Lines Per Inch Maximum Print Position Maximum Page Length Emulation Mode Print Language Print Quality NLQ Typefa...

Page 286: ...Demonstration test is complete the Ready indicator goes off 5 Press Cancel Print to make the printer ready or Return to make the printer not ready see General Test Instructions on page 273 Depending...

Page 287: ...e61a6001 3 3 3 7 7 35 7 Figure 16 Printer Demonstration Printout Chapter 18 Using the Operator Print Tests 277...

Page 288: ...Values Depending on your attachment see Figure 17 on page 279 or Figure 18 on page 280 for sample printouts v A flag is printed after each parameter value that is different from the factory default v...

Page 289: ...ress Data Stream Emulation Mode Bar Code Mode Graphics Mode Alarm Control Characters Per Inch Lines Per Inch Maximum Print Position Maximum Page Length Emulation Mode Print Language Print Quality NLQ...

Page 290: ...00000 Power On Custom Set Power On Paper Source Attachment Rear Tractor Use Characters Per Inch Lines Per Inch Single Double Space Maximum Print Position Maximum Page Length Emulation Mode Print Quali...

Page 291: ...he printer ready or Return to make the printer not ready Firmware Information You can print information to verify your printer model number and the microcode level installed in your printer You will n...

Page 292: ...gin Alignment v ASF Bin 2 Paper Load Position v ASF Bin 3 AFTA v ASF Bin 3 Left Margin Alignment v ASF Bin 3 Paper Load Position v Manual Feed AFTA v Manual Feed Left Margin Alignment v Manual Feed Pa...

Page 293: ...rms Specifications The 4247 Printer operates with continuous and cut sheet forms All forms should be evaluated in the printer s functional environment for forms handling print registration and print q...

Page 294: ...to 0 014 in 0 08 to 0 635 mm 0 003 to 0 025 in Weight of top part 55 to 150 g m2 15 to 40 lb 55 to 80 g m2 15 to 21 lb 55 to 150 g m2 15 to 40 lb Attached sheet individual weight 45 to 75 g m2 12 to 2...

Page 295: ...how the Park key works for forms in the Front Push and Rear Push forms paths You cannot back up the forms to park them Break the forms at a perforation before they enter the printer Press Park twice...

Page 296: ...m 3 inches A p p ro xim a te ly 76 m m 3 inches Flat Work Surface Flat Work Surface A p p ro xim a te ly 51 m m 2 inches A p p ro xim a te ly 51 m m 2 inches For Form s in Front Push or Rear Push For...

Page 297: ...0 in 736 762 mm 29 30 in 381 mm 15 in 51 mm 2 inches Shelf Top of Stack Lower than Printer Shelf Floor Floor Floor Input Input Input Output Output Output e61a0128 Rear Push Forms Path Floor Floor Floo...

Page 298: ...in 736 762 mm 29 30 in 381 mm 15 in 51 mm 2 inches Top of Stack Lower than Printer e61a0131 Shelf Shelf Floor Floor Floor Input Output Input Input Output Output Automatic Sheet Feeder Paper Path Note...

Page 299: ...Print Server external v Additional forms tractor v Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF includes cover stacker and one input bin v Additional Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF Input Bin maximum of two For additional i...

Page 300: ...1 If the printer is powered off O go to Step 3 2 If the printer is powered on and the Format Online coax or the Online twinax indicator is lighted press Stop to make the printer not ready This indicat...

Page 301: ...tridge follow these steps 1 Get a new ribbon cartridge and remove it from the package Locate the ribbon guide white plastic snap arm ribbon advance knob and the ribbon mounting pins Ribbon Guide Snap...

Page 302: ...e slots in the cartridge supports E61A5018 4 Insert the ribbon guide between the ribbon shield and the printhead Position the white snap arm with the small lever up onto the ribbon lift assembly Push...

Page 303: ...nob press the left side of the ribbon cartridge down until it snaps into place Then press the right side down until is snaps into place 6 Turn the ribbon advance knob again in the direction of the arr...

Page 304: ...Periodic cleaning will help keep your printer in top condition so that it will always provide optimal performance Before you clean the printer 1 Power off O the printer 2 Unplug the power cord 3 Wait...

Page 305: ...ode listed in numeric order on the following pages and perform the steps to fix the problem Only codes on which an operator can take action are included Note If you get a code that you cannot find in...

Page 306: ...n the AFTA wheel Rotate the AFTA wheel to a higher number to clear the jam and return the AFTA wheel to the original setting 3 Reload forms 4 Press Stop 5 If you are printing in the Rear Pull or Push...

Page 307: ...p to the Tear bar The printer will restore the form automatically either when the next job is received Auto Restore Data or after a defined time elapses Auto Restore Timer 004 PRESS LOAD Recovery 1 Pr...

Page 308: ...figuration Parameter Values for more information 011 CHECK LOAD BIN An end of forms condition was detected in ASF bin 1 bin 2 or bin 3 For bin 1 a second message line indicates PAPER or ENVELOPES Reco...

Page 309: ...ow and resubmit the job later with the correct device installed a Press Stop b Press Cancel Print 3 To print the job with an available paper source a Press Stop b Press Park Path c Select an available...

Page 310: ...s Recover DANGER 1 14 Switch off printer power and unplug the printer power cord before connecting or disconnecting a communication port a teleport or any other attachment connector DANGER 1 13 Do not...

Page 311: ...ys again perform the actions under Forms buckle twist jam or tear See Problem List Index on page 313 If the message displays again clean the tractor sensors with a soft clean cloth If the message stil...

Page 312: ...orms condition exists in one of the forms paths for more than 60 seconds Recovery Front Push and Rear Push 1 Press Stop 2 Load forms in the appropriate forms path See Chapter 17 Setting Up Forms Paths...

Page 313: ...or is opened for the forms to exit through 4 Ensure the metal deflector on the forms guide and the paper bail are in the correct positions For the correct positions see Installing the Forms Tractor fo...

Page 314: ...current paper source a Press Stop b Press Start 035 MARGIN ERROR TIMEOUT ADJUST MARGIN OR LINE LENGTH Recovery 1 Press Stop The left margin automatically resets to 10 units See Chapter 11 Printer Adj...

Page 315: ...s Cancel Print again before pressing Start to return the printer to ready The print job will not be canceled 060 BUFFER REPRINT ACTIVE This is an informational message The printer displays this messag...

Page 316: ...onds then power on the printer 3 If the printer displays this status code again call for service 068 DATA CLEARED PRESS STOP THEN START Recovery 1 Press Stop 2 Press Start 069 DATA LOST PRESS CANCEL P...

Page 317: ...Rear Pull see page 243 v For Push Pull see page 261 v For Dual Push see page 225 v For the Automatic Sheet Feeder see the IBM 4247 Printer Automatic Sheet Feeder Guide 089 RIBBON JAM CHECK RIBBON Rec...

Page 318: ...ect Mode is set to Delayed Eject See Chapter 10 Printer Setup The printer displays 003 FORMS EJECTED PRESS LOAD after the forms are ejected 095 OPTION NOT AVAILABLE CHANGE PRINT LANGUAGE Recovery 1 Pr...

Page 319: ...ing Load Eject key offline or a print job was sent by the host online and the 099 FORMS JAM message appeared Press Stop once v If when you try to load forms again the 099 message returns the extra pap...

Page 320: ...sage 2 Press Stop a second time The 099 message remains on the display but the alarm will stop 3 Open the top cover 4 Tear off at any form perforation above the carriage printhead 5 Close the top cove...

Page 321: ...to call for service If the message reappears call for service 203 ATTACHMENT CARD FAILURE SEE USER S GUIDE An attachment card memory error occurred during the power on sequence Recovery 1 Power off O...

Page 322: ...alue that is set in the printer to the pacing protocol of the host system 3 Restart the print job Recovery A89 DOWNLOAD TO CHARACTER ZERO NOTIFY SYSTEM PROGRAMMER A zero code point error has occurred...

Page 323: ...316 319 Partial print characters 316 316 Partial print lines 317 Printing too light 317 Printing too dark 317 Smudging 317 Ribbon moving continuously 318 Ribbon folding snagging tearing or not moving...

Page 324: ...buckle twist jam or tractor holes tear 1 The right tractor is adjusted incorrectly Solution Move the right tractor to obtain the correct form width The tractor pins should be in the center of the tra...

Page 325: ...olution Check the ribbon for twists or folds 3 The printer paper path was not configured Solution Set the correct forms path setting in the Printer Setup category in the Configuration Menu See Chapter...

Page 326: ...or leave in the printer for 24 hours Note Forms stack best when the forms are 203 2 to 304 8 mm 8 to 12 in long If the forms length is outside this range operator assistance may be needed 5 Forms are...

Page 327: ...er must be loaded for this adjustment to be effective Solution See the procedure for adjusting the forms thickness setting through the operator panel in Chapter 11 Printer Adjustments 4 The forms trac...

Page 328: ...operator panel in Chapter 11 Printer Adjustments 2 The forms are loaded incorrectly Solution Check to see that the forms are properly loaded Problem Ribbon snagging tearing or not moving 1 The ribbon...

Page 329: ...QUIET displays press Quiet again to disable the function The printer will now print at its normal speed Problem Printer has no power 1 The power cord is not connected Solution Ensure the power cord is...

Page 330: ...own in the following illustration Important To avoid damaging the plastic ensure the plastic points down Mylar b Insert the left and right paper bail end cap pivots into the side frames Plastic Strip...

Page 331: ...9 Reload the forms Chapter 20 Problems 321...

Page 332: ...322 4247 Model 003 User s Guide...

Page 333: ...ent 337 Electrical Requirements 338 Power Cord 338 Safety 338 Branch Circuits and Grounding 338 Plugs and Receptacles 339 General Information The site that you select for your new printer must meet th...

Page 334: ...for a printer on the optional printer stand is adequate to service a printer Symbols that appear in specification drawings are defined in the following table Symbol Meaning Required clearance Signal...

Page 335: ...ignal Connection Power Connection Off On Switch 462 311 2 e61a5002 Physical Dimensions and Clearances Dimensions Standard With ASF Width 679 5 mm 26 75 in 679 5 mm 26 75 in Depth 400 mm 15 75 in 673 1...

Page 336: ...the air vents Lack of correct cooling and ventilation can cause printer failures and improper operation Declaration of IBM Product Noise Emission Values The following tables show the noise emission v...

Page 337: ...cable It is your responsibility to obtain install and maintain the signal cable In addition it is your responsibility to be sure that the cabling meets the applicable local state and federal building...

Page 338: ...ables and Connectors If your printer uses a twinax signal cable you can order the following cables and connectors from IBM IBM Part Number Description 73622111 Bulk cable vinyl specify length when you...

Page 339: ...achment cables are provided below IBM Part No Description 38F8254 Twinax assembly for ICS provided with printer 6091075 Twinax direct connection cable 6091070 Twinax ICS impedance matching device For...

Page 340: ...stall a signal cable outside the building order a station protector kit to protect your printer from lightning You can order the kit from your IBM marketing representative allow a lead time of 120 day...

Page 341: ...899 Replacement station protector element Note All signal cables must be rated as fire resistant or be in a conduit per National Electric Code Article 725 Consult local building code requirements 1 Ty...

Page 342: ...r making this connection Note that even short lengths of common parallel telephone wire such as that sold by telephone and electronic retail stores may cause malfunctions in your printer To obtain pro...

Page 343: ...up to 15 2 m 50 ft in length with transmission rates up to 19 2 Kbps The RS 422A interface uses a serial cable up to 1219 m 4 000 ft in length with transmission rates up to 38 4 Kbps RS 232C Connector...

Page 344: ...21F4346 30 5 m 100 ft Attachment Cable for RISC System 6000 The table below lists a part number to use when ordering a cable Note Before you place an order for a cable contact your IBM marketing repre...

Page 345: ...XD DTR DSR SG TXD 3 2 5 4 RTS CTS TXD RXD Computer Printer e61a0029 7 2 7 3 20 6 3 2 5 4 5 4 20 6 SG RXD DTR DSR SG TXD RTS CTS TXD RXD CTS RTS DTR DSR Computer Printer e61a0030 7 2 7 3 20 6 3 2 20 6...

Page 346: ...llowing tables show the operating environment requirements for the printer Without Automatic Sheet Feeder Environment Requirement Temperature range 10 to 40 C 50 to 104 F Relative humidity range 8 to...

Page 347: ...he following table shows the shipping environment requirements for the printer Note You must cover the printer with a plastic cover for shipping Environment Requirement Temperature range 40 to 60 C 40...

Page 348: ...1 83 m 6 ft power cord is also available in the U S Safety Safety is a major consideration in the design and manufacture of IBM products Proper electrical grounding is essential for safety and for rel...

Page 349: ...rrectly connected to the building wiring serious electric shock could result Plugs and Receptacles The following charts show by country which power plugs are shipped with the printer The alphabetic re...

Page 350: ...guay B Taiwan C Peru C Tanzania L Philippines C Thailand C Poland A Trinidad E Portugal A Uganda L Polynesia L United Kingdom L Qatan L United States E Romania A Uruguay B Saudi Arabia E Venezuela E S...

Page 351: ...that of the power cord or plug whichever is less Appendix A Printer Specifications 341...

Page 352: ...342 4247 Model 003 User s Guide...

Page 353: ...oax cable specifications v Installing cable connectors on coax cable v Cable to cable adapters for coax cables v Twinax cable specifications for vinyl cable v Twinax cable specifications for Teflon ca...

Page 354: ...2 10 pick per inch 90 minimum coverage 5 Jacket must meet the minimum requirements for underground feeder and branch circuit cable and also must be weather proofed and sunlight resistant per UL Subj...

Page 355: ...e contact of the solder hole Remove the excess solder from the outside of the contact S e l f C l a m p i n g S l e e v e a n d C o n t a c t S o l d e r t h e P i n 4 Fit the contact into the plug bo...

Page 356: ...er for joining coax cables Cable Connector IBM part 1836444 for indoor use IBM part 1836447 for outdoor use C able Assem bly IBM part 2577672 for indoor use IBM part 1833108 for outdoor use Shrink Sle...

Page 357: ...inal Rating Dielectric strength 4500 V dc for 3 seconds at 28 C 82 F Capacitance 53 1 pF m 16 2 pF ft maximum Impedance characteristic 111 5 ohms at 0 5 MHz 107 5 ohms at 1 MHz 105 5 ohms at 2 MHz and...

Page 358: ...tric strength 4500 V dc for 3 seconds at 28 C 82 F Capacitance 53 1 pF m 16 2 pF ft maximum Impedance characteristic 111 5 ohms at 0 5 MHz 107 5 ohms at 1 MHz 105 5 ohms at 2 MHz and above Attenuation...

Page 359: ...ore and cut the core and conductors to a length of 16 mm 0 63 in Slide the wire shield back over the core and taper it to a point for ease of braid clamp assembly in step 4 Clamp Gasket Clamp Nut 20 m...

Page 360: ...eve against the braid wires Using minimum heat solder the male contacts to the conductors Clean off any excess solder Sleeve Male Contacts Conductors 7 Bend the conductors and the contacts out at righ...

Page 361: ...clamp nut Protective Sleeve Plug Body Pin Slot Clamp Nut Cable 10 Check for shorts between the conductors and between each conductor and the plug body Slide the protective sleeve over the plug body C...

Page 362: ...rt 7 3 6 2 2 11 B u lk Tw in a x ia l C a b le f o r Te flo n c o v e r e d C a b le IB M p a rt 7 3 6 2 06 1 A d a p te r IB M p a rt 7 3 6 2 2 3 0 A m p h e n o l p a rt 8 2 5 5 8 8 o r e q u iv a l...

Page 363: ...etwork address and interprets data transmitted on the network to the print data stream used by the 4247 printer There are several servers available for your printer v Ethernet 10BaseT v Ethernet 10Bas...

Page 364: ...l the printer displays Parallel Configuration Interface Type e Press Enter to display the current value f Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays Interface Type PC Parallel g Press Enter An...

Page 365: ...or will flash during power on and self test When the indicator stops flashing and remains unlit the Network Print Server is ready for use 5 Power on the printer Ensure forms currently selected paper s...

Page 366: ...sure your printer parallel interface is set to PC Parallel To change or check the Interface Type a Press Menu b Press Scroll or Scroll until the printer displays CONFIGURATION MENU Parallel Configurat...

Page 367: ...the Menu See Exiting the Configuration Menu on page 55 2 Power off O the printer 3 Attach the Network Printer Server to your parallel port Attention This unit contains more than one power supply cord...

Page 368: ...re forms currently selected paper source are loaded in the printer 6 Press and hold the TEST button until the NETWORK indicator starts to flash then release the button to print a test page The test pa...

Page 369: ...In order to print with the euro character the euro capable code page must be selected at the printer operator panel and not over ridden by your job euro Code Pages Definitions EBCDIC Code Pages Eleven...

Page 370: ...page It provides support for ISO 8859 part 15 also known as Latin 9 It is most similar to code page 819 The following table shows the code points in code page 923 that are different from code page 81...

Page 371: ...ally this is not done If you use an application such as IBM s AS 400 system that generates SCS to send to the printer then one of these new code pages would be requested the same way as current code p...

Page 372: ...ion Forms Feeding Continuous Forms Feeding uses either the front forms path or the rear forms path Front paths use the forms that are fed into the front of the printer and utilize the forms tractor in...

Page 373: ...m Definitions for S 390 and AIX environments PPFA is also available for AS 400 as an optional feature of the IBM AFP PrintSuite for OS 400 The following is a sample of PPFA commands to select the firs...

Page 374: ...switching from one continuous forms path to the other printed output must be manually torn off and removed from the printer before the first forms path can be parked For this reason you may want to us...

Page 375: ...he print job as shown below If no job control statement is included in your job the default selection will be the front continuous forms path Table 28 Forms Path Selection Forms Path Job Control State...

Page 376: ...Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF has been enhanced in AS 400 V4R3 to provide support for all three of the Automatic Sheet Feeder ASF bins as well as both the front and rear tractor feeds Prior to this enha...

Page 377: ...EMENT MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions therefore this statement may not apply to you Thi...

Page 378: ...ine versions of this book we authorize you to v Copy modify and print the documentation contained on the media for use within your enterprise provided you reproduce the copyright notice all warning st...

Page 379: ...tion Statements Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules The...

Page 380: ...according to European Standard EN 55022 The limits for Class B equipment were derived for typical residential environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed devices I...

Page 381: ...angemessene Ma nahmen durchzuf hren und daf r aufzukommen EN 50082 1 Hinweis Wird dieses Ger t in einer industriellen Umgebung betrieben wie in EN 50082 2 festgelegt dann kann es dabei eventuell gest...

Page 382: ...wer consumption when they are not being used As an Energy Star Partner IBM Printing Systems has determined that this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency The Energy Star does...

Page 383: ...justment 168 ASF Bin 3 Automatic Forms Thickness printer adjustment 168 ASF Bin 3 Left Margin Alignment printer adjustment 169 ASF Bin 3 Paper Load Position printer adjustment 169 ASF Bin Linking prin...

Page 384: ...24 Courier parallel NLQ Typeface 124 CPI coax parameter 89 CPI parallel parameter 117 CPI twinax parameter 77 Custom Set in Use Indicator 40 custom sets configuration storage value 67 D Data Bits seri...

Page 385: ...llel attachment 125 J Jam Sensors printer setup parameter 156 K keys cancel print 51 display address return twinax 43 enter twinax 43 form feed 49 hex print 45 line feed 46 load eject 47 menu 41 micro...

Page 386: ...default 70 Paper Source printer setup parameter 143 paper specifying for ASF 145 parallel attachment configuring 117 parallel configuration alarm control 131 autofeed XT 136 character set 125 characte...

Page 387: ...er setup parameter 147 rear forms backing up 147 Rear Left Margin Alignment printer adjustment 163 Rear Paper Load Position printer adjustment 164 rear pull configuring printer for 243 forms specifica...

Page 388: ...racters per inch 77 data stream 83 emulation mode 84 graphics mode 86 lines per inch 78 maximum page length MPL 79 maximum print position MPP 78 print language 81 print quality 80 printer address 82 t...

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