Compuprint MDP40B User Manual
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Compuprint Information
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Your printer is a reliable working equipment that will be very useful in your daily job.
Our printers have been designed to be compact and respectful of the work environment. They offer
a wide range of features and multiple functions that confirm the high technological level reached
by the Compuprint S.p.A.
To maintain these printing performances unchanged in the long run, Compuprint has developed
specific consumable accessories for each printer type (for example: ribbon cartridges for dot matrix
printers, toner and OPC cartridges for laser printers, bubble ink jet cartridges for inkjet printers)
that assure an excellent operation with high printing quality level reliability.
Compuprint recommends to use only its
(identified by its holographic label).
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 to the fact that the proper working conditions for the
print heads, OPC cartridge and other printer parts are not assured.
Moreover, Compuprint does not only certify its consumables in terms of working conditions but
also carefully controls their compliance with the international standard rules concerning:
• no cancerous materials;
• no flammability of the plastic materials;
• other standards
for choosing the MDP40B printer.
original consumables with original packaging
In this way, a proper use of the printer at quality level
Compuprint advises the customers not to use products for which the compliance to this safety
rules are not warranted.
Finally seek your dealer or contact a Compuprint office and be sure that are provided you the
original Compuprint consumables.
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Table of Contents................................................iii
Printer Presentation.............................................1
Unpacking the Printer..........................................3
Printer Parts..........................................................4
Printer Installation................................................5
Choosing a Suitable Location........................................................5
Installing the Paper Stand..............................................................6
Installing the Power Cable .............................................................8
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge.......................................................9
Paper Handling...................................................12
Loading Paper..............................................................................12
Loading Cut Sheet and Multiparts...........................................12
Loading Passbooks .................................................................15
The Operator Panel............................................18
Function Keys...............................................................................18
Leds...............................................................................................20
Software Driver Selection..................................21
Connection to the Host......................................22
Setting the Interface Parameters.................................................23
Parallel Interface ......................................................................23
Serial Interface.........................................................................23
Printing a Test Page...........................................25
Printer Setup.......................................................27
Printing the Printer Setup Forms.................................................27
Filling in the Printer Setup Forms................................................30
Reading the Preprinted Forms ....................................................31
Printer Setup Flow Chart..............................................................32
Setup Parameters........................................................................33
Offset Adjustments.......................................................................44
Troubleshooting .................................................47
Clearing Paper Jams....................................................................47
Print Quality Problems .................................................................50
Hexadecimal Dump......................................................................50
Paper Specifications...........................................51
Cuts Sheets..................................................................................52
Passbooks....................................................................................53
Passbooks with Horizontal Fold..............................................54
Passbooks with Vertical Fold..................................................55
Technical Specifications....................................56
FCC Notes....................................................................................59
Canadian D.O.C. Radio Interference Regulation.......................59
EEC Regulations..........................................................................59
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PPrriinntteerr PPrreesseennttaattiioonn
This dot-matrix printer i s a mul ti-purpose pri nter for counter appl i cati ons. I ts compact structure
is designed for integration in an ergonomic environment. The printer provides a high level of
reliability, form-handling accuracy and data integrity. Its main features are:
• Printing on a wide range of paper media: different types of cut sheets, multiparts and
passbooks.
• High print pressure for multipart documents
• High print quality supplied by a 24 wire print head
• High reliability paper handling
The straight paper path allow s the printing on particular documents such as multipart forms
and passbooks.
• Automatic paper thickness adjustment
The print head detects automatically the paper thickness for correct printing on any type of
document. This printer can print also on documents with a variable thickness, such as
passbooks.
• Easy paper handling
The operator places the paper on the front table and the printer loads it without any other
user intervention. The paper ejection towards the front or the rear of the printer allows an
easy access to the printed document.
• Automatic document alignment feature
The printer checks automatically the alignment of the top margin and the left margin of the
document and adjusts it, if necessary. The printout is therefore performed correctly
independently from the paper loading position.
• Storage of two complete configurations for instant recal l
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• Standard parallel and serial interface and automatic switch-ove r function. The financial
interface is available for the IBM 4722 and the IBM 9068 protocols.
• Easy printer setup
• Supported emulations: Epson 570, IBM Proprinter XL24E, XL24E AGM, IBM 2390+, 4722,
9068 and Olivetti PR40+, PR2, 2845.
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UUnnppaacckkiinngg tthhee PPrriinntteerr
Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box:
Notify any damage to your supplier.
• Paper stand
• Ribbon cartridge
• Power cable
• CD-ROM with the printer documentation and drivers.
Always keep the packing material in a safe place as you must repack the printer into it, when you
need to move it.
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PPrriinntteerr PPaarrttss
Never remove any printer part unless it is expressly indicated in this manual.
Op erator Panel
Printer Cover
Paper Stand
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PPrriinntteerr IInnssttaallllaattiioonn
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Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer:
• The distance between the printer and the host computer must 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, dust or humidity;
• You need an AC power outlet compat ible with the plug of the printer’s power cord. The vol tage
of the outlet must match the voltage shown on the printer’s Name Plate;
• When printing on standard paper formats, the pa per is parti a ll y ej ected on the rear side of the
printer. Make sure that behind the printer there is sufficient clearance to correctly move the
paper.
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IInnssttaalllliinngg tthhee PPaappeerr SSttaanndd
1. Open the printer cover.
2. Match the hooks on the lower side of the paper stand with the clefts on the printer front part.
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3. Holding the paper stand oblique insert the hooks into the printer clefts.
4. Lower the paper stand to hori zontal position making sure that the two holders on both sides
are correctly inserted into the corresponding slots. P ress the paper stand down until it clips
into place.
5. Close the printer cover.
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IInnssttaalllliinngg tthhee PPoowweerr CCaabbllee
1. Find the power cable connector and the rating plate on the rear side of the printer.
Make sure that your power supply matches the power rating of the printer. In case the power
rating does not correspond DO NOT CONNECT THE PRINTER TO THE MAINS. Consult your
dealer for help. Always use a grounded outlet.
2. Insert the power cable into the connector on the printer and the other end into a convenient
mains outlet.
3. Press the key on the operator panel to power the printer on.
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IInnssttaalllliinngg tthhee RRiibbbboonn CCaarrttrriiddggee
To install the ribbon cartridge, the printer must be powered on.
1. Remove the cartridge from its bag. Turn the tensi on knob in the direction of the arrow to
tighten the ribbon.
Do not remove the plastic mask from the ribbon cartridge. The ribbon cartridge may not be used
without it.
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2. Open the printer cover, the print head moves to the ribbon installation position.
3. Hold the ribbon cartridge slig htly inclined with the ribbon mask in front of the print head.
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4. Insert the ribbon cartridge into the print
head carriage, leading the cartridge pins
into the fixing guides. In this way you
assure the correct ribbon mask position
in front of the print head. Push the
cartridge onto the print carriage until it
clicks into place.
5. Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon.
6. Close the printer cover.
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PPaappeerr HHaannddlliinngg
This printer is designed for versatile and reliable paper handling. The flat-bed mechanism
allows the handling of special documents, such as multiple invoices, postcards, labels, passbooks
and tickets.
The print head detects the paper edges automatically, the sheet can therefore be inserted in any
position within the detection area according to the rules described in the following paragraph.
The paper thickness sensors determine the thickness of the documents and match the print head.
The paper alignment sensors determine the alignment of the upper and left paper margins,
adjusting them if necessary.
LLooaaddiinngg PPaappeerr
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• The inserted documents must not have folds, tears, pins, clips, staples or any forei gn material.
Clip
Pin
Staple
Foreign
material
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Tear
Fold
If you insert damaged documents or paper with foreign material, you can seriously damage the
printer.
When inserting the paper into the printer, keep the follow ing points in mind:
• The document may not exceed the limits of the paper stand.
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• The documents having a width of at least 90 mm must be inserted on the left hand side over
the grooved area on the paper stand.
The documents must cover the whole grooved area, otherwise the printer will not accept the
paper.
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• To load the documents having a width of less than 90 mm:
− make sure that in the program menu the MANUAL LOADING item is enabled.
− hold the paper against the left paper gui de of the paper support while inserting it into the
printer
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LLooaaddiinngg PPaassssbbooookkss
• The inserted passbooks must not have folds, tears, pins, clips, stapl es or any foreign material.
Clip
Pin
Staple
Foreign
material
If you insert damaged documents or paper with foreign material, you can seriously damage the
printer.
• Before inserting a passbook into the printer, open i t and crease it in both directi ons along the
binding stitch, so that the passbook lays flat on the paper stand when it is inserted into the
printer.
Tear
Fold
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