Compuprint MDP40T plus User Manual

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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

for choosing the MDP40T plus printer.

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 ink jet printers) that assure an excellent operation with high printing quality level reliability.

Compuprint recommends to use only its

(identified by its holographic label).

original consumables with original packaging

In this way, a proper use of the printer at quality level stated in the product characteristics can be assured. All typical usage problems related to not certified consumables may be avoided, such as an overall quality print level degradation and, often, the reduction of the product life due 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:

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no cancerous materials;

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no flammability of the plastic materials;

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other standards

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.................................................3

Printer Presentation.............................................1

Unpacking the Printer..........................................3

Printer Parts..........................................................4

Front View...............................................................4

Rear View................................................................5

Printer Installation................................................6

Choosing a Suitable Lo cation.................................6

Installing the Paper Stand.....................................7

Installing the Power Cable.....................................9

Installing the Ribbon Cartridge...........................10

Paper Handling...................................................12

Loading Paper.......................................................12

Loading Cut Sheet and Mu ltiparts..................12

Loading Fanfold P aper......................................15

The Operator Panel............................................18

Function keys........................................................18

Leds........................................................................21

Software Driver Selection..................................22

Connection to the Host......................................23

Setting the Interface Parameters........................24

Parallel Interface...............................................24

Serial Interface..................................................24

Printing a Test Page...........................................26

Printer Setup.......................................................28

Printing the Printer Setup Fo rms.......................28

Filling in the Printer Setup Forms......................31

Reading the Preprinted F orms............................31

Printer Setup Flow Chart....................................32

Setup Parameters.................................................33

Offset Adjustments...............................................43

Troubleshooting .................................................46

Clearing Paper Jam s............................................46

Print Quality Problems........................................49

Hexadecimal Dump..............................................50

Paper Specifications...........................................51

Cut Sheets.............................................................55

Fanfold Paper........................................................53

Technical Specifications....................................54

FCC Notes...........................................................57

Canadian D.O.C. Radio Interference

Regulation...........................................................57

EEC Regulations.................................................57

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PPrriinntteerr PPrreesseennttaattiioon

This dot-matrix printer is a mult i-purpose pri nter for counter appl icat ions. Its compa ct structure

is designed to be integrated in an ergonomic environment. The printer provides a high level of reliability, form-handling accuracy and data integrity. Its main features are:

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Printing on different types paper: cut sheets, multiparts and fanfold paper

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High print pressure for multipart documents: 1 origina l plus 8 copies in accurate printing

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High print quality supplied by a 24 wire print head

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High reliability paper handling

The straight paper path allows the printing on particular documents such as multi pa rt forms.

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Automatic paper thickness adjustment

The print head detects automatically the paper thickness for correct printing on any type of document.

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Easy paper handling

The cut sheets are placed on the front table by the operator 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.

For the fanfold paper the printer offers the zero tear-off feature, which allows a paper handling without waste of paper, and the paper parking feature.

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Automatic switching between cut sheets and fanfold paper

If the paper path is empty (i.e. the fanfold paper is in the first line position), when inserting a cut sheet into the printer, it is automatically loaded after the printer automatically parked the fanfold paper. The fanfold paper can then be loaded again si mply pressing the key.

LOAD/PARK

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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.

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Storage of four complete configurations for instant recall

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Standard parallel and serial interface and automatic switch-over function.

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Easy printer setup

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Supported emulations: IBM Proprinter XL24E, XL24E AGM, 2390+ and Epson 570

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Bar code reader in both horizontal and vertica l print mode (factory installable option).

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Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box:

Notify any damage to your supplier.

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Paper stand

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Ribbon cartridge

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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.

PPrriinntteerr PPaarrtts

Never remove any printer part unless it is expressly indicated in this manual.

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Op erator Pane l

Printer Cover

Paper Stand

RReeaarr VViieew

Rear cover

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Consider the following points when you choose the location for your printer:

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The distance between the printer and the host computer must not exceed the length of the interface cable;

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The location must be sturdy, horizontal and stable;

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Your printer must not be exposed to direct sunlight, extreme heat , cold, dust or humidity;

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You need an AC power outlet compatible with the plug of the printer’s power cord. The voltage of the outlet must match the voltage shown on the printer’s Name Plate;

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When printing on standard paper formats, the paper is partially ejected on the rear si de of the printer. Make sure that behind the printer there is suffi cient clearance to correctly mov e the paper;

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Make sure that behind the printer there is sufficient clearance to easily load the fanfold paper;

•

Make sure that the power and interface cables do not hamper the fanfold paper while it is loaded into the printer.

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1. Open the printer cover.

2. Match the hooks on the lower side of the

paper stand with the clefts on the pri nter front part.

3. Holding the paper stand oblique insert the hooks into the printer clefts.

4. Lower the paper stand to horizontal position ma king 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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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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To install the ribbon cartridge, the printer must be powered on.

1. Remove the cartridge from its bag. Turn

the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon.

2. Open the printer cover, the print head

moves to the ribbon installation position.

3. Hold the ribbon cartridge slightly

inclined with the ribbon mask in front of the print head.

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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This printer is designed for versatile an reliable pa per handling. The fl at-bed mechanism al lows the handling of special documents, such as multiple invoices, postcards, labels 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 alignment sensors determine the alignment of the upper and left paper margins, adjusting them if necessary.

The print head determines the thickness of the documents and matches its posi tion.

LLooaaddiinngg PPaappeer

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The inserted documents must not have folds, tears, pins, clips, staples or any foreign material.

If you insert damaged documents or paper with foreign material, you can seriously damage the

Clip

Tear

Staple

Foreign material

printer.

Fold

When inserting the paper into the printer, keep the following points in mind:

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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

Left Limit

Right Lim it

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.

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hold the paper against the left paper gui de of the pa per support while insertin g it into the printer

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The fanfold paper is loaded form the rear of the printer.

1. Lower the two levers of the rear printer cover and unhook it from the printer.

2. Unhook the right tractor moving the tractor lever towards the outside of the printer.

3. Open the two tractor covers.

4. Insert the perforation of the fanfold paper on the left paper tractor. Close the tractor door.

Insert the paper on the right paper tractor and close the tractor door.

The upper margin of the inserted paper should not exceed the tractors.

Make sure, that the paper is inserted correctly (straight) .

5. Move the right paper tractor towards the right to slightly tighten the paper. Lock the tractor

in that position moving the tractor lever towards the inside of the printer.

Make sure, that the paper is not too taught, otherwise it may tear.

6. Hook the rear tractor cover into the corresponding slots (1) and push it against the printer

until both rear tractor levers (2) firmly hook into the printer.

7. Press To remove the paper from the printer follow the ab ove sequence backwards.

LOAD/PARK

to load the paper into the printer.

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The operator panel is located on the front left side of the printer and is composed of function keys

and leds with which you can easily check the printer status and sel ect the functions as descri bed below:

FFuunnccttiioonn kkeeyys

Turns the printer on or off. To turn the printer off, this key must be pressed for at least 3 seconds. Toggles between Letter Quality and Draft printing mode. This key is active, when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no

print data are in the buffer. When pressed while powering the printer on, selects the printer setup mode. See “Printer

Setup” later in this manual.

LOA D PARK

P2 P3

MICRO FEED

LF FF

PROGRA M

ONLINE

LOAD PARK

If the paper path is empty, the fanfold paper is loaded into the printer (

LOAD

function). This function is performed when the printer is online or offline. If paper is loaded in the printer, pressing this key, the

•

a single sheet is loaded in the printer , pre ssing this key it is ejec ted;

•

if the fanfold paper is loaded in the printer, pressing this key it i s parked of the

printer is offline (

ON LINE

indicator off) or when the printer is online (

PARK

function is performed:

ON LINE

indicator on) and there are no data to be pri nted.

The PARK key has different effects depending on the selection for the PARK

MODE item in the Program Setup. See the description of this item lat er in this

manual.

↑

↓

LF FF

Moves the fanfold paper forward in microsteps or continuously when keeping the key pressed.

This key is enabled, when the printer cover is open. Moves the fanfold paper backwards in microsteps or continuously when keeping

the key pressed. This key is enabled, when the printer cover is open. Moves the paper one line.

If fanfold paper is loaded, the key moves it forward one page. If a single sheet is loaded, it is moved forward for the selected page length.

PROGRAM

ON LINE

and

Selects one of the available configurations (P1, P2, couple

This key is active, when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no

P1/P3

P2/P4

) if the PROGRAM LOCKED parameter is not enabled.

or a configuration

print data are in the buffer. When pressed while powering the printer on, selects the offset adjustment page.

See “Offset Adjustment” later in this manual. Toggles the printer between online and offline status.

When pressed while powering the printer on, selects the Self Test printout. See “Printing a Test Page” in this manual.

LLeedds

POWER LQ P1, P2,

P3, P4

On, if the printer is powered on. On, if the Letter Quality mode is selected.

Indicate the currently selected configuration both in normal printing mode and during the Printer Setup procedure. See “Printer Setup” later in this section.

If the INTERFACE TYPE function is set to auto+blink, when line 1 (parallel interface) is selected for data transmission, the P1 indicator blinks.

If the INTERFACE TYPE function is set to auto+blink, when line 2 (serial interface) is selected for data transmission, the P2 indicator blinks.

ON LINE

In case of a printer fault during the initialization of the LQ, P1, P2, P3, P4 and

In case of fault condition P1, P2, P3 and P4 blink. On, if the printer is online.

Off, if the printer is offline. Blinks, when receiving printing data from host.

ON LINE

indicators

blink contemporaneously. Turn the printer off and on again. If the problem is not solved, call the

Customer Service.

SSooffttwwaarree DDrriivveerr SSeelleeccttiioon

At this point it is necessary to configure your printer for your application package. The installation procedures depend upon the host environment.

Together with the printer you receive a CD -ROM containing the printer drivers for the Wi ndows environment. This printer supports the Plug&Play facility in the Windows95/98 ® environment.

If you want to install the printer in the Windows environment, insert the CD-ROM and follow the instructions.

The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address

http://www.compuprint.net/drivers

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This printer can be connected to the host by means of a parallel standard Centronics or

bidirectional IEEE 1284 type interface or by means of the serial RS232C interface. Proceed as follows:

Make sure that both the host and the printer are turned off.

With the help of the following figure identify the connector for the interface you want to

connect and insert the cable firmly into it. Fix the parallel interface cable by means of the corresponding hooks or the serial cable

tightening the screws on either side of the connector.

SERIAL (L ine 2 )

Make sure, that the interface cables do not hamper the fanfold paper while it is loaded into th e

printer.

PARAL LE L (L ine 1 )

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PPaarraalllleell IInntteerrffaacce

The parameters set for the parallel interface match most of the most common environments and the printer can be used immediately after the connection to the host.

In case you need to modify the standard parameters see “Printer Setup” later in this section.

SSeerriiaall IInntteerrffaacce

Because of the great variety of the possible connection configurations, when you use the serial interface you will need to set the parameters accordingly.

To assure a correct functioning of the printer connected through the serial interface, the transmission parameters set for the printer must match the values set for the host. Check the interface settings on the host and proceed as follows:

1. Press the LQ key while powering the printer on and keep it pressed until a ll leds turn briefly on.

The printer enters the Setup mode.

2. Insert a blank sheet in A4 or Letter format. The printer loads the sheet and stops. The

and

leds are lit.

PROGRAM

3. Press the

key once. The

P1, P2, P3

and

leds are unlit.

P1, P2,

4. Press the LQ key. The printer prints the first configuration sheet.

5. To change the values of the serial interface parameters, fill in the marker ( ) beside the value

you want to set with a black or blue ball-point pen or a fiber-pen.

Do not use pencils.

W ORD LENGTH ( ) ( )

disabled * enabled

BAUD RATE ( ) ( ) PA RITY BIT ( ) ( ) ( )

disabled * enabled

DTR XON/XOFF* XON/XOFF + DTR

If more than one value is set for a parameter, the printer ignores these parameters and maintains

the currently set value.

Do not fill in the marker beside the title of the preprinted form, otherwise the printer will not be

able to read that page.

6. Once the serial interface parameters have been signed, insert the sheet back into the printer.

7. The printer reads the selected values on the configuration sheet and sets them. The settings

are confirmed by a # symbol printed on the left of the corresponding marker.

The printer then returns to normal functioning mode.

For a complete description of the printer setup procedure see the paragraph “Printer Setup” later

in this manual.

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It is now useful to test, if the printer has been correctl y installe d. For thi s purpose print the self

test page as follows.

1. Press the

ON LINE

key while powering the printer on a nd hold the key pressed until all leds

turn briefly on.

2. Insert a single sheet in A4 or Letter format. The printer prints the Self-Test page. Check that the printout is correct. The following printout

example shows also the printer setup default values.

ELF TEST

MDP40T plus:

CONFIGURATION SETUP

PROGRAM PROGRAM LOCKED ERROR BUZZER JOB BUZZER INTERFACE TYPE INPUT BUFFER IGNORE PE AUTOFEED SIGNAL SLCT-IN SIGNAL BUFFER CONTROL ROBUST XON WORD LENGTH BAUD RATE PARITY BIT

Code Version Vx.x xxxxxxxx CharGen:xxxxxxxx ver. x.xx

progr.1 disabled 1 beep disabled automatic 16 Kb enabled disabled disabled XON/XOFF enabled 8 bit 9600 bps none

SECURITY MODE AUTO GAP OFFSET +0.000 mm GET EDGE QUOTE SKIP PERFORATION disabled TEAR ADJUST

ENABLED

1/2”

+0,00 mm

PROGRAM SETUP

PROTOCOL FONT HORIZONTAL PITCH VERTICAL PITCH FORM LENGTH

LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN IBM COMPRESS IBM C-SET EPSON C-SET NATION C-SET CODE PAGE LINE MODE WRAP MODE SLASHED ZERO PRINT DIRECTION EJECT ON FF CUT SHEET EJECT PARK MODE TEAR MODE MANUAL LOADING disabled disabled disabled disabled ALIGN MODE GAP MODE AUTO EMPHASIZED VERT.POS 1/10” VERT.ADJ 1/60” HORIZ.POS 1/10” HORIZ.ADJ 1/60”

PROGRAM 1 IBM XL24E Draft 10 cpi 6 lpi A4 0 0 96 0 0

17.1 cpi IBM set 1 graphic USA CP437 LF=LF, CR=CR LF=LF, CR=CR LF=LF, CR=CR LF=LF, CR=CR autowrap disabled sw control enabled on front manual imm. Manual imm. manual

fast auto

0.45 mm 0 0 0 0

PROGRAM 2 EPSON 570 Draft 10 cpi 6 lpi A4 0 0 96 0 0

17.1 cpi IBM set 1 Graphic USA CP437

Autowrap Disabled Sw control Enabled On front

Manual

Fast Auto

0.45 mm 0 0 0 0

PROGRAM 3 IBM XL24E Draft 10 cpi 6 lpi #lines 72 0 96 0 0

17.1 cpi IBM set 1 graphic USA CP437

autowrap disabled sw control enabled on front manual imm. manual imm. manual

fast auto

0.45 mm 0 0 0 0

PROGRAM 4 EPSON 570 Draft 10 cpi 6 lpi #lines 72 0 96 0 0

17.1 cpi IBM set 1 graphic USA CP437

autowrap disabled sw control enabled on front

manual

fast auto

0.45 mm 0 0 0 0

PPrriinntteerr SSeettuup

The default configuration of this printer matches most of the commonly used environments, but it may be necessary to change some pri nter parameters. For this purpose it is necessary to use preprinted forms to be used with the printer in configura t ion mode.

The following is the complete description of the Setup Procedure.

The detailed description of the parameters that can be set on the various preprinted f orms are

described in the “Setup Parameters” paragraph, later in this manual.

To enter the Printer Setup Mode press and hold the LQ key for at least 1 second w hile poweri ng the printer on. The printer enters the Setup Mode.

PPrriinnttiinngg tthhee PPrriinntteerr SSeettuupp FFoorrmms

If you already have the preprinted forms for the printer setup, go to “Filling in the Printer Setup

Forms” later in this manual.

Insert a blank sheet in A4 or Letter format. The printer loads the sheet and stops. The and P4 leds are lit.

ON LINE, PROGRAM

The

If the LQ key is pressed immediately after the printer enters in Setup Mode, all printer setup

and LQ keys are enabled.

modules are printed.

P1, P2, P3

If you press the

•

the printer self-test is printed. See “Printing a Test Page ” before in this manual. In this way it

ON LINE

key:

is possible to check the current printer parameters.

•

once the self-test is finished, the printer remains in Setup Mode.

If you press the

•

the Px leds change and you can select the Setup Page you want to print as follows:

P1 P2 P3 P4 P1 P2 P3 P4 P1 P2 P3 P4

= lit = unlit

The printer setup forms contain all printer parameters and the values that can be set. The

PROGRAM

All setup pages

Configuration page

Program 1 page

key:

P1 P2 P3 P4 P1 P2 P3 P4 P1 P2 P3 P4

Program 2 page

Program 3 page

Program 4 page

current value is indicated b y an asterisk (*).

For a detailed description of the parameters and the settings see “Setup Parameters” later in this

manual.

Each printer setup form is identified by a marker in the upper left corner of the page as follows:

Configuration Setup Program 1

Program 2

If you press the LQ key:

The printing of the printer setup forms starts. The forms are printed a ccording to the selection made with the

If you select one of the Program couples

PROGRAM

key.

Program 3

Program 4

P1/P3

P2/P4

you can define one parameters set for printing on cut sheets and one for fanfold. P1 and P2 define the values for printing on cut sheets, whereas P3 and P4 define the printing parameters for the fanfold paper.

The program couples may be selected only if the same emulation is selected for the two

programs.

The selection of the Program Setup is made simply pressing the

PROGRAM

key. When passing from one Program Setup to another, the printer resets before setting the parameters as defined in the new program setup.

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To change the values of the parameters, fill in the marker ( ) beside the value you want to set

with a black or blue ball-point pen or a fiber-pen.

Do not use pencils.

AUTOFEE D S IG N A L ( ) ( ) SLCT -IN SIGNAL ( ) ( )

BUFFER CONTROL ( ) ( ) ( )

disabled * enabled disabled * enabled

DTR XON/XOFF* XON/XOFF +

If more than one value is set for a parameter, the printer ignores these parameters and maintains

the currently set value.

Do not fill in the marker beside the title of the preprinted form, otherwise the printer will not be

able to read that page.

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When the Printer Setup Forms have been filled in, insert them back into the printer. The printer

is able to recognize the Setup Forms by means of the markers on these pages. The printer reads the values marked for the various para meters and configures the printer accordingly.

The settings are confirmed by a # symbol printed on the left of the corresponding marker.

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Printer Powered-off

Self Test

PROGR A M

ONLINE

PROGR A M

P1 P2 P3 P4

PROGR A M

P1 P2 P3 P4

PROGR A M

P1 P2 P3 P4

Normal M ode

PROGR A M

P1 P2 P3 P4

PROGR A M

SSeettuupp PPaarraammeetteerrs

The following is a listing of the setup parameters.

Configuration Sheet

Setup Parameter

RESTORE TO MFG no

Values

all config prog.1, prog. 2,

prog.3, prog 4

PROGRAM

progr.1, progr.2, progr.3, progr.4, progr.1/3, progr.2/4

PROGRAM LOCKED disabled, enabled

ERROR BUZZER JOB BUZZER

1 beep, no beep disabled, 1 beep,

continuous

Description

The selected values are not set to factory defaults. The values set in all printer setups are reset to factory default

values. The values set in the configuration setup are reset to factory

default values. The values set in the corresponding program setup are reset

to the factory default values. Defines the default Program Setup or Setup couple. The

program couples may be selected only if the same emulation has been selected for the two setups.

Locks the program setup selection. In case the lock is ‘enabled’ the program setup cannot be changed pressing the PROGRAM key.

Selects the behavior of the buzzer in case of an error. Selects the behavior of the buzzer when a new print job is

started: no signal ( continuous signal (

disabled

continuous

), one beep (

1 beep

) or a

Setup Parameter

Values

Description

INTERFACE TYPE parallel, serial, automatic,

auto+blink

INPUT BUFFER IGNORE PE

AUTOFEED SIGNAL disabled, enabled

SLCT-IN SIGNAL

BUFFER CONTROL DTR, XON/XOFF,

1 Kb, 8 Kb, 16 Kb, 32 Kb Selects the buffer size. enabled, disabled

disabled, enabled

XON/XOFF+DTR ROBUST XON WORD LENGTH

enabled, disabled

7 bit, 8 bit

Selects the interface type. In case of ‘automatic’ the interface type is selected by the printer depending on data coming from host. When the

auto+blink

item is selected, the P1 and P2 leds blink to indicate which interface is selected: P1 blinks when the serial interface is selected, whereas P2 blinks, when the parallel interface is selected.

Selects whether the printer signals the paper empty condition (

disabled

The parallel interface uses ( (

disabled

The parallel interface uses ( (

disabled

Selection of the buffer protocol.

Perform the Robust XON ( Sets the number of the data bits.

) or not (

enabled

) the AUTOFEED signal.

enabled

) the SELECT-IN signal.

enabled

) or does not use

) or not (

disabled

BAUD RATE PARITY BIT SECURITY MODE

600 - 38400 bps Even, odd, none enabled, disabled

Sets the data transfer rate. Selects the parity control for the data. Enables or disables the security actions that assure protection

against paper jams. If disabled, the paper handling is faster.

Setup Parameter

AUTO GAP OFFSET -0,075 mm, -0.050 mm,

Values

-0.025 mm, +0.000 mm, +0.025 mm, +0.050 mm, +0.075 mm, +0.100 mm

GET EDGE QUOTE

0/2”, 1/2”, 2/2”, 3/2”, 4/2”, 5/2”, 6/2”, 7/2”

SKIP PERFORATION disabled, enabled

TEAR ADJUST

-0,85 mm, -0,56 mm, 0,28 mm, +0,00 mm, +,28 mm +0,56 mm, +0,85 mm

Description

Sets the automatic gap offset to one of the given values.

Sets the position in which the left paper edge is checked. If set to 0, the check is performed at the first line. The other values correspond to the physical distance from the first line.

If the passage of the paper perforation under the print head is critical, select

enabled

to avoid the paper to get torn. The print head lifts up during the paper passage. If disabled, the print head keeps in position.

Sets the paper tear-off position by aligning the paper with the tear-off edge .

PROGRAM 1

PROGRAM 2

PROGRAM 3

Setup Parameter

PROTOCOL

FONT

HORIZONTAL PITCH

VERTICAL PITCH FORM LENGTH

PROGRAM 4

Values

EPSON 570, IBM XL24E, IBM XL24E AGM, IBM 2390

Draft, Courier, OC R-B , Goth ic, Prestige, Presentor, OCR-A, Script, Boldface, l ocked Draft

10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi

5 lpi, 6 lpi, 8 lpi, # lines, A4, letter, A5, legal

Description

Defines the printer protocol.

Selects the font. If you set

locked Draft

the printer prints always with this font, independently from the font set via software.

Selects the character spacing in characters per inch (cpi).

Selects the line spacing in lines per inch (lpi). Sets the page length in number of lines or standard

formats A4, Letter, A5 or Legal. If you select

# lines

, you must indicate the number of lines you want to set in the scheme below this selection. The values range between 0 and 255. To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds, the second line to the tens and the third line to the units. See the example below.

Example:

How to set the form length to 82 lines:

(

FORM LENGTH

100 x 10 x

1 x

0 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( )

(

# lines A4 letter A5 legal Minimum = 0 M aximum = 255 Current = 0

(

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

(

( )

(

Setup Parameter

LEFT MARGIN

Values Description

10 x 1 x

Sets the left margin in number of columns. The values range between 0 and 90. The physical position of margin depends on the current character spacing To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens, the second line to the units. See the example below.

Example:

How to set the Left Margin to 20.

LEFT MARGIN Minimum = 0 Maximum = 90 Current = 0

10 x 1 x

(

( ) ( )

(

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

(

( ) ( )

6 7

Setup Parameter

Values Description

RIGHT MARGIN

100 x 10 x 1 x

Sets the right margin in number of columns. The values range between 0 and 190. The physical position of margin depends on the current character spacing. To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds, the second line to the tens and the third line to the units. See the example below:

Example:

How to set the Right Margin to 101.

RIGHT MARGIN Minimum = 0 Maximum = 190 Current = 0

100 x 10 x 1 x

Setup Parameter

TOP MARGIN

0 ( )

(

( )

(

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

(

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

(

Values Description

10 x 1 x

Sets the top margin in number of lines. The values range between 0 and 90. To

6 7

set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens, the second line to the units. See the example below.

Example:

How to set the Top Margin to 15.

TOP MARGIN Minimum = 0 Maximum = 90 Current = 0

10 x 1 x

(

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( )

(

6 7

(

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

(

Setup Parameter

Values Description

BOTTOM MARGIN 10 x

1 x

Sets the bottom margin in number of lines. The values range between 0 and 90. To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens, the second line to the units. See the example below.

Example:

How to set the bottom margin to 34 lines:

BOTTOM MARGIN Minimum = 0 Maximum = 90 Current = 0

10 x 1 x

Setup Parameter

IBM COMPRESS

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

Values

17.1 cpi, 20 cpi

(

( )

(

6 7

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

Description

Selects the pitch for the compressed mode printing in IBM

emulation. IBM C-SET EPSON C-SET NATION C-SE T

IBM set 1, IBM set 2 Italic, graphic USA, FRANCE,

Selects the IBM character set.

Selects italic or graphic Epson character set.

Selects the national character sets.

GERMANY, ENGLAND, DENMARK1, SWEDEN, ITALY, SPAIN1, JAPAN, NORWAY, DENMARK2, SPAIN2, LATIN A1

Setup Parameter

CODE PAGE

Values

CP437, CP437G, 96GREEK, CP850, CP851, CP852, CP853, CP855, CP857, CP858, CP860, CP862, CP863, CP864, CP865, CP866, CP867, CP876, CP877, GOST, TASS, 8859/1, 8859/2, 8859/3, 8859/4, 8859/5, 8859/6, 8859/7, 8859/8, 8859/9, 8859/15

Description

Selects the code page for both the IBM and the EPSON

emulations.

LINE MODE

WRAP MODE

SLASHED ZERO

LF=LF, CR=CR

CR=LF+CR

LF=LF+CR

LF&CR=LF+CR

truncate, autowrap

disabled, enabled

If the printer receives a LF code (LF), it only performs a line feed.

If the printer receives a CR code (CR), it only performs a carriage

return.

If the printer receives a CR code (CR), it performs a carriage

return followed by a line feed. If the printer receives a LF code

(LF), it performs a line feed.

If the printer receives a LF code (LF), it performs a line feed

followed by a carriage return. If the printer receives a CR code

(CR), it only performs a carriage return.

If the printer receives a LF code (LF) or a CR code (CR), it

performs both a line feed and a carriage return.

The data exceeding the line length are truncated (

printed on the following line (

Selects the printing character for zero, with a slash (enabled) or

autowrap

truncate

) or

without (disabled).

Setup Parameter

Values

Description

PRINT DIRECTION unidir., bidir.,

sw control

EJECT ON FF

CUT SHEET EJECT on front, on rear

PARK MODE

disabled, enabled Performs a form feed according to the selected page format

immediate

manual imm.

Selects the printing direction of the print head: unidirectional (

unidir

control

(

disabled

Selects whether the cut sheet loaded into the printer is ejected

.), bidirectional (

bidir

.) or selected via software (

) or ejects a cut sheet loaded into the printer (

enabled

towards the front or the rear of the printer. When pressing the PARK key or receiving a park command, the

printer immediately parks the paper. When pressing the PARK key, the printer automatically parks the

paper. When receiving a park command via software:

1. If the current page is not empty (there is printing data or paper movement commands have been issued), a form feed is performed.

2. The paper is moved to the tear-off position.

3. The P1, P2, P3 and P4 leds blink.

When the ON LINE key is pressed the printer parks the paper.

after tear

When pressing the PARK key or receiving a park command via software:

1. If the current page is not empty (there is printing data or paper

movement commands have been issued), a form feed is performed.

2. The paper is moved to the tear-off position.

3. The P1, P2, P3 and P4 leds blink.

4. When the ON LINE key is pressed the printer parks the paper

Setup Parameter

Values

Description

TEAR MODE

auto 1s, auto 2s, auto 3s, auto 4s, auto 5s, manual, no tear/reverse

Selects the way the tear mode is performed. Selecting

auto 2s, auto 3s, auto 4s, or auto 5s

the paper in the tear-off position and back to the printing position after the corresponding number of seconds. Selecting manual, the tear-off is performed manually, pressing the ON LINE key. Selecting

tear/ reverse

, the printer does not perform the tear-off function

(this is useful, when printing on labels).

MANUAL LOADING enabled, disabled Selects the manual loading mode. Setting it to

loads any kind of document according to the described procedures. Select

disabled

, when a more precise paper alignment is necessary. With this selection it is not possible to load documents with a width of less than 90 mm.

ALIGN MODE

fast, normal

Selects the paper alignment mode. Selecting performs less checks on the alignment, whereas, if you need a particularly precise alignment of the documents, select

GAP MODE

auto, fix

Selects, whether the print gap is sensed for each inserted sheet (

) or only for the first sheet after the printer power on (

auto

print gap is sensed separately for the cut sheet and the fanfold paper.

AUTO EMPHASIZED no autoEM, 0.25

mm, 0.35 mm, 0.45

Selects the emphasized print mode when the loaded paper is thicker than the selected value.

mm, 0.55 mm

auto 1s,

, the printer moves

enabled

fast

the printer

normal

fix

). The

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For a precise adjustment of the position of the printed characters on a pre-printed form, this

printer allows to easily adjust the first line and the first printing column as follows:

1. Press the

PROGRAM

key while powering the printer on.

2. Insert a blank sheet into the printer. The following sheet will be printed:

OFFSET TUNING SETUP

Vertical Position Offset (1/10 INCH)

PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4

Vertical Offset Tuning (1/60 INCH)

PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4

Horizontal Position Offset (1/10 INCH)

PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4

Horizontal Offset Tuning (1/60 INCH)

X X

( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

+1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1

PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) * ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) * ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

+1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6

+1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9

( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) * ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

-6

-5

-4

-3

-2

-1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6

The Vertical Offset Tuning values correspond to 1 /60 inches and set the vertical offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 1 mm from the upper paper margin.

The Horizontal Offset Tuning values correspond to 1/60 inches and set the horizontal offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 3 mm from the left paper margin.

If you need to change the default position of the first print l ine the vertical offset can be set in the Vertical Position Offset lines and/or the horizontal offset in the Vertical Position Offset lines. Both these values correspond to 1/10 inch values.

3 mm

Horizontal Offset Tuning

1 mm

HORIZ

DEF. POS

VERT. DEF. POS

= FIRST PRINT POSITION

Vertical Offset Tuning

3. Fill in the marker corresponding to the value you want to set and reinsert the sheet into the printer. The printer reads the selected values and sets them.

4. Turn the printer off.

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The straight paper path of this printer is designed for trouble-free handling of a great variety of documents.

In case a paper jam condit ion occurs, proceed as follows:

1. Open the printer cover.

2. Pull the lever on the right inner side of the printer towards the printer front side to open the paper path and with the other hand hold the paper path cover.

3. Remove the jammed paper.

4. In case it is not possible to remove the jammed paper because you cannot reach it with your hand or it is embedded so that you cannot move it, rotate the white cog-wheel beside the paper path lever to free the paper.

5. To close the paper path, push the paper path cover down until it locks in position.

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The following table is useful for identifying and solve print quality problems.

Problem

Fading print The ribbon is not fed

Cause

The ribbon is used up or torn

Paper damaged after printing

The paper does not correspond to the specifications given in this manual or was not loaded according to the indications given

Solution

Check that the ribbon is correctly inserted. See “Installing the Ribbon Cartridge”.

Turn the ribbon tension knob to verify, that the ribbon is not blocked.

If the problem is not solved, change the ribbon cartridge.

Change the ribbon cartridge.

Verify that the paper corresponds to the specifications and has been loaded according to the indications given.

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If you need to check the data transmission and wa nt to print in hexadecimal mode, proceed as

follows:

1. Press the

LOAD/PARK

key until all leds briefly light up while power ing the pr inter on.

2. The data sent to the printer are printed in three columns where the first column indicates the number of the line, the second shows the hexadecimal values corresponding to the transferred data and the third column shows the corresponding ASCII values.

3. To exit form the hexadecimal mode turn off the printer.

PPaappeerr SSppeecciiffiiccaattiioonns

The documents must all guarantee the following characteristics:

•

Use paper matching the indicated characteristics.

•

They must have well defined top and left edges, with a square angle tolerance of 0.1° on all edges.

•

The paper must not have holes, perforations, folds or tears anywhere within the print area of the document.

•

The radius on a corner of the form must be within 9.5 mm from the left or right edge.

•

The form to be printed must not contain foreign material.

•

Form opacity must be at least 75%. Forms with a lower opacity may cause feed errors.

•

Never print on documents with metallic or hard plastic fasteners or staples, they may damage the printer.

•

To get the maximum print contrast you should print on white or light colored paper. You may overstrike to improve the low contrasting paper.

•

It is preferable to use single and multiple documents with the fibre running in the insertion direction of the printing unit.

•

Recycled paper is permitted on principle.

•

It is preferable to print on multipl e forms with a narrow glue strip or top-gluing. The gluing must not cause waving in the set of forms.

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Print Area

Dimensions

Form width

Form length

Distance between dot position and left or right paper edge

Distance between top of the first printed line and top margin of the document

Distance between the lower margin and the lower part of the last printed line

Insertion direction

Maximum

240 mm

(226 mm if

thickness is higher

than 0.2 mm

711.2 mm

Paper weight Paper thickness min. 0.06 mm max. 0.6 mm Copies

Minimum

70 mm (manual alignment)

min. 60 g/m

Original + 8 copies

90 mm (automatic alignment)

68.6 mm

3.0 mm if length is less than 355.6 mm

8.0 mm if length is between 335.6 and 711.2 mm 1 mm

6.6 mm

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Dimensions

Page width

Page length

Distance between the

Maximum Minimum

235 mm 79 mm

68.6 mm

3.0 mm left or right vertical paper perforation and

Print Area

the leftmost or rightmost printing dot. Distance between the

1 mm

upper page margin

and the upper margin of the first print line Distance between the

6.6 mm lower page margin and the lower margin of the last print line. Paper thickness Copies

0.6 mm

1 original +

8 copies

0.06 mm

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Printing Technology

Print head: 24 pin Resolution: 360x360 dpi (HxV)

Line Length (@ 10 cpi)

94 columns (cut sheets) 80 columns (fanfold)

Printing Speed

420/350 cps @ 12/10 cpi (Draft) 140/117 cps @ 12/10 cpi (LQ)

Emulation

IBM ® Personal Printer 2390+, Proprinter XL24E, Proprinter XL24AGM, Epson 570

Resident Fonts

Draft, Courier, Gothic, Prestige, Presentor, Script, OCR-A, OCR-B, Boldface

Character Set

PC standard set (CS1-CS2) - 13 National Epson sets - CP437 (USA) - CP437G (Greek) CP850(Multilanguage) – CP851 (Greek) - CP852 (Latin 2) - CP853 (Turkish) - CP855 (Russian) CP857 (Turkish) - CP860 (Portuguese) - CP862 (Hebrew) - CP863 (French/Canadian) - CP864 (Arabic) - CP865 (Norwegian) - CP866 (Cyrillic) - CP867 (Turkish) - CP876 (OCRA) - CP877 (OCRB)

- CP 858 (Euro) - Gost - Tass – ISO 8859/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/15 - 96 GREEK

Barcodes

UPC/A, UPC/E, EAN8, EAN13, Code 39, Code 128, Postnet, Codabar, ADD-ON 2, ADD-ON 5, Code 11, Code 93, BCD, MSI, 2/5 Interleaved, 2/5 Matrix, 2/5 Industrial

Interfaces

Parallel IEEE 1284 bidirectional, Serial RS-232/C Automatic Interface Switching

Memory

32 Kbytes buffer

Special Functions

Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA) Auto Alignment Auto Border Recognition Bar Code Reading (in horizontal & vertical mode - option)

Ribbon Life

4 million characters (black)

Reliability

MTBF: 10.000 hours

Print Head Life

400 million characters

Physical Dimensions & Weight

390 (W) x 210 (H) x 320 (D) mm 14 Kg

Power Supply

Tension: 110V and 220V Frequency : 60 Hz and 50 Hz Power consumption: 120 W max. (printing), 10 W (standby)

Environmental conditions

Temperature: working 5/40 °C, stock -25/60 °C Humidity: working from 20 to 85% (r.h.),

stock from 10% to 90% (r.h.) (without condensing)

Standard

EN 60950, IEC 950

Environment

Energy star compliant

Noise Level

55dbA

FFCCCC NNoottees

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try t o correct the i nterference by one or more of the fol lowing meas ures:

•

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•

Increase the separation b etween the equipment and the receiver.

•

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected

•

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

A shielded Centronics IEEE1284 compliant bi-directional parallel cable, maximum length 3 meters (10 feet), and a shielded RS-232 serial cable, maximum length 15 me ters (50 fe et), are n ecessary for this d evice to meet the require ments of a Class B digital devi ce pursuant t o part 15 of t he FCC rules .

The above specified cables are readily av ailable as Perso nal Compu ter or Pe riphe ral accessorie s from mu ltiple retail outlets. Please consult your dealer for details concerning such cables and also for information about FCC rules for digital devices.

Changes or modifications to the device covered by this manual, which are not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance, could void the user’s authority under the FCC rules to operate t h e equipment.

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This digital apparatus complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class B limits for radio frequency emissions. Cet appareil numérique est conforme aux limites de Classe B de la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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This equipment conforms to the EEC Directive 89/392 (the sound pressure, measured according to ISO 7779, does not exceed 70 dBA).

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