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Thanks for choosing the Compuprint SP40 printer.
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 lev el r eached by the CPG printers with
Compuprint brand.
To maintain these printing perform ances unchanged in the long run, CPG International has dev eloped s pecific
Compuprint branded consumables 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.
CPG International recommends to use only its original Compuprint branded consumables with original
pac k agin g (id entified b y its h olog raphic label). I n this wa y, a p ro per us e of the p rin ter a t qu ality lev el stated in
the product characteristics can be assur ed. All typical us age problems related to not certified consumables may
be a v oided , su ch as an ov er all qu ality pr int lev el d egr adation and, often, the reduction of the product life due to
the fact that the proper work ing conditions for the pr int heads, O PC cartridge and other printer parts are not
assured.
Mor eov er , C PG d oes not o nly cer tify its co ns um ables in term s of wo rk in g conditions but also carefully controls
their compliance with the international standard rules concerning:
• no cancerous materials;
• no flammability of the plastic materials;
• other standards
CPG adv ises the customers not to us e products for which the compliance to this safety rules are not warranted.
Finally seek your dealer or contact a CPG office and be s ure that are prov ided you the original Compupr int
branded consumables.
FFCCCC NNootteess
This equipment has bee n tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursua nt to Part 15 of the F CC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial
env i ron ment . Thi s eq u ip men t gen erat es, u ses an d can rad iat e rad io frequ en cy en erg y an d , if no t in s tal l ed an d us ed in acco rdan ce with the
instruction m anual, may c a use har mful interference to ra dio communications. Howeve r, the re is no gua rantee that interference wi ll not occur in
a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harm ful interference to radio or television reception, which can be deter mined by turning
the equipment of f and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or m ore of the following m easures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipm ent and the receiver.
• Connect the equipm ent into an outlet on a circuit different f rom that to which the receiver is con nected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician f or 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 mete rs (50 fe et), are necessary for this device to meet the requirements of a Class B digital device pursua nt to part 15
of the FCC rules.
The above specified cables are readily available as Personal Computer or Peripheral access o ries fro m multiple retail outle ts. Please consult
your dealer for details concerning suc h cables and also for information a bout 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 opera te the equipment.
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This digital apparatus complies with the Cana dian 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 pressur e, measured according to ISO 7779, does not ex ceed 70 dBA).
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Com pupr int Products Information ....................ii
FCC Notes ..............................................................iii
Canadian D.O.C. Radio Interference Regulationiii
EEC Regulations ....................................................iv
Table of Contents.................................................iv
Printer Presentation.............................................1
Unpacking the Printer...........................................3
Printer Parts ...........................................................4
Front View ................................................................ 4
Inside View............................................................... 5
Rear View.................................................................6
Printer Installation.................................................7
Choos ing a Suit able Loc at ion....................................... 7
Installing the Power Cable ........................................... 8
Ins t alling t he R ibbon C art ridge.....................................9
Paper Handling.....................................................15
Loading Paper ..........................................................15
The Operator Panel.............................................17
Function Keys..........................................................18
Leds .......................................................................19
Software Driver Selection..................................20
Connection to the Host ......................................21
Setting the Interf ace Parameters ................................22
Parallel Interface...................................................22
Serial Interf ace.....................................................22
Printer Setup........................................................23
Entering the Printer Setup Mode..................................23
Printing the Test Page ...............................................24
Printing the Printer Setup Forms .................................28
Filling in t he Print er Set up F orm s ................................30
Setup Parameters.....................................................31
Offset Adjustments ..................................................43
Reading t he Preprint ed F orm s ....................................47
Printer Setup Overview..............................................48
Trouble shooting..................................................49
Paper Problems ........................................................49
Paper Jam ............................................................49
Paper Dam aged af t er Print ing .................................51
Ribbon C art ridge Problem s .........................................52
Paper Specifications...........................................53
Cut s Sheet s .............................................................54
Passbooks...............................................................55
Passbooks with Horizontal Fold ...............................56
Passbooks with Vertical Fold...................................57
Technical Specifications ....................................58
PPrriinntteerr PPrreesseennttaattiioonn
This dot-matrix printer is a multi-purpose printer for front office applications. Its compact structure is designed
for integration in an ergonomic environment . The p rint er 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, multi-parts and passbooks.
• High print pressure for multi-parts documents
• High print quality supplied by a 24 wire print head
• High reliability paper handling
The straight paper path allows the printing on particular documents such as envelopes, multipart forms and
passbooks.
• Automatic paper thickness adjustment
The print head detects 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 of the document and adjusts it, if necessary.
The printout is therefore performed correctly independently from the paper loading position.
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• Standard parallel and serial interface and automatic switch-over function.
• Easy printer setup through an optically managed menu.
• Supported emulations: Ep son 570, IBM P rop rinter XL24E, XL24E A GM , IBM 2390+, 4722, 9068 and
Olivetti PR40+, PR2, 2845.
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Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box:
Notify any damage to your supplier.
• Ribbon cartridge
• Power cable
• CD-ROM with the printer documentation and
drivers.
A lways keep th e packin g materi al in a saf e place as you must rep ack t he printer int o it, when
you need to move it.
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PPrriinntteerr PPaarrttss
N ever remove any print er part unless it i s expressly indi cat ed in th is manu al.
FFrroonntt VViieeww
Pri nter Cover
Operator Panel
Pape r S tand
Power-o n Pus h-but ton
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Print Head
Assembly
Pri nt Area
Printhead
Paper Jam
Removal Cog-wheel
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RReeaarr VViieeww
Power Cable Connect or
Serial Inter f ac e Cable Connect or
Parallel Int er f ac e Cable Conn ec t or
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CChhoooossiinngg aa SSuuiittaabbllee LLooccaattiioonn
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;
• When printing on standard paper formats, the paper comes out partially 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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1. Find the power cable connector and the rating plate on the rear side of the printer.
Always use a grounded outlet.
2. Insert the p ower cable int o the connect or on the
printer and the other end into a convenient mains
outlet.
3. Press the
key on the left side of the printer front to power the printer on.
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In order to avoid damagi ng t he print head assembly, t his prin t er accepts o nly original
Compuprint ribbon cartridges. Therefore, if you install a not original cartridge, the printer may
1. Remove the cartridge from its bag. Turn the
tension knob in the direction of the arrow
to tighten the ribbon.
not work.
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2. Open the printer cover.
3. O p en t he p r int head ass embly p u sh ing th e t wo gr een lever s t o war ds t he rear of t h e p rin t er. T h e p rin t
head assembly moves up.
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4. M ove the p rint head to the middle of the print
carriage bar.
5. Insert the upper cartridge pins (1) onto the corresponding groove on the print head assembly. Then push
the lower pin (2) into the corresponding lower groove until it clicks into place.
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1
1
2
2
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6. Insert the ribbon mask onto the print head:
match the two grooves (1) on both sides of
the ribbon mask with the pins (2) on both
sides of the print head.
7. Push the mask up until it clicks into place.
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8. Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow
to tighten the ribbon.
9. P us h t h e p rin t head as s embly d ow n, u nt il it clicks
into place.
If you do not close t he pri nt-head assemb ly correctl y, t he printer does not prin t and you may
damage the printer cover.
10. Close the printer cover.
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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.
T he p r int head det ect s t he 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 paper margin, adjusting it if necessary.
LLooaaddiinngg PPaappeerr
• 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
Pin
Staple
Foreign
material
printer.
Tear
Fold
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• Before ins erting a p assbook into t he p rinter, op en it and crease it in bot h directions along the binding s tit ch,
so that the passbook lays flat on the paper stand when it is inserted into the printer.
• The document may not exceed the limits of the paper stand.
No!
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TThhee OOppeerraattoorr PPaanneell
T he op erator p anel is located on the front left side of the p rinter and is comp os ed of funct ion key s and leds
with which you can easily check the printer status and select the functions as described below:
STATION
1
EJECT
STATION
2
LQ
ON LINE
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STATI ON 1
STATI ON 2
ON LINE
Pressing this key, when the printer is offline, or when the printer is online and no print data are in
t he bu ffer , t he prin t er eject s t he p aper, if inser t ed (
EJECT function may be performed only if the printer is offline.
When the Printer is in the Printer Setup mode, pressing this key the operator selects the
Configuration Page to be printed. See “Printer Setup ” later in this manual.
When us ing t he IBM 4722, IBM 9068 and t he Olivet ti p rot ocols in t wo op erators (“ booking”)
mode, the application software determines the function of this key.
When the p rint er is offline or when t he printer is online and no p rint data are in the buffer,
pressing this key, the printer toggles between Letter Quality and Draft printing mode.
When the Printer is in the Printer Set up mode, p ress ing this key t he Configuration P age select ed
with the STATI ON 1 key will be printed. See “ Printer Setup ” later in this manual.
When us ing t he IBM 4722, IBM 9068 and t he Olivet ti p rot ocols in t wo op erators (“ booking”)
mode, the application software determines the function of this key.
Toggles the printer between online and offline status.
When pressed while powering the printer on, selects the Printer Setup Mode. See “Printer Setup”
later in this manual.
EJECT function). In the Olivetti emulation, the
If pressed in the Printer Setup mode, the printer prints the Self Test Page. See “Printing the Self
Test” later in this manual.
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On, if the printer is powered on.
Off, if the printer is powered off.
Lit, when the printer is on line.
ON L INE
STATION
EJECT
STAT ION
Unlit, when the printer is off line.
Blinks, w hen dat a are p resent in t he print er buffer and t he print er is not ready (offline or pap er out
condition).
If the p rint er is in Setup Mode, t his led indicat es which setup page is selected for p rinting. See
“ Printer Setup ” later in this manual.
When using the IBM 4722, IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two operators (“booking”) mode,
the
1
STATI O N 1 led is under software control.
If the p rint er is in Setup Mode, t his led indicat es which setup page is selected for p rinting. See
“ Printer Setup ” later in this manual.
Blinks, together with the other operator panel leds, if a printer error occurs.
Lit when the Letter Quality print mode is selected.
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When using the IBM 4722, IBM 9068 and the Olivetti protocols in two operators (“booking”) mode,
the STATION 2 led is under software control.
If the p rint er is in Setup Mode, t his led indicat es which setup page is selected for p rinting. See
“ Printer Setup ” later in this manual.
Blinks, together with the other operator panel leds, if a printer error occurs.
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SSooffttwwaarree DDrriivveerr SSeelleeccttiioonn
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 Windows environment.
This printer supports the Plug&Play facility in the Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / NT4.0 / Millennium®
environment.
If you want to install the printer in the Windows environment, insert the CD-ROM and follow the instructions
given.
The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address
http://www.compuprint.net/
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This printer can be connected to the host by means of a parallel standard Centronics or bi-directional IEEE 1284
type interface or by means of the serial RS-232/C interface.
Proceed as follows:
1. Make sure that both the host and the printer are turned off.
2. Wit h t he help of t he fo llow ing figu re iden t ify t h e conn ect or f or th e int er face you w ant to connect and insert
the cable firmly into it.
3. F ix th e p arallel in t erface cab le by mean s o f t he co rres p onding hooks or the serial cable tightening the screws
on either side of the connector.
Parallel Inter fa ce (line 1
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Serial Interface (line 2)
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PPaarraalllleell IInntteerrffaaccee
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 IInntteerrffaaccee
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.
For a co mplet e descrip t ion of t he printer set up procedure see the paragraph “Pri nter Setup”
later in this manual.
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PPrriinntteerr SSeettuupp
The Printer Setup is used to configure the printer parameters and to print a Self Test page, to check the settings
and the printer installation, and to perform the Print Offset Tuning.
The default configuration of this printer matches most of the commonly used environments, but it may be
necessary to change some printer parameters. With this printer you print the forms for the setup, you fill them
in, and then you insert them back into the printer for reading.
Once the printer reads the form, the new values are set.
The following is the complete description of the Setup Procedure.
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T o enter the Print er Setup Mode p ress and hold the ON LINE key pressed for at least 1 second while powering
the printer on. The printer enters the Setup Mode.
The three lower leds are unlit:
1
EJECT
= lit = unlit
You can now:
• Print the Self Test. See “ Printing the Self Test ” later in this manual.
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• Print one of t he Printer Setup F orms (Configurat ion M enu or Program1/Program2 Menu) or the Offs et
Tuning Form. See “Printing the Printer Setup Forms” later in this manual
• Insert a filled-in Printer Setup Form to set the corresponding Setup values.
PPrriinnttiinngg tthhee TTeesstt PPaaggee
T he Self T es t p age is us efu l t o t es t , if t h e p rin t er has been corr ect ly ins t alled, and allo ws t o s ee t he cu rren t
parameter settings.
1. With the printer in the Setup Mode, insert a single sheet in A4 or Letter format.
2. The printer loads the sheet and stops.
3. Press the
ON LINE key again.
The printer prints the Self-Test page. Check that the printout is correct. The following printout example shows
the Printer Setup default values.
Once the self-test is finished, the printer remains in Setup Mode.
SELF TEST
SP-40 : Code Version Vx.x xxxxxxxx CharGen:xxxxxxxx ver. x.xx
CONFIGURATION SETUP
PROGRAM progr.1 AUTOFEED SIGNAL disabled
ERROR BUZZER 1 beep SLCT-IN SIGNAL disabled
JOB BUZZER no beep IGNORE PE enabled
SECURITY MODE enabled BUFFER CONTROL XON/XOFF
PASSBOOK TYPE vertical ROBUST XON enabled
GET EDGE QUOTE 1/2” WORD LENGTH 8 bit
INTERFACE TYPE automatic BAUD RATE 9600 bps
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HONOR CTS yes PARITY BIT none
INPUT BUFFER 8 Kb
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PROGRAM SETUP
PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2
PROTOCOL IBM 4722 OLI.PR2
FONT Draft Draft
FAST LQ No yes
HORIZONTAL PITCH 10 lpi 10 lpi
VERTICAL PITCH 6 lpi 6 lpi
LOCK No lock No lock
FORM LENGTH A4 A4
0 0
LEFT MARGIN 0 0
RIGHT MARGIN 96 96
TOP MARGIN 0 0
BOTTOM MARGIN 0 0
IBM C-SET IBM set 1 IBM set 1
IBM COMPRESS 17.1 cpi 17.1 cpi
EPSON C-SET graphic graphic
NATION C-SET USA USA
CODE PAGE CP437 CP437
OLIVETTI C-SET INTERN. INTERN.
VERT. RESOLUTION 1/240 inch 1/240 inch
RESET WITH EJECT yes yes
LINE MODE LF=LF, CR=CR LF=LF, CR=CR
WRAP MODE autowrap autowrap
SLASHED ZERO no no
PRINT DIRECTION sw control sw control
EJECT ON FF yes yes
RESET WITH EJECT yes yes
CUT SHEET EJECT on front on front
PRINT IMPACT Strong Strong
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VERT.POS 1/10” 0 0
VERT.ADJ 1/60” 0 0
HORIZ.POS 1/10” 0 0
HORIZ.ADJ 1/60” 0 0
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If you already have the preprinted forms for the printer setup, go to “ Filling in the Printer Setup
F orms ” later in this manual.
1. With the printer in Setup Mode, insert a blank sheet in A4 or Letter format.
2. The printer loads the sheet and stops.
3. If y ou p ress the
to print as follows:
= lit = unlit
1
EJECT
1
EJECT
1
EJECT
1
EJECT
STATI ON 1 key, the three lower leds change and you can select the Setup Page you want
LQ
LQ
LQ
LQ
Configuration Page
Program 1 – Setup Page
Program 2 – Setup Page
Offset Tuning Setup Page
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4. Pressing the ST ATIO N2 key, the printer prints the selected Setup Page.
The p rint er set up forms contain all print er paramet ers and t he values that can be set. T he current value is
indicated by an asterisk (*).
For a d et ailed descri pti on o f t he paramet ers and the settings see “Setu p Parameters” later in
this manual.
Each Setup form is identified by a marker in the upper left corner of the page as follows:
Configur ation Set up
Progr am 1
Progr am 2
Offset Tuning Setup
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T o chan ge t he v alues of t h e p aramet er s, fill in t h e marker ( ) b eside th e value you wan t t o s et wit h a b lack o r
blue ball-point pen or a fiber-pen.
Do not use pencils.
AUTO FEED SIGNAL ( ) ( )
SLCT-IN SIGNAL ( ) ( )
BUFFER CONTROL ( ) ( ) ( )
disab led * enabled
disab led * enabled
DTR XON/XOFF* X ON/XOFF +
If more than one value is set for a parameter, the printer ignores these paramet ers and
maintai ns th e 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.
For a detailed descrip tion of t he paramet ers and values contained in t he Configurat ion and Program1/Program2
Menus, see “Setup Parameters” later in this manual.
For a detailed description of the Offset Tuning procedure, see “ Offset Adjustment ” later in this manual.
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The following is a listing of the setup parameters.
Configura tion She et
Setup Parameter Values Description
RESTORE TO MFG no
all
config
prog. 1,
prog. 2
PROGRAM progr. 1,
progr. 2,
on interface
ER ROR BU ZZER enable, disable Enables or disables the buzzer in case of an error.
JO B B UZZE R no beep, Selects the behavior of the buzzer when a new print job starts: no
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.
D efines the default Program Setup. Selecting progr.1 or
progr.2
Setup are set.
Selecting
settings with the data arriving on the C entronics interface, and the
Program 2 settings w ith the data it receives from the serial interface.
When changing from one interface to the other, the default values
are set for the corresponding Program Setup.
the setup param eters set in the corresponding Program
on interface the printer m atches the P rogram 1
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1 beep,
continuous
signal (no beep), one beep (1 beep) or a continuous signal
continuous).
(
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Setup Parameter Values Description
I NTER FAC E TYP E parallel, serial,
financial, automatic
Selects the interface type. Selecting ‘automatic’ the
interface type is selected between serial and parallel by the
printer depending on data coming from host.
The 'financial' interface should be selected for typical
applications of the IB M4722 and IB M 9068 protocol w ith the
controlled link required by the IBM financial driver. When this
item is set, the parallel port is disabled.
H ON OR CTS no, yes This setting is significant only if the ‘financial’ interface has
been selected.
C onsiders (
yes) or ignores (no) the CTS signal received from
host for the control of the data stream from host.
I NPU T BU FFER 1 Kb, 8 Kb, 16 Kb, 32
Sel ects the buffer size.
Kb, 64 Kb
When the 'financial' interface is selected, this setting is ignored.
I GNOR E P E enabled, disabled Selects w hether the printer signals the paper empty condition
disabled) or not (enabled) on the busy line.
(
AUTO FEED S IGNAL disabled, enabled T he parallel interface uses (enabled) or does not use
disabled) the AU TOFE ED signal.
(
SLCT-IN SIG NAL disabled, enabled T he parallel interface uses (enabled) or does not use
disabled) the SELEC T-IN signal.
(
BUFFER CONTROL DTR+SRTS, SRTS,
XON /XOFF , ETX/ACK,
Selection of the buffer protocol. When the 'financial' interface
is selected, this setting is ignored.
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XON/XOFF+DTR
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Setup Parameter Values Description
R OBUST X ON enabled, disabled Perform the Robust XON (enabled) or not (disabled).
WOR D LENGT H 7 bit, 8 bit Sets the number of the data bits.
When the 'financial' interface is selected, this value is always
set to 8 b i ts.
BAUD RATE 600 – 115200 bps Sets the data transfer rate.
PAR ITY BI T even, odd, none Selects the parity control for the data.
SECURITY MODE enabled, disabled Enables or disables the security actions that assure protection
against paper jams. If disabled, the paper handling is faster.
PASSBOOK TY PE Fixed thick
Vertical
H orizontal
GE T EDGE QU OTE 0/2”, 1/2”, 2/2”, 3/2”,
4/2”, 5/2”, 6/2”, 7/2”
Printing on a document w ith fixed thickness.
Printing on passbooks with upright fold.
Printing on passbooks with horizontal fold.
Sets the position in which the left paper edge is checked. If set
to 0, the check is perform ed at the first line. The other values
correspond to the physical distance from the first line.
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PROGRAM 1
PROGRAM 2
Setup Parameter V alues Description
PR OTOCOL EPSO N 570, IBM X24E,
X24E AGM, IB M 2390,
OLI. P R40+, OLI . PR 2,
OLI. P R2845, IB M 4722,
I B M 9068
FONT Draft, Courier, OCR-B,
D efines the printer protocol.
NOTE: F or the IBM 4722 and 9068 protocols, if the softw are
driver uses the controlled link of the IB M financial driver, set the
INTERFACE TYPE item in the Configuration Menu to
financial.
Selects the font.
G o thic, Prestige, Present,
O CR-A, Script, Boldface
FAST LQ N o, Yes Selects the fast LQ printing m ode. T he printer prints at 120dpi
instead of 180 dpi.
HORIZONTAL
PITCH
10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi,
16.6 cpi, 17.1 cpi, 20 cpi
Selects the character spacing in characters per inch (cpi).
VER TICAL P ITCH 5 lpi, 6 lpi, 8 lpi Selects the line spacing in lines per inch (lpi).
LOCK no lock, font, hor. pitch,
font+hor.pitch
The following selections made in the printer setup may be
locked: font, horizontal pitch (
and horizontal pitch (
font+hor. pitch). The locked settings
hor.pitch), or both the font
cannot be changed via softw are commands.
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Setup Parameter V alues Description
F OR M LENGTH # li n e s, A4, le tte r,
A5, legal
Sets the page length in num ber of lines or standard formats A4, Letter,
A5 or Legal. If you select
# lines, you must indicate the number of
lines you w ant to set in the scheme below this selection. T he values
range between 0 and 255. To set the values com bine 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
(
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
#lines A4 letter A5 legal
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
100 x ( ) ( ) ( )
(
10 x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
(
1 x ( ) ( )
(
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
(
( )
Setup Parameter Values Description
LEFT MAR GIN 10 x
1 x
Sets the left margin in number of colum ns. The values range betw een 0
and 90. To set the values com bine 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
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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(
10 x ( ) ( )
(
1 x
(
(
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Setup Parameter Values Description
R IGHT MARGI N 100 x
10 x
1 x
Sets the right m argin in number of colum ns. The values range betw een 0
and 190. The physical position of margin depends on the current
character spacing. T o set the values com bine 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
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
100 x ( )
10 x
(
1 x ( )
(
(
(
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
(
(
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Setup Parameter Values Description
TOP MAR GIN 10 x
1 x
Sets the top m argin in number of lines. The values range between 0 and
90. To set the values com bine 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
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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 x ( )
1 x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
(
(
( ) ( ) ( )
(
(
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
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 com bine 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
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 x ( ) ( ) ( )
1 x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
(
(
( )
(
(
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Setup Parameter Values Description
I B M C-SET IBM set 1, IB M set 2 S elects the I B M character set.
I B M COMP RE S S 17.1 cpi, 20 cpi S elects the pitch for the compressed m ode
printing in IB M em ulation.
EPSO N C -SET I talic, graphic Selects italic or graphic Epson character set.
NATION C-SET USA, FRANCE, GERMANY, ENGLAND,
Selects the national character sets.
DENMARK1, SWEDEN, ITALY,
SPAIN1, JAPAN, NORWAY,
DENMARK2, SPAIN2, LATIN A1
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Setup Parameter Values Description
C OD E PAGE CP437, CP437G, 96GREEK, C P850,
C P851, CP852, CP853, CP 855, CP857,
Selects the code page for both the IB M and
the EP S ON emulations.
C P858, CP860, CP862, CP 863, CP864,
C P865, CP866, CP867, CP 876, CP877,
C P1098, CP1250, CP1251, CP 1252,
GOST , T ASS, MAZOWIA, CP 437S L,
U K RAIN, 8859/1, 8859/2, 8859/3, 8859/4,
8859/5, 8859/6, 8859/7, 8859/8, 8859/9,
8859/15, RO MAN -8, ID 12, ID 14, ID 17,
SANYO, KU, P HILIP
OLIVETTI C-SET CODE PAGE*, INTERN., GERMANY,
PORTUGAL, SPAIN1, DEN/NORW,
Selects the character sets for the O LIVETT I
protocol.
FR ANC E, ITALY, SWE/FIN, SWISS,
G. BRITAIN, US A ASCI I, GREECE,
IS RAEL, SPAIN 2, JUG OSLAVIA,
TCV 370, CAN AD A, SD C, TUR K EY, CIBC ,
Selecting CODE PAGE, it is possible to select
one of the above Code P ages to be used
with the Olivetti protocol.
PC -D EN /NORW, PC -D EN OP E, P C-210,
PC -220, OLI -U NIX
VER T. RESOLUTI ON 1/216 inch, 1/240 inch Sets the vertical character resolution.
Setting used for the OLIVETTI protocols.
R ESET WIT H E J ECT no, yes When the printer receives a reset command,
selecting
no it perform s only the reset com mand.
yes it ejects the paper, selecting
Setting used for the OLIVETTI protocols.
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Setup Parameter Values Description
LINE MODE LF=LF, CR=CR
CR=LF+CR
I f the printer receives a LF code (LF ), it only perform s a line feed. If
the printer receives a CR code (CR), it only performs a carriage
return.
I f the printer receives a C R code (CR), it perform s a carriage return
follow ed by a line feed. If the printer receives a LF code (LF), it
performs a line feed.
LF=LF+CR
I f the printer receives a LF code (LF ), it perform s a line feed
follow ed by a carriage return. If the printer receives a CR code
(CR), it only performs a carriage return.
LF&CR=LF+CR
I f the printer receives a LF code (LF ) or a C R code (CR), it
performs both a line feed and a carriage return.
WRAP MODE truncate,
autowrap
The data exceeding the line length are truncated (truncate) or
printed on the following line (
autowrap).
SLASH ED ZER O no, yes Selects the printing character for zero, w ith a slash (yes) or
no).
).
PR IN T DIR ECTION unidir., bidir., sw
control
without (
Selects the printing direction of the print head: unidirectional
unidir.), bidirectional (bidir.) or selected via software (sw
(
control
EJECT ON FF no, yes Perform s a form feed according to the selected page format (no)
or ejects a cut sheet loaded into the printer (
yes).
R ESET WIT H E J ECT no, yes When the printer receives a reset com mand, if this item is set to
yes the paper inserted in the printer is ejected. If the item is set to
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no the printer perform s only the reset com mand.
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Setup Parameter Values Description
C UT SHEET EJEC T on front, on rear Selects whether the cut sheet loaded into the printer is ejected
towards the front or the rear of the printer.
PR IN T IMP AC T soft, strong Selects the impact strength of the print head needles.
OOffffsseett AAddjjuussttmmeennttss
Fo r a p r ecise ad jus t ment of t he p o sit io n of t he p r int ed ch aract ers on a p reprin t ed fo rm, t h e p rin t er allow s t o
easily adjust the first line and the first printing column as follows:
1. When the printer is in Setup Mode, press the
configuration:
STATI ON 1 key until the leds are lit in the following
1
EJECT
2. Insert a blank sheet into the printer. The following sheet will be printed:
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LQ
OFFSET TUNING SETUP
Vertical Position Offset (1/10 INCH)
PROGRAM 1 ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
PROGRAM 2 ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9
Vertical Offset Tuning (1/60 INCH)
PROGRAM 1 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
PROGRAM 2 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6
X
Horizontal Position Offset (1/10 INCH)
PROGRAM 1 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
PROGRAM 2 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
-6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9
Horizontal Offset Tuning (1/60 INCH)
PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2
X ( ) ( ) -6
X ( ) ( ) -5
X ( ) ( ) -4
X ( ) ( ) -3
X ( ) ( ) -2
X ( ) ( ) -1
X ( ) * ( ) * 0
X ( ) ( ) +1
X ( ) ( ) +2
X ( ) ( ) +3
X ( ) ( ) +4
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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X ( ) ( ) +5
X ( ) ( ) +6
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The Vertical Offset Tuning values corresp ond t o 1/60 inches and set t he vert ical 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 corresp ond t o 1/60 inches and set t he horizont al offs et of t he
first print line starting from the default standard position at 3 mm from the left paper margin.
If you need t o change t he def ault p o sit io n of t he fir st prin t line t h e v ert ical o ffs et can b e s et in th e Vertical
Position Offset lines and/or the horizontal offset in the Vertical Position Offset lin es. Bot h
these values correspond to 1/10 inch values.
1 mm
X
X
X
X
3 mm
HORIZ
DEF.
POS
X
X
X
X
X
Horiz o ntal Off s et Tuning
VERT. DEF. POS
= FIRST PRINT POSITIO N
X
X
X
X
X
3. Fill in the marker corresponding to the value you want to set.
X
X
X
X
X
Vertical Offset Tuning
X
Vertical Offset Tuning
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RReeaaddiinngg tthhee PPrreepprriinntteedd FFoorrmmss
When the Printer Setup Forms have been filled in, insert them back into the printer, when the printer is in Setup
Mode.
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 parameters and configures the printer accordingly.
The settings are confirmed by a # symbol printed on the left of the corresponding marker.
The following page shows the printer setup flow-chart.
For further details concerning the parameters that can be set in the Configuration Setup, Program 1 and Program
2, see “Setup Parameters” before in this manual.
For further details on how to adjust the offset with this p rinter, see “Offset Adjustment s” before in this
manual.
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PPrriinntteerr SSeettuupp OOvveerrvviieeww
Printer OFF
ON LIN E
ON LINE
ON LIN E
EJECT LQ
STATION
1
EJECT LQ
STATION
1
EJECT LQ
ON LIN E
STATION
2
STATION
2
STATION
2
ON LIN E
Setup Mode
#
Printer ready
Param eters are set
ON LINE
STATION
1
EJECT LQ
STATION
1
STATION
2
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TTrroouubblleesshhoooottiinngg
PPaappeerr PPrroobblleemmss
The straight paper path of this printer is designed for trouble-free handling of a great variety of documents.
PPaappeerr JJaamm
In case a paper jam condition occurs, proceed as follows:
1. Open the printer cover.
2. Open the p rint-head assembly pushing the green levers towards the rear of t he printer. T he print-head
assembly moves up.
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3. Remove the jammed paper, pulling it towards the
front of the printer.
4. In case it is not p ossible to remove t he jammed
paper because you cannot reach it with your hand
or it is embedded so that you cannot move it,
rotate the cog-wheel beside the paper path lever
to free the paper.
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5. P us h t he prin t head as s embly d ow n, u nt il it clicks
into place.
If you do not close t he pri nt-head assemb ly correctl y, t he printer does not prin t and you may
damage the printer cover.
6. Close the printer cover.
PPaappeerr DDaammaaggeedd aafftteerr PPrriinnttiinngg
If the paper damaged after printing , it probably does not correspond to the specifications given in this manual
or was not loaded according to the indications given.
Verify that the paper corresponds to the specifications (see “Paper Specifications” later in this manual) and has
been loaded according to the indications given (see “Paper Handling” before in this manual).
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RRiibbbboonn CCaarrttrriiddggee PPrroobblleemmss
The following table is useful to identify and solve print quality problems.
Problem Cause Solution
Fadin g prin t T h e r ibbon is no t f ed Check th at the ribbo n is correctly in serted (see
The ribbon is us ed up or torn Change the ri bbon cartr idge.
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge”.
“
T urn the ribbon tension knob t o verify, t hat the
ribbon is not blocked.
If th e pro blem is not solved, chan ge t h e r ibbon
cartridge.
T he printer does not
print
Th e r ibbo n cartr idge is not an
original Compuprin t car tridge.
Th e p r in ter checks the in serted cart r idge, to avoid
damagin g t h e print head assembly due to in co r r ect
r ibbon feedi ng.
Insert an original Compuprint ribbon cartridge.
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PPaappeerr SSppeecciiffiiccaattiioonnss
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.
Use only sewn passbooks.
• 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 multiple forms with a narrow glue strip or top-gluing. The gluing must not cause
waving in the set of forms.
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CCuuttss SShheeeettss
A
Insert io n dire c ti on
D
C
Print Area
C
B
E
Dim ensions Maximum Minimum
A Form width 244 mm 65 mm
B Form length 470 mm 70 mm
C Distance between dot position
and left or ri ght paper edge
D Distance between top o f the
fir st printe d line a nd t op
margin of th e document
E Distan ce bet ween t h e lo wer
margin and the lower part o f
th e last pr inted lin e
Weight (original) 120 g/m2 40 g/m2
Weight
(original + 1 t o 5 copies)
Thickness Form t hicker t han 0,35 mm may cause print quality degradation.
- 3.0 mm
- 1 mm
- 6.6 mm
1st 75 g/m
other 75 g/m
2
2
carbon 35 g/m2
st
1
55 g/m
other 45 g/m
2
2
carbon 14 g/m2
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PPaassssbbooookkss
(
)
(
)
Minim um Maximum
Paper Weight 75 120 g/m2
Thickness
Mult iple P age Passbooks
Horizontal Fold 0.28 mm (0.011 in.) 1.80 mm (0.071 in.)
Thickness difference across the fold of an open passbook
Horizontal Fold - 1.52 mm (0.059 in.)
Vertical Fold - 1.52 mm (0.059 in.)
Single Page Passbook or Ledger Cards 0.18 mm (0.0071 in.) 0.28 mm (0.011 in.)
Covers 0.18 mm (0.0071 in.) 0.46 mm (0.018 in.)
• Passbooks with torn, folded, creased, incomplete or warped pages or covers should not be used.
• Printing on or across holes, edges, cut outs or folds is not permitted.
• Passbook covers must be of uniform thickness under the printing area.
• The fold of all pages and the stitching must coincide with the cover fold. The stitches should be spaced at 6
to 10 stitches per inch.
• Fiber flow on the inner sheets should be parallel to the center fold.
• The cover bulge and stitches (spine) must not exceed the following dimensions:
2,5 mm
0,0 98 in.
MAX.
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MAX.
1 mm
0,039 in.
PPaassssbbooookkss wwiitthh HHoorriizzoonnttaall FFoolldd
A
A
Insertion direction
D
C
C
Pr i nt Area
BCD
G
H
BCD
Print Area
F
A Passbook width 241 mm 110 mm
B Passbook length 220 mm 130 mm
C Distance bet ween prin t
D Distan ce bet ween top
B
E Dist ance between botto m
F Outer corner radius 9 .35 mm G Distance from f o ld t o
H Distan ce f r o m fo ld to top
Dim e ns ion Maximum Minimum
- 3.0 mm
character posit io n and
left or ri ght edge
- 1 mm
edge of the documen t and
top edge of first printed
line
- 6.6 mm
of last p rin ted line and
bottom edge of the
document
- 5.1 mm
bottom of the first
prin ted line above the
fold.
- 5.1 mm
of the first printed line
below the f old.
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PPaassssbbooookkss wwiitthh VVeerrttiiccaall FFoolldd
B
A
A
Insertion direction
D
H
BCD
A Passbook width 241 mm 110 mm
B P assbook length 220 mm 85 mm
C Distan ce f o r the dot p osition
CC
Dim e ns ion Maximum Minim um
- 3,0 mm
nearest to the left or right
edge
Pr int Area
D Distan ce fr om the top edge
- 1 mm
of the document to the top
edge of the first printed line
ABCD ABCD
GH
E Distance f r o m the botto m of
the last printed line to the
- 6,6 mm
bottom edge of the
document
F Outer corner radius 9,35 mm G Distan ce f r o m the f o ld t o
- 6,87 mm
t he first character posit io n
L
F
E
K
H Distan ce fr om the fo ld to
bes ide t he fold.
- 6,87 mm
t he first character posit io n
bes ide t he fold.
K-L Short Page Offset - 0,0 mm
Book t hickness, while open 1,8 mm 0,28 mm
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TTeecchhnniiccaall SSppeecciiffiiccaattiioonnss
Printing Technology
Print head: E R 24S
24 pin – Ø 0,25 mm
Print head life 400 million characters
R esolution: 360 x 360 dpi (HxV)
Line Length (@ 10 cpi)
94 columns (cut sheets)
Printing Speed
400 cps @ 10 cpi (Draft)
133 cps @ 10 cpi (LQ)
Em ulatio n
I B M ® Personal Printer 2390+, P roprinter XL24E, Proprinter XL24AGM, IBM 4722, 9068, Epson 570 and Olivetti
PR 40+ , PR2, 2845
Resident Fonts
D raft, Courier, Gothic, Prestige, Presentor, Script, OCR -A, OCR -B, Boldface
Character Sets (IBM and Epson protocols)
PC standard set (CS1-CS2) - 13 National Epson sets - CP437 (USA) - CP437G (Greek) - CP850
(Multilanguage) – CP851 (Greek) - CP852 (Latin 2) - CP853 (Turkish) - C P855 (R ussian) - CP857 (Turkish) - CP
858 ( Eur o) - CP860 (Por tugues e) - CP862 (Hebrew) - CP863 ( Frenc h/ Canadian) - CP864 ( A r abic ) - CP865
(Norwegian) - CP866 (Cyrillic) - CP 867 (Turkish) – C P876 (OCR A) - CP 877 (OCRB ) - C P1250 (C entral E urope)
– C P1251 (Cyrillic) – C P1252 (Windows Latin1 Ansi) - G ost - Tass – M azowia - IS O 8859/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/15
- 96G REEK- Uk rainian – ID 12 – ID 14 – ID 17 – CP1098 (Farsi Arabic) – R oman-8, CP437 Slavic – Sanyo – Ku P hilip
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Character Sets (OLIVETTI protocols)
CS000 – CS010 Inter national, CS020 Ger many, CS030 Portugal, CS040 Spain1, CS050 Denmark/Nor w ay,
CS060 France, CS070 Italy, CS080 Sw eden/Finland, CS090 Sw itzerland, CS100 Great Britain, CS110 USA
A SCII, CS140 Greec e, CS150 Isr ael, CS170 Spain 2, CS200 Jugoslav ia, CS410 Olivet ti TCV 370, CS510 SDC,
C S 520 Turkey, CS 540 CIBC, CS 680 OLI-U NIX , CS701 PC-220 Spain2, CS 711 PC -D enmark/N orway, CS712 PC D enmark O PE, CS771 PC -210 Greek
Barcodes
U PC /A, U PC /E, EAN8, EAN13, Code 39, Code 128, Postnet, C odabar, AD D-O N 2, AD D-O N 5, Code 11, Code
93, BC D, MSI , 2/5 Interleaved, 2/5 Matrix, 2/5 Industrial
Interfaces
Parallel IEEE 1284 bidirectional, nibble and byte m odes
Serial RS -232/C
Automatic Interface S witching
Serial Interface Signals
DCD
DS R
RX
RTS
TX
CTS
DTR
RI
GN D
Solder side
view
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
Male connector
To printer
Memory
To PC IBM
compa tib le
Solder side
view
1
6
2
7
3
8
4
9
5
Female connector
DCD
DS R
RX
RTS
TX
CTS
DTR
RI
GND
32 Kbytes buffer
Special Functions
Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA)
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Auto Alignment
Auto Border Recognition
Ribbon Life
4 million characters (black)
Reliability
MTB F: 10,000 hours
Duty cycle
28000 pages/month
Physical Dimensions & Weight
400 (W ) x 295 (H) x 200 (D ) mm
< 12 Kg
Power Supply
Type U niversal - autosw itching
Power consumption: < 60 W (printing IS O/I EC 10561)
Environmental conditions
Temperature: working +10 to +40 °C
Humidi ty: working 40% to 60% RH (w ithout condensation)
Noise Level
< 54dbA
Environment
Energy star com pliant
Compliances
120 VAC, 60 Hz U L 60950, CSA C22.2 No.60950, IEC 60950, F CC CFR 47 (D oC), C S A C 108.8,
EPA ENERGY STAR
230 VAC, 50 Hz C E Marking, EN 60950, I EC 60950, EN 55022, EN 55024, EN 61000-3-2, E N 61000-
3-3, EPA ENERGY STAR
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