Olivetti Artjet 20 User Guide

Artjet 20

This user guide contains information on
day-to-day use and care of your printer.

You will find further information about the
printer features and functions in the On-Line
Help that is loaded when you install the
driver contained in the Installation CD
supplied with the printer.

Table of contents

Operating position ........................................... 3

Printeroperatorpanel......................................... 4

Printerstates ............................................ 4

Buttons - basic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Buttons - special functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Lightindicator............................................ 6

Moreaboutprintheads ........................................ 7

Replacingprintheads ....................................... 7

Print head care and precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Cleaningtheprintheads......................................10

Moreaboutpaperandspecialprintingmedia ...........................12

Printingmedia............................................17

papersizes...........................................17

papertypes...........................................19

paperweights .........................................20

Driver settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Supplies.................................................22

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Operating position

1. Place your printer in the position most suited to your work place.

2. Click the corresponding printer position in the Options tab in the Printer Monitor.

horizontal

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The choice of operating position does not affect the printer performance.

l

vertical

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Printer operator panel

The printer operator panel has two buttons and a light indicator.

“Power”“Paper”

“Power”“Paper”

Horizontal operating position Vertical operating position

Printer states

The behaviour of the buttons and light indicator will depend on the printer’s status.

standby/sleep: no data to be printed;

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printing: from the reception of data until the completion of its printing;

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error: when an error has been detected and the printer is waiting for user intervention;

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service: user-invoked mode for special functions, independent of host.

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Buttons - basic functions

Function Button Description

Printer on/off

Power

Paper control

Paper

Toggles the printer ON/ OFF condition.

1) If a sheet of paper is already present in the printer, causes its expulsion.

2) Loads a sheet of paper in the printer ONLY after a “paper error” signal.
Once you have corrected the error condition (paper out, paper jam), press to load
a document and continue your print job.

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Buttons - special functions

Function Buttons Description

Print head carriage
movement

Print test Hold down Power and

Clean print heads Hold down Power and

Demo page Hold down Power and

Hex dump Hold down Power and

Hold down Power and
press Paper, then release
both buttons together

press Paper twice; then
release both buttons
together

press Paper three times;
then release both buttons
together

press Paper four times;
then release both buttons
together

press Paper seven times;
then release both buttons
together

Toggles the print head carriage loading/rest position.
The light indicator flashes with a simple ON-OFF
sequence.
This operation can also be done from the Printer Monitor.

The light indicator flashes with a two-flash sequence.
The print test is printed, after which the printer returns to
standby mode.
This operation can also be done from the Printer Monitor.

The light indicator flashes with a three-flash sequence.
A print head cleaning cycle is executed, after which the
printer returns to standby mode.
This operation can also be done from the Printer Monitor.

The light indicator flashes with a four-flash sequence.
The demo page is printed, after which the printer returns
to standby mode.
This operation can also be done from the Printer Monitor.

The light indicator flashes with a seven-flash sequence.
All data now transmitted to the printer will be printed in
its hexadecimal format.

This feature can be activated ONLY from the operator
panel and should be used only if requested by your
technical support engineer, as it can generate long
print-outs.

Clean paper feed
rollers

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Hold down Power and
press Paper nine times;
then release both buttons
together

The light indicator flashes with a nine-flash sequence.
The paper feed rollers will start turning without loading the
paper. To clean the rollers, press lightly on them with a
clean, damp, lint-free cloth.

Toexitfromthisfunction,youmustswitchoffthe
printer.

Light indicator

The status of the light indicator indicates the different printer conditions.

Status Condition

off The printer is not powered.

lit The printer is powered.

flashing slowly The printer is receiving data.

flashing rapidly An operating error has occurred:

Paper out condition.
Solution: Load paper (see “Loading paper ... ”intheInstallation Guide) and press
PAPER.

Paper jam condition.

Solution: Remove thejammed page(see thespecific topic in the on-line documentation
loaded when you installed the printer driver).

Print head insertion/replacement operation.

You have moved the print head carriage to the head loading position (using the button
sequence on the operator panel or the ”Change” button in the Printer Monitor).
Solution: Return the print head carriage immediately to its rest position, repeating the
button sequence, or replace the print head (see specific section in More about print

heads).

flashing very rapidly Failure condition.

Switch off the printer and disconnect it from the electrical power supply. Make sure that
the print head carriage and paper feed paths are not obstructed and then reconnect
and switch on the printer.
If the light indicator continues flashing rapidly, disconnect the printer and call the
technical support service or your dealer.

flashing with specific

variable sequence

One of the service functions (see previous table - “Buttons - special functions”).

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More about print heads

Replacing print heads

You should remove a print head from the printer ONLY to replace it or to repeat its insertion in the case
of faulty printing.

In the description of the operator tasks in this section, the illustrations on the left refer to the
vertical printer position, those on the right, to the horizontal position.

1. With the printer idle (in standby),

(a) open the Printer Care tab in the Printer Monitor and click on the Change button,

or

(b) press and hold the “Power” button on the operator panel and press “Paper” once; release the two

buttons together.

2. Open the top cover: the print head carriage will be in the head loading position.

3. Press the print head release lever to release either:

(a) the black print head, or

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