xLab XDP-321 User Manual

x-Lab Dot Matrix Printer XDP-321 User's Manual

Declare

About Trademark

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is a registered trademark of xLab Global LLC in United States of America. All

other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and used for identification

purpose only.

All the Product information are subject to change without prior notice.

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Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Pay attention to the following promises when using this manual:

Warning:

Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Caution:

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Note:

Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your printer.

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Important Safety Instructions

Read all of these instructions carefully and thoroughly and save them for future reference. The
unauthorized operation would lead to malfunction or accident. Manufacturers have no
responsibilities for the problems which are led by unauthorized operations from users.

1. Follow all warnings and instructions in the manual as well as marked on the product.

2. If the printer has been used recently , please do not touch the print head for overheating.

3. Do not put your fingers under the left and right tractor sprocket covers .

4. Unplug this product from the power outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a
damp cloth for cleaning.

5. Do not use this product near water.

6. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. If this product fall, this may cause serious
damage to you or the product.

7. Slots and openings on the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for air ventilation. To ensure
reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, do not block or cover this area.

8. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat origin, and should avoid from
direct sunshine.

9. Do not use in locations subject to high humidity or dust levels. Excessive humidity and dust may cause

equipment damage or fire.

10. Don’t remove the printer’s out-cover and never try to repair the printer by yourself . When it needed to
be repaired , please call or take it to the professional.

11. To ensure the safety of machine, please unplug this product from electric port connection if it is not
used for long time.

12. This product belongs to the impact printer, it produces noise during printing, so we suggest you to
place this printer in a relatively independent area.

13. Check the proper ventilation in room before using this printer.

14. Unplug this product from the power outlet and leave servicing to qualified service personnel under the

following conditions:
A. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
B. If liquid has been spilled into the product.
C. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
D. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed.
E. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.
F. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, it indicates a need for service.

Note: The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

* All parts of the printer can be recycled. When it is abandoned, we can call it back freely.

Please contact us when you abandon it.

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Overview

Thank you for purchasing this x-Lab printer. The printer is a 9-pin and 80-column dot matrix printer,

offering a wide range of features and multiple functions. It can be widely used in tax, mail, telecom,
police-station, hospital, insurance, finance, stock, customhouse, cabaret, aviation and transport etc.

Features:

Install Paper Easily

The design makes you load paper easily and rapidly which help to save your time.

Tear Off Function

This function helps tractor paper to be fed automatically to the tear-off position at the edge of the cutter,
for easy tear-off at the perforations after printing. This zero tear-off capability helps eliminate paper
wastage.

Facility Switch Between Cut Sheet and Tractor Paper

Tractor paper will eject automatically through LOAD/EJECT button on the control panel, pull the paper
select lever to the cut sheet position, and then load the cut sheet to print. If you want to use tractor
paper again, pull the paper select lever to the tractor paper position, then press LOAD/EJECT button,
tractor paper may be fed to the printer and print.

Eject Function

The function allows the user to eject the cut sheet or tractor paper through the facility key on the control
panel.

Select the Data Transfer Interface Automatically

The printer is configured with parallel interface, USB interface or serial interface (Please take the
specific interface as standard). Connect the printer to the computer with the correct cables. The printer
would switch to the correct interface according to the received data type automatically.

Break Pin Compensation Function

User can set the printer to print using the pin which is in good condition to compensate the break pin.

Pin Rotation Replacement Function

User can set pins to switch while printing form transverse line in order to improve print head’s life.

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Table of Contents

Declare.......................................................................................................................................................... i

Important Safety Instructions...................................................................................................................iii

Overview..................................................................................................................................................... iv

Chapter 1 Prep

aration ................................................................................................................................ 1

1.1 Unpacking & Checking........................................................................................................................1

1.2 Removing the Protective Materials......................................................................................................1

1.3 Main Parts of the Printer......................................................................................................................1

1.4 Choosing a Place for the Printer .........................................................................................................2

1.5 Installing the Printer ............................................................................................................................3

1.5.1 Installing the Paper Feed Knob ....................................................................................................3

1.5.2 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge .....................................................................................................3

1.6 Installing the Tractor............................................................................................................................ 5

1.6.1 Installing the Drive Tractor ............................................................................................................ 5

1.6.2 Installing the Draught Tractor........................................................................................................ 6

1.7 Connecting the Power Cord ................................................................................................................7

1.8 Self-test...............................................................................................................................................8

1.9 Connecting to Your Computer or Other Equipment.............................................................................9

1.9.1 Connecting to the Parallel Interface Cable .................................................................................10

1.9.2 Connecting to the USB Interface Cable

......................................................................................10

1.9.3 Connecting to the Serial Interface Cable ....................................................................................10

1.10 Installing Driver ............................................................................................................................... 11

1.10.1 Auto-installing way (Recommended) ........................................................................................ 11

1.10.2 Hand-operated installing way ................................................................................................... 11

Chapter 2 Control Panel...........................................................................................................................14

2.1 LED Indicator ....................................................................................................................................14

2.2 Key Functions ...................................................................................................................................14

2.2.1 In the Tractor Paper Mode .......................................................................................................... 14

2.2.2 In the Cut Sheet Mode................................................................................................................ 15

2.2.3 Print Speed.................................................................................................................................15

2.2.4 Micro-Adjust of Printing Home Position and Tear-off Position..................................................... 15

2.2.5 Feed Paper to the Tear-off Position ............................................................................................15

2.2.6 Other Functions of the Panel ...................................................................................................... 16

2.3 Paper Select Lever............................................................................................................................ 16

2.4 Paper Feed Knob

..............................................................................................................................16

2.5 Gap Adjust Lever...............................................................................................................................16

Chapter 3 How to Use the Printer............................................................................................................18

3.1 Installing the Print Paper ................................................................................................................... 18

3.1.1

Loading Cut Sheet......................................................................................................................18

3.1.2 Loading Tractor Paper

................................................................................................................19

3.1.3 Loading Multi-ply papers.............................................................................................................24

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3.1.4 Loading Labels ........................................................................................................................... 25

3.1.5 Loading Envelopes ..................................................................................................................... 25

3.2 Changing Printer Setup

.....................................................................................................................26

3.2.1 Setting Printer Parameter Through the Control Panel ................................................................26

3.2.2 Online-aptitude Parameter Settings............................................................................................ 28

3.3 Printer Setting Descriptions............................................................................................................... 29

3.4 Restore the Factory Default Settings ................................................................................................31

Chapter 4 Problems and Solutions .........................................................................................................32

4.1 Power Supply ....................................................................................................................................32

4.2 Printing..............................................................................................................................................32

4.3 Paper Handling ................................................................................................................................. 34

4.4 Alignment Adjust Mode......................................................................................................................35

Chapter 5 Printer Maintenance and Technical Service.......................................................................... 36

5.1 Cleaning the Printer ..........................................................................................................................36

5.2 Contact the Technical Service Centre ...............................................................................................36

Appendix A Specifications....................................................................................................................... 37

A.1 General.............................................................................................................................................37

A.2 Interface Specif

ications.....................................................................................................................39

A.2.1 Parallel Interface ........................................................................................................................39

A.2.2 USB Interface.............................................................................................................................39

A.2.3 Serial Interface ........................................................................................................................... 39

Chapter B Paper Specification ................................................................................................................41

B.1 Paper

Specification and Printable Area.............................................................................................41

B.1.1 The Notice Related to Paper ...................................................................................................... 41

B.1.2 Useable Paper Types and Guarantee Area................................................................................ 42

B.1.3 Cut Sheet ...................................................................................................................................42

B.1.4 Tractor Paper..............................................................................................................................46

B.1.5 Envelope ....................................................................................................................................53

B.1.6 Delivery Note.............................................................................................................................. 58

B.1.7 Postcard .....................................................................................................................................58

B.1.8 Passbook ................................................................................................................................... 58

B.1.9 Label .......................................................................................................................................... 58

B.1.10 Recycled Paper

........................................................................................................................58

Appendix C Command Summary............................................................................................................59

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Chapter 1 Preparation

1.1 Unpacking & Checking

Check the following items in the package, if any of these items is missing, please contact your dealer.

Printer Ribbon cartridge

Driver CD

(Including user's manual and driver)

Figure 1.1 Packing list

1.2 Removing the Protective Materials

Power cord

1. Open the packing box, take out the printer, open the window of the printer, and remove the protective
materials as shown in Figure 1.2.

2. Save all the original packing materials so that they can be used when transporting the printer.

Figure 1.2 Remove the protective materials

Protective materials

Protective materials

1.3 Main Parts of the Printer

Figure1-3, Figure1-4 and Figure 1-5 show the main parts of XDP-321.

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Gap adjust lever

Power switch

Print head

Control panel

Ribbon cartridge

Figure 1-3 Main parts of printer (Front view)

Window

Figure1-4 Main parts of printer (Side view)

Figure 1-5 Main parts of printer (Rear view)

Note: Please take the specific interface as standard.

1.4 Choosing a Place for the Printer

Tear-off position

Paper guide

Paper select lever

Paper feed knob

Tractor

Power supply inlet

Serial interface

USB interface

Parallel interface

When selecting a place to set up your printer,

choose a convenient location that provides the

following items:

1. The surface that is even and stable.

2. Adequate room around the printer to allow easy operation and maintenance. Make sure it’s close
enough to the computer for the printer cable to reach.

3. Moderate environmental conditions. Select a cool, dry area and protect your printer from direct

sunlight, excessive heat, moisture, or dust.

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4. Appropriate power source. Make sure you use a grounded outlet; do not use an adapter plug. Avoid

electrical outlets controlled by timers or wall switches; an interruption in power can wipe out the
information in your computer or printer memory.

If you place the printer on a stand, follow these guidelines:

1. Use a stand that supports at least 9 kg (19 lb).

2. Never use a stand that tilts the printer. Always keep it level.

3. Provide enough clearance below the stand and between the printer rack and the legs of the rack so

the tractor paper flows smoothly.

4. Place cables to avoid interfere with paper feeding; secure them to a leg of the stand if possible.

1.5 Installing the Printer

Follow the steps in this section to install your printer.

1.5.1 Installing the Paper Feed Knob

1. Insert the paper feed knob into the hole on the right side of the printer. (As shown below)

Note: The D shape of the knob should be aim at the D shape shaft inside the printer case.

2. Press firmly on the knob until it fits against the printer case.

Figure 1.5.1 Install the paper feed knob

1.5.2 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge

Paper feed knob

1. Before installing the ribbon cartridge, make sure the printer is turned off.

Caution: Must not replace the ribbon cartridge when the printer is on. The printer may start

2. Remove the window: As shown below, turn the window backwards and then lift it up.

to work suddenly and you may get hurt.

Figure 1.5.2-2 Remove the window

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3. Remove the tear-off position: Press the lock sheets on both sides of the tear-off position, and then lift
the tear-off position upwards as shown below.

Lock sheet

Tear-off position

Figure 1.5.2-3 Remove the tear-off position

4. Pull the gap adjust lever to the highest position.

5. Slide the print head to the middle of the printer.

Caution: Never move the print head when the printer is on, or else the printer may get

damaged. Besides, do not touch the print head if the printer has just been used as
the print head may be hot.

Figure 1.5.2-5 Slide the print head to the middle of the printer

6. Hold the ribbon cartridge with the ribbon knob facing upwards. Turn the ribbon knob in the direction

of the arrow to remove any slack from the ribbon, so that it is easier to install.

Figure 1.5.2-6 Tighten the ribbon

7. Insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer as the following figure shown; then hold both sides of the
cartridge, aim the buckles at the mounting slots on both sides of the printer, press them down until
they locked into place.

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8. Use hands or other auxiliaries; guide the ribbon cord between the print head and metal guide slice.
Turn the ribbon knob to feed the ribbon into place, it should not be twisted or creased.

9. Slide the print head from side to side several times to make sure the ribbon is in the right place.

Figure 1.5.2-8 Guide the ribbon between the print head and metal guide slice

Figure 1.5.2-7 Install ribbon cartridge

Metal guide slice

Print head

10. Pull the gap adjust lever back to the original position. Reinstall the tear-off position and close the
window.

Note: 1. When your printing becomes faint, you need to replace the ribbon cartridge.

Otherwise, the print quality will be affected and the print head may be damaged.

2. To remove the old ribbon cartridge, first make sure the power is turned off, move
the print head to the center of the printer. Then hold both sides of the ribbon
cartridge and lift it out of the printer. Install a new one as the above steps.

3. Please use the original ribbon cartridge only. Manufacturer will not honor

warranty when using unauthorized ribbon cartridge.

4. Please turn the ribbon knob as the direction shown.

1.6 Installing the Tractor

There are two positions for the tractor to be installed, one is push installation position (rear side of
printer), and the other is pull installation position (top of printer). The tractor that installed in the back of
printer is called drive tractor, and the one installed in the top of printer is called draught tractor.

Generally, you can use drive tractor when using standard tractor paper. Only in this way, can the
printer tear paper normally. If the print position requires high precision, such as printing on the paper
with forms, you are suggested using draught tractor.

1.6.1 Installing the Drive Tractor

Aim the mounting slots on both sides of tractor at the alignment pins which are at the rear of printer,
press forward till it locks in place. (Shown as Figure 1-13)

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Figure 1.6.1 Install the drive tractor

1.6.2 Installing the Draught Tractor

If the tractor has been installed in the push position (rear side of printer), take out the tractor, remove
the tear-off position, and install the tractor in the pull position. The concrete steps are as follows.

1. Make sure the printer is turned off, take out the paper guide, and then pull the paper select lever to
the tractor paper position according to the following figure.

Figure 1.6.2-1 Set paper select lever

2. Take out the drive tractor as the following steps: Press the lock sheets of the tractor tightly (As shown
in Figure 1-15), and pull out the tractor from the printer, and then remove the window.

Lock sheet

Figure 1.6.2-2 Take out the drive tractor

3. Press the lock sheet of the tear-off position tightly (shown as Figure 1-16), and then lift it upwards.

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Lock sheet

Tear-off position

Figure 1.6.2-3 Take out the tear-off position

4. Take the tractor, aiming at the mounting slots on the top of printer (the mounting slot of the tear-off
position), press the tractor until it locks into place according to Figure 1-17.

Figure 1.6.2-4 Install the draught tractor

1.7 Connecting the Power Cord

1. Make sure the printer is turned off. (The pressed down side on the power switch with “O” mark denotes
the printer is off.)

Power switch

Electrical outlet

Power supply inlet

Power cord

Figure 1.7-1 Turn off the printer

2. Make sure the voltage required by the printer matches that of your electrical outlet.

3. Plug one end of power cord into the printer power supply inlet.

4. Plug the other end of power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet.

Note: 1. If the rated voltage does not match your outlet voltage, contact your dealer for

assistance. Do not plug in the power cord.

2. Use the electrical outlet connecting the ground properly.

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1.8 Self-test

The built-in self-test function demonstrates that the printer is working properly. You can run the test
with either tractor paper or cut sheet; this section describes the easier way of ASCII self-test with cut
sheet.

Note:

1. Make sure the printer is turned off and the paper select lever is at the cut sheet position. Raise the
paper guide.

2. While holding down the TEAR button, turn on the printer. At that time, the POWER LED blinks and
the ONLINE LED is off, which indicates the printer is out of paper.

ou should use paper at least 210 mm wide to run the self-test; otherwise, the print

head will print directly on the platen.

Figure 1.8-1 Set paper select lever

3. Slide the left guide track until it reaches at the triangular guide mark. Then adjust the right guide

track to match the width of your paper.

4. Slide a sheet of paper down between the two guide tracks until it meets resistance. The printer

loads the sheet automatically and begins printing when pressing the ONLINE button.

Figure 1.8-3 Adjust the position of right and left guide tracks

Figure 1.8-2 Startup self test

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Figure 1.8-4 Load cut sheet

Warning: The window must be closed while printing.

5. Press the ONLINE button to pause the printing.

6. After the printer finishes printing, press LF/FF button or LOAD/EJECT button to eject cut sheet,
and then turn off the printer to exit self test mode.

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Note: If you do not satisfied with the print result, see Chapter 4. If it prints correctly, go on

to the next section.

1.9 Connecting to Your Computer or Other Equipment

The printer can be configured with parallel interface, USB interface or serial interface (Please take the
specific interface as standard). Connect the printer to the computer with the correct cables. Before you
begin, place the printer upright, as shown below.

Parallel interface

Figure 1.9 Lay the rear side of printer upwards

Serial interface

USB interface

Note: Before connecting the parallel interface cable or the serial interface cable, please

make sure the power of the printer is shut down. Only after tightening the cable may
you turn on the power, or it will damage the printer.

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1.9.1 Connecting to the Parallel Interface Cable

1. Turn off both the computer and the printer. Plug one end of the parallel interface cable into the
printer’s parallel interface. Squeeze the wire clips on both sides of the connector and make the cable
fixed. (As shown in Figure 1-25)

Figure 1.9.1 Connect to the parallel interface cable

2. Plug the other end of the cable into the computer’s parallel interface. And then tighten the screws
on both sides.

1.9.2 Connecting to the USB Interface Cable

Parallel interface

1. Plug the A end of the USB interface cable (flat shape) into the computer's USB interface.

2. Plug the B end of the USB interface cable (square shape) into the printer's USB interface. (As
Figure1-26 shown)

USB interface

Figure 1.9.2 Connect to the USB interface cable

Note: Don't impact the plug after connecting to the USB interface cable.

1.9.3 Connecting to the Serial Interface Cable

1. Turn off both the computer and the printer. Plug one end of the serial interface cable into the printer’s
serial interface. T

ighten the screws on both sides and make the cable fixed. (As shown in Figure1-27)

Serial interface

Figure 1.9.3 Connect to serial interface cable

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2. Plug the other end of the cable into the computer’s serial interface and make the cable fixed.

1.10 Installing Driver

Please use the cable to connect computer with printer, then turn on the computer and the printer, put
the drive CD into the CD-ROM. Install driver by the following ways:

1.10.1 Auto-installing way (Recommended)

Double click the file “Setup.exe” in the driver disc, install driver by the following direct.

Note: Auto-installing way needs

operation systems of Windows98/ME and below are not supported.

the operation systems of Windows 2000 and above and the

1.10.2 Hand-operated installing way

Note: The hand-operated installing ways of serial interface and parallel interface are the

same.

1.10.2.1 The operating systems of Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7

(1) The hand-operated installing steps of parallel interface cable or serial interface cable:

The following steps are used Windows XP as an example. There are slight differences among
different operating systems. The installing way with other operating systems depends on the practical
installing process.

1 Click “Start” → “Settings” → “Select Printers”.

2. Click “Add Printer”, then a window of “Add Printer Wizard” pops up, click “Next”, then please read
the select
then click “Next”.

3. A window of “Select a Printer Port” pops up, according to your requirement, select “LPT1:
(Recommended Printer Port)”, “COM1: (serial interface)” or other interface, click “Next”.

4. A window of “Install Printer Software" pops up, click “Have Disk...”.

guide carefully, such as, select “Local printer” in the “Local or Network Printer” window,

5. A window of “Install From Disk” pops up. Please according to the operating system environment,
you should select the path as follow: CD-ROM → “Drivers” → “WIN2000 (XP-Vista-Win7)”, click
“Open”, then click “OK” to return to the window of “Install Printer Software”, click “Next”.

6. Follow the guide and click “Next” gradually till the installation is finished.

(2) The hand-operated installing steps of USB interface cable:

The following steps are used Windows XP as an example. There are slight differences among
different operating systems. The installing way with other operating systems depends on the practical
installing process.

1.

Connect with the USB cable and turn on both the computer and the printer. After the computer finds

out new hardware, and a window of “Found New Hardware” pops up — “Welcome to the new
hardware wizard”.

2. Select the “Set from the list or specific position”, then click “Next”

3. A window of “Please choose your search and installation options” pops up, choose “Don't search, I
will choose the driver to install”, click “Next”.

4. A window of “Add Printer Wizard” pops up, click “Have Disk...”.

5. A window of “Install From Disk” pops up. Please according to the operating system environment,
you should select the path as follow: CD-ROM → “Drivers” → “WIN2000 (XP-Vista-Win7)”, click
“Open”, then click “OK” to return to the window of “Add Printer Wizard", click “Next”.

6. Follow the guide and click “Next” gradually till the installation is finished.

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1.10.2.2 The operating system of Windows 8/Windows 10

The hand-operated installing steps of parallel interface, serial interface or USB interface cable:

1. Enter “Control Panel” → “Device and Printers”.

2. Click “Add Printer”, then a window of “Add Printer Wizard” pops up, select “Add Local printer
Manually” in the “Local or Network Printer” window.

3. A window of “Select a Printer Port” pops up, according to your requirement, click “Use the Current
Port”, select “LPT1: (Printer Port)”, “COM1: (serial interface)”, USB interface or other interface click
“Next”.

4. A window of “Install Printer Driver” pops up, click “Have Disk...”.

5. A window of “Install From Disk” pops up. Please according to the operating system environment,
you should select the path as follow: CD-ROM → “Drivers” → “WIN 8(WIN 10)”, click “Open”, then
click “OK” to return to the window of “Install Printer Driver”, click “Next”.

6. Follow

the guide and click “Next” gradually till the installation is finished.

1.10.2.3 The operating system of Windows 98

(1) The installing steps with a parallel cable or a serial cable:

1. Click “Start” → “Settings” → “Printers”.

2. Click “Add Printer”, then a window of “Add Printer Wizard” pops up, click “Next”, then please read
the select guide carefully, such as, select “Local printer” in the “Local or Network Printer” window,
then click “Next”.

3. A window of “Click the manufacturer and model of your printer” pops up, click “Have Disk...”,
please click “Browse”, select the path as follow: CD-ROM → “Driver” → “WIN98 (WINME)”, then
click “OK”.

4. A window of “Install From Disk” pops up, click "OK, return to a window of “Add Printer”, select the
respective model, and then click "Next".

5. A window of “Printer port” pops up, select “Available ports”, such as, select “LPT1: Printer Port”,
click “Next”, and then show the printer’s name. If the system is not installed by other printer driver
process, the

printer is treated as default printer by the application process of Window98
environment, click “Next”. Otherwise according to prompt, choose the printer is default: “Yes”, click
“Next”, choose “Yes-(recommended)”, click “Finish”. A window of “Printer test page completed”
pops up, click “Yes”.

6. The printer driver process is installed successfully.

(2) The installing steps with an USB cable:

Note: 1. As the system of Windows 98/ME doesn’t have integrated USB driver control, please

install USB driver before using USB interface printing. Then install USB printer
driver.

2. If it has installed the USB driver, please install the USB printer driver directly as the
following steps.

USB driver installing steps:

1. Connect an USB cable and turn on the printer.

2. After the computer find out new hardware and finish searching, a window of “Add New Hardware
Wizard” pops up, click “Next”.

3. A window of “Add New Hardware Wizard” — “Windows operation” pops up, choose “Search the

best driver for the device (recommended)”, and click “Next”.

4. A window of “Search for new drivers” pops up, check “Specify a location”, click “Browse”, select

the path as follows: CD → ROM →

“Driver”-“[WIN98 (WINME) \ USBdriver]”, then click “OK”.

5. Return to a window of “Search for new drivers”, click “Next”; a window of “Windows driver file

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search for the device” pops up, click “Next”.

6. After the system finishing installing the file automatically, a window of “USB Print Supported” pops

up, click "Finish".

7. The printer USB driver process is installed successfully.

USB printer driver installing steps:

1. Click “Start” → “Settings” → “Printers”.

2. Click “Add Printer”, then a window of “Add Printer Wizard” pops up, click “Next”.

3. A window of “Click the manufacturer and model of your printer” pops up, click “Have Disk...”,

please click “Browse”, select the path as follow: CD-ROM → “Driver” → “WIN98 (WINME)”, and
then click “OK”.

4. A window of “Install From Disk” pops up, click “OK”, return to a window of “Add Printer”, then click
"Next".

5. A window of “Printer port” pops up, select “Available ports”, select “JMUSB”, click "Next", and then

show the printer’s name. If the system is not installed by other printer driver process, the printer is
treated as default printer by the application process of Window98 environment, click “Next”.
Otherwise according to prompt, choose the printer is default: "Yes",

click "Next" choose
“Yes-(recommended)”, click “Finish”. A window of “Printer test page completed” pops up, click
“Yes”.

6. The printer driver process is installed successfully.

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Chapter 2 Control Panel

You can use the four buttons on the control panel to operate your printer, such as line feed, load paper,
eject paper or set print speed. The LED indicators on the control panel display the currently selected
print speed.

2.1 LED Indicator

Figure 2-1 Control panel

LED

ONLINE (Green) Offline Online Micro-Adjust

POWER (Red) Turn off Turn on Paper out or malfunction occurs

Print Speed 1, 2 Indicate the currently set print speed

OFF ON BLINK

2.2 Key Functions

2.2.1 In the Tractor Paper Mode

TEAR

1. In the offline mode, if the paper is at the print position, press TEAR button and the printer feeds paper to
the tear off position.

2. In the offline mode, if the paper is at the tear off position, press TEAR button and the printer ejects paper
to the next page or to the printing home position of the current page.

LF/FF

In the offline mode, if the paper is at the print position, press the LF/FF button (for less than 0.5 second), the
printer will feed the paper one line based on current line
the printer will load tractor paper one page continuously.

LOAD/EJECT

spacing. Alternatively, hold the LF/FF button down,

1. When the paper is at the ready position, press LOAD/EJECT button, the paper will be fed to the printing

home position automatically.

2. When the paper is at the print position, press LOAD/EJECT button in the offline mode, printer will eject
one page when the eject-able length is longer than one page. If the paper eject-able length is less than
one page, the paper will go back to the ready position.

3. When the paper is at the tear-off position, press LOAD/EJECT button, printer will eject one page
automatically.

ONLINE

1. If the printer is in the offline mode with paper, press this button to enter ONLINE mode, the ONLINE LED

is on and the printer is available to print now. Press this button in the online mode, the printer is offline,
ONLINE LED is off and the printer is unavailable to print.

2. If the paper is at the tear off position in the offline mode, press ONLINE button, the printer will go back to

the printing home position of the current page or the next page.

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