Compuprint POLLUX Printer User Manual Manual Part 3

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Manual Part 3

117 LLooaaddiinngg PPaappeerr UUssiinngg tthhee LLoowweerr PPuusshh TTrraaccttoorr aanndd tthhee RReeaarr PPuullll TTrraaccttoorr ((ooppttiioonn)) 9078 plus model 9078D plus model For loading paper in this way, it is necessary to install the optional rear pull tractor. See later "Options" section. With this paper path configuration paper is loaded contemporaneously with the lower front push tractor and the rear pull tractor. In this way it is possible to handle stronger paper. Once the rear pull tractor is installed, the fanfold paper can be loaded only in push-pull mode. 1. To select the push-pull tractor paper path press the PATH key until the display shows: LOAD PUSH-PULL • If you have been using a different path, the display shows: PATH CHANGING • If you have been using fanfold paper in the upper tractor paper path, the printer automatically starts the parking procedure. The display shows alternately: TEAR IF NECESS. and PARK PAPER
118 • Tear off the fanfold loaded with the upper tractor (if it is longer than 18 inches) and press the PARK key. The display shows: PARKING followed by LOAD PUSH-PULL 2. To load the fanfold paper on the lower push tractor, follow the sequence Loading Paper Using the Lower Tractor described before. 3. Take up the slack of the paper exiting from the rear paper slot and rotate the sprocket bar to align the sprocket pins of the rear tractor with the paper perforation.
119 4. Lock the sprocket covers and lower the sprocket levers. 5. Press the ON LINE key to confirm that the paper loading is finished. The rear tractor engages. 6. The figure shows the correct paper loading.
120 PPrriinntteerr MMaaiinntteennaannccee aanndd TTrroouubblleesshhoooottiinngg CClleeaanniinngg tthhee PPrriinntteerr Make sure the printer has been turned off for at least 15 minutes before starting any cleaning operations. Periodic cleaning will help keep your printer in top condition so that it will always provide optimal performance. • Use a neutral detergent or water solution on a soft cloth to clean dirt and grease from the cabinet of the printer. • Do not use an abrasive cloth, alcohol, paint thinner or similar agents because they may cause discoloration and scratching. • Be especially careful not to damage the electronic and mechanical components.
121 RReeppllaacciinngg tthhee RRiibbbboonn CCaarrttrriiddggee 1. Make sure that the printer is turned off for at least 15 minutes. Pay attention to the print head because it becomes hot during operation. 2. Open the top printer cover. 3. Slide the ribbon guide out of the print head. If the color kit is installed on the printer, unlock the white slider pressing and holding the lever on the slider towards the back of the printer and contemporaneously lifting the slider off the color mechanism. Ribbon GuideColor SliderColor Kit
122 4. Remove the used ribbon cartridge by lifting it up. Now, you are ready to insert the new ribbon cartridge. See before "Ribbon Cartridge Installation" PPrriinnttiinngg tthhee SSeellff TTeesstt If you need to know any printer setting, and to check if the printer is working well, print the self-test. Proceed as follows: 1. Keep the ON LINE key pressed while powering on the printer until the display shows RELEASE KEY. 2. When you release the key, the printer starts the self-test printout. 3. To stop the self-test printing, press the ON LINE key again. The printer is offline.
123 EErrrroorr HHaannddlliinngg When an error condition occurs: • the printer is disabled; • the first message on the display indicates the error, while the second message gives more details concerning the error conditions. Press always the ON LINE key to reset the error condition.
124 Error Message Description Messages Indication Solution A.G.A NOT OPER ADJUST THE GAP The automatic gap adjustment (A.G.A) is not enabled. Press the ON LINE key to reset the error condition. Adjust the print head gap to a fixed distance. Select the print head fixed gap adjustment function in the Program Menu. • Press the PROGRAM key when the printer is disabled (READY indicator unlit) to enter the Program Setup • Press the ↓ key until the USER MACRO function is displayed. Press the → key until the desired macro is displayed (MACRO#x). Press the → key to enter the macro parameters. Press the ↓ key until the FIXED GAP parameter is displayed. Press the → o ← keys to select the fixed gap adjustment values. From FIXED GAP 1 (simple fanfold paper) to FIXED GAP 4 (multipart fanfold paper). BUFFER OVERFLOW CHARACTER LOST A buffer overflow condition occurred (for the serial interface). Turn the printer off and on again, or press the PROGRAM and ON LINE key successively to clear the buffer. CUT NOT ALLOWED NUM. LINES < 12 An error occurred with the optional cutter. The paper to be cut is shorter than 12 lines. Turn the printer off and on again. If the error is not solved, call the Customer Support.
125 Messages Indication Solution DATA SET OFF The DSR Signal is not connected to the printer and is not ready for data transfer (if the serial interface is selected). This condition may happen in a remote connection (via modem) and the DSR (DATA SET READY) signal is missing. Press the ON LINE key to reset the error condition. INTERLOCK ERROR CHECK INSERTION Neither the rear tractor nor the tractor cover are installed on the printer. Install the rear tractor or the tractor cover on the printer. JAM LOWER PATH CHECK PAPER A paper jam error condition occurred in the paper path Check the paper path and remove the jammed paper. Press the ON LINE key to reset the error condition. JAM UPPER PATH CHECK PAPER A paper jam error condition occurred in the paper path Check the paper path and remove the jammed paper. Press the ON LINE key to reset the error condition. NO PATH AVAILABLE PATH CHANGING An electromechanical failure occurs in the lower tractor paper path. The printer changes automatically to the cut sheet paths (Manual or ASF). Call Service.
126 Messages Indication Solution NVM CHANGE REMOVE PAPER If this error is displayed during the printer power on, an NVM error condition occurred. Turn the printer off and then on again. If the problem is not solved call Service PAPER JAM CHECK ALL PATHS A paper jam error condition occurs in one of the paper paths. Check all the paper paths and remove the jammed paper. Press the ON LINE key to reset the error condition. PRINT INTEGRITY Anomalous print out because of a possible print carriage blocking ¬ Do not move the platen knob. Press the ON LINE key to reset the error condition RIBBON BLOCKED CHECK RIBBON The ribbon of the cartridge is blocked Check that the ribbon is correctly inserted. Turn the tension knob to make sure that the ribbon is not jammed. Press the ON LINE key to reset the error condition. UNKNOWN TRACTOR A tractor type that is not recognized has been mounted on the printer. Check that the installed tractor is compatible with the printer.
127 OOppttiioonnss TThhee RReeaarr PPuullll TTrraaccttoorr The rear pull tractor is useful to handle particularly heavy paper. IInnssttaalllliinngg tthhee RReeaarr PPuullll TTrraaccttoorr 1. Turn the printer off. 2. Remove the ASF cover, the rear tractor area cover and the two small tractor fixing area covers. ASF area coverRear tractorarea coverTractor fixingareas covers Keep the covers in a safe place, as they must be reinstalled if the rear tractor is removed. 3. Replace the ASF cover.
128 4. Open the top cover, free (1) the paper bail and remove (2) it from the hooks on both sides of the printer. Then install the rear pull tractor. Close the top cover 112 5. Insert the rear pull tractor and the corresponding fixing area covers (with the slot) as shown in figure. 6. Turn the printer on. The paper can be loaded in push-pull mode. See before "Loading Paper Using the Lower Push Tractor and the Rear Pull Tractor".
129 RReemmoovviinngg tthhee RReeaarr PPuullll TTrraaccttoorr 1. Push the lever on the rear pull tractor down and lift the tractor out of the printer. 2. Insert the rear tractor cover and make sure that the interlock connector is correctly inserted. If the cover is not inserted, the printer is blocked. 3. Open the top cover. Move the print carriage to the right most position, then insert (1) the paper bail pins into the hooks on both sides of the printer. Rotate (2) the paper bail upwards and gently push it on both sides towards the back of the printer until it clicks into place. 112
134 PPrriinntteerr SSppeecciiffiiccaattiioonnss Printing Characteristics Print Head Matrix 24 pins - 0.25 mm Print Head Life 700 mil characters (draft) Print Speed (cps) Draft Quality 10 cpi Normal 700 LQ 133 Best 400 NLQ 266 Best LQ 200 Best NLQ 400 Throughput (pages/hour) ECMA 132 Draft Quality 10 cpi Normal 540 LQ 220 Best 470 NLQ 310 Best LQ 290 Best NLQ 430
135 Print Matrix (horizontal x vertical) Draft Quality 10 cpi 12 x 12 36 x 24 12 cpi 10 x 12 30 x 24 15 cpi 12 x 12 24 x 16 17.1 cpi 12 x 12 36 x 24 20 cpi 12 x 12 30 x 24 24 cpi 12 x 12 24 x 16 Print Density (characters per inch) Normal 10 - 12 - 15 - 17.1 - 20 - 24 Enlarged 5 - 6 - 7.5 - 8.55 Proportional Line Length (number of characters) 10 cpi 136 17.1 cpi 233 12 cpi 163 20 cpi 272 15 cpi 204 24 cpi 326
136 Vertical Spacing 6, 8, 12 lpi 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 lines/30 mm N/72, n/144, n/216, n/360 Print Styles Draft, Courier, OCR-B, Gothic, OCR-A, Script Print Attributes Sub-Superscript, Underline, Overscore, Italics, Emphasized Graphic Resolution (dots per inch) horizontal 60, 80, 90, 120, 180, 240, 360 vertical 60, 72, 180
137 Characters Sets International character sets ASCII Normal and Slanted Standard PC IBM Character Sets CS1 and CS2 EPSON National Variations USA, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Denmark-1, Sweden, Italy, Spain-1, Japan, Norway, Denmark-2, Spain-2, Latin America IBM and EPSON Character Sets USA (CP437), Greek (CP437-G), Multilingual (CP850), Greek (CP851), Eastern Europe (CP852), Turkish (CP 853), Cyrillic (CP855), Turkish (CP857), Euro PC Multilingual (CP858), Portugal (CP860), Hebrew (CP862), Canada/France (CP863), Arabic (CP864), Denmark/Norway (CP865), Russian (CP866), Turkish2 (CP867), OCR-A (CP876), OCRB (CP877), Central Europe (CP1250), Cyrillic (CP 1251), Windows Latin 1 Ansi (CP 1252) 96 GREEK, GOST, TASS, MAZOWIA ISO Character Sets 8859/1 (Latin1), 8859/2 (Latin2), 8859/3 (Latin3), 8859/4 (Latin4), 8859/5 (Latin/Cyrillic), 8859/6 (Latin/Arabic), 8859/7 (Latin/Greek), 8859/8 (Latin/Hebrew), 8859/9 (Latin5). 8859/15 (Latin9) Bar Codes EAN-8, EAN-13, UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC/EAN 2, UPC/EAN 5, Code GP, C25-3BAR, Code BCD, MSI Plessey, Code 11, Code 93, 2/5 Bidirectional, 2/5 Interleaved, 2/5 Industrial, 2/5 Matrix, Code 39, Codabar, Code 128, Postnet Emulations - EPSON LQ 1050-2550 (ESC/P) - IBM Proprinter XL24E/XL24 AGM - IBM Personal Printer 2391+
138 Paper Handling 9078 plus model Base Configuration Fanfold Paper 1 LOWER PUSH TRACTOR Fanfold width: 76 to 432 mm (3 to 17 inches) Copies: 1 original + 7 copies Max. thickness 0,635 mm Cut Sheets (loaded through the manual slot) Sheet width: 114 to 432 mm (4,5 to 17 inches) Standard formats: A5 - A4 - A3 - A2 in portrait Letter - Legal - Executive Copies: 1 original + 7 copies Max. thickness 0,635 mm 9078D plus model Base Configuration Fanfold Paper 1 LOWER PUSH TRACTOR Fanfold width: 76 to 432 mm (3 to 17 inches) Copies: 1 original + 7 copies Max. thickness 0,635 mm 1 UPPER PUSH TRACTOR Fanfold width: 76 to 432 mm (3 to 17 inches) Copies: 1 original + 7 copies Max. thickness 0,635 mm
139 With the pull tractor option Push-Pull Feeding Front fanfold insertion with lower tractor in front push mode and rear tractor in pull mode. Automatic Sheet Feeder Option First tray Single sheets, envelopes and postcards Second and third tray Single Sheets Paper stacker - Tray capacity 120 sheets (80 g/m2) - Sheet width 88,9 to 304,8 mm (3,5 to 12 inches) Copies 1 original + 2 copies Coexisting with manual sheet (9078 plus model only) Coexisting with fanfold in push mode Standard Functions • Automatic print head gap adjustment (AGA) • Automatic paper path switching via operator panel or S/W commands • Paper parking • Plug & Play capability • Bar Code printing • Automatic fanfold positioning for tear-off • Setting and storage of paper format and print conditions for each paper path in the non volatile memory
140 Physical and Electrical Characteristics Interfaces Parallel Centronics Compatible Bi-directional (IEEE-1284) nibble and byte modes - 36 pin Amphenol connector Receive Buffer: max. 64 Kbytes Serial RS-232/C and RS-422/A - dB 25 connector Baud Rate: 300 to 38400 bps Automatic interface switching Reliability MTBF Mean Time between failure: 10000 hours at 25% DC MTTR Mean Time To Repair: 30 minutes Workload 43000 pages/month (ECMA 132 - 4 hours for 20 days) Power Supply 120 V/ 60 Hz USA power cable 220 - 240 V / 50 Hz European power cable UK power cable Power Consumption Standby: 28W ---- Average Printing: 90 W Noise Level 54 dBA
141 Environment Conditions Storage Conditions Temperature -40° to 50° C Relative Humidity 10%t o 90% RH (non condensing) Operating Conditions Temperature 10° to 38° C Relative Humidity 10 % to 90 % RH (non condensing) Paper Conditions Temperature 16° to 24° C Relative Humidity 40% to 60% RH (non condensing) Physical dimensions Height 315 mm (12,21 inches) Width 670 mm (26,18 inches) Depth 390 mm (15,35 inches) Weight 18 kg (44,15 lbs)

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