Tally Genicom 2900 manual Site Preparation, Setting Up Your Printer

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Chapter 1

Site Preparation

Choosing a site for your printer is important because the environment affects your print quality. The best site for your printer is one that is protected from dirt and heavy dust, and has a moderate temperature and humidity range. In addition, the power source should be adequate for printer operation and protected from power surges.

Keep the following factors in mind when choosing a printer location:

• Keep the operating environment temperature between 50°F and 104°F (10°C and 40°C).

• Do not locate your printer near air conditioners, open windows, heaters, nor in other areas where the temperature changes abruptly.

• The relative humidity should be between 10% and 90% (noncondensing). Be sure to locate the printer away from any sources of moisture, such as water faucets, refrigerators, and humidifiers.

•The heat load contribution to the environment is 188 BTUs per hour at idle and can go as high as 2050 BTUs per hour under continuous full-load printing conditions.

• Keep your printer away from dust, dirt, and open flames.

• Plug your printer into a grounded outlet.

• Minimum floor space recommended for your printer is 36" wide x 36" deep (91.4 cm x 91.4 cm) to allow air movement around the printer. Allow space to open printer doors as well. When the doors are fully opened, the printer takes up 6.5 feet (2.0 m) of floor space.

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Contents Operator Manual Operator Manual Serial Parallel LANAcknowledgments Contents Chapter Operator Manual ESC Appendix a Troubleshooting Appendix B Specifications Operator Manual Preface-9 IntroductionConventions About This ManualPreface-10Operator Manual Site Preparation Setting Up Your PrinterRemoving the Shipping Hardware Unpacking the PrinterUnpacking your printer RepackingSerial/Parallel Interfaces Interface Connections and Powering UpInterface Connectors Interface Connections14Operator Manual Powering UpPowering Up Paper System Components Paper SystemPaper System Components Paper Tension 16Operator ManualTractors Print GapInstalling the Ribbon Cartridge Installing Ribbon Cartridge18Operator Manual LCD Liquid Crystal Display LED IndicatorsControl Panel Components Control Panel Components20Operator Manual Loading Paper and Printing 22Operator Manual Standard Printing ModeLoading Paper for Standard Printing Mode Step Column Alignment Scale 24Operator Manual Gap Zone Print Gap AdjustmentPrint Gap Profile Mode Print Gap26Operator Manual Using a Saved Gap Zone ProfileFine-tuning the Automatic Print Gap Setting After unlocking the Print Gap keys Set Print Gap Detect Mode to ManualManually Adjust Print Gap on Control Panel Run a Print Test Manually Setting Print GapSetting Up Configurations 28Operator ManualPrinter Menus and the Control Panel Control Panel Display30Operator Manual Control Panel DisplayDisplay During Normal Operation Display When In a Menu Indicator Paper Weight and Hammer Impact32Operator Manual Control Panel Key FunctionsControl Panel Key Functions Up and Down Arrow Keys TOF Key Top of FormView Key Print GAP + and Keys34Operator Manual Enter KeyClear Key Offline Clear Key Config KeyCategories, Parameters and Selections Using MenusUsing Menus Control Panel MenusTCP/IP if LAN is installed 38Operator Manual Example Changing Form Length Using the Menu SystemChanging Form Length Print Selections Report How to Print a Control Panel Selected Options Report40Operator Manual Operator MenuOperator Menu ⇒ Font Font CategoryOcra Density Ser/Par Character SetMatrix 42Operator Manual Forms Category 44Operator Manual Operator Menu ⇒ FormsEject Distance Quick AccessPrint to EOF End Of Form If Print to EOF is on If Print to EOF is OFF, you have two choices Choice46Operator Manual Ribbon Monitor Operation RibnMon Thresh48Operator Manual Operator Menu ⇒ Print GapPrint Gap Category Mode Fine-Tuning the Print Gap ManuallyReset Detect Distance 50Operator ManualVT Channel Vertical Tab Channel VFU EnableOperator Menu ⇒ VFU VFU Category Vertical Format Units52Operator Manual Config MenuConfig Menu ⇒ Printer Printer CategoryReport IO Hold54Operator Manual Beeper ModeBeeper Volume Codes Category Config Menu ⇒ CodesAlt ESC Alternate Escape 56Operator ManualPrint on CR Form Feed at TOFSub Char From Code 7FPrint 80 9F Hex Ignore Char58Operator Manual Config Menu ⇒ ConfigurationsConfigurations Category How to label a configuration slot 60Operator Manual Config Menu ⇒ Serial I/OSerial I/O Category DTR Function Status EnquiryRTS Function 62Operator ManualDTR Polarity Busy PolarityBi-Directional Config Menu ⇒ Parallel I/OPopc Print On Paper Command Parallel I/O CategorySerial Parallel Twinax/Coax Config Menu ⇒ IntellifilterIntellifilter Category 64Operator ManualGateway Category TCP/IP Menu LAN Interface OnlyTCP/IP Menu IP Addr Category66Operator Manual TCP/IP Menu ⇒ SubnetSubnet Category Print Test MenuTestMenu ⇒ Pattern Pattern Category68Operator Manual Test Menu ⇒ Fault OverrideFault Override Category Diag CategoryHelp Menu Help Menu70Operator Manual Messages FaultsAppendix a Troubleshooting A-71 Fault Correction Procedure72Operator Manual Error MessagesHammerTimeExplanation Corrective Action Appendix a Troubleshooting A-7374Operator Manual Appendix a Troubleshooting A-75 76Operator Manual Paper ProblemsIndustry and Agency Standards Appendix B Specifications B-7778Operator Manual Industry and Agency StandardsEnvironment Appendix B Specifications B-7980Operator Manual Emulations and FontsLanguage Substitutions Appendix B Specifications B-81Fonts, Languages and Characters Standard Languages and Character Sets82Operator Manual Configurations, Paper and SpeedAppendix B Specifications B-83 Daly Drive, Suite 703.833.8700 Chantilly, VA 703.222.7629