Operator Manual 3
Contents

Preface ......................................................................................................... 3–9

Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 3–9
About This Manual................................................................................................................... 3–10

Chapter 1.................................................................................................... 3–11

Site Preparation........................................................................................................................ 3–11
Figure 1 - 1. Shipping Screw Locations............................................................................ 3–12
Unpacking your printer ...........................................................................................................3–12
Repacking ................................................................................................................................. 3–12
Removing the Shipping Hardware.......................................................................................... 3–12
Figure 1 - 3. Rear view, showing Serial, Parallel and Power Plugs.................................. 3–13
Connecting the I/O .................................................................................................................3–13
Interface Connections and Powering Up ...............................................................................3–13
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Interface Connectors ............................................................................................................... 3–13
Powering Up .............................................................................................................................3–14
Figure 1 - 4. Power plug and on/off switch ..................................................................... 3–14
Figure 1 - 5. Inside the Lid................................................................................................ 3–15
Paper System............................................................................................................................. 3–15
Paper System Components ......................................................................................................3–15
Print Gap................................................................................................................................... 3–16
Paper Tension........................................................................................................................... 3–16
Tractors .....................................................................................................................................3–16
Figure 1 - 6. Left and Right Paper Tractors .....................................................................3–16
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge .............................................................................................. 3–17
Figure 1 - 8. Installing the Ribbon Cartridge................................................................... 3–17
Figure 1 - 7. Ribbon Cartridge.......................................................................................... 3–17
Figure 1 - 9. Ribbon Shield Panels.................................................................................... 3–18
Figure 1 - 10. Control Panel.............................................................................................. 3–19
LED Indicators ......................................................................................................................... 3–19
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) ..................................................................................................3–19
Control Panel Components..................................................................................................... 3–19