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Printronix P4280 Setup Guide (204 pages)

Brand: Printronix | Category: Print & Scan | Size: 1.35 MB |

English

Table of contents

Setup Guide

1

Trademark Acknowledgements

4

Table of Contents

5

6 RibbonMinder

10

1 Introduction

11

About This Setup Guide

12

Keys and Display Messages

13

Related Documents

13

The P4280 Line Matrix Printer

14

Standard Features

15

Built-in Diagnostic Tools

16

Optional Features

17

Protocols and Emulations

18

2 Setting Up the Printer

19

Before You Begin

20

Select a Site

20

2–4 Setting Up the Printer

22

Remove the Protective Film

25

2–9Setting Up the Printer

27

Figure 2–5.)

27

Release the Paper Chains

28

Connect the Power Cord

29

Connect the Interface Cable

30

Load the Paper

31

VORSICHT

34

PRÉCAUTIONS

34

Upper Paper Guide

35

Set the Top of Form

36

Install the Ribbon

38

2–22 Setting Up the Printer

40

Step Press Result Notes

40

2–23Setting Up the Printer

41

2–24 Setting Up the Printer

42

3 Configuring the Printer

43

Configuring the Printer3–4

46

Configuring the Printer3–6

48

Operating States

49

The Configurations

49

Unlocking the ENTER Key

50

Locking the ENTER Key

50

Saving Parameters

51

3–11Configuring the Printer

53

Configuration

54

Printout

54

3–13Configuring the Printer

55

Changing Configuration Values

56

3–15Configuring the Printer

57

Configuring the Printer3–16

58

Saving Your New Configuration

59

Configuring the Printer3–18

60

Load Parameters

61

Configuring the Printer3–20

62

11. Close the printer cover

63

1. Press:

64

2. Raise the printer cover

65

4. Close the printer cover

65

Configuration Menu Diagrams

66

3–25Configuring the Printer

67

Ribbon Life Menu Options

68

New Ribbon

69

Analyze Job

69

Set Ribbon Size

69

Font Menu Options

70

3–29Configuring the Printer

71

Figure 3–6. Font Menu

71

Character Set Menu Options

72

3–33Configuring the Printer

75

Printer Protocol

76

Buffer Size

76

Uppercase Select

77

Printer Select

77

Paper Advance SW (Switch)

78

Power On State

78

Alarm On Fault

79

Shuttle Timeout

79

Unidirectional

79

Select SFCC

80

80–9F Hex

80

Control Code 06

80

Control Code 08

81

Overstrike

81

Compress Print

82

Draft Print

82

Font Select / Elongated

83

Display Language

83

Paper Format Menu Options

84

Line Spacing

85

Form Length Set

85

Auto Line Feed

86

Define LF (Line Feed) Code

86

Perforation Skip

88

Paper Out

88

Paperout Adjust

89

Slew Relative

90

Set Platen @ BOF

90

Print Width

90

Slow Paper Slew

91

Host Interface Menu Options

92

Centronics Menu Options

93

Data Bit 8

94

PI (Paper Instruction) Line

94

Data Polarity

95

Response Polarity

95

Fast Busy

95

Strobe Polarity

96

Latch Data On

96

Dataproducts Menu Options

97

Serial RS-232 Menu Options

100

Data Protocol

101

Data Rate

101

Word Length

101

Stop Bit

102

Bit 8 Function

102

Request To Send

103

Data Term Ready

103

Reverse Channel

104

Load Parameters Menu Options

105

Load IGP Parameters

106

Load IBM 3287 Parameters

106

Load IBM 5225 Parameters

106

Load Factory Parameters

107

Save Parameters Menu Options

108

Diagnostics Menu Options

109

• Run various printer tests

110

4 Printer Interfaces

111

Overview

112

Centronics Parallel Interface

116

Removal and Installation

119

RS-232 Serial Interface

120

4–14 Printer Interfaces

124

Chapter Contents

125

Cleaning Requirements

126

Cleaning Inside the Cabinet

127

IMPORTANT

128

Diagnostic Tests

130

Configuration Printout

132

Print Data Stream in Hex Code

133

Printer Test 8 Inch Width

133

Printer Test Full Width

133

Print Statistics

133

Running the Diagnostic Tests

135

Step NotesResultPress

136

Printing Hex Code

137

Press Result Notes

138

Fault Messages

140

6 RibbonMindert

143

Running a Job

145

Configuring the RibbonMinder

146

RibbonMinder

147

Figure 6–1. Ribbon Life Menu

147

Analyzing Jobs

156

Setting Analyze Job Mode

157

Analyzing Jobs Quickly

159

Setting the Job Rate

160

Set Job Rate

163

When Worn Action

163

Enable/Disable

164

A Printer Specifications

165

Ribbon Specifications

166

Paper Specifications

166

Printer Dimensions and Weight

167

Environmental Characteristics

168

Electrical Characteristics

169

Interfaces

170

Printing Rates

170

A–7Printer Specifications

171

A–8 Printer Specifications

172

Contents

173

Character Formation

174

Printing Speed

176

C ASCII Character Set

177

ASCII Character Set

178

Glossary

185

This is 14 point

192

PRINTRONIX

204

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