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USER GUIDE DT Chassis Industrial Printers/Plotters Model 840DL/G • 820DL/G • 820G • 81 0 Desk Top (DT) Chassis[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Table of Contents Overview ................................................................................................................. 1-1 P ackage Contents ..................................................................................................... 1-2 Getting Familiar ...................................[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Introduction 1-1 Windows and Windows NT are trademarks and Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks or registered service marks of their respective companie[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Introduction 1-2 Package Contents Y ou should find the following items when unpacking your printe r . If any of these items are not found with the printe r , please contact Printrex Customer Service. • DT Chassis Printer • 8 3/4 Inch P aper Carrier • P aper Rod • Power Cord (one of the three US, UK or Central Eu[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Getting Familiar Refer to the Feature Description T ableFigures 1 through 4 to familiarize yourself with the features of the printe r . The names of these features will be used throughout this guide. Figure 1 Introduction 1-3 Door Latches Model Label Front Panel Paper Tear Edges Paper Carrier Paper Rod FE ATURE DESCRIPT[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Introduction 1-4 Getting Familiar (Continued) Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 5 (Chassis not shown) Form Sensor W indow Paper Empty Switch Platen Print Head Assembly PAPER ADVANCE PAPER EMPTY ERROR POWER Figure 4 Power Indicator Error Indicator Paper Empty Indicator Paper Advance Button Chassis Label Parallel Interface Connect[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters System Setup 2-1 Connecting the Parallel Interface First, be sure to use a high-quality cable. The cable should be marked “IEEE-1284” to indicate compliance with this communications standard. Inexpensive cables are electrically inferior and can result in unnecessary communications errors. Connect the 25-pin connecto[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters System Setup 2-2 Windows TM 95/98/ME First, check the Printrex website for updated driver versions ( ww w .printrex.com/drivers.htm). After extracting the compressed driver files to a floppy disk, go to the Start – Settings – Printers folde r , and double-click Add Printer . Proceed with installation, and click the [...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters System Setup 2-3 UNIX and Other Operating Systems At this time, Printrex does not distribute filter files for UNIX (and UNIX-type) platforms. Users of applications designed for use on these systems are advised to contact the application vendor for assistance with setup. Many permutations of network connections and confi[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Operation 3-1 Loading Paper Loading An Internal Roll 3 Insert Roll In Printer Slip the paper rod through the core of the new paper roll and install the paper roll on the carrier so the paper feeds from the top of the roll toward the front of the carrie r. Feed a few inches of paper from the roll so it will extend over t[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Operation 3-2 Loading external media is similar to loading an internal roll. The difference being the paper is threaded through the bottom feed slot. Note: The printer is shown with an optional P aper Tray. See Accessories Section 5-2 for ordering information. Insert paper through the Bottom Feed Slot and out through th[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Running Self Test To perform self test, press and hold the PAPER AD VANCE button while turning on powe r . The PAPER AD VANCE button may be released after self test has started. In self test, the ERROR indicator lights and a printout of model, interface type, firmware version and other various test patterns is started. [...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Operation 3-4 Advancing Paper After loading pape r , or any time you wish to advance pape r , press the P aper Advance button on the front panel. The printer will feed paper as long as the button is pressed, but will stop when either of two conditions is met: • If the paper has form markers printed on the back surface[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Operation 3-5 Errors and Error Handling The Error Indicator on the Front P anel indicates an error condition of the printe r . This indication is in the form of a two digit error code expressed as a series of long flashes (for the tens digit) then short flashes (for the ones digit). The tens digit flash is twice as long[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters 4. I’m trying to print TIFF files , but the printed output is clipped off. How do I print the whole log? This question has come from the geotechnical community frequently over the last several years. Commonl y , users view TIFF logs in Windows Imaging, the free viewer provided in the Programs- Accessories folde r . Un[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Care and Cleaning 4-1 Long Term Storage With the paper door closed, the thermal head applies a considerable pressure on the platen (approximately 8 kg). If the printer is stored for long periods of time with the paper door closed (especially in cold temperatures), it is possible that a slight flat area is induced in the[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Support / Service 5-1 Warranty Printrex products are warranted to be free from failures due to defects in material and workmanship for twelve (12) months from the date of purchase. During this 12 month period Printrex will, at its sole discretion, replace or repair at no charge the product which, in its opinion, is defe[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Spare Parts Description .................................................................................................. Part Number P aper Carrier ................................................................................................... 2111-0189 P aper Rod ..................................................[...]
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DT Chassis Printers/Plotters Safety 6-1 Restriction on Use Use this equipment only for its intended use as described in this guide. • Do not use power supplied outside the specified voltage/hertz range. • Do not block any openings on the equipment. • Do not use corrosive chemicals or vapors on the equipment. • Do not expose equipment to rai[...]
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T echnical Specifications 7-1 Forms Compatibility Overall Forms Width ...................................................................... 8.75 inch (222 mm) Internal Roll Capacity ................................................... 2.6 inch (66 mm) diameter roll For 840DL/G and 820DL/G: Bottom Feed Roll Capacity .................................[...]