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Operator ’ s manual Matrix printer T2280 SprintPro T2265 SprintPro ®[...]
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Important Information This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference in radio and television reception. It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for class B computing devices in accordance with t[...]
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Operator’ s Manual QUICK ST ART -UP T able of contents T able of contents Introduction 2 Symbols used 2 Important safety instructions 2 Using the Online-CD-ROM 3 Contents of the Online CD-ROM 3 Hardware requirements 3 Troubleshooting 3 Printer at a glance 4 Installation 5 Unpacking the printer 5 Placing your printer 6 Connecting the printer 7 Swi[...]
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Introduction This Operator ’ s Manual is intended as a quick introduction into working with the printer and also to enable inexperienced users to operate the device properly . It describes the most import- ant functions of the printer and contains the essential information for your everyday work with the printer . A more detailed description of t[...]
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➤ Using the Online-CD-ROM First install the Adobe Acrobat Reader on your hard disk, unless the program has already been installed. T o install it, follow the steps described in the README file in the READER directory . T o start the online documentation, call the File Manager (W indows 3.1) or Explorer (W indows 95/98, W indows ME, W indows 2000,[...]
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Printer at a glance Top cover Soundproofing cover Control panel Power switch Front cover Bottom cover Printer in tractor mode View from the front Tractors Printer in single-sheet mode View from the rear Power cord connector Interface connectors Paper support Single sheet feeder Paper guide Rear cover Printer at a glance Quick start-up 4[...]
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Installation ➤ Unpacking the printer Place your printer on a solid base. Make sure that the “Up” symbols point in the correct direc- tion. Open the packaging, take out the accessory cassette and un- pack it. Pull the printer out of the cardboard box towards you and remove the remaining packaging material. Check the printer for any visible tra[...]
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➤ Placing your printer Place the printer on a solid, flat, surface, ensuring that the printer is positioned in such a way that it can not topple, and that there is easy access to the control panel and paper input devices. Also ensure that there is sufficient space for the printed output. If you expect that frequent forward and reverse feeds will [...]
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➤ Connecting the printer Make sure that the printer is set to the correct voltage (e.g. 230 V in Europe, 120 V in the U.S.A.). T o do this, check the plate above the power inlet at the rear of the printer . If the setting is incorrect, set the coloured switch at the rear of the printer to the correct position, using a pointed object (e.g. screwdr[...]
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Control panel The control panel and the keys are used for controlling the printer operation. The upper line of the display shows whether the printer is in Online or Offline mode and the paper path selected ( Tr a c t o r 1 or Single ). ➤ Online mode After switching on, the printer is automatically set to online mode. Only in this mode can it rece[...]
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Changing the ribbon cassette Before opening the cover , make sure that the printer is switched on so that it can execute auto- matic preparations for ribbon changing (widening the print head gap). Move the paper to the park position. Open the printer top cover . Carefully slide the print head carriage to the left stop (viewed from the printer front[...]
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Move the coloured friction tab to the left (direction of the arrow) as shown in the figure and raise the friction mechan- ism. Remove the used cassette. W e r ecommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only . Changing the ribbon cassette Quick start-up 10[...]
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Raise the coloured insertion tongue A . Insert the coloured ribbon tension knob into the right-hand front location of the new ribbon cassette. T urn the knob in the direction of the arrow in order to take up the slack of the rib- bon. T ilt the ribbon cassette slightly forward, and thread in the rib- bon between the coloured insertion tongue and th[...]
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Insert the coloured tension knob into one of the two locations. T urn the tension knob to take up slack in the ribbon until it is seated correctly at the bottom in the ribbon support. Press down the coloured insertion tongue A . A Changing the ribbon cassette Quick start-up 12[...]
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Move the print head carriage backwards and forwards several times. If the ribbon is correctly seated, there must be no per- ceptible resistance. Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place. Close the front section of the top cover . The ribbon should be transported during the travel fr om left to right. If this is not the case, you[...]
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Paper handling This section describes how to set the paper type, load fanfold paper and single sheets, trans- port paper and move the paper to the tear position. ➤ Changing the paper type Y ou can change the paper type either from an application program, by means of the paper path quick selection feature or in the Setup menu. In this section, the[...]
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➤ Loading paper Y our printer can process both fanfold paper and single sheets. For information on the supported paper sizes, please refer to page 25 ( Paper specifications ). Y ou should only use those paper types which ar e appr oved for this printer . For mor e infor- mation, please r efer to the Refer ence Manual on the Online CD-ROM. Fanfold[...]
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Open the coloured latch lever of the right-hand tractor and align it to the paper width. Insert the fanfold paper into the right-hand tractor . Make sure that it is inserted by the same length as on the left- hand tractor in order to avoid any paper jam. Close the tractor flap and lock the tractor by turning the trac- tor lever to the rear . Be sur[...]
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Single sheets Some printer models ar e designed for fanfold paper operation only and ther efor e do not featu- r e a single sheet feeder . The fr ont cover can ther efor e not be opened on these models. Make sure that the printer is set to single sheet mode. If necessary , change the paper type (see page 14, Changing the paper type ). Press the lat[...]
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Insert the single sheet as far into the input tray as possible. Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status. The sheet is automatically loaded when the printer is in on- line mode and receives data from the computer . Press the Load (4) key to load paper before starting the printout. ➤ Paper transport Loaded paper (fanfold paper/singl[...]
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➤ Moving the paper to the tear position Y ou can use the Te a r key to move the paper to the tear position. Swing the soundproofing cover towards the front. Make sure that the printer is in online mode. If necessary , press the Online key . Press the Te a r (4) key . The printer moves the perforation edge of the fanfold paper to the tear edge of [...]
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Settings This section describes how to set the tear position, the first printing line, the print head gap as well as the font selection and the character density . ➤ Setting the tear position If the tear position of the paper is not aligned with the tear edge of the top cover of the printer , you can adjust it. Press the Setup key . The printer c[...]
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➤ Setting the first printing line (TOF) Y ou can use the TOF function for setting the position of the first printing line for each paper source and each menu individually . Befor e using the T OF function (if fanfold paper is used), you should first set the tear position (see above). Open the top cover . Press the Setup key . The printer changes [...]
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Confirm the input by pressing the Set (1) key . Press the Setup key . The printer returns to the initial status. The setting made will be r etained after switching off the printer . For mor e details, please r e- fer to the Refer ence Manual on the Online CD-ROM. ➤ Setting the print head gap The printer features automatic print head gap adjustmen[...]
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➤ Selecting character density and font Y ou can use the CPI (= C haracters P er I nch) key in setup mode to select the number of char- acters per inch to be printed. Y ou can use the Font key to select resident fonts. Press the Setup key , then the Char (4) key . Press the CPI (3) or Font (2) key (in our example, press CPI ). Use the < (2) or [...]
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T echnical data ➤ Printer specifications For mor e information on printer specifications as well as interface specifications, refer to the Refer ence Manual on the Online CD-ROM. T ype T2265 T2280 Printing method Serial with 24-needle print head Printing width 136 characters at 10 cpi Print speed HSQ (Matrix 12 x 10) DPQ (Matrix 12 x 12) CPQ (Mat[...]
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➤ Paper specifications For mor e information on general paper specifications as well as paper specifications for the optional tractor units and the automatic sheet feeder , r efer to the Refer ence Manual on the Online CD-ROM. Fanfold paper T ractor1 Continuous single forms Single set of forms (requires individual testing) Paper weight No. of cop[...]
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Accessories For additional accessories, please r efer to the Refer ence Manual on the Online-CD-ROM. Ribbon cassettes Order no. Black ribbon cassette 060097 Ribbon cassette 1 x red, 3 x black 060099 Ribbon cassette with yellow , magenta, cyan, black 060098 Ribbon cassette with red, green, blue, black 060100 Accessories Quick start-up 26[...]
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