Printronix P7000 H manual

Quick Refer ence Guide P7000, P7 000HD, and P700 0 H-Series Cartridge Ribbon Printers[...]

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This Quick Reference Guide contains a CD-ROM with the following materials: • The User’s Manual • Programmer’s Reference Manuals • Useful utility programs The CD-ROM is in a plastic pocket in the back cover. Save this guide. If you move or pack the printer in the future, you will need to reverse the instru ctions in this guide. NOTICE[...]

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5 Table of Contents P7000 Car tridge Ribbo n Printer Cont rol Pane l ....... .............7 P7000 H-S eries Cartr idge Ribbon P rinter Cont rol Pane l .....7 Loading Ri bbon Cartri dge And P aper ............... ................... 8 Loading Ri bbon Cartri dge ............... ............. ................... 8 Loading P aper (Stan dard Configur at[...]

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7 P7000 Cartridge Ribbon Printer Control Pane l P7000 H-Series Cart ridge Ribbon Pr inte r Control Panel 183452b JOB SELECT PRT CONFIG SET TOF ENTER ON LINE /CLEAR PAPER ADVANCE VIEW/EJE CT CANCEL 183452b JOB SELE CT/ PRINT MOD E PRT CONFIG SET TOF ENTER ON LINE /CLEAR PAPER ADVANCE VIEW/EJE CT CANCEL[...]

Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Pape r 8 Loading Ribbon Car tridge And Paper The foll owing se ctions d escribe h ow to insta ll ribbon a nd loa d paper. Loading Ribbo n Cartridge Figure 1. P reparing to Load the Ribbo n Cartridg e 1. Make su re the printer c over is op en. 2. Raise the platen le ver as far as it wi ll go. 3. Close the tractor do ors.[...]

9 Loading Ribbon Cartridge Figure 2. Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 4. Remove the ribbon s lack on the ribbon cart ridge by tu rning the ribbon te nsion knob clockwi se. CAUTION Do not turn the ribbon tens ion knob counterclockwise. This could damage the ribbon c artridge. 5. Hold t he cartri dge at a n angle, so that the rear sid e nearest you is[...]

Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Pape r 10 Figure 3. The Ribbon Cartridge Snapped in Place 6. Rock the cartridge downward, making sur e that th e ribbon g oes between the hammerb ank cover and the ribb on mask (see Figure 3 ). You will feel it snap int o place. CAUTI ON Make sure that the ribbon does not twist or fold ov er. 7. Turn the rib bon tension[...]

11 Loading Paper (Standa rd Configuration) Loading Paper (S t andard Configuration) When yo u start this proc edure, verify tha t the pr inter cov er is op en, the platen lever is r aised, and the tract or doors a re open. Figure 4. Aligning the Paper Su pply 1. Prepare the paper s upply: Cabinet Model a. Open the f ront door of the print er cabi n[...]

Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Pape r 12 Figure 5. Feeding the Paper Thr ough the Paper Slot Pedestal Mo del a. Place th e paper sup ply on th e floor in fr ont of the printer, or on the optional pape r shelf, if attache d. b. Ensu re that the paper pu lls freely from the box. NOTE: Be sure the paper feeds between the two wire g uides. 2. Hold the pa[...]

13 Loading Paper (Standa rd Configuration) Figure 6. Loading Paper onto the Left Trac tor Sprockets 4. Load the pa per on the left tractor sprocket s. 5. Close the tractor door. TOF TOF 183441b Paper Left Tracto r Door Left Trac tor Lock[...]

Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Pape r 14 CAUTI ON To avoid damage to the printer caused by printing on th e platen, al ways position the left tract or unit direc tly to the left of the “1” mark on th e paper scale . Figure 7 . Using the Paper Scal e as a Guid e 6. If adju stmen t is ne cessar y: a. Unlock the l eft tractor by placin g the tractor[...]

15 Loading Paper (Standa rd Configuration) Figure 8. Loading t he Paper o nto the Rig ht Tractor Sprockets 7. Unlock th e right tracto r. 8. Load the pa per onto th e right tra ctor spro ckets. 9. Close the tractor door. 10. Make sure the leading edg e of the first sheet of pap er is parall el to the top of the tract ors. If the pa per is mis align[...]

Loading Ribbon Cartridge And Pape r 16 Figure 9. Set the Platen Lever based on t he Paper Thickness 13. Raise the platen le ver all the way. 14. Turn the v ertical po sition kno b to feed the paper up into the paper gu ide asse mbly. 15. Turn th e platen stop knob clockwis e or counter clockwis e to match the paper thi ckness. ( The A-B -C scale c [...]

17 Loading Paper (Standa rd Configuration) 17. If nece ssary, pres s ON LINE/CLEAR to remo ve the “LOAD PAP ER” fault me ssage fr om the di splay. 18. Press the PAPER ADVANCE key se vera l time s to m ake sure the paper fee ds properly beyond the tractors ov er the lower pap er guide. F eed suffi cient pap er to ensur e the paper stack s co rre[...]

Set T he Top-Of- Form 18 Figure 11. Aligning the First Prin t Line with the TOF Indicator 3. Locate the TOF ind icator. It i s a small t ab locate d on both th e right an d left tractor doors. 4. Turn the v ertical po sition kno b to align the top of th e first print line with the TOF ind icator. For bes t print qual ity, it is recomm ended that th[...]

19 Figure 12. Closing th e Platen Le ver 5. Lower the p laten leve r until i t stops. 6. Press ON LINE/CLEAR to r emove an y fault me ssages (such as “LOAD P APER”) f rom the me ssage di splay. 7. Press SET TOF . The t op- of-fo rm posit ion you ha ve set moves do wn to the prin t positio n. 8. Press ON LINE/CLEAR to p lace the p rinter in onli[...]

Clearing Paper Ja ms 20 Clearing Paper Jams IMPORT ANT Be careful when pulling any paper backwards through the paper path, especially when using label stock. If you are not careful, labels can detach and adher e to the prin ter within the paper pat h, where o nly a service repres entative can remove them. Figure 13. Raising the P laten Lev er 1. Op[...]

21 Figure 14. C leari ng a P aper Jam 3. Open both tractor do ors. 4. Inspect th e paper path and tract ors for ja mmed or t orn paper. Remove any pieces of paper by turning the vert ical pos ition knob (s ee Figur e 14 ). 5. Check tha t the ribbon m ask has not been bent i n such a way as to block t he paper p ath. If the ribb on mask i s damaged [...]

Clearing Paper Ja ms 22 Figu re 1 5. Reloading Paper 7. Reload the paper in the tractor s (see Figure 15 ). 183451b Paper Trac tor D oor[...]

23 Figure 16. Setting the Platen Lever 8. Raise the platen lev er all the way. 9. Turn the v ertical pos ition k nob to feed the paper up into the paper gui de assem bly. 10. Turn the platen stop knob clo ckwise or counter clockw ise to match the p aper thi ckness (A-B- C scale c orrespond s approximat ely to 1- , 3-, and 6 pa rt paper thickness). [...]

Clearing Paper Ja ms 24 13. Press the PAPER ADVANCE key several t imes t o make sure the paper fe eds proper ly beyo nd the tracto rs over th e lower pa per guid e. Feed suffi cient paper to ensure t he paper stac ks cor rectly . 14. Clos e the pri nter co ver. 15. Close the cabinet d oor. 16. Press ON LINE/CLEAR to pla ce the printer o nline a nd [...]

25 Most Frequ ent Problems and Solut ions Problem Corrective A ction Poor print quality • dark prin t • light pri nt • light print on half of the page • missing dots or ch aracter s • smeared print • wavy vertic al lines • Adjus t the form s thicknes s lever s e tti ng. Print q uality can be affected if it is too loose or too ti ght. [...]

Contact Information 26 Cont act Infor mation Printronix Cu stomer Support Center IMPORT ANT Please ha ve the follo wing informa tion availabl e prior to calli ng the Printronix Customer Suppo r t Center: • Model num ber • Serial nu mber (loc ated on the back of th e printer) • Installe d options (i.e., inter face and host type if applicab le [...]

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For More Informati on 28 Printroni x Commerc ial (Shang hai) Co. Ltd 22F , E ton Buil ding East No.555, Pu dong Av . Shanghai City , 200120, P R China Phone: ( 86) 400 8 86 5598 Fax: (86- 21) 5138 05 64 Visit the P rintronix web site at w ww.printroni x.com For Mor e Info rmation This Quick Referenc e Guide provid es general informat ion for u se o[...]

29 Noti ces This infor mation wa s develo ped for pro ducts and services o ffered in the U.S.A. Printr onix may no t offer the products , servic es, or featu res discusse d in this doc ument in other co untries. Consult you r Printr onix repr esentativ e for inf ormation on the pr oducts and services currentl y availabl e in your area. Any r eferen[...]

Notices 30 This p ublication could include technica l inaccur acies or typogra phical e rrors. Change s are pe riodicall y made to the informa tion he rein; these changes will be i ncorporate d in new editions of the publicati on. Print ronix ma y make imp rovemen ts and/ or chan ges in the pr oduct(s) describe d in this pu blicatio n at any time w[...]

31 For onlin e versions o f this boo k, we autho rize you to : • Copy, modi fy, and prin t the docu mentati on contai ned on the media, for use with in your ente rprise, p rovided yo u repro duce the copy right n otice, al l warning statemen ts, an d other required statem ents on each copy or partial co py. • Transfer the origi nal unal tered c[...]

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Notices 34 Product Recyc ling and Disposal This pro duct may contain a sealed, lea d-acid batt ery; li thium battery; nickel-meta l-hydrid e battery; or nickel-ca dium batte ry. Batteri es of thes e types mus t be recy cled or d isposed of p roperly. Recyclin g facilitie s may not be avail able in you r area. In the United States, Print ronix has e[...]

35 This de vice comp lies with Part 15 of the FCC F ules. Op eration i s subje ct to the fo llowing tw o conditions : (1) this device may n ot cause harmful in terferen ce, and ( 2) this dev ice must ac cept any interfer ence recei ved, inclu ding inte rference th at may caus e undesir ed operat ion. Europ ean Union (E U) Conformity S t atement Pri[...]

Notices 36 Industry Canada Com pliance St atement This Clas s A digital apparat us complie s with Cana dian ICES -003. Cet appareil num érique d e la cla sse A conf orm á la nor me NMB-003 du Canada. S tatement o f CISPR 22 Com pliance Attention: This is a C lass A Pr oduct. In a domesti c environm ent this produ ct may cause radio inter ference [...]

37 EN 55022 K lasse A G eräte müss en mit fol gendem Wa rnhinwei s verseh en werden: “Warnung: dies is t eine Einr ichtung d er Klass e A. Diese E inrichtun g kann im Wohnber eich Funk störung en verursac hen; in di esem Fall kann vo m Betreiber v erlangt werden, angemess ene Maßnahm en durc hzuführe n und dafür aufzukom men.” EN 55024 Hi[...]

Notices 38 Ta i w a n Warning: This is a Class A pr oduct. In a d omestic environme nt this pr oduct may cau se radio i nterfere nce in whi ch case the user will be required t o take adequate m easures.[...]

39 Korea CAUTION: This prod uct is e quipped with a 3-wire power cord and plug f or the user’s sa fety. Use thi s power cor d in conju nction with a properly grounded electrica l outlet to avoid elec trical sh ock. Sof tware License Agr eement Your print er conta ins, amon g other s oftware, Printr onix op erating software i ncluding, b ut not li[...]

Notices 40 of these te rms and provide al l user documentat ion to tha t party. When you do so , you mus t destro y any co pies of S oftware no t resident i n the printer . Your li cense for the Softwar e termin ates when you no lo nger rightfully possess the pri nter. No other righ ts under thi s license are granted. 2. Source Code A sour ce code [...]

41 5. Limitation of Liability UNDER NO CIRCUMS TANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER TORT (INCLU DING NEGLIGENCE), CONTRACT, OR OTHERW ISE, SHALL R ED HAT, PRINTRONIX, ANY OTHER CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY DISTRIB UTOR OF THE EMBED DED SOF TWARE , OR ANY PART T HEREOF , OR AN Y SUPPLIER OF ANY OF SUCH PARTIES, BE LIABLE TO Y OU OR ANY OTHER PERSON F OR[...]

Notices 42 7. Miscellan eous This Agr eement repr esents t he complete a greement concer ning subjec t matter he reof. If an y provis ion of this Agreem ent is he ld to be unenfor ceable, such pr ovisio n shall be r eformed only to th e extent nec essary to make it enforce able. This Agreeme nt shall be governed b y Californi a law provi sions (exc[...]

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