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A. Never remove any printer cover except to install a printer accessory and as expressly

described in this manual.

B. Please store the printer covers in a safe place. The covers must be reinstalled if you decide to

remove any printer accessory.

The following areas of the printer should be covered for safety reasons:

Pull Tractor Mechanism Covers

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The above openings must always be protected with their cover when the corresponding option is

not installed. Do not touch inside the opening and do not insert any object into these openings or

into the gears.

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Safety Information.............................................................................. ii

Table of Contents .............................................................................. iii

Getting to Know Your Printer..............................................................1

Printer Features............................................................................................1

Unpacking Your Printer...............................................................................2

Printer Parts..................................................................................................3

Front View................................................................................................3

Rear View..................................................................................................4

Setting Up Your Printer.......................................................................5

Choosing a Suitable Location.......................................................................5

Printer Assembly ..........................................................................................6

Removal of the Shipment Locks.............................................................6

Ribbon Cartridge Installation.................................................................7

Host Computer Connection........................................................................13

Software Driver Selection..........................................................................15

Power Connection.......................................................................................16

Selecting the Display Language................................................................18

Operator Panel Presentation.............................................................19

The Display..................................................................................................20

LCD Display Messages..........................................................................23

The Indicators..............................................................................................26

The State Indicators..............................................................................27

The Paper Path Indicators....................................................................28

The Buttons.................................................................................................29

Paper Handling ..................................................................................38

Paper Paths.................................................................................................38

How to Select a Paper Path .......................................................................39

Using Set-Up Mode................................................................................39

Using the Operator Panel.....................................................................40

Paper Specifications....................................................................................41

Fanfold Paper.........................................................................................41

Print Area...............................................................................................42

Paper Thickness.....................................................................................44

Fanfold Paper Loading...............................................................................45

Loading Paper Using the Front1 Tractor............................................45

Parking the Paper.......................................................................................50

Resetting Paper Position.......................................................................51

Printing on Adhesive Labels......................................................................52

Moving the Paper...................................................................................53

Advancing the Paper for Tearing-off....................................................54

Operating your Printer.......................................................................56

Using Macros..............................................................................................56

About Macros.........................................................................................56

Switching between Macros...................................................................57

Selecting Print Features............................................................................58

Selecting the Font..................................................................................59

Selecting the Pitch.................................................................................60

Holding a Print Task..................................................................................61

Reducing the Print Noise Level................................................................61

Recovering from a Fault State..................................................................62

Recovering from a Paper out Fault......................................................62

Recovering from other Faults...............................................................62

Printing...............................................................................................63

Print Area Definition..................................................................................63

Print Area Definition.............................................................................64

Printing on Multipart Form......................................................................66

Adapting to Paper Thickness...............................................................66

Hints on Printer Settings for Paper Thickness..................................67

Managing Blank Pages..............................................................................68

Printing on Pre-printed Forms..................................................................68

Adjusting the Top of Form from the Operator Panel.........................69

Configuring Your Printer...................................................................70

What is Configuration?..............................................................................70

The Configuration Structure.....................................................................71

Display Graphic Conventions...............................................................72

The Different Types of Selectable Values...........................................72

Configuration Quick Reference............................................................73

How to configure your Printer...................................................................83

Reaching, Selecting, Saving a Configuration Value...........................83

Printing the Printer Configuration......................................................86

Tips for Configuring ..............................................................................86

How to manage your Configuration.........................................................88

Saving a Configuration.........................................................................88

Restoring a Macro..................................................................................89

Restoring all Macros..............................................................................89

Recalling the Factory Configuration....................................................89

Setting the Printer Installation.................................................................90

LCD Language.......................................................................................90

Error Buzzer...........................................................................................90

Ribbon Type ...........................................................................................91

Paper Path at Power-On.......................................................................91

Tractor Jam Sensor...............................................................................91

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Setting the Communication Interface.......................................................92

Interface Type.........................................................................................92

Interface Time-out.................................................................................92

Input Buffer Size....................................................................................93

Setting the Parallel Interface................................................................93

Setting the Serial Interface...................................................................95

Setting the User Access Authorization................................................98

Customizing Macros..........................................................................99

How to Customize a Macro........................................................................99

Selecting the Protocol.................................................................................99

Setting the Publishing Style....................................................................101

Font .......................................................................................................101

Quality Level........................................................................................101

Vertical Pitch........................................................................................102

Setting the Page Layout...........................................................................103

Form Length.........................................................................................103

Left Margin...........................................................................................104

Form Width..........................................................................................104

Top Margin...........................................................................................104

Bottom Margin.....................................................................................105

Top of Form...........................................................................................105

Selecting the Paper Path..........................................................................105

Setting the Printing Modes......................................................................106

Print Direction......................................................................................106

Line Mode.............................................................................................107

Blank Pages..........................................................................................107

Print Impact .........................................................................................108

Print Gap ..............................................................................................109

Automatic Gap Offset..........................................................................110

Perforation Anti-jam............................................................................111

Setting the Tear/View Mode...............................................................111

Paper Movements According to Tear/View Mode.............................113

Paper Position Definition....................................................................116

Setting the DEC Mode..............................................................................118

Horizontal Pitch...................................................................................118

G0 Character Set..................................................................................119

User Preference Character Set...........................................................120

Printer ID..............................................................................................121

Wrap or Truncate.................................................................................121

Disconnection on EOT.........................................................................122

Initial Report........................................................................................122

Automatic ANSWERBACK................................................................123

ANSWERBACK on ENQ....................................................................123

Configuring the IBM Mode......................................................................124

Horizontal Pitch...................................................................................124

IBM Character Set..............................................................................124

Code Page.............................................................................................125

IBM Double Height.............................................................................126

IBM AGM.............................................................................................126

Horizontal Pitch on COMPRESS.......................................................126

Slashed Zero.........................................................................................127

Setting the EPSON Mode...................................................................127

Horizontal Pitch...................................................................................127

National Character Set.......................................................................128

Code Page.............................................................................................129

EPSON Character Set ........................................................................130

Slashed Zero.........................................................................................130

Testing Your Printer........................................................................131

Hex-Dump Printing..................................................................................133

Adjusting Your Printer....................................................................134

How to Adjust your Printer.....................................................................134

Adjusting the Bidirectional Alignment ..................................................135

Adjusting the Position of the First Printable Line................................136

Adjusting the Tear-off Position...............................................................137

Printer Maintenance and Troubleshooting....................................138

Cleaning the Printer.................................................................................138

Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge..............................................................139

Troubleshooting........................................................................................141

Options.............................................................................................149

The Front2 Push Tractor.........................................................................149

Installing/Removing the Front2 Push Tractor.................................149

Loading Paper Using the Front2 Tractor Option.............................152

The Rear Pull Tractor..............................................................................159

Installing the Rear Pull Tractor.........................................................159

Automatic Sheet Feeder (ASF) ...............................................................164

Pedestals....................................................................................................165

Printer Specifications......................................................................166

Compliance Statements..................................................................172

FCC Compliance Statement (USA)........................................................172

Compliance Statement (Canada)............................................................172

Compliance Statement (Germany).........................................................172

Compliance Statement (Europe).............................................................173

Energy Star...............................................................................................173

International Compliance........................................................................173

Trademark Acknowledgements

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• 24 Needle Print Head

• 136 columns

• 9070-LA printer: Draft printing at 700 cps, LQ printing at 133 cps

9060-LA printer: Draft printing at 600 cps, LQ printing at 116 cps

• The supported emulations are: IBM Proprinter XL24E, EPSON ESC/P and DEC PPL2

• High Resolution Graphics Printing (360 x 360 dots per inch)

• Multiple copies (1 original and 7 copies)

• Automatic paper path selection

• Easy operability via operator panel menu and S/W commands

• Optional Automatic Sheet Feeder (120 sheets capability) which handles cut sheets,

multicopies and envelopes, accepts up to two additional paper bins and includes paper stacker

• Optional Color Mechanism

• Usage of all specific features by means of the Specific Software Driver which is applicable to

the most popular S/W Packages

• Plug & Play capability for Windows 95/98/2000®

• Bi-directional IEEE 1284 parallel interface and RS232-C/422-A serial interface

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Together with the CD-ROM with this User Manual, the following items are included in the box:

Notify any damage to your supplier.

Power Cable

Serial Interface Adapter

Serial Interface Cable

Quick Reference Guide

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Front View

Push Tractors Cover

Operator Panel

Paper Knob

Power Switch

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Power Cable Connector

Rear Tractor Installation

Area Covers

Paper Knob

Top Cover

Rear Tractor Cover

Interface Connectors

Rear Paper Slot

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Consider the following points when you

choose the location for your printer:

• The distance between the printer and

the host computer must not exceed the

length of the interface cable;

• The location must be sturdy,

horizontal and stable;

• Your printer must not be exposed to

direct sunlight, extreme heat, cold,

dust or humidity (see "P

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• The power outlet compatible must be

with the plug of the printer's power

cord.

There must be sufficient clearances on

all sides for easy operation. The

required space is shown in the figure:

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Removal of the Shipment Locks

Open all the printer covers and make sure that you remove the two shipment locks from the

printer.

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Ribbon Cartridge Installation

Two types of black ribbon cartridges are available for this printer, depending on whether the

color mechanism option is installed or not.

Make sure that you are using only CPG original consumables.

1. Make sure that the printer is turned off.

2. Find the ribbon cartridge among the accessories.

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Long Life Black Ribbon Cartridge

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3. Open the top cover using the

small handles on either side of the

top cover.

4. Turn the printer on. The print

carriage prepares for ribbon

cartridge installation.

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5. Before installing the ribbon cartridge turn

the ribbon winding knob in the arrow

direction (located on the cartridge) to take up

slack in the ribbon.

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Knob

To avoid damage to the ribbon, do not turn the winding knob in the wrong direction.

6. Align the cartridge pins with the locking grooves on the left and right cartridge supports.

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7. Slide and insert the ribbon guide between the print head and the ribbon guide mask holding it

perpendicular to the print head.

Make sure that the ribbon is inserted correctly between the print head and the print head mask.

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8. Insert the white plastic holder onto the

color mechanism as shown in the

following figure.

Ribbon Guide

Holder for Color Mechanism

Color Mechanism

9. Turn the ribbon winding knob in the

arrow direction (located on the

cartridge) to take up slack in the

ribbon.

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10. Push the cartridge down gently until it clips into place at the locking points on both sides.

11. Turn the ribbon winding knob again in the direction of the arrow to take up slack in the ribbon.

12. To ensure that the ribbon guide runs freely along the ribbon, manually move the print carriage

horizontally.

If the used ribbon cartridge needs to be replaced, see "R

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This printer can be connected to the host computer via two available interfaces. The interface

connectors are located on the rear of the printer.

• A bidirectional IEEE1284 parallel interface

• A RS232C/422A serial interface

Before connecting the interface cable, make sure that the printer and the host computer are

turned OFF .

Insert the parallel interface cable into the parallel connector and fasten it by means of the clips.

Insert the serial interface cable into the serial connector, and fasten it by means of the two screws

(use the screwdriver).

Parallel Interface

Serial Interface

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The interface cable with a 6 pin DECconnect type connector can be connected to the serial

interface connector by means of the serial interface adapter you received together with the

printer.

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At this point it is necessary to configure your printer for your application package. The installation

procedures depend upon the host environment.

Follow the instructions in the readme file you find on the CD-ROM.

In a WINDOWS 95/98/2000/XP/NT4.0/Millennium® environment the printer supports the Plug &

Play feature.

The printer drivers of all Compuprint printers can be found at the Internet Address

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The power outlet must be compatible with the plug of the printer's power cord.

Always use a grounded outlet.

1. Make sure the power outlet is near the printer location and easily accessible.

2. Make sure that the power switch is in 0

position (OFF).

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