Printronix S828 User's Setup Guide

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Print & Scan
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User's Setup Guide
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Open the upp
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print head and
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stalling th
e
bbon Shifter H
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Ribbon
A
dvance
Knob
w
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p
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r printer cover
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from the bail (t
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a
ping lock scre
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guid
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pins.
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any
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plac
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cove
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4.Slide
5.Align
USG
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int head n
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ommend that y
o
he ribbon cartri
d
o
ve the ribbon
c
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, snap arm, ri
the ribbon adv
a
s
lack in the rib
b
e
of ribbon purc
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n
the top cover
u
r
.
the print head
t
the cartridge pi
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bbon is in
s
o
ose and th
e
o
u use a Genui
d
ge, follow the
s
c
artridge from t
h
bbon advance
a
nce knob in th
e
b
on. If the ribb
o
h
ase to replace
using the small
t
o the center of
ns with the loc
k
s
erted corr
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print hea
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ne Printronix ri
s
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e package. Lo
c
knob, and th
e
e
direction of th
e
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n does not m
the ribbon cart
r
handles on eit
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the printer.
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ing grooves on
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ctly betwe
e
d
mask.
bbon cartridge.
c
ate the ribbon
e
ribbon moun
t
e
arrow to take
o
ve, contact y
o
r
idge.
h
er side of the
the left and
2
en
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t
ing
up
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ur
top
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1
1
2
1
3
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4
right cartridge
s
Position the rib
b
perpendicular t
o
T
urn the ribbon
Position the s
n
assembly. Pus
until it snaps in
t
A
lign the ribbo
n
cartridge with
t
cartridge down
0
.Turn the ribbo
take up any sl
a
and forth to e
n
ribbon.
1
.If the ribbon
installed the rib
a.The left and
r
into the cartrid
g
b.There are no
t
c.The ribbon is
d.The ribbon m
the direction
the ribbon c
a
purchase if y
o
2
.Close the top
o
ading Fan
f
h
is sequence d
e
a
ctor (default)
.
d
ministrato
r
's
M
T
urn the printe
r
Lift up Tractor
A
O
pen the Push
of the printer.
Unlock the trac
t
tractor to the le
f
S
pace the pap
e
sprocket cover
s
Hold the fanfol
d
perforation on t
Insert the pape
r
is under the p
a
Match the left s
margin must m
a
Note: Aligning
t
on the printer
c
Paper Load Se
A
djust the rig
h
Lock the left a
n
up position.
0
.Close the Pus
1
.Close Tractor
2
.Press the RE
A
3
.Press the L
O
4
.Press the RE
A
s
upports.
b
on guide over
t
o
the print head
advance knob
n
ap arm with t
h
h
the snap ar
m
t
o place.
n
mounting pins
t
he slots in the
into place.
n advance kno
b
a
ck in the ribbo
n
sure that the ri
b
is not runnin
g
bon cartridge c
o
ight ribbon mo
u
g
e supports.
t
twists or folds
not catching o
n
o
ves when you
of the arrow. If
a
rtridge. Contac
t
o
u believe that t
p
rinter cover.
f
old Pape
r
e
scribes how t
o
For the ot
h
anual at Printr
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r
on.
A
rea Cover.
tractors cover t
t
ors by moving
t
f
t.
e
r guides along
s
.
d
paper in front
o
he left sprocket
r
on the right s
p
a
per sensor, an
d
procket for the
f
a
tch the 9
th
ma
r
t
he left-hand e
d
c
abinet will cau
s
n
sor resulting i
n
t sprocket gen
n
d right sprock
e
h tractors cove
r
area cover.
A
DY key to tak
e
O
AD/EJECT ke
y
A
DY key to put
t
the print head,
d
.
to take up any
s
h
e small lever
m
down onto t
h
on the left and
e
cartridge sup
p
b
again in the d
i
o
n, as you slide
b
bon guide run
s
g
freely, or to
o
rrectly, ensur
e
u
nting pins are
s
in the ribbon.
n
the print head
.
turn the ribbon
the ribbon doe
s
c
t your place of
r
t
he ribbon is fa
u
o
load the fanf
o
h
er paper p
a
o
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t
urning it upwar
d
t
he sprocket le
v
the tractor bar.
of the sprocket
s
t
pins and clos
e
p
rocket pins an
d
d
close the righ
t
f
irst printing po
s
r
k on the printe
r
d
ge of the pap
e
s
e the paper to
n
a LOAD PAP
E
n
tly to remove
e
ts moving the
r
.
e
the printer N
o
e
y to load the
the printer Rea
d
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holding it
s
lack in the rib
b
up onto the ri
b
h
e ribbon lift a
s
right side of th
e
p
orts. Snap th
e
i
rection of the a
t
he print head
b
s
freely along t
h
ensure that y
o
e
that:
s
ecurely snapp
e
.
advance knob
s
not move, rep
l
r
ibbon cartridg
e
u
lty.
o
ld paper with t
h
a
ths please s
d
s and lay it on
v
ers up. Slide t
h
Open the left a
s
and insert the
the left sprock
e
d
make sure th
e
t
sprocket cove
r
s
ition, that is th
e
r
cabinet.
e
r past the 22
n
d
be misaligned
w
E
R error.
slack from th
e
sprocket lever
s
o
t Ready.
paper into the
d
y.
001A
b
on.
b
bon lift
s
sembly
e
ribbon
e
ribbon
rrow to
b
ack
h
e
o
u have
e
d
in
l
ace
e
h
e push
ee the
the top
h
e left
nd right
pape
r
e
t cover.
e
paper
r
.
e
left
d
spacer
w
ith the
e
paper.
s
to the
printe
r
.
S828USG 3 260069001A
Operator Panel
The operator panel contains 5 status indicators, a 1-line by 16-
characters display panel, 9 printer function keys, and an audible alarm
as indicated in the figure below. For indicators and function keys there
is a short description. For details see User’Guide.
Indicators
ALTERNATE
Lit when the alternate function of the keys has been
enabled pressing the ALTERNATE key
PROGRAM Blinks when one of the printer set up procedures has
been selected: Program Configuration or Power-On
Configuration
ON LINE
Lit when the printer can receive and print data (printer
on line).
Blinks when there is data in the buffer and the printer
is off line.
Unlit when the printer is disabled and the buffer does
not contain any data, or during the initialization, setup
or tests
FRONT 1 Lit when the Front1 paper path is selected.
FRONT 2 Lit when the Front2 paper path is selected.
Keys
Pressing the function keys it is possible to activate the functions
indicated by the word or symbol signed near the key. Each key may
have different functions, according to the selected function modes:
Normal, Alternate or Program.
Status Normal Alternate Progam
ON LINE
Enables or disables the
printer.
-If this key is pressed while
powering the printer on, the
self test is printed; the
printout is stopped pressing
this key again.
Pressing this key,
the input buffer is
clear end a break
(250msec.) on a
serial interface is
sent.
The message
-In an error condition, once
the error cause has been
removed, press this key to
enable the printer
RESET&BREAK
is displayed
PROGRAM
Enables the printer setups
as follows:
-Pressing this key while
powering on the printer, the
Power-On Configuration is
selected.
-Pressing this key when the
printer is enabled without
printing or disabled the
Program Setup Is
enabled (PROGRAM
indicator lit).
Exits the printer
setups.
TEAR
Moves the paper to the
tear-off position (TEAR
NORMAL function must be
selected in the Program
Setup).
Selects the pitch
to be used with
the currently
selected font.
The selected
pitch is valid until
the printer is
turned off.
MACRO
Selects one of the user
macros (Macro1, Macro2,
Macro3 or Macro4). If you
want to select the displayed
macro, wait for 2 seconds
without pressing any key
and the parameters of this
macro will be set.
Scrolls the
parameters of the
functions or
macros forwards.
FONT
Selects the font to be used
with the currently selected
pitch.
The selected font is valid
until the printer is turned off
or a new font is selected
using this key.
Scrolls the
parameters of the
functions or
macros
backwards.
LF
MICROFEED
Performs a line feed
according to the current
line spacing settings.
Moves the paper
forward in micro
steps. Keeping
the key pressed
the paper is
moved
continuously at
increasing
speed.
Scrolls the setup
and macro
functions
backwards.
LOAD/FF
MICROFEED
Executes a FormFeed (FF):
when paper is loaded into
the printer ,It advances to
the following page; if no
paper is loaded, it is
positioned for printing.
Moves the paper
backward in
micro steps.
Keeping
the key pressed
the paper is
moved
continuously at
increasing
speed.
Scrolls the setup
and macro
functions
forwards.
PATH
PARK
Selects one of the paper
paths in off line status. The
parameters of the displayed
path are set after 2
seconds without pressing
any key.
Parks the paper
in the currently
selected paper
path
ALTERNATE
Enables the alternative key
functions. If the printer is
receiving print data, press
the ON LINE key before
Pressing the ALTERNATE
key.
If no printing data are in the
print buffer, pressing the
ALTERNATE key, the
printer goes off line. The
display then shows
ALTERNATE to indicate
that the Alternate Function
of the keys is enabled
(ALTERNATE indicator lit).
Maybe used to abort paper
parking procedure.
When the printer is in
Program Setup Mode, this
key is disabled.
Disables the
alternative key
functions
ON LINE +
MACRO+
ALTERNATE
Lock or unlock the access
to the printer setups.
For additional information on setting up and configuring your
printer, and to download Windows drivers, please visit Printronix
website at:
www.Printronix.com
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