Ier 520 Manuals

IER 520 PRINTER N06902 A Revision Level 3 Sept. 10, 1998 1 2 WARNING This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radiofrequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the operator’s and the user’s manuals may cause interference with radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class “A” computing device, pursuant to subparagraph “J” of part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operations of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user - at his own expense - will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct interference. The use of a braided shielded data cable is required to meet the FCC class “A” limits. THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE GROUNDED. (FCC : Federal Communication Commission) NOTICE The information and specifications contained in this document are subject to change without prior notice. The warranty shall be null and void in case of use of any spare part, special tool or consumable part not expressly approved in writing by IER and in the event of attempted repair or servicing of the machines by persons lacking the requisite technical qualifications. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 TABLE DES MATIERES A ) INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B ) DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1) Contents of the Shipping Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2) Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3) Front View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4) Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 5) Interior View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 6) Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 C ) INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1) Setting Up the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2) Connecting the Printer to the Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3) Connecting the Printer to the Line Power/Power Up. . . . . . . . . 13 D ) INSTALLING THE SUPPLIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1) Loading Roll Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2) Installing Fanfold Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 E ) ADJUSTING THE PRINTER TO THE MEDIA USED . . . . . . . . . . 17 1) Adjusting the Paper Path Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2) Adjusting the Media Sensor Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3) Adjusting the Position of the Printhead Pressure Spring . . . . . 20 4) Adjusting the Printhead Pressure Thumbscrew . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 5) Media Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 F ) OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1) Printing a Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2) Optional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3) Key and Indicator Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4) Test Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 5) Printing out the Configuration Test Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6) Printing the Print Quality Test Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 TABEL OF CONTENTS 4 G ) PERIODIC MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 1) General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 2) General Printer Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 3) Cleaning the Printhead and the Platen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 4) Final Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 H ) OPERATING FAULTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 1) Paper Out Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2) Paper Jam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 3) Other Operating Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 I ) CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES AND DOCUMENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 1) List of Consumable Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2) IER 520 Printer Technical Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39