SP40 User Manual Rev.
Com puprint Products Inform ation Thanks for choosing the Compuprint S P40 printer. Your printer is a reliable working equipment that will be very useful in your daily job. Our printers have been designed to be compact and respectful of the work environment. They offer a wide range of features and multiple functions that confirm the high technological level reached by the CPG printers with Compuprint brand.
CPG advises the customers not to use products for which the compliance to this safety rules are not warranted. Finally seek your dealer or contact a CPG office and be sure that are provided you the original Compuprint branded consumables. FC C N ot e s This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules.
EEC Re gulations This equipment conforms to the EEC Directive 89/392 (the sound pressure, measured according to ISO 7779, does not exceed 70 dBA). Table of Contents Com puprint Products Inform ation ....................ii FCC Notes ..............................................................iii Canadian D.O.C. Radio Interference Regulationiii EEC Regulations ....................................................iv Table of Contents.................................................iv Printer Presentation ...
Printer Presentation This dot-matrix printer is a multi-purpose printer for front office applications. Its compact structure is designed for integration in an ergonomic environment. The printer provides a high level of reliability, form-handling accuracy and data integrity. Its main features are: • Printing on a wide range of paper media: different types of cut sheets, multi-parts and passbooks.
• S tandard parallel and serial interface and automatic switch-over function. • Easy printer setup through an optically managed menu. • Supported emulations: Epson 570, IBM Proprinter XL24E, XL24E AGM , IBM 2390+, 4722, 9068 and Olivetti PR40+, PR2, 2845.
Unpacking the Printer Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box: Notify any damage to your supplier. • Ribbon cartridge • Power cable • CD-ROM with the printer documentation and drivers. Always keep the packing material in a safe place as you must repack the printer into it, when you need to move it.
Printer Parts Never remove any printer part unless it is expressly indicated in this manual.
Inside V ie w Printhead Print Head Assembly Print Area Paper Jam Removal Cog-wheel 5
Re ar V ie w Power Cable Connector Serial Interface Cable Connector Parallel Interface Cable Connector 6
Printer Installation Choosing a Suitable Location 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; • When printing on standard paper formats, the paper comes out partially on the rear side of the printer.
Installing the Pow e r Cable 1. Find the power cable connector and the rating plate on the rear side of the printer. Always use a grounded outlet. 2. Insert the power cable into the connector on the printer and the other end into a convenient mains outlet. 3. Press the key on the left side of the printer front to power the printer on.
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge In order to avoid damaging the print head assembly, this printer accepts only original Compuprint ribbon cartridges. Therefore, if you install a not original cartridge, the printer may not work. 1. Remove the cartridge from its bag. Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon.
2. Open the printer cover. 3. Open the print head assembly pushing the two green levers towards the rear of the printer. The print head assembly moves up.
4. M ove the print head to the middle of the print carriage bar. 5. Insert the upper cartridge pins (1) onto the corresponding groove on the print head assembly. Then push the lower pin (2) into the corresponding lower groove until it clicks into place.
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6. Insert the ribbon mask onto the print head: match the two grooves (1) on both sides of the ribbon mask with the pins (2) on both sides of the print head. 2 1 7. Push the mask up until it clicks into place.
8. Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. 9. Push the print head assembly down, until it clicks into place. If you do not close the print-head assembly correctly, the printer does not print and you may damage the printer cover. 10. Close the printer cover.
Paper Handling This printer is designed for versatile and reliable paper handling. The flat-bed mechanism allows the handling of special documents, such as multiple invoices, postcards, labels, passbooks and tickets. The print head detects the paper edges automatically, the sheet can therefore be inserted in any position within the detection area according to the rules described in the following paragraph.
• Before inserting a passbook into the printer, open it and crease it in both directions along the binding stitch, so that the passbook lays flat on the paper stand when it is inserted into the printer. • The document may not exceed the limits of the paper stand.
T he Operator Panel The operator panel is located on the front left side of the printer and is composed of function keys and leds with which you can easily check the printer status and select the functions as described below: STATION STAT ION 1 2 EJECT LQ O N LINE 17
Function Ke y s STATION1 Pressing this key, when the printer is offline, or when the printer is online and no print data are in the buffer, the printer ejects the paper, if inserted (EJECT function). In the Olivetti emulation, the EJECT function may be performed only if the printer is offline. When the Printer is in the Printer Setup mode, pressing this key the operator selects the Configuration Page to be printed. See “ Printer Setup ” later in this manual.
Le ds On, if the printer is powered on. Off, if the printer is powered off. Lit, when the printer is on line. ON L INE Unlit, when the printer is off line. Blinks, when data are present in the printer buffer and the printer is not ready (offline or paper out condition). If the printer is in Setup M ode, this led indicates which setup page is selected for printing. See “ Printer Setup ” later in this manual.
Softw are Driv er Selection At this point it is necessary to configure your printer for your application package. The installation procedures depend upon the host environment. Together with the printer you receive a CD-ROM containing the printer drivers for the Windows environment. This printer supports the Plug&Play facility in the Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 / NT4.0 / M illennium® environment. If you want to install the printer in the Windows environment, insert the CD-ROM and follow the instructions given.
Connection to the Host This printer can be connected to the host by means of a parallel standard Centronics or bi-directional IEEE 1284 type interface or by means of the serial RS-232/C interface. Proceed as follows: 1. M ake sure that both the host and the printer are turned off. 2. With the help of the following figure identify the connector for the interface you want to connect and insert the cable firmly into it. 3.
Se tting the Inte rface Param e te rs Parallel Interface The parameters set for the parallel interface match most of the most common environments and the printer can be used immediately after the connection to the host. In case you need to modify the standard parameters see “ Printer Setup ” later in this section. Serial Interface Because of the great variety of the possible connection configurations, when you use the serial interface you will need to set the parameters accordingly.
Printer Setup The Printer Setup is used to configure the printer parameters and to print a Self Test page, to check the settings and the printer installation, and to perform the Print Offset Tuning. The default configuration of this printer matches most of the commonly used environments, but it may be necessary to change some printer parameters. With this printer you print the forms for the setup, you fill them in, and then you insert them back into the printer for reading.
• Print one of the Printer Setup Forms (Configuration M enu or Program1/Program2 M enu) or the Offset Tuning Form. See “ Printing the Printer Setup Forms ” later in this manual • Insert a filled-in Printer Setup Form to set the corresponding Setup values. Printing the Te st Page The Self Test page is useful to test, if the printer has been correctly installed, and allows to see the current parameter settings. 1. With the printer in the Setup M ode, insert a single sheet in A4 or Letter format. 2.
HONOR CTS yes INPUT BUFFER 8 Kb PARITY BIT 25 none
PROGRAM SETUP PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROTOCOL IBM 4722 OLI.PR2 FONT Draft Draft FAST LQ No yes HORIZONTAL PITCH 10 lpi 10 lpi VERTICAL PITCH 6 lpi 6 lpi LOCK No lock No lock FORM LENGTH A4 A4 0 0 LEFT MARGIN 0 0 RIGHT MARGIN 96 96 TOP MARGIN 0 0 BOTTOM MARGIN 0 0 IBM C-SET IBM set 1 IBM set 1 IBM COMPRESS 17.1 cpi 17.1 cpi EPSON C-SET graphic graphic NATION C-SET USA USA CODE PAGE CP437 CP437 OLIVETTI C-SET INTERN. INTERN. VERT.
VERT.POS 1/10” 0 0 VERT.ADJ 1/60” 0 0 HORIZ.POS 1/10” 0 0 HORIZ.
Printing the Printe r Se tup Form s If you already have the preprinted forms for the printer setup, go to “ Filling in the Printer Setup Forms ” later in this manual. 1. With the printer in Setup M ode, insert a blank sheet in A4 or Letter format. 2. The printer loads the sheet and stops. 3.
4. Pressing the STATION2 key, the printer prints the selected Setup Page. The printer setup forms contain all printer parameters and the values that can be set. The current value is indicated by an asterisk (*). For a detailed description of the parameters and the settings see “ Setup Parameters ” later in this manual.
Filling in the Printe r Se tup Form s To change the values of the parameters, fill in the marker ( ) beside the value you want to set with a black or blue ball-point pen or a fiber-pen. Do not use pencils. AUTOFEED SIGNAL ( ) ( ) d isab led * SLCT-IN SIGNAL ena bl ed ( ) ( ) d isab led * ena ble d BUFFER CONTROL ( ) ( ) DTR ( ) XON/XOFF* X ON/XOFF + If more than one value is set for a parameter, the printer ignores these parameters and maintains the currently set value.
Se tup Param e te rs The following is a listing of the setup parameters. Configuration Sheet Setup Parameter Values Description RESTORE TO MFG no The selected values are not set to factory defaults. all The values set in all printer setups are reset to factory default values. config prog. 1, prog. 2 PROGRAM progr. 1, progr. 2, on interface The values set in the configuration setup are reset to factory default values.
1 beep, continuous signal (no beep ), one beep (1 beep ) or a continuous signal (continuous ).
Setup Parameter Values Description INTERFACE TYPE parallel, serial, financial, automatic Selects the interface type. Selecting ‘automatic’ the interface type is selected betw een serial and parallel by the printer depending on data coming from host. The 'financial' interface should be selected for typical applications of the IBM4722 and IBM 9068 protocol w ith the controlled link required by the IBM financial driver. When this item is set, the parallel port is disabled.
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Setup Parameter Values Description ROBUST XON enabled, disabled Perform the Robust XON (enabled ) or not (disabled ). WORD LENGTH 7 bit, 8 bit Sets the number of the data bits. When the 'financial' interface is selected, this value is alw ays set to 8 bits. BAUD RATE 600 – 115200 bps Sets the data transfer rate. PARITY BIT even, odd, none Selects the parity control for the data.
PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 Setup Parameter Values Description PROTOCOL EPSON 570, IBM X24E, X24E AGM, IBM 2390, OLI. PR40+, OLI. PR2, OLI. PR2845, IBM 4722, IBM 9068 Defines the printer protocol. NOTE: For the IBM 4722 and 9068 protocols, if the softw are driver uses the controlled link of the IBM financial driver, set the INTERFACE TYPE item in the Configuration Menu to financial . FONT Draft, Courier, OCR-B, Selects the font.
Setup Parameter Values Description FORM LENGTH # lines, A4, letter, Sets the page length in number of lines or standard formats A4, Letter, A5, legal A5 or Legal. If you select # lines , you must indicate the number of lines you w ant to set in the scheme below this selection. The values range betw een 0 and 255. To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds, the second line to the tens and the third line to the units. See the example below .
( ) ( ( ( ) ( ) ( ( 10 x 1x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Setup Parameter Values Description RIGHT MARGIN 100 x 10 x 1x Sets the right margin in number of columns. The values range betw een 0 and 190. The physical position of margin depends on the current character spacing. To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the hundreds, the second line to the tens and the third line to the units.
( ( ) 2 ( ) ( ) 3 ( ) ( ) 4 ( ) ( ) 5 ( ( 1 ( 10 x 1x 0 ( ) ( ) 6 7 8 9 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Setup Parameter Values Description BOTTOM MARGIN 10 x 1x Sets the bottom margin in number of lines. The values range betw een 0 and 90. To set the values combine the numbers considering that the first line corresponds to the tens, the second line to the units. See the example below .
Setup Parameter Values Description CODE PAGE CP437, CP437G, 96GREEK, CP850, Selects the code page for both the IBM and CP851, CP852, CP853, CP855, CP857, the EPSON emulations. CP858, CP860, CP862, CP863, CP864, CP865, CP866, CP867, CP876, CP877, CP1098, CP1250, CP1251, CP1252, GOST, TASS, MAZOWIA, CP437SL, UKRAIN, 8859/1, 8859/2, 8859/3, 8859/4, 8859/5, 8859/6, 8859/7, 8859/8, 8859/9, 8859/15, ROMAN-8, ID 12, ID 14, ID 17, SANYO, KU, PHILIP OLIVETTI C-SET CODE PAGE*, INTERN.
Setup Parameter Values Description LINE MODE LF=LF, CR=CR If the printer receives a LF code (LF), it only performs a line feed. If the printer receives a CR code (CR), it only performs a carriage return. CR=LF+CR If the printer receives a CR code (CR), it performs a carriage return follow ed by a line feed. If the printer receives a LF code (LF), it performs a line feed. LF=LF+CR If the printer receives a LF code (LF), it performs a line feed follow ed by a carriage return.
no the printer performs only the reset command.
Setup Parameter Values Description CUT SHEET EJECT on front, on rear Selects w hether the cut sheet loaded into the printer is ejected tow ards the front or the rear of the printer. PRINT IMPACT soft, strong Selects the impact strength of the print head needles. Offse t Adjustm e nts For a precise adjustment of the position of the printed characters on a preprinted form, the printer allows to easily adjust the first line and the first printing column as follows: 1.
OFFSET TUNING SETUP Vertical Position Offset (1/10 INCH) PROGRAM 1 ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) PROGRAM 2 ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 Vertical Offset Tuning (1/60 INCH) X X X X X X X X X X X X X PROGRAM 1 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) PROGRAM 2 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )* ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 Horizontal Po
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The Vertical Offset Tuning values correspond to 1/60 inches and set the vertical offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 1 mm from the upper paper margin. The Horizontal Offset Tuning values correspond to 1/60 inches and set the horizontal offset of the first print line starting from the default standard position at 3 mm from the left paper margin.
Re ading the Pre printe d Form s When the Printer Setup Forms have been filled in, insert them back into the printer, when the printer is in Setup M ode. The printer is able to recognize the Setup Forms by means of the markers on these pages. The printer reads the values marked for the various parameters and configures the printer accordingly. The settings are confirmed by a # symbol printed on the left of the corresponding marker. The following page shows the printer setup flow-chart.
Printe r Se tup Ov e rv ie w ON LIN E ON LIN E Printer ready Setup Mode Printer OFF # EJECT LQ ON LIN E STATION 2 STATI ON 1 EJECT LQ O N L INE STATION 2 STATIO N 1 EJECT LQ ON LIN E STATION 2 STATION 1 EJECT LQ O N L INE STATION 2 STATION 1 48 Parameters are set
Troubleshooting Pape r Proble m s The straight paper path of this printer is designed for trouble-free handling of a great variety of documents. P ap er Jam In case a paper jam condition occurs, proceed as follows: 1. Open the printer cover. 2. Open the print-head assembly pushing the green levers towards the rear of the printer. The print-head assembly moves up.
3. Remove the jammed paper, pulling it towards the front of the printer. 4. In case it is not possible to remove the jammed paper because you cannot reach it with your hand or it is embedded so that you cannot move it, rotate the cog-wheel beside the paper path lever to free the paper.
5. Push the print head assembly down, until it clicks into place. If you do not close the print-head assembly correctly, the printer does not print and you may damage the printer cover. 6. Close the printer cover. Paper Damaged after Printing If the paper damaged after printing , it probably does not correspond to the specifications given in this manual or was not loaded according to the indications given.
Ribbon Cartridge Proble m s The following table is useful to identify and solve print quality problems. Problem Cause Solution Fading print T he ribbon is not fed Check that the ribbon is correctly inserted (see “ Installing the Ribbon Cartridge ”. T urn the ribbon tension knob to verify, that the ribbon is not blocked. If the problem is not solved, change the ribbon cartridge. T he printer does not print T he ribbon is used up or torn Change the ribbon cartridge.
Paper Specifications The documents must all guarantee the following characteristics: • Use paper matching the indicated characteristics. • They must have well defined top and left edges, with a square angle tolerance of 0.1° on all edges. • The paper must not have holes, perforations, folds or tears anywhere within the print area of the document. • The radius on a corner of the form must be within 9.5 mm from the left or right edge. • The form to be printed must not contain foreign material.
Cuts She e ts Insertion direction D C C Print Area B E A A B C D E Dim ensions Form width Form length Distance between dot position and left or right paper edge Distance between top of the first printed line and top margin of the document Distance between the lower margin and the lower part of the last printed line Weight (original) Weight (original + 1 to 5 copies) T hickness Maxim um 244 mm 470 mm - Minim um 65 mm 70 mm 3.0 mm - 1 mm - 6.
Passbooks Minim um Maxim um 75 120 g/m 2 0.28 mm (0.011 in.) 1.80 mm (0.071 in.) Paper Weight Thickness Multiple Page Passbooks Horizontal Fold T hickness difference across the fold of an open passbook Horizontal Fold - 1.52 mm (0.059 in.) Vertical Fold - 1.52 mm (0.059 in.) Single Page Passbook or Ledger Cards 0.18 mm (0.0071 in.) 0.28 mm (0.011 in.) Covers 0.18 mm (0.0071 in.) 0.46 mm (0.018 in.
Passbooks w ith Horiz ontal Fold A B C Insertion direction D C C Print Area ABCD ABCD G H Print Area D B E F G F H Dim ension Passbook width Passbook length Distance between print character position and left or right edge Distance between top edge of the document and top edge of first printed line Distance between bottom of last printed line and bottom edge of the document Outer corner radius Distance from fold to bottom of the first printed line above the fold.
Passbooks w ith Vertical Fold Insertion direction A B C D A BCD C H C Print Area ABCD G H D B ABCD E F G L F E K H A K-L Dim ension Passbook width Passbook length Distance for the dot position nearest to the left or right edge Distance from the top edge of the document to the top edge of the first printed line Distance from the bottom of the last printed line to the bottom edge of the document Outer corner radius Distance from the fold to the first character position beside the fold.
Technical Specifications Printing Technology Print head: Print head life Resolution: ER24S 24 pin – Ø 0,25 mm 400 million characters 360 x 360 dpi (HxV) Line Length (@ 10 cpi) 94 columns (cut sheets) Printing Speed 400 cps @ 10 cpi (Draft) 133 cps @ 10 cpi (LQ) Em ulation IBM ® Personal Printer 2390+, Proprinter XL24E, Proprinter XL24AGM, IBM 4722, 9068, Epson 570 and Olivetti PR40+, PR2, 2845 Resident Fonts Draft, Courier, Gothic, Prestige, Presentor, Script, OCR-A, OCR-B, Boldface Character Sets (I
Character Sets (OLIVETTI protocols) CS000 – CS010 International, CS020 Germany, CS030 Portugal, CS040 Spain1, CS050 Denmark/Norw ay, CS060 France, CS070 Italy, CS080 Sw eden/Finland, CS090 Sw itzerland, CS100 Great Britain, CS110 USA ASCII, CS140 Greece, CS150 Israel, CS170 Spain 2, CS200 Jugoslavia, CS410 Olivetti TCV 370, CS510 SDC, CS520 Turkey, CS540 CIBC, CS680 OLI-UNIX, CS701 PC-220 Spain2, CS711 PC-Denmark/Norw ay, CS712 PCDenmark OPE, CS771 PC-210 Greek Barcodes UPC/A, UPC/E, EAN8, EAN13, Code 39,
Auto Alignment Auto Border Recognition Ribbon Life 4 million characters (black) Reliability MTBF: 10,000 hours Duty cycle 28000 pages/month Physical Dim ensions & Weight 400 (W) x 295 (H) x 200 (D) mm < 12 Kg Pow er Supply Type Pow er consumption: Universal - autosw itching < 60 W (printing ISO/IEC 10561) Environm ental conditions Temperature: Humidity: w orking +10 to +40 °C w orking 40% to 60% RH (w ithout condensation) Noise Level < 54dbA Environm ent Energy star compliant Com pliances 120 V
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