User's Manual

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R4C7930

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11/26/01

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ABE Y. Azuma A. Nagasawa

T. Takahashi

ABE S. Halvorson

Contents

Introduction

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Where to Find Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Using the Online Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Viewing the Reference Guide from the CD-ROM. . . . . . . . 2

Installing and viewing the Reference Guide from

the hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Using the Quick Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Chapter 1 -

Setting Up the Printer

Unpacking the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Choosing a Place for the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Installing the Ribbon Cartridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Attaching the Paper Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

Connecting the Printer to Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Using the parallel interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

Using the USB interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

Installing an optional interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

Plugging in the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

Installing the Printer Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

For Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

For DOS programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14

Chapter 2 -

Paper Handling

Setting the Paper Release Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Adjusting the Paper-Thickness Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Loading Continuous Paper with the Front Push Tractor . . . . . . 2-3

Loading Continuous Paper with the Rear Push Tractor . . . . . . . 2-6

Loading Continuous Paper with the Pull Tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Removing paper from the pull tractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Loading Single Sheets with the Paper Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13