Digital LA400 Multiprinter User Guide
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Digital LA400 MultiPrinter User Guide Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts First Printing, May 1996 The contents of this guide may be revised without prior notice and without obligation to incorporate changes and improvements into units already shipped. Every effort has been made to ensure that information included here is complete and accurate at the time of publication: however, Digital Equipment Corporation cannot be held responsible for errors and omissions. No part of this guide may be reproduced or translated, stored in a database or retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Digital Equipment Corporation 1996. All rights reserved. The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation: LA400 MultiPrinter and the Digital logo. Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation. IBM PC, IBM Proprinter X24E and IBM Proprinter XL24E are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. ESC/P2 is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Microsoft is a registered trademark and MS-DOS, Windows and Microsoft BASIC are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other products names mentioned in this guide may also be trademarks of their respective companies. As an Energy Star TM Partner. Digital Equipment Corporation has determined that this product meets the Energy Star TM guidelines for energy efficiency. Table of Contents Preface About this Guide............................................................................................................x Notes, Cautions and Warnings.......................................................................................x 1. What Your New Printer Offers Paper Handling Flexibility .........................................................................................1.1 Connectivity................................................................................................................1.2 Robustness and Reliability .........................................................................................1.2 Printing on Several Types of Paper ............................................................................1.2 Numerous Printing Capabilities .................................................................................1.2 Ease of Use .................................................................................................................1.3 Low Cost Ownership..................................................................................................1.3 2. Getting to Know Your Printer Parts of the Printer ......................................................................................................2.3 Front and Left View ..............................................................................................2.3 Rear and Right View.............................................................................................2.3 Internal View.........................................................................................................2.3 The Ribbon Cartridge.................................................................................................2.4 The Black Ribbon Cartridge.................................................................................2.4 The Push Tractor Unit ................................................................................................2.5 The Push Tractor Unit in Front Position ..............................................................2.6 The Push Tractor Unit in Rear Position................................................................2.7 The Operator Panel.....................................................................................................2.8 The Indicators .......................................................................................................2.8 The State Indicators ........................................................................................2.9 The Paper Path Indicators .............................................................................2.10 The Buttons.........................................................................................................2.11 The Operating States.....................................................................................2.12 The Operating Modes ...................................................................................2.12 The Function of the Buttons in Normal Mode .............................................2.14 The Function of the Buttons in Set-Up Mode ..............................................2.16 The Functions of the Buttons in Top of Form Mode....................................2.18 The Display.........................................................................................................2.19 The Basic Screen...........................................................................................2.19 The Font/Pitch Screen...................................................................................2.20 The Different Types of Interactive Messages ...............................................2.22 iii 3. Handling Different Types of Paper Paper Types.................................................................................................................3.1 Tips on Paper Quality ...........................................................................................3.1 Multipart Paper ...............................................................................................3.2 Envelopes ........................................................................................................3.2 The Paper Paths ..........................................................................................................3.2 Push-Front.......................................................................................................3.3 Push-Rear........................................................................................................3.3 Manual ............................................................................................................3.4 Pull ..................................................................................................................3.4 Push+Pull ........................................................................................................3.4 How to Select a Paper Path...................................................................................3.5 Using Set-Up Mode ........................................................................................3.5 Using the Operator Panel................................................................................3.6 Tips on Selecting the Proper Paper Path...............................................................3.6 Continuous Form ............................................................................................3.6 Cut Sheets .......................................................................................................3.7 Envelopes ........................................................................................................3.8 Adhesive Labels..............................................................................................3.8 Handling Continuous Form........................................................................................3.9 Handling Continuous Forms using the Push Tractorin Front Position ..............3.10 Mounting the Push Tractor Unit in Front Position ......................................3.10 Loading the Paper .........................................................................................3.13 Removing the Push tractor Unit from Front Position ........................................3.19 Handling Continuous Forms using the Push Tractor in Rear Position ..............3.21 Mounting the Push Tractor in Rear Position ................................................3.21 Loading the Paper .........................................................................................3.24 Removing the Push Tractor Unit from Rear Position...................................3.30 Parking the Paper......................................................................................................3.32 Unsuccessful Paper Parking..........................................................................3.32 Resetting Paper Position.....................................................................................3.32 Printing on Cut Sheets..............................................................................................3.33 Loading Cut Sheets.............................................................................................3.33 Ejecting Cut Sheets.............................................................................................3.36 Printing on Adhesive Labels.....................................................................................3.37 Moving the Paper .....................................................................................................3.38 Viewing the Last Printed Line............................................................................3.39 Advancing the Paper for Tearing-off ..................................................................3.40 iv 4. Operating Your Printer Using Macros ............................................................................................................. 4.1 About Macros......................................................................................................