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User’s Manual
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English
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Contents Product Warranty ............................................................................................................................. 4 User Safety Instructions ................................................................................................................. 5 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 6 About This Printer Manual .............................
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Windows NT4 Driver Installation ................................................................................................. 27 Window NT4 Single User ............................................................................................................. 27 Windows NT4 in the Network Environment ................................................................................ 27 Chapter 6 - Maintenance and Troubleshooting ................................................................
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Product Warranty This product is covered by Citizen’s warranty for manufacturing defects. Please note that items regarded as consumables, for example ribbons, where faults develop due to normal opera- tional wear are not included. To obtain service under this warranty please return the product in its original packaging to your supplier along with your purchase receipt. The Citizen warranty is additional to your normal consumers rights. Trademark Acknowledgements Citizen: Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. J
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User Safety Instructions 1 Read all the enclosed unpacking and operating instructions and keep them for future reference. 2 Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 3 Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth with a small amount of detergent to remove marks from the covers. For more persistent marks refer to your dealer for a suitable cleaner. 4 Do not use this product near water. Switch the product off immediately if liquid is spilt into it or if it has been exp
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Introduction Thank you for purchasing this Citizen printer - you have made the right decision. Citizen ranks amongst the top European printer manufacturers, producing innovative, high quality printers backed by a worldwide organisation renowned for its reliable, precision engi- neered products. About This Printer Manual Chapter 1 tells you how to unpack and assemble your printer. Chapter 2 describes the various paper handling facilities of the printer. Chapter 3 describes the control panel and i
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What to do if you have problems If you have any problems with your printer or require assistance in setting it up with your soft- ware we advise you to do the following:- • Read Chapter 6 of this user manual • Read the software driver documentation (if applicable) • Contact your local dealer from whom you purchased the printer. • Please visit our web site and take a look at the technical support pages. Details of this are shown below For the latest information http://www.citizen-europe.com Our
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Chapter 1 - Installation and setup for first use Unpacking Having unpacked the printer, make sure none of the contents shown below are missing or damaged. Report damages or shortages to the store from which the unit was purchased. Please remember to save the original carton and packing materials for future shipping and transporting of the unit. They have been specifically designed to protect the equipment during shipment. The disk supplied with the printer contains printer drivers for PC com- pa
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Parts of the Printer Front View 1 Paper support 2 Top cover 3 Smoked upper cover 4 Control panel 5 Paper feed selector 6 Head gap lever Rear View 1 Rear tractors 2 AC Power inlet 3 Parallel interface 4 Serial Interface Bottom View 1 Lower push tractors 2 Paper stands 9 English
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Connecting to a Computer We recommend that you disconnect your printer from the mains and switch of any computers before attaching your printer to a computer system. Refer to your computer’s manual for details and locations for connection to the printer port on your system and install the cable on to the computer system. Attach the other end of the cable to the printer as follows: Connection can be made to the parallel port (1 & 2) or the serial port (3 & 4) or to both ports at the same time. Ta
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Installing Ribbon Cassette This is the same procedure for installing a replacement ribbon cassette as for installing the ribbon for the first use. Removal of a used ribbon cassette is the reverse of the process detailed below. Turn the power on (1) and the carriage will automatically move to the centre of the printer. Open the smoked plastic cover (2) by holding the tabs on the both sides. Move the head gap lever (3) to position 7. Lift the roller cover (2) before starting to install the rib- b
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Chapter 2 - Paper Handling Your printer has three paper feed choices: Rear Tractor Mode Fanfold Paper Friction Feed Mode Cut Sheets Single Sheets Envelopes Bottom Tractor Mode Fanfold Paper Continuous Labels Note: When using bottom feed mode, do not feed the paper from the front of the printer. Allow enough space between the stack of paper and the bottom of the printer to en- sure smooth operation. If the paper stand doesn’t have enough height, it is recom- mended to place the paper in front o
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Paper Feed Selection - Paper Source There are three settings on the paper feed selector level on the rear-left of the printer: 1 Rear Tractor Mode: Fanfold tractor pa- per from the rear tractor feeder unit. 2 Friction Feed Mode: Cut sheet paper from the top sheet guide 3 Bottom Tractor Mode: Fanfold tractor paper from the bottom tractor feeder unit. Fanfold Paper (Rear Tractor Mode) Turn the power on and the PAPER OUT indicator will flash indicating that no paper is installed in the printer. A
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Press the LOAD/PARK key on the front panel to load the paper in to the printer. The paper will stop at the first line of printing, or “top of form”. Insert the top cover again and raise it to the upright position. This is done by inserting the side pins of the top cover into the slots in the upper case. Slide the paper support upwards until it stops to provide additional guidance and separation of the inbound and outbound paper. If the ON LINE indicator light is not lit, press the ON LINE key t
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Adjust the tractors (1) to the correct width of paper and ensure the sprocket holes in the paper match with the tractor pins (2). Close the tractor covers back down on to the paper and adjust the tractors to ensure any slack in the paper is taken up. Re-lock the tractor clamping levers While holding the printer up, fold up the printer stand shafts and place unit on a stable work surface with the paper suitably stacked. Turn the power to the printer on and the PAPER OUT indicator will flash indic
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Single Sheets and Envelopes (Friction Mode) Turn the power on and the PAPER OUT indicator will flash indicating that no paper is installed in the printer. Adjust the head gap lever for the thickness of paper that you are using, then set the paper feed selector to friction mode position. Insert the top cover and raise it to the upright posi- tion. This is done by inserting the side pins of the top cover into the slots in the upper case. Slide the paper support upwards until it stops to provide a
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Tearing Off Paper With fanfold paper installed, this function allows you to advance your paper to the “tear off” position. Press the TEAR OFF button (1) once to advance the paper to the tear position. Tear off the page using the top cover as a cutter. After tearing off the page you can return your paper to the first printer line by pressing TEAR OFF button (1) again. If the TEAR OFF button is not pressed a second time, the printer will automatically reverse to the first print line upon receivin
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Chapter 3 - The Control Panel Keys The printer’s control panel allows you to change many different settings including the font size, character pitch as well as paper loading and movement. In addition, the control panel allows you to make adjustments to the start-up settings of the printers such as the character languages available and the general operation of the printer. This chapter will explain how to take advantage of these printer functions. Selecting a Character Font This printer contains
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Selecting a Character Pitch This printer contains resident pitches which are accessible through the Control Panel. You can select any one of the character pitches by pressing the PITCH button on the Control Panel. This information is The two indicator lights printed on the con- illuminate or blink ac- trol panel and is for cording to the settings of reference only the printer Each time the PITCH button is pressed, the printer will select the next available font size from the list. The combinati
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Quiet Mode The Quiet mode is a useful feature for further reducing print noise. Each time the button is pressed, it will enable or disable the quiet mode. If the indicator is lit, the printer is running more quietly than in standard mode. Please note that when enabled, this feature will lower the print speed. Line Feed / Form Feed (LF/FF) When the printer is OFF LINE, you can adjust the paper’s position using the LF/FF key. When pressing LF/FF, the amount of paper which is fed is determined by
