MDP40T plus User Manual Rev.
Compuprint Information Thanks for choosing the MDP40T plus 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 Compuprint S.p.A.
Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................. 3 Printer Presentation ............................................. 1 Unpacking the Printer .......................................... 3 Printer Parts.......................................................... 4 Front View............................................................... 4 Rear View ................................................................ 5 Printer Installation.........................................
Printer Presentation This dot-matrix printer is a multi-purpose printer for counter applications. Its compact structure is designed to be integrated in an ergonomic environment. The printer provides a high level of reliability, form-handling accuracy and data integrity.
• Automatic document alignment feature The printer checks automatically the alignment of the top margin and the left margin of the document and adjusts it, if necessary. The printout is therefore performed correctly independently from the paper loading position. • Storage of four complete configurations for instant recall • Standard parallel and serial interface and automatic switch-over function.
Unpacking the Printer Together with the printer the following items are included in the shipment box: Notify any damage to your supplier. • Paper stand • 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.
Rear View R ear cover 5
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; • You need an AC power outlet compatible with the plug of the printer’s power cord.
Installing the Paper Stand 1. Open the printer cover. 2. Match the hooks on the lower side of the paper stand with the clefts on the printer front part.
3. Holding the paper stand oblique insert the hooks into the printer clefts. 4. Lower the paper stand to horizontal position making sure that the two holders on both sides are correctly inserted into the corresponding slots. Press the paper stand down until it clips into place. 5. Close the printer cover.
Installing the Power Cable 1. Find the power cable connector and the rating plate on the rear side of the printer. Make sure that your power supply matches the power rating of the printer. In case the power rating does not correspond DO NOT CONNECT THE PRINTER TO THE MAINS. Consult your dealer for help. 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 operator panel to power the printer on.
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge To install the ribbon cartridge, the printer must be powered on. 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, the print head moves to the ribbon installation position.
3. Hold the ribbon cartridge slightly inclined with the ribbon mask in front of the print head. 4. Insert the ribbon cartridge into the print head carriage, leading the cartridge pins into the fixing guides. In this way you assure the correct ribbon mask position in front of the print head. Push the cartridge onto the print carriage until it clicks into place. 5. Turn the tension knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon. 6. Close the printer cover.
Paper Handling This printer is designed for versatile an reliable paper handling. The flat-bed mechanism allows the handling of special documents, such as multiple invoices, postcards, labels 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.
When inserting the paper into the printer, keep the following points in mind: • The document may not exceed the limits of the paper stand. L eft Lim it R ig h t Lim it • The documents having a width of at least 90 mm must be inserted on the left hand side over the grooved area on the paper stand. The documents must cover the whole grooved area, otherwise the printer will not accept the paper.
• To load the documents having a width of less than 90 mm: − make sure that in the program menu the MANUAL LOADING item is enabled.
Loading Fanfold Paper The fanfold paper is loaded form the rear of the printer. 1. Lower the two levers of the rear printer cover and unhook it from the printer. 2. Unhook the right tractor moving the tractor lever towards the outside of the printer.
3. Open the two tractor covers. 4. Insert the perforation of the fanfold paper on the left paper tractor. Close the tractor door. Insert the paper on the right paper tractor and close the tractor door. The upper margin of the inserted paper should not exceed the tractors.
Make sure, that the paper is inserted correctly (straight). 5. Move the right paper tractor towards the right to slightly tighten the paper. Lock the tractor in that position moving the tractor lever towards the inside of the printer. Make sure, that the paper is not too taught, otherwise it may tear. 6. Hook the rear tractor cover into the corresponding slots (1) and push it against the printer until both rear tractor levers (2) firmly hook into the printer. 2 1 7.
The 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: P1 MICRO FEED P2 LF FF P3 LQ LOAD PARK P4 PROGRAM ONLINE Function keys Turns the printer on or off. To turn the printer off, this key must be pressed for at least 3 seconds. LQ Toggles between Letter Quality and Draft printing mode.
LOAD PARK If the paper path is empty, the fanfold paper is loaded into the printer (LOAD function). This function is performed when the printer is online or offline.
PROGRAM Selects one of the available configurations (P1, P2, P3 and P4 or a configuration couple P1/P3 or P2/P4) if the PROGRAM LOCKED parameter is not enabled. This key is active, when the printer is offline or when the printer is online and no print data are in the buffer. When pressed while powering the printer on, selects the offset adjustment page. See “Offset Adjustment” later in this manual. ON LINE Toggles the printer between online and offline status.
Leds POWER On, if the printer is powered on. LQ On, if the Letter Quality mode is selected. P1, P2, P3, P4 Indicate the currently selected configuration both in normal printing mode and during the Printer Setup procedure. See “Printer Setup” later in this section. If the INTERFACE TYPE function is set to auto+blink, when line 1 (parallel interface) is selected for data transmission, the P1 indicator blinks.
Software Driver 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 Windows95/98 ® environment. If you want to install the printer in the Windows environment, insert the CD-ROM and follow the instructions.
Connection to the Host This printer can be connected to the host by means of a parallel standard Centronics or bidirectional IEEE 1284 type interface or by means of the serial RS232C interface. Proceed as follows: 1. Make 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.
Setting the Interface Parameters 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.
5. To change the values of the serial interface 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. W ORD LENG TH BA U D R AT E PA R IT Y B IT ( ) ( ) d is a b le d * e n a b le d ( ) ( ) d is a b le d * e n a b le d ( ) ( ) DTR X O N /XO F F * X O N /X O F F + D T R ( ) If more than one value is set for a parameter, the printer ignores these parameters and maintains the currently set value.
Printing a Test Page It is now useful to test, if the printer has been correctly installed. For this purpose print the self test page as follows. 1. Press the ON LINE key while powering the printer on and hold the key pressed until all leds turn briefly on. 2. Insert a single sheet in A4 or Letter format. The printer prints the Self-Test page. Check that the printout is correct. The following printout example shows also the printer setup default values.
PROGRAM SETUP PROTOCOL FONT HORIZONTAL PITCH VERTICAL PITCH FORM LENGTH LEFT MARGIN RIGHT MARGIN TOP MARGIN BOTTOM MARGIN IBM COMPRESS IBM C-SET EPSON C-SET NATION C-SET CODE PAGE LINE MODE WRAP MODE SLASHED ZERO PRINT DIRECTION EJECT ON FF CUT SHEET EJECT PARK MODE TEAR MODE MANUAL LOADING ALIGN MODE GAP MODE AUTO EMPHASIZED VERT.POS 1/10” VERT.ADJ 1/60” HORIZ.POS 1/10” HORIZ.ADJ 1/60” PROGRAM 1 IBM XL24E Draft 10 cpi 6 lpi A4 0 0 96 0 0 17.
Printer Setup The default configuration of this printer matches most of the commonly used environments, but it may be necessary to change some printer parameters. For this purpose it is necessary to use preprinted forms to be used with the printer in configuration mode. The following is the complete description of the Setup Procedure. The detailed description of the parameters that can be set on the various preprinted forms are described in the “Setup Parameters” paragraph, later in this manual.
If you press the ON LINE key: • the printer self-test is printed. See “Printing a Test Page” before in this manual. In this way it is possible to check the current printer parameters. • once the self-test is finished, the printer remains in Setup Mode.
Each printer setup form is identified by a marker in the upper left corner of the page as follows: Configuration Setup Program 1 Program 3 Program 2 Program 4 If you press the LQ key: The printing of the printer setup forms starts. The forms are printed according to the selection made with the PROGRAM key. If you select one of the Program couples P1/P3 or P2/P4 you can define one parameters set for printing on cut sheets and one for fanfold.
Filling in the Printer Setup Forms 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.
Printer Setup Flow Chart + P rin ter P ow ered-off N o rm al M od e LQ P1 P2 P3 P4 PR O GR A M O N L IN E LQ S e lf Te s t P1 P2 P3 P4 PR O GR A M LQ + P1 P2 P3 P4 + PR O GR A M LQ P1 P2 P3 P4 + PR O GR A M LQ P1 P2 P3 P4 + PR O GR A M LQ P1 P2 P3 P4 PR O GR A M LQ 32 !
Setup Parameters 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, prog.3, prog 4 The values set in the configuration setup are reset to factory default values. The values set in the corresponding program setup are reset to the factory default values. PROGRAM progr.
Setup Parameter Values Description INTERFACE TYPE parallel, serial, automatic, auto+blink Selects the interface type. In case of ‘automatic’ the interface type is selected by the printer depending on data coming from host. When the auto+blink item is selected, the P1 and P2 leds blink to indicate which interface is selected: P1 blinks when the serial interface is selected, whereas P2 blinks, when the parallel interface is selected. INPUT BUFFER 1 Kb, 8 Kb, 16 Kb, 32 Kb Selects the buffer size.
Setup Parameter Values Description AUTO GAP OFFSET -0,075 mm, -0.050 mm, Sets the automatic gap offset to one of the given values. -0.025 mm, +0.000 mm, +0.025 mm, +0.050 mm, +0.075 mm, +0.100 mm GET EDGE QUOTE 0/2”, 1/2”, 2/2”, 3/2”, 4/2”, 5/2”, 6/2”, 7/2” Sets the position in which the left paper edge is checked. If set to 0, the check is performed at the first line. The other values correspond to the physical distance from the first line.
PROGRAM 1 PROGRAM 2 PROGRAM 3 PROGRAM 4 Setup Parameter Values Description PROTOCOL EPSON 570, IBM XL24E, IBM XL24E AGM, IBM 2390 Defines the printer protocol. FONT Draft, Courier, OCR-B, Gothic, Prestige, Presentor, OCR-A, Script, Boldface, locked Draft Selects the font. If you set locked Draft the printer prints always with this font, independently from the font set via software. HORIZONTAL PITCH 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 Selects the character spacing in characters per inch (cpi).
Example: How to set the form length to 82 lines: ( 100 x 10 x 0 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) # lines A4 letter A5 Minimum = 0 Maximum = 255 1 2 3 4 5 6 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 1x ( ) ( ) ( ( ( ) ( ) Setup Parameter Values Description LEFT MARGIN 10 x 1x ( ) ( ) legal Current = 0 7 8 9 ( ) ( ) ( ( ( FORM LENGTH ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) Sets the left margin in number of columns. The values range between 0 and 90.
Setup Parameter Values Description RIGHT MARGIN 100 x 10 x 1x Sets the right margin in number of columns. The values range between 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. See the example below: Example: How to set the Right Margin to 101.
Setup Parameter Values BOTTOM MARGIN 10 x 1x Description Sets the bottom margin in number of lines. The values range between 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 CODE PAGE LINE MODE Values CP437, CP437G, 96GREEK, CP850, CP851, CP852, CP853, CP855, CP857, CP858, CP860, CP862, CP863, CP864, CP865, CP866, CP867, CP876, CP877, GOST, TASS, 8859/1, 8859/2, 8859/3, 8859/4, 8859/5, 8859/6, 8859/7, 8859/8, 8859/9, 8859/15 Description 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.
Setup Parameter Values Description PRINT DIRECTION unidir., bidir., sw control Selects the printing direction of the print head: unidirectional (unidir.), bidirectional (bidir.) or selected via software (sw control). EJECT ON FF disabled, enabled Performs a form feed according to the selected page format (disabled) or ejects a cut sheet loaded into the printer (enabled).
Setup Parameter Values Description TEAR MODE auto 1s, auto 2s, auto 3s, auto 4s, auto 5s, manual, no tear/reverse Selects the way the tear mode is performed. Selecting auto 1s, auto 2s, auto 3s, auto 4s, or auto 5s, the printer moves the paper in the tear-off position and back to the printing position after the corresponding number of seconds. Selecting manual, the tear-off is performed manually, pressing the ON LINE key.
Offset Adjustments For a precise adjustment of the position of the printed characters on a pre-printed form, this printer allows to easily adjust the first line and the first printing column as follows: 1. Press the PROGRAM key while powering the printer on. 2. Insert a blank sheet into the printer.
OFFSET TUNING SETUP Vertical Position Offset (1/10 INCH) PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 2 3 4 ( ( ( ( )* )* )* )* ( ( ( ( 0 ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( +1 ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( +2 ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( +3 ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( +4 ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( +5 ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( +6 ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) ( ( ( ( ) ) ) ) +7 +8 +9 X X X Vertical Offset Tuning (1/60 INCH) X PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM PROGRAM 1 2 3 4 ( ( ( ( X ) ) ) ) -6 ( ( ( ( X ) ) ) ) -5 ( ( ( ( X ) ) ) ) -4 ( ( ( ( X ) ) ) ) -3 (
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.
Troubleshooting Clearing Paper Jams The straight paper path of this printer is designed for trouble-free handling of a great variety of documents. In case a paper jam condition occurs, proceed as follows: 1. Open the printer cover. 2. Pull the lever on the right inner side of the printer towards the printer front side to open the paper path and with the other hand hold the paper path cover.
3. Remove the jammed paper. 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 white cog-wheel beside the paper path lever to free the paper.
5. To close the paper path, push the paper path cover down until it locks in position.
Print Quality Problems The following table is useful for identifying and solve print quality problems. Problem Cause Solution Fading print The ribbon is not fed Check that the ribbon is correctly inserted. See “Installing the Ribbon Cartridge”. Turn the ribbon tension knob to verify, that the ribbon is not blocked. If the problem is not solved, change the ribbon cartridge.
Hexadecimal Dump If you need to check the data transmission and want to print in hexadecimal mode, proceed as follows: 1. Press the LOAD/PARK key until all leds briefly light up while powering the printer on. 2. The data sent to the printer are printed in three columns where the first column indicates the number of the line, the second shows the hexadecimal values corresponding to the transferred data and the third column shows the corresponding ASCII values. 3.
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.
Cut Sheets Insertion direction D C C P rint Area B Paper weight Paper thickness Copies min. 60 g/m2 min. 0.06 mm max. 0.6 mm Original + 8 copies E A Dimensions A Form width B C 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 D E Maximum 240 mm (226 mm if thickness is higher than 0.2 mm 711.
Fanfold Paper Dimensions A A B C D P rint A re a B D C E E 53 Page width Page length Distance between the left or right vertical paper perforation and the leftmost or rightmost printing dot. Distance between the upper page margin and the upper margin of the first print line Distance between the lower page margin and the lower margin of the last print line. Paper thickness Copies Maximum Minimum 235 mm - 79 mm 68.6 mm 3.0 mm - 1 mm - 6.6 mm 0.6 mm 0.
Technical Specifications Printing Technology Print head: Resolution: 24 pin 360x360 dpi (HxV) Line Length (@ 10 cpi) 94 columns (cut sheets) 80 columns (fanfold) Printing Speed 420/350 cps @ 12/10 cpi (Draft) 140/117 cps @ 12/10 cpi (LQ) Emulation IBM ® Personal Printer 2390+, Proprinter XL24E, Proprinter XL24AGM, Epson 570 Resident Fonts Draft, Courier, Gothic, Prestige, Presentor, Script, OCR-A, OCR-B, Boldface Character Set PC standard set (CS1-CS2) - 13 National Epson sets - CP437 (USA) - CP437G (Gree
Interfaces Parallel IEEE 1284 bidirectional, Serial RS-232/C Automatic Interface Switching Memory 32 Kbytes buffer Special Functions Automatic Gap Adjustment (AGA) Auto Alignment Auto Border Recognition Bar Code Reading (in horizontal & vertical mode - option) Ribbon Life 4 million characters (black) Reliability MTBF: 10.
Power Supply Tension: Frequency : Power consumption: 110V and 220V 60 Hz and 50 Hz 120 W max. (printing), 10 W (standby) Environmental conditions Temperature: working 5/40 °C, stock -25/60 °C Humidity: working from 20 to 85% (r.h.), stock from 10% to 90% (r.h.
FCC Notes This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
