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Contents
Before You Begin...............................................................................................................xi
Safety Summary....................................................................................................xi
Safety Icons ..........................................................................................................xi
Global Services and Support................................................................................xii
Who Should Read This Document? ...................................................................xiii
Related Documents ............................................................................................xiii
Getting Started............................................................................................................................. 1
Using This Manual.............................................................................................................2
Getting to Know Your Printer ............................................................................................2
Preparing the Printer for Installation ..................................................................................4
Plugging In the Printer ..........................................................................................4
Opening the Printer...............................................................................................5
Loading Media for Fanfold Printing ......................................................................5
Printing the Hardware Configuration Test Label...................................................7
What the Hardware Configuration Test Label Tells You..........................8
If a Hardware Configuration Test Label Does Not Print ..........................8
Connecting the Printer to Your System ..............................................................................8
Connecting Your Printer to a PC...........................................................................9
Connecting the Printer to a PC Serial Port ...............................................9
Connecting the Printer to a PC Parallel Port ..........................................10
Connecting Your Printer to a Network................................................................10
Connecting the Printer to an AS/400...................................................................10
Connecting the Printer to a Mainframe ...............................................................11
Cabling in Noisy Electrical Environments ...........................................................11
Configuring the Serial Port for Communications .............................................................11
Verifying Printer Communications With Your System .....................................................13
Operating the Printer............................................................................................................. 15
Learning How to Operate the Printer ...............................................................................16
Understanding the Front Panel.........................................................................................16
Understanding the Front Panel LEDs..................................................................16
Using the Feed/Pause Button...............................................................................17
Loading Media Into the Printer ........................................................................................18
Loading Roll Media for Straight-Through Printing .............................................18
Loading Media for Self-Strip Printing .................................................................20
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