TallyGenicom 3860 User manual

3860/3880

Quick Reference Guide

GEK-01056

3860/3880

Quick Reference Guide

GEK-01056

GEK-010542

Table of Contents

REGULATORY AND CONFORMANCE DESCRIPTIONS.........................................................3

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................7

SETTING UP THE PRINTER...................................................................................................8

SELECTING A GOOD LOCATION................................................................................................8

UNPACKING THE PRINTER.......................................................................................................8

PRINTER COMPONENTS..........................................................................................................9

INSTALLING THE FRONT TRACTOR..........................................................................................10

POWERING ON THE PRINTER ............................................................................................12

POWER CORDS...................................................................................................................12

PLUG IT IN AND TURN IT ON..................................................................................................12

CONTROL PANEL KEY DESCRIPTION................................................................................13

SELECTING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE......................................................................................15

TESTING THE PRINTER ......................................................................................................16

INSTALLING THE RIBBON.......................................................................................................16

LOADING PAPER/FORM........................................................................................................19

HOW TO LOAD A FORM..........................................................................................................22

PRINTING A TEST PATTERN..................................................................................................24

PRINT HEAD GAP ADJUSTMENT.............................................................................................26

ADJUST TOP-OF-FORM........................................................................................................26

PAPER HANDLING..............................................................................................................27

PAPER HANDLING CONFIGURATION........................................................................................27

ADJUST PAPER TENSION IN REAR PAPER PATH.......................................................................28

TIPS FOR CONTINUOUS FORMS .............................................................................................29

CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO A HOST SYSTEM.............................................................30

ATTACH TO A DATA SOURCE.................................................................................................30

QUICK STATUS ...................................................................................................................31

MAINTENANCE...................................................................................................................32

REMOVING THE PRINTER RIBBON...........................................................................................32

ROUTINE CLEANING.............................................................................................................33

ERROR HANDLING AND TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................36

PROBLEM CAUSE AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS...........................................................................36

MENU MAP..........................................................................................................................39

LCD MESSAGE FORMATS..................................................................................................40

3860/80 Quick Reference Guide 3

Regulatory and conformance descriptions

FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if

not installed and used properly, i.e. in strict accordance with the

instructions, may cause interference to radio or television reception.

It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules,

which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such

interference when operated in a residential installation.

Instructions to User

If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by

one or more of the following measures:

•Reorient the receiving antenna.

•Relocate the equipment with respect to the receiver.

•Move the equipment away from the receiver.

•Plug the equipment into a different outlet so that equipment and

receiver are on different branch circuits.

•Ensure that cover mounting screws, attachment connector

screws, and ground wires are tightly secured.

•Ensure that the data cable shield is properly grounded at the

printer and data source connectors. If necessary, consult your

dealer service representative for additional suggestions.

The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference

caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. It is the

responsibility of the user to correct such interferences.

The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal

Communications Commission helpful: How to Identify and Resolve

Radio-TV Interference Problems.

The above booklet is available from the US. Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.

GEK-010544

SICHERHEITS – ANLEITUNG

Modelle GENICOM 3860/80 DA

Das Gerät entspricht der Schutzklasse I und muß immer an eine 3-

adrige, geerdete Steckdose angeschlossen werden. Der Netzan-

schluß befindet sich an der Druckerrückwand. Stellen Sie sicher,

daß die Netzspannung mit den Angaben auf dem Typenschild

übereinstimmt.

Einschalten des Druckers:

- Alle Abdeckungen müssen geschlossen sein

- Kaine Gegenstände auf dem Drucker ablegen oder gegen das

Gerät lehnen

- Schalten Sie am Netzschalter den Drucker ein (1). Die “Power-

Anzeige” leuchtet auf und zeigt damit an, daß der Drucker

eingeschaltet ist.

Abschalten:

- Um den Drucker abzuschalten, Schalten Sie am Netzschalter den

Drucker aus (0).

A C H T U N G

Arbeiten und Reparaturen am geöffneten Gerät dürfen nur vom

autorisierten GENICOM – Kundendienst vorgenommen werden.

Bescheinigung des Herstellers/Importeurs

Heirmit wird bescheinigt, daß der / die

3860/80 DA (Gerät, Typ. Bezeichnung)

In Übereinstimmung mit Bestimmungen der

vfg 1046/1984 (Amtsblattverfügung)

funkentstört ist/ sind.

Der Deutschen Bundespost wurde das Inverkehrbringen dieses

Gerätes angezeigt und die

Berechtigung zur Überprüfung der Serie auf Einhaltung der

Bestimmungen eingeräumt.

GENICOM GmbH, Auf der Krautweide 32

65812 Bad Sodenl Taunus

Tel. 0049619665990 Fax 00496196659990

Name des Herstellers / Importeurs

3860/80 Quick Reference Guide 5

Statement of Compliance

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio

noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio

Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of

Communications.

Le presént apparail numérique n’ émet pas de bruits radioéletriques

dépassant les limits applicables aux apparails numériques de la

classe B prescrites dans le Réglement aur le brouillage

radioélectrique edicteé par le ministère des Communications du

Canada.

External Devices

Connecting any external device to this printer may affect its

electrostatic discharge (ESD) performance, or its radio frequency

interference (RFI) performance, or both.

Trademark Acknowledgments

All trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their

respective holders.

CENTRONICS of GENICOM, LLC

Epson of Epson America, Incorporated

DEC of COMPAQ Corporation

GENICOM of GENICOM LLC

IBM and Proprinter of International Business Machines Corporation

Patent Information

The design of this equipment is protected by one or more of the

following US. patents and their international equivalents: 4,761,

087; 4,743, 133; 5,066, 153; 4,630, 948; 4,468, 140; 4,213, 714;

4,213, 716; 4,368, 993; 4,627, 344; D-294, 038; 4,988, 224; 4,806,

036; 4,479, 598; 4,706561; 4,162, 131; 4,333, 398; 4,568, 209; D-

272, 741; D-295, 186; 5,037, 222, 4,482, 148; 5,051, 010; 4,487,

515; 5,074, 837; 4,210, 404; 4,322, 172; 4,632,582; D-282; D-282,

173; D-315, 169. Other patents may be pending.

GEK-010546

Code Compliance

Codes and standards the printer conforms to are listed below:

•UL Standard 1950, 3rd Edition

•C-UL C22.2 No. 220

•GS Sign (Safety), international model only)

•FCC Rules, Part 15, Subpart B

•ANSI X3.4-1977 (code set)

•ANSI X3.41-1974 (code extension)

•ANSI X3.64-1979 (additional codes)

•EIA 232C / CCITT V.24 (personality board dependent)

•IEC 950 (EN60950 / 9.88)

•ISO DP 7779-3 / 9 / 82 and ANSI 12.10-1985 (acoustics)

•EN 50082-1 European Immunity

•EN 55022 CISPR-B Radio Frequency Interference

•International units comply with CE Marking directives

Interface Connectors

CAUTION

Interface connectors may exceed class 2 or LPS limits.

Appropriate interconnecting cabling in accordance with the

NEC shall be used during installation.

3860/80 Quick Reference Guide 7

Introduction

This Quick Reference Guide covers the 3860 and 3880 model printers.

They are heavy duty, serial dot matrix printers with single or dual paper

paths and manual or auto print head gap adjustment.

Among some of the advanced features of the printers are:

•automatic or semiautomatic print head gap adjustment on dual path

printers

•remote or local selection of emulations

•remote or local selection of paper paths

•automatic loading of a second paper path when the first path is

empty

•the ability to store, for subsequent recall, four user-defined sets of

parameters called formats

Other characteristics include:

•universal input voltage

•power dissipation: 130 watts maximum

•standard hardware interfaces: menu selectable IEEE1284 parallel

and RS-232 serial

•standard emulations: menu- or host-selectable ANSI X3.64, IBMGP,

IBM Proprinter XL, DEC LA-210, Epson FX286e, and GENICOM

3410.

•standard fonts: menu- or host-selectable Gothic, Gothic Italic, Micro

Gothic, Wide Gothic, Courier, Courier Italic, OCR-A, and OCR-B.

•ANSI Oversized: rotatable, expandable to 18700 points in 10-point

increments.

•ANSI bar codes: Twenty-three styles, rotatable and scaleable.

Reference usage:

•Warning: Warnings are used to alert a user of a hazard that could

cause personal injury or severe damage to the equipment.

•Caution: Cautions are used where there is a risk of damaging the

equipment, parts or supplies.

•Note: Indicates that additional information is available.

NOTE

Complete specifications and references may be found in the

3860/80 User’s Manual.

GEK-010548

Setting Up the Printer

Selecting a Good Location

Choose a printer location that is:

level and solid

Print head speeds are very high. If the printer table is not extremely

stable, the printer may cause the printer table to rock.

away from direct sunlight, away from heaters and heating vents

Ribbon inks dry out in the sun. High temperatures degrade plastic and

stress electrical components

away from excessive dust or moisture

Dust shortens print head and gear train life. Very high humidity causes

paper handling problems.

within 6 feet (1.8 meters) of a grounded AC outlet

The length of the power cord is approximately 6.5 feet (2 meters).

suitable for using the bottom paper path

The printer stand must have a slot through which to feed paper. A

suitable pedestal is available from GENICOM. The bottom paper path is

the best choice for labels, bar code labels, multi-part forms, card stock

and other hard-to-feed stock.

Unpacking the Printer

Packaged with the printer is an Unpacking/Re-packing Instruction Sheet,

this Quick Reference Guide, a Compact Disk containing the User’s

Manual and the Programmer’s Manual, a power cord, a ribbon cartridge,

two paper guides, and a tractor assembly.

Follow the information on the Unpacking Instruction Sheet.

3860/80 Quick Reference Guide 9

Printer Components

TOP

DOOR

OPERATOR

KEYS

DISPLAY

(LCD)

REAR

DOOR

CONTROL

PANEL

FRONT

DOOR

FRONT VIEW

SERIAL

CONNECTOR

PARALLEL

CONNECTOR

POWER CORD

CONNECTOR

POWER

ON/OFF

SWITCH

PRINTER

COVER

REAR

DOOR

TOP

DOOR

REAR VIEW

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