AMT ACCEL-7450 User manual

User’s Manual
ACCEL-7450

ACCEL-7450 User's Manual
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Declare
＊EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
＊ESC/P-K2 is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
＊OKI is a registered trademark of Oki Data Corporation.
＊OKI 5530SC is a registered trademark of Oki Data Corporation.
＊IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
＊IBM 2391 is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
＊Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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Important Safety Instructions
1. Read all of these instructions carefully and thoroughly and save them for later reference.
2. Follow all warnings and instructions in the manual as well as marked on the product.
3. If the printer has been used just now, please not touch the print head for overheating.
4. Do not put your fingers under the tractor cover of the left and right tractor when install the tractor paper.
5. Unplug this product from the power outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a
damp cloth for cleaning.
6. Do not use this product near water.
7. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. The product may fall, causing serious
damage to you or the product.
8. Slots and openings on the cabinet and the back or bottom are provided for air ventilation. To ensure
reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, do not block or cover these
openings. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug or other
similar surface. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heater. This product
should not be placed in a built-in installation or kiosk stand unless proper ventilation is provided.
9. This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat origin, and should avoid of direct
sunshine.
10. Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on. When the cord or the plug is mangled,
please stop using and get a new one replaced. Make sure the old one is far away from the printer, so it
can avoid someone who does not know the inside story getting damage.
11. Do not use in locations subject to high humidity or dust levels. Excessive humidity and dust may cause
equipment damage or fire.
12. Never push objects of any kind into this product though cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous
voltage dots or short out parts.
13. Don’t remove the printer’s out-cover and repair the printer. When needed, call or take it to the
professional.
14. To ensure safety, please unplug this product prior to leaving it unused for an extended period. The wall
outlet you plan to connect to should be nearby and unobstructed.
15. Unplug this product from the power outlet and leave servicing to qualified service personnel under the
following conditions:
A. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed.
B. If liquid has been spilled into the product.
C. If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
D. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed. Adjust only
those controls that are covered by the operating instructions since importer adjustment of other
controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to
restore the product to normal operation.
E. If the product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged.
F. If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance, indicating a need for service.

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FCC NOTE:
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 in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful 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 or relocate the receiving antenna
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)
this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by
unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the
user's authority to operate the equipment.
Note: The contents of this manual may be changed without prior notice.
* All parts of the printer can be recycled. When it is abandoned, we can call it back
freely. Please contact us when you abandon it.

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Table of Contents
Declare..........................................................................................................................................................i
Important Safety Instructions....................................................................................................................ii
Chapter 1 Function Chracteristic..............................................................................................................1
Chapter 2 Preparation ................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Unpacking & Checking........................................................................................................................2
2.2 Dismantling Protective Materials .........................................................................................................2
2.3 Parts Identification...............................................................................................................................2
2.4 Installing the Printer ............................................................................................................................3
2.5 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge ............................................................................................................3
2.6 Installing and Dismantling the Right and Left Holders.........................................................................5
2.6.1 Installing the right and leftholders................................................................................................5
2.6.2 Dismantling the right and leftholders............................................................................................5
2.7 Installing and Dismantling the Front Table...........................................................................................6
2.7.1 Installing the front table.................................................................................................................6
2.7.2 Dismantling the front table............................................................................................................6
2.8 Installing the Tractor............................................................................................................................6
2.9 Connecting to the Printer ....................................................................................................................7
2.9.1 Connecting to the Parallel Interface..............................................................................................7
2.9.2 Connecting to the USB Interface..................................................................................................8
2.9.3 Connecting to the Ethernet Interface............................................................................................8
2.9.4 Connecting to the Serial Interface ................................................................................................8
2.10 Connecting to the Power Source.......................................................................................................9
2.11 Installing Driver..................................................................................................................................9
2.11.1 Auto-install way...........................................................................................................................9
2.12 Network Settings .............................................................................................................................12
2.12.1 Connecting Printer....................................................................................................................12
2.12.2 Setting IPAddress....................................................................................................................12
2.12.3 Installing Printer Network Driver ...............................................................................................15
Chapter 3 Control Panel...........................................................................................................................22
3.1 Control Panel ....................................................................................................................................22
3.1.1 Control Panel View.....................................................................................................................22
3.1.2 Function Keys.............................................................................................................................22
3.1.3 LCD ............................................................................................................................................24
3.1.4 Paper Select Lever.....................................................................................................................24
3.1.5 Gap adjust lever .........................................................................................................................25
3.1.6 Indicator Lights ...........................................................................................................................25
3.1.7 Shortcut Key Function ................................................................................................................26
3.2 How to Use the Functional Setup......................................................................................................26
3.2.1 Menu setup functional key..........................................................................................................26
3.2.2 Setting examples........................................................................................................................27
Chapter 4 Printer Setting .........................................................................................................................29
4.1 Setting up the Manual Mode .............................................................................................................29

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4.2 Setting up the Tractor Mode ..............................................................................................................30
Chapter 5 Menu Function Description....................................................................................................32
5.1 Emulation ..........................................................................................................................................32
5.2 Print Mode.........................................................................................................................................32
5.3 Font Select........................................................................................................................................32
5.4 Compress Printing.............................................................................................................................33
5.5 Characters Pitch................................................................................................................................33
5.6 Chinese Pitch....................................................................................................................................33
5.7 Line Feed Pitch .................................................................................................................................33
5.8 Top of Form Adjustment ....................................................................................................................34
5.9 Page Length Tractor..........................................................................................................................34
5.10 Page Length Manual .......................................................................................................................35
5.11 Page Width Detect Right .................................................................................................................35
5.12 Page Width Detect Left ...................................................................................................................35
5.13 Top Margin ......................................................................................................................................36
5.14 Bottom Margin.................................................................................................................................36
5.15 Left Margin ......................................................................................................................................36
5.16 Text Direction ..................................................................................................................................36
5.17 Graph Direction ...............................................................................................................................37
5.18 Zero Style........................................................................................................................................37
5.19 Character Table EPSON .................................................................................................................37
5.20 Character Table IBM........................................................................................................................37
5.21 International Font ............................................................................................................................37
5.22 Code Page ......................................................................................................................................38
5.23 AGM Mode ......................................................................................................................................38
5.24 Paper Skew Detection.....................................................................................................................39
5.25 Jam Detection .................................................................................................................................39
5.26 Manual Eject the Paper...................................................................................................................39
5.27 Language ........................................................................................................................................39
5.28 Quiet Mode......................................................................................................................................40
5.29 Carriage Return Setting ..................................................................................................................40
5.30 Line Feed Setting ............................................................................................................................40
5.31 Tear off Function..............................................................................................................................40
5.32 Load Paper......................................................................................................................................41
5.33 Cover Detection ..............................................................................................................................41
5.34 Baud Rate .......................................................................................................................................41
5.35 Parity Bit..........................................................................................................................................42
5.36 Data Length.....................................................................................................................................42
5.37 Stop Bit............................................................................................................................................42
5.38 Protocol...........................................................................................................................................42
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................43
6.1 How to Solve the Problem.................................................................................................................43
6.2 How to Solve the Error Message.......................................................................................................44
Chapter 7 Printer Specification ...............................................................................................................46
7.1 General .............................................................................................................................................46

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7.2 Interface Specification .......................................................................................................................47
7.2.1 Parallel Interface.........................................................................................................................47
7.2.2 USB Interface.............................................................................................................................48
7.2.3 Ethernet Interface.......................................................................................................................49
7.2.4 Serial Interface ...........................................................................................................................49
7.3 Printable Area....................................................................................................................................52
7.4 Cautions of Printing...........................................................................................................................53
Appendix A Self-test and Adjustment.....................................................................................................54
A.1 Self-test Function..............................................................................................................................54
A.1.1 Chinese Self-test........................................................................................................................54
A.1.2 ASCII Test Mode........................................................................................................................54
A.1.3 Maintenance Printing Test (H pattern)........................................................................................54
A.1.4 Hex Dump Mode........................................................................................................................55
A.1.5 Pin test.......................................................................................................................................55
A.2 Adjust Function .................................................................................................................................55
A.2.1 Alignment Adjust Mode ..............................................................................................................55

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Chapter 1 Function Chracteristic
Flatbed Paper-feed Mechanism
Paper type and paper thickness are selectable: It can print with cut sheet and tractor paper (1~7
copies) of different thicknesses.
Paper feed way is adjustable: Manual feeding way can be chose when using cut sheet to print;
Tractor feeding way can be chose when using tractor paper to print.
Automatic functions of paper thickness detection, paper skew detection, paper edge detection and
paper out detection.
The printer supports the EPSON, OKI and IBM emulation as standard.
The printer can be configured with parallel interface, USB interface, Ethernet interface or serial
interface.
Contain the following standard bar codes: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5,
Industrial 2 of 5, Code 39, Code 128 B, Code 128 C, NW-7.

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Chapter 2 Preparation
2.1 Unpacking & Checking
Check each item against the following packing list, if any of these items are missing, please contact
your dealer.
Note: The fittings please refer the packing list. The packing style above is subject to change
without notice.
2.2 Dismantling Protective Materials
1. Open the packing box, lift up the printer, and remove the packing materials.
2. Save all the original packing materials, so that they can be used when transport the printer.
2.3 Parts Identification
Figure 2-1 Packing list in the printer box
Figure 2-2 Main parts of printer (front view)
LCD display
Printer cover
Ga
p
ad
j
ust leve
r
Paper path select lever
Power switch
Paper guides
Front table
Left tractor holder
Control panel
Right tractor holder
Rack knob
Rack knob
Printer cover
Interface cable
Printe
r
Ribbon cartridge JMR106
Front table
CD Driver
(Including user's manual and driver) Power cord Facility user’s guide
L & R front table holder
Tracto
r

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Note: This product supports the configuration way of parallel interface + serial interface
2.4 Installing the Printer
Before placing the printer in your chosen location, consider the following guidelines:
This printer should be placed on a normal table, printer stand or desk. Be sure that the surface is level,
to avoid an uneven load on the carriage as it operates.
Do not place the printer where belong to the following conditions:
The place is overheating or humidity.
The place is shaking.
Do not install the printer where it may be subjected to unsuitable conditions such as:
·Where there is excessive dust.
·Where it may be splattered with oil or metallic dust.
·Where it may be exposed to direct sunlight.
·Where it may be accidentally splashed with water.
2.5 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge
1. Make sure the printer is turned off.
2. Open the printer cover, move the print head to the left of the printer. (As shown in the following
figure)
Fi
g
ure 2-3 Main
p
arts of
p
rinter
(
rear view
)
Figure 2-4 Move the print haed to the left
Parallel interface /
Serial interface (9-pin)
Tractor
Tractor connector
USB interface
Ethernet interface
Power supply inlet
★According to specific interface standards
Printer cove
r
Print head