IBM 4247 - Model 001 B/W Dot-matrix Printer User manual

4247 Printer
Models 001, 002 IBM
User’s Guide
SA24-4408-01

4247 Printer
Models 001, 002 IBM
User’s Guide
SA24-4408-01

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Contents
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Electronic Emission Notices ............................... xi
Trademarks and Service Marks ........................... xiii
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
How to Use this Guide ................................. xv
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Chapter 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Unpacking the Printer ................................. 1-7
Installing the Wire Forms Guide .......................... 1-10
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge and Guide .................... 1-11
Forms Tractor Unit Installation ........................... 1-15
Installing the Tractor Unit in the Front Push Position ............. 1-17
Configuring the Printer for Display Language and the Front Push Paper
Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Loading Paper in the Front Push Tractors ................... 1-23
Printing Your First Document ............................ 1-27
Attaching the 4247 Printer to Your Computer ................... 1-29
Twinaxial Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
Attaching a Twinaxial Signal Cable to the Printer ............. 1-30
Coaxial Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35
Attaching a Coaxial Signal Cable to the Printer .............. 1-35
Parallel Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-37
Attaching a Parallel Cable .......................... 1-38
Installing Printer Drivers ............................... 1-41
AIX Driver Installation (Parallel Attachment Only) ............. 1-42
OS/400 Printer Object Installation (Parallel Attachment Only) ...... 1-42
OS/2 or Windows Printer Driver Installation ................ 1-43
Completing Printer Setup .............................. 1-44
Chapter 2. Understanding the Operator Panel ................. 2-1
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Online (Twinaxial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Format/Online (Coaxial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Attention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Unit Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
|Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Audible Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Custom Set in Use Indicator ............................. 2-6
Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Quiet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Micro↑/Scroll↑ or Micro↓/Scroll↓......................... 2-8
Adjusting Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Scrolling Through Categories, Parameters, Values, and Tests ...... 2-9
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Enter (Twinaxial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Display Address/Return← (Twinaxial) ...................... 2-9
Display Address Function: ........................... 2-9
Return Function: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
PA1/Enter→(Coaxial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
PA1 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Enter Function: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
PA2/Return←(Coaxial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
PA2 Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Return Function: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Hex Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11
Park/Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Park Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Path Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Line Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Load/Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Front Push and Rear Push: ......................... 2-13
Rear Pull: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Push-Pull: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Manual Sheet Feed: .............................. 2-15
Auto Sheet Feed: ............................... 2-15
Form Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Set Top of Form .................................. 2-16
Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
Cancel Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Chapter 3. Checking and Changing Configuration Parameter Values ... 3-1
Printing Configuration Defaults .......................... 3-2
Checking and Changing Parameter Values ..................... 3-3
Exiting the Configuration Menu ............................ 3-4
Exiting Using Start ................................. 3-4
Exiting Using Return ................................ 3-5
Configuration Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Configuration Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Attachment Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Rear Tractor Use .................................. 3-6
|Twinaxial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
|Coaxial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Parallel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
|Printer Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Power On Reset .................................. 3-13
Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Send Buffer Reprint Code (Coaxial Attachment) ............... 3-14
Vital Product Data ................................. 3-14
Quit From Menu .................................. 3-14
Chapter 4. Configuration Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Custom Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Non-Custom Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Save Current Values .................................. 4-4
Recall Custom Set Values .............................. 4-5
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Power-On Custom Set ................................. 4-6
Power-On Paper Source ............................... 4-7
Recall Factory Defaults ................................ 4-8
Chapter 5. Using the Attachment Selection .................. 5-1
Chapter 6. Rear Tractor Use ............................ 6-1
Chapter 7. Twinaxial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Characters per Inch (CPI) ............................... 7-2
Lines per Inch (LPI) .................................. 7-3
Maximum Print Position (MPP) ............................ 7-4
Maximum Page Length (MPL) ............................ 7-5
Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Print Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Printer Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
Data Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
|Media Size Priority .................................. 7-12
Bar Code Mode .................................... 7-13
Graphics Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14
Alarm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
Chapter 8. Coaxial Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Characters per Inch (CPI) ............................... 8-2
Lines per Inch (LPI) .................................. 8-3
Single/Double Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Maximum Print Position (MPP) ............................ 8-5
Maximum Page Length (MPL) ............................ 8-6
Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
Print Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
Mono/Dual Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11
Print Text Direction .................................. 8-12
Media Size Priority .................................. 8-13
Screen Buffer Size .................................. 8-14
Printer Compatibility 1 (Carriage Return at MPP + 1) .............. 8-15
Printer Compatibility 2 (New Line at MPP + 1) .................. 8-16
Printer Compatibility 3 (Form Feed Followed by Data) ............. 8-17
Printer Compatibility 4 (Form Feed is Last Character in Print Order) ..... 8-18
Printer Compatibility 5 (Null Suppression) ..................... 8-19
Printer Compatibility 6 (Form Feed Command Position) ............ 8-20
Printer Compatibility 7 (Automatic Function After End of Print Buffer) ..... 8-21
Printer Compatibility 8 (Automatic Function After End of OILC Job) ...... 8-22
Printer Compatibility 9 (Suppress Timeout on No Data Loss Intervention
Required) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Early Print Complete ................................. 8-24
Printer Compatibility 12 (Automatic Function Before Start of OILC Job) ... 8-25
Programmed Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Bar Code Mode .................................... 8-27
Graphics Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-28
Alarm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Using Programmed Symbols (PS) Parameters .................. 8-30
Plane Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
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Full Page On Skip Suppress ........................... 8-31
PS Print Direction ................................. 8-32
Chapter 9. Parallel Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Characters per Inch (CPI) ............................... 9-2
Lines per Inch (LPI) .................................. 9-3
Maximum Print Position (MPP) ............................ 9-4
Maximum Page Length (MPL) ............................ 9-5
Emulation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Print Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
NLQ Typeface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Character Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Printer Compatibility 3 (Automatic Line Feed on Carriage Return) ....... 9-13
Printer Compatibility 4 (Automatic Carriage Return on Line Feed) ....... 9-14
Printer Compatibility 5 (Form Feed Suppression) ................ 9-15
Printer Compatibility 6 (Init) ............................. 9-16
Printer Compatibility 7 (Condensed Print) ..................... 9-17
Printer Compatibility 8 (Slashed Zero) ....................... 9-18
Printer Compatibility 9 (20 CPI) ........................... 9-19
Alarm Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Interface Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Input Buffer Size ................................... 9-22
Select-In Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
AutoFeed XT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Chapter 10. Printer Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Paper Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
ASF Default Bin ................................... 10-3
ASF Bin 1 Media ................................... 10-4
ASF Bin Linking ................................... 10-5
Front Forms Backup ................................. 10-6
Rear Forms Backup ................................. 10-7
Continuous Forms Linking .............................. 10-8
Form Feed Mode ................................... 10-9
Automatic Eject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Automatic Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Continuous Forms Eject Mode .......................... 10-12
|Manual Paper Overlay ............................... 10-13
Automatic Manual Load .............................. 10-14
Manual Feed Eject Mode ............................. 10-15
Bar Code Print Direction .............................. 10-16
Graphics Print Direction .............................. 10-17
Perforation Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-18
Jam Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-19
Chapter 11. Printer Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Front Automatic Forms Thickness (AFTA) .................... 11-2
|Front Tear Position .................................. 11-3
Front Left Margin Alignment ............................. 11-4
|Front Paper Load Position ............................. 11-5
Rear Automatic Forms Thickness (AFTA) ..................... 11-6
|Rear Tear Position .................................. 11-7
Rear Left Margin Alignment ............................. 11-8
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|Rear Paper Load Position .............................. 11-9
ASF Bin 1 Automatic Forms Thickness (AFTA) ................ 11-10
ASF Bin 1 Left Margin Alignment ........................ 11-11
ASF Bin 1 Paper Load Position ......................... 11-12
ASF Bin 2 Automatic Forms Thickness (AFTA) ................ 11-13
ASF Bin 2 Left Margin Alignment ........................ 11-14
ASF Bin 2 Paper Load Position ......................... 11-15
ASF Bin 3 Automatic Forms Thickness (AFTA) ................ 11-16
ASF Bin 3 Left Margin Alignment ........................ 11-17
ASF Bin 3 Paper Load Position ......................... 11-18
Manual Feed Automatic Forms Thickness (AFTA) ............... 11-19
Manual Feed Left Margin Alignment ....................... 11-20
Manual Feed Paper Load Position ........................ 11-21
Bidirectional Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22
Sensor Tune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-23
Quit From Menu .................................. 11-24
Chapter 12. Power-On Reset (POR) ...................... 12-1
Chapter 13. Display Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
Chapter 14. Send Buffer Reprint Code (Coaxial) .............. 14-1
Chapter 15. Vital Product Data ......................... 15-1
Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
Device Specific Information ............................. 15-3
Chapter 16. Quit From Menu ........................... 16-1
Chapter 17. Paper Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-1
Front Push Paper Path ............................... 17-3
Installing the Tractor Unit in the Front Push Position ............. 17-3
|Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-6
Configuring the Printer for the Front Push Paper Path ........... 17-11
Loading Paper for Front Push ......................... 17-12
Rear Push Paper Path ............................... 17-15
Installing the Tractor Unit in the Rear Push Position ............ 17-15
|Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-17
|Configuring the Printer for the Rear Push Paper Path ........... 17-25
Loading Paper for Rear Push ......................... 17-27
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-27
Dual Push (Front Push and Rear Push) Paper Paths ............. 17-32
Installing the Tractor Units in the Dual Push Position ........... 17-33
|Installation Procedure (Front Push) .................... 17-34
|Installation Procedure (Rear Push) .................... 17-37
Configuring the Printer for the Dual Push Paper Path ........... 17-44
Loading Paper for Dual Push ......................... 17-46
|Loading Paper (Front Push) ........................ 17-46
|Loading Paper (Rear Push) ......................... 17-49
|Parking One Continuous Form and Loading Another ............ 17-56
|Parking a Continuous Form ......................... 17-56
|Changing the Paper Path .......................... 17-56
Rear Pull Paper Path ............................... 17-56
Installing the Tractor Unit in the Rear Pull Position ............. 17-57
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|Installation Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-58
Configuring the Printer for the Rear Pull Paper Path ............ 17-68
Loading Paper for Rear Pull .......................... 17-69
Push-Pull Paper Path ............................... 17-77
Installing the Tractor Units in the Push-Pull Position ............ 17-77
|Installation Procedure (Front Push) .................... 17-78
|Installation Procedure (Rear Pull) ..................... 17-81
Configuring the Printer for the Push-Pull Paper Path ............ 17-89
Loading Paper for Push-Pull .......................... 17-90
Manual Sheet Feed Paper Path ........................ 17-100
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-100
Chapter 18. Using the Operator Print Tests ................. 18-1
General Test Instructions .............................. 18-2
Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-3
Printer Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-5
Printer Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-7
Firmware Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-10
Printer Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-11
Chapter 19. Supplies, Optional Features, and Maintenance ........ 19-1
Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-2
Forms Specifications for Continuous and Cut Sheet Forms ......... 19-2
Forms Stacking Recommendations ........................ 19-4
Forms Stack Input and Output Locations ..................... 19-4
Front Push Paper Path ............................ 19-5
Rear Push Paper Path ............................ 19-6
Dual Push Paper Path ............................. 19-7
Rear Pull or Push-Pull Paper Path ...................... 19-8
Auto Sheet Feed Paper Path ......................... 19-9
Optional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-10
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-11
Removing the Ribbon Cartridge ........................ 19-11
Installing the Ribbon Cartridge ........................ 19-13
Cleaning the Printer ............................... 19-16
Cleaning the Inside of the Printer ..................... 19-16
Cleaning the Covers ............................. 19-16
Chapter 20. Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-1
Using the Status Code and Problem Listings ................... 20-1
Status Codes and Messages ............................ 20-2
Problem List Index ................................. 20-20
Forms Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21
Print Quality and Ribbon Problems ...................... 20-25
Configuration Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-28
Miscellaneous Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-28
|Clearing Forms Jams ............................... 20-29
Appendix A. Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Operator and Service Clearance ........................ A-2
Physical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Heat Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
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Airflow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
Declaration of IBM Product Noise Emission Values ............. A-6
Ordering the Signal Cable .............................. A-7
Twinaxial Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
Twinaxial Signal Cables and Connectors ................... A-9
IBM Cabling System ............................... A-10
Ordering Attachment Cables and Connectors from IBM ......... A-10
Telephone Twisted-Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Coaxial Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-12
Coaxial Signal Cables and Connectors ..................... A-13
IBM Cabling System ............................... A-14
Ordering Attachment Cables and Connectors from IBM ......... A-14
Telephone Twisted-Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-15
IBM Parallel Attachment ............................... A-16
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-17
Nonoperating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
Shipping Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
Storage Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19
Branch Circuits and Grounding ......................... A-19
Plugs and Receptacles .............................. A-20
Appendix B. Cable Specifications and Assembly of the Cables ..... B-1
Coaxial Cable Specifications ........................... B-2
Installing Cable Connectors on Coaxial Cable ................ B-3
Cable-to-Cable Adapters for Coaxial Cables ................. B-5
Twinaxial Cable Specifications for Vinyl Cable ................ B-6
Twinaxial Cable Specifications for Teflon Cable ............... B-7
Installing Cable Connectors on Twinaxial Cable ............... B-8
Cable-to-Cable Adapters for Twinaxial Cable ................. B-11
Appendix C. Network Print Servers ...................... C-1
Ethernet 10BaseT or 10Base2 ......................... C-1
Token-Ring Media Type 1 and Token-Ring Media Type 3 ......... C-5
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X-1
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Notices
References in this publication to IBM products, programs, or services do not imply
that IBM intends to make these available in all countries in which IBM operates.
Any reference to an IBM product, program, or service is not intended to state or
imply that only IBM's product, program, or service may be used. Any functionally
equivalent product, program, or service that does not infringe any of the intellectual
property rights of IBM may be used instead of the IBM product, program, or
service. The evaluation and verification of operation in conjunction with other
products, except those expressly designated by IBM, are the responsibility of the
user.
IBM may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in
this document. The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to
these patents. You can send license inquiries, in writing, to the IBM Director of
Licensing, IBM Corporation, 500 Columbus Avenue, Thornwood, NY 10594 USA.
Electronic Emission Notices
The following statement applies to this IBM product. The statement for other IBM
products intended for use with this product will appear in their accompanying
manuals.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A 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. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used in order to
meet FCC emission limits. IBM is not responsible for any radio or television
interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by
unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or
modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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.
|Canadian Department of Communications Compliance Statement
|This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
|Interference-causing Equipment Regulations.
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|Avis de conformité aux normes du ministère des Communications du Canada
|Cet appareil numérique de la class A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement
|sur le matériel du brouilleur du Canada.
European Community (EC) Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
This product is in conformity with the protection requirements of EU Council
Directive 89/336/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to electromagnetic compatibility. IBM cannot accept responsibility for any
failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non-recommended
modification of the product, including the fitting of non-IBM options cards.
This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B
Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22/European Standard EN
55022. The limits of Class B equipment were derived for typical residential
environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed
communication devices.
Zulassungsbescheinigung laut EMVG vom 9. November 1992
Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt in Übereinstimmung mit dem deutschen EMVG vom
9.Nov.92 das EG-Konformitätszeichen zu führen.
Der Außteller der Konformitätserklärung ist die IBM Deutschland
Informationssysteme GmbH.
Dieses Gerät erfüllt die Bedingungen der EN 55022 Klasse B.
United Kingdom Telecommunications Compliance Act
This equipment is approved under approval number NS/G/23/J/100003 for indirect
connections to the public telecommunications systems in the United Kingdom.
|New Zealand Compliance Statement
|This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause
|radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate
|measures.
Japanese VCCI
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|EPA Energy Star
|The EPA ENERGY STAR Computers program is a partnership effort with
|manufacturers of data processing equipment to promote the introduction of
|energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, and copiers
|to help reduce air pollution and global warming caused by electricity generation.
|IBM Printing Systems Company participates in this program by introducung printers
|that reduce power consumption when they are not being used.
|As an Energy Star partner, IBM Printing Systems Company has determined that
|this product meets the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.
Trademarks and Service Marks
The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or
other countries or both.
AIX
Application System/400
AS/400
ES/9000
ES/9370
IBM and the IBM logo
Intelligent Printer Data Stream
IPDS
OS/2
Personal System/2
Proprinter
RISC System/6000
System/36
S/370
S/390
Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows 95 Logo are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other company, product, and service names, which may be denoted by a double
asterisk (**), may be trademarks or service marks of others.
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Preface
This guide describes the basic operating procedures for the IBM 4247 Printer
Models 001 and 002 and should be read and used by those who install or operate
the printer, or supervise printer operations.
|The 4247 Printer Models 001 and 002 support twinaxial and parallel attachment or
|coaxial and parallel attachment. Both printer models also support the Intelligent
|Printer Data Stream (IPDS) orderable feature (see “Optional Features” on
|page 19-10) for coaxial or twinaxial attachment. The Model 001 prints up to 700
|characters per second (CPS) and uses an 18-wire print head, while the Model 002
|prints up to 400 CPS and uses a 9-wire print head.
|You need only basic operating experience to use these printers. This experience
|includes an understanding of how printers work, how to connect cables, and how to
|select items from an operator panel menu.
|You can use 4247 printers for many different types of operations. Use the
|procedures in this guide for you to put together step-by-step instructions tailored to
|your operation.
How to Use this Guide
|The following list describes the contents of each chapter and the appendixes in this
|book.
Chapter 1, “Getting Started,” provides information on setting up the printer and
connecting it to the host computer.
Chapter 2, “Understanding the Operator Panel,” describes the operator panel
and how to use it.
Chapter 3, “Checking and Changing Configuration Parameter Values,”
describes the configuration parameters and values and gives you a brief
description and procedure for changing them.
Chapter 4, “Configuration Storage,” provides information on saving
configuration parameters into a custom set for your printer. The configuration
storage category has eight available custom sets.
Chapter 5, “Using the Attachment Selection,” provides the procedure for setting
the configuration for printer attachment.
Chapter 6, “Rear Tractor Use,” describes the procedures for checking and
changing parameter values for rear tractor use.
Chapter 7, “Twinaxial Configuration,” describes the procedures for checking
and changing parameter values for twinaxial attachment.
Chapter 8, “Coaxial Configuration,” describes the procedures for checking and
changing parameter values for coaxial attachment.
Chapter 9, “Parallel Configuration,” describes the procedures for checking and
changing parameter values for parallel attachment.
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Chapter 10, “Printer Setup,” describes the procedures for checking and
changing the parameter values in the configuration menu for the printer setup
category.
Chapter 11, “Printer Adjustments,” describes the parameters for checking and
changing the parameter values in the configuration menu for the printer
adjustment category.
Chapter 12, “Power-On Reset (POR),” describes the procedure to perform a
power-on reset for your printer.
Chapter 13, “Display Language,” provides information on the display languages
shipped with your printer.
Chapter 14, “Send Buffer Reprint Code (Coaxial),” describes the procedure to
set the Send Buffer Reprint Code to the printer.
Chapter 15, “Vital Product Data,” provides information to check and change
some of the vital product data for the printer.
Chapter 16, “Quit From Menu,” describes the procedure to quit from the
configuration menu and restore the previous configuration menu values.
Chapter 17, “Paper Loading,” describes the loading paper and running a print
job through the six different paper paths.
Chapter 18, “Using the Operator Print Tests,” describes procedures for testing
and adjusting the printer.
Chapter 19, “Supplies, Optional Features, and Maintenance,” provides the
information you need for ordering new supplies, replacing damaged or worn
ribbons, and available printer options.
Chapter 20, “Problem Solving,” describes how to diagnose and solve printer
problems. Always start your problem determination procedure with this chapter.
Appendix A, “Printer Specifications,” contains general printer information and
planning requirements. It also contains information on the electrical and
environmental requirements, cabling information, and forms specifications.
Appendix B, “Cable Specifications and Assembly of the Cables,” contains
printer information on coaxial and twinaxial cable specifications and installing
the cable connectors for your printer.
|Appendix C, “Network Print Servers” describes how to install the optional
|network print server attachment for your PC Parallel interface printer.
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Related Publications
|The following publications provide information on the 4247 Printer Models 001
|and 002:

IBM 4247 Printer Models 001, 002 with Twinaxial Attachment Quick Reference
Guide , SA24-4411. This guide shows the key functions and the available
configuration values and the process for setting them. This document is
shipped with the printer.

IBM 4247 Printer Models 001, 002 with Coaxial Attachment Quick Reference
Guide , SA24-4409. This guide shows the key functions and the available
configuration values and the process for setting them. This document is
shipped with the printer.
| IBM 4247 Printer Models 001, 002 Programming Reference , SA24-4410. This
|manual describes the programming functions that control a Model 001 or 002
|printer. This reference is not shipped with the printer; it can be ordered from
|IBM.
| 4247 Printer Automatic Sheet Feeder Guide , SA24-4407. This manual
|describes the Automatic Sheet Feeder feature. It contains information on
|installing the feature, loading forms for it, and general operation. This guide is
|shipped with the Automatic Sheet Feeder unit.

IBM 4247 Printer Maintenance Information Manual , SA24-4400. This manual
provides detailed maintenance procedures for trouble analysis and repair. It
also contains a parts listing and illustrations of all replacement assemblies and
detailed parts for all 4247 printer models. A softcopy version of this book is
provided to IBM Customer Engineers; hardcopy can be ordered from IBM.
| IBM 4247 Printer Safety Notices , SA24-4406. This manual lists the safety
|notices contained in the 4247 printer library in English and many other
|languages. Safety notices from both the service and customer documentation
|are included. This manual is not shipped with the printer in the United States.
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