Digital Equipment LG06, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...LG06 LG12 TEXT AND GRAPHICS PRINTER Operators Guide Order Number FW LG0A2 A8 l a t i g i d...

Page 2: ...ment Corporation Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document Printed in U S A The following are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation...

Page 3: ...rs 3 Turning the Printer On 6 Loading Paper 7 Setting Top of Form 9 Clearing Paper Jams 11 Replacing the Ribbon 13 Cleaning the Printer Interior 15 Selecting a Font 17 Saving Printer Configuration 19...

Page 4: ...pply and stacking areas are located in the floor of the cabinet The front and rear cabinet doors latch magnetically The operator control panel is located at the front of the printer Four switches are...

Page 5: ...2 1st Edition April 1993 Operator Control Panel Printer Cover LG06 LG12 Figure 1 The LG06 LG12 Text and Graphics Printer...

Page 6: ...s on line All other switches operate only in the off line state Status Lamps Illuminate when printer is on line Flash alternately to indicate a fault condition Off when printer is off line Message Dis...

Page 7: ...enu NEXT Displays next parameter in a configuration or diagnostic test menu CLEAR Press to clear printer after a fault is corrected Returns printer to off line state from within a configuration menu R...

Page 8: ...ition April 1993 ON LINE FF VIEW ENTER CLEAR R S SET TOF LF NEXT PREV DOWN UP STATUS LAMPS MESSAGE DISPLAY RAISE PRINTER COVER TO ACCESS THESE SWITCHES Figure 2 Operator Control Panel Switches and Ind...

Page 9: ...ng the Printer On 1 The printer power switch is located at the rear of the printer in the lower left corner To turn the printer on set the power switch to the On position See Figure 3 On Off LG06 LG12...

Page 10: ...through the paper slot until it appears behind and above the ribbon mask C 4 Load the paper on the tractor sprockets D and close the tractor gates B Press down on the right tractor lock Slide the tra...

Page 11: ...8 1st Edition April 1993 Loading Paper B B Behind shuttle cover Not shown C LG06 LG12 B Behind shuttle cover Not shown C A A B E E D D Figure 4 Loading Paper...

Page 12: ...ng that a fault condition exists 4 Rotate the vertical position knob B to set the center of the first printable line at the top of form indicator C on the left tractor gate 5 Set the forms thickness a...

Page 13: ...10 1st Edition April 1993 Setting Top of Form C B A LG06 LG12 A C B Figure 5 Setting Top of Form...

Page 14: ...rear of the cabinet 6 Check the paper path for bunched or torn paper Remove any pieces of paper in the paper path 7 Check the narrow passageway between the face of the platen and the ribbon mask for...

Page 15: ...12 1st Edition April 1993 Clearing Paper Jams B E A D C LG06 LG12 A B C D E Figure 6 Clearing Paper Jams...

Page 16: ...or pair of tweezers Do not pry or apply force to the hammer tips 5 Place new ribbon spools B on the hubs D with the ribbon to the outside 6 Align the spool keyways over the hub latches C and press the...

Page 17: ...14 1st Edition April 1993 Replacing the Ribbon B D F A E C LG06 LG12 E Left ribbon guide not shown A C D E E Left ribbon guide not shown B F Figure 7 Replacing the Ribbon...

Page 18: ...ibbon mask surrounding each hammer tip Gently remove paper or lint particles with a wooden stick or pair of tweezers Do not pry or apply force to the hammer tips 6 Using a soft cloth lightly moistened...

Page 19: ...1st Edition April 1993 Cleaning the Printer Interior A B D Platen is behind hammer bank cover Not shown C A B D Platen is behind ribbon deck Not shown LG06 LG12 C Figure 8 Cleaning the Printer Interi...

Page 20: ...ation font The procedure is the same for the Proprinter XL and Epson FX emulations but the font options differ Refer to Chapter 4 LG06 LG12 User s Manual 1 Press the ON LINE switch to place the printe...

Page 21: ...cognition Set A OCR B Optical Character Recognition Set B 8 When the desired font shows on the display press ENTER An asterisk appears on the display indicating that this font will print 9 Press CLEAR...

Page 22: ...onfiguration To save configuration values 1 Press the ON LINE switch to take the printer off line Off Line Emulation appears on the message display 2 Open the printer cover 3 Press UP and DOWN simulta...

Page 23: ...figuration 6 Press CLEAR to return to Off Line Emulation 7 Press UP and DOWN simultaneously to lock the ENTER switch Locked appears briefly on the message display 8 Close the printer cover 9 Press the...

Page 24: ...ght print light print on half the page missing dots or characters smeared print wavy vertical lines 1 Reset the forms thickness adjustment lever Print quality can be affected if it is too loose or too...

Page 25: ...y the configuration option you want to change Press ENTER when the option is on the message display Configuration printout does not represent configuration parameters selected and changed Lost dots in...

Page 26: ...RAM Fault RAM failure Contact an authorized service representative Ham Bank Hot One or more hammer coils are overheating Stop printing Allow printer to cool If fault recurs contact an authorized serv...

Page 27: ...sentative Mech Driver Link Electronic fault between controller board and mechanism driver board Paper Jam No paper motion Clear paper jam See page 11 Reset forms thickness adjustment lever Paper Out P...

Page 28: ...e cover Make sure the cover lies flat and the two captive screws are fully seated Shuttle Fan Shuttle fan failure Contact an authorized field service representative Shuttle Jam No shuttle movement or...

Page 29: ...doors open 4 to 24 in 10 16 to 60 96 cm Weight 15 to 100 lb 56 4 to 162 8 g m2 1 to 6 parts carbon or carbonless Recommended 18 to 20 lb 68 to 75 g m2 single part form weight Maximum thickness 0 025...

Page 30: ...OCR Application carton of 1 ribbon LG06 ribbon Length 60 yards 54 84 m Width 1 inch 2 54 cm Thickness 0039 inches 009906 cm LG12R BC LG12 OCR Application carton of 1 ribbon LG12 ribbon Length 100 yar...