Star Micronics ZA-250 Printer User Manual


 
chapter2
SEWING UP THE PRINTER
Locatingthe printer
Unpackingthecartonbox
Mountingthe platenknob
Installingtheribboncamidge
Connectingtheprinterto yourcomputer
Thischapterdescribesthefollowingproceduresto setup yournewprinter.
Ifyouhaveoptionalaccessories,mfertochapter3aftersettinguptheprinter.
LOCATINGTHE PRINTER
Beforeyoustartunpackingandsettingup yourprinter,makesumthatyou
haveasuitableplaceonwhichto locateit. By“asuitableplace”,wemean:
A firm,level surfacewhichis fairlyvibration-free
Awayfromexcessiveheat(such as directsunligh~heaters,etc)
Awayfromexcessivehumidity
Awayfmmexcessivedust
Supplyitwith“clean”electricity.Donotconnectit to thesamecircuitas
a large,noise-producingappliancesuchas a refrigerator.
Make sure the line voltage is the voltage specifiedon the printer’s
identiilcationplate.
To disconnecttheprinter,theplughasto be disconnectedfromthe wall
socket,whichhasto belocatedcloseto the printer,andeasyto access.
Installtheprinterwhemthereissufficientmomforthepaperandanypaper
beingfedin or printedout.
If you ate connectingyourprinterwith a Centmnicspamllelinterface,
makesumthatthecableiswithin2m(6ft)oftheprinter.AnRS-232serial
connectionusingtheoptionalIS-8XLinterfacecartridgecanbemadeover
longerdistances.