AMT Datasouth Printer Accel 7450 User guide pdf

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5. HIGH IMPACT 
Press the key to temporarily change the print impact for 
multipart forms from NORMAL to DARK print mode. The 
HIGH IMPACT light is ON when DARK print mode is selected. 
HIGH IMPACT reverts to the current value selected in the 
printer’s control panel menu settings. 
 
The factory default value is NORMAL 
6. LF          
Press the LF key to feed the line in the forward direction at a 
pitch of 1/6 inch regardless of the LF PITCH setting in the 
printer’s control panel menu. Holding this key down produces 
continuous line feeding. 
7. ENTER  Pressing the ENTER key selects the setting displayed on the 
LCD.  
8. RLF           Pressing the RLF key feeds paper the reverse direction at a 
pitch of 1/6 inch regardless of the LF PITCH setting in the 
printer’s control panel menu. Holding this the key depressed 
produces continuous reverse line feeding.  
9. RESET (ALT + SPEED/RESET keys)  
 
Pressing the SPEED key while holding the ALT key 
evokes a power on reset. The LCD displays 
“INITIALIZING” for a few seconds then returns to ready 
mode. 
 
 
 
 
 
   LF 
MICRO LF   ENTER 
 
ALT   RLF 
MICRO RLF   ENTER SPEED 
ALT 
+ 
RESET   
						

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10. FORMFEED ( ALT + TEAR OFF/FF keys) 
 
Pressing this key combination causes pin feed paper to 
advance one (1) page length as determined by the 
PAGE LGTH setting in the printer’s control panel menu.  
 
If cut sheet paper is loaded, pressing this key 
combination causes the paper to be ejected. 
11.MENU ( ALT + HIGH IMPACT/MENU keys) 
 
Pressing this key combination opens the printer’s control 
panel menu system.  
 
Once the printer’s menu system is open, menu items 
may be scrolled with the up and down arrow keys.  
 
The right arrow key opens the displayed menu item. 
Once opened, the up and down arrow keys scroll through 
all available choices.  
 
Pressing the ENTER key selects the displayed choice. 
Pressing the left arrow key exits to the top level menu 
items. 
 
Once at the top level menu, pressing the HIGH IMPACT 
MENU key exits the menu system and evokes a power 
on reset. 
 
Note: Current values are marked with a * in the menu 
system. 
12. MICRO LF (ALT + LF/MICRO LF keys)  
    
Pressing this key combination causes paper to feed 
1/360 inch forward. Use this key to adjust the paper 
position.   
 
Holding down these keys produces continuous micro 
line feeding. 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  TEAR OFF ENTER 
+ 
ALT FF   HIGH IMPACT ENTER 
+ 
ALT MENU    LF 
MICRO LF   RLF 
MICRO RLF   TEAR OFF 
FF   HIGH IMPACT 
MENU   ENTER LF 
ALT 
+ 
MICRO LF   
						

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Important Note: The DARK FORMS LOAD feature uses the same left 
starting position as the last reflective paper load or zero (0) on the cabinet 
ruler if the printer was just powered up. 
This means at least one (1) reflective (white or light colored) form must 
load/eject or be printed before using the DARK FORMS LOAD feature. If 
this is not done, the left margin will be off. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. MICRO RLF (ALT + RLF/MICRO RLF keys) 
         
Pressing this key combination causes paper to reverse 
feed 1/360 inch. Use this key to adjust the paper 
position.   
 
Holding down these keys produces continuous micro 
line feeding. 
14. DARK FORMS LOAD (ALT + EJECT LOAD/DARK FORM keys) 
         
Pressing this key combination causes the printer to 
load manual feed forms regardless of their color. Use 
this special mode if printing starts at the wrong place 
due to non-reflective (dark) areas on a form.  
 
Be sure to hold forms firmly in the feed rollers so paper 
is grasped immediately as the printer will not 
automatically compensate for the starting print position 
based on the paper edges. 
15. JAM REMOVAL (ALT + ONLINE/JAM REMOVAL keys) 
 
Pressing this key combination allows paper to be easily 
removed. Use this special mode if the EJECT key does 
not discharge the paper. 
 
To exit JAM REMOVAL mode press the ONLINE key. 
 
 
 
  ENTER RLF 
ALT 
+ 
MICRO RLF   ENTER EJECT/LOAD 
ALT 
+ 
DARK FORM   ENTER ONLINE 
ALT 
+ 
JAM REMOVAL   
						

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LCD  
The LCD displays the current paper path.  
 
 
 
 
*Manual                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rear Tractor              
 
 
 
    
* Factory default 
 
 
CUT SHEET PAPER 
CONTINUOUS PAPER  
						

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Lamps (LED Indicators) 
ONLINE 
(Green)          
ON: Printing is enabled. 
OFF: Printing is disabled. 
Blinking: The cover is open, or the 
printer is in the head temperature 
protect mode. 
SPEED 
(Green)      
ON: Letter Quality printing.   
OFF: NORMAL: (Medium Quality) 
printing. 
SLOW FLASH: HIGH 1 (Draft) 
printing 
FAST FLASH: HIGH 2 (High Speed 
Draft) printing. 
ERROR 
(Amber)          
ON: No paper or other operational 
error detected. 
OFF: No error detected. 
Blinking: A functional error has 
occurred (such as home sense error. 
Internal RAM error, paper path 
switching error, head adjustment 
error, park error or skew error).  
 HIGH 
IMPACT 
 (Green)           
ON: Heavy impact (multipart forms 
printing). 
OFF: Normal printing. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
      
						

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Paper Path Lever 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The paper path lever on the left control panel selects the following paper 
paths.  
 
 
 Position Paper path 
Rear tractor 
  
Manual 
  
 
 
Note: Before changing the paper path, clear the paper from inside the 
printer by pressing the EJECT/LOAD key. 
 
  
						

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Head adjustment lever  
This lever sets the gap between the print head and the paper. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For most printing, the lever position should be to AUTO. This setting allows 
the printer to measure the paper thickness and adjust the print head gap 
automatically. 
 
The print head gap can also be manually set for 1 to 7 part forms. 
 
 
Special Key Functions  
 
Special key functions are executed by pressing and holding the keys 
indicated in the following table while simultaneously turning on the printer 
power. Load paper first to avoid error indication.  
 
Function Key 
Initialization #1 HIGH IMPACT + LF+POWER 
ASCII self-test  LF + POWER 
Hex Dump  SPEED + POWER 
Character H printing mode  TEAR OFF + POWER 
Pin testing HIGH IMPACT + POWER 
Alignments adjust ENTER + RLF + POWER 
Adjust the tear off position  
(For tractor paper)  
Online state, press and hold the TEAR OFF key 
three seconds. 
  
						

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Control Panel Menu  
 
The printer’s control panel menu system allows changing the way printer 
functions work. 
 
This section provides the outline of the setup modes and the details of the 
setup functions.  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Menu key  
 
 
 
 
 
Press the ALT+ MENU keys to enter the MENU MODE. 
ENTER 
ALT 
HIGH IMPACT 
MENU 
+ 
MENU SETUP 
1. TOF ADJ MANL 
2. TOF ADJ TRAC 
     
						

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Menu selection keys 
 
 
These keys are used to scroll through the menu items. They do not 
activate the setting.  
 
The menus can be scrolled rapidly by holding down an arrow key for a 
second or more.  
 
Item selection keys 
 
 
 
The           key is used to open a menu item displayed on the LCD.  
 
Once opened, the item setting choices may be scrolled with  
the                    keys.   
 
The           key exits to the top level menu without any changes.  
 
ENTER key  
 
 
 
 
To select a displayed item, press the ENTER key. When the ENTER key 
is pressed, the selected item is marked with an asterisk (*).  
 
  
MENU key  
 
 
 
 
 
Press the MENU key to exit the MENU MODE. All setting changes are 
automatically stored in the EEPROM printer memory and the printer is 
initialized.  
 
ENTER 
ALT 
HIGH IMPACT 
MENU  
						

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Menu Setting Example  
The following is the example to change the page length of fanfold paper from 
11 to 8 inch.  
 
1. Press the MENU key while depressing the ALT key.  
 
                                   
 
 
 
 
2.  Scroll to item 6 with down arrow key. 
 
  
               
 
 
3. Open item 6 with the right arrow key.  
 
 
 
 
 
4. Press the up arrow key to display 8 INCH on the LCD.  
 
 
 
 
 
5. Press the ENTER key. An asterisk is added after  8 INCH. 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Press the MENU key. The setting is automatically saved and the printer is 
initialized. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MENU SETUP 
1. TOF ADJ MANL 
2. TOF ADJ TRAC 
 
6. TRAC PG LGTH 
7. RGHT PG WDTH 
 
   8  INCH 
8.5  INCH 
 
   8  INCH 
8.5  INCH * 
 
   11  INCH 
11.5  INCH * 
 
 
HIGH IMPACT 
+ 
ENTER 
MENU ALT