AMT Datasouth Printer Accel 7450 User guide pdf

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Static Ethernet IP Address Setting  
The following steps are required when setting a static IP Ethernet address 
through the printer control panel menu setup.   
 
1. Press the MENU key while depressing the ALT key.  
 
                                   
 
 
 
 
2.  Scroll to item 43 with UP arrow key. 
 
  
               
 
 
3. Open item 43 with the right arrow key.  
 
 
 
 
 
4. Press the up arrow key to increase (down to decrease) the underlined 
digit.  
 
 
 
 
5. Press the right arrow key to select next digit. Repeat steps 4 and 5  
 
 
 
 
6. Press the ENTER key after complete address is entered.  
 
 
 
 
 
7. Press the MENU key. The setting is automatically saved and the printer is 
initialized. 
 
 
MENU SETUP 
1. TOF ADJ MANL 
2. TOF ADJ TRAC 
 
43. IP ADDRESS 
44. SUBNET MASK 
 IP ADDRESS  
    
010.000.000.001 
 
 IP ADDRESS  
    
110.000.000.001 
 
MENU SETUP 
1. TOF ADJ MANL 
2. TOF ADJ TRAC 
until designated IP address is entered. 
 
HIGH IMPACT 
+ 
ENTER 
MENU ALT  
						

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POWER UP AS 
 USER 1 
 USER 2 
 
* 
 
Using “PWR UP AS” Setup Profiles  
 
The printer has a total of 6 setup profiles. They are designated USER 1~6.  
 
Each profile may be modified with its own set (or group) of setup values. 
 
The current profile is selected from the printer’s control panel menu item 
“41 PWR UP AS” using the same procedure as described in the menu setting 
example.  
 
  
 
     
 
 
The printer will use the selected profile whenever it is reset or powered up. 
 
 
 
 
Restoring Factory settings: 
 
Cycle printer power ON + + 
 USER Settings can be restored to factory default by 
performing an INTIALIZATION-1. This special key 
function is executed by pressing and holding these keys 
while simultaneously turning ON the printer power. 
Release keys when LCD display reads 
 “EEPROM INITIAL 1”. 
   
						

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Factory Defaults 
 
ACCEL 7450 Factory Defaults  
Item Description F&I Item Description F&I 
1 TOF ADJ MANL 0/60 IN 26 JAM DETECT YES 
2 TOF ADJ TRAC 0/60 IN 27 INTERFACE AUTO 
3 TOF ADJ DARK 0/60 IN 28 PARITY BIT NONE 
4 HORZ ADJ 0/60 IN 29 DATA LENGTH 8 BITS 
5 MANL PG LGTH AUTO 30 STOP BIT 1 BIT 
6 TRAC PG LGTH 11 INCH 31 PROTOCOL XON/XOFF 
7 RGHT PG WDTH NO 32 BAUD RATE 9600 BPS 
8 LEFT PG WDTH YES 33 TEXT DIR BI-DIRECT 
9 TOP MRG 0 LINE 34 TIMEOUT ON 
10 BOTTOM MRG 0 LINE 35 COVER DETECT ON 
11 LEFT MRG 0 COL 36 LOAD DELAY 1.0 SEC. 
12 FONT SELECT GOTH 37 BEEP ON 
13 CHR PITCH 12 CPI 38 TRUNCATE ON 
14 LF PITCH 6 LPI 39 QUIET MODE OFF 
15 EMULATION F&I 40 TEAR OFF ON 
16 CHR TBL EPSN GRAPHICS 41 POWER UP AS USER 1 
17 CHR TBL IBM SET 1 42 DHCP ON 
18 INTL FONT U.S.A. 43 IP ADDRESS __ 
19 CODE PAGE U.S.A. 44 SUBNET MASK __ 
20 AGM IBM NO 45 GATEWAY __ 
21 LF SETTING LF ONLY 46 MENU LISTING __ 
22 CR SETTING CR ONLY    
23 ZERO STYLE NO-SLASH    
24 MANUAL EJECT FRONT     
25 SKEW DETECT NO     
 
Settings for User Profiles 2 – 6 are uncontrolled.   
						

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Print Driver Installation 
 
Windows (2000,XP,VISTA,WIN7) 
1. Select the desired driver provide on the CD ROM shipped with your 
printer. 
2. Open the driver folder and execute “SETUP.exe”, to start the “Printer 
Installer’ utility. 
3. Select the 7450 printer and click the “Install” button.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Should a “Windows Security” message appear, select “Install driver 
software anyway”. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
						

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5. If using a PC/USB interface connection, verify the cable is connected and 
the printer is turned ON. Click the “Yes” button to continue. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. The printer driver installation will take a couple minutes, wait for the 
“Installation Successful” message to appear and click the “OK” button. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Close driver windows and open “Devices and Printers” from the Start 
button.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If using a PC/USB interface, please connect 
the printer and computer cable. Cycle printer 
power ON.  With or without the use of a USB 
interface, click “Yes” to continue. 
 
 The printer driver has been successfully 
installed! 
  
						

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8. Select 7450 and right click to open Printer Properties, then go to the 
“Ports” tab and apply the proper port, or create a new port. Refer to the 
Windows HELP menu for detail instructions. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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Problem Solving  
1. Printing misaligns toward the bottom of my form (skews). 
 Ensure the LEFT paper guide is squared by sliding it all the way to the 
right against the paper rack stop. 
 Take your time in properly aligning the form, being sure to slide it in until it 
stops against the feed rollers. The printer beeps up to 3 times (default is 
one beep). 
2. Frequent Paper Jams.  
 Flatten any curl at the leading edge of the form by folding it in the opposite 
direction. The printer will more readily tolerate leading edges that are 
slightly curled down rather than curled up. 
 Make sure the control panel knob for form thickness is set to AUTO.  
 Excessive paper thickness. Maximum allowable thickness is .020” 
3. Printing speed is slow. 
   Press the SPEED key to select a higher speed mode.  
LQ  NORMAL 
   
HIGH 2  HIGH 1 
4. Printing is light.  
Check the ribbon cassette condition. 
 If the surface of fabric becomes whitish, replace the cassette with a new 
one.  
When using multipart forms:  
 Change SPEED to LQ 
 Press the HIGH IMPACT key to select “DARK”.  
 Make sure carbonless forms have not exceeded their shelf life. Try fresh 
forms. 
5. When menu item #25 PAPER SKEW DETECT is set to YES, (factory default 
is NO) cut sheet paper is ejected with a SKEW ERROR message on the LCD, 
even though paper is loaded straight.  
Dark black areas printed on the paper or the paper is narrower than 4 ½ 
inches.  
 Set menu item #25 PAPER SKEW DETECT to “NO”.  
						

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6. My printer sometimes asks for a second form when there is none. 
 The printer is misinterpreting left over control characters as more to print. 
Press the Online key to clear. 
 Press ALT+RESET to clear any pending data. 
7. The message PAPER JAM appears, although paper is not jammed.  
The paper jam sensor on the tractor assembly may not function properly if 
exposed to direct light or sunlight.  
 Adjust the location of the printer so it is not exposed to excessive light.  
 Verify there is no dark printing near the sprocket hole on the backside of 
fanfold paper.  
 Set menu item #26 PAPER JAM DETECT to “NO” to defeat paper jam 
detection. 
8. The paper sensor does not detect paper (the print start position is too far 
down on the paper) or printer will not load paper. 
 If paper is reflective (white or light color), clean paper sensors with a soft 
cloth or cotton swab. 
 If paper is not reflective (black areas or dark background color), load the 
paper with the special DARK FORM LOAD feature. 
 
Press the ALT+EJECT/LOAD keys. The LCD displays DARK FORM 
LOAD. Then fully insert the form until it seats in the fee rollers. 
 Paper sensor calibration may be off. Contact AMT Datasouth for 
assistance. 
9. Paper out is not detected.  
Printing may continue even when paper is out.   
 Make sure the paper size, the page length in the control-panel menu 
system is correctly set and that the settings are appropriate for the print 
data.  
10. The message REMOVE PAPER appears even when the paper is ejected. 
 Clean paper sensors with a soft cloth or cotton swab. 
 Remove any paper particles or fragments from the paper sensors. 
 Contact AMT Datasouth for assistance. 
11. Printed vertical lines are not straight.  
Set menu item # 33 TEXT DIRECTION to “UNI-DIRECT”.   
						

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12.  Incorrect characters printed.  
Wrong emulation. 
 Verify the setting in printer menu item #15 EMULATION is compatible with 
the print data.  
 The communication connection with the PC may be incorrect. Verify that 
the correct cable is attached and that is not faulty or broken. 
 Verify communication parameters # 27 to # 32 in the printer’s menu 
system are properly set. 
13. Unexpected margins.  
Extra or insufficient space between the print start position and the top edge of 
the paper.  
 Adjust the top margin depending on the paper feed source used by setting 
parameters # 1 to # 3 TOF ADJUST in the printer’s menu system. 
 Note: Each paper path has its own TOF ADJUST setting.  
Extra or not enough space between start of printing and the LEFT paper 
edge.  
 Fine adjustment: Change the left starting position with menu item #4 
HORZ ADJ as needed. The total range is ½ inch from -15/60 inch (less 
margin) to +15/60 inch (more margin). 
 Coarse adjustment: Move the left paper guide further left for more 
margin. Adjust the paper position by moving the tractors right or left. 
Note:  If you load paper at a new left paper guide position, be sure 
to load/eject or print at least one (1) reflective (white or light 
colored) form before using the DARK FORMS LOAD feature. If this 
is not done, the left margin will be off.  
 
The left starting position on the paper for reflective (white or light 
colored) cut sheet paper remains constant as long as the left paper 
edge is aligned within 0~15mm mark on the printer ruler. 
 
The printer will NOT detect and load cut sheet paper if it is inserted 
to the right of the 25mm mark on the printer ruler (optical sensor 
location). 
14. Incorrect printing position from the second page of fanfold paper.  
The page length may be incorrectly set.  
 Set the paper length in item #5 and #6 PAGE LGTH in the printer’s menu 
system.  
 If using a print driver, check the driver and application paper size settings.   
						

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15. The last characters of a line are printing on the next line below and at the far 
left of cut sheet forms. 
 Verify menu item # 7 RIGHT PAGE WDTH is set to NO. This is the factory 
default value. 
 Move the left paper guide so the paper loads further to the left by at least 
the number of characters printing on the wrong line. Maximum print line 
width is attained when the left edge of the paper is aligned to 
approximately 8 mm to the left of the zero (0) position on the ruler molded 
into printer cabinet. 
 Make sure the line being printed fits within a space of 13.6 inches on the 
paper. This is as wide as the printer can print. Example: 136 characters 
maximum at 10cpi or 163 characters maximum at 12cpi. 
Note. If the paper is too narrow for the data, the printer will print off the right 
edge of the paper onto the platen. If printing exceeds the rightmost printing 
capability of the printer (approximately the 340 mm position on the ruler molded 
into printer cabinet), surplus characters are automatically printed on the next 
line (the text wraps). 
16. Unit continues to print previous job. 
 Press ALT+RESET to clear any pending data. 
 
 
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