TallyGenicom 3860 Quick Reference Manual

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GEK-010542Table of ContentsREGULATORY AND CONFORMANCE DESCRIPTIONS .........................................................3INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................7SETTING UP THE PRINTER...................................................................................................8SELECTING A GOOD LOCATION................................................................................................8UNPACKING THE PRINTER.......................................................................................................8PRINTER COMPONENTS..........................................................................................................9INSTALLING THE FRONT TRACTOR.......................................................................................... 10POWERING ON THE PRINTER ............................................................................................ 12POWER CORDS................................................................................................................... 12PLUG IT IN AND TURN IT ON.................................................................................................. 12CONTROL PANEL KEY DESCRIPTION................................................................................ 13SELECTING THE DISPLAY LANGUAGE...................................................................................... 15TESTING THE PRINTER ...................................................................................................... 16INSTALLING THE RIBBON....................................................................................................... 16LOADING PAPER/FORM ........................................................................................................ 19HOW TO LOAD A FORM.......................................................................................................... 22PRINTING A TEST PATTERN.................................................................................................. 24PRINT HEAD GAP ADJUSTMENT ............................................................................................. 26ADJUST TOP-OF-FORM ........................................................................................................ 26PAPER HANDLING.............................................................................................................. 27PAPER HANDLING CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................ 27ADJUST PAPER TENSION IN REAR PAPER PATH ....................................................................... 28TIPS FOR CONTINUOUS FORMS ............................................................................................. 29CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO A HOST SYSTEM............................................................. 30ATTACH TO A DATA SOURCE................................................................................................. 30QUICK STATUS ................................................................................................................... 31MAINTENANCE................................................................................................................... 32REMOVING THE P RINTER RIBBON........................................................................................... 32ROUTINE CLEANING............................................................................................................. 33ERROR HANDLING AND TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................. 36PROBLEM CAUSE AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS ........................................................................... 36MENU MAP.......................................................................................................................... 39LCD MESSAGE FORMATS.................................................................................................. 40