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User's Guide

ii Preface

User's Guide

ii Preface

Summary of Contents for ACCEL-6300

Page 1: ...AMT ACCEL 6300 Document No 387002 Rev E User s Guide P R I N T E R S E R I E S ...

Page 2: ...nance Solving Problems Bottom Feed Tractors Bar Codes Interfaces Code Sets Specifications Document No 387002 z Revision E AMT Datasouth Corp 4765 Calle Quetzal Camarillo CA 93012 TEL 805 388 5799 FAX 805 484 5282 WEB amtdatasouth com AMT ACCEL 6300 P R I N T E R S E R I E S ...

Page 3: ...User sGuide ii Preface ...

Page 4: ...controls your printer will provide fast and reliable printing for years to come Printer Models AMT Datasouth ACCEL 6300 series printers consist of four models Each model is distinguished by the following features ACCEL 6310 9 ACCEL 6310d 9 9 ACCEL 6350 9 ACCEL 6350d 9 9 Preface MODEL Narrow carriage 11 inch wide printing Wide carriage 16 inch wide printing Motorized bottom feed forms tractor ...

Page 5: ...the printer on load paper print a self test and attach the interface cables 9 9 9 9 9 Section 3 Loading Paper describes how to load various kinds of media into the printer including single sheets pin feed paper multi part forms labels and transparencies 9 9 9 9 9 Section 4 Control Panel describes how to use the control panel 9 9 9 9 9 Section 5 Cleaning and Maintenance describes how to keep your p...

Page 6: ...erms right and left assume that you are looking at the front of the printer TechnicalSupport If you have a problem with your printer refer to the Solving Problems section for troubleshooting information If you are unable to solve the problem yourself contact the Dealer that sold you the printer The Dealer should be able to assist you or tell you where to find additional help Trademarks AMT Datasou...

Page 7: ...he date of purchase from AMT Datasouth or an Authorized AMT Datasouth Dealer This warranty is limited to the original purchaser Purchaser of the printer and is not transferable AMT Datasouth s obligation under this warranty is limited to replacing or repairing at its option at its designated site and by its designated agent any prod ucts or major assemblies that are returned to AMT Datasouth or it...

Page 8: ...LIMITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCTS EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY OTHER OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF AMT DATASOUTH THE FOREGOING LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL CONSTITUTE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE OBLIGATION AND LIABILITY OF AMT DATASOUTH IN NO EVENT SHALL ...

Page 9: ...esentative is unable to solve the prob lem on the phone you will be issued a Return Materials Authorization number RMA number and an address where to ship your printer for service You must write the RMA number on the outside of the printer s shipping carton so that AMT Datasouth will accept the printer when it arrives at the Service Center You must also enclose a copy of your purchase receipt or s...

Page 10: ...eries printers have been tested and found to comply with the applicable requirements of TÜV Rheinland Customer Number K720841 S98109 EN60950 1992 AM1 1993 AM2 1993 AMT Datasouth ACCEL 6300 series printers have been tested and found to comply with the applicable requirements of EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 1987 EN50082 1 1992 As an ENERGY STAR Partner AMT Datasouth Corp has determined that this...

Page 11: ...o try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 9 9 9 9 9 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 9 9 9 9 9 Increase the separation between the equipment and device 9 9 9 9 9 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 9 9 9 9 9 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help In order to ma...

Page 12: ...l length of the power cord does not exceed 16 4 feet 5 meters Using a longer power cord can result in reduced voltage and possible malfunctions Do not use an extension cord 9 9 9 9 9 After turning the power off always wait at least five seconds before turning it back on 9 9 9 9 9 In case of smoke odd smells or other trouble unplug the power cord Do not place furniture or other obstacles in front o...

Page 13: ...ativehumidity 10 to 85 noncondensing 9 9 9 9 9 Avoid direct sunlight Use a blind or heavy curtain to protect the printer from direct sunlight when the printer is near a window 9 9 9 9 9 Do not install the printer near devices that contain magnets or generate magnetic fields 9 9 9 9 9 Place the printer on a flat horizontal surface Protect the printer from strong physical shocks and vibrations Lift ...

Page 14: ...st accumulation and paper fiber deposits can cause the printer to function improperly 9 9 9 9 9 Do not place cups books or other objects on top of the printer Be careful not to hang jewelry clothes or hair near the paper entry slots 9 9 9 9 9 Do not install the printer near an air conditioner ...

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Page 16: ...hnicalSupport v Trademarks v Copyright vi One Year Limited Warranty vi Factory Service viii Agency Compliances ix Power Precautions xi Operating Precautions xii Contents xv Figures and Tables xxiii Section 1 Unpacking 1 1 Selecting a Good Place for the Printer 1 1 Unpacking the Printer 1 2 Removing Internal Packing 1 4 ...

Page 17: ...rrect Output Port 2 13 Section 3 Loading Paper 3 1 Choosing Paper 3 1 Paper Paths 3 2 Selecting a Paper Path 3 3 LoadingSingleSheets 3 4 PositioningaSingleSheet 3 5 Ejecting a Single Sheet 3 5 Loading Pin Feed Paper 3 6 Positioning Pin Feed Paper 3 8 Advancing Pin Feed Paper 3 8 Using the Demand Document Mode 3 8 Using Paper Park 3 11 Unloading Pin Feed Paper 3 11 LoadingMultipartForms 3 12 Loadin...

Page 18: ...ting a Pitch 4 6 Selecting a Color 4 6 FormFeeding 4 7 LineFeeding 4 7 Setting the Top Of Form 4 7 Selecting a Paper Path 4 7 MovingtheBail 4 8 Parking the Paper 4 8 Restoring Printer Settings 4 8 Clearing Messages and the Buffer 4 9 Resetting the Printer 4 9 Printing a Self Test 4 9 Resetting Optimal Print Density 4 10 Fine Adjusting the Print Density 4 10 Printing Printer Status Reports 4 11 Dis...

Page 19: ...urn Super Subscript Modes On and Off 4 27 Turn Underline Mode On and Off 4 27 Turn Bold Shadow Modes On and Off 4 28 Turn Zero Slashing On and Off 4 28 Set Printing Direction 4 28 Using Page Setup Parameters 4 29 Set Form Length 4 29 Set Maximum Print Width 4 29 Set Top Margin 4 30 Set Bottom Margin 4 30 Set Left Margin 4 30 Set Right Margin 4 31 Turn Automatic Form Feed Mode On and Off 4 31 Using...

Page 20: ... the Main Carriage Shaft 5 4 Cleaning the Printhead Wires 5 5 Cleaning Printer Surfaces 5 6 Replacing the Ribbon Cartridge 5 7 Replacing the Fuse 5 7 Inspecting Printer Parts 5 8 Replacing the Printhead 5 10 Section 6 Solving Problems 6 1 Understanding Printer Messages 6 1 Correcting Operating Errors 6 2 Correcting Programming Errors 6 5 UnderstandingWarnings 6 7 CorrectingCommunicationErrors 6 8 ...

Page 21: ...ng the Bottom Feed Tractors A 3 Loading Paper in the Bottom Feed Tractors A 4 Using the Bottom Feed Tractors A 5 Alternating Between Paper Paths A 5 Troubleshooting A 6 Appendix B Bar Codes B 1 Introducing Bar Codes B 1 Selecting the Bar Code Emulation B 3 Printing Bar Codes B 3 Bar Code Specifications B 4 Appendix C Interfaces C 1 Centronics Parallel Interface C 1 Voltages C 1 SignalsandTiming C ...

Page 22: ...ters D 4 Control Codes and Escape Sequences D 4 Epson JX Epson LQ 2550 and IBM XL24 Code Set D 22 Character Codes D 22 Printing Characters Assigned to Control Codes D 22 Printing International Characters D 24 Control Codes and Escape Sequences D 24 Bar Code Escape Sequences D 50 ASCII Code Table D 51 Appendix E Specifications E 1 Warranty Registration Request for Reader s Comments ...

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Page 24: ...nts Rear 2 4 2 4 Installing the Paper Deflector 2 5 2 5 Hooking the Paper Deflector 2 5 2 6 InstallingaRibbonCartridge 2 6 2 7 Setting the Voltage Select Switch 2 7 2 8 Locating the Fuse Compartment 2 7 2 9 Attaching the Power Cord 2 8 2 10 Turning On the Printer 2 9 2 11 Loading a Cut Sheet 2 10 2 12 Printing a Self Test 2 10 2 13 Connecting the Parallel Cable 2 11 2 14 Connecting the Serial Cabl...

Page 25: ...moving the Top Cover 5 2 5 2 Aligning the Platen Window and Top Cover 5 2 5 3 Cleaning the Platen and Bail Rollers 5 3 5 4 Cleaning the Main Carriage Shaft 5 4 5 5 Cleaning the Printhead Wires 5 5 5 6 Cleaning the Printer Surfaces 5 6 5 7 Cleaning the Forms Tractors 5 6 5 8 Inspecting the Printer Front 5 8 5 9 Inspecting the Printer Rear 5 9 5 10 Replacing the Printhead 5 10 A 1 Printer With Botto...

Page 26: ...ssignments C 5 C 2 Serial Pin Assignments C 12 D 1 AMT and Diablo 630 Character Code Assignments D 3 D 2 AMT and Diablo 630 Control Codes D 5 D 3 AMT and Diablo 630 Escape Sequences D 6 D 4 Epson and IBM Character Code Assignments D 23 D 5 Epson and IBM Control Codes D 25 D 6 Epson and IBM Escape Sequences D 27 D 7 Bar Code Escape Sequences D 50 D 8 ASCII Table D 51 E 1 Specifications E 1 ...

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Page 28: ... wide by 19 inches 49 cm deep For wide carriage models the site must be at least 26 inches 66 cm wide by 19 inches 49 cm deep 9 9 9 9 9 The printer must be close enough to the computer for your cable to reach 10 feet 3 meters for parallel or 50 feet 15 meters for serial 9 9 9 9 9 The printer must be on a flat solid surface never on a chair or any other unstable support 9 9 9 9 9 Choose a place tha...

Page 29: ... 4 Remove the foam end caps and place the printer on the site you selected 5 Remove the protective plastic covering from the printer 6 Peel off the tape that secures the wire locking loops on the parallel interface connector The parallel interface connector is located on the back of the printer 7 If your printer has a powered bottom feed forms tractor peel off the tape that holds the pop down supp...

Page 30: ...Unpacking 1 3 Figure 1 1 Unpacking the Printer USER S GUIDE PAPER DEFLECTOR RIBBONS POWER CORD PRINTER PAPER SUPPORT S One supplied with narrow printers Two supplied with wide printers UnpackingthePrinter continued ...

Page 31: ...he two foam blocks one on each side of the main carriage shaft 2 Carefully remove the foam blocks from the printer as shown in figure 1 2 3 Lower the top cover Be sure to save the internal packing materials with the rest of the packaging in case you need to ship or store the printer later Figure 1 2 Removing the Foam Blocks TOPCOVER FOAMBLOCKS ...

Page 32: ...This section also describes how to check the voltage select switch attach the power cord turn the printer on and off load paper print a self test and attach the interface cables Introducing Printer Components You should familiarize yourself with the printer components that are shown in the figures on the following pages They are referred to in the procedures throughout this guide Section 2 ...

Page 33: ...NDICATOR Showswhethertherearforms tractors are engaged or dis engaged PAPERSUPPORTEXTENDER Provides additional support for long single sheets PAPER SUPPORT Guidessinglesheetsintothe printer PLATENACCESSCOVER Permits access to the platen shaftandgearsformounting paper handling accessories PLATEN WINDOW Lets you see printing in progressandhelpsguidepa per as it exits the printer Figure 2 1 Printer C...

Page 34: ...ALE Providesaneasywaytoalign paper PRINT LINE INDICATOR Shows the current print line on the page PRINTHEAD Impactstheribbonandpaper to produce printed images user replaceableandhas24 wires for high quality print ing CARRIAGE Carries the printhead and ribbon cartridge from side to side RIBBON Holds the continuous loop inked ribbon and is user re placeable black and color ribbonsareavailable Figure ...

Page 35: ...position to allow ac cess to forms tractors VOLTAGE SELECT SWITCH Lets you set up the printer to receive U S or international inputpower ACPOWERRECEPTACLE Receives the power cable POWER SWITCH Lets you turn the printer on and off FUSE COMPARTMENT Contains the main power fuse and a spare fuse PAPERDEFLECTOR Hooks onto the rear tractor support shaft and deflects pin fed paper away from the power and...

Page 36: ...use the followingprocedure 1 To gain access to the forms tractors raise the tractor cover until it snaps into the raised position Then align the paper deflector as shown in figure 2 4 2 Hook both ends of the deflector onto the rear tractor support shaft as shown in figure 2 5 3 Lower the tractor cover Figure 2 4 Installing the Paper Deflector Figure 2 5 Hooking the Paper Deflector PAPER DEFLECTOR ...

Page 37: ...y slack in the ribbon fabric by turning the ribbon knob on the cartridge counterclock wise 4 Insert the exposed portion of the ribbon between the printhead and the shield as shown in figure 2 6 5 Push down the ribbon cartridge until the retaining tabs snap into place You may need to turn the ribbon knob slightly to get the cartridge to seat properly 6 Slide the carriage from side to side and make ...

Page 38: ...ocedure 1 Make sure the printer is off 2 Using a slotted screwdriver set the voltage select switch to the correct setting as shown in figure 2 7 3 Slide open the fuse compartment as shown in figure 2 8 and check the innermost fuse the other fuse is a spare Note The serial number label on the side or rear of the printer shows the correct fuse rating for the printer 4 Close the fuse compartment You ...

Page 39: ...se the following procedure 1 Make sure the power switch is off 2 Take the power cord and plug the three hole connector into the power receptacle at the rear of the printer as shown in figure 2 9 3 Plug the three prong connector at the other end of the power cord into a properly grounded ac power outlet Figure 2 9 Attaching the Power Cord ...

Page 40: ...he I position as shown in figure 2 10 To turn off the printer set the power switch to the O position Cautions 9 9 9 9 9 Do not unplug the power cord with the printer turned on 9 9 9 9 9 Wait at least five seconds after turning off the printer before turning it back on Figure 2 10 Turning On the Printer ...

Page 41: ... rear clip of the right paper edge guide and position it against the right side of the paper 3 To print an 8 inch wide self test press the Test button as shown in figure 2 12 Or to print a self test that is the width of the WIDTH parameter setting on the Setup menu press the Test button twice in succession The paper will feed into the printer the TEST message will blink on the control panel and th...

Page 42: ...ave a 25 pin male DB 25 connector on the printer end The Interfaces appendix provides more details To connect an interface cable use the followingprocedure 1 Make sure that both your computer and printer are turned off 2 If you are going to use the parallel interface plug a parallel cable into the parallel receptacle see figure 2 13 and lock it into place with the wire locking loops If you are goi...

Page 43: ...lect the active interface automatic switch ing onlyparallel oronlyserial 9 9 9 9 9 BAUD Lets you specify the serial baud rate that is the speed of data transmission that your computer uses 9 9 9 9 9 PARITY Lets you specify the method of parity error checking that your computer uses 9 9 9 9 9 DATA BITS Lets you specify the number of data bits in each serial data byte sent from your computer 9 9 9 9...

Page 44: ...pson LQ 2550 9 IBM XL24 Proprinter 9 ASCII text printer Select ASCII text printer only if none of the other printers are listed If none of these printers are listed contact the software manufacturer to inquire about a printer driver for one of these printers SelectingtheCorrectOutputPort Most software applications let you specify the output port where your printer is attached so that the applicati...

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Page 46: ...er The printer can accommodate many different sizes and types of paper 9 9 9 9 9 Media can be from 4 to 17 inches wide on wide carriage printers and from 4 to 12 inches wide on narrow carriage printers Single sheets must be at least 3 inches long 9 9 9 9 9 Multipart forms can have up to seven parts with carbons and can be up to 0 024 inch thick 9 9 9 9 9 Labels and transparencies must also conform...

Page 47: ... 9 9 9 Bottom path If your printer has bottom feed forms tractors you use this path to feed pin feed media from the bottom of the printer This bottom path is ideal for thick multipart forms that do not bend easily The bottom path supports paper movement in both directions Note If your printer does not have bottom feed forms tractors you can purchase a top pull tractor option that allows you to loa...

Page 48: ...ol panel display indicates the active path After you select a paper path the tractor select indicator will move to the correct positionautomatically You should then position the paper support shown in figure 3 2 as follows 9 9 9 9 9 When feeding cut sheets into the printer raise the paper support It will lock into placeautomatically 9 9 9 9 9 When feeding pin feed paper lower the paper support Pus...

Page 49: ...eet use this procedure 1 Using the Paper Path button select the top paper path 2 Raise the paper support If necessary for long single sheets attach the paper support extender as shown in figure 3 3 3 Squeeze the rear clip on the left paper edge guide and position the guide so that it aligns with the 0 on the paper scale 4 Set a single sheet into the left paper edge guide Then squeeze the rear clip...

Page 50: ...after loading it To do so press the Ready button to disable printing Then turn the Select dial either clockwise to advance the sheet or counterclockwise to reverse feed the sheet Then press the Ready button again to enable printing EjectingaSingleSheet The printer ejects a single sheet under any of the following conditions 9 9 9 9 9 When instructed by your software application 9 9 9 9 9 When print...

Page 51: ...orms tractors please refer to the Bottom Feed Tractors appendix in this guide for informa tion on loading paper from the bottom To load pin feed paper in the printer use thefollowingprocedure 1 Using the Paper Path button select the rear paper path 2 Raise the paper support and tractor cover as shown in figure 3 5 3 Unlock both tractors by moving the lock ing levers as shown in figure 3 6 4 Slide ...

Page 52: ...just slightly taut between the tractors as shown in figure 3 9 Then lock the right edge tractor into place 8 Lower the tractor cover and paper support 9 Press the Form Feed button on the control panel The printer advances the paper to the first printable line After printing begins make sure the paper exits the printer over the paper support as shown in figure 3 10 LoadingPin FeedPaper continued Fi...

Page 53: ...ditions 9 9 9 9 9 When instructed by your software application 9 9 9 9 9 When printing reaches the number of lines you or your software applicationspecified 9 9 9 9 9 When automatic form feeding is on and printing reaches a half inch from the bottom of the page 9 9 9 9 9 When you press the Form Feed button on the control panel UsingtheDemandDocumentMode A special feature of the printer is the dema...

Page 54: ...erse feeds to its original position the READY message reappears and printing continues at the point where it left off Normally the demand document mode is off To turn on the demand document mode use the following procedure With the printer paused or idle press the Setup button on the control panel to access the Setup menu Turn the Select dial until the DEMAND parameter appears on the display While...

Page 55: ...eet This option is useful when printing thick multipart forms that jam when the leading edge of the form is reverse fed below the printhead 9 9 9 9 9 Auto causes the printer to advance the bottom of the last printed page to the tear bar whenever the printer is idle you don t have to press the Ready button As soon as the printer receives subsequent data to print the paper reverse feeds as usual If ...

Page 56: ...first sheet is halfway through the tractors To reload the pin feed paper press the Form Feed button on the control panel The printer advances the paper to the first printable line To load a single sheet use the Paper Path button to select the top paper path Then load the sheet in the usual way refer to Loading Single Sheets in this section UnloadingPin FeedPaper To unload pin feed paper tear off a...

Page 57: ...nd increase the readability of multipart forms Although it is usually unnecessary you can fine adjust the print density and print force using control panel functions You can even disable these automatic functions altogether if needed Refer to Fine Adjusting the Print Density Set Print Density and Set Print Force in the Control Panel section of this guide for more information LoadingLabels Your pri...

Page 58: ...an handle individually cut or pin feed transparencies made for dot matrix printers Dot matrix transparencies contain an ink absorbent coating to reduce smearing and a paper backing so printer sensors can detect when a transparency is loaded The procedures for loading transparencies are the same as those for loading single sheets or pin feed paper except for the following precautions 9 9 9 9 9 For ...

Page 59: ... the form with the top edge of the ribbon shield Then press the Ready button again 4 Press the Setup button to access the Setup menu Turn the Select dial until the LFT MAR parameter appears on the display 5 While holding down the Alt button turn the Select dial as needed to position the printhead over the first print position on the form Then release the Alt button 6 Press the Setup button again S...

Page 60: ... the Setup menu Then turn the Select dial until the LENG parameter appears on the display 2 While holding down the Alt button turn the Select dial until the LENG setting equals the actual page length in 1 6 inch increments For example if the actual page length is 14 inches the setting would be 84 6 14 x 6 Then release the Alt button 3 Press the Setup button to return to the status message Note The...

Page 61: ...utton feeds a single sheet to the top of form ejects a single sheet and advances pin feed paper to the next top of form After a form feed the line count is zero except when a top margin is set 9 9 9 9 9 Line Feed button advances the paper one line space The actual dis tance the paper moves for one line space is set by software or from the control panel You can hold down the Line Feed button for co...

Page 62: ... help guide paper exit to the rear of the printer 9 9 9 9 9 Bail motion is automatic so you will rarely need to manually move the bail In the event you need to move the bail press the Bail button This action moves the bail away from the platen so you can clear a paper jam or clean the platen Pressing this button again moves the bail back against the platen 9 9 9 9 9 Select dial has these paper han...

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Page 64: ...in figure 4 1 The control panel consists of two status lights a sixteen character display twelve buttons and a Select dial 4 Section Figure 4 1 Control Panel Setup PrintDensity Ready Color Quality Emul Font Pitch Test Status Clear Reset Bail SetTop Alt Paper Park Paper Path Line Feed Form Feed Ready Error COURIER LQ READY ...

Page 65: ...such as a paper out ribbon problem or paper jam When you complete your action or correct the error condition the light goes on and printing continues ErrorLight TheErrorlightindicatesthefollowingconditions 9 9 9 9 9 When the light is off the printer is ready for normal operation and can receive and print data 9 9 9 9 9 When the light flashes normal operation is suspended due an error condition Pri...

Page 66: ...haracter pitch the number of characters per inch printer emulation and color Notice that the button that controls each displayed setting is located just below the displayed setting OperatorandError Many operator and error messages appear to notify you of printer conditions actions you must take and errors that occur SetupMenu The Setup menu is a list of parameters for operations printer setup text...

Page 67: ...ld down the Alt button and turn the dial To move the carriage to the right turn the dial clockwise to move the carriage left turn the dial counterclockwise You may have to move the car riage to install a ribbon cartridge or clear a paper jam Moving the carriage does not affect the print position When printing begins the carriage moves back to its original position ScrollingThroughtheSetupMenu When...

Page 68: ...cur If you press the Ready button while printing is in progress printing will stop after printing up to three more lines When you press the Ready button again printing will resume where it left off Selecting a Printer Emulation Holding down the Alt button and pressing the Emul button selects the next availableprinteremulationanddisplaysthenameoftheprinterbeingemu lated The emulations you can choos...

Page 69: ... font When you select a font pitch changes to the default pitch of that font Selecting a Pitch Holding down the Alt button and pressing the Pitch button selects the next available pitch number of characters per inch and displays the pitch setting You can select 10 12 13 actually 13 3 15 17 actually 17 1 or 20 characters per inch You can also select PS for proportional spacing If your software appl...

Page 70: ... top of form you must hold down the Alt button and press the Set Top button to initialize the line count to zero SettingtheTop of Form Holding down the Alt button and pressing the Set Top button sets the top of form at the current print line When you set a top of form the printer recognizes the current print line as the first line on the page line 0 and starts counting lines from that point Select...

Page 71: ...erSettings Holding down the Alt button and pressing the Paper Park button lets you restore printer settings to the factory Fctry settings or to the settings you saved previously under one of five user names Usr 1 to Usr 5 When you first press the Alt and Paper Park buttons the current user name appears on the control panel display If you continue to hold down the Alt button and press the Paper Par...

Page 72: ...input buffer and initializes all printing parameters to the defaults Using the Reset button is like turning the printer off and then back on Printing a Self Test Pressing the Test button prints an 8 inch wide test pattern of some of the characters in the current font ASCII codes 32 to 127 using the current print modes To print a test pattern that is as wide as the WIDTH parameter setting on the Se...

Page 73: ... the printhead automatically moves a fixed distance away from the form This fixed distance is factory set to provide optimal print density on most forms You can fine adjust this distance if you prefer a slightly lighter or darker print To do so Hold down the Print Density button until the print density adjustment scale appears For darker print turn the Select dial clock wise The offset indicator w...

Page 74: ...d Printer Status Report are shown on the next pages The settings in these examples are the factory set defaults for the ACCEL 6310 The factory set defaults for other models vary slightly On the sample extended Printer Status Report notice that only the settings in the user save areas that differ from the current setting are printed on the report This allows the report to print faster than if every...

Page 75: ...LEW 6ips 35 DEMAND Off 36 PPR JAM On 37 PGE END Off 38 POPUP Off 39 AUTOBAIL Off 40 PH GAP Auto 41 PFORCE Auto COMMUNICATIONS 42 INTRFCE Auto 43 BAUD 9600 44 BUFFER 48K 45 HNDSHK D X 46 DATA BITS 8 47 STOP BITS 1 48 PARITY None 49 DTR Pos 50 STROBE Neg ___________________________________________________________________________ Figure 4 2 Sample Printer Status Report Figure 4 3 Sample Extended Prin...

Page 76: ...AGE SETUP 26 LENG 66 6 66 6 27 WIDTH 8 5 8 5 28 TOP MAR 0 0 29 BOT MAR 66 66 30 LFT MAR 0 0 31 RGT MAR 85 85 32 AUTO FF Off Off PAPER HANDLING 33 PATH Top Top Rear Bottom 34 LFSLEW 6ips 6ips 10ips 35 DEMAND Off Off 36 PPR JAM On On 37 PGE END Off Off 38 POPUP Off Off 39 AUTOBAIL Off Off 40 PH GAP Auto Auto 41 PFORCE Auto Auto COMMUNICATIONS 42 INTRFCE Auto Auto 43 BAUD 9600 9600 44 BUFFER 48K 48K ...

Page 77: ...where you are in the menu Next to each parameter is the current setting for that parameter Holding down the Alt button and turning the Select dial cycles through the pos sible settings The setting that is displayed when you release the Alt button becomes the current setting When you change a setting the printer beeps to confirm the change To leave the Setup menu and redisplay the status message pr...

Page 78: ...Ital2 None 9 AUTO CR Off On 10 AUTO LF Off On 11 ERRBEL Once Dcay Cont TEXT APPEARANCE 12 QUAL Letter Memo Draft 13 FONT Courier Gothic TmsRomn Elite 14 PITCH 10 12 13 3 15 17 1 20 PS 15 CELL 10 12 13 3 15 17 1 20 PS 16 LPI 6 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 12 17 COLOR Black Cyan Mgnta Yellw Violt Green Orang 18 ITALICS Off On 19 HIGH Off On 20 WIDE Off On 21 SCRIPT Off Sub Supr 22 UNDLINE Off On 23 BLD SHA Off Bl...

Page 79: ...39 AUTOBAIL Off On 40 PH GAP Auto 10 to 45 41 PFORCE Auto 1 to 10 COMMUNICATIONS 42 INTRFCE Auto Par Ser 43 BAUD 9600 75 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 19200 44 BUFFER 48K 512 1K 2K 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 80K 45 HNDSHK D X ENQ D E None XON DTR 46 DATA BITS 8 7 47 STOP BITS 1 2 48 PARITY None Odd Even 49 DTR Pos Neg 50 STROBE Neg Pos PARAMETER DEFAULT OTHER SETTING SETTINGS Figure 4 4 Setup Menu continued ...

Page 80: ...up button the Setup menu appears Turn the Select dial until the parameter you want to change appears While holding down the Alt button turn the Select dial to view the possible settings for the parameter When the setting you want to select appears release the Alt button The printer beeps to confirm the setting change Turn the Select dial to display another param eter or press the Setup button to r...

Page 81: ...terSettings SAVE lets you save the current printer settings in non volatile memory for use at a later time Non volatile memory retains information even when the printer is turned off To save the current printer settings hold down the Alt button and turn the Select dial to select one of the five user names As soon as you release the Alt button the printer saves the current printer settings and assi...

Page 82: ... of this guide for more informa tion RunPrinterTests TEST lets you run a variety of printer tests If a test is unsuccessful an error message appears to notify you You can select None which is always the default and does not perform any test Memory which checks the printer memory Sensor which runs the sensor check Ribbon which performs a ribbon alignment print test Align which performs a printing a...

Page 83: ...X color dot matrix printer 9 9 9 9 9 EpsonLQ This is the Epson LQ 2550 color dot matrix printer 9 9 9 9 9 IBMXL24 This is the IBM Proprinter XL24 color dot matrix printer 9 9 9 9 9 BarCode This is the printer s internal bar code emulation When you select this emulation the printer emulates the Epson LQ 2550 but also provides bar code printing Refer to the Bar Codes appendix of this guide for more ...

Page 84: ... to use when printing text When you select any language other than USA the printer replaces some of the standard ASCII printable characters with alternate charac ters that are used in a specific language You can select the following Setting Country Character Replacements USA USA French France à ç é ù è German Germany Ä Ö Ü ä ö ü ß UK England Dansh1 Denmark Æ Ø Å æ ø å Swedsh Sweden É Ä Ö Å Ü é ä ö...

Page 85: ... IBM IBM Ital Ital Code 1 2 1 2 Code 1 2 1 2 128 NUL Ç NUL Ç 155 ESC ESC 129 ü ü 156 130 é é 157 131 â â 158 Pt Pt 132 ä ä 159 ƒ ƒ 133 à à 160 á á c c 134 å å 161 í í 135 BEL ç BEL ç 162 ó ó 136 BS ê BS ê 163 ú ú 137 HT ë HT ë 164 ñ ñ 138 LF è LF è 165 Ñ Ñ 139 VT ï VT ï 166 a a 140 FF î FF î 167 o o 141 CR ì CR ì 168 142 SO Ä SO Ä 169 143 SI Å SI Å 170 144 É É 171 145 DC1 æ DC1 æ 172 146 DC2 Æ DC2...

Page 86: ...93 A A 230 µ µ f f 194 B B 231 τ τ g g 195 C C 232 Φ Φ h h 196 D D 233 Θ Θ i i 197 E E 234 Ω Ω j j 198 F F 235 δ δ k k 199 G G 236 l l 200 H H 237 ø ø m m 201 I I 238 ε ε n n 202 J J 239 o o 203 K K 240 p p 204 L L 241 q q 205 M M 242 r r 206 N N 243 s s 207 O O 244 t t 208 P P 245 u u 209 Q Q 246 v v 210 R R 247 w w 211 S S 248 x x 212 T T 249 y y 213 U U 250 z z 214 V V 251 215 W W 252 ⁿ ⁿ 216 X...

Page 87: ...the automatic line feed mode on and off In the automatic line feed mode the printer performs a carriage return line feed for each carriage return code it receives You can select On to turn the automatic line feed mode on or Off to turn the mode off SelectAudibleAlarmMode ERRBEL lets you select how often the printer sounds the audible alarm three quick beeps when an error occurs You can select Once...

Page 88: ...d On standard printers you can select from the following fonts Courier Gothic TmsRomn and Elite When you select a font the PITCH and CELL settings change to the de faults for the selected font These defaults ensure that the font is spaced correctly when printed Set Pitch PITCH lets you specify how many characters to print per inch You can select 10 12 13 3 15 17 1 20 or PS proportional spacing The...

Page 89: ...LinesPerInch LPI lets you specify how many lines to print per inch You can select 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 or 12 lines per inch If the current setting is Other then your software application has set the number of lines per inch to some nonstandard value SetColor COLOR lets you specify a color for printing You can select Black Cyan light blue Mgnta magenta Yellw yellow Violt violet Green or Orang orange If...

Page 90: ...lect On or Off When you turn on the double wide mode the PITCH and CELL settings change to one half their current values When you turn off the mode these settings return to their original values TurnSuper SubscriptModes OnandOff SCRIPT lets you turn on and off the superscript and subscript modes In superscript mode characters shrink to about half the normal size and print above the normal print li...

Page 91: ...nted with a slash 0 Your selection affects the printing of the numeral zero in all fonts and print qualities Set Printing Direction BI DIR lets you select how the printer prints single pass text multi pass text and graphics with respect to printing direction Printing unidirection ally provides the highest possible vertical registration but slows down printing You can select the following settings ...

Page 92: ... you set form length the printer sets the top of form at the current line and clears the top and bottom margins Set Maximum Print Width WIDTH lets you specify the maximum print width If the printer re ceives a line that exceeds the maximum print width the excess prints on the next line On narrow carriage printers you can specify 8 8 5 or 11 On wide carriage printers you can specify 8 13 6 or 16 If...

Page 93: ...e bottom margin on the page is unaffected by subsequent changes to line spacing If you change the LENG form length setting the bottom margin resets to the new form length Set Left Margin LFT MAR lets you specify a left margin All subsequent carriage returns cause the carriage to move to the left margin You specify the left margin as a number of character spaces to the right of the far left print p...

Page 94: ...l through the possible settings the carriage moves to the displayed setting The physical position of the right margin on the page is unaf fected by subsequent changes to horizontal spacing character pitch TurnAutomaticFormFeedMode OnandOff AUTO FF lets you turn the automatic form feed mode on and off In the automatic form feed mode the printer skips over the perforations of pin feed paper by setti...

Page 95: ... pull tractor option to feed paper from the bottom of the printer Only select TopTrac when the printer is idle and out of paper The printer will automatically switch to the rear paper path and move the printhead back away from the platen You can then load paper from the bottom of the printer and into the top mounted pull tractor With TopTrac selected all printer functions that perform reverse pape...

Page 96: ... resumes at the point where it left off You can select from the following settings 9 9 9 9 9 On Turns the demand document mode on 9 9 9 9 9 Beep Turns the demand document mode on and causes the printer to begin beeping 15 seconds after you press the Ready button as a reminder to re enable printing 9 9 9 9 9 Tear Turns the demand document mode on and causes the printer to reverse feed the paper to ...

Page 97: ...tPageEndMethod PGE END lets you tell the printer whether or not to use the LENG form length setting to determine the last printing line on a cut sheet You can select Off to let printing continue beyond the LENG setting or On to spec ify that printing stop at the LENG setting A third setting is Roll which you can select to feed unsprocketed roll paper into the printer When you select Roll printing ...

Page 98: ...rms alignment mode on or Off to turn it off TurnAutomaticBailMode OnandOff AUTOBAIL lets you turn the automatic bail mode on and off With the automatic bail mode on the printer will open the bail each time the per foration of a pin feed form passes by After the perforation is clear of the bail the printer will close the bail This mode is useful when using thick multipart forms with perforations th...

Page 99: ...e when disabling automatic forms thickness detec tion If a manual setting is too high printing may be too light or disappear altogether If a manual setting is too low the ribbon can snag on the printhead causing damage to both the ribbon and printhead SetPrintForce PFORCE lets you enable and disable automatic print force control When set to Auto the printer automatically adjusts the print force so...

Page 100: ...h the serial configuration of the host computer When using the parallel interface these parameter settings are irrelevant SpecifyBaudRate BAUD lets you tell the printer what serial baud rate your computer is using Baud rate is the speed that serial data is transmitted between your computer and the printer You can can select 75 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 Both your computer and the pri...

Page 101: ...ata bytes on its data transmission line You can specify DTR for the DTR hardware method XON for the X ON X OFF software method ENQ for the ENQ ACK software method D X for both the DTR and X ON X OFF methods D E for both the DTR and ENQ ACK methods or None for no handshaking method Both your computer and the printermust use the same handshaking method s SpecifyNumberofDataBits DATA BITS lets you te...

Page 102: ...ity of the extra Data Terminal Ready DTR signal in the printer s serial interface The signal is supplied on pin 25 or pin 11 depending on how the printer is configured Since most computers use thestandard DTR signal on pin20 forhandshaking this parameter set ting is usually ignored You can select Neg for a signal that goes low to enable data transmission or Pos for a signal that goes high to enabl...

Page 103: ...None Usr 1 Usr 2 Usr 3 Usr 4 Usr 5 Fctry SAVE Save printer settings None Usr 1 Usr 2 Usr 3 Usr 4 Usr 5 DFALT Select power on default Fctry Usr 1 Usr 2 Usr 3 settings Usr 4 Usr 5 TEST Run printer tests None Memory Sensor Ribbon Pcalib Random Gap Printer Setup EMUL Set printer emulation AMT Diab630 EpsonJX EpsonLQ IBMXL24 BarCode HexMode QUIET Turn quiet mode on and off Off On LANG Set language USA ...

Page 104: ... automatic line feed Off On mode on and off ERRBEL Select audible alarm mode Once Dcay Cont Text Appearance QUAL Setprintquality Letter Memo Draft FONT Set font Courier Gothic TmsRomn Elite PITCH Set pitch 10 12 13 3 15 17 1 20 PS CELL Set character cell size 10 12 13 3 15 17 1 20 PS LPI Setnumberoflines perinch 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 COLOR Set color Black Cyan Mgnta Yellw Violt Green Orang ITALICS T...

Page 105: ...bold shadow modes Off Bld Sha on and off SLASH 0 Turn zeroslashing on andoff Off On BI DIR Setprintingdirection Text Graf Full Off Page Setup LENG Set form length 0 6 to 182 6 66 6 WIDTH Set maximum print width 8 8 5 11 narrow models 8 13 6 16 wide models TOP MAR Set top margin 0 to 363 BOT MAR Set bottom margin 1 to 364 66 LFT MAR Set left margin 0 to 319 RGT MAR Set right margin 1 to 320 85 narr...

Page 106: ...e feed speed 1ips to 10ips 6ips DEMAND Turn demand document Off On Beep Tear Auto mode on and off PPR JAM Turn paper jam sensing on On Off and off PGE END Select page end method Off On Roll POPUP Turn preprinted forms align Off On ment mode on and off AUTO Turn automatic bail mode Off On BAIL on and off PH GAP Set print density Auto 10 to 45 PFORCE Set print force Auto 1 to 10 ...

Page 107: ...2400 4800 9600 19200 BUFFER Specify input buffer size 512 1K 2K 3K 4K 8K 16K 32K 48K 64K 80K or more depending on installedmemory HNDSHK Specifyhandshakingmethod D X ENQ D E XON DTR None DATA Specify number of data bits 7 8 BITS STOP BITS Specify number of stop bits 1 2 PARITY Specifyparity None Odd Even DTR Set DTR signal polarity Pos Neg STROBE Specify STROBE pulse edge Pos Neg for data capture ...

Page 108: ...er This section provides the following procedures 9 9 9 9 9 Removing and installing the top cover 9 9 9 9 9 Cleaning the platen and bail rollers 9 9 9 9 9 Cleaning the main carriage shaft 9 9 9 9 9 Cleaning the printhead wires 9 9 9 9 9 Cleaning printer surfaces 9 9 9 9 9 Replacing the ribbon cartridge 9 9 9 9 9 Replacing the fuse 9 9 9 9 9 Inspecting printer parts 9 9 9 9 9 Replacing the printhea...

Page 109: ...e top cover simply lift up the front edge as shown in figure 5 1 To re install the top cover perform the followingprocedure 1 Position the platen window between the back edge of the top cover and the window support tabs as shown in fig ure 5 2 2 Press down on the top cover until the clips snap onto the mounting tabs 3 Lower the top cover back into place Figure 5 1 Removing the Top Cover Figure 5 2...

Page 110: ...and bail rollers Fedron is extremely flammable so be sure to read and follow all precautions on the container To clean the platen and bail rollers use the followingprocedure 1 Remove the top cover Then re install the top cover with the platen window in the raised postion 2 Press the Ready button to pause the printer 3 Using a clean pad moistened with Fedron wipe the rubber surfaces of the platen a...

Page 111: ... to the other side and wipe the main shaft again away from the car riage 3 While holding the cloth below the shaft apply two or three drops of oil as shown in figure 5 4 Then slowly slide the carriage along the shaft and stop at the far side of the chassis 4 Repeat step 4 only this time slide the carriage back and forth several times to work the oil into the carriage s self lubricatingfeltrings 5 ...

Page 112: ...re 1 With the printer off remove the top cover Leave the platen window in the raisedposition 2 If a ribbon cartridge is installed push outward on the retaining tabs that secure the cartridge to the carriage then lift up and remove the cartridge 3 Using a soft tissue moistened with pure silicone lubricant gently wipe the tip of the printhead to remove any ink build up as shown in figure 5 5 4 Repla...

Page 113: ...er 3 Using a cloth lightly moistened with glass cleaner 91 isopropyl alcohol or a mild dishwashing detergent wipe and clean the platen window 4 Raise the top cover Using a soft brush or vacuum remove all paper fibers dust and foreign matter from inside the printer Then lower the top cover 5 Using a soft brush or vacuum remove all paper fibers dust and foreign matter from the rear forms tractors as...

Page 114: ...one To check and replace the fuse use the following procedure 1 Turn off the printer and detach the power cord 2 Slide open the fuse compartment The innermost fuse in the com partment is the main power fuse The other fuse is a spare 3 Check the main power fuse to make sure that it is in good condition If it is blown replace it with the spare fuse Make sure that the rating on the side of the spare ...

Page 115: ...nter Figure 5 8 Inspecting the Printer Front PLATEN Thesurfaceshouldbedull notshiny Look for dents or flaws in the rubber surface BAIL AND BAIL ROLLERS Look for stiffness or binding in move ment Look for dents or flaws in the rubber surface of the rollers PRINTHEAD Look for bent wires or any visible signs of wear CHASSIS Look for obstructions in the carriage path Removeanydust paperfibers or other...

Page 116: ...e Printer Rear INTERFACECONNECTORS Detachthecables Inspectthecables and connectors for broken wires frayed or burned insulation or loose fit FORMS TRACTORS Look for obstructions in the paper path Removeanydust paperfibers or other foreign matter from inside the printer Open and close the trac tor locks and doors Slide the trac tors along the shafts Inspect for binding or stiff movement ACPOWERRECE...

Page 117: ...f the printer 3 Remove the ribbon cartridge 4 Using the edge of a coin or a small flat blade screwdriver loosen and remove the two screws that secure the printhead to the carriage 5 Pull the printhead out of the carriage 6 Align a new printhead over the carriage and plug it into the receptacle as shown in figure 5 10 7 Re install the two screws that secure the printhead to the carriage When the sc...

Page 118: ...el to warn you of special conditions or notify you of errors When a special condition or error occurs several things happen 9 9 9 9 9 Printing may pause 9 9 9 9 9 The Error light may flash and the Ready light may go off 9 9 9 9 9 The printer may beep to alert you 9 9 9 9 9 A message appears When a printer message appears find it in this section and perform the corrective action s There are five ki...

Page 119: ...can falsely detect a paper jam if pin feed paper is too loose to turn the paper detection wheel Then press the Ready button to continueprinting 9 9 9 9 9 If you re ejecting a very long cut sheet press the Form Feed button After the sheet ejects press the Ready button to continue printing 9 9 9 9 9 If you re parking pin feed paper tear off the last printed sheet and press the Paper Park button agai...

Page 120: ... still recurs after you clean the platen re calibrate the paper sensor as described in Re Calibrating the Paper Sensor later in this section This error message appears when one of the following conditions exists 9 9 9 9 9 Printing is in progress and you raise the top cover 9 9 9 9 9 The printer has information to print but the top cover is raised Corrective action Lower the top cover and press the...

Page 121: ...he Ready button twice to clear the error If the error recurs the ribbon home sensor may need to be re aligned or replaced Contact your Service Representative This error message appears when you press a control panel button that has been locked to prevent unauthorized changes Corrective action To temporarily unlock all control panel functions hold down the Alt and Form Feed buttons and press the Se...

Page 122: ...ton to pause printing and then the Clear button twice to clear the data input buffer Perform one of the followingactions 9 9 9 9 9 If you do not have the missing bar code you must change the print job to request an available bar code After the change restart the print job from the beginning This error message appears when your computer tries to select a printer emulation that is not in the install...

Page 123: ... After the configuration change restart the print job from the beginning This error message appears when your computer tries to select a font that is not in the installed FLASH memory When this message displays the printer beeps and printing continues Corrective actions Press the Ready button to pause printing and then the Clear button twice to clear the data input buffer Perform one of the follow...

Page 124: ...detec tionisdisabled Corrective action To enable automatic forms thickness detection set the PH GAP parameter on the Setup menu to Auto Then when you press the Print Density button the print density adjustment scale will appear This warning appears when the printer is unable to properly detect paper in the printer Corrective action First try cleaning the platen as described in Clean ing the Platen...

Page 125: ...tton twice to clear the data input buffer Change the HNDSHK setting on the Setup menu to your computer s handshaking method Then press the Ready button to re enable printing and restart the print job from the beginning If your computer or software does not use handshaking you must reduce the baud rate of your computer and the printer to a rate that does not exceed the print speed This message appe...

Page 126: ...pause printing and then the Clear button twice to clear the data input buffer Change the PAR ITY setting on the Setup menu to match your computer s parity method Then press the Ready button to re enable printing and restart the print jobfromthebeginning Note If the PARITY setting is correct then a real data communica tions error may have ocurred If the error recurs reset your computer and the prin...

Page 127: ... another as described in Installing the Ribbon Cartridge in the Set Up section of this guide 9 9 9 9 9 If the error recurs try cleaning the carriage shaft as described in Cleaning the Main Carriage Shaft in the Cleaning and Mainte nance section of this guide 9 9 9 9 9 If the error still recurs the carriage home sensor or tripping tab needs to be adjusted or replaced Contact your Service Representa...

Page 128: ...nter s non volatile memory to store the printer settings you are trying to save Corrective action Using the RSTOR parameter on the Setup menu res tore the Fctry factory settings Then use the SAVE parameter to save the factory settings under several of the Usr names These actions free up space in the non volatile memory Then reset the Setup menu parameters to the settings you want to save and try t...

Page 129: ... supplying voltage Check outlet with another appliance 9 9 9 9 9 Main power fuse is blown or defective Check fuse and replace if necessary Error message appears 9 9 9 9 9 Find error message in this section and perform corrective action s Self test does not operate and no 9 9 9 9 9 Printer requires service contact error message is displayed your Service Representative for assistance Control panel b...

Page 130: ...nterface cable 9 9 9 9 9 Computer is sending data to wrong output port Check port assignment 9 9 9 9 9 Interface is fouled up Turn computer and printer off then back on Or try a different output port Printingistoolight 9 9 9 9 9 Ribbon is worn Replace rib bon cartridge 9 9 9 9 9 Printdensityfine adjustment is set too light Hold down Print Density button and re adjust print density 9 9 9 9 9 PH GAP...

Page 131: ... GAP and PFORCE param eters on Setup menu are not set to Auto or settings are incorrect Check settings 9 9 9 9 9 Ribbon is tangled Correct problemorreplaceribbon cartridge 9 9 9 9 9 Small piece of paper or debris is lodged in front of printhead Remove obstruction 9 9 9 9 9 Paper is not taut between the tractors or around the platen Reload paper Large portions of characters are 9 9 9 9 9 Ribbon is ...

Page 132: ...correct Check settings 9 9 9 9 9 Printhead is damaged or worn Replace printhead Printer prints garbled text and 9 9 9 9 9 Wrong printer emulation sel paper moves erratically ected Make sure computer and printer are set for same printeremulation Single sheets do not feed properly 9 9 9 9 9 Paper is not loaded properly Refer to Loading Paper section for detailed procedure 9 9 9 9 9 Wrong paper path ...

Page 133: ...ad properly 9 9 9 9 9 Forms are not loaded properly Refer to Loading Paper section for detailed procedures 9 9 9 9 9 Wrong paper path selected Make sure Rear or Bottom paper path is selected 9 9 9 9 9 Printdensityfine adjustment is set too dark Hold down Print Density button and re adjust the print density 9 9 9 9 9 PH GAP and PFORCE param eters on Setup menu are not set to Auto or settings are in...

Page 134: ... Auto or settings are incorrect Check settings 9 9 9 9 9 Forms or labels are too thick to feed around platen If media is pin feed and you have a top mounted pull tractor option or your printer has bottom feed tractors try feeding forms from bottom of printer Printing goes off right side of page 9 9 9 9 9 WIDTH setting on Setup menu is incorrect Check setting Lines of text print on top of one 9 9 9...

Page 135: ...rinting does not start at far left 9 9 9 9 9 LFT MAR setting on Setup printposition menu is incorrect Check setting Printer prints on pin feed paper 9 9 9 9 9 Top of form is set incorrectly perforations Advance paper until first print line is under guide lines on print line indicator and press Alt and Set Top buttons 9 9 9 9 9 LENG setting on Setup menu is incorrect for paper you are using Check s...

Page 136: ... 9 Change BI DIR setting on nent characters do not align Setup menu to Off Printing only occurs from left to 9 9 9 9 9 Change BI DIR setting on right not in both directions Setup menu to Text Graf or Full Some of the IBM graphics char 9 9 9 9 9 SETS setting on Setup menu acters do not print or print as is incorrect Check setting italic characters Printing is not in color 9 9 9 9 9 Color ribbon car...

Page 137: ...nge setting Forms jam in printer while using 9 9 9 9 9 Forms are snagging on print demand document mode head during reverse feed Change DEMAND setting to Tear and try again Control panel display goes blank 9 9 9 9 9 Static shock may have inter duringprinting fered with display When print job is finished and printer is idle turn printer off wait five seconds and turn printer back on Paper park dema...

Page 138: ...ading back the data patterns to verify that they are correct To run the test display the TEST parameter on the Setup menu and select Memory When you release the Alt button the printer beeps flashes the Ready light and executes the test If the test is successful the printer redisplays the Setup menu If the test fails an error message will appear If an error message appears you should contact your S...

Page 139: ...ppropriate action For example to test the top cover switch raise the top cover If the test is successful a confirmation message appears If the test fails the message does not appear With the top cover open you can test other sensors To test the print gap sensors push the carriage forward and backward and look for the confirmation messages To test the carriage sensor slide the carriage to the far l...

Page 140: ...he Ready button terminates the test Note If you are unable to get a confirma tion message the selected sensor or switch is malfunctioning Contact your Service Representative for help To stop the test and return to the Setup menu press the Ready button Sensor Rear Jam Sensor Bot Jam Button Setup Button Quality Button Font Button Test Button Clear Button Bail Button Alt Button PaprPark Button PaprPa...

Page 141: ...ottom row alternate between cyan light blue and yellow The color should not vary within any single triangle The RIBBON value that prints to the left of the optimal triangle rows is the correct RIBBON parameter setting If an asterisk also prints to the left of the RIBBON value then the RIBBON parameter is already set to the optimal setting If not you should change the RIBBON parameter setting using...

Page 142: ...properlyaligned To run the test display the TEST parameter on the printer s Setup menu and select Align When you release the Alt button the printer will print the test pattern The optimal row of vertical lines is the one where the second pass of vertical lines prints exactly on top of the first pass You cannot see any evidence of the two printing passes If your printer is aligned the optimal row o...

Page 143: ... This amount of reflectivity is called the paper threshold and the printer will reset the normally hidden PTHRESH parameter to this value Refer to Fine Adjusting the Paper Sensor later in this section for more informa tion on the PTHRESH parameter When the test concludes the Setup menu reappears Note If you attempt to run this test with paper loaded in the printer the UNLOAD PAPER error message wi...

Page 144: ...pulley or a malfunctioning carriage motor Before you run the test make sure that paper is loaded in the printer Then display the TEST parameter on the Setup menu and select Random When you release the Alt button the printer will begin printing the test pattern After printing several pages press the Ready button to terminate the test The Setup menu will reappear If there is a problem with carriage ...

Page 145: ...fter measuring printhead gaps across the platen theprinter willprintoutthe gapvalues Then theplaten willrotateslightly and the process will repeat After printing about 20 lines of gap values press the Ready button to terminate the test The Setup menu will reappear If there is a problem with platen parallelism the printhead gap values in each line will tend to increase or decrease linearly when rea...

Page 146: ...parameter and this setting affects all future printing To access the hidden parameters press the Setup button to display the Setup menu Turn the Select dial until the last parameter in the menu is displayed Then hold down both the Font and Quality buttons and turn the Select dial to display the hidden parameters AligningtheRibbon RIBBON fine adjusts the vertical positioning of the ribbon in front ...

Page 147: ...been defined the printer also adds this distance The offset distance is expressed in 1 60 inch increments PTOP parameter settings can range from 20 to 40 Negative settings move the top of formpositionfartherupthe page and positive settings move it farther down Fine Adjusting the FormsTear OffPosition TEAR lets you fine adjust the distance that a form advances when it is presented for tear off in t...

Page 148: ...er from a dirty or shiny platen or fail to detect paper that is off white in color You can set the PTHRESH parameter to the optimal setting automatically by performing the Re Calibrating the Paper Sensor procedure described earlier in this section The purpose of the PTHRESH parameter is to allow you to fine adjust the automatic setting PTHRESH parameter settings range from 0 to 255 Lowering the se...

Page 149: ...ocedure Hold down the Alt button and turn the Select dial to choose a name to change When you release the Alt button a flashing cursor box appears on the display to indicate the position where you can change a character Now turn the Select dial to cycle through the available characters You can choose from many letters numbers and symbols To move to the next character position press the Alt button ...

Page 150: ...om setting After releasing the Alt button press the control panel buttons that you want to lock When you first press a button the display shows whether the button is currently LOCKED or UNLOCKED To change the status press the button again To accept your custom lock selections press the Ready button To exit the Setup menu press the Setup button To temporarily unlock all control panel functions hold...

Page 151: ...inter and press the Test button to start printing a self test pattern 2 With printing in progress raise the top cover Printing will stop and the LOWER TOP COVER error message will appear on the control paneldisplay 3 Hold down the Alt button and press the Form Feed button 4 Press the Ready button to clear the error Printing can now occur with the top cover raised To change the polarity of the cove...

Page 152: ...ed tractors in addition to the rear feed tractors This appendix describes how to select a printer stand activate the bottom feed tractors load paper alternate between paper paths and correct bottom feed tractor problems Bottom Feed Tractors A Appendix Figure A 1 Printer With Bottom Feed Tractors ...

Page 153: ...riage models 9 9 9 9 9 The table top must be wide enough to hold the printer 24 inches 61 cm for wide carriage models or 19 inches 48 3 cm for nar row carriage models It must also be at least 17 inches 43 2 cm deep 9 9 9 9 9 The paper slot must be wide enough for the paper you intend to use and at least 1 5 inches 3 8 cm deep 9 9 9 9 9 The stand should contain shelves or bins for paper entering an...

Page 154: ...ntil the pop down supports are fully extend Then lower the front edge of the printer The pop down supports will lock into place and support the weight of the printer You are now ready to load paper in the bottom feed tractors To retract the pop down supports after you load paper just lift up the front edge of the printer again This time the pop down sup ports will unlock and retract into the holes...

Page 155: ... until the paper holes on the left side of the paper align with the circles on the ruler as shown in figure A 4 Then push back the left tractor locking lever to lock that tractor in place 6 Slide the right tractor to the right until the paper is snug between the tractors Then push back the right tractor locking lever to lock that tractor in place Make sure that the paper is not too tight or too lo...

Page 156: ...gh the rear forms tractors and another kind through the bottom feed forms tractors You can then switch between these forms without having to manually reload forms To change between the rear and bottom paper paths use the following procedure 1 Tear off all but the last page that has exited the printer 2 With the printer paused or idle press the Paper Park button to reverse feed the paper that is lo...

Page 157: ... 9 9 9 9 Lift front edge of printer until place or won t unlock supports are fully extended and off of printer stand If neces sary gently rock supports for ward and backward until they slide into place When you press Form feed button 9 9 9 9 9 Bottom feed tractors are not paper does not advance activated Press Paper Path button as needed to select Bottom paper path Paper advances but jams before 9...

Page 158: ... parameter setting on Setup menu Print is smearing 9 9 9 9 9 Paper is not snug between tractors Adjust tractors 9 9 9 9 9 Printhead is too close to platen Make sure PH GAP and PFORCE parameters on Setup menu are set to Auto Printing occurs on paper tear 9 9 9 9 9 Paper is misaligned in the strips printer Refer to Loading Paper in the Bottom Feed Tractors in this appendix 9 9 9 9 9 Paper is too nar...

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Page 160: ...consists of parallel lines and spaces of varying widths or heights The bar code symbology describes unambiguous rules for encoding data into the bars and spaces BarCodeSymbologies The printer supports the following bar code symbologies 9 9 9 9 9 Interleaved 2 of 5 This is a variable length self checking numeric bar code mainly used in the distribution industry 9 9 9 9 9 Code 3 of 9 This is a varia...

Page 161: ... U S developed UPC bar code for mat adopted for the international marketplace It like UPC A is a fixed length self checking numeric bar code EAN 13 encodes a series of 13 digits 12 directly into the symbol and one into a parity pattern of the first six digits 9 9 9 9 9 EAN 8 This is a shortened version of EAN 13 that encodes a series of 8 digits 9 9 9 9 9 Code 128 This is a variable length self ch...

Page 162: ...code emulation selected the printer can also receive all Epson LQ 2550 control codes and escape sequences Printing Bar Codes To print bar codes the printer must receive special bar code commands from your computer This requires a software application that is capable of generating and sending bar code commands to the printer If you want to use a particular software application to print bar codes co...

Page 163: ...983 UPC A and UPC E Uniform Code Council Inc UPC Symbol Specification 1986 EAN 13 and EAN 8 International Article Numbering Assn EAN Specification 1987 POSTNET United States Postal Service Publication25 Code 128 Automatic Identification Manufacturers AIM Code 128 Standard Dimensions Height From 1 12 inch to 10 inches in 1 12 inchincrements Width of bars From 0 014 to 0 504 inch wide in 0 01 inchin...

Page 164: ...0 005 tolerance Pitch 0 0475 inch 0 0025 tolerance ZIP Codes Encodes five digits one correction character plus two frame bars ZIP 4 Codes Encodes nine digits one correction character plus two frame bars Delivery Point Codes Encodes eleven digits one correction character plus two frame bars Miscellaneous Human readable text Selectable using current font selection on printer Commandsetcompatibility ...

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Page 166: ...arallel interface conforms to the Centronics standard for parallel data transfer from computers to printers The interface contains 36 lines Voltages A signal on a line is either high or low depending on the voltage level Timed high to low and low to high transitions of a signal enable the transfer of logical information The valid parallel voltages are as follows 9 9 9 9 9 High 2 5 to 5 volts 9 9 9...

Page 167: ...n eight data lines DB1 through DB8 The least significant bit LSB is represented on DB1 the next bit on DB2 and so on If the bit is logical 0 the signal is low If the bitislogical 1 thesignalishigh 9 9 9 9 9 After waiting at least 0 5 microsecond the computer pulses a STROBE signal for at least 0 5 microsecond to tell the printer that data is present on the data lines The computer continues to hold...

Page 168: ...th AUTO FEED high or disconnected no action occurs When IPRIME pulses low for at least 50 microsec onds the printer initializes printer settings to the defaults and clears the input buffer With IPRIME high or disconnected no action occurs Printer Select Signals The computer uses a SELIN signal to select the printer to receive data The printer uses a SELOUT signal to tell the computer that it is se...

Page 169: ...l Cable Assembly AMT IBM PCWIRING FROM TO SIGNAL P1 1 P2 1 STROBE P1 2 P2 2 DB1 P1 3 P2 3 DB2 P1 4 P2 4 DB3 P1 5 P2 5 DB4 P1 6 P2 6 DB5 P1 7 P2 7 DB6 P1 8 P2 8 DB7 P1 9 P2 9 DB8 P1 10 P2 10 ACK P1 11 P2 11 BUSY P1 12 P2 12 PAPER P1 13 P2 13 SELIN P1 14 P2 14 AUTO FD P1 15 P2 32 ERROR P1 16 P2 31 IPRIME P1 17 P2 36 SELOUT P1 18 P2 33 GND P1 19 P2 19 GND P1 20 P2 21 GND P1 21 P2 23 GND P1 22 P2 25 G...

Page 170: ...ata on DB1 DB8 lines data must be present for at least 0 5 microsecond before and after pulse Note The STROBE parameter on the Setup menu lets you control whether the printer captures the data byte on the leading or trailing edge of STROBE 2 DB1 Computer Must contain eight bits of parallel data 3 DB2 Computer byte DB1 LSB high signal repre 4 DB3 Computer sents logical 1 low signal represents 5 DB4...

Page 171: ...12 PAPER Printer Goes high when printer has data to print but no paper is loaded 13 SELOUT Printer Remains high while SELIN is low or disconnected 14 AUTO Computer May go low to cause printer to advance FEED paper one line after printing otherwise must be high or disconnected 15 Not connected 16 LGND Logicground 17 CGND Chassis ground 18 5V Printer 5 volts dc 200 mA maximum 19 GND Ground 20 GND Gr...

Page 172: ...icro seconds to initialize printer settings to defaults and clear input buffer otherwise must be high or disconnected 32 ERROR Printer Goes low when printer has data to print but is out of paper off line or in error state returns high when condition is corrected 33 GND Ground 34 Not connected 35 Not connected 36 SELIN Computer Must be low or disconnected ...

Page 173: ...he RS 232 C serial interface contains 25 lines Only 10 lines carry signals or are grounded the remaining 15 lines are not connected Voltages Each line can carry two voltage levels high and low Timed high to low and low to high transitions on these lines enable the transfer of logical information Valid RS 232 C voltage levels are as follows 9 9 9 9 9 High 3 to 25 volts 9 9 9 9 9 Low 25 to 3 volts S...

Page 174: ...low DTE is not ready ClearToSend The Clear To Send CTS signal indicates when DCE is ready to receive data If CTS is high DCE is ready to receive data if CTS is low DCE is not ready Transmit ReceiveData The exchange of data between DTE and DCE occurs on two lines Transmit Data TxD and Receive Data RxD DTE transmits data on the TxD line and receives data on the RxD line Conversely DCE transmits data...

Page 175: ...Chassis Ground CGND and Signal Ground SGND provide the neces sarygrounding Cable ConnectorRequirements The serial connecter must have a 25 pin male plug Amphenol 177 RRB 25P D SUB or equivalent The backshell must be metal Amphenol 17 1630 25 or equivalent The cable must be shielded with twisted pair leads Beldon 9505 or equivalent The serial cable must not exceed 50 feet 15 25 meters Figure C 4 sh...

Page 176: ...E VIEW SettingSerialParameters For successful serial communications the computer and the printer must use identical communications parameters These parameters consist of baud rate parity data bits stop bits and handshake protocol You set these parameters BAUD PARITY DATA BITS STOP BITS and HNDSHK on the printer s Setup menu For more information on these parameters refer to the Control Panel sectio...

Page 177: ... An ENQ is an ASCII ENQ code 5 decimal 05 hex an ACK is an ASCII ACK code 6 decimal 6 hex When you turn on or reset the printer it sends an ACK to enable data transfer You specify which handshaking method to use at the HNDSHK param eter on the Setup menu Refer to the Control Panel section of this guide for further information PinAssignments Table C 2 lists the connector pin assignments and signal ...

Page 178: ...al present only when JP1 jumper on logic board is on pins 2 and 3 12 19 Not connected 20 DTR Printer Goes low when printer buffer is almost full returns high when buffer can hold more data when DTR hand shake is turned off this signal remains high at all times 21 24 Not connected 25 DTR Printer Same as signal on pin 20 except polarity of signal is user selectable signal present only when JP1 jumpe...

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Page 180: ... XL24 9 9 9 9 9 Bar Code Code sets include all of the character codes control codes and escape sequences that you can send from your computer to the printer to control printing operations The code sets are shown to document the complete ness of the emulations assist programmers who want to send codes to the printer and help you decipher hexadecimal printouts This appendix also includes an ASCII co...

Page 181: ... the printer to ignore control functions and print the assigned characters One code that is assigned a control function is especially important to the printer code 27 decimal which is the ASCII ESCape code This code tells the printer that an escape sequence is beginning An escape sequence is a series of codes that performs a specific printer function When a code is sent as part of an escape sequen...

Page 182: ...29 245 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 137 153 169 185 201 217 233 249 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 12 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 156 172 188 204 220...

Page 183: ...an use the control codes and escape sequences listed in tables D 2 and D 3 The codes and sequences are organized into thefollowingcategories 9 9 9 9 9 Control codes 9 9 9 9 9 Basic functions 9 9 9 9 9 Horizontalspacing 9 9 9 9 9 Vertical spacing 9 9 9 9 9 Margins tabs and page formatting 9 9 9 9 9 Absolute and relative moving 9 9 9 9 9 Text functions 9 9 9 9 9 Graphicfunctions 9 9 9 9 9 Miscellane...

Page 184: ...s the paper to the next vertical tab stop If no vertical tab stop is set below the current line posi tion the printer ignores this code Form feed FF 0C or 8C 12 or 140 This code ejects a single sheet or advances pin feed paper to the next top of form or top margin if one is set Carriage return CR 0D or 8D 13 or 141 This code moves the current print position to the left mar gin If automatic line fe...

Page 185: ... 114 53 Note Since communications settings are saved as part of the user setup be careful not to restore a user setup that changes the active interface unless you specifically want to do so Setemulation ESC E n 1B 40 45 n 27 64 69 n This sequence selects the active emulation which deter AMT Datasouth ESC E SOH 1B 40 45 01 27 64 69 1 mines the active code set A partial list of sequences is AMT Data...

Page 186: ...t exceed the rightmost print position Auto perforation skip ESC FF n 1B 40 0C n 27 64 12 n This sequence starts and ends the automatic perforation Start ESC FF 1 1B 40 0C 31 27 64 12 49 skip mode wherein the printer performs a form feed when End ESC FF 0 1B 40 0C 30 27 64 12 48 ever printing reaches one half inch from the bottom of the page The form feed advances the paper one half inch beyond the...

Page 187: ...ly 5 characters inch ESC Z 8 1B 40 5A 38 27 64 90 56 if you print a font at a character spacing other than the 6 characters inch ESC Z 4 1B 40 5A 34 27 64 90 52 default spacing the characters overlap or are spaced too far 6 6 characters inch ESC Z 2 1B 40 5A 32 27 64 90 50 apart This sequence automatically proportions characters 7 5 characters inch ESC Z 0 1B 40 5A 30 27 64 90 48 so that they prin...

Page 188: ...B 1E 05 27 30 05 Set line spacing in ESC A n 1B 40 41 n 27 64 65 n This sequence sets the distance that the paper moves for 1 120 inch increments each line feed reverse line feed etc The value of variable 3 lines per inch ESC A H 1B 40 41 48 27 64 65 72 n minus 32 defines a number of 1 120 inch increments to 4 lines per inch ESC A 1B 40 41 3E 27 64 65 62 move 6 lines per inch ESC A 4 1B 40 41 34 2...

Page 189: ...pacing Set bottom margin ESC L 1B 4C 27 76 This sequence sets the bottom margin at the current line position After printing on this line the printer feeds a new sheet no printing can occur below the bottom margin The bottom margin clears when the printer receives a Clear Top and Bottom Margins sequence Set Lines Per Page sequence or the operator sets a new page length from the control panel The ph...

Page 190: ...sition left or print position right to a specific print position 0 to 255 on the current line The value of variable n minus one defines the print position to move to For example to move to print position 5 the sequence is ESC HT ACK Print position 0 is the far left print column If the sequence defines a print position beyond the rightmost print position the printer ignores this sequence Absolute m...

Page 191: ...dvance the paper one inch 240 x 1 240 the correct n2 value is 0 and the correct n1 value is 240 240 0 x 256 240 To reverse feed the paper subtract the number of incre ments to move from 65 536 and then supply the correct n1 and n2 values For example to reverse feed the paper two inches 480 x 1 240 first subtract 480 from 65 536 to get 65 056 Then use the equation to determine the correct n1 and n2...

Page 192: ...L ESC F EM 1B 40 46 19 27 64 70 25 General Scientific ESC F LF 1B 40 46 0A 27 64 70 10 DEC Scientific ESC F VT 1B 40 46 0B 27 64 70 11 Chemical ESC F CAN 1B 40 46 18 27 64 70 24 Print character assigned ESC Y 1B 59 27 89 This sequence prints the character assigned to code 20 hex to code 20 hex which the printer normally interprets as a space Print character assigned ESC Z 1B 5A 27 90 This sequence...

Page 193: ... Auto underscoring These sequences start and end underscored printing at the Start ESC E 1B 45 27 69 current print position During underscored printing the End ESCR 1B 52 27 82 printer remembers the current print position as the start location When printing reaches the end location the printer underscores the area between the start location and the end location The end location is the print positi...

Page 194: ... matic centering starts automatic centering takes precedence on the current line only If the printer receives an End Word Processing Modes sequence while automatic center ing is on automatic centering turns off and the stored data prints normally Start auto justify mode ESC M 1B 4D 27 77 This sequence starts the automatic justify mode wherein the printer stores all subsequent data in a special buf...

Page 195: ...S unit value of 6 so it prints centered within a space of 12 120 inch move 6 PS units print the V and then move 6 PS units again Or the letter i has a PS unit value of 3 so it prints centered within a space of 6 120 inch move 3 PS units print the i and then move 3 PS units again To determine the total distance from the center line of one character to the center line of the next character just add ...

Page 196: ...er to determine the PS unit value For further information on proportional spacing and PS unit values refer to the Proportional Mode sequence Wide text printing ESC t n 1B 40 74 n 27 64 116 n This sequence enables and disables wide text printing Enable ESC t 1 1B 40 74 31 27 64 116 49 With wide text printing on a wide carriage printer can print Disable ESC t 0 1B 40 74 30 27 64 116 48 a 16 inch lin...

Page 197: ...st For example to print 180 columns of dots n2 would be 1 and n1 would be 52 180 128 x 1 52 The list in the sequence is a series of codes that define the columns to print The first code defines the first column the second code defines the second column and so on Each bit in a code controls a specific dot in the column The most significant bit controls the top dot the next bit controls the second d...

Page 198: ...character codes no longer print characters but instead print n1 n2 list n1 n2 list n1 n2 list 32 dot high columns of dots on the current print line This sequence does not change the current line spacing Variables n1 and n2 define the number of columns to print This number is one fourth the number of bytes in the list The printer interprets n1 and n2 as follows Number of columns 128 x n2 n1 For exa...

Page 199: ...gic interprets the next code as a com pressed code that should be repeated up to 128 times The actual number of times that the code is repeated is deter mined by subtracting the value of the control code from 256 If the value of the control code is 128 decimal printer logic disregards it After printer logic interprets the control code and processes the required graphics data the next code in the d...

Page 200: ...12 This sequence causes the printer to reverse feed the paper to the parked position If pin feed paper is not loaded when the printer receives this sequence the printer ignores the sequence Select paper path ESC l n 1B 40 6C n 27 64 108 n This sequence selects a paper path for subsequent paper Top ESC l NUL 1B 40 6C 00 27 64 108 0 feeding If pin feed paper is loaded when the printer re Rear ESC l ...

Page 201: ...at is assigned a control function is especially important to the printer code 27 decimal which is the ASCII ESCape code This code tells the printer that an escape sequence is beginning An escape sequence is a series of codes that performs a specific printer function When a code is sent as part of an escape sequence the assigned char acter does not print Printing Characters Assigned to Control Code...

Page 202: ...8 74 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 12 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 156 172 188 204 220 236 252 13 29 45 61 77 93 109 125 141 157 173 189 205 221 237 253 14 30 46 62 78 94 110 126 142 158 174 190 206 222 238 254 15 31 47 63 79 95 111 127 143 159 175 191 207 223 239 255 Character code assignments in decimal NUL BEL BS HT LF VT FF C...

Page 203: ...on you can use the control codes and escape sequences listed in tables D 5 and D 6 The codes and sequences are organized into the followingcategories 9 9 9 9 9 Control codes 9 9 9 9 9 Basic functions 9 9 9 9 9 Horizontalspacing 9 9 9 9 9 Vertical spacing 9 9 9 9 9 Absolute and relative moving 9 9 9 9 9 Boundaries tabs and page formatting 9 9 9 9 9 Text functions 9 9 9 9 9 Graphicfunctions 9 9 9 9 ...

Page 204: ...e last printable line on the page the printer performs a form feed instead of a line feed If the automatic carriage return mode is on the printer performs a carriage return in addition to the line feed Vertical tab VT 0B or 8B 11 or 139 This code advances the paper to the next vertical tab stop If no vertical tab stop is set below the current line position on the page the printer ejects the page a...

Page 205: ... printing DC2 12 or 92 18 or 146 This code ends condensed printing and sets character spacing and character cell size to 10 characters per inch Enddouble wideprint DC4 14 or 94 20 or 148 This code ends double wide printing started with an SO ing on current line code and resumes normal character spacing This code does not end double wide printing started with escape sequences Escape ESC 1B or 9B 27...

Page 206: ...H 1B 1B 45 01 27 27 69 1 determines the active code set At left is a partial list of AMT alternate ESC ESC E 1 1B 1B 45 31 27 27 69 49 the printer emulations that this sequence can select If a Diablo 630 ESC ESC E STX 1B 1B 45 02 27 27 69 2 sequence selects an emulation that is not in the installed Epson JX ESC ESC E EOT 1B 1B 45 04 27 27 69 4 Intelli card the printer sounds the audible alarm disp...

Page 207: ...ion ESC N n 1B 4E n 27 78 n This sequence starts and ends the automatic perforation skipmode2 skip mode wherein the printer performs a form feed whenever printing approaches the bottom of the page The form feed advances the paper to the next top of form or top margin if one is set The value of variable n defines how many blank lines are left at the bottom of each page Varia ble n can range from on...

Page 208: ...are the correct size for the spacing The value of variable n 6 characters inch ESC ESC Z 4 1B 1B 5A 34 27 27 90 52 minus 32 defines a number of 1 120 inch increments to 6 6 characters inch ESC ESC Z 2 1B 1B 5A 32 27 27 90 50 move 7 5 characters inch ESC ESC Z 0 1B 1B 5A 30 27 27 90 48 8 5 characters inch ESC ESC Z 1B 1B 5A 2E 27 27 90 46 Character spacing n 32 x 1 120 inch 10 characters inch ESC E...

Page 209: ...ed reverse line feed etc The sequence speci Epson JX IBM XL24 fies the distance as a number of 1 72 or 1 60 inch incre 3 lines per inch ESC A CAN 1B 41 18 27 65 24 ments depending on the active emulation When the Epson 4 lines per inch ESC A DC2 1B 41 12 27 65 18 JX or IBM XL24 emulation is active the distance is in 6 lines per inch ESC A FF 1B 41 0C 27 65 12 1 72 inch increments When the Epson LQ...

Page 210: ...ESC 2 1B 32 27 50 This sequence sets line spacing to 1 6 inch Note This sequence is not supported when the IBM XL24 emulation is active Start new line spacing ESC 2 1B 32 27 50 This sequence starts the new line spacing that was set by the Set Line Spacing ESC A sequence If no line spacing sequence has been sent the printer sets line spacing to 1 6 inch Note This sequence is not supported when an E...

Page 211: ...ring draft quality printing Letter Memo Distance in 1 180ths n2 x 256 n1 Draft Distance in 1 120ths n2 x 256 n1 Note When the Epson JX emulation is active varia bles n1 and n2 define a distance in 1 120 inch increments regardless of the print quality To move the carriage to the right just compute the number of increments to move and supply the correct n1 and n2 values For example to move the carri...

Page 212: ...mber of increments to move and supply the correct n1 and n2 values For example to move the carriage two inches to the right 480 x 1 240 the correct n2 value is 1 and the correct n1 value is 224 480 1 x 256 224 To move the carriage to the left subtract the number of increments to move from 65 536 and then supply the cor rect n1 and n2 values For example to move the carriage two inches to the left 4...

Page 213: ...he page line 0 and starts counting lines from that point Note Most AMT ACCEL 6300 series printers do not support this printer command Set left print boundary ESC l n 1B 6C n 27 108 n This sequence cancels printing of the current line resets the default tabs and sets the left print boundary anywhere on the line All subsequent horizontal move commands such as carriage returns and tabs are relative t...

Page 214: ...rintboundaries default tabs and sets the left and right print boundaries on the page All subsequent horizontal move commands such as carriage returns and tabs are relative to the new left print boundary The values of variables n1 and n2 define where to set the left and right print boundaries relative to the true leftmost print position and with respect to the current char acter spacing Variable n1...

Page 215: ...lts are in effect horizontal tab stops are set every eight print positions across the page To reset horizontal tabs every eight print positions across the page use the Set Absolute Horizontal Tab Stops Every Eight Print Positions sequence Note This sequence is not supported when the IBM XL24 emulation is active Set clear absolute ESC B list NUL 1B 42 list 00 27 66 list 0 This sequence clears all c...

Page 216: ... ESC P L 1B 1B 50 4C 27 27 80 76 high by 36 dot wide matrix Memo quality characters are Memo ESC x STX 1B 78 02 27 120 2 formed from a 16 dot high by 36 dot wide matrix Draft Memo alternate ESC ESC P M 1B 1B 50 4D 27 27 80 77 quality characters are formed from an 8 dot high by 15 dot Draft ESC x NUL 1B 78 00 27 120 0 wide matrix Draft alternate ESC ESC P D 1B 1B 50 44 27 27 80 68 Note Some font op...

Page 217: ...and Elite 12 cpi ESC ESC F ENQ 1B 1B 46 05 27 27 70 5 continues printing Orator 10 cpi ESC ESC F BEL 1B 1B 46 07 27 27 70 7 Courier Legal 10 cpi ESC ESC F HT 1B 1B 46 09 27 27 70 9 Broadway PS ESCESCFFS 1B 1B 46 1C 27 27 70 28 Micro 17 1 cpi ESCESCFRS 1B 1B 46 1E 27 27 70 30 Script PS ESC ESC F NAK 1B 1B 46 15 27 27 70 21 Gothic PS ESC ESC F ACK 1B 1B 46 06 27 27 70 6 Micro PS ESC ESC F 1B 1B 46 2...

Page 218: ...alternate ESC R ENQ 1B 52 05 27 82 5 Italian ESC ESC G ACK 1B 1B 47 06 27 27 71 6 Italian alternate ESC R ACK 1B 52 06 27 82 6 Spanish I ESCESC G BEL 1B 1B 47 07 27 27 71 7 Spanish I alternate ESC R BEL 1B 52 07 27 82 7 Japanese ESCESC G BS 1B 1B 47 08 27 27 71 8 Japanese alternate ESCRBS 1B 52 08 27 82 8 Norwegian ESC ESC G HT 1B 1B 47 09 27 27 71 9 Norwegian alternate ESC R HT 1B 52 09 27 82 9 D...

Page 219: ... Disable ESC I 0 1B 49 30 27 43 48 decimal Note This sequence is not supported when the IBM XL24 emulation is active Select characters for ESC t n 1B 74 n 27 116 n This sequence selects the characters that print for codes codes above 159 above 159 The sequence can select either the italic ASCII Italics ESC t 0 1B 74 30 27 116 48 characters or the normal IBM graphic characters With the Graphics ESC...

Page 220: ... Both superscript and subscript Subscripting alternate ESC ESC V 1 1B 1B 56 31 27 27 86 49 characters are half the normal height Superscript charac Superscripting ESC S 0 1B 53 30 27 83 48 ters print above the normal print line subscript characters Superscripting alternate ESC ESC V 2 1B 1B 56 32 27 27 86 50 print below the normal print line End ESC T 1B 54 27 84 End alternate ESC ESC V 0 1B 1B 56...

Page 221: ...character spacing Double wideprinting ESC W n 1B 57 n 27 87 n This sequence starts and ends double wide printing where Start ESC W 1 1B 57 31 27 87 49 in characters print twice their normal width This sequence End ESC W 0 1B 57 30 27 87 48 also doubles the character spacing to accommodate the wider characters A DC4 code does not turn off double wide printing started with this sequence One linedoub...

Page 222: ...ces characters by moving a specific Start alternate ESC P 1 1B 50 31 27 80 49 number of PS units printing the character and then moving End ESC p 0 1B 70 30 27 112 48 by the same number of PS units again End alternate ESC P 0 1B 50 30 27 80 48 If the active font is a PS font the printer uses the PS unit values prestored in the font If the active font is a fixed pitch font the printer uses one half...

Page 223: ...er so that it aligns with the blue line on the paper scale This ensures that printing does not run off the left side of the page Graphic Functions PrintEpsonJX ESC m 1B 2A m 27 42 m This sequence prints bit image graphics wherein character graphics n1 n2 list n1 n2 list n1 n2 list codes no longer print characters but instead print 8 dot high columns of dots on the current print line Depending on t...

Page 224: ...ns of dots on the current print line Depending on the mode the columns are spaced from 1 60 to 1 360 inch apart and dots within each column are spaced either 1 72 inch apart or 1 180 inch apart This sequence does not change the current line spacing Variable m in the sequence determines which graphics mode the printer uses Variable m Mode Resolution ASCII Hex Dec Single 72V x 60H dpi NUL 00 0 Doubl...

Page 225: ... second code controls the ninth dot from the top the next bit controls the tenth dot and so on And finally the most significant bit of the third code controls the 17th dot from the top the next bit con trols the 18th dot and so on If the bit is 1 the dot prints if the bit is 0 the dot does not print For example FF FF FF hex prints all 24 dots in the column 00 00 00 hex prints no dots 00 FF 00 hex ...

Page 226: ...ond column and so on Each bit in a code controls a specific dot in the column The most significant bit controls the top dot the next bit controls the second dot and so on If the bit is 1 the dot prints if the bit is 0 the dot does not print For example FF hex prints all eight dots in the col umn 00 hex prints no dots 0F hex prints the lower four dots and F0 hex prints the upper four dots Modes wit...

Page 227: ...tted If the sequence specifies consecutive horizontal dots the printer does not print the second dot Printquadruple density ESC Z n1 n2 1B 5A n1 n2 27 90 n1 n2 This sequence prints quadruple density graphics at graphics list list list 72V x 240H dots per inch Variables n1 n2 and list in the sequence operate the same as in the Print Epson JX Graphics sequence In this graphics mode consecutive horiz...

Page 228: ...e this sequence to reset the print gap at any location on the form This is useful when printing on multi thickness forms such as forms with peel off cards or labels Parkpaper ESC ESC p 1B 1B 70 27 27 112 This sequence causes the printer to finish printing the cur rent line and then reverse feed the paper to the parked position If pin feed paper is not loaded when the printer receives this sequence...

Page 229: ...is set to 0 the printer will use the default height of Codabar c 11 31 31 49 49 3 4 inch Codabar d 12 31 32 49 50 UPC A 13 31 33 49 51 Parameter p3 defines whether or not to print a human UPC E 14 31 34 49 52 readable line of text below each bar code symbol p3 must Code 128 15 31 35 49 53 be set to 0 for no human readable line or 1 to include the human readable line Parameters p4 through p8 set th...

Page 230: ...010011 EOT Ctrl D 4 04 00000100 DC4 Ctrl T 20 14 00010100 ENQ CtrlE 5 05 00000101 NAK Ctrl U 21 15 00010101 ACK Ctrl F 6 06 00000110 SYN CtrlV 22 16 00010110 BEL CtrlG 7 07 00000111 ETB Ctrl W 23 17 00010111 BS Ctrl H 8 08 00001000 CAN Ctrl X 24 18 00011000 HT Ctrl I 9 09 00001001 EM CtrlY 25 19 00011001 LF Ctrl J 10 0A 00001010 SUB Ctrl Z 26 1A 00011010 VT CtrlK 11 0B 00001011 ESC Ctrl 27 1B 0001...

Page 231: ...01001 E 69 45 01000101 42 2A 00101010 F 70 46 01000110 43 2B 00101011 G 71 47 01000111 44 2C 00101100 H 72 48 01001000 45 2D 00101101 I 73 49 01001001 46 2E 00101110 J 74 4A 01001010 47 2F 00101111 K 75 4B 01001011 0 48 30 00110000 L 76 4C 01001100 1 49 31 00110001 M 77 4D 01001101 2 50 32 00110010 N 78 4E 01001110 3 51 33 00110011 O 79 4F 01001111 4 52 34 00110100 P 80 50 01010000 5 53 35 0011010...

Page 232: ...00001 125 7D 01111101 b 98 62 01100010 126 7E 01111110 c 99 63 01100011 DEL 127 7F 01111111 d 100 64 01100100 128 80 10000000 e 101 65 01100101 129 81 10000001 f 102 66 01100110 130 82 10000010 g 103 67 01100111 131 83 10000011 h 104 68 01101000 132 84 10000100 i 105 69 01101001 133 85 10000101 j 106 6A 01101010 134 86 10000110 k 107 6B 01101011 135 87 10000111 l 108 6C 01101100 136 88 10001000 m ...

Page 233: ...0 153 99 10011001 181 B5 10110101 154 9A 10011010 182 B6 10110110 155 9B 10011011 183 B7 10110111 156 9C 10011100 184 B8 10111000 157 9D 10011101 185 B9 10111001 158 9E 10011110 186 BA 10111010 159 9F 10011111 187 BB 10111011 160 A0 10100000 188 BC 10111100 161 A1 10100001 189 BD 10111101 162 A2 10100010 190 BE 10111110 163 A3 10100011 191 BF 10111111 164 A4 10100100 192 C0 11000000 165 A5 1010010...

Page 234: ...0 209 D1 11010001 237 ED 11101101 210 D2 11010010 238 EE 11101110 211 D3 11010011 239 EF 11101111 212 D4 11010100 240 F0 11110000 213 D5 11010101 241 F1 11110001 214 D6 11010110 242 F2 11110010 215 D7 11010111 243 F3 11110011 216 D8 11011000 244 F4 11110100 217 D9 11011001 245 F5 11110101 218 DA 11011010 246 F6 11110110 219 DB 11011011 247 F7 11110111 220 DC 11011100 248 F8 11111000 221 DD 1101110...

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Page 236: ...350 8 2 inches 20 8 cm paper support lowered 6310d 6350d 11 4 inches 29 cm paper support lowered Width 6310 6310d 19 inches 48 3 cm 6350 6350d 24 inches 61 cm Depth Allmodels 16 8 inches 42 7 cm without paper deflector Weight 6310 40 pounds 18 1 kg 6310d 48 pounds 21 8 kg 6350 45 pounds 20 4 kg 6350d 54 pounds 24 5 kg Appendix E ...

Page 237: ...er second at 12 cpi Draft quality 600 characters per second at 12 cpi Maximumprintwidth 6310 6310d 11 inches 28 cm 6350 6350d 16 inches 40 6 cm Noise level Less than 55 dBA maximum Controls and Indicators Control Panel Buttons Form Feed Line Feed Paper Path Paper Park Alt Bail Set Top Clear Reset Test Status Font Pitch Quality Emul Ready Color and Setup Print Density Display 16 place one linealpha...

Page 238: ...p 2 and bottom paper jam 6310d and 6350d models only Switches Tractor select cover open ribbon home color ribbon power on off and voltage select Interfaces Parallel Compatibility Centronics type Connector 36 pinfemale Serial Compatibility EIA RS 232 C DTR mode Connector DB 25 female Serialsettings Baud rates 75 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19200 Handshaking DTR XON XOFF and ENQ ACK Parity E...

Page 239: ...er inchandproportional Software selectable 1 to 120 characters per inch and proportional Linelength 6310 user selectable 8 8 5 and 11 inches 6350 user selectable 8 13 6 and 16 inches 6310 software select 10 pitch Up to 110 character columns 12 pitch Up to 132 character columns 13 3 pitch Up to 146 character columns 15 pitch Up to 165 character columns 17 1 pitch Up to 188 character columns 20 pitc...

Page 240: ... 6 6 7 5 8 5 10 12 13 3 15 17 1 and 20 cpi Character set 256 character IBM standard with international and graphic characters Languages English French German Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese Norwegian and Portuguese Attributes Expanded double high double wideand double high double wide italic automatic bold shadow underscore center and justify Colors Black cyan magenta yellow violet green a...

Page 241: ...6350 6350d 60H graphics Up to 960 120H graphics Up to 1 920 240H graphics Up to 3 840 6310 6310d 60H graphics Up to 660 120H graphics Up to 1 320 240H graphics Up to 2 640 Max imagewidth 6310 6310d 11 inches 6350 6350d 16 inches Colors All supported by software Ribbons Type Continuousloop inkednylonfabric Dimensions 20 millimeters x 16 meters Ink Monochrome Black Color Process colors black cyan ye...

Page 242: ...omatic forms thick ness detection and print gap adjustment remote paper source selection Cut sheet width 6310 6310d From 3 to 12 inches 7 6 to 30 5 cm 6350 6350d From 3 to 17 inches 7 6 to 43 2 cm Pin feed paper width 6310 6310d From 4 5 to 11 5 inches 11 4 to 29 2 cm including pin feed tear strips 6350 6350d From 4 5 to 16 5 inches 11 4 to 41 9 cm including pin feed tear strips Paper length From ...

Page 243: ...N 8 Code 128 and POSTNET Compatibility Genicom and OTC compatible command set Diagnostics Statusprintout Standard Automatic printout of current printer status Expanded Automatic printout of all saved settings includingnormally hiddensettings Self test Rotating character pattern Hexadecimaldump Hexadecimal printout of print data Diagnostics Full set of interactive tests to check all printer subsyst...

Page 244: ...o 90 noncondensing Altitude 100 to 10 000 feet Storage Temperature 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F Humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Altitude 100 to 30 000 feet Reliability and Agency Compliance Warranty One year parts and labor Mean Time To Repair Less than 15 minutes average MTTR Mean Time Between Failure MTBF 15 000 hours average when operated at 25 duty cycle Agencies UL Listed C UL Listed FCC Class B com...

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Page 246: ...AIL parameter 4 35 AUTO CR parameter 4 24 AUTOFEED signal C 3 AUTO FF parameter 4 31 AUTO LF parameter 4 24 B bail 2 3 3 17 4 7 4 35 5 3 5 8 Bail button 3 17 4 7 bar codes 4 5 4 20 B 1 D 50 E 8 BAR CODE UNAVAIL message 6 5 BAUD parameter 4 37 6 8 baud rate 4 37 6 8 E 3 beeping 3 10 4 5 4 14 4 24 4 33 6 1 BI DIR parameter 4 28 BLD SHA parameter 4 28 bold printing 4 28 BOT MAR parameter 4 30 bottom ...

Page 247: ...rol codes D 2 D 22 sets 4 22 chassis 5 8 cleaning 5 1 main carriage shaft 5 4 platen and bail rollers 5 3 printhead wires 5 5 surfaces 5 6 Clear button 4 9 CLEAR PAPER JAM message 4 34 6 2 Codabar bar code B 2 B 4 Code 128 bar code B 2 B 4 Code 3 of 9 bar code B 1 B 4 code sets D 1 color 4 6 4 26 Color button 4 6 COLOR parameter 4 26 comments v communications 2 12 errors 6 8 parameters 4 37 4 44 c...

Page 248: ... 38 C 11 DTR parameter 4 39 DTR polarity 4 39 C 10 E EAN 8 EAN 13 bar code B 2 B 4 edge guides cut sheet 2 10 3 4 EMULATION ERROR message 6 5 emulations 4 5 4 20 6 5 B 3 E 4 AMT D 2 bar code D 50 Diablo 630 D 2 Epson D 22 hexadecimal mode 4 20 IBM D 22 Emul button 4 5 B 3 EMUL parameter 4 20 ENERGY STAR compliance x ENQ ACK handshaking 4 38 C 12 environmental requirements xii E 9 Epson emulations ...

Page 249: ... emulation continued boundaries tabs page formatting D 34 control codes D 25 graphic functions D 44 horizontal spacing D 29 miscellaneous functions D 49 text functions D 37 vertical spacing D 30 INITIALIZING message 6 7 inspecting printer parts 5 8 5 9 interface 4 37 6 8 C 1 E 3 cables 2 11 C 4 C 11 connectors 2 4 2 11 5 9 Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code B 1 B 4 internal packing 1 4 international char...

Page 250: ...1 4 page end method 4 35 page length 3 14 4 29 page setup parameters 4 29 4 42 PANEL parameter 6 33 paper 3 1 E 7 controls 3 16 cut sheet loading 3 4 pin feed loading 3 6 positioning 3 5 3 8 paper deflector 2 4 2 5 paper handling parameters 4 32 4 43 paper jam sensing 4 34 Paper park 3 11 4 8 Paper Park button 3 11 3 16 4 8 A 5 Paper Path button 3 3 3 6 3 16 4 7 A 1 A 5 paper paths 3 2 E 7 alterna...

Page 251: ...2 platen window 2 2 5 2 pop down support A 3 POPUP parameter 3 14 4 35 positioning carriage home 6 31 cut sheet paper 3 5 paper support 3 3 3 7 pin feed paper 3 8 POSTNET bar code B 2 B 5 power xi E 9 cord 2 8 6 12 receptacle 2 4 2 8 5 9 switch 2 4 2 9 power on defaults 4 19 PPR JAM parameter 4 34 precautions xi xii preprinted forms 3 14 4 35 print density 4 4 4 10 4 36 Print Density button 4 10 6...

Page 252: ...er settings 4 8 4 18 6 11 Return Materials Authorization viii RGT MAR parameter 4 31 ribbon 2 3 2 6 E 6 alignment 6 24 6 29 inspecting 5 8 replacing 2 6 RIBBON ERROR message 2 6 6 4 RIBBON parameter 6 29 right margin 4 31 RMA viii RS 232 C serial interface see serial interface RSTOR parameter 4 18 6 11 RTS signal C 9 ruler see paper scale RUN PCALIB TEST message 6 7 S SAVE parameter 4 18 save prin...

Page 253: ...eds E 2 stand printer A 2 Status button 4 11 status lights 4 2 status reports 4 11 6 6 stop bits 4 38 6 8 E 3 STOP BITS parameter 4 38 6 8 STROBE parameter 4 39 strobe pulse 4 39 super subscript mode 4 27 switches 6 22 E 3 T TEAR parameter 6 30 technical support v Test button 2 10 4 9 TEST message 2 10 TEST parameter 4 19 6 21 tests 4 19 6 21 text bold shadow 4 28 cell size 4 26 double high wide 4...

Page 254: ... setting 4 32 tractor cover 2 4 3 6 tractors 3 6 3 7 5 6 5 9 A 4 tractor select indicator 2 2 3 3 3 16 transparencies 3 13 troubleshooting problems 6 12 A 6 TÜV compliance ix TxD RxD C 9 U UL compliance ix UNAMS parameter 6 32 UNAVAILABLE message 6 4 underline mode 4 27 UNDLINE parameter 4 27 unloading cut sheets 3 5 pin feed paper 3 11 UNLOAD PAPER message 6 4 6 26 UNLOCKED message 6 33 unpacking...

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