Avery Weigh-Tronix WP-233 Series User Manual Download

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Table of Contents

Introduction .............................................................................. 7

Installation ............................................................................... 7

Installing the Paper ................................................... 7

To Remove the Paper Roll ...................................... 10

Operation ............................................................................... 11

Connecting and Powering up Your Printer .............. 11

Maintenance .......................................................................... 11

Changing the Printer Ribbon ................................... 12

Inserting a Ribbon with Paper in the Printer ........... 13

Printer Test and Setup ........................................................... 14

Printer Test .............................................................. 14

Accessing the Setup Menu ..................................... 15

CONFIGURE ........................................................... 15

CUSTOM ................................................................. 18

SETCLOCK... .......................................................... 22

RESET SEQ# .......................................................... 23

Communication ..................................................................... 24

RS-232 Serial Version ............................................ 24

Watertight Enclosure for WP-233 with RS-232 ...... 26

Watertight Enclosure for WP-233

with 12-48 Volt Option ............................... 27

20 mA Current Loop Version .................................. 28

Control Codes ......................................................... 29

Default Table ......................................................................... 37

Pages are numbered consecutively

beginning with the cover page.

Summary of Contents for WP-233 Series

Page 1: ...Model WP 233 Printer Series User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...le parts inside Refer servicing to qualified service personnel Weigh Tronix reserves the right to change specifications at any time CAUTION EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which the user may be required to take adequate measures ...

Page 3: ...n with Paper in the Printer 13 Printer Test and Setup 14 Printer Test 14 Accessing the Setup Menu 15 CONFIGURE 15 CUSTOM 18 SETCLOCK 22 RESET SEQ 23 Communication 24 RS 232 Serial Version 24 Watertight Enclosure for WP 233 with RS 232 26 Watertight Enclosure for WP 233 with 12 48 Volt Option 27 20 mA Current Loop Version 28 Control Codes 29 Default Table 37 Pages are numbered consecutively beginni...

Page 4: ...ers inch 40 column 21 characters inch 7 6 lines per inch in character mode 9 1 lines per inch in graphic mode 38 lines per minute for 24 column 33 lines per minute for 32 and 40 column Table top 2 25 W x 2 75 D 0 44 I D Panel mount 2 25 W x 1 25 D 1 5 Watts idle 10 Watts while printing 9 VAC 120 VAC stepdown converter incl Multi national converters optional Optional 9 12 VDC 100mA idle 1500mA with...

Page 5: ...5 Time and Date factory installed Black 200 000 characters Purple 250 000 characters Large roll 12 500 lines Small roll 3 000 lines Options Ribbon life Paper ...

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Page 7: ...low the precautions listed below when setting up your printer They are designed to help you keep your printer working at its best Plug your power supply into an appropriate grounded outlet Place your printer on a flat hard surface like a tabletop Keep your printer out of direct sunlight 1 Remove the printer cover by pressing on the groove patterns to pop the front edge up Lift off the cover 2 Pres...

Page 8: ... quarter inch before it stops 6 While holding the paper in place press the rocker switch to the Paper Feed position The printer will activate and a rubber roller will pull the paper into the printer compartment Hold the switch in the Paper Feed position until the paper emerges from the top of the printer mechanism 7 When an inch of paper has emerged from the top of the printer release the Paper Fe...

Page 9: ...9 9 Slide the paper through the slot in the printer cover 10 Push the back of the printer cover down and into place 11 Press the front of the printer cover down to lock in place ...

Page 10: ...age the printer mecha nism 1 Advance the paper about one inch beyond the paper cutter by using the Paper Feed switch 2 Lift the paper roll away from the printer housing and cut the paper feeding to the printer with scissors Try to make the cut as square as possible to help the next time you reload the paper 3 Pull the remaining paper through the printer mechanism Be sure to pull the paper from the...

Page 11: ...ker type switch Push the left side of the rocker switch to toggle the printer on and offline Push the right side of the switch to advance the paper Your printer is now ready for printing The printer stores characters for printing until one of two things happens 1 The line buffer is filled 2 It receives a line feed hexadecimal 0A or a carriage return hexadecimal 0D code When 1 or 2 occurs the print...

Page 12: ...ds Below are the steps for replacing the ribbon 1 Turn the printer offline 2 Four small grooves are embossed on each side of the printer cover Push down on one or both of these areas until the printer cover tilts 3 When the printer cover is tilted up lift it com pletely off 4 Push down on the right side of ribbon cartridge where it is marked PUSH Remove the cartridge Changing the Printer Ribbon ...

Page 13: ...e ribbon 7 Replace the cover 8 Replace the paper You may insert the ribbon cartridge if there is already paper in the printer Hold the cartridge as shown above and slide it over the paper and into the printer compartment Be sure the paper goes between the ribbon cartridge and the ink ribbon If you get ribbon ink on the printer case wipe it off immedi ately Once it dries it is difficult to remove I...

Page 14: ...he printer unplugged at the outlet or at the back of the printer press and hold the right side of switch as you plug the unit in The printer will print out a list of the configuration as it currently exists then do a continuous print test To stop the print test press either side of the rocker switch Below is a sample of what is printed when you do the print test Printer Test ...

Page 15: ...t printed If you keep pressing NEXT left side the list repeats itself As you can see form the above printout the setup menu contains the following items CONFIGURE menu CUSTOM menu SET CLOCK menu RESET SEQ The following pages explain these items and how to customize the printer to your needs The first setup menu item reads CONFIGURE NEXT OK NEXT OK is a visual clue so you know that pressing the lef...

Page 16: ... is the next parameter you can set in the configure menu The complete list of parameters and their possible values is shown below The sample list above shows the current baud rate is 1200 To accept this press OK right side or view the next baud rate value by pressing NEXT left side Press OK when the baud rate you want is displayed Choose from these baud rates 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 or 19200 D...

Page 17: ...r of characters per line columns for this parameter The choices you have are 24 32 or 40 Below are samples of each INVERT is the next parameter Choose YES if you want inverted text upside down or NO if you want non inverted text right side up in your printouts Below is an example of inverted text FONT is the next parameter Choose from a 5 x 5 dot matrix print pattern or a 5 x 8 dot matrix pattern ...

Page 18: ...IGH After you choose one of the magnifications the printer will print Ready to show the printer is out of the configuration menu and the setup menu and is ready to print The next setup menu item after CONFIGURE is CUSTOM With the printer in the setup menu and with CUSTOM as the last item printed if you press OK right side the printer will print the follow ing Mag CUSTOM ...

Page 19: ...m M DOW MM month MM DD YY hh mm DD day MM DD YY hh mm DOW YY year DD MM YY hh mm M hh hour DD MM YY hh mm M DOW mm minutes DD MM YY hh mm M AM or PM DD MM YY hh mm DOW DOW day of week DD MON YY hh mm M DD MON YY hh mm M DOW DD MON YY hh mm DD MON YY hh mm DOW NONE This manual assumes the time and date option are installed and operating If you do not have this option you will not see references to ...

Page 20: ...e next parameter Choose to show pound as or as the British sterling pound symbol _UNDERSCORE is the next parameter Choose which symbol the same ASCII code will print an _underscore or a left arrow BUSY INVERT is next Choices NO voltage will be in a high state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes low YES voltage will be in a low state until the unit is busy then voltage level goes high ON...

Page 21: ...above 80 true only for 8 data bits NO Disables the Extended Character Set ability PRINT READY is next Choices YES Prints Ready upon power up NO Disables printing Ready WARNING If you choose NO hold the left side of the rocker switch down for 4 6 seconds to access the setup menu Begin timing when you plug the unit and the red light comes on The paper feed motor does not run upon power up when Ready...

Page 22: ... show the position of the cursor This is the number which will be incre mented if NEXT left side is pressed If the number is correct press OK right side and the following is printed The cursor now appears over the 2nd position Press NEXT left side to increment this number if needed and OK if it is right Continue this sequence of accepting or changing the year month day and DOW Day Of Week SETCLOCK...

Page 23: ...u and ready to print RESET SEQ is the last setup menu item This menu item lets you reset the sequence number This number is the number of print transactions since the last reset With the printer in the setup menu and with RESET SEQ as the last item printed if you press OK right side the sequence number will be reset to zero and the printer will print Ready showing it is no longer in the setup menu...

Page 24: ...ption 1 Chassis ground Cable shield 2 TD Transmitted From printer Printer data output line data 3 RD Received data To printer Printer data input line 7 SG Signal Ground Signal ground 10 12VDC To printer Only w 9 12VDC option 11 CTS Clear to send From printer Signal equivalent to BUSY indicating that printer is ready for operation and can receive data 21 Power return To printer Only w 9 12 VDC opti...

Page 25: ...y ON Logic 0 9V Transmitted data Mark OFF Logic 1 9V Space ON Logic 0 9V 1 13 14 25 1 Connectors On the printer 25 hole receptacle equivalent to DB 25S Canon On the cable 25 pin plug equivalent to DB 25P Canon Shell equivalent to DB C2 J9 Canon 2 Cable Use cable less than 25 feet long A shielded cable using twisted pair conductors is desir able ...

Page 26: ...cription 1 SG Signal Ground Signal Ground 2 RD Received Data To Printer Printer Data Input Line 3 CTS Clear to Send From Printer Equivalent to BUSY 4 Chassis ground Cable shield 5 Ground To Printer 117 AC Ground 6 Neutral To Printer 117 AC Neutral 7 Hot To Printer 117 AC Hot ...

Page 27: ...gnal Direction Description 1 2 PWR Power To Printer 12 48 VDC 3 CTS Clear to Send From Printer Equivalent to BUSY 4 SG Signal Ground Signal ground 5 RD Received To Printer Printer Data Input Data Line 6 7 PWR RTN To Printer Power Return 8 CG Chassis ground Cable Shield ...

Page 28: ...n No Signal Direction Description 1 Chassis ground Cable shield 23 RD Received data From printer Printer data return line 25 RD Received data To printer Printer data input line Optional If used this should only be connected at one end ...

Page 29: ...1 1 Reserved STX 02 2 Reserved ETX 03 3 EOT 04 4 ENQ 05 5 Reserved ACK 06 6 BEL 07 7 Back Space BS 08 8 HT 09 9 Line Feed LF 0A 10 VT 0B 11 FF 0C 12 Carriage Return CR 0D 13 Double Height SO 0E 14 Double Width SI 0F 15 Reset Seq to 0000 DLE 10 16 Inhibit Line Space DC1 11 17 Dot Graphics DC2 12 18 User Character DC3 13 19 Reserved NAK 15 21 Get time and date SYN 16 22 ETB 17 23 Stop Reverse Field ...

Page 30: ...e on a line it need not be the first code received by the printer after a carriage return You cannot mix normal and double height characters on the same line Once you select the double height the printer will remain in that mode until it receives a carriage return or line feed A line print caused by a buffer full condition will not clear the double height command This means that the wrap around pr...

Page 31: ... When the printer receives this control code it will immediately reset the sequence number to 00000 A standard character line is made up of ten dot lines Eight of these dot lines are used for the printable character and two are used for space between lines When using character graphics it is desirable to eliminate the two blank lines so the graphic charac ters connect together Sending a CHR 17 whi...

Page 32: ... would be conve nient If such a large sheet of paper is not available you could divide your pattern in half and work with 72 grid boxes across Divide up your grid paper by drawing a heavy line down every 8 boxes across Now fill in each box of the grid that you want to be printed Now do the following procedure to compute the eighteen values which describe your desired bit pattern Imagine placing th...

Page 33: ...ata A DATA statement is made of numbers that represent a row of dots which when READ all together will make up your character To design your character follow the example below You should notice that each number in the DATA statement corresponds to one row in your character To design a character follow these steps User Programmable Character Code 19 ...

Page 34: ...placed a dot in a row In our example the first column has three dots located in rows 4 8 and 16 Added together they equal 28 5 Put your final total for each column into a data statement in column order The DATA statement in your program will read DATA 28 34 65 65 54 34 The next step is to tell the printer your newly de signed character To do this you must send a CHR 19 followed by the six numbers ...

Page 35: ...te clock Sending this control code will turn OFF the reverse field mode that is selected using control code 25 Send this control code to turn ON the reverse field printing mode This will print white letters on a dark background Do not print more that three reverse field print lines Also do not print more than a few empty spaces in a reverse field The printer may become overloaded and stop printing...

Page 36: ... if CHR 126 which corresponds to hexadecimal 7E is received by the printer it will print the character defined in its RAM Random Access Memory The section on USER Programmable Character describes how this RAM can be loaded with any 6 x 8 pattern Command Print formatted data ESC 0 HH MM 24 hour format ESC 1 HH MM_ M 12 hour format with AM or PM ESC 2 MM DD YY month day year ESC 3 DD MM YY day month...

Page 37: ...thout slash Pound 1 U S pound symbol 2 British pound sterling symbol Underscore 1 _ Underscore 2 Left arrow Busy Invert 1 Non inverted busy CTS 2 Inverted busy Online Offline 1 switch function enabled 2 switch function disabled Ext Ch Set 1 NO no extended char set 2 YES Print Ready 1 Print Ready message 2 Don t print Ready message Baud 1 300 2 600 3 1200 4 2400 5 4800 6 9600 7 19200 Data Bits 1 7 ...

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