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DP321 User's Manual   

 

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1. The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. See “Installing the ribbon cartridge”. 
2. The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon. 
3. Check whether the gap adjust lever is too high, if so, please set the gap adjust lever to the 

corresponding position according to the paper thickness. 

 

Phenomenon 4: The printer makes a strange noise. 

Solutions:  

1. Turn off the printer and check for a paper jam, a ribbon jam, or other problems.   
 

Phenomenon 5: The beeper sounds several times and the ONLINE indicator is off. 

Solutions:  

1. Switch off the printer and power on again. 
2. If the 

ONLINE 

lindicator stays off, check for a paper jam or ribbon jam. If it does, turn the 

printer off and clear the jam. 

3. If an error occurs when you switch between cut sheets and tractor paper, make sure the 

paper select lever is in the correct position. 

4. If the printer still does not work correctly, turn off the printer and contact your dealer or a 

specified CD-R King service center. 

 

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The print is faint or uneven 

Phenomenon 1: Printed characters have parts missing at the top or bottom. 

Solutions: 

The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly. See section 1.5.2.

 

 

Phenomenon 2: The printout is faint. 

Solutions: 

The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon. 

 

z

 

The ribbon can not move smoothly. 

Solutions: 

The ribbon may be worn out. Replace the ribbon.

 

 

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Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics 

Phenomenon 1: A line of dots is missing in the printout. 

Solutions: 

The print head may be damaged. Stop printing and contact your dealer or a specified

 

             

CD-R King service center. To have the print head replaced. 

 

Phenomenon 2: Dots are missing in random positions. 

Solutions:

 The ribbon may be damaged. Replace a new one.

 

 

z

 

Printed characters are not what you expected 

Phenomenon 1: The fonts or characters you sent with your software did not print. 

Solutions:

 Check whether the driver is correctly configured for your printer. For instructions, see 

“Installing the printer driver”.

 

 

Phenomenon 2: The font selected on the control panel can not be printed. 

Solutions:

 Your software may be overriding your control panel setting. Use the font setting in your 

software program.

 

 

z

 

The print position is not what you expected 

Phenomenon 1: The original print position is not correct or the bottom part of one page is 

printed at the top of the next page. 

Solutions:

   

Summary of Contents for DP321

Page 1: ...DP321 ...

Page 2: ...d get a new one replaced Make sure the old one is far away from the printer so it can avoid someone who does not know the inside story getting damage 11 Do not use in locations subject to high humidity or dust levels Excessive humidity and dust may cause equipment damage or fire 12 Never push objects of any kind into this product though cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage dots or sho...

Page 3: ...the installing position through LOAD EJECT key on the control panel pull the paper select lever to the cut sheet position Insert the cut sheet from front to print If you want to use tractor paper again pull the paper select lever back to the tractor paper position after cut sheet printing Then press LOAD EJECT key tractor paper may be fed to the printer again z Eject function The function allow th...

Page 4: ...tion function User can set the printer to print using the pin which is in good condition to compensate the break pin z Pin switch in turn function User can set pins to switch while printing form transverse line in order to improve print head life ...

Page 5: ...10 1 9 2 Connecting to the USB Interface 10 1 9 3 Connecting to the Serial Interface 10 1 10 Installing Driver 11 Chapter 2 Control Panel Operations 14 2 1 LED Description 14 2 2 Basic Control Panel Operations 14 2 2 1 In the Tractor Paper Mode 14 2 2 2 In the Cut Sheet Mode 15 2 2 3 Print Speed 15 2 2 4 Micro Adjust 15 2 2 5 Feed Paper to the Tear Position 16 2 2 6 Other Functions of the Panel 16...

Page 6: ...inting 32 4 4 Paper Handling 34 4 5 Alignment Adjust Mode 35 Chapter 5 Printer Maintentance 36 5 1 Printer Cleaning 36 Appendix A Specifications 37 A 1 General 37 A 2 Printable Area 38 A 2 1 Cut Sheets and Envelopes 38 A 2 2 Tractor Paper 39 A 3 Interface Specifications 39 A 3 1 Parallel Interface 39 A 3 2 USB Interface 40 A 3 3 Serial Interface 40 Appendix B Command Summary 41 ...

Page 7: ...the Protective Materials 1 Open the packing box lift up the printer open the upper cover of the printer remove the packing materials shown in figure 1 2 2 Save all the original packing materials so that it can be used when transport the printer Protective materials Figure 1 2 Unpacking protective materials Figure 1 1 Packing list A Printer B Ribbon cartridge JMR108 C Power cord D Driver CD Includi...

Page 8: ...rinter choose a convenient location that provides the following 1 A flat stable surface Paper feed knob Power switch Ribbon cartridge Print head Paper guide Paper select lever Control panel Gap adjust lever Tear part Figure 1 3 Main parts of printer front view Tractor Printer cover Figure 1 4 Main parts of printer side view Power supply inlet Serial interface USB interface Parallel interface Figur...

Page 9: ...at tilts the printer Always keep it level 3 Provide enough clearance below the stand and between the legs of the stand so your tractor paper flows smoothly 4 Place cables so they do not interfere with paper feeding secure them to a leg of the stand if possible 1 5 Assembling the Printer Follow the steps in this section to get your printer up and running 1 5 1 Installing the Paper Feed Knob 1 Inser...

Page 10: ...ter let the print head cool for a few minutes before you touch it 6 Take out the ribbon take the surface with a knob facing yourselft and turn the ribbon tighten knob in the direction of the arrow to tighten the ribbon so it is easier to install 7 Insert the ribbon cartridge into the printer as the following figure shown then press both sides of the cartridge down firmly to fit the plastic hooks i...

Page 11: ... either side and lift it out of the printer Install a new one follow the above steps 3 Please use the original JMR108 ribbon cartridge our company will not guarantee to keep the printer in good repair when it is damaged by unauthorized ribbon cartridge 1 6 Installing the Tractor There are two positions for the tractor to be installed one is push installation position back of printer and the other ...

Page 12: ...npack the tear cutter and install the tractor in the pull position The concrecte steps are as follows 1 Make sure the printer is turned off take down the paper guide and dial the paper select lever to the tractor paper position according to follow figure 2 Take down the push tractor please follow these steps Compact the locked piece of the tractor shown as the following figure and pull out the tra...

Page 13: ...label on the bottom of the printer to make sure the voltage required by the printer matches that of your electrical outlet 3 If the power cord is attached to the printer connect it to the power supply inlet on the printer 4 Plug the power cord into a properly grounded electrical outlet Note 1 If the rated voltage and your outlet voltage do not match contact your dealer for assistance Do not plug i...

Page 14: ...back to the cut sheet position Raise the paper guide upright 2 While holding down the TEAR button turn on the printer Loosen the button after the POWER indicator blinks and the ONLINE indicator is off which indicates the printer is out of paper 3 Slide the left edge guide until it locked in place at the triangular guide mark Next adjust the right edge guide to match the width of your paper 4 Slide...

Page 15: ...l interface According to specific interface standards Connect the printer to the computer with the correct cables Before you begin place the printer upright as shown below This makes it easier to connect the cable Note Before connecting the parallel interface or the serial interface please make sure the power of the printer is shut down Only after tighten the cable could turn on the printer or it ...

Page 16: ...f the USB cable flat shape into the computer s USB interface 2 Plug the B end of the USB cable square shape into the printer s USB interface Note Don t impact the plug after connecting to the USB cable 1 9 3 Connecting to the Serial Interface 1 Turn off both the computer and the printer Plug the serial cable connector securely into the printer s serial interface Tighten the screws on either side o...

Page 17: ...he operating system environment you should select the path as follow CD ROM Driver WIN 2000 XP Vista Win7 that you can find a file named DP321 inf click Open then click OK click Next 6 Follow the direct click Next gradually till the installation is finished The installing steps for Windows 7 are as follows 1 Click Start Devices and Printers 2 Click Add a printer then it will show a window of Add P...

Page 18: ...rt click Next and then show the printer s name If the system is not installed by other printer driver process the printer is treated as default printer by the application process of Window98 environment click Next Otherwise according to prompt choose the printer is default Yes click Next choose Yes recommended click Finish Come out a window of Printer test page completed click Yes 6 The printer dr...

Page 19: ...e out a window of Install From Disk click OK return to a window of Add Printer then click Next 5 Come out a window of Printer port select Available ports select JMUSB click Next and then show the printer s name If the system is not installed by other printer driver process the printer is treated as default printer by the application process of Window98 environment click Next Otherwise according to...

Page 20: ...ne line base on line spacing current setting Alternatively hold the LF FF button down the printer will continuously feed the paper one page LOAD EJECT 1 When the paper is at the ready position press LOAD EJECT once the paper will be fed into the printing home position automatically 2 When the paper is at print position press LOAD EJECT button once in offline mode if the ejectable length of the pap...

Page 21: ...ing print speed can choose speed indicated on control panel And the two indicators on and off show the chosen print speed Print speed Indicator 1 2 Normal High speed Super high speed 3 ONLINE for saving and exit the setting state 2 2 4 Micro Adjust 1 After turning on the printer install tractor paper properly using push tractor and feed paper to the printing home position or tear off position 2 Ho...

Page 22: ...e press LOAD EJECT to access to setting mode LOAD EJECT POWER Chinese self test mode LF FF POWER Print pin test for quality mode TEAR POWER English self test mode TEAR LOAD EJECT POWER Hex dump print mode 2 3 Paper Select Lever Set paper select lever toward the cut sheet or tractor paper position to select cut sheet mode or tractor paper mode 2 4 Paper Feed Knob The paper feed knob is used to feed...

Page 23: ... the table below to select the appropriate paper thickness Copies including original Lever position Reserved 1 Standard paper cut sheets or tractor papers 0 2 1 3 2 Multi part forms 4 3 20 pound 4 Envelopes 24 pound 5 Reserved 6 ...

Page 24: ...rt forms thicker than normal paper labels or envelopes make sure your software program settings keep the printing entirely within the printable area Printing past the edge of these papers can damage the print head Please print within the printable area while printing For information on the printable area see the Appendix A for instructions 3 1 1 Printing on Cut Sheets 1 Make sure the printer is po...

Page 25: ...If you use the tractor paper you must decide which tractor to be installed Then you install the tractor in the corresponding way For easy to switch between printing on cut sheets and tractor paper or easy to tear off tractor paper sheet by sheet you should use the tractor in push position The printer comes with the tractor installed in this position at the factory settings If you want to print on ...

Page 26: ...ulling the sprocket locks upwards 4 Slide the left sprocket unit using the scale on the printer as a guide The printer prints to the right of the position marked 0 Push the sprocket lock lever back to lock it in place Then slide the right sprocket unit to match the width of your paper but do not lock it Move the paper support so it is midway between the sprocket units 5 Make sure your paper has a ...

Page 27: ...ight edge guide to the center until they stops at the triangle shaped guide mark 8 Make sure the printer cover is closed Turn on the printer and press LOAD EJECT to feed paper You can adjust the printing home position of the page laypout according to Micro adjust of top of form position and tear off position When the printer receives data it begins printing automatically Note Do not use the knob t...

Page 28: ...and ready to print How to switch tractor paper to cut sheet paper Firstly tear down the tractor paper having been printed then hold LOAD EJECT button to eject the paper in the offline mode Pull the paper selected lever to the cut sheet position and load the cut sheet according to chapter 3 1 1 Caution Make sure tractor paper having been printed is teared off before ejecting the printer as too many...

Page 29: ...o separate the incoming paper from the printed paper attach the paper guide Hold it horizontally and fit its notches over the printer s mounting posts Then slide the paper guide toward the back of the printer until you feel it click 8 Slide the left and edge guides to the center until it stops at the triangle shaped guide mark 9 Make sure the printer cover is closed Then turn on the printer When t...

Page 30: ... the paper is not match with the sprocket of the pull tractor when tightening the paper lengthways then you can do as follows 1 Pull the paper select lever backward to the cut sheet position 2 Turn the paper feed knob until the paper is tightened lengthways 3 Pull the paper select lever forward to the tractor paper position 7 Reinstall the paper guide and printer cover again 8 The printer begins p...

Page 31: ...out of the printer Caution Never feed labels backward through the printer they can easily peel off the backing and jam the printer If a label does become stuck in the printer contact your dealer 3 1 5 Envelopes The way of installing envelopes is the same of cut sheet Keep the following tips in mind 1 Before loading an envelope set the gap adjust lever to position 4 or 5 2 To load an envelope push ...

Page 32: ... and the power indicator blinks it can be indicated that there is paper out 2 Set the paper select lever to the proper position 3 When you use cut sheet paper after load the cut sheet in the paper guide it will print out the current setting and facility operation guide on control panel immediately When you use the tractor paper once you press LOAD EJECT button the printer starts printing the curre...

Page 33: ...PI 8 LPI FORM LENGTH 3 INCH 3 5 INCH 11 3 INCH 4 INCH 5 INCH 5 5 INCH 6 INCH 7 INCH 8 5 INCH LETTER A4 12 INCH FORM LOCK OFF ON PAGE SKIP OFF ON COMPRESS PRINT NORMAL 75 50 PRINT SETUP PRINT DIR BI DIR UNI DIR AUTO PRT SPEED NOR SPEED HI SPEED SUP SPEED AUTO LF OFF ON TEAR OFF OFF ON TEAR POS TEARER HEAD TOP PIN SWITCH OFF ON SERIAL 1 F BAUD RATE 19200 BPS 9600 BPS 4800 BPS 2400 BPS 1200 BPS PARIT...

Page 34: ...press the TEAR down to save the setting and exit the setup menu setting 4 Turn off the printer and turn on again 3 2 2 Online aptitude Parameter Settings DP321 supports the function of online aptitude parameter settings which can be set in the PC with the driver installed in The concrete setting steps are shown as follows 1 Make sure that the host and the printer are connected with a cable and bot...

Page 35: ...k Set Item to save the current settings after setting each item or you can also click Set All Items after setting all parameters After clicking Set All Item or Set Item the parameter s instruction will be sent to the printer 8 The printer s parameter settings are changed at once after receiving the instruction and the printer does not need to restart 9 After finishing settings click OK exit the Pr...

Page 36: ...ill leave a one inch margin in the bottom of the current page and the top of the next page Most of the software will set the margin at the top and bottom of the page itself so you just use this function when the software doesn t offer this margin This function is unvalid for cut sheets 15 COMPRESS PRINT Select compressed print mode or normal print mode 16 PRINT DIR Print direction mode contains on...

Page 37: ...ial interface The settings of printer and computer should be the same 3 4 Restore the Default Settings 1 Hold on TEAR LOAD EJECT and LF FF keys on the control panel at the same time and then turn on the printer The LEDs of the PAPER OUT and ONLINE on the control panel blink 3 times respectively at the same time and the printer makes two beeps to confirm that the printer s factory settings have bee...

Page 38: ...ol panel do not go on and the printer does not work Solutions 1 Check that the power cord is properly plugged into the electrical outlet 2 If the electrical outlet is controlled by an outside switch or automatic timer use another outlet 3 Plug another electrical device such as a lamp into the outlet to determine whether the outlet is operating properly Phenomenon 2 The lights come on briefly and t...

Page 39: ...top or bottom Solutions The ribbon cartridge may not be installed properly See section 1 5 2 Phenomenon 2 The printout is faint Solutions The ribbon may be worn out Replace the ribbon z The ribbon can not move smoothly Solutions The ribbon may be worn out Replace the ribbon z Dots are missing in printed characters or graphics Phenomenon 1 A line of dots is missing in the printout Solutions The pri...

Page 40: ...aight into the paper guide and adjust the paper guide to match with paper width Make sure that the printer cover is closed and power on again Phenomenon 3 Paper does not eject completely Solutions 1 Use the LF FF button to eject the page 2 Make sure the printer cover is closed 3 The paper may be too long Check whether the paper used meets the specifications specified in the Appendix and the using ...

Page 41: ... improve the print quality when the printer is used for a long time Note When the gap adjust lever is in the position of 2 or above the printer is in copy mode automatically Users can set the gap adjust lever according to specific paper type then adjust the alignment following the steps below 1 Turn on the printer make sure the printer is paper in then turn off the printer 2 The way to enter align...

Page 42: ... dust with soft cloth first and then add proper lube NYE180 lube of NYE Company is recommended move print head back and forth to make lube scattered Cleaning the form feed path Wipe off wastepaper clean dirt and dust Note 1 Turn off printer and pull out the power cord before cleaning 2 Being used under dust circumstance the carriage shaft may stack much dust and affect the print quality 3 If you h...

Page 43: ... ABICOMP ROMAN 8 IS0 LTN1 PC858 ISO LTN9 ARAB NLS WIN 1256 TURKEY WIN LAT1 CYRILLIC RUSSIAN THAI VIETNAM ASCII DRAFT ROMAN SANS SER Fonts Chinese GB 18030 song ti Bar code EAN 13 EAN 8 Interleaved 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Code 39 Code 128 B Code 128 C NW 7 ASCII 10 CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI proportional Character pitch Chinese 6 7 CPI 7 5 CPI Line space 1 6 inch programmable in 1 432 inch in...

Page 44: ...240 mm 104 mm Thickness 0 16 0 52 mm Weight 45 91 g m2 Max paper thickness 0 39 mm Copy Original 3 copes Physical dimensions 366 Width 275 Depth 156 Height mm Weight Approx 4 3 Kg Operating environment Temperature 5 35 Humidity 40 RH 80 RH Environmental conditions Storage environment Temperature 40 55 Humidity 93 40 Rated voltage 220V Power requirements Rated frequency range 50Hz Power consumption...

Page 45: ...ace has the following characteristics Data format 8 bit Synchronization STROBE pulse Handshaking BUSY and ACKNLG signals Signal level TTL compatible A The minimum top margin 8 0 mm B The minimum right left margin is 3 0 mm However the maximum printable width is 203 2 mm C The minimum bottom margin 9 0 mm A The minimum top and bottom margin above and below the perforation are 8 0 mm B The minimum l...

Page 46: ...lectable Serial pin assignments The following table lists the serial connector pin assignments and describes their respective interface signals Pin No Signal Direction Description 1 Protective Ground FG Printer s chassis ground 2 Transmitted Data TXD SD Out Printer has transmitted serial data 3 Received Data RXD RD In Printer has received serial data 7 Signal Ground SG Return path for data control...

Page 47: ...al print position 18 ESC U Define Unit 19 ESC J n 216 Line Feed 20 HT Horizontal Tab Printer Control Commands 21 VT Vertical Tab 22 ESC Set Graphics Mode 23 ESC K 8 dot Single Density Graphics Mode 24 ESC L 8 dot Double Density Graphics Mode 25 ESC Y 8 dot High speed Double Density Graphics Mode Image and Color Handling 26 ESC Z 8 dot Quadruple Density Graphics Mode 27 FS Set Chinese character mod...

Page 48: ...alic Mode 51 ESC 5 Cancel Italic Mode 52 ESC E Select Emphasized Mode 53 ESC F Cancel Emphasized Mode 54 ESC n Select Print Mode 55 ESC q n Select Character Style 56 ESC t n Select Character Table 57 ESC t Assign Character Table 58 ESC R Select International Character Set 59 ESC Define Downloaded Characters 60 ESC Copy ROM Characters Set into RAM 61 ESC n Select Deselect User Defined Set 62 ESC 6 ...

Page 49: ... Defined Unit 80 ESC c Define Form Format 81 ESC N n Select Skip Over Perforation 82 ESC O Cancel Skip Over Perforation 83 ESC l Set Left Margin 84 ESC Q Set right Margin 85 ESC D Set Horizontal Tab Positions 86 ESC B Set Vertical Tab Positions 87 ESC 0 Select 1 8 inch Line Spacing 88 ESC 2 Select 1 6 inch Line Spacing 89 ESC 3 Select n 216 inch Line Spacing 90 ESC A Select n 72 inch Line Spacing ...

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