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MODEL 2000 PRINTER

 

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

 

DataMetrics Corporation 

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Installation: 

a. Position the controller board on the print engine base plate and install the hardware 

that secures the module. 

b. Install the power supply, control panel, and parallel interface cables on the controller 

board. 

c.  Install the print engine assembly per 6.5.2. 

6.5.7. Control Panel Interface 

Removal: 

a. Remove the print engine assembly per 6.5.2. 

b. Remove the interface cables from the control panel interface board. 

c.  Remove the hardware that secures the control panel interface board to the print 

engine base plate.  Remove the interface board from the chassis. 

Installation: 

a. Position the control panel interface board on the print engine base plate and install the 

hardware that secures the module. 

b. Install the control panel interface board cables. 

c.  Install the print engine assembly per 6.5.2. 

6.5.8. Control Panel 

Removal: 

a. Open the top cover of the printer. 

b. Disconnect the control panel interface cable. 

c.  Remove the hardware that secures the control panel to the back of the front panel.  

Remove the control panel from the chassis. 

Installation: 

a. Position the control panel on the faceplate mounting studs at the back of the front 

panel. 

b. Install the hardware that secures the control panel.  

c.  Connect the control panel interface cable. 

d. Close the top cover of the printer. 

 

Summary of Contents for 2000 Series

Page 1: ...is manual is intended to function as an example ONLY and does not represent all configurations and options for this product Model 2000 Series Ruggedized Dot Matrix Printer Operation and Maintenance Manual ...

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Page 3: ...DOCUMENTATION FOR PREPARING THE SAME OR SIMILAR COMPUTER SOFTWARE OR C USED BY A PARTY OTHER THAN THE GOVERNMENT EXCEPT FOR 1 EMERGENCY REPAIR OR OVERHAUL WORK ONLY BY OR FOR THE GOVERNMENT WHERE THE ITEM OR PROCESS CONCERNED IS NOT OTHERWISE REASONABLY AVAILABLE TO ENABLE TIMELY PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK PROVIDED THAT THE RELEASE OR DISCLOSURE HEREOF OUTSIDE THE GOVERNMENT SHALL BE MADE SUBJECT TO ...

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Page 5: ...STALLATION 11 3 1 Introduction 11 3 2 Chassis Installation Configuration 11 3 3 Unpacking 11 3 4 Ribbon Installation 11 3 5 Paper Installation 11 3 5 1 External Paper Feed 17 3 5 2 Internal Paper Feed 17 3 6 External Cable Installation 18 3 7 Software Installation 19 3 8 Setup Utility 19 3 9 Limited Operation Storage and Transportation 22 4 OPERATION 23 4 1 Introduction 23 4 2 Controls and Indicat...

Page 6: ...intenance 29 6 3 1 Cleaning and Lubrication 29 6 3 2 Ribbon Cassette Re Inking 29 6 4 Fault Isolation 29 6 5 Replaceable Components and Subassemblies 29 6 5 1 Ribbon Cassette 34 6 5 2 Print Engine 34 6 5 3 Power Supply 35 6 5 4 Circuit Breaker Assembly 35 6 5 5 Line Filter 36 6 5 6 Controller Board 36 6 5 7 Control Panel Interface 37 6 5 8 Control Panel 37 ...

Page 7: ...Installation 16 Figure 3 6 Rear Panel 18 Figure 4 1 Front Panel 23 Figure 5 1 Chassis Interconnections 28 Figure 6 1 Periodic Maintenance Locations 30 Figure 6 2 External Feed Configuration Replaceable Unit Locations 32 Figure 6 3 Internal Feed Configuration Replaceable Unit Locations 33 Tables Table 1 1 System Configuration 2 Table 1 2 Field Replaceable Units 2 Table 1 3 External Cables 2 Table 1...

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Page 9: ...FIGURATION 1 1 Introduction This chapter defines the configuration of a specific Model 2x00 printer Information is provided concerning system configuration Table 1 1 field replaceable units Table 1 2 external cabling Table 1 3 and external connector signal assignments Table 1 4 ...

Page 10: ...on Tabletop Table 1 2 Field Replaceable Units Description Part No Print Engine Assembly 200014 001 Control Panel Interface 200094 001 Power Supply Assembly 200179 002 Circuit Breaker Assembly 200220 002 Ribbon Cassette 302000 095 1 Controller Board 302000 098 Line Filter 600011 001 Control Panel 700002 001 1 Equivalent to Panasonic order number KX P160 Table 1 3 External Cables Description Part No...

Page 11: ...26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 DATA STROBE DATA BIT 1 DATA BIT 2 DATA BIT 3 DATA BIT 4 DATA BIT 5 DATA BIT 6 DATA BIT 7 DATA BIT 8 ACKNOWLEDGE BUSY PAPER OUT SELECT AUTO FEED XT Not used SIGNAL GROUND CHASSIS GROUND 5V DATA STROBE RETURN DATA BIT 1 RETURN DATA BIT 2 RETURN DATA BIT 3 RETURN DATA BIT 4 RETURN DATA BIT 5 RETURN DATA BIT 6 RETURN DATA BIT 7 RETURN DATA BIT 8 RETURN ACKNOWLEDGE RETU...

Page 12: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 4 ...

Page 13: ...on utilizes paper fed from an internal roll The printer includes the following primary functional elements Power subsystem Control panel Printing subsystem External interfaces 2 3 1 Power Subsystem The printer operates with either 115 Vac or 230 Vac input power The power subsystem includes a line filter power switch circuit breaker and power supply 2 3 2 Printing Subsystem The printer incorporates...

Page 14: ... computer Controls and indicators are described in Chapter 4 2 3 4 External Interfaces The rear panel of the printer includes connectors for prime power and the host computer data interface A chassis ground lug is located on the rear panel adjacent to the power connector The printer incorporates a Centronics parallel data interface External connector assignments are identified in Chapter 1 2 4 Spe...

Page 15: ...l Paper Feed Configuration Table 2 1 Physical Specifications Characteristic Description Dimensions Tabletop configuration Rack mount configuration 16 9 wide x 7 25 high x 16 5 deep 19 wide x 7 25 high x 15 5 deep 1 Weight Tabletop configuration Rack mount configuration 22 lb 25 lb 1 Excluding handles ...

Page 16: ...230 Vac source 2 Idle active printing mode Table 2 3 Environmental Specifications Characteristic Description Temperature Operating Nonoperating 25 to 55o C 40 to 70o C Relative humidity noncondensing 10 to 90 Altitude Operating Nonoperating 15 000 feet 50 000 feet Vibration MIL STD 810E Method 514 4 Procedure I Shock MIL STD 810E Method 516 4 Procedure VI Inclination Up to 45 off level on any axis...

Page 17: ...1 horizontal x 0 14 mm vertical Letter quality 0 07 horizontal x 0 14 mm vertical Characters per inch cpi per line cpl Pica 10 cpi 80 cpl Elite 12 cpi 96 cpl Micron 15 cpi 120 cpl Compressed 17 cpi 137 cpl Elite compressed 20 cpi 160 cpl Pica elongated 5 cpi 40 cpl Elite elongated 6 cpi 48 cpl Micron elongated 7 5 cpi 60 cpl Compressed elongated 8 5 cpi 68 cpl Elite compressed elongated 10 cpi 80 ...

Page 18: ...ration of a 32 K expansion buffer chip 2 5 2 RS 232 Interface The printer may be configured with a parallel to serial converter that allows the unit to operate with an RS 232 data interface 2 5 3 Ethernet Interface The printer may be configured with an Ethernet print server that allows the unit to operate with a 10Base2 or 10Base T data interface 2 5 4 28 Vdc Input Power The printer may be configu...

Page 19: ...nce of damage b Open the top cover of the printer and remove the plastic retainer from the printhead carriage guide bar 3 4 Ribbon Installation Follow the procedure defined below to install a ribbon cassette in the printer Refer to Figures 3 4 and 3 5 a Open the top cover of the printer and power up the unit to center the ribbon carriage b Adjust the head gap lever to the 6 position c Rotate the k...

Page 20: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 12 Figure 3 1 Rack Mount Internal Paper Feed Configuration Installation Dimensions ...

Page 21: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 13 Figure 3 2 Tabletop External Paper Feed Configuration Installation Dimensions ...

Page 22: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 14 Figure 3 3 Tabletop Configuration Mounting Footprint ...

Page 23: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 15 Figure 3 4 External Feed Configuration Ribbon and Paper Installation ...

Page 24: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 16 Figure 3 5 Internal Feed Configuration Ribbon and Paper Installation ...

Page 25: ...paper to the first print line Close the top cover of the printer Press and hold LF FF to advance the paper through the paper egress slot in the top cover 3 5 2 Internal Paper Feed a Open the top cover of the printer b Adjust the head gap lever for the thickness of paper to be used 1 thin to 6 thick A head gap setting of 2 or greater is recommended for normal operation c Place the paper feed select...

Page 26: ...are defined in Table 1 4 Perform the following steps to connect external cabling a Verify that the front panel circuit breaker is in the off position b Connect the system ground cable to the ground stud on the rear panel c Install the data interface cable d Connect the power cable to the input connector on the rear panel CAUTION VERIFY THAT THE POWER SOURCE CONFORMS TO THE LIMITS DEFINED IN TABLE ...

Page 27: ... Next e In the Manufacturer column select Panasonic f In the Printers column select Panasonic KX P2130 g Insert the Panasonic Setup disk in the diskette drive and select Have Disk h Enter the directory path where the software resides and select Ok twice i Verify that Panasonic KX P2130 appears in the dialog box and select Next j Chose the port to be used default LPT1 and select Next k Enter a prin...

Page 28: ...Setup parameters are saved using the F3 function key i Power down the printer and host computer if required Table 3 1 Setup Utility Menus Menu Submenu Settings Print Style Font Draft Roman Sans Serif Courier Prestige Script OCR B and Bold PS Pitch 5 6 7 5 8 5 10 12 15 17 20 cpi and Proportional Emulation Epson IBM Page Format Lines per Inch 1 1 5 2 2 5 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 5 8 9 10 and 12 lpi Page Length...

Page 29: ...racter Set Italic Graphic1 and Graphic2 Code Page U S A Multilingual Portugal French Canadian Norway Turkey BRASCII and ABICOMP Install AGM IBM Off On Auto CR IBM Off On Auto LF Off On Auto Loading Off On Paper Out Detect Off On Super Quiet Mode Off On Tear Off Manual Auto CSF Mode Off On Download Off On Color 2 Black Magenta Cyan Violet Yellow Orange and Green Auto On Line Off On Data Length 8 Bi...

Page 30: ...ttings F10 Send to Printer Downloads the current menu settings to the printer ESC Exit Exit the Setup Utility 3 9 Limited Operation Storage and Transportation If the printer is not operated for an extended period of time the paper and ribbon should be removed and stored in a humidity controlled environment This provision is particularly important when the equipment is used in a high humidity envir...

Page 31: ...rmal operation error conditions and shutdown Before the unit is powered up for the first time verify that the installation procedures defined in Chapter 3 have been performed 4 2 Controls and Indicators All controls and indicators required for operation of the printer are located at the front panel of the unit Figure 4 1 Controls and indicators are described in Table 4 1 Figure 4 1 Front Panel ...

Page 32: ...mentary pushbutton switch When pressed paper is advanced to the tear position When the switch is pressed a second time paper advances to the first print line Note that this function is usable only when the top cover of the printer is open LF FF Momentary pushbutton switch When pressed once the paper advances one line When held in the depressed position the printhead is centered and the paper is ad...

Page 33: ...3 1 Once the printer has achieved an on line state no manual intervention is required to conduct routine print tasks Operational parameters are not affected by normal power on off cycles 4 4 1 Stopping a Print Job A print job can be terminated from the host computer or at the printer control panel Place the printer off line to stop a print job from the control panel Unprinted data in the buffer ca...

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Page 35: ...5 V at 2 A and 39 V at 6 A Power supply outputs are provided to the controller board A chassis ground stud is located on the rear panel of the unit 5 1 2 Printing Subsystem The Model 2x00 incorporates the printing architecture of the Panasonic Model KX P2130 printer The printing subsystem consists of a controller board and print engine mechanics The controller board receives 5 V and 39 V from the ...

Page 36: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 28 Figure 5 1 Chassis Interconnections ...

Page 37: ...cleaned with denatured alcohol Vacuum dust and paper particles from the chassis interior Apply a small amount of very light oil to the carriage guide bar Figure 6 1 6 3 2 Ribbon Cassette Re Inking A black ribbon supports the printing of approximately 3 million characters in draft mode When the print image begins to fade the ribbon can be re inked Re inking is accomplished by removing the cassette ...

Page 38: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 30 Figure 6 1 Periodic Maintenance Locations ...

Page 39: ...ect the correct data length setting Table 3 1 Paper out indicator PO does not illuminate when paper supply is exhausted Enable Paper Out Detect setting Table 3 1 Printer will not power up Verify that input power is within the limits defined in Table 2 2 If input power is correct verify that supply voltage is present at the line filter output terminals If voltage is not correct replace line filter ...

Page 40: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 32 Figure 6 2 External Feed Configuration Replaceable Unit Locations ...

Page 41: ...MODEL 2000 PRINTER OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DataMetrics Corporation 33 Figure 6 3 Internal Feed Configuration Replaceable Unit Locations ...

Page 42: ...osition it under the retaining bracket Ensure that the ribbon is located between the printhead nose and the ribbon mask Gently press down on the cassette until it snaps into place c Adjust the head gap lever for the thickness of paper used 1 thin to 6 thick A head gap setting of 2 or greater is recommended for normal operation d Close the top cover of the printer and power down the unit if require...

Page 43: ... Circuit Breaker Assembly Removal a Open the top cover of the printer b Remove the hardware that secures the line filter cover to the chassis Remove the cover from the chassis c Remove the hardware that secures the line filter to the chassis d Remove the AC LINE and AC NEUTRAL terminals of the circuit breaker harness from the line filter output bottom connections e Remove the CHASSIS GROUND termin...

Page 44: ... the hardware that secures the line filter cover to the chassis Remove the cover from the chassis c Remove the hardware that secures the line filter to the chassis d Remove the input output and ground harness terminals from the line filter Remove the line filter from the chassis Installation a Install the AC LINE AC NEUTRAL AND CHASSIS GROUND terminals of the power input harness on the line filter...

Page 45: ...engine base plate Remove the interface board from the chassis Installation a Position the control panel interface board on the print engine base plate and install the hardware that secures the module b Install the control panel interface board cables c Install the print engine assembly per 6 5 2 6 5 8 Control Panel Removal a Open the top cover of the printer b Disconnect the control panel interfac...

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