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Chapter 1 Installation And Start Up

1.1 Introduction.........................................................................

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1.2 Quick Start Up Procedure...................................................

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1.3 Unpack The Printer..............................................................

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1.4 Choosing A Place For The Printer.......................................

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1.5 Printer Parts.........................................................................

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1.6 Install The Power Cord........................................................

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1.7 Install The Ribbon Cartridge................................................

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1.8 Printer Self Test...................................................................

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1.9 Interfacing............................................................................

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1.10 RS-232 And RS-422 Serial Interface Configuration............

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Chapter 2 Keypad Operation

2.1 Keypad Configuration..........................................................

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2.2 Ready LED..........................................................................

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2.3 On/Off Line Key Functions..................................................

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2.4 LCD Display........................................................................

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Chapter 3 Forms Handling

3.1 Recommended Types And Sizes..........................................

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Continuous Forms (Main Paper Path).................................

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Continuous Forms (Alternate Paper Path)...........................

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Cut Sheet Forms (Cut Sheet Path).......................................

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3.2 Paper Paths..........................................................................

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3.3 Load Forms..........................................................................

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3.4 Format Page.........................................................................

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3.5 Top of Form Adjustment

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Adjusting First Printline Location

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Tear Off Adjustment.............................................................
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Form Thickness Adjustment..................................................
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Heavy Forms Adjustment......................................................
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Changing From Main Paper Path To Alternate Path.............
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Changing From Alternate Paper Path
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Paper Out Condition.............................................................
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Summary of Contents for Documax A6300 Series

Page 1: ...Documax A6300 Series User s Manual Part No 107052 Rev B ...

Page 2: ...se fill in the blanks below so that we may provide you with the correct information Name ______________________________________________________ Company Name ______________________________________________ Business Address _____________________________________________ City ________________________State ____________Zip_____________ Business Phone ______________________Fax No __________________ Import...

Page 3: ... Ready LED 2 2 2 3 On Off Line Key Functions 2 3 2 4 LCD Display 2 4 Chapter 3 Forms Handling 3 1 Recommended Types And Sizes 3 1 Continuous Forms Main Paper Path 3 1 Continuous Forms Alternate Paper Path 3 1 Cut Sheet Forms Cut Sheet Path 3 1 3 2 Paper Paths 3 2 3 3 Load Forms 3 3 3 4 Format Page 3 10 3 5 Top of Form Adjustment Adjusting First Printline Location 3 12 3 6 Tear Off Adjustment 3 14 ...

Page 4: ... Value 4 2 4 3 Setup Mode Key Functions 4 3 4 4 LCD Display In Setup Mode 4 5 4 5 Profile Feature Listing 4 6 4 6 Changing Features In A Profile 4 7 4 7 User Programmable Features 4 10 Menu 1 Page Format 4 10 Menu 2 Forms Control 4 11 Menu 3 Personality 4 14 Menu 4 Printer Control 4 16 Menu 5 Serial Control 4 28 Menu 6 Parallel Control 4 29 Menu 7 Profile Control 4 20 Menu 8 Form Thickness Control...

Page 5: ...Condition Alternate Tractors 5 4 Paper Jam 5 5 Carriage Jam 5 6 Keypad Lockout 5 7 5 3 Printer Diagnostics 5 8 Print Profile 5 9 P N 104217 xx Firmware Part Number 5 10 Test Printhead 5 11 Run Mode Test 5 12 Run Self Test 5 13 Display Mode 5 13 5 4 Troubleshooting 5 14 5 5 Troubleshooting Table 5 15 ii ...

Page 6: ...er Advance A 3 A 5 Forms Mode Change A 3 Parking Forms A 3 Tear Off A 3 A 6 Communications Interface A 3 Communications Buffer Size A 3 RS 232 RS 422 Serial Interface Characteristics A 3 Centronics Compatible Parallel Interface3 Characteristics A 3 A 7 Operator Panel Functional Description A 4 Display Description A 4 Key Switch Layout A 4 A 8 Ribbon Cartridge Drive A 4 A 9 Physical A 4 A 10Electri...

Page 7: ... Assignment B 11 Appendix C Default Tables C 1 Menu 1 Page Format C 1 C 2 Menu 2 Forms Control C 1 C 3 Menu 3 Personality C 2 C 4 Menu 4 Printer Control C 2 C 5 Menu 5 Serial Interface C 2 C 6 Menu 6 Parallel Interface C 3 C 7 Menu 7 Profile Control C 3 C 8 Menu 8 Form Thickness Control C 3 C 9 Menu 9 Diagnostics C 3 C 10 Menu 10 System Control C 4 Appendix D System Administration Features D 1 Fea...

Page 8: ...50 Symbol Set G 6 G 5 Epson Italic Symbol Set G 8 G 6 Epson Graphics Symbol Set G 10 G 7 Epson Italic Graphics Symbol Set G 12 G 8 DEC Supplemental Symbol Set G 14 G 9 Nationality Overlay Character Set G 16 Appendix H Escape Sequence Quick Reference H 1 Epson FX H 1 H 2 IBM Proprinter H 4 H 3 DEC LA 120 H 7 H 4 TI 885 Optional H 10 H 5 DS 180 H 12 H 6 DPCL Command Sequence Summary H 15 v ...

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Page 10: ...ad Configuration 2 1 Figure 2 2 Ready LED 2 2 Figure 2 3 Primary Keys 2 3 Figure 3 1 Paper Feed Paths 3 2 Figure 3 2 Load Paper In Tractors Main Path Shown 3 4 Figure 3 3 Forms Loading 3 6 3 7 Figure 3 4 Placement of Continuous Forms 3 7 Figure 3 5 Turn On Power 3 7 Figure 3 6 Press Load Key 3 8 Figure 3 7 Loading Cut Sheet Form 3 9 Figure 3 8 Tear Bar Scale 3 10 Figure 3 9 Set First Print Line 3 ...

Page 11: ...Title Page Figure B 1 36 Pin Parallel Interface Connector B 2 Figure B 2 Signal Timing Pattern Sheet 1 of 2 B 3 Figure B 2 Signal Timing Pattern Sheet 2 of 2 B 4 viii ...

Page 12: ...gibility on every copy Demand document printing Automatic Form Thickness adjustment Forms parking and reloading at the touch of a key Ten user defined profiles for quick forms set up Paper path selection by profile selection downline command or active interface Emulations Epson FX DEC LA 120 IBM Graphics IBM Proprinter XL DS 180 Automatic voltage select power supply Ribbon Life Monitor feature tha...

Page 13: ...eft tractor with Alignment mark on printer Position front paper guides and rear paper supports equally across the width of the form Load 8 5 paper in tractors 6 Press the Load key or insert a cut sheet 7 Open the Keypad Door to enter Setup Mode 8 Use the Quick Access key the Value keys and the Enter key to set margins 9 Close the Keypad Door 10 Press the Profile key to save settings 1 2 11 Press t...

Page 14: ...Press the Enter key to start the self test Press the Enter key or close the Setup Door to stop the self test 1 3 1 3 Unpack The Printer Remove the following from the shipping carton Dot Matrix Printer ...

Page 15: ...will be needed in the event the printer must be shipped 1 4 1 4 Choosing A Place For The Printer The printer weighs approximately 45 pounds Its dimensions are 17 0 inches 431 mm wide x 15 7 inches 398 mm deep x 12 3 312 mm inches high Dual tractor top roller versions CAUTION SHIPPING THE PRINTER IN ANY CONTAINER OTHER THAN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING MAY RESULT IN SHIPPING DAMAGE AND MAY VOID THE PRINT...

Page 16: ...rface and align lower front edge of printer with table edge The feet should be at least one inch from the edge of the table 5 Locate the printer near a grounded power receptacle and use the power cord provided Do not use an extension cord to connect the printer 6 Avoid the following Direct sunlight or excessively illuminated areas Direct placement in front of air conditioning or heating vents Extr...

Page 17: ...t tractor path and cut sheet Friction Feed path with top roller set and sound reduction access cover Use the following illustrations to locate the major printer parts for each model The standard model is used to illustrate most of the procedures in this manual Figure 1 1 External Printer Parts Standard Model 1 6 ...

Page 18: ...Figure 1 1 External Printer Parts Dual Path And Sound Reduction Access Cover Figure 1 2 Internal Printer Parts Standard Model 1 7 ...

Page 19: ...Note Keypad assembly is not shown in order to identify printhead Figure 1 2 Internal Printer Parts w Top Roller Option Figure 1 3 Back Printer Parts All Options 1 8 ...

Page 20: ...outlet A grounded outlet must be used Plugging the printer into an ungrounded outlet may result in increased radio frequency noise generation erratic printer operation or electrical shock 4 Set the power switch to ON The alarm will sound 3 short tones and the printer will display 1 9 CAUTION CONNECTING THIS EQUIP MENT TO AN UNGROUNDED POWER RECEPTACLE CAN RESULT IN ELECTRICAL SHOCK Paper Out Main ...

Page 21: ...Figure 1 4 Install Power Cord 1 10 ...

Page 22: ...hen the ribbon life reaches its set limit the LCD will indicate a Check Ribbon or Replace Ribbon status For detailed information on this feature refer to Appendix E 1 Press the On Off Line key to display off line status 2 Open top access cover and lift roller assembly on models so equipped as shown in Figure 1 5 The display will indicate 1 11 Note If paper is loaded press PARK key to park the form...

Page 23: ...Figure 1 5 Open Access Cover Both Options ...

Page 24: ...ure that it is in the first position as shown in Figure 1 6 Figure 1 6 Form Thickness Adjustment Knob 1 13 NOTE When replacing the ribbon the Form Thickness Adjustment Knob will automatically move away from the form when the paper is parked in the tractors ...

Page 25: ...e the ribbon guide from printhead lift up and rotate towards front 5 Remove ribbon cartridge from printer Figure 1 7 Remove Ribbon Guide 1 14 Note Steps 4 and 5 are not required for initial ribbon installation ...

Page 26: ... front of platen and that ribbon is not twisted 9 Drop the ribbon cartridge into the ribbon alignment slots Figure 1 8 Position Ribbon Cartridge In Printer 10 If the ribbon cartridge does not seat squarely on the ribbon drive rotate the Ribbon Advance Knob in the direction indicated by the arrow on the knob until the cartridge drops into place on the ribbon drive 1 15 WARNING PRINTHEAD GETS HOT DU...

Page 27: ...ure 1 9 Install Ribbon Cartridge 11 With ribbon guide tilted to front of printer place the guide on printhead nose Push down on ribbon guide until it snaps into place 1 16 Figure 1 10 Install Ribbon Guide ...

Page 28: ...the Ribbon Advance Knob in the direction of the arrow marked on the knob 13 Close the top access cover The display alternates the following message 14 Press the Profile key to indicate a new ribbon was installed 1 17 Ribbon Replaced Y Profile N Onln ...

Page 29: ... 5 forms 2 Open the Keypad Door 3 Press the Feature key once The LCD will Show Run Self Test 4 Press the Enter key The Printer self test will start Figure 1 12 The display will alternate between the following 5 The self test may be stopped by pressing the Enter key or by closing the Keypad Door 1 18 CAUTION MARGINS ARE SET FOR 8 5 OR 80 COLUMN PAPER PRINTING OFF OF FORM WILL LEAD TO PRINTER DAMAGE...

Page 30: ...Figure 1 11 Self Test Sample 1 19 ...

Page 31: ...re RS 232 serial RS 422 serial and TTL level 8 bit PC compatible parallel interface Serial and parallel interface connectors are provided on the rear of the printer The 25 pin serial connector is compatible for both RS 232 and RS 422 Figure 1 13 Interface Connectors 1 20 ...

Page 32: ...ld be given to your dealer or distributor to determine the correct cable for your use Attach one end of the cable to the proper connector on the printer and the other end to the host computer Secure the interface cable to the connector with the screws or wire clips provided 1 21 WARNING BEFORE CONNECTING THE CABLE MAKE CERTAIN BOTH THE HOST COMPUTER AND THE PRINTER ARE POWERED OFF ...

Page 33: ...tion 7 Press the Feature key to select Serial RS 232 8 Press the Value keys to select the desired serial mode RS 232 RS 422 NONE Select NONE to disable the serial port 9 Press the Enter key to save your selection 10 Use the Feature Value and Enter keys to change any other required features in this menu Parity Data Bits DTR HANDSHK X ON CTRL ROBUST X OFF CTRL ROBUST MODEM CTRL 11 Close the Keypad D...

Page 34: ...13 Press the On Off Line key to place the printer back on line These features must be changed in all profiles that are used 1 23 On Line Profile 1 ...

Page 35: ... 2 Keypad Operation 2 1 Keypad Configuration This chapter describes the keypad Ready LED and LCD display The locations of all keys and their functions are illustrated below Figure 2 1 Keypad Configuration 2 1 ...

Page 36: ...rinter is on line and ready to accept data Off Printer cannot accept data for any of the following reasons a Printer is off line b Printer is in an error condition c Printer FIFO is full d Printer is powered off Blinking Printer is receiving data and printing This light indicates the Ready Busy state of the interface Figure 2 2 Ready LED 2 2 ...

Page 37: ...ng off a form on a paper path change Load Form Feed If the display indicates a paper out press this key to load paper into the main or alternate feed paths When continuous forms are loaded press this key to advance the paper to the top of the next form Park Path When paper is loaded press the Park Path key to park paper into the tractors When paper is not loaded press the Park Path key to change t...

Page 38: ...ress Adjust or then press the Tear Off key again The new distance is automatically saved in the current profile Line Feed Press this key once to advance the paper by one line When the key is pressed for more than 1 2 second continuous line feeds are performed until the key is released Profile This key allows you to select one of ten user defined profiles To use this key place the printer off line ...

Page 39: ...ough the LCD display Examples are shown below Features and Values On Line Display Off Line Display Paper Out Conditions Initial Display when Keypad Door is open Left Margin xxx On Line Profile 1 Off Line Profile 1 Paper Out Main Paper Out Alt M1 PAGE FORMAT ...

Page 40: ...215 9 mm Continuous Forms Alternate Paper Path Width 3 to 10 1 2 inches 76 2 mm to 266 mm Individual Part Thickness 005 inch maximum 127 mm Total Form Thickness 028 inch maximum 711 mm Number of copies 1 original plus 5 copies Maximum Printable Width 8 5 inches 215 9 mm Cut Sheet Forms Cut Sheet Path Width 2 3 4 to 10 5 8 inches 69 9 mm to 269 8 mm Individual Part Thickness 005 inch maximum 127 mm...

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Page 42: ...3 2 Paper Paths For best results use the main paper path for thicker stiffer forms Figure 3 1 Paper Feed Paths 3 2 ...

Page 43: ...justment Knob automatically retracts printhead to allow for forms loading and repositions to print position after loading To access the tractors and load a continuous form into either tractor proceed as follows For cut sheet forms go directly to Step 8 1 Unlock both tractors by rotating the locking levers 2 Align the left tractor with the alignment mark located on the body of the printer Lock left...

Page 44: ...ht tractor Compare position of paper in left and right tractors and adjust as necessary to keep paper even Improper alignment of paper feed holes Figure 3 3 will result in paper jam Close tractor door 6 If necessary move the right tractor to the right to slightly tension the paper Lock the tractor in this position 3 4 NOTE Proper position of paper supports will help prevent jams CAUTION IMPROPER P...

Page 45: ...Figure 3 3 Forms Loading 3 5 ...

Page 46: ...Figure 3 3 Forms Loading 7 Make sure the continuous forms are located directly under the tractors The paper must hang straight Incorrect positioning of the forms may cause a paper jam 3 6 ...

Page 47: ...witch to On For cut sheet forms go directly to Step 10 Figure 3 5 Turn On Power 3 7 9 After the printer initializes press the Load key to load paper When the load key is pressed the Form Thickness Adjustment knob will automatically move to the correct location ...

Page 48: ...dge is squarely against rollers Care should be taken to keep form straight Printer will automatically load form and go on line NOTE To eject a cut sheet form for any reason press the Form Feed key NOTE If cut sheet form length is between 4 5 and 6 0 verify that the Vertical Gap Position Feature is set to 0 0 located under M8 FORM THICKNESS in the setup mode See Section 4 6 for further instructions...

Page 49: ...3 8 Figure 3 7 Loading Cut Sheet Form ...

Page 50: ...Quick Access key until Form Length appears in the display Press the Value keys to change the setting and press the Enter key to save the setting Set Left and Right Margins To determine left and right margins measure the printed width of the form in inches excluding pinfeed holes and multiply this value by the font pitch The scale on the tear off bar may be used to estimate margin location for 10 c...

Page 51: ... to change the margin setting and press the Enter key to save the setting If you shift the left margin you may want to shift the right margin by the same amount Close the keypad door to exit Setup Mode The LCD will read Press Profile key to save settings Press the On Off Line key to place the printer back on line Press Profile To Save Settings ...

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Page 53: ... above the top rollers If at top of form the LCD will alternate If not at top of form the LCD will alternate 2 Use the Value and Value keys to move the paper up or down to the position desired for next line of print The line directly above the tear bar will be the next print line Figure 3 9 3 Press the Adjust Form key or close Keypad Door The printer will reverse feed the form back to print positi...

Page 54: ...Figure 3 9 Set First Print Line 3 13 ...

Page 55: ... the current print position 4 This adjustment affects the Tear Distance feature and is automatically saved in memory for the current profile and will be applied when forms are reloaded 3 14 NOTE By adjusting the tear distance to a large value the form can be fed through a countertop for example if the printer is located under a counter NOTE For cut sheet units to avoid excessive opening and closin...

Page 56: ...Figure 3 10 Printer Located Under Countertop 3 15 ...

Page 57: ...characters 3 If the print quality is unacceptable too light missing dots or smearing or paper handling is affected adjust form thickness gap as follows a Open the Keypad Door to access Setup menu b Press the Next Menu key to access Menu 8 Form Thickness c Press Feature key to obtain this display 4 Use the Value keys to adjust the form thickness gap Form thickness setting will be stored in memory a...

Page 58: ... thickness setting as follows temporary adjustment not stored in memory a Turn knob clockwise one click until print quality is acceptable b If smudging occurs thickness gap is too small Turn knob one click counterclockwise until print quality is acceptable 3 17 CAUTION MOVING THE PRINTHEAD TOO CLOSE TO THE FORM CAN RESULT IN PAPER FEED ING PROBLEMS NOTE There is no direct correlation between form ...

Page 59: ...Figure 3 11 Manually Move Form Thickness Adjustment Knob 3 18 3 8 Heavy Forms Adjustment ...

Page 60: ... The value in the display represents the location of the printhead for form feeds and paper advances over 0 5 5 Press the Value keys to change this setting For example A label is located on the form from 3 to 5 inches from the left edge of the form Set the Heavy Form feature at 1 5 inches or 6 5 inches to insure that the printhead and ribbon guide is away from the label during high speed paper mov...

Page 61: ...tractors The display will appear as shown 5 Press the Path key The printer will shift to the alternate path then attempt to load paper 6 If paper is not loaded in the alternate path the display will indicate so 7 If paper is loaded press On Off Line key Paper Out Main Load Profile x Paper Out Alt Load Profile x NOTE To use the Path key the Path feature setting must be set to Either in the current ...

Page 62: ...Figure 3 12 Main And Alternate Paper Paths Cut Sheet Not Shown 3 21 ...

Page 63: ...aper path and held in the tractors The display will appear as shown 4 Press the Path key The printer will shift to the main paper path and automatically load paper If paper is not loaded in the main path the display will indicate so 5 If paper is loaded press On Off Line key 3 22 3 11 Paper Out Condition Paper Out Alt Paper Out Main NOTE To use the Path key the Path feature setting must be set to ...

Page 64: ...ch path Main Alt is empty and which form to reload 3 23 3 12 Automatically Changing Paper Paths On Paper Out Paper Out Main Load Checks Paper Out Alt Load Profile 2 NOTE If the Profile has not been renamed to match the form being used the display will indicate Load Profile x as shown in the example above In this case the form associated with Profile 2 should be loaded For more information on namin...

Page 65: ...his feature 1 Open Keypad Door 2 Press the Next Menu key until Menu 4 is displayed 3 Press Feature until the feature is displayed 4 Press Value or to select On and then press the Enter key to save selection 5 Close Keypad Door and press the Profile key to save profile 3 24 3 13 Selecting Paper Paths Using The Profile Key NOTE This may be useful in applications where the printer is unattended or in...

Page 66: ...rofile names and paths Original Profile Name New Profile Name Path Profile1 Checks Main Profile2 Invoice Alternate Profile3 Memos Alternate Profile4 Reports Alternate Example using same path The current profile is named Invoice and the paper path selected by that profile is alternate The new profile named Memos specifies the same path Alt After selecting profile Memos and the printer has successfu...

Page 67: ...here is no form loaded in the selected path main the following message will be displayed After loading checks into the main paper path press the Load key The printer will load the checks and resume normal operation 3 26 Load Checks Paper Out Main ...

Page 68: ...n on paper path selection using profiles The DPCL sequence to change profiles is active in all emulations Select Profile form n SC E1 118 n X Description This command is used to select Profile n where values of n range from 1 to the maximum number of profiles supported approximately 10 The Paper Path may be selected by the Host Computer by configuring the Path feature to Main Alt or Either and by ...

Page 69: ...ple 10 rem select Profile 2 20 Lprint chr 27 E1 I18 2 X Comment See Chapter 4 for a description of Profile features including the Path feature 3 28 NOTE Only the Main selection is available on single path units ...

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Page 71: ...haking etc M6 PARALLEL CONTROL Handshaking Ack After Busy etc M7 PROFILE CONTROL Naming Saving Profiles etc M8 FORM THICKNESS Auto Form Gap Retract Printhead Adjust Form Gap etc M9 DIAGNOSTICS Print Profile Print Test Firmware Rev etc M10 SYSTEM CONTROL Reset NVRAM Key Lock Out Quick Access Key Setup Ribbon Life Setup etc See pages 4 11 through 4 26 for a detailed listing and description of all fe...

Page 72: ...printer off line by pressing the On Off Line key 2 Park current form 3 Change to the desired profile in this case Checks 4 Load the appropriate forms Checks 5 Place unit on line The Path feature specifies which paper path is selected Profile 1 named Report selects the main path Selecting Profile 2 leaves the path unchanged Selecting Profile 3 and 4 selects the alternate path For an application tha...

Page 73: ...res by menu This prevents having to cycle through the entire list using the Feature key in order to get to the desired feature Quick Access This key provides immediate access to typical features required for quick setup These include font margins form length and lines inch The features accessed by this key can be changed to correspond to the user s needs ...

Page 74: ...re values Press the Value key to decrease feature values Enter The Enter key is used to accept new values for printer features After the value of a feature has been changed the Enter key is pressed to save the new settings into memory Pressing the Enter key will also result in a beep Adjust Form This key enables the user to adjust the top of form setting first print line location using the Value k...

Page 75: ...Diagnostic Tests 4 5 Self Test ...

Page 76: ...the Profile key until it displays the profile you wish to print 4 Open the Keypad Door and use the Next Menu key to go to Menu 9 The display will read 5 Press the Feature key until display reads 6 Press the Enter key The printer will print a listing of the profile feature settings 7 Close the Keypad Door to exit Setup Mode after printout is complete 8 Press the On Off Line key to return to normal ...

Page 77: ...roll through the feature menus until you reach the menu containing the feature you wish to change 6 Press the Feature or Feature key to scroll the display up or down until you reach the feature to be changed 7 Press the Value key or Value key to scroll the display backward or forward until you reach the value you wish to set 8 Press the Enter key to record the new value 9 Repeat steps 5 through 8 ...

Page 78: ...ines the lines per inch as 6 To permanently change the lines per inch to 8 proceed as follows 1 Press the On Off Line key to take the printer off line 2 Press Park key to park paper 3 Open the Keypad Door to enter Setup Mode 4 Press the Feature key to select Lines Inch 5 Press the Value key to change the Lines Inch to 8 lines 6 Press the Enter key to save the new Lines Inch value 4 8 7 Close the K...

Page 79: ...printer back on line After pressing the On Off Line key the printer will operate with the vertical motion defined as 8 lines per inch The next time this profile is selected or if the printer power is switched off and back on the lines per inch will remain at 8 lines per inch 4 9 To Save Settings ...

Page 80: ...the right margin minus one Right Margin LM MLL The right most print position in the current horizontal pitch Maximum Line Length See Appendix A Clear Horz Tabs Clear Horizontal Tabs Pressing the Enter key will clear all horizontal tabs Horz Tab xxx Set Clr Horizontal Tabs Pressing the Value key selects the column where a horizontal tab may be set or cleared Pressing the Enter key will Set or Clr c...

Page 81: ...ture allows the user to logically offset the form horizontally to the left up to 1 inch This feature is active immediately when set Valid Horz Adj values are 0 through 144 144ths of an inch Tear x xxx 144 0 0 144 11 0 144 This feature determines the distance the paper is moved when the Tear Off key is pressed Increments are in inches or 1 144th of an inch Manual Tear xxx FF The printer will perfor...

Page 82: ...econds that the form will be in the tear position after more data is sent to the printer This feature works only when the Auto Tear feature is ON HF Pos crg x x 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 5 Specifies the position of the carriage when the Heavy Forms feature is enabled The maximum value is dependent on the current value of the Horz Adj xxx 144 feature HF xxxxxxxxxx On Feed x x 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 Specifies when the...

Page 83: ... selected The straight paper path The 45º continuous paper path or the friction feed cut sheet paper path Printer Displays Paper Speed Values 3 10 Description This feature controls the paper feed speed in inches per second Slower speeds may improve paper handling of certain forms 4 12 ...

Page 84: ... DP 13 3 DP 16 DP 18 DP 20 Data processing fonts 9x9 9x10 9x9 9x9 9x10 9x9 Italic print quality will vary when using DP fonts Draft 10 Draft 12 Draft 15 Draft 16 4 Draft 17 1 Draft 20 Draft fonts 9x12 matrix 9x12 9x12 9x11 9x14 9x12 Courier 10 Prestige 12 OCR_A 10 OCR_B 10 Helvetica 12 NLQ font 18x24 10 cpi NLQ font 18x20 12 cpi NLQ font 18x36 10 cpi NLQ font 18x36 10 cpi NLQ font 18x20 12 cpi Set...

Page 85: ... Denmark II Sp Lat Am Nor Den Swed Fin France II All nationalities are available in all symbol sets fonts and emulations except OCR A and B using Setup Mode The actual nationality selected using emulation escape sequences vary depending on emulation Refer to the Programmer s manual for each emulation IBM CHAR Set 1 or 2 4 14 ...

Page 86: ...Print Zero as 0 Ø Prints Zero without a slash Prints Zero with a slash 4 15 ...

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Page 88: ... to ON and a paper out occurs while printing the printer will automatically change to the other paper path and continue printing if the forms are loaded successfully Path feature must be set to Either This feature is valid only on dual tractor units Vert Graphic xxx ON OFF Specifies status of the TI 885 raster graphics mode if installed When ON Anadex graphics is enabled when DS 180 Emulation is s...

Page 89: ...cy Commands Exit Mode xxxxxx Adjust Return No Adj BC 300 Adjust the form to the next logical line feed boundary upon exiting the Barcode Task mode Return the form to the last active vertical position upon exiting the Barcode Task mode See the J000 command Position the form directly below the last printable pass of the Task mode upon exiting the Task mode Emulates the Barcode 300 exit mode Command ...

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Page 91: ...ace 8th Bit only Mark 8th Bit only Data Bits xxxxxxx 7 8 Refer to the documentation for your host computer to determine data bits DTR xxxxxxx Enable Disable Hardware Handshaking DTR Data Terminal Ready Busy on when Buffer filled to high water mark Printer off line Paper out condition Error conditions Busy off when buffer below low water mark Will remain high at all times Handshk xxxxxxx ENQ_ACK ET...

Page 92: ...filled to high water mark Printer off line Paper out condition Error conditions Inactive when buffer below low water mark Ack xxxxxx Busy After Before Ack will occur after busy Ack will occur before busy 8th Bit xxxxxxx Enable Disable Printer will honor the 8th bit Printer will ignore the 8th bit Parallel xxxxxxx Enable Disable Parallel port is enabled Parallel port is disabled The printer will ig...

Page 93: ...alues including those affected by the application Reset Profile Pressing the Enter key will reset the current profile features to the factory default Ser Prt Off 1 n The profile specified by this feature is selected on each serial print job Par Prt Off 1 n The profile specified by this feature is selected on each parallel print job Port Time 1 sec 1200 sec The amount of time the non active port is...

Page 94: ...et HIGH Whisper HIGH Prints up to six part forms Default value Prints unidirectional up to six part forms Adj Form Gap xxx 0 198 Units Allows the user to specify change the form thickness distance Pressing Value key causes form thickness gap to decrease by 1 unit Pressing Value key causes form thickness gap to increase by 1 unit Hor Gap Pos xx x 0 0 8 5 Specifies the horizontal form location of th...

Page 95: ...VR Gap Pos xx x 0 0 Form Length in Inches Specifies the vertical form location of the automatic form thickness adjustment This is in tenths of an inch and is limited by the current form length 4 21 ...

Page 96: ...nting font renditions Double high Emphasize etc in the current symbol set Paper must be loaded in the printer before pressing the Enter key To stop the test close the Keypad Door or press the Enter key Alignment Test 1 10 Pressing the Enter key will result in printing an alignment pattern This is used for fine adjust bi directional print alignment Determine best sample 1 10 Use the Value keys to s...

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Page 98: ...cleaning approximately every 3 months Clean the cover with a soft non abrasive cloth Use a small vacuum cleaner to remove dust from the carriage platen paper tractors paper out sensors and printer throat A dry lint free cloth may be used to clean accumulated dirt from the carriage shafts and the platen 5 1 WARNING MAKE CERTAIN THE PRINTER IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE AC POWER SUPPLY BEFORE REACHING IN...

Page 99: ...Figure 5 1 Cleaning The Printer 5 2 ...

Page 100: ...off line when the paper supply is depleted To recover from a paper out condition 1 Load paper into the main tractors 2 Press the Load key to load forms 3 Press the On Off Line key to go back on line The error message will be cleared from the display after paper is loaded Figure 5 2 Main Tractor Path 5 3 Paper Out Condition Alternate Tractors Paper Out Main Load Profile 1 ...

Page 101: ...ill appear in the display 1 Load paper into Alternate tractors 2 Press Load key to load forms 3 Press On Off Line key to continue The error message will be cleared from the display after paper is loaded Figure 5 3 Alternate Tractor Path 5 4 Paper Out Alt Load Profile 1 ...

Page 102: ...removed by opening the tractors and pulling the paper straight down 5 For cut sheet Paper that has not reached the platen can be dislodged by pressing Park and or Line Feed and by pulling the paper straight out 6 Carefully remove all paper fragments Make certain no paper fragments are left on the platen ribbon guide or paper sensor Make certain ribbon and guide are factory approved and are in the ...

Page 103: ... obstruction and make certain the carriage can move freely 4 Close the access cover 5 Press the On Off Line key to place the printer on line When the printer goes on line the printer will reset the carriage check the paper path and clear the error message from the display The printer will indicate a paper out condition if the paper needs to be reloaded 6 The form thickness adjustment will automati...

Page 104: ...normal operation close the cover The following message is displayed whenever the cover is closed Pressing the Profile Y in response to this message will cause the printer to reset the Ribbon Usage feature to 0 indicating a new ribbon was installed Pressing the On Off Line key N will resume normal operation without affecting the ribbon usage value However if the ribbon is at 100 usage it must be re...

Page 105: ... 5 NOTE Paper must be loaded prior to performing printer diagnostics 1 Open the Keypad Door to access Setup Menu 2 Press Next Menu key until the display appears as shown 3 Press Feature key until display indicates name of diagnostic to be performed For example 4 Press Enter key to start the selected test LCD display will alternate as follows 5 Press Enter key to stop or close the Keypad Door 5 8 M...

Page 106: ...t prints a complete listing of feature settings for the current profile This is normally used to obtain a quick list of the printer feature settings that can be compared with the computer system Figure 5 4 Print Profile 5 9 ...

Page 107: ...art Number P N xxxxxx xx This feature is normally used by service personnel to determine what level and type of firmware is installed in the printer The information is also included in the Print Profile feature Figure 5 4 M9 Diagnostics oi 5 10 ...

Page 108: ...rating properly It may be used to identify the cause if dots are missing on the print out In this test one complete line is printed using each wire in the print head The wire is noted in the test print out NOTE To prevent printing off the page 80 column paper should be used for this test Figure 5 5 Printhead Test 5 11 ...

Page 109: ...Run Mode Test This test requiring 80 column paper prints the current Symbol set in all fonts available in the printer Figure 5 6 Run Mode Test 5 12 Run Self Test ...

Page 110: ...e not executed The output from the display mode can be compared to the control codes and escape sequences listed in the Programmer s Manual With this information you can determine if escape sequences are correct for the emulation selected Example Assume that the printer is set up for Proprinter Emulation The illustration below shows two lines of text that were printed by the printer The display du...

Page 111: ... on This will clear any possible bad data in memory and reload Profile settings Verify settings by running the Print Profile diagnostic as described on page 5 9 and compare the output to your desired configuration If no changes are needed rerun the print job If problem persists go to the Troubleshooting Table and locate the symptom that best describes the problem you are experiencing Perform the c...

Page 112: ...etting is on See Sections 3 7 3 8 Try changing the value of the Heavy Forms feature described in Section 3 8 Verify that the ribbon guide is fully seated on the printhead Verify power plug connection to the printer Verify paper tension Adjust tractors if paper is too tight or too loose causing buckling See Section 3 3 Make sure the paper holes are aligned properly in tractors Equally space rear pa...

Page 113: ...ge guide Verify that the right edge guide is positioned properly against the form Reduce the Paper Speed Located under M2 Forms Control See Sections 4 6 4 7 To avoid vertical inaccuracy do not print using Double High Double Strike Superscript or Twelve dot high characters over the last 2 inches of a cut sheet form Symptom Corrective Action Improper Print Alignment between first and last sheet of f...

Page 114: ...sy 8th bit control Reset profile and re setup the printer Corrupted Print Verify properly selected profile Serial Check interface cable pin outs cable connections or try a new cable Verify emulation selected Verify baud rate serial type RS 232 RS 422 parity data bits DTR handshaking Reset profile and re setup the printer Loss Of Data Buffer Overflow Check interface cable pin outs cable connections...

Page 115: ...s 3 9 3 14 First Print Line Location Is Wrong Readjust the first print line using the instructions in Section 3 5 Park and reload Print Contrast On Last Sheet Is Too Light Verify that the forms thickness setting is correct for the form being used Enable the Double Strike feature under M4 Printer Control See Sections 4 6 4 7 Select an NLQ Font listed in Section 3 5 Printer Is Too Noisy Enable Whisp...

Page 116: ...2 3 4 6 8 and 12 lines per inch and variable spacing depending on the emulation A 2 Emulations Epson FX 80 DEC LA 120 IBM Graphics Printer IBM Proprinter XL DS 180 A 3 Font Specifications Available Fonts Typefaces Font Pitches Matrix H x W Max Print Speed CPS DP 10 12 13 316 18 20 9x10 622 Draft 10 12 15 16 4 17 1 18 20 9x12 467 Courier 10 18x24 116 Prestige 12 18x20 140 Helvetica 12 18x24 140 OCR...

Page 117: ...Types Main Tractor 3 5 inches to 8 5 inches 88 9 mm to 215 9 mm 1 to 6 part 028 inches 711 mm max thickness Individual parts not to exceed 005 inches 127 mm thickness without factory approval Alternate Tractor 3 inches to 8 5 inches 76 2 mm to 215 9 mm 1 to 6 part 028 inches 711 mm max thickness Individual parts not to exceed 005 inches 127 mm thickness without factory approval Cut Sheet 2 3 4 inc...

Page 118: ...nce advanced is programmable by the user The forms are returned to print position when the key is pressed again or after a user specified timeout period A 6 Communications Interface Communications Buffer Size 12K depending on RAM option installed Size and handshaking limits are programmable RS 232 RS 422 Serial Interface Characteristics Baud Rates 110 300 600 1200 1800 2400 4800 9600 19 2Kb Protoc...

Page 119: ...on 17 0 inches 431 mm wide x 15 7 inches 398 mm deep x 11 3 inches 287 mm high Standard Model 17 0 inches 431 mm wide x 16 7 424 mm inches deep x 2 3 inches 312 mm high Cut Sheet Model Weight 45 lbs 20 4 Kg Standard and Dual Tractor Model 46 lbs 20 9 kg Cut Sheet Model A 10Electrical Power Requirements 97 V to 132V 57 to 63 Hz or 195V to 264V 47 to 53 Hz Auto Select Power Supply A 11Shock And Vibr...

Page 120: ...80 RH non condensing Noise Level Less than 65 dBA Less than 57 dBA with optional covers Electrostatic Discharge Will withstand 15kV discharge with shielded cables A 13Compliance This unit will comply with the following at the time of production Safety UL 1950 CSA C22 2 No 950M 1989 EN60950 TÜV GS Mark CE Mark EMC FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A EN 50082 1 EN 61000 3 2 EN 61000 3 3 CE Mark A 5 Appendi...

Page 121: ...go high PAPER END The PAPER END signal is an active high signal that will go high when paper out is detected ERROR The ERROR signal will go low with the detection of an error condition A fatal printer error condition exists when ERROR is low PAPER END is low and SELECT is high SELECT When the printer is ready to receive data the SELECT signal is set high This signal will go low when The On Off Lin...

Page 122: ... HIGH LOW HIGH LOW Active high Active low Pin 18 can source up to 375 mA Figure B 1 36 Pin Parallel Interface Connector B 2 The following diagrams illustrate the signal timing of the parallel interface when Acknowledge is issued before Busy ...

Page 123: ...Figure B 2 Signal Timing Patterns Sheet 1 of 2 B 3 The following diagrams illustrate the signal timing of the parallel interface when Acknowledge is issued before Busy ...

Page 124: ...igure B 2 Signal Timing Pattern Sheet 2 B 4 B 2 Parallel Interface Enable Disable 1 Set the power switch to On 2 Press the On Off Line key 3 Open the Keypad Door The first menu will appear on the display ...

Page 125: ...th Bit ENABLE DISABLE All three features are contained in Menu 6 Parallel Control Each feature is explained in detail in Chapter 4 After you finish your parallel interface configuration continue with step 8 8 Close the Keypad Door to exit Setup Mode The alternating message will be displayed 9 Press the Profile key to save the setting in non volatile memory 10 Press the On Off Line key to place the...

Page 126: ...host indicating it is ready for more data ENQ ACK The host will include the ENQ character at the end of a string of data When the printer detects the ENQ character it transmits an ACK character to the host indicating it is ready for more data XON ETX Enables XON XOFF and ETX ACK XON ENQ Enables XON XOFF and ENQ ACK Serial port configuration can only be selected through the front panel Only one han...

Page 127: ...X OFF CTRL Only when Robust X OFF CTRL is selected DC3 will be transmitted every time a character is received while the serial interface is not ready to accept data B 7 ...

Page 128: ...s nearly full within 512 bytes b Paper out condition exits c Carriage jam condition detected d Printer is off line RTS 4 This signal will always be held high RTS will be held high when the interface is ready to transmit data CTS 5 CTS is always assumed high The interface will monitor the CTS signal generated by the host in response to RTS When this signal goes on high the host is ready to receive ...

Page 129: ...nal features which allow you to configure the serial interface to suit your needs Parity Data Bits DTR Handshake and Modem Control All five features are contained in Menu 5 Serial Control Each feature is explained in detail in Chapter 4 After you finish your serial interface configuration continue with step 8 8 Close the Keypad Door to exit Setup Mode The messages will alternate on the display as ...

Page 130: ...r Detects 9 No Connect 10 No Connect 11 Data Terminal Ready 12 No Connect 13 No Connect 14 Reserved 15 Reserved 16 Reserved 17 Reserved 18 Reserved 19 Reserved 20 Data Terminal Ready 21 No Connect 22 No Connect 23 No Connect 24 No Connect 25 No Connect These signals are available only when the Modem Control feature is enabled B 10 ...

Page 131: ...erved 6 Reserved 7 Signal Ground 8 Reserved 9 No Connect 10 No Connect 11 No Connect 12 No Connect 13 No Connect 14 Transmitted Data 15 Transmitted Data 16 Received Data 17 Received Data 18 Data Terminal Ready 19 Data Terminal Ready 20 Reserved 21 No Connect 22 No Connect 23 No Connect 24 No Connect 25 No Connect B 11 ...

Page 132: ...rmat Feature Default User P1 User P2 User P3 User P4 Lines Inch 6 Form Length 66 Top Margin 1 Bottom Margin 66 Left Margin 1 Right Margin 80 Clear Horz Tabs Horz Tab xxx Clear Vert Tabs Vert Tab xxx These features cannot be user defined C 2 Menu 2 Forms Control Feature Default User P1 User P2 User P3 User P4 Load 0 72 144 Load Crg Move On Horz Adj 0 144 Tear x x 144 Manual Tear FF Manual Time 15s ...

Page 133: ...h SW OFF Vert Graphic OFF Horz Graphic OFF Power Up On Line Buffer Size 12K Window Size 512 Dbl Strike OFF Ribbon Used DGCL Enable Exit Mode Adjust Command Char 94 Overlap Disable DW Term Disable C 5 Menu 5 Serial Interface Feature Default User P1 User P2 User P3 User P4 Baud Rate 9600 Serial RS 232 Parity None Data Bits 8 DTR Enable Handshk X ON_X OFF XON Ctrl Single XOFF Ctrl Single Modem Ctrl O...

Page 134: ...ntrol Feature Default User P1 User P2 User P3 User P4 Auto Form Gap xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx Quiet HIGH Adj Form Gap 36 Hor Gap Pos 2 0 VR Gap Pos 1 0 C 9 Menu 9 Diagnostics Feature Default User P1 User P2 User P3 User P4 Print Profile P N xx Test Printhead Run Mode Test Alignment Tst 5 Run Self Test These features cannot be user defined C 3 To change these settings follow the direction in Chapter 4 Fe...

Page 135: ...ngth 66 Left Margin 1 Right Margin 80 xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx Add Quick Ftr xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx Delete Quick Ftr xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx Cut Sheet Comp 5 Cut Sht Time Off Ribbon Life 10M Replace Ribn 95 Check Ribbon 85 Config Depends on mechanical configuration Resets to Tractor only on NVRAM failures C 4 Appendix D System Administration D 1 Features Available In System Control Menu ...

Page 136: ...Setup Mode using the Key Lock Out feature Reset the Quick Access List to factory defaults Add features to the Quick Access List Delete features from the Quick Access List Change the mechanical configuration of the printer NOTE Use of these features may be restricted by removing this appendix from the manual To access this menu do the following 1 Load paper in the printer 2 Place the printer on lin...

Page 137: ...lues lock or unlock will toggle respectively The selected values are automatically saved This feature can be set or reset from any profile Any Key Functions necessary to clear an error such as Paper Out Carriage Jam etc are functional immediately regardless if that key has been turned off or delayed The Key Function displayed will be active when pressed The Key Function displayed will be inactive ...

Page 138: ...ature reaches 100 the printer displays Ribbon Life End The ribbon must be replaced This feature value should not be changed unless otherwise specified on the ribbon cartridge box The feature defaults to 10 M characters which is based on the DP font The number of characters printed per ribbon will vary based on actual application The printer stores this value in dots per ribbon to ensure percent us...

Page 139: ...ic Sets the mechanical configuration of the printer This is set to the correct value at the factory This feature is useful if the firmware or main electronics controller board is replaced The value is automatically saved D 3 ...

Page 140: ... the ability to Park the form Adj Up Disables the ability to make minor adjustments in the print position Form Feed Disables the ability to perform a form feed from the key pad Adj Down Disables the ability to make minor adjustments in the print position Tear Off Disables the ability to move the paper to the tear off position from the key pad The Automatic Tear Off feature if set is still active L...

Page 141: ...D 5 Appendix E Ribbon Life Monitor ...

Page 142: ...rcent of total ribbon life is then calculated This percent usage may be checked by entering setup mode and selecting the Ribbon xx Used feature located in the M4 PRINTER CONTROL Group Each time the Top Access cover is opened and then closed the printer will desplay the following Press the Profile key if the ribbon was replaced If not press the Online key This feature may be adjusted like any other...

Page 143: ...ntil the ribbon usage exceeds the Replace Ribbon value At this point the printer will continue printing and will flash the following message on the keypad display This message indicates that it is now time to replace the ribbon cartridge It will remain in the keypad display in place of the On Line display text If the current ribbon cartridge is left in the system printing will continue until the r...

Page 144: ...nter to reset the carriage and resume operation without effecting the ribbon usage value However if the ribbon is at 100 usage it must be replaced before printing may continue 2 Enter Setup mode and manually change the value of the ribbon usage feature to some value less than 100 For additional information on setting features refer to Chapter 4 Features and Profiles in the User s Manual E 3 Append...

Page 145: ...39 27 CR 13 0D 40 28 SO 14 0E 41 29 SI 15 0F 42 2A DLE 16 10 43 2B DC1 17 11 44 2C DC2 18 12 45 2D DC3 19 13 46 2E DC4 20 14 47 2F NAK 21 15 0 48 30 SYN 22 16 1 49 31 ETB 23 17 2 50 32 CAN 24 18 3 51 33 EM 25 19 4 52 34 SUB 26 1A 5 53 35 F 1 ...

Page 146: ...55 59 3B V 86 56 60 3C W 87 57 61 3D X 88 58 62 3E Y 89 59 63 3F Z 90 5A 64 40 91 5B A 65 41 92 5C B 66 42 93 5D C 67 43 94 5E D 68 44 _ 95 5F E 69 45 96 60 F 70 46 a 97 61 G 71 47 b 98 62 H 72 48 c 99 63 I 73 49 d 100 64 J 74 4A e 101 65 K 75 4B f 102 66 L 76 4C g 103 67 M 77 4D h 104 68 N 78 4E i 105 69 O 79 4F j 106 6A P 80 50 k 107 6B F 2 ...

Page 147: ...E HEX VALUE ASCII CHR DECIMAL VALUE HEX VALUE l 108 6C v 118 76 m 109 6D w 119 77 n 110 6E x 120 78 o 111 6F y 121 79 p 112 70 z 122 7A q 113 71 123 7B r 114 72 124 7C s 115 73 125 7D t 116 74 126 7E u 117 75 DEL 127 7F F 3 ...

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Page 149: ... 120 DEC Supplemental Set DEC Supplement To select a Character Set different from the default select the emulation then character set Each character set table contains characters which may be printed or executed as Control Codes This is determined by the currently selected emulation Refer to the chapter for the emulation selected to determine how to print or execute these codes When IBM Proprinter...

Page 150: ...G 2 7 Bit ASCII Character Set G 2 ...

Page 151: ...7 Bit ASCII Character Set Cont d ...

Page 152: ...G 3 IBM Code Page 437 Symbol Set G 3 ...

Page 153: ...IBM Code Page 437 Symbol Set Cont d G 4 ...

Page 154: ...G 4 IBM Code Page 850 Symbol Set G 5 ...

Page 155: ...IBM Code Page 850 Symbol Set Cont d G 6 ...

Page 156: ...G 5 Epson Italic Symbol Set G 7 ...

Page 157: ...Epson Italic Symbol Set Cont d G 8 G 9 ...

Page 158: ...G 6 Epson Graphics Symbol Set ...

Page 159: ...Epson Graphics Symbol Set Con t G 10 ...

Page 160: ...G 7 Epson Italic Graphics Symbol Set G 11 ...

Page 161: ...Epson Italic Graphics Symbol Set Cont d G 12 ...

Page 162: ...G 8 DEC Supplemental Symbol Set G 12 G 13 ...

Page 163: ...DEC Supplemental Symbol Set Cont d ...

Page 164: ...G 9 Nationality Overlay Character Set G 15 G 14 ...

Page 165: ... Device control 3 Disable printer DC4 Device control 4 Cancels enlarged mode CAN Cancel Cancel text in the print buffer ESC Initiates an escape sequence ESC SO Selects enlarged mode ESC SI Selects condensed printing ESC Master Print mode selection ESC Cancel Most Significant Bit MSB function ESC Select character set from ROM or from RAM ESC Define User defined characters in RAM ESC Select Graphic ...

Page 166: ...ng ESC I Enable disable printing of characters stored in the lower control code area 00hex to 31 hex ESC J Perform an immediate line feed of n 216 inch ESC K Select single density graphics ESC L Select double density graphics ESC M Select Elite 12 cpi mode ESC N Set perforation skip to n lines ESC O Disable perforation skip mode ESC P Select Pica 10 cpi mode ESC Q Set right margin ESC R Select int...

Page 167: ...ESC s Select Cancel half speed printing ESC x Select NLQ or Draft Print DEL Deletes the last text character in the print buffer H 3 ...

Page 168: ...4 Device control 4 Cancels double wide printing CAN Cancel Cancel text in the print buffer ESC Select Cancel underlining ESC 0 Set line spacing to 1 8 inch ESC 1 Set line spacing to 7 72 inch ESC 2 Activate line spacing set by ESC A ESC 3 Set line spacing to n 216 inch ESC 4 Set top of form at current position ESC 5 Select Cancel automatic line feed ESC 6 Select character set 2 ESC 7 Select charac...

Page 169: ...ion skip to n lines ESC O Disable perforation skip mode ESC P Select Cancel proportional printing ESC Q Disable the printer ESC R Reset tabs to default settings ESC S Select Superscript or Subscript characters ESC T Cancel Superscript or Subscript characters ESC U Select Cancel Unidirectional print mode ESC W Select Cancel Double wide printing ESC X Set left and right margin ESC Y Select normal sp...

Page 170: ...nce character set language ESC 20h Enable auto carriage return ESC 20l Disable auto carriage return ESC 3 Set vertical tab at current line ESC D Execute a line feed ESC E Execute a carriage return line feed ESC H Set horizontal tab at current column ESC J Set vertical tab at current line ESC 2 Clear all horizontal tabs ESC 4 Clear all vertical tabs ESC n a Advance by n columns ESC c Request for pr...

Page 171: ... per inch ESC 0w Select 10 characters per inch ESC 1w Select 10 characters per inch ESC 2w Select 12 characters per inch ESC 3w Select 13 2 characters per inch ESC 4w Select 16 5 characters per inch ESC 5w Select 5 characters per inch ESC 6w Select 6 characters per inch ESC 7w Select 6 6 characters per inch ESC 8w Select 8 25 characters per inch ESC z Select 6 lines per inch ESC 0z Select 6 lines ...

Page 172: ...haracters ESC P I ESC Select 5 Pitch Characters ESC P J ESC Select 8 1 3 Pitch Characters ESC P K ESC Select 12 Pitch Characters ESC P M ESC Select Double Wide Pitch ESC P N ESC Cancel Double Wide Pitch ESC P O ESC Select Enhanced Characters ESC P P ESC Cancel Enhanced Characters ESC b Select Bi directional Print ESC u Cancel Bi directional Print ESC Ns Set Left Margin ESC Ns Set Right Margin ESC ...

Page 173: ...et Vertical Tab At Current Print Line ESC 1g Clear Vertical Tab At Current Print Line ESC Nv Set A Vertical Tab ESC N1 N2 Nkv Set Vertical Tabs ESC 4g Clear All Vertical Tabs ESC Nd Tab To Line N ESC Ne Advance Paper N Lines ESC 2 Set Line Spacing To 1 6 Inch ESC 0 Set Line Spacing To 1 8 Inch ESC A Set Line Spacing To n 72 Inch ESC 3 Set Line Spacing To n 216 Inch ESC K Select Single Density Grap...

Page 174: ...ct 8 25 Pitch Characters ESC w or ESC 0w Select 10 Pitch Characters ESC 1w Select 10 Pitch Characters ESC 2w Select 12 Pitch Characters ESC 3w Select 13 2 Pitch Characters ESC 4w Select 16 5 Pitch Characters ESC 1 Enable Continuous Underline ESC 2 Disable Continuous Underline ESC A Select Character Set United Kingdom ESC B Select Character Set US ASCII ESC C Select Character Set Finland ESC H Sele...

Page 175: ...rint Line ESC nv Set A Vertical Tab ESC n1 n2 nxv Set Vertical Tabs ESC 4g Clear All Vertical Tabs ESC 4 Clear All Vertical Tabs ESC 20h Enable Auto Carriage Return ESC 20l Disable Auto Carriage Return ESC 4z Set Line Spacing To 2 Lines Per Inch ESC 5z Set Line Spacing To 3 Lines Per Inch ESC 6z Set Line Spacing To 4 Lines Per Inch ESC z or ESC 0z Set Line Spacing To 6 Lines Per Inch ESC 1z Set Li...

Page 176: ...everse Half Line Feed ESC 7 or ESC P Perform Half Line Feed ESC S n or ESC s n Set DS 180 Discrete boolean Feature ESC C n or ESC c n Clear DS 180 Discrete boolean Feature ESC F n 1 n2 Change DS 180 Value Integer Feature H 14 ...

Page 177: ...1 Change Profile I19 P1 Automatic Form Gap Distance I24 P1 Window Size Control I25 P1 Heavy Forms Carriage Position I26 P1 Heavy Forms Activation I27 P1 Cut Sheet Timeout I28 P1 Cut Sheet Calibration I29 P1 Horizontal Gap Position I30 P1 Vertical Gap Position A1 P1 P2 P32 Set Horizontal Tabs A2 P1 P2 P32 Clear Horizontal Tabs A3 P1 P2 P32 Set Vertical Tabs A4 P1 P2 P32 Clear Vertical Tabs F2 P1 Tr...

Page 178: ...Clear Printer Buffer B18 P1 Coax Form Feed After Local Print B19 P1 Coax Form Feed Before Local Print B20 P1 Coax Prints Nulls as Spaces B21 P1 DTR Handshaking Enable ASCII Only B22 P1 Modem Control Enable ASCII Only B24 P1 Eighth Bit Enable ASCII Only B25 P1 Parallel Enable B26 P1 Print Suppression B27 P1 Paper Out Detection Defeat B28 P1 Auto Path Switch Documax Dual Tractor B29 P1 Vertical Grap...

Page 179: ...Character Set E17 P1 Coax Paper Out Timer E18 P1 Baud Rate ASCII Only E19 P1 Serial Configuration ASCII Only E20 P1 Parity ASCII Only E21 P1 Serial Handshake Mode ASCII Only E22 P1 Parallel Handshake Mode E23 P1 Parallel Acknowledge Mode E24 P1 Paper Path E25 P1 Key Control E27 P1 Mechanical Configuration E28 P1 Auto Tear Off Mode E29 P1 IBM Character Set E30 P1 X on Control E31 P1 X off Control S...

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