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Printing

Selecting a Resident Font

You can use the control panel to select a resident font other than the font specified in the
selected macro or by commands from the computer.

To select a resident font:

1. Switch the printer to the Pause state if you are currently printing.

2. Repeatedly press the

Font

button

. The lighted indicator

shows the font selected.

Courier 10

Bold PS

Draft

Prestige 12

Time PS

HSDraft

Comp. 17

Nimb. PS

HiDraft

Soft Ctrl.

Font

Macro

Fault

DEC

Protocol

Park

FF/Load

PPX24

Set-up/Quit

Top

Exit/Save

Ready

Pause

EP2

Control Panel

Draft:

Draft font at any pitch (last active pitch or software pitch)

HSDraft:

High-speed draft font at any pitch (last active pitch or software pitch)

HiDraft *:

High-impact draft font at any pitch (last active pitch or software pitch)

Courier 10:

Courier font at 10 cpi

Prestige 12:

Prestige Elite font at 12 cpi

Compress 17:

Compressed font at 17 cpi

Bold PS:

Boldface font proportionally spaced

Time PS:

Timeless font proportionally spaced

Nimb. PS:

Nimbus Sans font proportionally spaced

Soft Ctrl:

Font selected by commands from the computer

* The HiDraft font optimizes print quality for multipart forms.

3. Press the

Pause

button to return the printer to printing, if necessary.

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Summary of Contents for LA30N

Page 1: ...Order Number EK LA30E UG 001 User Guide TM LA30N LA30W Companion Printer 1 Cover 1 UG 28 05 96 13 58 1...

Page 2: ...1 Cover 1 UG 28 05 96 13 58 2...

Page 3: ...LA30N LA30W Companion Printer User Guide Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard Massachusetts 00_0 Title Page 2 23 05 96 14 09 1...

Page 4: ...00_0 Title Page 2 23 05 96 14 09 2...

Page 5: ...ing Single Sheets 2 13 Using Continuous Forms 2 14 Positioning the Paper Stack 2 15 Loading Continuous Forms Push Tractor and Rear Feed 2 16 Loading Continuous Forms Pull Tractor and Bottom Feed 2 19...

Page 6: ...uous Forms 3 10 4 Using Set Up Mode 4 1 What is Set Up Mode for 4 1 How Set Up Works 4 2 Entering the Set Up Mode 4 2 Overview of the Set Up Mode 4 5 Set Up Mode Functions 4 5 Points to Remember 4 11...

Page 7: ...ical Alignment 6 7 A Supplies and Options A 1 Supplies A 1 Options A 1 Documentation A 1 Installing Options A 2 Installing the Color Kit A 2 B Printer and Paper Specifications B 1 Physical Specificati...

Page 8: ...ter X24E and XL24E Protocol and Epson ESC P2 Protocol E 18 Default Sets E 18 IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E Protocol E 24 IBM Set 1 2 E 24 Epson ESC P2 Protocol E 25 National Character Sets E 25 F Resi...

Page 9: ...t time users Experienced users can skip some of the details using the table of contents and chapter introductions to locate specific information This part has several appendixes a glossary and an inde...

Page 10: ...rs mechanism The only visible difference concerns the accurate location of the notch scale of the paper thickness lever Specification differences are clearly identified further in this User Guide Orga...

Page 11: ...pendices a glossary and an index Appendix A gives order numbers for printer supplies and options explaining how to install them Other appendices provide additional technical information about the prin...

Page 12: ...00_3 Preface 23 05 96 13 55 10...

Page 13: ...t two sections Software compatibility This printer which operates with the DEC PPL2 protocol the IBM Proprinter X24E LA30N or IBM Proprinter XL24E LA30W protocol and the Epson ESC P2 protocol for Epso...

Page 14: ...to be fed through the slot at the bottom of the printer Automatic tear off advancing With factory settings of the Set Up mode continuous forms perforations are automatically advanced up to the tear ba...

Page 15: ...s forms push tractor feed and pull tractor feed Feeding and positioning paper Switching paper types Tips for paper handling are given at the end of this chapter Check that section if you are using mul...

Page 16: ...2 2 Paper Handling Parts of the Printer Front and Rear Views w e r t y u q i o 0 1 7 6 5 3 2 8 4 02 Chapter 2 23 05 96 14 16 2...

Page 17: ...d paper select print features or change the printer s optional settings 8 Power switch to switch the printer on off 9 Paper select lever to switch the paper source 10 Print head to apply ink to the pa...

Page 18: ...cond table lists Normal mode operations and required user response Operations are listed by functions Basic States of the Printer Indicator Status Printer Status Ready On The printer is ready for prin...

Page 19: ...ing Off Press Pause if the TEAR option is switched from AUTO to MANUAL in Set Up mode Return paper to previous position Not printing Off Press Pause if the TEAR option is switched from AUTO to MANUAL...

Page 20: ...e cursor to select Off Not printing Off Press or button a Set Up Function or Value Move cursor to select Off Not printing Off Press or button a Set Up Option Select a Set Up Function Off Not printing...

Page 21: ...rt forms Continuous forms include labels and multipart forms fed into the printer using the forms tractors For best results use paper that meets the specifications listed in the following table See Ap...

Page 22: ...Courier 10 Bold PS Draft Prestige 12 Time PS HSDraft Comp 17 Nimb PS HiDraft Soft Ctrl Font Macro M1 M2 Fault DEC Protocol Park LF FF Load PPX24 Set Up Quit Top Exit Save Ready Pause EP2 M2 M1 Paper s...

Page 23: ...ently store the TOF position adjusted by the button and the button in TOF Adjustment mode Pause Press Pause to advance the forms perforation to the tear bar Tear off the forms then press Pause again t...

Page 24: ...ickness lever located at the top right corner of the printer allows you to adjust for different paper thicknesses Be sure to adjust the paper thickness lever whenever you change the number of copies b...

Page 25: ...s section describes how to load paper in the cut sheet stand The cut sheet stand allows paper to be loaded manually one sheet at a time Loading a Single Sheet of Paper To load a sheet of paper into th...

Page 26: ...elect Lever and Left Paper Guide 5 Adjust the right paper guide e to the width of paper Insert the paper into the cut sheet stand Make sure that the bottom edge of the paper engages snugly with the pl...

Page 27: ...the printer For permanent adjustment see the section Feeding and Positioning Paper later in this chapter 7 Place the printer in the Ready state Print a sample page and check the page margins Make the...

Page 28: ...rear of the printer it pushes paper from the rear to the platen This is called push tractor feeding If the forms tractor unit is mounted at the top of the printer it pulls paper from the bottom or rea...

Page 29: ...pull bottom feed Caution When using paper stapled multipart forms in push feed raise the cut sheet stand e After the paper is installed in the printer the paper path should look like this Good placeme...

Page 30: ...ms paper 1 Make sure that the printer is turned on Remove any single sheet paper from the printer 2 If necessary readjust the paper thickness lever for continuous forms See the section Adjusting for P...

Page 31: ...own to secure the tractor Center the middle forms support Note The tractor guide u can be found below the right forms tractor as seen from the back This tractor guide is a short inch based ruler gradu...

Page 32: ...taut Push the left locking lever down to secure the tractor in place Unlock the back cover from the cut sheet stand to close it 10 When using paper stapled multipart forms leave the cut sheet stand e...

Page 33: ...parts of the tractor unit This subsection explains how to use continuous forms when the forms tractor unit is installed at the top of the printer The forms tractor unit pulls continuous forms This is...

Page 34: ...f the tractor unit to detach the catches q of the tractor unit from the support studs w Then pull the tractor unit Removing the Tractor Unit 3 Set the cut sheet stand and the back cover to the down po...

Page 35: ...Feed 6 Turn the platen knob to make sure that the tractor gear fully engages the platen shaft gear Lean the top cover and the acoustic cover against the tractor unit The following are the procedures t...

Page 36: ...he platen Passing Continuous Forms Paper From Under the Printer 6 Close the front cover q and open the top cover 7 Open the two holders of the left and right tractors Each tractor has a larger main ho...

Page 37: ...12 Press the Pause button to place the printer in the Ready state Print a sample page and check the first line and the page margins Make the following adjustments as necessary Horizontal alignment Mo...

Page 38: ...operation was unsuccessful paper not actually parked and Fault indicator blinking Press the Pause button The printer switches to the Ready state and the paper moves according to the setting of the TEA...

Page 39: ...position the paper perforation in front of the tear bar Note If the printing job does not include a form feed command after pressing the Pause button the paper is only automatically fed so that you ca...

Page 40: ...a form feed occurs Top line q This is the line where the printing actually starts To define a top margin select the number of this line within Set Up mode TOP MRGN option Example In the following pict...

Page 41: ...2 27 Paper Handling 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 48 49 50 ABCDEFGHIJ ABCDEFGHIJ TOF L ABCDEFGHIJ 51 52 TOF Print Area Definition w q t e r 02 Chapter 2 23 05 96 14 18 27...

Page 42: ...tractor The adjustment is reflected to the Top of Form setting of Macro 1 or Macro 2 currently selected from the control panel Note This adjustment is not available for continuous forms fed by the pul...

Page 43: ...e Exit Save button The printer returns to Normal mode To temporarily save the value press the Set Up Quit button The printer returns to Normal mode The new value is lost at next power off Note The use...

Page 44: ...his chapter Put a sheet of paper on the cut sheet stand with its bottom edge aligned with the platen The paper automatically advance to the top of form position if the option S SHEET LD Single Sheet L...

Page 45: ...paper To Reinstall the Tractor Unit for Push Tractor Feed 1 Open the acoustic cover and the top cover 2 Pull up both ends of the tractor unit to detach the catches of the tractor unit from the support...

Page 46: ...se the envelopes may jam in the printer Labels Be careful to check operating conditions when using labels Labels are sensitive to temperature and humidity Only use labels mounted on continuous forms b...

Page 47: ...er interprets commands from the computer and how your printed pages will look For example print features include the following Protocol Font Pitch characters per horizontal inch Line spacing lines per...

Page 48: ...col buttons as follows Macro to select one of the two sets of print features Macro 1 M1 and Macro 2 M2 Font to select one of nine resident fonts You can access three other fonts in Set Up mode Protoco...

Page 49: ...ndicator is lit and the Ready indicator is lit the Fault indicator will be lit if no paper is loaded That is all of the print features assigned to Macro 1 are enabled fonts used depend on font command...

Page 50: ...is set to Draft and Macro 2 to Courier You switch the Font selection of Macro 1 from Draft to Prestige using the Font button When you switch the Macro selection from Macro 1 to Macro 2 Prestige will...

Page 51: ...AGM No No Epson mode Epson national character set USA USA 1 When you change the Macro selection and that the new Top of Form value is different from the former paper is automatically fed to the next p...

Page 52: ...e switch time 2 seconds Baud rate 9600 bps Bits and parity 8 bits and none Buffer control XON XOFF Disconnected on fault No Adjustments Settings Print Feature Factory Settings Fanfold adjust continuou...

Page 53: ...ve Ready Pause EP2 M2 M1 Control Panel Draft Draft font at any pitch last active pitch or software pitch HSDraft High speed draft font at any pitch last active pitch or software pitch HiDraft High imp...

Page 54: ...ssigns different protocols for parallel and serial interfaces To change the protocol 1 Make sure the printer is in the Ready state no data to be printed 2 Repeatedly press the Protocol button q The DE...

Page 55: ...eed mode but not valid for continuous forms in pull tractor feed mode Resuming Printing To resume printing press the Pause button again If the paper is advanced for viewing it is backed to the previou...

Page 56: ...when removing printed continuous forms paper the printer has the tear off function Depending on the TEAR option value of the Set Up the printer automatically feeds the paper so that the perforation fa...

Page 57: ...g environments for your application software Printer operating environments include the protocol font horizontal and vertical pitches page length and margins line mode and printing direction They also...

Page 58: ...Selecting a new value for an option Saving your new printer configuration permanently or temporarily For information on using the printing test and hex dump functions see the section Using the Diagnos...

Page 59: ...Turn the printer back on while pressing the Set Up Quit button until the printer beeps 4 Remove the acoustic cover in order to see the printed text Entering the Set Up Mode OFF ON Set Up Quit 04 Chap...

Page 60: ...IONS menu w The header tells you that the printer is in the Set Up mode The help menu provides a quick summary of how to use buttons in the Set Up mode The FUNCTIONS menu w lists all of the functions...

Page 61: ...the printing test and hex dumps RCALL FACT Resets factory settings in MACRO 1 MACRO 2 INSTALL and ADJUST MENU ACCES Restricts access to Set Up functions from the control panel SAVE EXIT Exits the Set...

Page 62: ...MACRO 1 MACRO 2 PRINT INSTALL ADJUST TESTS RCALL FACT MENU ACCESS SAVE EXIT PROTOCOL PORT DEPND PRTCL SERL DEC PPL2 PRTCL PARL EPSON ESCP FONT DRAFT HORZ PITCH 10 CPI VERT PITCH 6 LPI VERT PITCH 2 LPI...

Page 63: ...of the vertical pitch option Since you do not want to change other than the vertical pitch press the button to select the current protocol Bolded PORT DEPND is underlined and the next option PRTCL SE...

Page 64: ...s printed at the right of the current value 3 If this new value is not satisfying repeat step 1 until the next new value is satisfying Range Management for a Wide Range of Values The permitted range o...

Page 65: ...d beneath SAVE EXIT 6 Exit the Set Up mode saving or not saving the new left margin Press the button or the button to save 20 columns as the new power on defaults in Macro 2 and exit Macro 2 The print...

Page 66: ...DEFAULTS TESTS PRINT TEST and HEXDUMP Printer saves changes and exits Set Up mode Press Exit Save Press Set Up Quit Press or Printer exits Set Up mode without saving changes Select values Press or to...

Page 67: ...e currently selected values see the next section for details To exit the Set Up mode and permanently save your changes select the SAVE EXIT function For details see the section Exiting and Saving late...

Page 68: ...4 12 Using Set Up Mode Printout of Factory Settings Using the PRINT Function 04 Chapter 4 24 05 96 10 30 12...

Page 69: ...rotocol when you set up the printer you do not need to change the PROTOCOL option unless you want to change to a different protocol For MACRO 1 the factory setting is PORT DEPND Port Dependent This me...

Page 70: ...rn the printer on The Macro selection changed is permanently retained in the printer Select the same protocol on the printer as is selected in your software If the protocols are not the same the print...

Page 71: ...Mode 4 18 Paper Source 4 19 Print Direction 4 19 DEC Defaults 4 20 DEC Printer ID 4 20 Auto Wrap 4 20 End of Transmission Disconnect 4 20 Initialization Report 4 20 Automatic ANSWERBACK 4 20 ANSWERBA...

Page 72: ...ocol This is useful when you use various applications in a DOS or network environment and so you cannot determine the protocol The efficiency of this function relies on the recognition of control sequ...

Page 73: ...T Draft font lower resolution than letter quality 3 times letter quality speed HSDRAFT High speed draft font lower resolution than draft quality 3 3 times letter quality speed HI IMPACT High impact dr...

Page 74: ...the physical right margin 8 IN 8 inch page width 13 2 IN 13 2 inch page width 13 6 IN 13 6 inch page width TOP OF FRM Specify the top of form in 1 60 inches See Print Area Definition in Chapter 2 Pape...

Page 75: ...UAL Single sheets selected RSVD 1 Reserved RSVD 2 Reserved RSVD 1 2 Reserved PRINT DIR UNIDIR Unidirectional printing Unidirectional printing is used for the printing that needs the precise vertical a...

Page 76: ...gnored DISCONNECT DTR signal turns low for five seconds when the EOT character is detected INIT REPRT Specify whether the status is sent to the computer when the printer is turned on DEC 423 serial in...

Page 77: ...Roman D NORW DAN DEC Norwegian Danish I SPANISH ISO Spanish D SWEDISH DEC Swedish NORW DAN Norwegian Danish D DUTCH DEC Dutch D SWISS DEC Swiss D PORTGU DEC Portuguese LEGAL Legal D SUPPL DEC Suppleme...

Page 78: ...Graphics D TECH DEC Technical D 7 HEBREW DEC 7 bit Hebrew D HEBREW S DEC Hebrew Supplement D GREEK S DEC Greek Supplement D 7 TURKI DEC 7 bit Turkish D TURKI S DEC Turkish Supplement J KATAKANA JIS Ka...

Page 79: ...50 CP 851 CodePage 851 CP 852 CodePage 852 CP 857 CodePage 857 CP 860 CodePage 860 CP 862 CodePage 862 CP 863 CodePage 863 CP 865 CodePage 865 CP 866 CodePage 866 CP DHN CodePage DHN TURKEY Turkish EC...

Page 80: ...rnate Graphics Mode AGM is used that is the printer is compatible with the IBM Graphics printers NO The base of line spacing is 1 72 inch or 1 216 inch YES The base of line spacing is 1 60 inch or 1 1...

Page 81: ...using the DEC 423 serial interface you must set the serial interface options properly for the printer to function correctly with your system hardware The following table describes the INSTALL options...

Page 82: ...Pause button is pressed NO TEAR Tear off feeding is inhibited under any conditions Specify this setting for labels that tend to peel off during backward feeding S SHEET LD Specify the auto start timi...

Page 83: ...data The interface is active until the input buffer becomes empty AUTO SW Specify the timing of regarding the selected protocol or interface as being inactive when AUTO is specified in the PROTOCOL or...

Page 84: ...D 7 Odd 7 SPACE 7 Space 7 MARK 7 Mark 8 EVEN 8 Even 8 ODD 8 Odd 8 NONE 8 None The mark is logical 1 The space is logical 0 BUFFER CTL Setting of data transmission buffer control for DEC 423 DTR The Da...

Page 85: ...ADJUST Options and Values Overprinted values are the factory settings ADJUST Options Values Description FNFOLD ADJ Adjust the Top of Form origin for continuous forms in increments of 1 60 inch 0 42 m...

Page 86: ...abled even in Normal mode Set Up mode is also inaccessible Note You can return to the All Functions Accessible mode by turning the printer on while pressing the Park LF and FF Load buttons at the same...

Page 87: ...SCII character set For color printers having a color ribbon printing occurs in four colors To start the printing test make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded into the printer Enter the Set Up...

Page 88: ...he button to position the red cursor under HEX DUMP and then press the button or the button The printer selects underlines HEX DUMP goes ready and prints a header at the top of the page Note You canno...

Page 89: ...4 33 Using Set Up Mode Sample Hex Dump 04 Chapter 4 24 05 96 10 31 33...

Page 90: ...6 LINES DEC PRT ID PPL2 LA50 ID LA120 ID LA210 ID AUTO WRAP TRUNCATE WRAP EOT DISCON NO DISCON DISCONNECT INIT REPRT NO YES AUTO ANSBK NO YES BOTTOM MRG 1 LINES 2 LINES 3 LINES 256 LINES ANSWER ENQ NO...

Page 91: ...OLAND MAZOWIA KAMENIC CYRILLIC ELOT927 ELOT928 LTN POLISH LITHUANY 1 LITHUANY 2 MIK MACEDONIAN I SET 1 2 IBM SET 1 IBM SET 2 I DBL HIGT NO YES IBM AGM NO YES E CHR SET USA FRANCE GERMANY UK DENMARK 1...

Page 92: ...04 Chapter 4 24 05 96 10 31 36...

Page 93: ...the printer when the front cover and the cut sheet stand and back cover are removed Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer If the print head carriage does not move smoothly back and forth or paper particl...

Page 94: ...d surrounding areas 7 Raise the cut sheet stand together with the back cover Vacuum the forms tractors and surrounding areas Cleaning the Platen and Paper Bail Rollers Clean the platen and paper bail...

Page 95: ...olves removing the old ribbon cartridge and unpacking the purchased ribbon cartridge from the carton The installation of the ribbon cartridge is detailed in the section Installing the Ribbon Cartridge...

Page 96: ...idge press the ribbon release levers q located on the sides of the cartridge and carefully lift the cartridge out of the printer Removing the Ribbon Cartridge 5 Remove the new ribbon cartridge from it...

Page 97: ...ht end of the head lock wire q forward to release it from the hook at the right of the print head carriage Then release the wire from the center hook 4 Lift the print head to remove it from the connec...

Page 98: ...05 Chapter 5 23 05 96 14 43 6...

Page 99: ...igital Service Center Solving problems The tables in this section describe common printer problems and their solutions The following types of problems are considered Print quality problems Paper handl...

Page 100: ...sure that the interface cable is securely connected to both the printer and computer Make sure that the printer protocol selected in your software is the same as the protocol selected on the printer...

Page 101: ...he section Changing Macro1 and Macro2 Options in Chapter 4 pages 4 18 and 4 19 Change the LINE MODE setting in the printer Set Up mode to CR LF CR See the section Changing Macro1 and Macro2 Options in...

Page 102: ...for rear feeding open the front cover and make sure that the second stud from the left on the printer bottom frame projects outward Paper jams while loading Turn off the printer and remove the jammed...

Page 103: ...Make sure that the interface cable is securely connected to both the printer and the computer See step 6 Connecting the Printer to Your Host System of Setting Up Your Printer page 17 If the Fault ind...

Page 104: ...x dump Print test tells you whether the printer hardware is functioning correctly It prints the print test pattern If the printer hardware is functional any problems you are having are probably caused...

Page 105: ...s paper or single sheet paper is loaded in the printer If possible use forms at least 216 mm 8 5 inches wide for LA30N or 356 mm 14 inches wide for LA30W to avoid printing on the platen Then proceed a...

Page 106: ...ertical Alignment 4 Exit the vertical alignment function Press the Exit Save button to save the new vertical alignment settings and exit the vertical alignment function Note To exit the vertical align...

Page 107: ...cartridges Black ribbon LA30R KA Color ribbon LA30R KC Print head LA30X PH Options Option Order Number Description Color kit LA30X CK Color ribbon included Parallel interface cable BC19M 10 10 ft shi...

Page 108: ...in front of the print head Color Kit Ribbon Shift Unit and Color Ribbon Cartridge To install the ribbon shift unit on your printer turn the printer off and remove the cover from the print head carriag...

Page 109: ...g 16 5 lb 8 5 kg 18 7 lb AC power requirements LA30N A2 LA30W A2 LA30N A3 LA30W A3 100 to 120 VAC 10 220 to 240 VAC 10 6 50 60 Hz 50 60 Hz Power consumption Average 120 VA Maximum 240 VA Heat generati...

Page 110: ...r bar automatically or by Pause button Continuous forms are parked while cut sheets are used Paper type 1 to 5 part side glued or paper stapled fanfolded continuous forms or label sheets with sprocket...

Page 111: ...210 220 437 850 851 852 857 860 862 863 865 866 CP DHN Turkish ECMA 94 ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 2 Hungarian Slovenian Polish Mazovian Kamenicky Cyrillic ELOT 928 ELOT 927 Latin Polish Lithuanian 1 Lithu...

Page 112: ...cps 360 cps High speed draft 333 cps 400 cps cpi characters per inch cps characters per second Line feed speed 60 ms per line at 6 lines per inch Form feed speed 5 6 inches per second Ribbon service...

Page 113: ...8 5 mm 1 3 inch However line spacing may be uneven Print area may be off the paper depending on paper setting or width 25 4 mm 1 inch 25 4 mm 1 inch Print area 5 08 mm or more 0 2 inch or more H H H H...

Page 114: ...epending on paper setting or width Print area Wc Lc Approx 80 mm 3 2 inches for push tractor feed Approx 35 mm 1 4 inches for pull tractor feed May be decreased to 4 23 mm 1 6 inch However line spacin...

Page 115: ...Single 47 81 g m2 40 70 kg or 12 22 lb Carbonless Top 40 64 g m2 34 55 kg or 11 17 lb Bottom 40 81 g m2 34 70 kg or 11 22 lb Top 40 64 g m2 34 55 kg or 11 17 lb Middle 40 64 g m2 34 55 kg or 11 17 lb...

Page 116: ...11 14 lb Middle 40 52 g m2 34 45 kg or 11 14 lb Middle 40 52 g m2 34 45 kg or 11 14 lb Middle 40 52 g m2 34 45 kg or 11 14 lb Bottom 40 64 g m2 34 55 kg or 11 17 lb Carbon interleaved Avoid using sin...

Page 117: ...owing three resident command sets protocols DEC PPL2 DIGITAL ANSI Printer Protocol Level 2 IBM Proprinter X24E LA30N and IBM Proprinter XL24E LA30W Epson ESC P2 Select the same protocol on the printer...

Page 118: ...ging implicit cursor motion Font management and attribute selection Tabs Selecting character sets Reports Miscellaneous Barcode printing Graphics This section is intended for use in conjunction with t...

Page 119: ...uence ESC 1 11 5 12 Pn Numeric parameter or number of units that specify a distance or quantity pertaining to the escape sequence control function or control string Ps Selective parameter or one which...

Page 120: ...C1 Control Code 7 bit environment ESC E PLD Partial Line Down 8 11 C1 Control Code 7 bit environment ESC K Advance paper 1 12 in PLU Partial Line Up 8 12 C1 Control Code 7 bit environment ESC L Rever...

Page 121: ...marks DECSLPP Set Lines per CSI Pn t Pn number of lines per pages Physical Page DECVPLA Set Vertical CSI Pn1 Pn2 u Pn1 position of the origin from Page Length top of form in 1 720 in Alignment Pn2 Pap...

Page 122: ...RP Set Horizontal CSI Ps w Ps 0 Determined Pitch by current font Ps 8 8 25 CPI Ps 1 10 CPI Ps 9 15 CPI Ps 2 12 CPI Ps 11 17 1 CPI Ps 3 13 2 CPI Ps 12 8 55 CPI Ps 4 16 5 CPI Ps 13 18 CPI Ps 5 5 CPI Ps...

Page 123: ...nt off Ps 24 Any underline off Ps 29 Strike through on Ps 30 Print Text in back Ps 31 Print Text in red Ps 32 Print Text in green Ps 33 Print Text in yellow Ps 34 Print Text in blue Ps 35 Print Text i...

Page 124: ...Horizontal Tab ESC 1 deprecated command Set DECSHTS Set Horizontal CSI Pn Pn u Pn tab stop Tab Stops DECSVTS Set Vertical Tab CSI Pn Pn v Pn tab stop Stops DECVTS Vertical Tab Set ESC 3 deprecated com...

Page 125: ...C1 Control Take the next character from G3 Code 7 bit environment ESC O LS0 Locking Shift 0 SI Invoke G0 into GL or Shift In LS1 Locking Shift 1 SO Invoke G1 into GL or Shift Out LS2 Locking Shift 2...

Page 126: ...DEC 7 Bit Hebrew 2 5 3 13 ISO Italian Y 5 9 Legal 4 2 5 3 4 JIS Katakana I 4 9 JIS Roman J 4 10 DEC Norwegian Danish 6 3 6 ISO Spanish Z 5 10 DEC Swedish 7 3 7 DEC Swiss 3 13 Norwegian Danish 6 0 DEC...

Page 127: ...ks DA Device CSI c Request Device Attributes Report Attributes DAR Device ESC ps1 Ps2 Ps1 72 Attributes Psn c Ps2 Psn describe extensions See Report printer to host the Programming Supplement DA2 Seco...

Page 128: ...New password Default password 0 Password range 0 9999 ENQ Send 0 5 C0 Control Code ANSWERBACK Message DSR Device Status CSI Ps n Ps 0 or 5 Request extended DSR Request Ps 2 Enable brief unsolicited r...

Page 129: ...Epson Protocol CRM Control Representation CSI 3 h Print hex representation for all Mode CSI 3 l characters Reset DECASFC Automatic Sheet CSI Ps v Ps 0 No change Feeder Control Ps n Tray n reserved Ps...

Page 130: ...n 9 Codabar c 10 Codabar d e 11 UPC A 13 Postnet 14 Industrial 2 of 5 18 Matrix 2 of 5 Pn2 Width of narrow bars Supported values 10 default in Decipoints 15 20 25 30 Not applicable to UPC EAN and Post...

Page 131: ...odes Code 39 one above the other DECSBCA CSI 0 q DECBAR start data DECBAR stop VPA Pn DECBAR start data DECBAR stop Sixel Graphics Device Control String Envelope Command Function Remarks DCS String In...

Page 132: ...less modified by Pn3 or DECGRA Sixel Graphics Grid Size defined by Pn3 HGS VGS dpi by Aspect Ratio defined by Ps1 Pn3 Value 1 1 2 1 2 5 1 5 1 0 or none No change to HGS and VGS defined by Ps1 1 2 360...

Page 133: ...phics line DECGCI Graphics Color 2 3 Assigns a color to a color number or Introducer selects a predefined color number Followed by parameters Pc Pu Px Py Pz Pc Color number 0 255 Pu Universal coordina...

Page 134: ...C 18 Command Sets Function Command Standard 8 bit Code Table Left Half Standard 8 bit Code Table Left Half C Appendix C 23 05 96 15 07 18...

Page 135: ...C 19 Command Sets Function Command Standard 8 bit Code Table Right Half Standard 8 bit Code Table Right Half C Appendix C 23 05 96 15 07 19...

Page 136: ...cter Sets Power up configuration is as follows GL G0 GR G2 G0 Value for DEC G0 CST Set Up option G1 ASCII G2 User Preference G3 User Preference User Preference Value for USER PREF Set Up option Design...

Page 137: ...h Finnish French Canada German Italian Roman 2 3 4 0 5 11 5 12 5 13 5 14 6 0 7 11 7 12 7 13 7 14 National Replacement Character Sets Loca tion DEC US Norwegian ISO DEC Norwegian DEC DEC DEC ASCII Dani...

Page 138: ...F Single line double width characters on SO or ESC SO Single line double width characters off DC4 Double width characters on off ESC W n on n 1 off n 0 Double height double width characters ESC n1 n2...

Page 139: ...ine spacing to n 72 inch ESC A n 1 n 255 Preset line spacing to n 60 inch in AG mode ESC A n 1 n 255 Set line spacing to 1 6 inch or to the value ESC 2 preset by line spacing command ESC A n Change gr...

Page 140: ...ration skip by n lines ESC N n 1 n 255 Perforation skip off ESC O Set page length to n lines 1 n 255 ESC C n Set page length to n inches 1 n 22 ESC C NUL n Set top of form ESC 4 Color Selection Select...

Page 141: ...m2 data Bit Image Graphics Single density graphics ESC K n1 n2 data Double density graphics ESC L n1 n2 data High speed double density graphics ESC Y n1 n2 data Quadruple density graphics ESC Z n1 n2...

Page 142: ...ESC 5 Select character style ESC q n n 0 Normal 1 Outlined 2 Shaded 3 Outlined and shadowed One line double width characters on SO or ESC SO One line double width characters off DC4 Double width char...

Page 143: ...ESC M Set pica pitch ESC P Set 15 CPI ESC g Proportionally spaced characters on off ESC p n on n 1 off n 0 Set inter character space to n 120 inch for draft ESC SP n or n 180 inch for letter and prop...

Page 144: ...r draft 1 ESC n1 n2 or n 180 inch for letter 1 right from left margin n n1 n2 256 Move print position n 120 1 inch for draft ESC n1 n2 or n 180 1 inch for letter left or right from the current positio...

Page 145: ...th to n lines 1 n 127 ESC C n Set page length to n inches 1 n 22 ESC C NUL n Set page length to d1 d2 256 360 1 inch ESC C n1 n2 d1 d2 n1 2 n2 0 0 d1 255 0 d2 127 Color Selection Select print color ES...

Page 146: ...acter set number 0 1 Active character set number 1 2 Active character set number 2 3 Active character set number 3 d2 0 Italic 1 PC 437 USA 3 PC 850 Multilingual 7 PC 860 Portugal 8 PC 863 Canada Fren...

Page 147: ...ier Scalable font n 0 Timeless 1 Nimbus Sans 2 Courier 3 Timeless 4 Timeless 5 Timeless 7 Timeless 8 Timeless 9 Timeless Set scalable font mode ESC X m n1 n2 m sets character pitch m 0 Keep previous p...

Page 148: ...graphics ESC G n1 n2 d n1 1 n2 0 d 1 Raster image graphics mode Print raster image graphics ESC c v h m n1 n2 data Cut Sheet Feeder Control Feed a sheet from bin 1 ESC EM 1 Feed a sheet from bin 2 ES...

Page 149: ...ystem in Setting Up Your Printer Parallel Interface This printer can communicate with the host in two different modes Unidirectional In this mode the printer operates an industry standard 8 bit Centro...

Page 150: ...BUSY high indicates the printer can not receive data buffer full BUSY high occurs when paper is out an INIT is received the printer is offline or an error condition exists 12 From printer PE H PAPER...

Page 151: ...ogical 1 6 To printer DATA BIT 5 7 To printer DATA BIT 6 8 To printer DATA BIT 7 9 To printer DATA BIT 8 10 From printer PtrClk Set to low to qualify data on reverse channel 11 From printer PtrBusy Re...

Page 152: ...n the table Input denotes a signal from the computer to the printer Output denotes a signal from the printer to the computer The signal level for mark state logical 1 is 5 V to 6 V for space state log...

Page 153: ...Data Ready In Host Printer Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 indicates grounding Pin 6 Pin 5 Pin 4 Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 1 Ready In Receive Data Receive Data Transmit Data Transmit Data Ready Out Cable Bu...

Page 154: ...63 characters of receiving the XOFF code or information may be lost If the paper runs out the printer sends an NAK code hex 15 DTR DTR is a hardware buffer control that is the Ready Out signal on inte...

Page 155: ...cter sets even if they have the same character set name may not have certain characters or symbols depending on the resident fonts selected For details see the table at the end of this appendix For ch...

Page 156: ...acter Set Greek Character Sets DEC 8 Bit Greek Supplemental Character Set ISO Latin Greek Supplemental Character Set Turkish Character Sets DEC 7 Bit Turkish Character Set DEC 8 Bit Turkish Supplement...

Page 157: ...E 3 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 3...

Page 158: ...E 4 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 4...

Page 159: ...E 5 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 5...

Page 160: ...E 6 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 6...

Page 161: ...E 7 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 7...

Page 162: ...E 8 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 8...

Page 163: ...E 9 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 9...

Page 164: ...E 10 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 10...

Page 165: ...E 11 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 11...

Page 166: ...E 12 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 12...

Page 167: ...E 13 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 13...

Page 168: ...E 14 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 14...

Page 169: ...E 15 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 15...

Page 170: ...E 16 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 16...

Page 171: ...E 17 Character Sets E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 43 17...

Page 172: ...are available Code pages 210 220 437 850 851 852 857 860 862 863 865 and 866 CP DHN Turkish ECMA 94 ISO Latin 1 ISO Latin 2 Hungarian Slovenian Polish Mazovian Kamenicky Cyrillic ELOT 927 ELOT 928 La...

Page 173: ...E 19 Character Sets Code Page 852 Code Page 857 Code Page 860 Code Page 862 Code Page 863 Code Page 851 E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 44 19...

Page 174: ...E 20 Character Sets Code Page 865 Code Page 866 Code Page DHN Turkish ECMA 94 ISO Latin 1 E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 44 20...

Page 175: ...E 21 Character Sets ISO Latin 2 Hungarian Slovenian Polish Mazowian Kamenicky E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 44 21...

Page 176: ...E 22 Character Sets Cyrillic ELOT 927 Lithuanian 1 Lithuanian 2 Latin Polish ELOT 928 E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 44 22...

Page 177: ...E 23 Character Sets MIK Macedonian E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 44 23...

Page 178: ...E 24 Character Sets IBM Proprinter X24E and XL24E Protocol IBM Set 1 2 IBM character set 1 and IBM character set 2 IBM Set 1 IBM Set 2 E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 45 24...

Page 179: ...available USA France Germany UK Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Spain 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 Spain 2 Latin America Korea and Legal Common Characters The following table shows characters common to the fifteen...

Page 180: ...E 26 Character Sets National Characters The following table shows national characters that differ with languages Character codes correspond to NRs in the preceding table E Appendix E 24 05 96 10 45 26...

Page 181: ...sident Fonts This appendix provides print samples of the printer s twelve resident fonts Draft High Speed Draft High Impact Draft Pica 10 Courier 10 Prestige Elite 12 Compressed 17 Boldface PS F Appen...

Page 182: ...F 2 Resident Fonts Timeless outline Nimbus Sans outline OCR A OCR B F Appendix F 23 05 96 15 27 2...

Page 183: ...d right to left Bidirectional printing is faster than unidirectional printing because there are no carriage returns Bit The smallest unit of information in computer memory A bit is a single digit eith...

Page 184: ...rower than regular characters Using condensed print increases the number of characters per line Continuous Forms Connected fan folded sheets of paper that are fed into the printer using forms tractors...

Page 185: ...printer control panel Graphics Printing Controlling the print head wires dots individually to produce a picture or an image on the page Hexadecimal A base 16 numbering system also commonly referred t...

Page 186: ...s such as loading and unloading paper feeding paper and selecting print features See also Set Up mode Offline When the printer is offline it receives commands from the printer control panel rather tha...

Page 187: ...printer The forms tractor unit must be installed at the rear of the printer The forms tractor unit pushes paper into the printer Resident Fonts Fonts present resident in the printer s permanent memory...

Page 188: ...ration Top Margin The total space at the top of the printed page The top margin is the sum of the top of form setting the software specified top margin and the printer s TOP MRGN setting in Set Up mod...

Page 189: ...ding Pull Tractor Mode 2 19 Loading Push Tractor Mode 2 16 Placement of Paper Stack 2 15 Recovering from an Unexpected Unloading Operation 2 24 Switching from Continuous Forms to Single Sheets 2 30 Te...

Page 190: ...rinter Commands C 22 Switching to 3 8 4 16 I DBL HIGT 4 24 I F TYPE 4 27 Indicators 2 4 3 2 3 3 3 7 3 8 INIT REPRT 4 20 Input Buffer 4 27 Install Function Description 4 5 4 14 Changing Options 4 25 I...

Page 191: ...n 2 11 Cleaning 5 2 PPX24 Indicator 3 8 Print Area B 5 Definition 2 26 PRINT DIR 4 19 Print Features Selecting 3 1 Print Function 4 11 Print Head Cleaning 5 3 Replacing 5 5 Printed Pages Removing 3 10...

Page 192: ...gin 4 29 Install Installation Conditions 4 25 Macro User Environments 4 14 Menu Access Restriction 4 30 Print the printer configuration 4 11 Recall Factory Defaults 4 31 Save and Exit 4 30 Tests Print...

Page 193: ...ed device is prohibited The length of the parallel interface cable must be 3 meters 10 feet or less The length of the serial interface cable must be 600 meters 1970 feet or less 2 The length of the po...

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