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Specifications

User's Manual

B-9

Type of Paper

Number of Parts

Thickness

Carbon-backed

Do not use in high humidity environments.

Top

40-64 g/m

(34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom

40-81 g/m

(34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

Top

40-64 g/m

(34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Middle

40-64 g/m

(34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom

40-81 g/m

(34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

Top

40-64 g/m

(34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Middle

40-64 g/m

(34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Middle

40-64 g/m

(34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Bottom

40-81 g/m

(34-70 kg or 11-22 lb)

Top

40-52 g/m

(34-45 kg or 11-14 lb)

Middle

40-52 g/m

(34-45 kg or 11-14 lb)

Middle

40-52 g/m

(34-45 kg or 11-14 lb)

Middle

40-52 g/m

(34-45 kg or 11-14 lb)

Bottom

40-64 g/m

(34-55 kg or 11-17 lb)

Carbon-

Avoid using carbon-interleaved single sheets.

interleaved

Top

35-64 g/m

(30-55 kg or 9-17 lb)

Carbon

Counted as one sheet

Bottom

35-81 g/m

(30-70 kg or 9-22 lb)

Top

35-52 g/m

(30-45 kg or 9-14 lb)

Carbon

Counted as one sheet

Middle

35-52 g/m

(30-45 kg or 9-14 lb)

Carbon

Counted as one sheet

Bottom

35-64 g/m

(30-55 kg or 9-17 lb)

kg: Weight in kilograms of 1000 sheets of 788

1091 mm paper

(1.16 g/m

)

lb: Weight in pounds of 500 sheets of 17

22 inch paper (3.76 g/m

)

PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS

#B Appendix B

2000.09.20, 2:51 PM

Summary of Contents for DL-3800

Page 1: ... 00 Frontcvr 2000 09 20 1 55 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...FUJITSU DL3700 Pro 3800 Pro DOT MATRIX PRINTER USER S MANUAL 00_0 Cover 2 2000 09 20 1 58 PM 1 ...

Page 3: ...quipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measure Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC warni...

Page 4: ...einigung des Herstellers Importeurs Hiermit wird bescheinigt daß der die das M33051B M33061B in Übereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der EN 45014 CE funk entstört ist Der Deutschen Bundesport wurde das inverkehrbringen dieses Gerätes angezeigt und die Berechtigung zur Überprüfung der Serie auf Einhaltung der Bestimmungen eingeräumt Maschinenlärminformationsverordnung 3 GSGV 18 01 1991 Der höchste ...

Page 5: ...development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations CE Declaration This product sold in Europe conforms t...

Page 6: ...wing products Product Type DOT MATRIX PRINTER Model Number M33051B and M33061B Approval ID Number S1 2050716 Referred to in this declaration conforms with the following directives and standards Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC 93 68 EEC Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC 93 68 EEC EN55022 1998 Class B EN55024 1998 IEC61000 4 2 1995 IEC61000 4 3 1995 IEC61000 4 4 1995 IEC61...

Page 7: ... translated stored in a database or retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Fujitsu Limited FUJITSU is a registered trademark and Fujitsu Creative Faces is a trademark of Fujitsu Limited Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Coporation IBM PC and IBM Proprinter XL24...

Page 8: ...from your dealer or authorized Fujitsu representative Fujitsu offices are listed at the end of the manual This manual covers model DL3700 Pro an 80 column printer and model DL3800 Pro a 136 column printer Each model has a 100 120 VAC or 220 240 VAC power supply A serial interface is a factory add on option You must specify these when purchasing the printer Other options include a cut sheet feeder ...

Page 9: ...pter describes everyday operations from the printer s control panel such as loading paper and selecting print features in detail After you become more familiar with the printer use Quick Reference at the beginning of the manual to refresh your memory as needed Chapter 5 Using Setup Mode describes how to change the printer s optional settings such as print features hardware options and top of form ...

Page 10: ...cautions and notes are indicated as follows WARNING A WARNING indicates that personal injury may result if you do not follow a procedure correctly CAUTION A CAUTION indicates that damage to the printer may result if you do not follow a procedure correctly NOTE A NOTE provides how to tips or suggestions to help you perform a procedure correctly NOTEs are particularly useful for first time users For...

Page 11: ...esting the Printer Offline 2 13 Loading Paper for the Self Test 2 13 Printing the Self Test 2 14 Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 2 19 Selecting a Parallel Interface Cable 2 19 Selecting a Serial Interface Cable 2 19 Connecting the Interface Cable 2 20 Selecting an Emulation 2 21 Printing a Sample Page Online 2 25 CHAPTER 3 PAPER HANDLING Selecting Paper 3 1 Overview of Paper Operations 3 2...

Page 12: ...ing to Continuous Forms 3 26 Tips on Paper Handling 3 26 General Tips 3 26 Multipart Forms 3 26 Envelopes 3 27 Labels 3 27 CHAPTER 4 PRINTING Selecting Print Features 4 1 Using Commercial Software 4 2 Using the Control Panel 4 2 Selecting MENU1 or MENU2 4 3 Changing the menu font to a resident font 4 5 Locking the selected resident font 4 6 Starting or Stopping Printing 4 6 Starting Printing 4 6 S...

Page 13: ... 5 34 Procedure 5 37 Changing Configuration Options 5 38 Procedure 5 42 Exiting and Saving 5 43 Procedure 5 44 Resetting Defaults 5 45 Resetting Power On Defaults 5 45 Resetting Factory Defaults 5 45 Resetting Factory Defaults in MENU1 and MENU2 5 45 Using the Diagnostic Functions 5 46 Printing the Self Test 5 47 Procedure 5 47 Printing Hex Dumps 5 48 Procedure 5 49 Checking Vertical Print Alignme...

Page 14: ...t from the printer 7 6 Common cause of abnormal paper feeding 7 7 Operating Problems 7 8 Printer Failures 7 10 Diagnostic functions 7 11 Getting Help 7 11 CHAPTER 8 INSTALLING OPTIONS Installing the Cut Sheet Feeder 8 1 Installing the Color Kit 8 2 APPENDIX A SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS Supplies A 1 Options A 1 APPENDIX B PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS Physical Specifications B 1 Functional Specificati...

Page 15: ...al Options D 8 Cable Wiring D 8 Serial Protocols D 10 APPENDIX E CHARACTER SETS Character Sets 1 and 2 DPL24C PLUS and IBM XL24E Emulation E 1 Italic and Graphics Character Sets ESC P2 Emulation E 2 National Character Sets All Emulations E 4 National Character Sets DPL24C PLUS and IBM XL24E Emulation E 14 National Character Sets ESC P2 Emulation E 15 National Character Sets and Supported Resident ...

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Page 17: ...ode see Chapter 5 Normal mode operation includes everyday operations such as paper handling and font selection The printer comes up in normal mode when turned on To enter setup mode press the FONT and MENU buttons at the same time while the ONLINE indicator is off not lit Control panel The table on the next page lists normal mode opeprations with online and offline conditions and gives the require...

Page 18: ... test printing Tear off forms rear fed continuous forms only Unload paper to park position rear fed continuous forms only Required Response Press LOCK and FONT Press LF FF Turn printer on Press I on the power switch Press FONT and MENU Press ONLINE then press FONT or MENU Press and hold LF FF until the operation starts Press LOCK Press LF FF within three seconds Press LOAD Press ONLINE and TEAR OF...

Page 19: ... Software compatibility This printer which operates primarily with the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS command set is compatible with the IBM Proprinter XL24E command set and the Epson ESC P2 command set Various character sets As basic character sets IBM PC character sets 1 and 2 are available for the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation and the italic charac ter set and grap...

Page 20: ...u to use custom fonts 80 column or 136 column print line 80 column printers print in landscape mode using letter or A4 size paper 136 column printers print in landscape mode using legal or standard size computer forms Simple switching of paper types The ability to park continuous forms makes it easy to switch between continuous forms and single sheets This switching is possible even for an optiona...

Page 21: ...ble bin adapter are available for the 136 column printer A cut sheet feeder allows single sheets to be fed automatically Color kit You can turn your monochrome printer into a color printer Seven color printing using a color ribbon is possible if supported by your software The RS 232C serial interface is a factory installable option that allows you to connect your printer to a serial port of your c...

Page 22: ...1 4 INTRODUCTION User s Manual 01 Chapter 1 2000 09 20 2 30 PM 4 ...

Page 23: ...ve a problem while setting up the printer review the section Solving Problems in Chapter 7 If the problem persists contact your dealer This printer is suitable for most business office and home environ ments To obtain peak performance from the printer select a location that meets the following guidelines Place the printer on a sturdy level surface Place the printer near a well grounded AC power ou...

Page 24: ...h the printer or recom mended by your dealer Do not use an extension cord Do not plug the printer into a power outlet that is shared with heavy industrial equipment such as motors or appliances such as copiers or coffee makers Such equipment often emits electrical noise or causes power degradation 02 Chapter 2 2000 09 20 2 31 PM 2 ...

Page 25: ...e printer and its components Make sure that you have all of the items shown below Note that the power cord supplied depends on the printer model 100 120 or 220 240 VAC power supply Checking items received Ribbon cartridge Cut sheet stand Printer Black Power cord User s manual Printer driver 02 Chapter 2 2000 09 20 2 31 PM 3 ...

Page 26: ...ard that holds the print head carriage in place shown below Cardboard Front cover Removing the shipping restraint cardboard 5 Store the original shipping carton and packaging materials for future use For example the original packaging is ideal for use when you move or ship your printer to another location NOTE The interface cable is not included with the printer You must purchase it separately Con...

Page 27: ...ption Extra monochrome or color ribbon cartridges The RS 232C serial interface is a factory installable option If you ordered the interface the board is already installed in the printer Make sure that you received all the options you ordered Installation of options is described in Chapter 8 Once you are sure you have everything you are ready to assemble the printer 02 Chapter 2 2000 09 20 2 31 PM ...

Page 28: ...ingle sheets and continuous forms Install the cut sheet stand as described below 1 Referring to the following figure locate the two grooved notches on the top of the printer behind the top cover Note that each notch has a front groove and a rear groove 2 Locate the two mounting pins on each side of the cut sheet stand Installing the cut sheet stand Mounting pins Cut sheet stand 02 Chapter 2 2000 0...

Page 29: ... position is used for printing most continuous forms Installing the Ribbon Cartridge The basic printer uses a black ribbon cartridge If you have a color kit option you can use either color or black ribbon cartridges To install the ribbon cartridge 1 Open the front cover of the printer For easy installation slide the print head carriage so that it does not face a bail roller 2 The paper thickness l...

Page 30: ...ibbon feed mechanism engages For a color ribbon cartridge option pull the ribbon release plate in the direction of the arrow and press the ribbon feed knob toward FREE The ribbon feed mechanism engages Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to be sure that it feeds properly Mounting pin Ribbon release tabs Ribbon release lever Ribbon release lever Mounting pin Ribbon release plate Black ribbon Color ...

Page 31: ... the ribbon cartridge 5 Press the ribbon release levers inward until the mounting pins snap into the holes of the ribbon support brackets Gently pull on the cartridge to be sure that the pins are secure in the holes 6 Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to take up any slack in the ribbon 7 Move the paper thickness lever back to position 1 which is the correct setting for printing most single sheet...

Page 32: ...bled take a moment to become familiar with its major parts Looking at the printer from the front right side you can see the parts of the printer shown in the figure below Printer components front and right The printer control panel has the buttons and indicators used to load and feed paper see Chapter 3 and select print features see Chapter 4 The control panel also allows you to change the printer...

Page 33: ... tractors Cut sheet stand Top cover Printer components rear Before you plug in the printer Make sure that the printer power is switched off The side marked 1 on the power switch should be raised Make sure that the power outlet is properly grounded Make sure that you use the power cord shipped with the printer This cord is designed to minimize radio frequency interference CONNECTING THE POWER CORD ...

Page 34: ...r may beep and the red PAPER OUT indicator may light and the ONLINE indicator will not light if the paper select lever is set backward to the continuous forms position Move the paper select lever forward to the single sheet position as described in the next section The PAPER OUT indicator will go out This condition is a result of the factory default settings and poses no problem To plug in the pow...

Page 35: ...elf Test To print the self test use paper wider than 215 9 mm 8 5 inches and set the left paper guide all the way to the right to avoid clipping the test pattern Standard letter or A4 size paper can be used lengthwise portrait mode Before loading paper make sure that the printer is on Then proceed as follows 1 Make sure that the paper thickness lever located on the top right of the printer is at p...

Page 36: ...er will be loaded to the top of form position Printing the Self Test The printer has a built in self test program The self test prints the firmware version the names of the printer s resident emulations and all of the characters available in the emulations The self test prints 80 characters per line If you are using a color printer and ribbon printing is in seven colors To print a self test page m...

Page 37: ...e feed form feed button to eject the paper In self test mode LF FF cannot be used to feed paper forward 4 Examine the self test page It should look like the sample on the next page Check that printing is uniform and that there are no light dark or smudged areas If the print quality is good go to step 5 Otherwise try to correct the problem as follows Make sure that the ribbon is installed correctly...

Page 38: ...e top edge has moved past the paper bail rollers Press the FONT button or the MENU button to restart printing If the print quality remains poor turn off the printer and contact your dealer for assistance Sample self test page 5 To exit the self test mode press the ONLINE button The printer will return online 02 Chapter 2 2000 09 20 2 31 PM 16 ...

Page 39: ...1 Load a sheet of letter or A4 size paper 2 Turn the printer off 3 While pressing the FONT button turn the printer back on The printer will start printing the demo pattern 4 The demo pattern stops printing after one page To pause or restart the demo during printing of a page press the ONLINE button 5 To exit demo mode turn the printer off 02 Chapter 2 2000 09 20 2 31 PM 17 ...

Page 40: ...SETTING UP 2 18 User s Manual Demo pattern 02 Chapter 2 2000 09 20 2 31 PM 18 ...

Page 41: ...an Amphenol DDK 57FE 30360 or its equivalent To prevent RFI radio frequency interference the connector cover must be connected to the cable shield At the computer end most computers including IBM PCs require a male DB 25P connector Some computers however require a Centronics connector To determine the type of connector your computer uses refer to your computer user manual Make sure that the cable ...

Page 42: ... computer 2 Pushing the top of the shutter on the right side of the printer by the thumb lift the bottom of the shutter by fingers until the shutter stays open to access the connector Opening the shutter 3 Attach the interface cable to the connector If your printer has a dual interface use the appropriate connector Connecting the interface cable 02 Chapter 2 2000 09 20 2 31 PM 20 ...

Page 43: ...rrect emulation is selected on your printer This section describes the available emulations and their selection For Experienced Users The printer s preselected factory setting is the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS emulation If this emulation is acceptable you may skip this section An emulation is a set of commands used by your software to commu nicate with the printer There are many different emulations avai...

Page 44: ...tware you use most frequently Select that emulation If your software supports more than one emulation select the DPL24C PLUS emulation if possible This emulation has the greatest capabilities If you want to use an emulation that is not supported by your software contact your software manufacturer or printer dealer and ask whether support is available You may be able to obtain a printer driver that...

Page 45: ...line Then press the FONT button and the MENU button As the printer enters offline setup mode it prints the following information Initial printout in setup mode Check that the FUNCTION menu is printed at the bottom of the page FUNCTION menu Function Red cursor on print guide 02 Chapter 2 2000 09 20 2 32 PM 23 ...

Page 46: ...int the following EMULATE options FUNCTION SAVE END MENU1 MENU2 H ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT EMULATE DPL24C XL24E ESC P2 The currently selected emulation is indicated by a short under line In the figure shown above the Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS emulation is selected 4 Select an emulation Press the LOCK button repeatedly to position the red cursor under the required emulation Pr...

Page 47: ...ng a parallel interface the printer usually prints the correct characters automatically However you may need to adjust the page layout or various print features using your software or the printer setup mode If you are using a serial interface the printer may not work at all or it may print a lot of characters In this case the serial settings on the printer do not match those of your computer or yo...

Page 48: ...hat selected on the printer If you are using a serial interface make sure that the printer serial interface settings are the same as those on the compu ter The printer s preselected factory settings are 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit 9600 baud and XON XOFF protocol You can change the serial settings on either the printer or your computer To change the printer settings see Chapter 5 To change the...

Page 49: ...ttings whenever you turn the computer on write the MODE commands in your AUTOEXEC BAT file Make sure that the MODE COM file is included in your root directory If the printer still doesn t work consult your dealer or someone experienced in serial interface communications You are now finished setting up and testing the printer To familiarize yourself with everyday printer operations such as loading ...

Page 50: ...SETTING UP 2 28 User s Manual 02 Chapter 2 2000 09 20 2 32 PM 28 ...

Page 51: ...tipart forms fed into the printer using the forms tractors For best results use paper that meets the specifications listed below See Appendix B for detailed specifications If you are unsure of the suitabil ity of a particular paper try testing the paper or consult your dealer 3 SELECTING PAPER Single sheets 76 to 364 mm 3 to 14 3 in Continuous forms 102 mm 4 in or greater Single sheets 76 to 420 m...

Page 52: ...E button The following figure shows the location of each lever and button Printer levers and buttons Table 3 1 summarizes the use of levers and buttons in paper handling More detailed information is provided later in this chapter NOTE To load or feed paper the printer must be Online but not receiving or printing data Offline but not in setup mode To micro feed paper which is done with the ONLINE b...

Page 53: ... LOAD Load unload Press LOAD to load paper or to retract paper continuous forms to the park position Save adjusted Press LOAD and ONLINE to perma load point nently store the load position adjusted by micro feeding Paper Select paper Move the paper select lever forward for select path single sheets cut sheet stand or feeder lever Move the paper select lever backward for continuous forms Paper Adjus...

Page 54: ...d 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 being printed The paper thickness lever has nine settings 1 to 5 and A to D Use Table 3 2 to determine the appropriate setting for your paper then move the paper thickness lever to the appropriate position Adjusting the p...

Page 55: ...acted to the park position For details see the section Unloading Continuous Forms later in this chapter Table 3 2 Paper Thickness Lever Settings Number of Copies Including the Original 1 1 copy 1 2 copies 2 3 copies 3 4 copies 4 5 copies 5 Ribbon replacement D 1 For carbon interleaved paper the carbon counts as one copy 2 Vary the setting up or down including A to D to optimize printing Select D w...

Page 56: ...ve the paper select lever forward This lever is at the top left of the printer 4 Raise the cut sheet stand Position the left paper guide Note that its movable range is limited Adjusting the left margin Below the left paper guide the cut sheet stand has a scale graduated in units of 0 1 inch When the left paper guide is positioned all the way to the right the left margin is 5 mm 0 2 inch To help al...

Page 57: ...ng see Chapter 5 Margin settings Use your software or the printer setup mode see Chapter 5 LOAD 6 Press the LOAD button The paper will advance to the top of form position The top of form position is the first line on which printing can start To adjust the position of the paper slightly simultaneously press the ONLINE button and the LF FF button or the TEAR OFF button The paper will move forward or...

Page 58: ...printer Set the cut sheet stand to the down position press in on the left grip to release its tab from the hole and then pull out the cut sheet stand For installation of the feeder refer to its user s manual When a feeder is mounted the printer mechanically knows the feeder type and controls the feeder accordingly The following procedure is for the ASF300 cut sheet feeder The same procedure is use...

Page 59: ... guide locking levers forward lock Rear tab Paper select lever To open the paper bin push the bin lever up to the OPEN position The bin lever is located on the left side or both sides of the feeder Push back both of the paper guide locking levers on the feeder Position the left paper guide Pull the left locking lever forward to secure the left paper guide 03 Chapter 3 2000 09 20 2 33 PM 9 ...

Page 60: ...ied by your software or the printer setup mode The following figure is for ASF300 type cut sheet feeder Slide the right paper guide until the distance between the two guides is the approximate width of your paper 5 Manually fan the stack of paper and place it in the paper bin NOTE A short vertical mark inside each paper guide indicates the maximum capacity of the bin Make sure that your paper stac...

Page 61: ...ide leaving a slight gap between the paper guide and the right edge of the paper About 1 5 mm 1 16 inch is sufficient Pull the right locking lever forward 7 Push the bin lever down to the CLOSED position Bin lever Open Close Loading the cut sheet feeder ASF100 Open Close Rear tab 03 Chapter 3 2000 09 20 2 33 PM 11 ...

Page 62: ...ides if required Top of form setting see Chapter 5 Margin settings Use your software or the printer setup mode see Chapter 5 Ejecting Single Sheets If you print using software each sheet is ejected automatically when the end of the printed page is reached To manually eject sheets of paper use either of the following methods Press and hold down the LF FF button to execute a forward form feed Turn t...

Page 63: ...of the printer or below the bottom slot of the printer After the paper is installed in the printer the paper path should look like this Good placement Placement of continuous forms UP Push feed from rear slot with paper stapled multipart forms Push feed from rear slot Pull feed from bottom slot Bad placement 03 Chapter 3 2000 09 20 2 33 PM 13 ...

Page 64: ...ve a cut sheet feeder installed However we recommend that continuous forms paper be loaded before the feeder installed To load continuous forms 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 Paper Thickness earlier in this chapter 3 Move the paper sel...

Page 65: ...middle forms support Locking lever Positioning the tractors Adjusting the left margin Below the right tractor as seen from the back there is a tractor guide short inch based ruler graduated in 10 columns per inch Use the ruler to help position the tractor When the paper edge is positioned to the left most line the left margin is 12mm 0 5 inch including perforation area Left margin including perfor...

Page 66: ...tor as seen from the rear to stretch the paper taut Push the left locking lever down to secure the tractor in place 8 Reinstall the cut sheet stand For installation see the section Installing the Cut Sheet Stand in Chapter 2 9 When using paper stapled multipart forms raise the cut sheet stand to the up position For other continuous forms paper lower the cut sheet stand to the down position Lowerin...

Page 67: ...ed To use pull tractor feed you must remove the forms tractor unit from the rear of the printer and install it on the top of the printer For pull tractor feed this printer is equipped with a paper path slot on the bottom of the printer to allow for continuous forms feed from under the printer You must use a desk or rack that has an appropriate paper path slot For paper path see the section Positio...

Page 68: ... to their original position Removing the tractor unit 5 80 column printer Raise the rear edge of the separator and remove it Pull the bail roller unit up to detach the catches of the bail roller unit from the support studs then remove the bail roller unit Reinstall the separator and pull it to the front of the printer Bail roller unit Removing the bail roller unit Support studs 03 Chapter 3 2000 0...

Page 69: ...the platen shaft gear Lean the separator against the tractor unit Installing the tractor unit for pull tractor feed The following are procedures when you want to feed continuous forms paper from under the printer bottom feed To load continuous forms paper 1 Turn off the printer 2 Make sure that the paper path slot of the printer is adjusted with the desk or the printer rack slot 3 Set the paper th...

Page 70: ... then through the bottom slot of the printer up to the platen Passing continuous forms paper from under the printer 7 Close the front cover and open the two holders of the left and right tractors Each tractor has a larger main holders and a smaller subholder Holder Subholder Opening the two holders 03 Chapter 3 2000 09 20 2 33 PM 20 ...

Page 71: ...and check the first line and the page margins Make the following adjustments as neces sary Horizontal alignment Move the tractor unit as required Top of form setting See Chapter 5 Margin settings Use your software or the printer setup mode see Chapter 5 Graphics printing or multiheight printing Use push tractor feed 8 Set the continuous forms on the tractors in the same way as described for push t...

Page 72: ... remove the paper raise the tractor paper holders and lift out the paper Tearing Off Continuous Forms NOTE Continuous forms paper that is fed by the pull tractor cannot be torn off in this way Your printer has a special tear off edge that allows you to tear off printed pages without wasting paper The tear off edge is located on the separator To tear off continuous forms using the tear off edge 1 P...

Page 73: ...e than three seconds The printer does not allow you to execute reverse form or line feeds from the control panel To feed paper backward manually rotate the platen knob Remember that the top of form will slip from the original setting NOTE If the bottom perforation of your paper is not positioned at the tear off edge the length of your paper may not be speci fied correctly in your software or the p...

Page 74: ...e printer is offline When this function is used immediately after the LOAD button is pressed the adjusted position is retained as the new load position until the power is turned off Pressing the ONLINE and LOAD buttons simultaneously saves the new position permanently If you have more than one type of job it is often necessary to switch between continuous forms and single sheets This section expla...

Page 75: ...ve the paper select lever forward to the single sheet position 4 Mount the cut sheet stand or cut sheet feeder For details see the section Using Single Sheets earlier in this chapter If you are using the cut sheet stand press the LOAD button to advance the paper to the top of form position If you are using the cut sheet feeder you cannot advance paper by the LOAD button only a command from the com...

Page 76: ...print using continuous forms paper General Tips Use high quality paper Do not use paper that is wrinkled or curled at the edges Do not use paper with staples or metal parts Do not use paper with unpredictable variations in thickness such as paper with partial multilayers paper with embossed printing and labels with the backing sheet exposed Store paper in a clean dry environment Multipart Forms Av...

Page 77: ...t labels mounted on single sheet backing Labels mounted on single sheet backing tend to slip and printing becomes crooked Set the paper thickness lever to best accommodate label thickness Do not feed labels backwards using the LOAD button from the control panel Jamming may occur Do not use the printer tear off feature when printing labels If the labels are retracted the backing may peel off and th...

Page 78: ...PAPER HANDLING User s Manual 3 28 03 Chapter 3 2000 09 20 2 33 PM 28 ...

Page 79: ...e spacing lines per vertical inch Color To select print features you can use either commercial software or the printer control panel The method you use depends on the capabilities of your software If your software has most of the features you require you may rarely if ever have to use the control panel In fact your software often overrides the printer settings If your software has limited options ...

Page 80: ...listed on the printer control panel Select one of the two menus Select one of the nine resident fonts Printer control panel The MENU button specifies MENU1 or MENU2 either of which allows you to specify different sets of options in advance Some of the print features include emulation print quality character pitch and line spacing The FONT button specifies one of the nine resident fonts defined by ...

Page 81: ... resident fonts use the FONT and MENU buttons to light the desired indicators as described in the following paragraphs NOTE For easy reference keep a list of your current MENU 1 and MENU 2 settings near the printer To print a list of current settings see the section Printing a List of Selected Options in Chapter 5 You may also want to use the space provided in Table 4 1 to record your settings Sel...

Page 82: ...tter Report Draft High speed draft Font Courier 10 Prestige Elite 12 Compressed 17 Boldface PS Pica 10 Correspondence Courier Outline Uplight Courier Outline Italic Courier Outline Bold Timeless PS Upright Timeless PS Italic Timeless PS Bold Nimbus Sans PS Upright Nimbus Sans PS Italic Nimbus Sans PS Bold OCR B 10 OCR A 10 Downloaded font 0 Downloaded font 1 Pitch 2 5 3 5 6 10 12 15 17 18 or 20 cp...

Page 83: ...Repeatedly press the FONT button The lighted indicator shows the font selected COUR 10 Courier font at 10 cpi PRESTG 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 N Sans PS Nimbus Sans font proportionally spaced DRAFT 10 Draft font at 10 cpi DRAFT 12 Draft font at 12 cpi HIDRFT 10 High ...

Page 84: ...eping the selected resident font fixed Starting Printing Before you start to print make sure that paper is loaded Also verify that the paper thickness lever is set to the appropriate position 1 to D To start printing press the ONLINE button to place the printer online Then start your software Stopping Printing To stop printing immediately press the ONLINE button to place the printer offline You ca...

Page 85: ...nter See Chapter 5 for details on setting PPR OUT The factory default is to stop printing if continuous forms paper runs out and to continue printing if single sheet paper runs out When the cut sheet feeder runs out of paper the printer always stops printing regardless of the PPR OUT setting To resume printing when paper runs out use either of the methods described below Printing the remaining lin...

Page 86: ...he page where printing resumes may be incorrectly printed In this case wait for the entire job to finish printing Then reprint the incorrect pages Resuming from an Area Over The printer senses the left and right edges of paper and stores their positions when the paper is loaded If your software will print data past either edge the printer ignores that data but does not stop printing Rather the ARE...

Page 87: ...after printing Removing Single Sheets When you print using software the printer automatically ejects each sheet of paper when the end of the printed page is reached To eject sheets manually use one of the following methods Press and hold down the LF FF button to execute a form feed or Turn the platen knob clockwise Removing Continuous Forms To avoid wasting paper use the printer tear off function ...

Page 88: ...ethod is useful when you cancel a print operation and do not want to continue printing data already sent to the printer This method does not change or clear MENU1 and MENU2 settings resident font locked state paper loading position settings and downloaded fonts CLEARING THE PRINT BUFFER 04 Chapter 4 2000 09 20 2 34 PM 10 ...

Page 89: ...lations For details refer to the programmer s manuals Optional settings on the printer include the emulation fonts pitch page length and page width serial interface options and the top of form setting When you save your settings in the printer s permanent memory they become the new settings or defaults These defaults are invoked whenever you turn on the printer For example if you save DPL24C PLUS ...

Page 90: ...later in this chapter For information on using the SELF TST HEX DUMP and V ALMNT functions see the section Using the Diagnostic Functions later in this chapter For Experienced Users Once you are familiar with setup mode you may want to use the flowchart at the end of this chapter for quick reference The flowchart lists all printer setup functions items and options Before entering setup mode load c...

Page 91: ...tout in setup mode FUNCTION menu Function Red cursor on print guide Entering setup mode If you do not hear a beep or hear an alarm beep beeps four times you are not in setup mode Place the printer offline and try again 4 When the printer enters offline setup mode it prints the following information 05 Chapter 5 2000 09 20 2 35 PM 3 ...

Page 92: ...ick summary of how to use setup mode The FUNCTION menu lists all of the functions available to you in setup mode Note that the red cursor on the plastic print guide is initially positioned below the SAVE END function Setup mode can also be entered by turning off the printer then turning the printer back on while pressing the FONT and MENU buttons simultaneously until the printer beeps When you ent...

Page 93: ...n you require 2 Press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the function If the function has items and options the printer prints the first item and its options The MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST and CONFIG functions contain items that have selectable options The other functions have neither items nor options The first three MENU1 items and their options are shown below Items are enclosed in si...

Page 94: ...default options are Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS emulation Courier 10 font and letter print quality The chart on the next page summarizes how to select options such as emulation font and print quality and how to use functions that do not have options Setup Mode Example To become familiar with setup mode try the following example This example shows how to change the font and pitch in MENU2 to Prestige Elite...

Page 95: ...ENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST and CONFIG LIST DEFAULT SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT Press LOCK Press ONLINE Press ONLINE Press FONT or MENU Printer saves changes and exits setup mode Select options Press LOCK to position cursor then press FONT or MENU Press FONT or MENU to pause resume See Checking Vertical Print Alignment V ALMT later in this chapter for details Reprint FUNCTION menu Functions having ite...

Page 96: ... to select the current print quality and print the next item PITCH and its options 7 Change the pitch to 12 cpi and exit the MENU2 function Press the LOCK button once to position the cursor under 12 CPI Since you do not want to make any other changes in MENU2 press the ONLINE button to select 12 CPI and exit MENU2 The FUNCTION menu is then reprinted 8 Exit setup mode saving the new font and pitch ...

Page 97: ...t the previous item press the MENU button While in the FUNCTION menu or when selecting a function that contains items and selectable options press the ONLINE button to reprint the FUNCTION menu A short underline under the first two letters of an option indicates that it is the current default setting For example 12 CPI indicates that 12 characters per inch is the default pitch To change the defaul...

Page 98: ...on to position the red cursor under LIST Next press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the LIST function The printer starts to print a list of the currently selected options The preselected factory settings also called factory defaults are shown on the opposite page When the printer finishes printing the list of options it reprints the FUNCTION menu NOTE To remove the printout turn the p...

Page 99: ... the serial interface option is not installed or when PARALEL option is selected for INTRFCE 3 TEAR EN is printed after TEARPOS when AUTO option is selected for TEAROFF 4 LOADTIM is printed after this line when AUTO option is selected for CUTLOAD Printout of factory defaults using LIST 05 Chapter 5 2000 09 20 2 36 PM 11 ...

Page 100: ...MENU2 Options later in this chapter DECIDING WHICH OPTIONS TO CHANGE The previous page shows a printout of the printer s factory default settings In this printout options are listed by functional group Menu 1 settings MENU1 function Menu 2 settings MENU2 function Hardware settings HARDWRE function Print position adjustment settings ADJUST function Configuration settings CONFIG function Most select...

Page 101: ...this chapter ADJUST None If you are not using software to specify the top margin of the page use the printer s default top of form setting 1 inch 25 4 mm from the top of the paper If you are using software to specify the top margin of the page change the default setting to 1 6 inch 4 2 mm See the section Changing Print Position Adjustment Options later in this chapter CONFIG None If you are using ...

Page 102: ...st frequently used emulation to MENU1 Assign the second emulation to MENU2 All of the other settings available for MENU1 and MENU2 are optional Some of the items and options will vary with the emulation To determine which features your software supports refer to your software documentation If you have a color printer the default for COLOR is AUTOSEL which allows you to specify color using your sof...

Page 103: ... information on selecting an emulation DPL24C Fujitsu DL series printers DPL24C PLUS command set XL24E IBM Proprinter XL24E printers ESC P2 Epson printers using the ESC P2 command set NOTE When you change the emulation all MENU1 or MENU2 options are reset to the factory defaults for that emulation FONT For each of the following fonts the recommended pitch settings are given after the font name Whe...

Page 104: ...is option provides the highest resolution but the slowest print speed It cannot be used with the compressed font REPORT Report print quality This option provides lower resolution than letter quality but at twice the speed If you want only the double speed regard less of fonts use the correspondence font The quality of the correspond ence font is higher than that of report DRAFT Regular draft print...

Page 105: ...and MENU2 Items PITCH CPI 2 5 3 5 6 10 12 15 17 18 or 20 cpi characters per horizontal inch PROP SP Proportional spacing 1 12 inch per character space LINE SP LPI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 lpi lines per vertical inch 6 lpi 3 lpi double spacing ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD CHAR W Change also the pitch 2 TIMES or 4 TIMES is selected NORMAL Standard character width 2 TIMES Double character w...

Page 106: ...TRIB Selects an attribute to add emphasis to your documents Only one attribute may be selected at a time NONE ITALICS CONDNSD 1 SHADOW BOLD Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES Underlined options are the factory defaults Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table Options Description ...

Page 107: ...u 7 have the color kit option installed AUTOSEL Automatic color selection Specifies color using your software Seven colors can be specified black yellow red blue violet orange and green BLACK Black YELLOW Yellow Software specification MAGENTA Red are invalid CYAN Blue Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES Underlined options are the factory defaults Asterisks identify items and opt...

Page 108: ... the above resultant value plus the following two settings top of form default 1 inch and the software specified top margin If you are using software to specify the top margin use the default 1 line for TOP MRG LINE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 or 10 lines LET END Software specified margin Top of form Top margin setting Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES Underlined options are the factory...

Page 109: ...s code page 437 UK British English GERMAN German SWEDISH Swedish PAGE437 Code page 437 PAGE850 Code page 850 PAGE860 Code page 860 PAGE863 Code page 863 PAGE865 Code page 865 ECMA94 ECMA 94 ISO8859 ISO 8859 1 PG852 Code page 852 PG852 T Code page 852 two pass PG855 Code page 855 PG866 Code page 866 HUNGARY Hungarian HUNG T Hungarian two pass Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES U...

Page 110: ...M437 IBM 437 IBM851 IBM 851 ELOT928 ELOT 928 PG DHN Code page DHN LATIN P Latin Polish ISO LTN ISO Latin LITHUA1 Lithuanian1 LITHUA2 Lithuanian2 MIK MACEDON Macedonian PG MAC ELOT927 ABG ABY DEC GR HBR OLD PG862 HBR DEC GREEK 11 ISO TUK ISO Turkish Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES Underlined options are the factory defaults Asterisks identify items and options that differ for...

Page 111: ...PANSH1 Spanish I SPANSH2 Spanish II JAPAN Japanese NORWEGN Norwegian LATIN A Latin American FRENCH French DANISH2 Danish II KOREA Korea LEGAL Legal Table 5 3 MENU1 and MENU2 Items and Options Cont NOTES Underlined options are the factory defaults Asterisks identify items and options that differ for the IBM XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations The notes are defined at the end of the table Options Desc...

Page 112: ...are available GRAPHIC Graphics characters ruled lines are available AGM 2 OFF Specifies that Alternate Graphics Mode AGM is off The base of line spacing is 1 72 inch or 1 216 inch ON Specifies that Alternate Graphics Mode AGM is on The base of line spacing is 1 60 inch or 1 180 inch PRF SKP For continuous forms this option specifies whether an inch is skipped around the perforation If you are not ...

Page 113: ...N 11 4 inch page width 11 0 IN 11 inch page width 8 0 IN 8 inch page width ZEROFNT Specifies whether to print the number 3 zero with a slash This is useful to distinguish the capital letter O from the number 0 Invalid for some soft fonts NO SLSH 0 SLASH 0 DC3 CDE ENABLE Enables the DC1 and DC3 codes 5 Any data received between DC3 and the next DC1 is ignored DISABLE Disables the DC1 and DC3 codes ...

Page 114: ... End of line wrap Causes a carriage return plus a line feed OVR PRT Characters are overprinted at the end of a line END Indicates the end of MENU1 items Press the FONT button to print the first item EMULATE Press the MENU button to print the previous item RGHTEND Press the ONLINE button to reprint the FUNCTION menu 1 Unavailable in the IBM XL24E emulation 2 Available only in the IBM XL24E emulatio...

Page 115: ...change are near the end of the list of items Procedure To change the options assigned to MENU1 or MENU2 make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded and then proceed as follows 1 Enter setup mode Press the FONT button and the MENU button simultaneously until the printer beeps Wait for the printer to stop printing The following FUNCTION menu is printed FUNCTION SAVE END MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUS...

Page 116: ...it the selected function and reprint the FUNCTION menu 6 Do either of the following Select another function or Exit setup mode saving your changes For details about other functions see the other sections in this chapter To exit setup mode and save your changes make sure the red cursor is positioned beneath SAVE END and then press the FONT button or the MENU button Resetting MENU1 and MENU2 To rese...

Page 117: ...d Options NOTE Underlined options are the factory defaults PPR OUT Specifies how the printer responds when you run out of paper CNTONLY The printer detects paper out only for continuous forms Printing stops and the PAPER OUT indicator lights red DETECT The printer detects paper out for both continuous forms and single sheets Printing stops and the PAPER OUT indicator lights red IGNORE The printer ...

Page 118: ...e printer status buzzer ON Buzzer on recommended The printer beeps to indicate paper out or other conditions OFF Buzzer off under any conditions WORD LG To determine the required word length refer to your computer documentation Select 8 BIT to print bit image graphics 8 BIT 8 bit word length used by most computers 7 BIT 7 bit word length MSB 0 BUFFER Assigns buffer memory to input data and downloa...

Page 119: ...the timing regarding the AUTO 15S selected interface as being inactive AUTO 20S Serial Interface Items The following FORMAT to DUPLEX items are not printed when you select the PARALEL option for the INTRFCE item Be sure that the options selected on the printer are the same as the options selected using your computer operating system or your software Refer to the documentation provided for your com...

Page 120: ...red by the printer DETECT DSR is detected by the printer DUPLEX FULL Simultaneous data transmission occurs in opposite directions HALF Data transmission occurs in either direction but not simultaneously CTS IGNORE CTS is ignored by the printer DETECT CTS is detected by the printer CD IGNORE CD is ignored by the printer DETECT CD is detected by the printer CSFTYPE Selection of cut sheet feeder type...

Page 121: ...TION menu is printed 2 Select the HARDWRE function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under HARDWRE Press the FONT button to select the HARDWRE function and print the first item and its options as shown below 3 Select an option for the selected item Press the LOCK button to move the cursor to the option you require Press the FONT button to select the option and print the n...

Page 122: ...accumlative line spacing error in a page The first three items are provided separately for cut single sheets and continuous forms The last item is available for single sheets only The top edge of your paper is the physical top of the page The logical top of the page as understood by the printer when loading paper is called the top of form Printing starts at this position Note that printing actuall...

Page 123: ...CNTFINE Fine tunes the top of form position for continuous forms 0 180 29 180 Increases top of form in increments of 1 180 inch 0 14 mm CUT ORG Sets the top of form for single sheets in increments of 1 6 inch 4 2 mm from the physical top of the page 1 6 IN The default is recommended if your top margin is not software 6 6 IN specified A setting of 1 6 inch is preferable when your top 66 6 IN margin...

Page 124: ...ngle sheets 10 90 0 90 Moves the position left or 10 90 right in increments of 1 90 inch 0 28 mm CUT ADJ Compensates the line spacing pitch on the basis of the spacing error accumulated for feeding single sheets by10 inches 22 360 0 360 Decreases or increases in 22 360 increments of 1 360 inch in total END Indicates the end of the ADJUST item list Press FONT to print the first item which is CNT OR...

Page 125: ...TION SAVE END MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT 2 Select the ADJUST function Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under ADJUST Press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the ADJUST function and print the following CNT ORG options CNT ORG 1 6IN 2 6IN 3 6IN 4 6IN 5 6IN 6 6IN 7 6IN 8 6IN 9 6IN 10 6IN 11 6IN 3 Select an option from ...

Page 126: ...at the printer meets your requirements Tear off for continuous forms Autoloading of single sheets Direct decoding of certain commands Enabling of the AREA OVER indicator Table 5 6 describes the CONFIG items and options Items are listed in the order they are printed The procedure for changing the configuration options is described after Table 5 6 Table 5 6 CONFIG Items and Options NOTE Underlined o...

Page 127: ...e printer performs tearoff feed after adding a form feed when data transfer has stopped Note For both settings tearoff positioning will fail if the page length setting does not match the actual perforation spacing The following TEAR EN item is printed when TEAROFF AUTO is specified for the TEAROFF item TEAR EN Tearoff enabled time offset time 0 SEC The offset time is from when data 1 SEC transfer ...

Page 128: ... paper BUTTON Single sheet paper can be loaded by pressing the LOAD button The following LOADTIM item is printed when CUTLOAD AUTO is specified for the CUTLOAD item LOADTIM Autoload start time 0 5 1 0 Autoloading starts when this 1 5 2 0 amount of time passes after you set 2 5 3 0SEC single sheet paper DECODE Command decode timing DIRECT The printer decodes certain com mands immediately after rece...

Page 129: ...tatus after loading paper in offline mode OFFLINE Remains offline after paper loading ONLINE Goes into online after paper loading LOCK Lock function of setup mode NONE Enables all buttons on the control panel SETUP Disables the setup related buttons to keep the printer from entering setup mode during the offline state ALL Disables the setup rlated buttons and the LOCK FONT and MENU buttons S Effec...

Page 130: ...rms and bottom feeding END Indicates the end of the CONFIG item list Press the FONT button to print the first item which is TEAROFF Press the MENU button to print the previous item Press the ONLINE button to reprint the FUNC TION menu Procedure To change the printer configuration options make sure that continu ous forms paper is loaded and then proceed as follows 1 Enter setup mode Press the FONT ...

Page 131: ...r items must be specified do so now Otherwise go to step 4 4 Exit the CONFIG function Press the ONLINE button to exit the CONFIG function and reprint the FUNCTION menu 5 Do either of the following Select another function or Exit setup mode saving your changes For details on other functions see the other sections in this chapter To exit setup mode and save your changes make sure that the red cursor...

Page 132: ... menu should be the last printed line on the page If the menu is not printed press the ONLINE button to print the menu If you are using the SELF TST or HEX DUMP function press the LOCK button instead of the ONLINE button to print the menu The FUNCTION menu is shown below FUNCTION SAVE END MENU1 MENU2 HARDWRE ADJUST CONFIG DEFAULT LIST SELF TST HEX DUMP V ALMNT 2 Select the SAVE END function Make s...

Page 133: ...y Defaults Factory defaults are those settings preselected at the factory For a list of the printer s factory defaults see the section Printing a List of Selected Options earlier in this chapter To reset the factory defaults for all functions proceed as follows 1 Turn off the printer 2 While pressing the LOCK FONT and MENU buttons turn on the printer Continue to press all three buttons until the p...

Page 134: ... printer reprints the FUNCTION menu The default values in MENU1 and MENU2 are now reset 3 Do either of the following Select new options for MENU1 or MENU2 Exit setup mode saving the factory defaults See the section Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options To exit setup mode and save the new defaults make sure that the red cursor is positioned under SAVE END then press the FONT button or the MENU button Th...

Page 135: ...ulation is selected for MENU1 the self test is printed using the settings currently assigned to MENU1 Procedure This procedure assumes that you are in setup mode To print the self test make sure that continuous forms paper is loaded into the printer Then proceed as follows 1 Print the FUNCTION menu The FUNCTION menu should be the last printed line on the page If the menu is not printed press the O...

Page 136: ...o exit SELF TST and remain in setup mode press the LOCK button The FUNCTION menu is then re printed To exit SELF TST and return online press the ONLINE button The printer permanently saves any changes made while in setup mode and returns online The self test can also be started by turning off the printer and then pressing the LF FF button while turning the printer back on As described in Chapter 2...

Page 137: ...Repeatedly press the LOCK button to position the red cursor under HEX DUMP then press the FONT button or the MENU button to select the HEX DUMP function The printer goes online and prints a header and a short help menu 3 Print the hex dump To start hex dump printing send your file or program to the printer The printer goes online and prints the hex dump Press the FONT button or the MENU button to ...

Page 138: ... chapter To return to online normal mode press the ONLINE button If you press the ONLINE button while the hex dump is printing The printer immediately switches to normal online mode Any data that was sent to the printer but not printed is discarded cleared You can also enter hex dump mode by turning off the printer and then turning the printer back on while simultaneously pressing the ONLINE butto...

Page 139: ...ke sure that continuous forms paper is loaded in the printer If possible use forms at least 216 mm 8 5 inches wide for 80 column printers or 356 mm 14 inches wide for 136 column printers to avoid printing on the platen However you can also use letter or A4 size forms if you set the WIDTH option in MENU1 to 8 inches See the section Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options for details Then proceed as follow...

Page 140: ...until the bars are aligned If the bars are offset to the right repeatedly press the MENU button until the bars are aligned In the following figure the first line is assumed to be printed from left to right Bars offset to the left Bars offset to the right 4 Adjust the vertical print alignment at correspondence speed Press the LOCK button to switch from letter speed to corre spondence speed Examine ...

Page 141: ...nces in the IBM Proprinter XL24E and Epson ESC P2 emulations are summarized after the flowchart SETUP MODE REFERENCE 6 Exit the V ALMNT function Press the ONLINE button to exit the V ALMNT function and save the new vertical alignment settings The printer exits setup mode and returns online NOTE To exit the V ALMNT function you must exit setup mode 05 Chapter 5 2000 09 20 2 37 PM 53 ...

Page 142: ...RENCH ITALIAN SPANISH SWEDISH DANISH1 PAGE437 PAGE850 PAGE860 PAGE863 PAGE865 ECMA94 DANISH2 FINNISH NORWEGN ISO8859 PG852 PG852 T PG855 PG866 HUNGARY HUNG T SLOV SLOV T POLISH POLSH T MAZOWIA MAZOW T LATIN2 LATN2 T KAMENIC KAMEN T TURKY TURKY T CYRILIC IBM437 IBM851 ELOT928 PG DHN LATIN P ISO LTN LITHUA1 LITHUA2 MIK MACEDON PG MAC ELOT927 ABG ABY DEC GR HBR OLD PG862 HBR DEC GREEKII ISO TUK TOP M...

Page 143: ...90 10 90 CUT ADJ 22 360 21 360 0 360 22 360 CNTFINE 0 180 1 180 29 180 CUTFINE 0 180 1 180 29 180 LOADTIM END END END NONE 256 BYTE 2K BYTE 8K BYTE 24K BYTE 32K BYTE 96K BYTE 128K BYT BAUD RT 150 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 FORMAT 8NONE1 8NONE2 8EVEN1 8ODD1 7EVEN1 7ODD1 7MARK1 7SPACE1 7EVEN 7ODD2 XON XOF DTR REV CHL DUPLEX FULL HALF DSR IGNORE DETECT AREACNT ENABLE DISABLE HARDWRE ADJUST CON...

Page 144: ... the DPL24C PLUS emulation in the following ways The following options are different CHAR W NORMAL 2 TIMES CHAR H NORMAL 2 TIMES ATTRIB NONE ITALIC SHADOW BOLD The AGM item is provided CHR SET SET 2 SET 1 AGM OFF ON PRF SKIP NO SKIP SKIP The LF CODE item s default is set to the other option LF CODE LF CR LF ONLY 05 Chapter 5 2000 09 20 2 37 PM 56 ...

Page 145: ... 11 5 IN 22 0 IN LANGUGE USA UK GERMAN SWEDISH DANISH1 ITALIAN SPANSH1 SPANSH2 JAPAN NORWEGN LATIN A FRENCH PAGE437 PAGE850 PAGE860 PAGE863 PAGE865 ECMA94 DANISH2 ISO8859 PG852 PG852 T PG855 PG866 HUNGARY HUNG T SLOV SLOV T POLISH POLSH T MAZOWIA MAZOW T LATIN2 LATN2 T KAMENIC KAMEN T TURKY TURKY T CYRILIC IBM437 IBM851 ELOT928 PG DHN LATIN P ISO LTN LITHUA1 LITHUA2 MIK MACEDON PG MAC ELOT927 ABG ...

Page 146: ...owing three ways Enter setup data directly from the computer keyboard before starting your job With MS DOS hold down the Ctrl key and type P Data entered from the keyboard is sent directly to the printer When data entry is complete hold down the Ctrl key again and type P This method is useful when just a few settings need to be changed Use an editor program to prepare a setup data file and then se...

Page 147: ...printer This section explains how to clean and vacuum the printer and how to clean the platen and paper bail rollers It is easier to clean the printer when the front cover the separator and the cut sheet stand and back cover are removed Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer WARNING To avoid any possibility of injury before cleaning the printer turn off the power to both the printer and the computer a...

Page 148: ...sh gently vacuum the platen print head carriage and surrounding areas You can easily slide the print head to the left or right when the power is off Be careful not to press too hard on the flat ribbon cable that extends from the print head carriage Printer interior 5 Re install the ribbon cartridge Close the front cover 6 Open the separator Vacuum the bail rollers paper entry slot and surrounding ...

Page 149: ...ipe the paper bail rollers using the cloth moistened with the platen cleaner Dry the rollers using a dry cloth There are two ways of replacing the ribbon You can install a new ribbon cartridge in the printer or refill the old ribbon cartridge with new ribbon from a ribbon subcassette Appendix A lists order numbers for ribbon cartridges and ribbon subcassettes The following procedure is for ribbon ...

Page 150: ...t guide Print head 3 Move the paper thickness lever to position D Paper thickness lever 4 To remove the ribbon cartridge press the ribbon release levers located on either side of the cartridge and carefully lift the cartridge out of the printer Move to D 06 Chapter 6 2000 09 20 2 38 PM 4 ...

Page 151: ... cartridge option pull the ribbon release plate in the direction of the arrow and press the ribbon feed knob toward FREE The ribbon feed mechanism engages Turn the ribbon feed knob clockwise to be sure that it feeds properly Ribbon feed knob Turn clockwise to tighten Ribbon feed knob Turn clockwise to tighten Ribbon release tabs Ribbon release plate Black ribbon Color ribbon Preparing the new ribb...

Page 152: ...s original position For single sheet printing the correct position is 1 Table 3 2 in Chapter 3 gives other paper thickness lever settings 10 Close the front cover of the printer Installing the new ribbon cartridge Print head Print guide 6 Place the two mounting pins on the ribbon support brackets of the head carrier The two mounting pins are located on the sides of the ribbon release levers Insert...

Page 153: ...head 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the front cover of the printer and remove the ribbon cartridge 3 Pull the right end of the head lock wire forward to release it from the hook at the right of the print head carriage Then release the wire from the center hook 4 Remove the print head from the connector on the carriage as shown in the figure below Replacing the print head 06 Chapter 6 2000 09 20 2 3...

Page 154: ... print head 1 Carefully fit the mounting guide grooves of the print head on the locating studs on the carriage 2 Push the print head into the connector and hook the wire into place in the reverse order of removal 06 Chapter 6 2000 09 20 2 38 PM 8 ...

Page 155: ... help The tables in this section describe common printer problems and their solutions The following types of problems are considered Print quality problems Paper handling problems Operating problems Printer failures Print Quality Problems Poor print quality or other printing problems are often caused by incorrect printer setup or incorrect software settings A gradual decrease in print quality usua...

Page 156: ...essary Check whether the tip of the print head is dirty Clean the head with a soft cloth if necessary The page is blank Make sure that the ribbon cartridge is properly installed Printing is erratic Make sure that the interface cable is securely or the wrong connected to both the printer and computer characters are printed Many Make sure that the printer emulation selected in characters are your so...

Page 157: ...rm in Chapter 5 Check the software specified top margin Refer to your software documentation Check the printer s TOP MRG setting See the section Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options in Chapter 5 Lines are double Check the line spacing setting in your software spaced instead of single spaced Change the CR CODE setting in the printer setup mode to CR ONLY See the section Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options...

Page 158: ...rom the left edge of the platen This problem cannot occur if you use the forms tractor unit or insert a single sheet with its left edge in contact with the left paper guide Make sure that the tractor unit is correctly installed and that the tractor shaft gear engages the platen shaft gear If you are using the tractor unit for rear feeding open the front cover and make sure that the second stud fro...

Page 159: ...thickness of your paper See Table 3 2 in Chapter 3 If you are using a cut sheet feeder make sure that the bin lever is set to the CLOSED position The bin lever is on the left side of the feeder Make sure that the paper is not folded creased or torn Reload the paper Paper jams while Turn off the printer and remove the jammed printing paper Remove any obstructions from the paper path Make sure that ...

Page 160: ... the paper fit directly over holes of the paper the tractor sprockets tear during printing Tips for clearing a jammed sheet from the printer If a sheet of paper is jammed between the print head and the platen and cannot be removed clear it as follows 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord from the receptacle 2 Push up the locking levers to rlease the forms tractors and open the paper...

Page 161: ...ammed paper Common cause of abnormal paper feeding A dirty paper sensor often causes paper misfeeding Clean the paper sensor as follows 1 Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord from the receptacle 2 Remove the front cover and the top cover so that you can access the paper sensors See the figure 3 Use a cotton swab and gently wipe the paper sensors 4 Mount the front cover and the top co...

Page 162: ...printer on again If the printer still has no power contact your dealer The printer is on Make sure that the printer is online but it will not print Make sure that the interface cable is securely connected to both the printer and the compu ter If the red PAPER OUT indicator is lit load paper Run the printer self test see Chapter 5 If the self test executes normally the problem is caused by the inte...

Page 163: ...Options in Chapter 5 The cut sheet Make sure that the cut sheet feeder is firmly feeder does not mounted on the printer operate Open the front cover and make sure that the third stud from the left on the printer bottom frame projects The double bin Make sure that the double bin adapter is firmly adapter does not mounted behind the cut sheet feeder operate Open the front cover and make sure that th...

Page 164: ... 4 Printer Failures Error FONT indicators lit 34 V undervoltage error COUR10 Left end sensor error PRESTG12 Overload printing error COMP17 RAM error Bold PS The following errors cause the printer to turn off the power Print head error Space motor error Line feed motor error 34 V overvoltage error No error condition is displayed if any of these errors occurs Turn the printer off and back on then re...

Page 165: ...u to check and if necessary correct the printer s vertical print alignment For details on using these functions all of which are available in the printer setup mode see the section Using the Diagnostic Functions in Chapter 5 If you are not able to correct a problem using this chapter contact your dealer for assistance Be prepared to provide the following informa tion Your printer model number seri...

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Page 167: ...s for options are given in Appendix A Note that the RS 232C serial interface is a factory installed option This chapter describes what to do after installing each option A cut sheet feeder allows you to automatically feed single sheet The ASF100 single bin feeder is available as an option for the 80 column printer and the ASF300 single bin feeder for the 136 column printer For the 136 column print...

Page 168: ...he manual shipped with the feeder For details on using your cut sheet feeder see the section Loading Paper in the Cut Sheet Feeder Option in Chapter 3 You can turn your monochrome printer into a color printer by installing a color kit on the print head carriage The ribbon shift unit of the color kit is shown below INSTALLING THE COLOR KIT Color kit ribbon shift unit To install the color kit on you...

Page 169: ... mode AUTOSEL Seven colors are printed by command BLACK Black is printed regardless of commands YELLOW Yellow is printed regardless of commands MAGENTA Red is printed regardless of commands CYAN Blue is printed regardless of commands For information on entering setup mode and specifying the color selection see the section Changing MENU1 and MENU2 Options in Chapter 5 Use the self test function to ...

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Page 171: ...A02374 C403 Print head CA02281 E618 Option Order Number Description Cut sheet feeder For 80 column ASF100 FJ3701 Single bin feeder double bin printers adapter is not available For 136 column ASF300 FJ3801 Single bin feeder printers ASF300 FJ3811 Double bin adapter mounted on single bin feeder Color kit CA02374 C511 Color ribbon included Fujitsu D05B 9011 C100 Font scaling software utility Creative...

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Page 173: ...o 120 VAC 10 50 60 Hz Model M33051B M33061B M3388B M3389B 220 to 240 VAC 10 6 50 60 Hz Power consumption Average 120 VA Maximum 240 VA Heat generation Average 65 kcal h Interface Centronics parallel or Centronics parallel and RS 232C serial Data buffer size 0 256 2K 8K 24K 32K 96K or 128K bytes Download buffer Maximum 128K bytes 128K minus data buffer size Operating environment 5 to 38 C 41 to 100...

Page 174: ...ed of continuous forms Paper loading by LOAD button Advancing perforations to tear off edge by TEAR OFF button Parking continuous forms when using cut sheets Optional Single bin cut sheet feeder Double bin adapter for 136 column printer only Paper type 1 to 5 part side glued or paper stapled fanfolded continuous forms or label sheets with sprocket holes 1 to 5 part top glued cut sheets and envelop...

Page 175: ...sets emulations Resident Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS IBM Proprinter XL24E Epson ESC P2 Character sets DPL24C XL24E IBM PC character sets 1 and 2 IBM PS 2 character sets code pages 437 850 852 855 860 863 865 866 and DHN IBM 437 and 851 ISO 8859 1 and ECMA 94 Total of 57 national character sets Fujitsu character sets 691 characters ESC P2 Italic character set Graphics character sets 1 and 2 IBM PS 2 charac...

Page 176: ...raphics Character pitch 2 5 3 5 6 10 12 15 17 1 18 or 20 cpi or proportional spacing Programmable in 1 360 inch or various increments for image graphics Characters per line 80 columns 136 columns 10 cpi 80 cpl 136 cpl 12 cpi 96 cpl 163 cpl 15 cpi 120 cpl 204 cpl 17 1 cpi 136 8 cpl 231 cpl 18 cpi 144 cpl 244 cpl 20 cpi 160 cppl 272 cpl cpi characters per inch cpl characters per line Print speed 10 ...

Page 177: ...00 to 120 VAC CSA C22 2 950 Canada for 100 to 120 VAC M33051B M33061B TÜV EN60950 Germany for 220 to 240 VAC Europe EMI regulation Model Regulation Country M33051A M33061A FCC Part 15B class B United States for 100 to 120 VAC ICES 003 class B Canada for 100 to 120 VAC M33051B M33061B EN 55022 class B Europe for 220 to 240 VAC AS NZS 3548 class B Australia and for 220 to 240 VAC New Zealand M3388A ...

Page 178: ... 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 102 266 7 mm 4 10 5 in for 80 column printer 102 420 mm 4 16 5 in for 136 column printer 76 364 mm 3 14 3 in for 80 column printer 76 420 mm 3 16 5 in for 136 column printer 5 08 32 mm 0 2 1 26 in for...

Page 179: ...Print area 102 266 7 mm 4 10 5 in for 80 column printer 102 420 mm 4 16 5 in for 136 column printer 5 08 25 4 mm 0 2 1 in for 80 column printer 5 08 32 mm 0 2 1 3 in for 136 column printer Approx 80 mm 3 2 inches for push tractor feed Approx 35 mm 1 4 inches for pull tractor feed 25 4 mm 1 inch 25 4 mm 1 inch Print head position when paper end is detected selectable by setup mode Printing resumabl...

Page 180: ...ne part 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 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 Middle 40 64 g m2 34 55 kg or 11 17 lb Bottom 40 81 g m2 34 70 kg or 11 22 lb ...

Page 181: ...e 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 Avoid using carbon interleaved single sheets interleaved Top 35 64 g m2 30 55 kg or 9 17 lb Carbon Counted as one sheet Bottom 35 81 g m2 30 70 kg or 9 22 lb Top 35 52 g m2 30 45 kg or 9 14 lb Carbon Counted as one sheet Middle 35 52 g m2 30 ...

Page 182: ...PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS B 10 User s Manual B Appendix B 2000 09 20 2 51 PM 10 ...

Page 183: ...rinter has three resident command sets Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS native command set for Fujitsu DL series printers IBM Proprinter XL24E Epson ESC P2 Select the same emulation on the printer and in your software If your software emulations include DPL24C PLUS select DPL24C PLUS for optimum performance C Appendix C 2000 09 20 2 47 PM 1 ...

Page 184: ...sized shadow printing off ESC F Italic printing on ESC 4 Italic printing off ESC 5 Select character style and screening ESC e S n1 n2 n1 0 Normal 1 Outline 2 Shaded 3 Outline and shaded 4 Thin outline 5 Thin shaded 6 Thin outline and shaded n2 0 Transparent 1 Light dot matrix 2 Heavy dot matrix 3 Vertical bars 4 Horizontal bars 5 Slants 6 Back slants 7 Lattice One line double width characters on S...

Page 185: ... digit of horizontal multiple v1 Tens digit of vertical multiple v2 Units digit of vertical multiple 0 h1 h2 or v1 v2 11 Condensed characters on SI or ESC SI Condensed characters off DC2 Subscript or superscript printing on ESC S n subscript n 1 superscript n 0 Subscript and superscript printing off ESC T Select underline type ESC e U n n 0 Single line 1 Bold single line 2 Extremely bold single li...

Page 186: ...ESC e I n This command allows you to overlay a pattern on characters n 1 Light dot matrix 2 Heavy dot matrix 3 Vertical bars 4 Horizontal bars 5 Slants 6 Back slants 7 Lattice Image overlay printing on off ESC e L n on n 1 off n 0 Horizontal Control Space SP Backspace BS Carriage return CR Elite pitch 12 cpi ESC M Pica pitch 10 cpi ESC P Proportionally spaced characters on off ESC p n on n 1 off n...

Page 187: ...9 n1 n2 n3 n1 n2 and n3 are the hundreds tens and units digits Reverse paper n 360 inch ESC e j 0 n1 n2 n3 999 n1 n2 n3 n1 n2 and n3 are the hundreds tens and units digits Set line spacing to 1 8 inch 8 lpi ESC 0 Set line spacing to n 180 inch ESC 3 n 0 n 255 Set line spacing to 7 60 inch ESC 1 Set line spacing to n 60 inch ESC A n 0 n 127 Set line spacing to 1 6 inch 6 lpi or to the ESC 2 value s...

Page 188: ...orizontal relative move by n 360 inch ESC e R s 999 n1 n2 n3 999 n1 n2 n3 n1 n2 and n3 are the hundreds tens and units digits of the distance s is a plus or minus or sign Vertical tab execution VT Set vertical tabs ESC B n1 nk The values of n1 to nk in this command NUL are the ASCII values of the lines at the current line spacing at which tabs are to be set 1 n 255 1 k 64 Move to line n 1 n 255 ES...

Page 189: ...6 Green Character Set Control Select character set 1 ESC 7 Appendix E gives the character sets Select character set 2 ESC 6 Appendix E gives the character sets Select international character set ESC R n n 0 USA 1 France 2 Germany 3 United Kingdom 4 Denmark 1 Norway 5 Sweden Finland 6 Italy 7 Spain 8 Denmark 2 Clear print buffer CAN Select printer DC1 Deselect printer ignore input DC3 Force most si...

Page 190: ...ssing Line justification on ESC m Automatically center printing ESC c Reset word processing features ESC x Font Selection and Downloading Select font m with source and style set by n ESC m n m bits 0 and 1 Font device selection Bit 1 Bit 0 Selection of font 0 0 Resident font 0 1 Downloaded font 1 0 Resident font m bits 2 and 3 Print quality specification Bit 3 Bit 2 Print quality 0 0 Original qual...

Page 191: ... n 0 Letter 360 180 dpi 1 Correspondence 180 180 dpi 2 Draft 120 180 dpi 3 High speed Draft 90 180 dpi Select spacing mode font attributes ESC e s n n 0 Fixed pitch font 1 Proportional spacing font Select character pitch n 360 inch font ESC e p n1 n2 attributes 0 n1 255 1 n2 255 n n1 256 n2 Ex n 36 10 pitch 30 12 pitch 24 15 pitch 21 17 pitch Condense enlarge vertically font attributes ESC e A n n...

Page 192: ...es ESC e F n n Quality Spacing Pitch Point Typeface 1 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt Courier bitmap 2 LQ Fixed 12 cpi 10 pt Prestige 3 LQ PS 12 pt Boldface 4 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt Pica 9 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt OCR A 10 LQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt OCR B 32 CQ Fixed 10 cpi 12 pt Courier bitmap 34 DQ Fixed 12 cpi 11 pt Gothic 128 LQ PS 10 pt Timeless 129 LQ PS 10 pt Timeless Italic 130 LQ PS 10 pt Timeless Bold 132 ...

Page 193: ...y selection 0 1 Letter 360 dpi 1 0 Correspondence 180 dpi 1 1 Draft 120 dpi m bit 0 Specifies external font number to be registered Bit 0 Font number selection Remarks 0 Downloaded font 0 At power on resident font 0 is automatically downloaded 1 Downloaded font 1 At power on resident font 1 is automatically downloaded m bits 1 2 3 6 7 Not used don t care Cs Download start character ASCII code Ce D...

Page 194: ... n1 n2 data Cut Sheet Feeder Control Feed a sheet from bin 1 ESC EM 1 Feed a sheet from bin 2 ESC EM 2 Feed a sheet from bin 3 ESC EM E Eject a page from the printer ESC EM R Select bin 1 for following pages 1 Select bin 2 for following pages 2 Select bin 3 for following pages E Eject sheet at end of current page R Change bins at next page C Cut sheet feed selection S Initialize Printer Reset prin...

Page 195: ...h Height of bar code a Defines check characters and OCR characters ch1 chn Bar code characters Miscellaneous Sound bell BEL Enable paper out sensor ESC 9 Ignore paper out sensor ESC 8 Typewriter mode on off ESC i n on n 1 off n 0 Move print head to home position ESC Unidirectional printing on off ESC U n on n 1 off n 0 Select CR code definition ESC e r n n 0 CR CR only 1 CR CR LF Select LF code de...

Page 196: ...SD ESC e t BOLDFCE PICA 10 CORRESP ESC e F COUR N COUR B COUR I ESC TIMLS N TIMLS B TIMLS I N SAN N N SAN B N SAN I OCR B OCR A DOWNLD 0 DOWNLD 1 Quality LETTER REPORT DRAFT HI DRFT ESC e q Pitch 2 5 3 5 6 10 12 15 17 18 20 CPI ESC e p or PROP SP ESC e H ESC h ESC US ESC M ESC P ESC p ESC i ESC e s Line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LPI ESC e V space ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 2 ESC 3 ESC A Character NORMAL 2 TIMES 4 TIME...

Page 197: ...able in margin online setup mode Language USA UK GERMAN FRENCH ESC R ITALIAN SPANISH SWEDISH ESC e C FINNISH DANISH1 DANISH2 NORWEGN PAGE437 PAGE850 PAGE860 PAGE863 PAGE865 ISO8859 ECMA94 PG852 PG852 T PG855 PG866 Uncontrollable HUNGARY HUNG T SOLV by commands SOLV T POLISH POLSH T but MAZOWIA MAZOW T LATIN7 controllable in LATIN2 LATN2 T KAMENIC online setup KAMEN T TURKY TURKY T mode CYRILIC IBM...

Page 198: ...printer online setup and 13 6 IN is default for 136 column mode printer Zero font NO SLSH SLASH Controllable in online setup mode DC3 ENABLE DISABLE Controllable in online setup mode CR code CR ONLY CR LF ESC e r LF code LF ONLY LF CR ESC e l Right WRAP OVR PRT Controllable in end wrap online setup mode Paper out CNTONLY DETECT IGNORE ESC 9 ESC 8 Print BI DIR UNI DIR ESC U direction Underline Fact...

Page 199: ...ing on ESC E Emphasized shadow printing off ESC F One line double width characters on SO or ESC SO One 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 n1 4 n2 0 m1 0 m2 0 m1 m4 m3 controls character height and line spacing m3 Height Spacing 0 Unchanged Unchanged 1 Normal Unchanged 2 Double Unchanged 16 Uncha...

Page 200: ...ionally spaced characters on off ESC P n on n 1 off n 0 Vertical Control Line feed LF Form feed FF Advance paper n 216 inch 1 n 255 ESC J n Advance paper n 180 inch in AG mode ESC J n 1 n 255 Set line spacing to 1 8 lines ESC 0 Set line spacing to 7 72 inch ESC 1 Set line spacing to n 216 inch ESC 3 n 0 n 255 Set line spacing to n 180 inch in AG mode ESC 3 n 0 n 255 Preset line spacing to n 72 inc...

Page 201: ...UL Move print position right by n 120 inch ESC d n1 n2 0 n1 n2 255 n n1 n2 256 Vertical tab execution VT Set vertical tabs ESC B n1 The values of n1 to nk in this command nk NUL are the ASCII values of the lines at the current line spacing at which tabs are to be set 1 n 255 1 k 64 Clear all vertical tabs ESC B NUL Reset tabs to default values ESC R Page Formatting Set left margin at column n and ...

Page 202: ...character set chars chars codes of characters to print 0 chars 255 Print a character from all character set ESC char char a code of character to print 0 char 255 Select code page table n ESC T n1 n2 0 n1 n2 255 n n1 n2 256 0 0 c1 c2 c1 c2 Code page ID 0 0 Ignore command 1 181 Code page 437 3 82 Code page 850 3 92 Code page 860 3 95 Code page 863 3 97 Code page 865 Clear input buffer CAN Select pri...

Page 203: ...hics mode in AG mode only ESC m c1 c2 data Cut Sheet Feeder Control Feed a sheet from bin 1 ESC EM 1 Feed a sheet from bin 2 ESC EM 2 Feed a sheet from bin 3 ESC EM E Eject a page from the printer ESC EM R Select bin 1 for following pages 1 Select bin 2 for following pages 2 Select bin 3 for following pages E Eject sheet at end of current page R Change bins at next page C Cut sheet feed selection ...

Page 204: ...ng on ESC 4 Italic printing off 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 characters on off ESC W n on n 1 off n 0 Double height characters on off ESC w n on n 1 off n 0 Condensed characters on SI or ESC SI Condensed characters off DC2 Subscript o...

Page 205: ...various printing styles The value of n is the sum of the values of the styles you want to combine n 0 Pica pitch 1 Elite pitch 2 Proportional spacing 4 Condensed 8 Shadow 16 Bold 32 Double width 64 Italics 128 Underline Horizontal Control Space SP Backspace BS Carriage return CR Set elite pitch 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...

Page 206: ...180 inch 0 n 255 ESC 3 n Set line spacing to n 60 inch 0 n 127 ESC A n Set line spacing to 1 6 inch ESC 2 Set line spacing to n 360 inch 0 n 255 ESC n Tabulation Horizontal tab execution HT Set horizontal tabs ESC D The values of n1 to nk in this n1 nk NUL command are the ASCII values of the print columns at the current character width at which tabs are to be set 1 n 255 1 k 32 Move print position...

Page 207: ...Formatting Set right margin to column n ESC Q n 1 n 255 Set left margin to column n ESC l n 0 n 255 Set top and bottom margins from top of page ESC c n1 n2 n1 4 n2 0 t1 t2 b1 b2 Top margin t1 t2 256 360 1 inch 0 t1 255 0 t2 127 Bottom margin b1 b2 256 360 1 inch 0 b1 255 0 b2 127 Set perforation skip by n lines ESC N n 1 n 127 Perforation skip off ESC O Set page length to n lines 1 n 127 ESC C n S...

Page 208: ...Select character set 2 ESC 6 Select character set table ESC t n n 0 Italics character set 1 Graphics character set 2 Downloaded character set 3 Graphics character set Select international character set ESC R n n 0 USA 1 France 2 Germany 3 United Kingdom 4 Denmark 1 5 Sweden 6 Italy 7 Spanish 1 8 Japan 9 Norway 10 Denmark 2 11 Spanish 2 12 Latin America 13 Korea 64 Legal COMMAND SETS ESC P2 C Appen...

Page 209: ...Portugal 8 PC 863 Canada French 9 PC 865 Norway d3 0 Print n1 n2 256 characters from all ESC n1 n2 character set character codes 0 n1 255 0 n2 127 0 n1 n2 256 255 0 character codes 254 Clear input buffer CAN Delete a character DEL Force most significant bit to 1 ESC Force most significant bit to 0 ESC Cancel control over most significant bit ESC Font Selection and Downloading Select font ESC n n 0...

Page 210: ...imeless 6 Timeless 7 Timeless 8 Timeless 9 Timeless Set scalable font mode ESC X m n1 n2 m sets character pitch m 0 Keep previous pitch 1 Set proportional space mode m 5 Select character pitch m 360 inch Reset proportional space mode n1 and n2 set point size of font Point size n1 n2 256 0 5 point 0 n1 255 0 n2 127 Copy resident character set to download area ESC NUL n s Create download font ESC NU...

Page 211: ... n1 n2 data Cut Sheet Feeder Control Feed a sheet from bin 1 ESC EM 1 Feed a sheet from bin 2 ESC EM 2 Feed a sheet from bin 3 ESC EM E Eject a page from the printer ESC EM R Select bin 1 for following pages 1 Select bin 2 for following pages 2 Select bin 3 for following pages E Eject sheet at end of current page R Change bins at next page C Cut sheet feed selection S Miscellaneous Sound the bell ...

Page 212: ...C 30 User s Manual COMMAND SETS DPL24C PLUS COMMAND SETS ESC P2 C Appendix C 2000 09 20 2 48 PM 30 ...

Page 213: ...e can operate in the following two modes Unidirectional forward channel mode or conventional mode This printer supports a conventional Centronics interface Bidirectional forward reverse channel mode or nibble mode This printer supports a bidirectional communication per Nibble mode of the IEEE 1284 Standard The cable connector at the printer side should be a shielded Amphenol DDK 57FE 30360 or equi...

Page 214: ...gh at least 1 µs before the falling edge of the Data Strobe signal and must stay high for at least 1 µs after the rising edge 10 28 Acknowledge Output This pulse signal indicates ACK that the printer has received data and is ready to accept the next set of data This signal is also sent when the printer is switched from offline to online 11 29 Busy Output Data cannot be received when this signal is...

Page 215: ... are connected 18 5V Output 5 V source up to 300 mA 19 Signal Ground Twisted pair return lines 30 31 Input Prime Input If this signal is low for more INPRM than 50 µs the printer is reset to the initial condition and is placed online 32 Fault Output This signal is low when the printer is offline paper is out or when there is a printer error 33 Signal Ground Logic ground level 0 V 34 No connection ...

Page 216: ...data being sent to the host is established Reverse idle phase This signal is set low then goes high to interrupt the host indicating that data is available 11 29 Printer Busy Output Reverse data transfer phase Data bit 3 data bit 7 then forward path host to printer busy status 12 30 Ack Data Req Output Reverse data transfer phase Data bit 2 then data bit 6 Reverse idle phase This signal is set hig...

Page 217: ...oes low so that the interface re enters the reverse data transfer phase If it goes high with the 1284 Active signal low the 1284 idle phase is aborted and the interface returns to the compatibility mode 32 Data Available Output Reverse data transfer phase This signal is set low when the printer is ready to send data to the host During the data transfer it is used as data bit 0 LSB then data bit 4 ...

Page 218: ...a 1 to Data 8 Data Strobe BUSY Acknowledge T2 T3 T4 In bidirectional mode nibblemode this printer can send data to the computer Data is sent in units of four bits nibble using four output signal lines as data paths The following outlines one byte of data sent during reverse data transfer phase in nibble mode Data Available X Flag Ack Data Req Printer Busy Host Busy from CPU Printer Clock Data bit ...

Page 219: ...pin carries informa tion from the printer to the computer 3 RD Input Received Data This pin carries information from the computer to the printer 4 RTS Output Request To Send Spaces are sent when the printer is ready to transmit data 5 CTS Input Clear To Send Spaces are sent when the computer is ready to receive data 6 DSR Input Data Set Ready Spaces are sent when the computer has been powered on a...

Page 220: ...ble Wiring This printer allows two types of serial communication control DSR enabled and DSR disabled The type of control required is determined by your computer requirements The type of control also affects the way the interface cable is wired To determine whether you need DSR enabled control or DSR disabled control use the printer HARDWRE function see Chapter 5 DSR disabled control offers simple...

Page 221: ...nabled CD is ignored DSR must be high when the printer receives data If the printer has data to be transmitted to the computer the printer trans mits the data when both DSR and CTS are high When using DSR enabled control use a straight through cable to connect to a DCE data communications equipment device Use a null modem cable to connect to a DTE data terminal equipment device as shown below TD R...

Page 222: ...f space remain in the buffer or when the printer is taken offline the printer sends the XOFF DC3 code hex 13 When the input buffer is configured for 256 bytes the buffer limit is reduced from 255 bytes to 63 bytes The computer must stop transmitting data within 255 63 characters of receiving the XOFF code or information may be lost If paper runs out the printer sends an NAK code hex 15 DTR DTR is ...

Page 223: ...e IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation Characters enclosed in boxes differ for sets 1 and 2 Characters in set 2 also vary with the national character set Code Page 437 is for the USA character set Code Page 437 Character Set 1 CHARACTER SETS 1 and 2 DPL24C PLUS and IBM XL24E Emulation E Code Page 437 Character Set 2 E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 32 AM 1 ...

Page 224: ...g shows character sets available in the Epson ESC P2 emulation Characters differ in codes 128 to 255 hex 80 to FF Italic Character Set ITALIC AND GRAPHICS CHARACTER SETS ESC P2 EMULATION Graphics Character Set 1 E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 32 AM 2 ...

Page 225: ...User s Manual E 3 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS Graphics Character Set 2 E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 32 AM 3 ...

Page 226: ...fferent languages Note that these tables are for Courier 10 a resident font and that some national character sets do not have some characters and symbols whose use depends on resident fonts For details see the table at the end of this appendix NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS ALL EMULATIONS PAGE437 USA Code Page 437 USA UK British English GERMAN German SWEDISH Swedish E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 32 AM 4 ...

Page 227: ...User s Manual E 5 Character Sets ISO8859 ECMA94 ISO 8859 1 ECMA94 PAGE850 Code Page 850 Multilingual CHARACTER SETS PAGE852 PG852 T Code Page 852 PAGE855 Code Page 855 E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 32 AM 5 ...

Page 228: ...E 6 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS PAGE865 Code Page 865 Nordic PAGE866 Code Page 866 Cyrillic PAGE860 Code Page 860 Portugal PAGE863 Code Page 863 Canada French E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 32 AM 6 ...

Page 229: ...User s Manual E 7 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS HUNGARY HUNG T Hungarian SLOV SLOV T Slovenian POLISH POLSH T Polish MAZOWIA MAZOW T Mazowian E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 32 AM 7 ...

Page 230: ...E 8 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS TURKY TURKY T Turkish CYRILIC Cyrillic LATIN2 LATN2 T Latin2 KAMENIC KAMEN T Kamenicky E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 32 AM 8 ...

Page 231: ...User s Manual E 9 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS IBM437 IBM 437 IBM851 IBM 851 ELOT928 ELOT 928 PG DHN Code Page DHN E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 9 ...

Page 232: ...E 10 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS LATIN P Latin Polish ISO LTN ISO Latin LITHUA1 Lithuanian 1 LITHUA2 Lithuanian 2 E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 10 ...

Page 233: ...User s Manual E 11 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS MIK MACEDON Macedonian ABG ABY E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 11 ...

Page 234: ...E 12 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS DECGR GREEK 11 PG MAC ELOT927 E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 12 ...

Page 235: ...User s Manual E 13 Character Sets CHARACTER SETS PAGE862 HBR OLD HBR DEC ISO TUK E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 13 ...

Page 236: ... from those of Code Page 437 USA available in the DPL24C PLUS command set and the IBM Proprinter XL24E emulation NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS DPL24C PLUS AND IBM XL24E EMULATION FRENCH French ITALIAN Italian SPANISH Spanish FINNISH Finnish E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 14 ...

Page 237: ...Norwegian DANISH2 Danish2 NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS ESC P2 EMULATION The following character sets differ from the graphics character sets available in the Epson ESC P2 emulation CHARACTER SETS DANISH1 Danish1 SPANSH1 Spanish1 E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 15 ...

Page 238: ...E 16 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS ITALIAN Italian SPANSH2 Spanish2 JAPAN Japanese LATIN A Latin American E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 16 ...

Page 239: ...User s Manual E 17 Character Sets NORWEGN Norwegian FRENCH French CHARACTER SETS DANISH2 Danish2 KOREA Korea E Appendix E 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 17 ...

Page 240: ...ges Some national character sets however do not have some characters and symbols and may not be usable depending on resident fonts The following tables show which of the resident fonts are supported for each national character set NATIONAL CHARACTER SETS AND SUPPORTED RESIDENT FONTS ALL EMULATIONS USA USA United Kingdom UK German GERMAN Resident font National character set Name in setup menu OCR A...

Page 241: ...SLOV T two pass Polish POLISH Polish two pass POLSH T Mazovian MAZOWIA Mazovian MAZOW T two pass Latin 2 LATIN2 Latin 2 two pass LATIN2 T Resident font National character set Name in setup menu CHARACTER SETS OCR A OCR B H draft Correspondence Nimbus Sans Timeless Courier scalable Pica 10 Bold PS Draft Compress Elite 12 Courier 10 Continued on the next page USA is the same as Code Page 437 These a...

Page 242: ...BY Code Page MAC PG MAC ELOT927 ELOT927 DEC Greek DEC GR Greek 11 GREEK 11 Code Page 862 PG862 Hebrew Old HBR OLD Hebrew DEC HBR DEC ISO Turkish ISO TUK Resident font National character set Name in setup menu OCR A OCR B H draft Correspondence Nimbus Sans Timeless Courier scalable Pica 10 Bold PS Draft Compress Elite 12 Courier 10 USA is the same as Code Page 437 These are scalable and provided wi...

Page 243: ... This appendix provides print samples of the printer s nineteen resident fonts COURIER 10 DRAFT 12 F PRESTIGE ELITE 12 COMPRESSED PICA 10 CORRESPONDENCE 10 HIGH SPEED DRAFT 12 BOLDFACE PS OCR B 10 OCR A 10 F Appendix F 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 1 ...

Page 244: ...F 2 User s Manual RESIDENT FONTS COURIER SCALABLE Normal Bold Italic NIMBUS SANS SCALABLE Normal Bold Italic TIMELESS SCALABLE Normal Bold Italic F Appendix F 2000 09 21 11 33 AM 2 ...

Page 245: ...es from left to right and right to left Bidirectional printing is faster than unidirectional printing because there are no carriage returns The smallest unit of information in computer memory A bit is a single digit either a 1 or a 0 in the binary numbering system Eight bits equal one byte Paper feeding through a slot at the bottom of the printer The forms tractor unit which must be installed on t...

Page 246: ...cters Condensed characters are narrower than regular characters Using condensed print increases the number of characters per line Connected fan folded sheets of paper that are fed into the printer using forms tractors The fan folded sheets are separated by tearing them at their perforations A panel containing the printer indicators and buttons The control panel is used to control printer operation...

Page 247: ... and style For example Courier 10 and Prestige Elite 12 are commonly used fonts A signal to the printer to advance the paper forward one page Form feeds can be executed either by your software or by holding down the LF FF button on the printer control panel Controlling the print head wires dots individually to produce a picture or an image on the page A base 16 numbering system also commonly refer...

Page 248: ...xed pitch monospacing is the opposite of proportional spacing Typewriter or computer printed text is typically monospaced Fonts not present resident in the printer s permanent memory Soft fonts and fonts on font cards are examples of nonresident fonts One of the printer s two operating modes In normal mode the control panel can be used to perform everyday printer operations such as loading and unl...

Page 249: ... characters such as W or M occupy more horizontal space than do characters such as i or l Many soft fonts are proportionally spaced Sometimes designated PS proportional spacing is the opposite of monospacing A set of instructions that control how data is transmitted between devices such as a computer and printer In rear feed paper is fed from the rear of the printer The forms tractor unit must be ...

Page 250: ...fault settings such as print features hardware options and top of form Setup mode also provides some diagnostic functions See also Normal mode Shadow printing prints characters twice for emphasis Characters printed the second time are shifted slightly to the right Single sheets are sheets of paper envelopes and noncontinuous multipart forms fed into the printer using the cut sheet stand or optiona...

Page 251: ...rms A method for feeding continuous forms forward for printing Holes on the sides of the forms fit over sprockets on two tractors located inside the printer The forms are pulled for bottom feeding and pushed for rear feeding Printing is performed in one direction only left to right Unidirectional printing is slower than bidirectional printing but the vertical alignment is more accurate Unidirectio...

Page 252: ...GL 8 User s Manual GLOSSARY OF TERMS G Glossary 2000 09 20 2 47 PM 8 ...

Page 253: ...us forms loading 3 14 pull tractor 3 17 push tractor 3 14 placement 3 13 tearing off 3 22 unloading 3 22 Control panel 2 10 3 2 4 2 Correspondence 5 15 Courier 10 5 15 A Adjustments left margin 3 6 3 10 3 15 paper select lever 2 10 3 3 paper thickness lever 2 10 3 3 top of form 5 35 AGM Alternate Graphics Mode 5 24 2 56 AREA OVER indicator 4 8 Area over detection 4 8 2 41 ATTRIB 5 18 Attributes fo...

Page 254: ...menu 5 3 Functions 5 12 ADJUST 5 34 CONFIG 5 38 DEFAULT 5 27 2 46 HARDWARE 5 29 HEX DUMP 2 48 7 11 CR CODE 5 25 CSFTYPE 5 32 Cursor on print guide 2 24 5 4 Cut sheet feeder installing 8 1 loading 3 8 Cut sheet stand installing 2 6 loading 2 13 3 5 D DC1 DC3 commands 5 25 DC3 CDE 5 25 DEFAULT function 5 28 2 46 Default settings factory defaults 5 11 resetting 2 45 resetting MENU1 and MENU2 2 45 pow...

Page 255: ... 3 5 Lubrication printer 6 1 LOCK 5 41 LOCK button 5 6 5 7 Maintenance printer 6 1 LIST 5 10 MENU1 5 14 MENU2 5 14 purpose 5 4 SAVE END 2 43 selecting 5 5 SELF TST 2 47 7 11 V ALMNT 2 51 7 11 G H Glossary of terms GL 1 Hardware options in setup mode 5 29 installing 8 1 order numbers A 1 HARDWRE function 5 29 Help menus 5 4 5 9 Help where to get 7 11 HEX DUMP function 2 47 7 11 HI DRFT 5 16 I IBM P...

Page 256: ...Options setup adjustment 5 34 configuration 5 38 currently selected 5 10 hardware 5 29 MENU1 5 14 MENU2 5 14 required 5 12 Page length 3 1 5 19 width 3 1 5 25 PAGE LG 5 19 Paper continuous forms 3 14 3 17 ejecting single sheets 3 12 feeding 3 23 guides 3 6 3 10 loading 3 5 3 8 3 14 3 17 operations 3 2 print areas B 6 selection 3 1 B 6 select lever 3 2 single sheets 3 6 size and thickness 3 1 B 6 s...

Page 257: ...0 performance B 4 problems 7 1 setup 2 1 setup mode 5 1 specifications B 1 Printing currently selected options 5 10 demo pattern 2 18 in hexadecimal 2 48 problems 7 2 self test 2 14 2 47 start 4 6 stop 4 6 using control panel 4 2 using software 4 2 with parallel interface 2 25 with serial interface 2 25 Problems operating 7 8 paper handling 7 4 power 7 8 printer failures 7 10 printing 7 1 solving ...

Page 258: ...up options adjustment options 5 34 Alternate Graphics Mode AGM 5 24 area over detection AREACNT 2 41 attributes ATTRIB 5 18 autoload start time LOADTIM 2 40 buffer BUFFER 5 30 buzzer ON OFF BUZZER 5 30 carriage return CR 5 25 character height CHAR H 5 18 character set CHR SET 5 24 character width CHAR W 5 17 color COLOR 5 19 configuration options 5 38 command decode timing DECODE 2 40 complete lis...

Page 259: ...20 top of form 5 34 word length WORD LG 5 30 zero with a slash ZEROFNT 5 25 Shadow printing 5 18 Shipping restraint 2 4 Single sheets ejecting 3 12 loading 3 5 3 8 Soft downloaded fonts 4 1 5 16 Software using 2 25 4 2 Specifications interface D 1 paper B 6 printer B 1 Supplies A 1 INDEX T Switching MENU1 and MENU2 4 5 menu font and resident font 4 3 paper types 3 24 Tearing off forms 3 20 Tear of...

Page 260: ...IN 8 User s Manual INDEX H Index 2000 09 20 2 46 PM 8 ...

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