Page 1: ...HONEYWELL PRU7070 7071 PRU7075 7076 PRINTERS HANDBOOK HARDWARE ...
Page 2: ...accordance with the instructions manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Opera tion of this equipment in a residential area is likely ...
Page 3: ...ionsare given in Appendix C Table C 2 in Appendix C should be referenced before ordering paper or ribbons for the printers The correct media must be used to ensure satisfactory performance Appendix D presents the ASCII Character Set and a summary ofcommands in sequence Most ofthe figures in this manual show the PRU7070 7071 Except for width and weight the PRU7070 7071 is identical to the PRU7075 7...
Page 4: ...ure 3 2 ON LINE OFF LINE Status Procedure 3 3 FORM FEED Procedure 3 3 Power OffProcedure 3 4 Self Checking Procedures 3 4 Paper Loading and Alignment Procedure 3 7 Ribbon Changing Procedure 3 8 Section 4 Printer Commands and Programming Information Rules for Attribute Combinations 4 20 Parity Errors 4 20 Command Information 4 21 Section 5 Functional Description Printing Approach 5 1 Normal Printin...
Page 5: ...ns Appendix D ASCII Character Set and Command Sort List Figures 1 1 PRU7070 7071 Printer 1 1 1 2 PRU7075 7076 Printer 1 1 2 1 POWERON OFF Switch Shown in the OFF Position 2 1 2 2 Operation Panel 2 2 2 3 Pap lr Movement Knnh 2 5 2 4 Internal Mechanics ofthe Printer 2 5 3 1 Power Cord and Data Cable Receptacle 3 1 3 2 Sample PRINT TEST Output 3 3 3 3 Paper Chute 3 6 3 4 Internal Mechanics with Loade...
Page 6: ...tings A 2 A 2 Form Length Selection by Internal Switch A 3 B 1 Bell System Asynchronous Data Sets B 4 C 1 Print Characteristics C 2 C 2 Media Specifications C 3 D 1 PRU7070 7071 PRU7075 7076 ASCII Character Set D 1 D 2 Command Sort List ofASCII Hexadecimal Octal and Mnemonic Assignments D 2 v CY93 01 ...
Page 7: ...peed and flexibility Each printer Has both RS 422 A and RS 232 C interfaces Has efficient bidirectional logic seeking print function Prints 100characters per second Prints the full set ofuppercase and lowercase alphabet characters as well as numerics special symbols and underscore Prints 11 line graphics symbols Prints elongated characters double width for highlighting Prints 80 or 132 characters ...
Page 8: ...ock retransmission Initiates a local test to proofoperation Provides ID and complete device status to host on request The printers have the reliable design and wide performance range that make them an intelligent choice for any business and they can fit comfortably wherever Honeywell systems are used in applications The printers have many features that come standard including an internal switch en...
Page 9: ... printers POWER ON OFF Switch This switch which is used to turn the power on or offand initialize the printer is located under the printer in the right rear corner See Figure 2 1 which shows the bottom ofthe printer Figure2 1 POWER ON OFFSwitch Shown in the OFFposition Controls and Indicators 2 1 CY93 01 ...
Page 10: ... and two indicator lights ONLINE and POWER ON Figure2 2 Operation Panel Operation Panel Switches ON LINE OFF LINE and PRINT TEST This switch allows you to change the printer status When this switch is pressed while the printer is online the printerwill go offiine When this switch is pressed while the printer is offiine the printer will go online Controls and Indicators 2 2 CY93 01 ...
Page 11: ...gin ning ofthe next form ifthe paper has been properly aligned using the Paper Move ment Knob Figure 2 3 This procedure has no effect ifthe ONLINE indicator is lit Operation Panel Indicator Lights ONLINE When this indicator is lit the printer is available to receive print data imme diately from the controller Note The FORM FEED and PRINT TEST procedurescannot be performed when this indicator is li...
Page 12: ...roller is checkedfor parity errors Ifanycharacter has incorrect parity the printers under switch control will print a diamond in place ofany characters that are received in error or request that the data block be retransmitted by the host system When the POWER ON OFF switch is turned on the printers will perform an ini tialization routine a fault check and a paper out check to verify that they are...
Page 13: ...Figure2 3 PaperMovementKnob Figure2 4 InternalMechanics ofthe Printer Controls and Indicators 2 5 CY93 01 ...
Page 14: ...and Startup Procedure Operation 1 Checkto seethat the powercord is plugged into the acwall outlet See Figure 3 1 2 Check to see that the data cable is connected properly to the printer Figure 3 1 shows the receptacle for the data cable Ifthe data cable is not connected to the printer follow the connectingprocedures in Appendix B I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I II Figure3 l PowerCordandDataCableRece...
Page 15: ...ibbon advance knob clockwise see Figure 3 5 until a new section ofribbon is positioned in front ofthe printhead Print Test Procedure Operation 1 Turn on the printerbypullingthe POWERON OFF switch Figure 2 1 towardthe front ofthe printer 2 Immediatelyafteryou turn onthe printer press the ON LINE OFF LINE switch locatedon the Operation Panel Note Do not hold down the ON LINE OFF LINE switch Just qui...
Page 16: ...estwhen the printheadreaches eitherend ofthe line 5 Pressthe ON LINE OFF LINE switch The printerwill enterthe online state and the ON LINE indicator shouldlight When the ON LINE indicator lights the printeris readyfor use Online Offline Status Procedure 1 To change the online offiine status ofthe printer press the ON LINE OFF LINE switch located on the Operation Panel 2 When the switch is pressed ...
Page 17: ...ettings that are described in Appendix A to see ifall12 switches are set properly You should also check the positions ofthe two bluejumpers on the two sets ofgold pins that are described in Appendix C Correct switch andjumper positions are required for normal printeroperation 1 A diamond is printed in place ofa normal character This probably means The printer has received an incorrect character Yo...
Page 18: ... are tom lift both the left and right sprocket covers and remove the piece ofpaperwith the torn holes c Move the remaining papermanually so that new holes can be positioned overthe sprocket teeth d Close the sprocket covers and use the Paper Movement Knob to advance the paperto the next top of form e Ifthe paper holes are not torn you may have a more serious problem and C hn lrl r a 11 un r t llC ...
Page 19: ...probably means There is an internal paperjam oryou have a printer failure You should a Check the paper chute Figure 3 3 on the back ofthe printerto see ifpaper comingout ofthe top ofthe printer is resting on the top ofthe paper enter ingthe paper chute b Ifpaperfrom the top ofthe printer is also enteringthe paperchute remove it by pulling out all paper in the chute c Open the printer cover and rem...
Page 20: ...cover up and away from you 4 With both hands feed the folded paper into the paperchute Figure 3 3 located underthe printer Keep feeding the paper into the chute until you see the top ofthe paper appearjustabove the protective plastic shield under the platen See Figures 2 4 and 3 4 5 Turn on the printerto allow the printhead to position itselfto the left ofthe platen Thiswill happen automatically F...
Page 21: ...the printer cover while guiding the top ofthe paper through the opening in the printer cover See Figure 3 4 9 Adjust the top ofthe form by moving the black Paper Movement Knob back and forth See Figure 2 3 The top ofthe form is the first line where you expect printingto appear The printhead should be at that line You may now perform the ONLINE PRINT TEST or FORM FEED procedure The ONLINE pro cedur...
Page 22: ... knob on the top ofthe cartridge clockwise to tighten the ribbon tension 6 Fit the ribbon over the front ofthe printhead and insert the cartridge into the same place where the old cartridge was It should easily snap into place Adjust the ribbon tension ifnecessary byturning the red tension knob on the top of the cartridge clockwise RIBBON SPRING CLIP Figure3 5 Ribbon Cartridge 3 9 CY93 01 ...
Page 23: ...nters and gives other pertinentprogramming information The commands are arranged in a categorical format listingthe name ofthe command its ASCIIcode and both the hexadecimal and octal equivalents for the code This is followed by a description of the command function Printer Commands and Programming Information 4 1 CY93 01 ...
Page 24: ...o be printed on the same line the software should send a CR No LF followed by the new pitch assignment and characters that are properly spaced to account for previously printed characters effectively printingtwice on the same line Unlike the double width attribute the spacing is not based on a simple charactercount so great care should be taken when using multiple pitches per line When printingthe...
Page 25: ... At RESETTO INITIAL STATE RIS pitchreturns to the internal switch setting Ifcharacters ofa different pitch are to be printed on the same line the software should send a CR no LF followed by the new pitch assignment and characters that are properly spaced to account for previously printed characters effectively printing twice on the same line Unlike the double width attribute the spacing is not bas...
Page 26: ...phic pattern by resetting the graphic mode at the completion ofa line The inserted text must be spaced to accommodate the graphic pattern After the text is printed a CR followed by LGS allows over printing the text line with line graphics Forboxing text the text is inserted after the top ofthe box is programmed and the bottom is then overprinted Line graphics always require a printcommand CR After...
Page 27: ...Commands and Programming Information LGS Table 4 1 Codes for Line Graphics Symbols ASCII Hexadecimal Octal SP 20 040 A 41 101 B 42 102 C 43 103 D 44 104 E 45 105 F 46 106 G 47 107 H 48 110 I 49 111 J 4A 112 K 4B 113 4 5 CY93 01 ...
Page 28: ...ame RESET LINE GRAPHICS ASCII Code ESCF Hexadecimal 1B46 Octal 033106 Function The LGR command takes the printerout ofLine Graphics mode otherwise LGR is ignored Printer Commands and Programming Information 4 6 CY93 01 ...
Page 29: ... current physical print line posi tion becomes the first logical line ofthe form Down loaded form length is saved while the printer is offiine Reset or powerup returns form length to the selected switch value XY values are hexadecimal digits represented by an ASCII code in the range of21 through 7E see Table D 1 in Appendix D The value 21 corresponds to a form length ofone line the value 7E corres...
Page 30: ...62 19 3 33 063 20 4 34 064 21 5 35 065 22 6 36 066 23 7 37 067 24 8 38 070 25 9 39 071 26 3A 072 27 3B 073 28 3C 074 29 3D 075 30 3E 076 31 3F 077 32 40 100 33 A 41 101 34 B 42 102 35 C 43 103 36 D 44 104 37 E 45 105 38 F 46 106 39 G 47 107 40 H 48 110 41 I 49 111 42 J 4A 112 43 K 4B 113 44 L 4C 114 45 M 4D 115 46 N 4E 116 47 0 4F 117 48 P 50 120 Print er CO l111ands and Programming Information 4 ...
Page 31: ... Y 59 131 58 Z 5A 132 59 5B 133 60 5C 134 61 5D 135 62 1 5E 136 63 5F 137 64 60 140 65 a 61 141 66 b 62 142 67 c 63 143 68 d 64 144 69 e 65 145 70 f 66 146 71 g 67 147 72 h 68 150 73 69 151 74 j 6A 152 75 k 6B 153 76 6e 154 77 m 6D 155 78 n 6E 156 79 0 6F 157 80 p 70 160 81 q 71 161 82 r 72 162 83 s 73 163 84 t 74 164 85 u 75 165 86 v 76 166 87 w 77 167 PrinterCommands and Programming Information ...
Page 32: ...rm Length Commands Number ofLines 88 89 90 91 I 92 93 I 94 Printer Commands and Programming Information ANSI Character x y z I XY UVW Hexadecimal Octal Code 78 170 79 171 7A 172 7B 173 7C 174 7D 175 7E 176 4 10 FLS CY93 01 ...
Page 33: ...of8lines per inch can be overridden by LDS and changed to the alternate value The down loaded line density value is saved when the printer is offline Line density changes should be made at the beginning ofa message The new form length must also be entered at the same time by FLS otherwise page synchronization is lost on the next Form Feed command PrinterCommands and Programming Information 4 11 CY...
Page 34: ...lines per inch can be overridden by LDE and changed to the alternate value The down loaded line density value is saved when the printer is offiine Line density changes shouldbe made at the beginningofa message The new form length must also be entered at the same time by FLS otherwise page synchronization is lost on the next Form Feed command Printer Commands and Programming Information 4 12 CY93 0...
Page 35: ...ac ters or up to 66 elongated compressed characters 8 33 characters per inch Elongated printing is software selectableby means ofthe Set Double Width Printing attribute Elongated printingterminates when the Restore attribute or any new attribute is assigned When an elongated character is goingto be printed in the last printable column the character is printed without the elongation attri bute The ...
Page 36: ...dle Underlining is automatically discontinued by firmware on a true descender character as required by the font characteristics The underline attri bute is not automatically reset at the end ofthe received line The Restore attri bute or a new attribute must be received in order to close the underlined field Underlined printing can be combined with any ofthe previously mentioned attri butesofCPT CP...
Page 37: ...II Code ESCsR ESCsr Hexadecimal 1B 73 52 1B 73 72 Octal 033 163 122 033 163 162 Function This command is used to reset all attributes except Pitch Attributes are CPT CPS DWC CUS Printer Commands and Programming Information 4 15 CY93 01 ...
Page 38: ...on can cause the driver to issue an RIS com mand to the printer under the rules for the operating system This command causes an immediate printer busy condition followed by an ini tialization routine resets form length to the default setting defines top of form clears the buffer positions the printhead to the leftmost position and signals the Host system when complete Printer Commands and Programm...
Page 39: ...ecute a form feed moving the paper to the head ofthe next form even ifthe paper will run out during paper movement When used in conjunction with the FLS command the FF command provides a smooth continuous movement for form advancement A continuous movement is not produced from a sequence ofLF commands Printer Commands and Programming Information 4 17 CY93 01 I ...
Page 40: ...causes the execution ofa line feed operation wherever encoun tered in the print line A printerbusy condition occurs while the line feed is executed A sequence ofline feed commands will cause a printer busy for each LF when executed LF Printer Commands and Programming Information 4 18 CY93 01 ...
Page 41: ...mal OD Octal 015 Function This command causesthe printerto start printingthe buffer content ifany and perform a line feed ifthe internal switch is set for line feed on carriage return new line Printer Commands and Programming Information 4 19 CR I CY93 01 ...
Page 42: ...r occurs and the request data block retransmission switch is not set escape sequences are handled as follows Escape code with a parity error a diamond is printed for the Escape code received in error and the following codes ofthe sequences are printed Sequences with a parity error a diamond is printed in place ofthe character received in error and the preceding part ofthe sequence is dis carded wh...
Page 43: ...rs ESC H ESC J ESC 3 ESC 4 ESC 1 ESC 2 BEL BS HT VT Online Standby Set vertical tab Clear all vertical tabs Tab set horizontal Clear horizontal tabs Bell Backspace Horizontal tab Vertical tab The BEL and VT commands used with Honeywell s PRUI018 printer will be ignored by the PRU7070 7071 and PRU7075 7076 printers Printer Commands and Programming Information 4 21 CY93 01 ...
Page 44: ...le characters Then the printer makes a decision whether to print forward orbackward startingfrom left orright In this way the carriage movement without printing is minimized and the actual throughput can reach higher values according to the actual print pat terns Printing is performed while the carriage is moving with a constant speed overthe line length Data reception is overlapped with the print...
Page 45: ...ied 16 7 Character per inch ibcdefghijkllDopqrstuvlxyzABCDEFGHIJKlMNOPtRSTUVWXYZ 1234567890 IS h I a I_ Figure 5 2 Actual16 7CPISize andWidth Elongated Printing Double Width Elongated characters are printed doubling the current horizontal characterwidth Hnd the inter character space Using this printingcapability it is possible to print lines up to 40 elongated normal characters or up to 66 elongat...
Page 46: ...ctsimple charts ITnderline Printing This feature allows a continuous underline on any character in the same line This function is performed during the same printingpass ofthe printhead using the ninth lower needle Underlining is automatically discontinued by firmware on true descender char acters as required by the font characteristics The underline attribute is not automatically reset at the end ...
Page 47: ...nal switch between 6 or 81pi These values can be overriddenby software Down loaded line density is saved when the printers are offline The commands cannot be embedded between printable data ofthe same line Line density changes must be made at the beginning ofa message The new form length must be entered by software otherwise page synchronization is lost on the next form feed command Data Buffering...
Page 48: ...change with the host via a suitable cable Data transfer occurs in asynchronous transmission mode start stop ofserial by bit characters The printers include both RS 232 C and RS 422 A interfaces A selection feature on the printer electronic board PWA is provided in order to select the proper interface at installation time see Appendix B The PRU7070 and PRU7075 are delivered with the proper cable fo...
Page 49: ...gs Table A I explains the function ofeach internal switch in both the ON and OFF positions Typically the most common settings for the internal switches will be Switch Position 1 OFF 2 ON 3 OFF 4 OFF 5 OFF 6 ON 7 OFF 8 ONI 9 OFF 10 OFF 11 OFF 12 OFF The functions for these switch settings are explained in Tables A I and A 2 Table A I explains the function ofeach internal switch in both the ON and O...
Page 50: ...F position direct connectmode orselects 300 baud ifswitch 9 is in the remote ON position modem connect mode X Selects 1200baud 9 X Selects modem connect remote X Selectsdirect connect local 10 11 12 X Selectcharacter sets These switches must always be OFF for the International Character Set A label explainingthe internal switch settings will appear on the underside ofthe top cover ofthe printersju...
Page 51: ...can override the switch settings TableA 2 Form Length Selection byInternalSwitch FLin FLin NumberofLines Internal Switch Setting Inches 6LPI 8LPI 5 6 7 3 5 21 28 ON ON ON 4 24 32 OFF ON ON 5 5 33 44 ON OFF ON 7 42 56 OFF OFF ON 8 5 51 68 ON ON OFF 11 66 88 OFF ON OFF 12 72 96 ON OFF OFF 14 84 112 OFF OFF OFF Note Each time a form length is changed by internal switch the printer must be shut offand...
Page 52: ...ed to move the printer at a later date and store the protective material that comes with the printer inthis package 2 Remove the stripoftape located around the middle sides ofthe printer Removing this tape will allow you to liftthe printer cover 3 Lift the printer coverup and away from you The internal mechanics ofthe printer will be covered with protective material 4 Remove this protective materi...
Page 53: ...n cartridge 3 Pack the ribbon cartridge in a clean envelope or some other protective device 4 Take the protective material that you have saved and pack this material care fully around the internal mechanics Note Ensure that the printhead is tied down and notcapable ofany move ment 5 Close and secure the cover to the base ofthe printer by using either a piece of masking tape or a strong elastic 6 C...
Page 54: ...ersal modem bypass PRINTER CABLE 25 FT 15 PIN 25 PIN CROSSOVER PRU7071 J1 7076 PRINTER MODEM CABLE 50FTMAX J1 PRU7071 7076 PRINTER MODEM CABLE 50FTMAX The RS 232 C direct connect enables local communications up to a distance of 50 feet The RS 422 A balanced direct connect enables local communication up to 4000 feet at data rates up to 19 200 bits per second The universal modem bypass DCF6927 is a ...
Page 55: ...er to press gently when pluggingthe connector into its receptacle so that you will avoid bending the pins in the connector Ifyour printer is intentionally or accidentally moved and the data cable becomes disconnected from the printer you can easily connect the data cable to the printer by performingthe following procedure There are two different cables made for these printers depending on which mo...
Page 56: ...se openthe cover and look at the printercircuitboard see Figure B 2 Locatedto the right ofthe internal switches will be two small blue plasticobjects called Jumpers Figure B 3 that will becoveringtwo setsofthree gold pins Figure B 4 Correctpositioningof these bluejumpers is necessary to ensure proper operation ofthe printer There are two different positionsfor eachjumper and set ofpins dependingon...
Page 57: ...Figure B 3 BlueJumpers Covering Two Sets ofGoldPins FigureB 4 Two Sets ofGoldPins Maintenance Shinning and i ti d B 6 CY93 01 ...
Page 58: ...B 5 JUDlper Positions for the BOTTOM Set of Gold Pins The PRU7070 7071 IO inch carriage is selectedwhen the bluejumperis covering pins 2 and 1 see Figure B 5 The PRU7075 7076 15 inchcarriage is selectedwhen the bluejumperiscovering pins 3 and 2 see Figure B 5 INTERNAL SWITCHES t PRINTER CIRCUIT BOARD 1 PINS 3 2 n n n II II II Figure B 5 Graphic Representation0 3 GoldPins on the PrinterCircuitBoard...
Page 59: ... 25 4 cm wide for the PRU707017071 and 3 0 in to 15 0 in 7 6 cm to 38 1 cm wide for the PRU707517076 Oo012 ino Oo03 cm maximum thickness original and upto two copies Forms Length 3 5 4 5 5 7 8 5 11 12 or 14 in switch selectable 1 to 94 lines program selectable program overrides switch selection Line Spacing 6 or 8 lines per inch switch selectable with program override Data Rate 300 1200 or 9600 bi...
Page 60: ...wer 96 W maximum Environmental Characteristics Temperature 50 F to 100 F 10 C to 38 C operating Relative Humidity 10 to 90 noneondensing operating Table C 1 PrintCharacteristics Normal Character Elongated Character Single Width Double Width Normal Compressed Normal I Compressed Pitch Pitch Pitch Pitch Characters per inch 10 16 7 5 8 3 Characters per line PRU707017071 80 132 40 66 PRU707517076 132 ...
Page 61: ...rocket Fanfold Form Max 75 Max 20 carbon not included Carbon Max 35 Max 9 5 I Cartridge Ribbon Honeywell No M3917 Note Care should be taken when selectingforms with edge bursting because ofthe type ofpaper drive sprocket in the printers Forms with low burst strength could result in difficulty in forms handling Honeywell recommends that you purchase media according to the specifications in Table C ...
Page 62: ... P P 0 0 0 1 1 1 A Q a q 0 0 1 0 2 STX 2 B R b r 0 0 1 1 3 ETX J J 3 C S c s t O 1 0 0 4 EOT DC4 S 4 D T d t 0 1 0 1 5 ENQ 5 E U e u 0 1 1 0 6 ACK 6 F V f v 0 1 1 1 7 7 G W g w 1 0 0 0 8 8 H X h x 1 0 0 1 9 9 I Y i Y 1 0 1 0 A LF J Z j z 1 0 1 1 B ESC K k 1 1 0 0 C FF L 1 I 1 1 0 1 D CR M m 1 1 1 0 E N j n 1 1 1 1 F I 0 0 DEL 1 96 Printable ASCII Characters ASCII Character Set and Command SortList...
Page 63: ...CH SET 10 CPI PITCH CARRIAGE RETURN SET UNDERLINE SET DOUBLE WIDTH FORM FEED SET FORM LENGTH SET8LPI SET6LPI LINE FEED LINE GRAPHICS RESET LINE GRAPHICS SET RESTORE D 2 ASCII ESCs8 ESCs5 CR DC1 1_ JO l i_ ESCs2 FF ESC SPACE XY ESCu ESCU LF ESCF ESCG ESCsR ESCsr Hexadecimal Octal IB 73 38 033 163 070 IB 73 35 033 163 065 OD 015 IB 73 5F nnn 0 1 1 V J O J I IB 73 32 033 163 062 OC 014 IB 20 XY 033 0...
Page 64: ...ENT TO PUBLICATION Your comments will be investigated by appropriate technical personnel and action will be taken as required Receipt of all forms will be acknowledged however if you require a detailed reply check here U FROM NAME TITLE ___________________ ________________ COMPANY ADDRESS ___________ _______________________________ ORDER No 1 CY93 01 DATED I DECEMBER 1982 I DATE ...
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