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Summary of Contents for 6400-D Generation II Series

Page 1: ...6400 D Generation II Series Line Matrix Printers Setup Guide Form Number S550 0376 00 Copyright IBM Corp 2004 ...

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Page 3: ...Setup Guide 6400 D Generation II Line Matrix Printers ...

Page 4: ...800 524 1519 USA only or 1 303 924 6873 by E mail to printpub us ibm com or by mail to IBM Printing Systems Division Department H7FE Building 004M Information Development PO Box 1900 Boulder CO 80301 9191 USA IBM may use or distribute whatever information you supply in any way it believes appropriate without incurring any oblication to you Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2004...

Page 5: ...ions 21 Removing Shipping Restraints Cabinet Models 25 Remove The Cardboard Packing And Envelope 26 Remove The Hammer Bank Protective Foam 27 Remove The Platen Protective Foam 28 Remove Wood Blocks 29 Adjust The Paper Supports 30 Release The Paper Chains 31 Remove Tags 32 Removing Shipping Restraints Pedestal Models 33 Remove The Protective Film And Envelope 33 Remove The Hammer Bank Protective Fo...

Page 6: ...ator Panel 68 Program Mode 68 Unlocking The Program Mode 68 Locking The Program Mode 69 Entering Program Mode 69 Printing The Current Configuration 69 Factory Default Configuration Values 71 Configuration 71 Changing Parameters 82 Saving Your Configuration In A Custom Set 84 Loading Custom Sets Or Factory Default Values 86 Changing The Power On Configuration 88 4 Configuration Menus 91 Overview 91...

Page 7: ...Parallel Interface Menu 105 Interface Type 105 PC Parallel Menu 106 Dataproducts Menu 108 IEEE 1284 108 Parallel Hotport 108 Serial Interface Menu 110 Interface Type 111 Data Protocol 111 Baud Rate 111 Data Bits 112 Stop Bits 112 Parity 112 Data Terminal Ready 112 Request to Send 113 Buffer Size in Kbytes 113 Poll Character 113 One Char Enquiry 113 Serial Hotport 114 Framing Error 114 Emulation Co...

Page 8: ...ls 122 RS 232 Serial Interface Protocols 123 RS 232 And RS 422 Serial Interface Protocols 123 RS 232 And RS 422 Serial Interface Error Handling 123 RS 232 And RS 422 Serial Interface Configuration 124 PC Parallel Interface 125 PC Parallel Interface Signals 126 PC Parallel Interface Configuration 126 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface 127 Operating Modes 127 The Negotiation Phase 128 Signals 128 Terminat...

Page 9: ...9 Labels 150 Printer Dimensions And Weight 150 Cabinet Models 150 Pedestal Models 150 Environmental Characteristics 151 Temperature 151 Relative Humidity 151 Acoustic Noise Level 151 Electrical Characteristics 151 Input Voltage 151 Power Consumption 152 Interfaces 152 Cables 153 Printing Rates 153 B A Quick Look At Line Matrix Printing 155 Character Formation 155 Printing Speed 156 Notices 159 Ene...

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Page 11: ...notices are numbered These numbers enable you to find translated versions of these notices in the IBM 6400 Line Matrix Printer Safety Information booklet Descriptions for each type of notice follow The word Danger indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing death or serious personal injury The word Caution indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causin...

Page 12: ...in and repair the 6400 line matrix printer at the field service level of maintenance This manual covers alignments and adjustments preventive and corrective maintenance troubleshooting and basic principles of operation IBM 6400 D Generation II Series LQ 1600K Programmer s Reference Manual Provides descriptions of LQ 1600K printer codes and character sets IBM 6400 D Generation II Series KS Programm...

Page 13: ...nel communicate information clearly and directly You can select every function on your printer at the operator panel or you can send commands from the host computer Figure 1 The IBM 6400 D Generation II Series Line Matrix Printer Pedestal Models Cabinet Models The IBM 6400 D Generation II Series Printer ...

Page 14: ...rial RS 422 Serial PC Parallel IEEE 1284 Printer Emulations Each configuration provides a different set of configuration menus control codes and character sets The LQ 1600K printer emulation is standard for the IBM Hanzi printer and the KS or KSSM printer emulation is standard for the IBM Hangul printer LQ 1600K Emulation The LQ 1600K Emulation is used for the printing of Hanzi characters and supp...

Page 15: ...code printout Optional Feature The Input Paper Shelf feature can be ordered and installed on pedestal model printers The Input Paper Shelf provides a shelf to hold a box of paper or forms This is a convenient feature if you need to move the printer often If you ordered a feature at the time of purchase the feature may already be installed on your printer Refer to the documentation shipped with the...

Page 16: ...16 Chapter 1 Standard Capabilities ...

Page 17: ...contains a README 1ST file that describes the contents of the diskette AIX print drivers and configuration information for replacing existing Printronix printers In addition there might be another file called README TXT that contains information that was added after the printer documentation was printed 5 Attach the printer to the host system and configure the host system to work with the printer ...

Page 18: ...eature If you want to order a manual to learn more about these features see the Related Documents section that begins on page 12 Before You Begin Read this chapter carefully before installing and operating the IBM 6400 D Generation II Series printer The printer is easy to install but for your safety and to protect valuable equipment perform all the procedures in this chapter in the order presented...

Page 19: ...3 Hz The printer automatically senses and adjusts itself to conform to the correct voltage range For more information see the input voltage characteristics in Appendix A Printer Specifications Is relatively dust free Has a temperature range of 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F and a relative humidity from 10 to 90 noncondensing Is located within the maximum allowable distance to the host computer This di...

Page 20: ... Configuration Overview Figure 2 Printer Dimensions 27 0 in 68 6 cm 83 0 in 210 8 cm 29 0 in 73 7 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 41 0 in 104 cm 57 5 in 146 1 cm 10 5 in 26 7 cm 24 6 in 62 5 cm 30 0 in 76 2 cm 48 0 in 122 cm 25 in 63 5 cm ...

Page 21: ...rinter components shown in the following figures before continuing with the rest of the installation procedure Figure 3 Cabinet Model Component Locations Tractor Lock Tractor Door VerticalPosition Knob Forms Thickness Lever Ribbon Guide Ribbon Path Diagram Paper Scale Paper Support Printer Component ...

Page 22: ...ure 4 Cabinet Model Component Locations Cont Ribbon Spool Hub Latch Ribbon Hub Base Casting Shuttle Cover Assembly Hammer Bank beneath shuttle cover assembly Ribbon Mask Ribbon Guide Tractor Forms Thickness Lever Vertical Position Knob ...

Page 23: ...Locations 23 Figure 5 Pedestal Model Component Locations Tractor Lock Operator Panel Base Pan Ribbon Path Diagram Paper Scale Tractor Door Printer Component ...

Page 24: ...Printer Component Figure 6 Pedestal Model Component Locations Cont Ribbon Spool Shuttle Cover Assembly Ribbon Hub Ribbon Latch Ribbon Guide Forms Thickness Lever Adjustable Hinge Adjustable Paper Guide Printer Cover ...

Page 25: ...ng packing material Cardboard packing protective foam and tie wraps protect printer mechanisms from possible damage during shipment You must remove these shipping restraints before you operate the printer Save the cardboard packing and protective foam with the other packing materials To avoid shipping damage reinstall the shipping restraints whenever the printer is moved or shipped To reinstall th...

Page 26: ... Remove the cardboard packing 3 Open the tractor doors Push the tractor locks down Slide the tractors outward as far as they will go The forms thickness lever should be in the fully open raised position 4 Remove the envelope that contains the sample configuration printout Store this in the pouch that is attached to the left interior side of the cabinet Cardboard Packing Envelope ...

Page 27: ...Bank Protective Foam 1 Slide the paper supports outward as far as they will go Lift the hammer bank protective foam and remove it from between the ribbon mask and the platen 2 Rotate the forms thickness lever downward to position A Hammer Bank Protective Foam Tractor Door Paper Supports 2 Forms Thickness Lever ...

Page 28: ... Platen Protective Foam Figure 9 Removing the Platen Protective Foam 1 Rotate the platen protective foam toward the front of the printer and out from under the support shaft 2 Remove the platen protective foam Platen Protective Foam Support Shaft Forms Thickness Lever ...

Page 29: ...ward the center of the support shaft Position them so that they divide the space between the tractors into three approximately equal segments See Figure 10 2 Remove the foam strips and the tape securing the foam strips 3 Carefully peel off the tape and lift the protective film off the operator panel message display Wood Blocks 6 ...

Page 30: ...et Models Adjust The Paper Supports Figure 11 Paper Supports with Directional Arrows Showing the Adjustment Capabilities Slide the paper supports inward until they are approximately four inches from the tractor doors Tractor Doors 2 Paper Supports 2 ...

Page 31: ...Paper Chains 1 Open the cabinet rear door 2 Cut the tie wraps and release the paper chains from the bags at the top rear of the printer frame Remove the tie wraps and bags See Figure 12 3 Make sure each chain hangs freely with no kinks or knots Tie Wraps 2 Paper Chains 8 Bags 2 ...

Page 32: ...re 13 Remove Tag and Clamp from Fence or Passive Paper Stacker 1 Remove the tie wrap that is attached to the paper fence It is marked with a large red tag 2 Close the cabinet rear door Tie Wrap Red Tag Passive Stacker Paper Fence Tie Wrap Red Tag Passive Stacker Paper Fence ...

Page 33: ...ints simply reverse the steps in this section Remove The Protective Film And Envelope Figure 14 Removing the Protective Film and Envelope 1 Raise the printer cover 2 Carefully peel off the tape and lift the protective film off the operator panel message display 3 Open the tractor doors Push the tractor locks down Slide the tractors outward as far as they will go See Figure 15 The forms thickness l...

Page 34: ...ctive Foam Figure 15 Removing the Hammer Bank Protective Foam 1 Slide the paper supports outward as far as they will go 2 Lift the hammer bank protective foam and remove it from between the ribbon mask and the platen Hammer Bank Protective Foam Paper Supports 2 Tractor Lock Tractor Door ...

Page 35: ...e Platen Protective Foam 1 Rotate the forms thickness lever downward to position A See Figure 16 2 Rotate the platen protective foam toward the front of the printer and out from under the support shaft Remove the platen protective foam Platen Protective Foam Support Shaft Forms Thickness Lever ...

Page 36: ...center of the support shaft Position them so that they divide the space between the tractors into three equal segments See Figure 17 2 Place the output basket in the holes on the back of the printer and attach the ground strap as shown in Figure 17 detail A 3 Place the input paper shelf which is an optional feature in the holes in the front of the pedestal base A A Optional Paper Input Shelf Outpu...

Page 37: ...omer supplied interface cable from the host computer to the appropriate printer interface connector 4 Thread the power cable connector up through the notch in the lower right back corner of the cabinet see Figure 18 Plug the power cord into the printer AC power connector then into the AC power outlet 1 Before powering on the printer ensure the printer is plugged into an appropriate power source Re...

Page 38: ... Power Cables Figure 18 Interface and Power Cable Connections Cabinet Models Power Switch AC Power Connector AC Power Cord Cable Routing Notches Host Interface Connectors PC Parallel Interface Connector Connector Cover Host Interface Cable ...

Page 39: ...duct description label to verify that the voltage source at the printer site conforms to the requirements specified on page 19 See Figure 19 Figure 20 Power Switch 2 Make sure the printer power switch is set to OFF Product Description Label Connect The Interface And Power Cables ...

Page 40: ...e the cover from the I O connector you have selected Figure 22 Cable Routing Notch 4 Locate the notch in the lower left corner of the back of the cabinet 5 Hold the I O cable below its connector and gently push the cable through the opening in the grommet seated in the notch I O Connector Serial Connector Grommet I O Cable ...

Page 41: ... the cable to the printer using the two cable standoffs See Figure 18 Figure 24 Open Cabinet Front Door Showing the Printer Accessories Package 8 Open the cabinet front door and cut the strap that secures the box which contains the power cord control panel overlay labels and documentation 9 Open the box and remove the power cord overlays and documentation I O Plate I O Connector Cable Connector St...

Page 42: ...rough the hole in the lower right back corner of the cabinet Thread the power cord inside the bracket where the gas spring is attached Figure 26 Attaching the Power Cord 11 Plug the power cord into the printer AC power connector then into the AC power outlet 6cprcrd Power Cord 6cprcrd2 AC Power Connector Power Cord ...

Page 43: ... Remove the cover from the I O connector s you have selected b Attach the cable connector to the printer interface connector 4 Plug the power cord into the printer AC power connector then into the AC power outlet see Figure 30 1 Before powering on the printer ensure the printer is plugged into an appropriate power source Refer to Chapter 2 of the Setup Guide for information on the proper source 4 ...

Page 44: ...Cables Figure 27 Interface and Power Cable Connections Pedestal Models Figure 28 Removing the I O Cover 5 Remove the cover from the I O connector you have selected Power Switch Off On A p6cprswt Serial Connector Parallel Connector Auxiliary I O A ...

Page 45: ...ach the cable connector to the printer interface connector Figure 30 Attaching the Power Cord 7 Plug the power cord into the printer AC power connector then into the AC power outlet I O Cover Cable Connector Interface Connector Connect The Interface And Power Cables ...

Page 46: ...ch the operator panel overlay label by adhering it to your operator panel See Figure 31 Figure 31 The Operator Panel Overlay Label Form Feed Power Ready Processing Attention Menu Micro Printer Con figuration Scroll Micro Scroll Enter Start Return Stop Line Feed Cancel Set Top of Form View READY Eject Restore ...

Page 47: ...to the ribbon path diagram molded onto the shuttle cover for the following steps See Figure 3 Figure 32 Opening the Printer Cover 2 Open the printer cover See Figure 32 3 On pedestal models swing the operator panel up and forward to provide clearance ...

Page 48: ...oors See Figure 33 6 Remove the ribbon spools from the package Figure 34 Placing the Ribbon Spool on the Right Ribbon Hub 7 With the ribbon supply to the outside squeeze the right hub latch and place the full spool on the right ribbon hub Press the spool down until the hub latch snaps into place See Figure 34 Tractor Door Forms Thickness Lever Hub Latch Right Ribbon Hub Spool ...

Page 49: ...bon path to the left ribbon guide 9 Place the empty spool on the left hub 10 Press the spool down until the hub latch snaps into place 11 Turn the left spool by hand and check to ensure that the ribbon tracks correctly in the ribbon path and around the ribbon guides 12 Close the forms thickness lever 13 Continue with the next procedure to load paper in the printer Cabinet Models Pedestal Models Le...

Page 50: ...er Figure 36 Opening the Printer Cover 1 Open the printer cover See Figure 36 Figure 37 Forms Thickness Lever 2 Raise the forms thickness lever as far as it will go See Figure 37 3 Open the tractor doors See Figure 37 Tractor Door Forms Thickness Lever ...

Page 51: ...f the printer or on the optional paper shelf if attached Ensure that the paper pulls freely from the box Figure 39 Feeding the Paper 5 Feed the paper up through the paper slot On pedestal models be sure the paper feeds between the two wire guides Hold the paper in place with one hand to prevent it from slipping down through the paper slot while pulling it through from above with your other hand Se...

Page 52: ...diagram on the shuttle cover Load the paper onto the left tractor sprockets and close the left tractor door See Figure 40 Figure 41 The Right Tractor 7 Load the paper onto the right tractor and close the right tractor door Slide the right tractor horizontally to remove any paper slack then lock it in place See Figure 41 Tractor Lock Tractor Door Paper Tractor Door Tractor Lock ...

Page 53: ... scale NOTE Thin Paper single sheet Medium Paper two part form Thick Paper six part form Figure 42 Aligning the Paper 8 If adjustment is necessary a Unlock the left tractor b Slide the tractor until it is directly to the left of the number 1 on the paper scale and lock it You can also use the paper scale to count columns Paper Paper Scale Tractor Tractor Splined Shaft ...

Page 54: ...ets 11 Close the tractor door 12 Make sure the leading edge of the first sheet of paper is parallel to the tractor splined shaft If the paper is misaligned reload it onto the tractor sprockets until its edge is parallel to the splined shaft 13 Slide the right tractor to remove the paper slack or to adjust for various paper widths 14 Lock the tractor Right Tractor Door ...

Page 55: ...ribbon damage smeared ink or wavy print 17 Press STOP to remove the LOAD PAPER fault message from the display 18 Press FORM FEED several times to make sure the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors and over the lower paper guide Feed sufficient paper to ensure the paper stacks correctly 19 Close the printer cover 20 Close the cabinet door 21 Press START to place the printer in online mode and r...

Page 56: ...r stacker Power Paper Stacker Component Locations Familiarize yourself with the names and locations of the components shown in the following illustration before operating the power paper stacker Figure 45 View of the Power Paper Stacker Component Locations Pinch Rollers Paper Throat Rear Control Panel Wire Paper Tent Pull Out Paper Tray Bearing Bracket Paper Length Indicator Elevator Disable Switc...

Page 57: ... printer offline 3 Grasp the elevator lift handle and press the elevator disable switch while raising the elevator to the top of its travel Figure 47 Rear View of Cabinet Model Showing Power Stacker Components 4 Make sure the wire paper tent is fitted in the pull out paper tray in the base of the stacker A A Paper Advance Stacker Up Stacker Down Elevator Lift Handle Elevator Disable Switch Wire Pa...

Page 58: ...s an excess of 3 to 5 pages Be certain the paper passes through the paper stacker throat smoothly 2 Stack the 3 5 sheets of paper on top of the wire paper tent making sure the paper lies with the natural folds 3 On the printer s main operator panel the printer displays OFFLINE If a message other than OFFLINE displays in the operator panel refer to Chapter 6 Routine Service and Diagnostics on page ...

Page 59: ...inter 2 Cabinet models Check that the paper feeds correctly Press the Form Feed key several times to ensure that the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors and over the paper guide assembly Ensure that the paper folds the same way in the stacking area as it does in the supply area See Figure 49 Paper Guide Assembly ...

Page 60: ...ctors over the paper guide assembly and through the paper exit slot in the rear of the cabinet Ensure that the paper folds the same way in the stacking area as it does in the supply area See Figure 50 For top paper exit Press the Form Feed key several times to ensure that the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors over the paper guide assembly and through the paper exit slot See Figure 50 4 Cabi...

Page 61: ... every time new paper is loaded Set The Top Of Form Figure 51 Raising the Forms Thickness Lever 1 Raise the forms thickness lever as far as it will go The CLOSE PLATEN message will appear on the operator panel Press any key on the operator panel to silence the alarm See Figure 51 Figure 52 TOF Indicator Forms Thickness Lever Left Tractor Door TOF Indicator Paper Perforation Vertical Position Knob ...

Page 62: ...lears automatically Set it to match the paper thickness If you are using single part forms set the forms thickness lever so that A is next to the indicator Refer to the note on the shuttle cover See Figure 53 NOTE Do not set the forms thickness lever too tightly excessive friction can cause paper jams and ribbon jams with potential for ribbon damage smeared ink or wavy print 5 Press Set Top of For...

Page 63: ...iguration page On the configuration printout examine the print quality of the characters They should be fully formed and of uniform density If text characters do not appear correctly formed or if the test does not run contact your IBM Customer Service Representative The printer is now ready for configuration Refer to Chapter 3 Configuring The Printer for more information Test The Printer ...

Page 64: ...64 Chapter 2 Test The Printer ...

Page 65: ... printer by pressing operator panel keys or by sending control codes from the host computer This chapter explains how to use the operator panel to change individual parameters and save them as a custom configuration Operator panel keys are described in the IBM 6400 D Series Operator s Guide Your programmer s reference manuals provide information about control codes The Configurations A configurati...

Page 66: ...ation is not lost when you power off the printer NOTE Saved configurations are also referred to as custom sets There are no control codes that allow you to save a parameter in NVRAM However you can save a configuration defined partially by control codes and store it in NVRAM using the operator panel You can also save configuration values using PTR_SETUP See page 100 The Configuration Main Menu Fig...

Page 67: ...ets Reset Custom Set Names Interface Type Data Protocol Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Data Terminal Ready Request to Send Buffer Size in Kbytes Poll Character One Char Enquiry Serial Hotport Framing Error Parallel Interface see page 105 Interface Type PC Parallel Dataproducts IEEE 1284 Parallel Hotport ASCII Printer Emulation Printer Emul Config Print Format Printer Demonstration Print Erro...

Page 68: ...Operator s Guide Program Mode The printer is in Program mode whenever the configuration menus and option values are displayed on the operator panel message display Program mode is either locked or unlocked In order to select new configuration values you must unlock Program mode In order to prevent accidental changing of the configuration settings you may lock Program mode Unlocking The Program Mod...

Page 69: ...tering Program Mode To place the printer in Program mode press the Menu key Printing The Current Configuration OPERATOR MENU UNLOCKED OPERATOR MENU LOCKED Step Key LCD Result Notes 1 Make sure the printer is on 2 Press NOT READY The printer must be in NOT READY mode to print the configuration 3 PRESS START TO PRINT PRESS STOP TO EXIT You are prompted to press the Start key before the configuration...

Page 70: ... you can print it Custom Preloaded Sets 5 through 8 contain configuration sets that assist with the installation and configuration of this printer The other options will only be useful once you have modified and saved the printer configuration parameter settings The Power On Custom Set is defined by the Change Power On Set option Custom Sets 1 through 8 are defined by the Save Current Values optio...

Page 71: ...rence Number Reference Number XXXXXX Hanzi LinePrinter GB Version x xxx DC Vx xxx XX XXX XX XXXXXX EC PPC HANZI Vx xxx XX XXX XX XXXXXX BOOT CMX Vx xxx XX XXX XX XXXXXX SHUTTLE TYPE 2000S SHUTTLE PHASE 45 FLASH 12 MB DRAM 32 MB SECURITY PAL 363167 001 CONFIGURATION CODE FH3 QUICK SETUP RECALL CUSTOM SET FACTORY DEFAULT SAVE CURRENT VALUES CUSTOM SET 1 CHANGE POWER ON SET FACTORY DEFAULT DBCS TO AS...

Page 72: ...PTION SETUP PARSE DISABLE SETUP SFCC 21h PRINT DBCS FONT FILE LOG FILE SYSTEM OVERWRITE FILES ENABLE VIEW FILE LIST VERSION 66 BYTES NETWORK DAT 107 BYTES NETEMB DAT 107 BYTES NETWLAN DAT 107 BYTES PTXLOGO GIF 1210 BYTES 362974 EC1 524544 BYTES ETHDLOAD 789194 BYTES WLANLOAD 910776 BYTES OPTIMIZE REBOOT PRINT FILE LIST DBCS DOWNLOAD SAVE TO FLASH DELETE DL FONT CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT RECALL CUST...

Page 73: ...ARITY STANDARD RESPONSE POLARITY STANDARD BUSY ON STROBE ENABLE LATCH DATA ON LEADING EDGE PRIME SIGNAL ENABLE TOP ACTION AT PRIME SIGNAL FORM FEED AT RESET BUFFER SIZE IN KBYTES 64 AUTO TRICKLE 1 4 SEC TRICKLE TIME DATAPRODUCTS DATA BIT 8 ENABLE PI IGNORED ENABLE DATA POLARITY STANDARD DATA REQUEST POLARITY STANDARD STROBE POLARITY STANDARD BUFFER SIZE IN KBYTES 64 AUTO TRICKLE DISABLE TRICKLE TI...

Page 74: ...RUE BUFFER SIZE IN KBYTES 64 POLL CHARACTER 00 HEX ONE CHAR ENQUIRY DISABLE SERIAL HOTPORT TRICKLE TIME 1 4 SEC TIMEOUT 10 SEC REPORT STATUS DISABLE FRAMING ERRORS ENABLE EMULATION CONFIGURATION ASCII PRINTER EMULATION LQ1600K EMULATION PRINTER EMUL CONFIG LQ1600K CHARACTER SETS EPSON SET EPSON PRINT LANGUAGE ASCII USA DEFINE CR CODE CR CR AUTO LF ENABLE DEFINE LF CODE LF CR LF PRINTER SELECT DISA...

Page 75: ...030 PRINT QUALTITY NEAR LQ HIGH DENSITY DISABLE GRAPHICS SPD UP NORMAL PRINT CHARACTER TABLE PRINT ATTRIBUTES PROPORTIONAL SPACING DISABLE ITALIC PRINT DISABLE SLASHED ZERO DISABLE DBCS TO ASCII DBCS MODE DBCS ASCII STYLE NORMAL COMPRESSED MODE DISABLE DBCS COMPRESSED DISABLE MARGINS LEFT MARGIN 0 CHARACTERS RIGHT MARGIN 0 CHARACTERS BOTTOM MARGIN 0 LINES PERFORATION SKIP DISABLE RESET COMMAND LOA...

Page 76: ...ORMATION INSTALLED MEMORY 32 MB POWER ON TIME XXX XX HOURS PRINTING TIME XX HOURS PRINT STROLES XXXXXX 11 INCH PAGES XXXX RIBBONMINDER NEW RIBBON RIBBON ACTION DISABLE RIBBON TYPE PREMIUM 30 RIBBON END POINT NORMAL NEW RIB DETECT DISABLE IBM Printer Configuration ...

Page 77: ...ODE FH3 QUICK SETUP RECALL CUSTOM SET FACTORY DEFAULT SAVE CURRENT VALUES CUSTOM SET 1 CHANGE POWER ON SET FACTORY DEFAULT PRINT QUALITY LQ HIGH DENSITY DISABLE DBCS CPI 6 0 CPI LINES PER INCH 6 0 LINES PER INCH DBCS ASCII STYLE NORMAL GRAPHICS SPD UP NORMAL RESET COMMAND LOAD FACTORY PRINTER CONTROL INTERFACE SELECTION DISPLAY LANGUAGE ENGLISH ALARM CONTROL ALARM ENABLED PRINT DIRECTION BIDIRECTI...

Page 78: ...BOOT PRINT FILE LIST CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT FACTORY DEFAULT RECALL CUSTOM SET CUSTOM SET 1 SAVE CURRENT VALUES CUSTOM SET 1 DELETE CUSTOM SET FACTORY DEFAULT CHANGE POWER ON SET DISABLE PROTECT CUSTOM SETS CURRENT CUSTOM SET PRINT CUSTOM SET VALUES NAME CUSTOM SETS CUSTOM SET 1 CUSTOM SET 2 CUSTOM SET 3 CUSTOM SET 4 CUSTOM PRELOADED SET 5 CUSTOM PRELOADED SET 6 CUSTOM PRELOADED SET 7 CUSTOM PREL...

Page 79: ...TROBE POLARITY STANDARD BUFFER SIZE IN KBYTES 64 AUTO TRICKLE DISABLE TRICKLE TIME 1 4 SEC IEEE 1284 BUFFER SIZE IN KBYTES 64 AUTO TRICKLE DISABLE TRICKLE TIME 1 4 SEC PARALLEL HOTPORT TRICKLE TIME 1 4 SEC TIMEOUT 10 SEC REPORT STATUS DISABLE SERIAL INTERFACE INTERFACE TYPE RS 232 DATA PROTOCOL XON XOFF BAUD RATE 9600 BAUD DATA BITS 8 STOP BITS 1 PARITY NONE DATA TERMINAL READY READY BUFFER NOT FU...

Page 80: ... KSSM CHARACTER SETS 0437 PC CHARACTER SET DEFINE CR CODE CR CR AUTO LF ENABLE DEFINE LF CODE LF CR LF PRINTER SELECT DISABLE 20 CPI CONDENSED ENABLE ALTERNATE SET 80 9F CONTROL CODE PRINT FORMAT CHARACTERS PER INCH 10 0 CHARACTERS PER IN LINES PER INCH 6 0 LINES PER INCH DBCS CPI 6 0 CPI FORMS WIDTH FORMS WIDTH IN INCHES 13 6 INCHES FORMS WIDTH IN MM 345 4 INCHES FORMS WIDTH IN CHARACTERS 136 CHA...

Page 81: ...ORATION SKIP DISABLE RESET COMMAND LOAD FACTORY ERROR HANDLING ERROR ILLEGAL CODE POINT NORMAL OPERATOR PRINT TEST PRINTER DEMONSTRATION PRINTER INFORMATION INSTALLED MEMORY 32 MB POWER ON TIME 191 2 HOURS PRINTING TIME 1 5 HOURS PRINT STROKES 1002049 11 INCH PAGES 1188 RIBBONMINDER NEW RIBBON RIBBON ACTION DISABLE RIBBON TYPE PREMIUM 30 RIBBON END POINT NORMAL NEW RIBBON DETECT DISABLE IBM Printe...

Page 82: ...ONTROL Interface Selection Display Language Alarm Control Print Direction Hex Print Mode Factory Default Bidirectional Unidirectional Step Key LCD Results Notes 1 Determine which parameters you want to change and what the new values will be In this example the value for the PRINT DIRECTION parameter will be changed from BIDIRECTIONAL to UNIDIRECTIONAL 2 Press NOT READY Places the printer in NOT RE...

Page 83: ... active value 10 Continue this pattern to make all of the changes using the information in this chapter 11 To save changes so that they will remain when the printer is reset or powered back on see Saving Your Configuration In A Custom Set on page 84 If you want to use these values but not save them continue to the next step 12 NOT READY Returns the printer to the NOT READY mode 13 OPERATOR MENU LO...

Page 84: ...t records of your configurations page 69 and store them in a safe place such as inside the printer cabinet If you do not save your configuration before you power off the printer all of the new parameter values that have not been saved to NVRAM will be erased When you power the printer on again the power on configuration will load If no configuration has been designated as the power on configuratio...

Page 85: ...M SET Selects the CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT menu The RECALL CUSTOM SET option appears 6 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SAVE CURRENT VALUES Moves to the SAVE CURRENT VALUES option 7 SAVE CURRENT VALUES CUSTOM SET 1 Selects the SAVE CURRENT VALUES menu 8 SAVE CURRENT VALUES CUSTOM SET 2 Scrolls through the list of custom sets 1 8 9 SAVING CONFIGURATION Selects the SAVE CURRENT VALUES option The message SAV...

Page 86: ...Selecting the power on configuration is explained on page 88 11 OPERATOR MENU LOCKED Locks Program mode and the Operator Menu 12 READY Places the printer in READY mode prepared for normal operation 13 It is recommended you make a printout of your current configuration as described on page 69 Step Key LCD Results Notes Scroll Scroll Stop CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT Recall Custom Set Save Current Value...

Page 87: ...ts the CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT menu The RECALL CUSTOM SET option appears 6 RECALL CUSTOM SET FACTORY DEFAULT Moves forward to the FACTORY DEFAULT parameter for the RECALL CUSTOM SET option 7 LOADING SAVED CONFIGURATION Loads the set of Factory Default values The message LOADING SAVED CONFIGURATION appears briefly 8 NOT READY Returns the printer to the NOT READY mode 9 OPERATOR MENU LOCKED Locks P...

Page 88: ...NOTE Be sure you define and save a custom set before attempting to use it as the Power On Custom Set Otherwise the current Power On Custom Set remains selected and the following operator panel message is displayed 042 CUSTOM SET DOES NOT EXIST SAVE FIRST For example if you attempt to change the Power On Custom Set from Custom Set 1 to Custom Set 4 and if Custom Set 4 does not exist Custom Set 1 re...

Page 89: ...OM SET Selects the CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT menu The RECALL CUSTOM SET option appears 6 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT CHANGE POWER ON SET Moves to the CHANGE POWER SET ON parameter 7 CHANGE POWER ON SET FACTORY DEFAULT Displays the first POWER ON SET option FACTORY DEFAULT 8 CHANGE POWER ON SET CUSTOM SET 1 Displays CUSTOM SET 1 as the POWER ON SET option value 9 CHANGE POWER ON SET CUSTOM SET 1 An ast...

Page 90: ...anging The Power On Configuration 11 OPERATOR MENU LOCKED Locks Program mode and the Operator Menu 12 READY Places the printer in READY mode prepared for normal operation Step Key LCD Results Notes Scroll Scroll Stop ...

Page 91: ...r options available in each menu The diagrams list the menus and options in the order they appear when you use the operator panel to configure the printer Factory default configuration values are indicated by an asterisk Pressing the operator panel keys Enter Return Scroll and Scroll allows you to move through the menus and select various choices for the options as follows The Enter key allows you...

Page 92: ...Custom Set Values Name Custom Sets Reset Custom Set Names Interface Type Data Protocol Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits Parity Data Terminal Ready Request to Send Buffer Size in Kbytes Poll Character One Char Enquiry Serial Hotport Framing Error Parallel Interface see page 105 Interface Type PC Parallel Dataproducts IEEE 1284 Parallel Hotport ASCII Printer Emulation Printer Emul Config Print Format P...

Page 93: ...ory Default Custom Set 1 Custom Set 2 Custom Set 3 Custom Set 4 Custom Preloaded Set 5 Custom Preloaded Set 6 Custom Preloaded Set 7 Custom Preloaded Set 8 DBCS Mode ASCII Mode QUICK SETUP from page 92 Characters Per Inch DBCS CPI Print Quality LQ Near LQ Normal Hi Speed Super Hi Speed Ultra Hi Speed Disable Enable 10 0 CPI 12 0 CPI 13 3 CPI 15 0 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 0 CPI 5 0 CPI 6 0 CPI 6 7 CPI 7 5 C...

Page 94: ...or the Hanzi LP printers only Print Quality Sets the print quality of the printer This key requires confirmation with the ENTER key NOTE The factory default for the Hanzi LP is Near LQ The factory default for the Hangul LP is LQ High Density High Density enabled will allow the LQ typeface to print in higher print density It will not take effect when other typefaces are selected Characters Per Inch...

Page 95: ...printing speed by turning on Enhanced Turbo mode See Graphics Spd Up in the Programmer s Reference Manual Reset Command When the printer receives a host data stream reset command ESC in addition to resetting printer variables the selected configuration will be loaded Load Power On The power up configuration is loaded when the reset command is executed Load Factory default The factory installed con...

Page 96: ...ower On State Paper Jam Detection Forms Speed Hex Print Mode Disable Enable Ready Not Ready Enable Disable Normal Speed Slow Speed Energy Saver Timer Eject Restore Set Platen at BOF Disable Open 1 60 Seconds 5 Seconds 15 60 Minutes 15 Minutes Standard Top Exit Tear PTR Setup Option Setup Parse Disable Enable Ignore Setup SFCC 1h FFh 21h Print DBCS Font File Log Shuttle Timeout Overwrite Files Enab...

Page 97: ...nguage This parameter selects the language in which the operator panel messages will be displayed The only selection currently available is English Alarm Control This parameter enables or disables the audible alarm The audible alarm is used to signal problems such as when an end of forms occurs Print Direction The PRINT DIRECTION feature affects both print quality and printing speed By setting thi...

Page 98: ...set to ENABLE the default paper jams are detected and when set to DISABLE paper jam checking is disabled to prevent false errors ATTENTION When paper jam detection is disabled the printer does not monitor paper motion If a paper jam occurs the printer ignores the condition and continues to print possibly causing severe damage to the printer Forms Speed FORMS SPEED affects the speed at which paper ...

Page 99: ... by power generation Use of this feature can cut energy use by more than 50 percent ENERGY SAVER TIMER determines the amount of time that expires before the printer reduces power after printing stops The energy saver mode can select an energy saver activation time The selections are 15 through 60 Minutes The default time is 15 minutes NOTE If the printer enters energy saver mode while NOT READY th...

Page 100: ...e TOP EXIT TEAR mode to function properly PTR Setup Option This option selects the Special Function Control Code SFCC for the PTR_SETUP command and functions The selections for this process are given below Setup Parse This selection is used to enable or disable the PTR Setup Option The default is disable Setup SFCC Sets the legal hex values from 01 through FF These represent the ASCII code in hexa...

Page 101: ...splayed file from flash memory Optimize Reboot Pressing the Enter key with this selection displayed will reclaim flash memory space and reboot the printer IMPORTANT Do not power off the printer until it has completed the reboot and is either Ready or Not Ready Print File List Pressing the Enter key with this selection displayed will cause the printer to print a summary of files stored in flash mem...

Page 102: ...m Set 1 Custom Set 2 Custom Set 3 Custom Set 4 Custom Preloaded Set 5 Custom Preloaded Set 6 Custom Preloaded Set 7 Custom Preloaded Set 8 Configuration Management from page 92 Protect Custom Sets Disable Enable Current Custom Set Factory Default Power On Custom Set All Custom Sets Custom Set 1 Custom Set 2 Custom Set 3 Custom Set 4 Custom Preloaded Set 5 Custom Preloaded Set 6 Custom Preloaded Se...

Page 103: ...te an existing Custom Set 4 See the Protect Custom Sets in this section Delete Custom Set You can delete one or all of your customized or preloaded custom sets Factory default is a factory preset custom set and cannot be changed or deleted Change Power On Set You can specify which of the custom sets will be the power on set The printer will power on with the factory set values or with one of the c...

Page 104: ...me can only be cleared by using the Reset Custom Set Names menu Press the MICRO UP or MICRO DOWN keys to cycle through the values available for that character at the cursor location Press the SCROLL UP key to move to the next character to be modified Press the SCROLL DOWN key to go back to the character to be modified Continue until you have entered the name you want to give to this custom set the...

Page 105: ...RODUCTS Although this interface is supported it is not currently offered on 6400 D Series models IEEE 1284 the default PC Parallel Dataproducts IEEE 1284 Interface Type PC Parallel Dataproducts IEEE 1284 See page 106 Parallel Interface from page 92 Although this interface is supported it is not currently offered on 6400 D Series models Parallel Hotport Trickle Time 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 4 Se...

Page 106: ...enu Standard Inverted Data Polarity Strobe Polarity Response Polarity Data Bit 8 Enable Disable Standard Inverted Standard Inverted PC Parallel from page 105 Latch Data On Prime Signal TOF Action at Prime Signal Busy On Strobe Enable Disable Leading Edge Trailing Edge Enable Disable Buffer Size in Kbytes 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 Form Feed at Reset No Form Feed at Reset ...

Page 107: ...When the host computer sends a data strobe signal to the printer this enables the printer to read the data bus STANDARD the default does not expect the data strobe signal to be inverted INVERTED expects the host computer to invert the data strobe signal Response Polarity The RESPONSE POLARITY parameter must be set to match the response polarity of your host computer STANDARD the default does not i...

Page 108: ...ies models IEEE 1284 The IEEE 1284 interface is faster and more versatile than Centronics and supports bidirectional communication The IEEE 1284 interface has no parameters that are adjustable via the operator panel For more information see Chapter 5 Printer Interfaces Parallel Hotport This option gives the printer the ability to handle multiple data streams simultaneously It allows the printer to...

Page 109: ...m the host after a certain period of time it needs to Timeout in order to service the other ports Values are from 1 through 60 seconds with 10 seconds as the default Report Status When this option is enabled faults are reported even if the fault is not on the current active port If the option is disabled the default a fault on the printer is reported only if it occurs on the active port ...

Page 110: ...terface Type RS 232 RS 422 XON XOFF ETX ACK ACK NAK DTR 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 8 7 Serial Interface from page 92 Parity Data Terminal Ready Request to Send Stop Bits 1 2 None Odd Even Mark Sense Ready and Buffer Not Full Not Ready or Buffer Full False True True Ready and Buffer Not Full Not Ready or Buffer Full False One Char Enquiry Serial Hotport Buffer Size in Kbytes 1...

Page 111: ...e it has received the entire block of data ACK NAK Acknowledge Negative Acknowledge ACK means acknowledge the device acknowledges it has accepted a transmission NAK means a negative acknowledge the device did not receive the transmission DTR DTE Ready The printer controls the data flow by asserting or de asserting this hardware signal to the host If there is enough room in the printer buffer the p...

Page 112: ...fault ODD EVEN MARK SENSE The setting must match the corresponding parity setting in the host computer Data Terminal Ready This configuration is part of hardware flow control and determines when the DATA TERMINAL READY DTR signal is generated This signal indicates whether or not the printer is ready to receive data READY AND BUFFER NOT FULL the default asserts the DTR signal when the printer is RE...

Page 113: ...rmines the size of the input buffer The maximum input buffer is up to 256K 64K is the default Poll Character This option is used when One Char Enquiry is enabled Whenever the printer receives this character it sends a response to the host indicating the current state of the printer It may be configured from 00 through FF Hex The default value is 00 One Char Enquiry When enabled a status byte is se...

Page 114: ...time out value If the value is too much shorter the printer fills up its buffer too fast Values are 1 4 Sec the default 1 2 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 4 Sec 8 Sec 16 Sec and Off Timeout This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and check the other ports for data to print When the printer has not received data from the host after a certain period of time it needs to Timeout in or...

Page 115: ...that begins on page 12 ASCII Printer Emulation This parameter allows selection of the printer emulation The LQ 1600K Emulation is the only available for the Hanzi printer and KS or KSSM Emulation is available for the Hangul printer Printer Emulation Configuration This parameter configures the printer emulation and page formatting The submenu contains only LQ 1600K for the Hanzi printer The LQ 1600...

Page 116: ...to check the print quality and operation of your printer The self tests include the following Printer Demonstration Demonstrates some of the functions and features available on the printer Print Error Log Prints a log of errors that have occurred in the printer Ripple Print A sliding alphanumeric pattern used to identify missing or malformed characters improper vertical alignment or vertical compr...

Page 117: ...ation Menu Figure 64 Printer Information Menu You can view various printer statistics such as hours of usage and refer to these figures for preventive maintenance purposes Printer statistics accumulate continuously they do not reset when you power off the printer All of the printer statistics are set to zero at the factory after burn in testing Installed Memory Displays the amount of RAM installed...

Page 118: ...ng The range is 0 through 30 000 hours Print Strokes The cumulative number of back and forth shuttle strokes the printer has printed during normal operation The range is 0 through 4 000 000 000 shuttle strokes 11 Inch Pages The cumulative number of pages the printer has printed The range is 0 through 363 000 000 pages ...

Page 119: ...set the ribbon life to 100 from the operator panel using the New Ribbon option by pressing the Enter key RIBBONMINDER from page 92 New Ribbon XXX Ribbon Action Ribbon Type Premium 30 Premium 20 Premium 2000 New Ribbon Detect Enable Disable Disable Display Fault Immediate Fault Paper Out Press the ENTER key to reset ribbon life to 100 Note If New Ribbon Detect is set to Enable the Ribbon Life will ...

Page 120: ...d an error message will be displayed again FAULT PAPER OUT allows you to continue printing despite ribbon life reaching 5 until the printer runs out of paper When the End Of Forms Load Forms condition is cleared paper is loaded then the Ribbon Ink Low Change Ribbon message appears Ribbon Type You can use the Ribbon Type option to specify the type of ribbon to be used Premium 30 Premium 20 Premium ...

Page 121: ... RS 232 and RS 422 serial interface circuit characteristics are compatible with the Electronic Industry Association Specifications EIA 232 E and EIA 422 B The RS 232 and RS 422 serial interfaces enable the printer to operate with bit serial devices that are compatible with an RS 232 controller The input serial data transfer rate in baud is selectable from the printer operator panel Baud rates of 6...

Page 122: ...the printer Data Set Ready DSR Status signal to the printer indicating the host is in a ready condition Data Carrier Detect DCD Status signal to the printer The ON condition is required for the printer to receive data Data Terminal Ready DTR Control signal from the printer Subject to configuration RS 422 RD RD Serial data stream deferentially received by printer TD TD Deferentially driven serial d...

Page 123: ...has received the entire block of data ACK NAK Acknowledge Negative Acknowledge ACK means acknowledge the device acknowledges it has accepted a transmission NAK means a negative acknowledge the device did not receive the transmission RS 232 And RS 422 Serial Interface Error Handling NOTE All serial errors are treated as faults that require operator intervention Parity Error Handling Parity error ch...

Page 124: ...RS 232 only Data Terminal Ready logic Request to Send logic Some application programs require a unique configuration If the printer is not working properly in the configuration you selected contact an IBM service representative One Char Enquiry When enabled a status byte is sent back to the host when the poll character or the command SFCC enquiry is sent to the printer serial interface only The po...

Page 125: ... Printer PC Parallel Interface Connector Pin Assignments Input Signals Signal Pin Output Signals Signal Pin Miscellaneous Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 2 Return 20 ACKNOWLEDGE 10 Return 28 CHASSIS GROUND 17 DATA LINE 2 3 Return 21 ONLINE SELECT 13 Fault 32 GROUND GND 16 30 DATA LINE 3 4 Return 22 PAPER EMPTY 12 Return 30 NC 34 DATA LINE 4 5 Return 23 BUSY 11 Return 29 DATA LINE 5 6 Return 24 NAUTO FEED 1...

Page 126: ...r panel has been activated When the printer is in Ready mode it may accept data from the host Paper Empty PE A high true level from the printer to indicate the printer is in a fault condition Busy A high true level from the printer to indicate the printer cannot receive data PC Parallel Interface Configuration Your printer is configured at the factory to match the interface you specified By using ...

Page 127: ...e determined by negotiation between the printer and the host Compatibility Mode This mode provides compatibility with a Centronics or PC Parallel interface Data is transferred from the host to the printer in 8 bit bytes over the data lines Compatibility Mode can be combined with Nibble and Byte Modes to provide bidirectional communication Nibble Mode Eight bits equals one byte When a byte of data ...

Page 128: ...ceived and the printer is ready for the next data transfer Printer Busy Peripheral Acknowledge nWait Driven by the printer Indicates the printer cannot receive data Data bits 4 and 8 in Nibble Mode Acknowledge Data Request nAcknowledge Reverse Driven by the printer Indicates the printer is in a fault condition Data bits 3 and 7 in Nibble Mode Xflag Driven by the printer A high true level indicatin...

Page 129: ... Host Printer Data 3 5 Host Printer Data 4 6 Host Printer Data 5 7 Host Printer Data 6 8 Host Printer Data 7 9 Host Printer Data 8 MSB 10 Printer nAck PtrClk PtrClk 11 Printer Busy PtrBusy PtrBusy 12 Printer PError AckDataReq AckDataReq 13 Printer Select Xflag Xflag 14 Host nAutoFd HostBusy HostAck 15 Not Defined 16 Logic Gnd 17 Chassis Gnd 18 Printer Peripheral Logic High 19 Signal Ground nStobe ...

Page 130: ...terminating resistors are not compatible with the particular interface driver requirements of your host computer you may need to have a different resistor combination installed on your printer You must call your printer service representative to have this situation addressed 27 Signal Ground Data 8 28 Signal Ground PError Select nAck 29 Signal Ground Busy nFault 30 Signal Ground nAutoFd nSelectIn ...

Page 131: ...uirements Periodic cleaning ensures efficient operation and clear print quality If the printer is located in a dusty area or is used for heavy duty printing clean it more often Cleaning The Outside Of The Printer Clean the outside of the printer with a soft lint free cloth and mild detergent soap Dishwashing liquid works well Do not use abrasive powders or chemical solvents Clean the windows with ...

Page 132: ...or s Guide 3 Unlatch both ribbon spools and carefully lift them off the hubs Raise the ribbon out of the ribbon path 4 Using a soft bristled non metallic brush remove paper ribbon and dust particles from the paper path ribbon guides and ribbon path 5 Brush and vacuum accumulated paper ribbon and dust particles especially in the tractor hammer bank and base pan areas 6 Cabinet models Brush and vacu...

Page 133: ...Printer 133 Figure 66 Cleaning the Printer Cabinet Models Ribbon Spool Hub Latch Ribbon Hub Ribbon Path Diagram Shuttle Cover Assembly Ribbon Guide Forms Thickness Lever Vertical Position Knob Tractor Door Paper Supports 2 ...

Page 134: ...Figure 67 Cleaning the Printer Pedestal Models Ribbon Spool Shuttle Cover Assembly Operator Panel Base Pan Ribbon Path Diagram Hub Latch Ribbon Hub 2 Ribbon Guide Forms Thickness Lever Right Tractor Vertical Position Knob Paper Support 2 ...

Page 135: ...aced dots smeared characters improper phasing or light dark character variations All H s pattern of all uppercase letter H s used to detect missing characters or dots smeared characters or improper phasing All E s FF Form Feed A pattern of all uppercase E s repeated for ten lines and followed by a form feed to the next page top of form used to identify paper motion or feeding problems such as pape...

Page 136: ...panel lights and the first line of the operator panel message display indicates the fault The second line of the display indicates how to clear the fault Table 5 explains each fault message and describes how to correct the fault condition Displayed faults fall into one of two categories Operator correctable IBM Customer Service Representative required to correct ...

Page 137: ...Operator Correctable Explanation Solution 001 END OF FORMS LOAD FORMS Yes Printer is out of paper Load paper according to instructions on page 50 002 FORM JAMMED CLEAR AND RELOAD FORM Yes No paper motion Clear paper jam and reload paper See the Operator s Guide Reset forms thickness lever 003 FORMS EJECTED PRESS EJECT RESTORE Yes Non error status message Press Eject Restore key to return paper to ...

Page 138: ... OF FORMS TIMEOUT LOAD FORMS Yes A timeout message is sent to the host if paper is not loaded 10 minutes after Stop was pressed to clear the paper out fault Load paper See Operator s Guide for procedure 032 FORMS JAMMED TIMEOUT CLEAR AND RELOAD FORMS Yes A timeout message is sent to the host if no paper motion has occurred for 10 minutes after Stop was pressed to clear the jam fault Clear paper ja...

Page 139: ...ges Contact IBM service 056 HAMMER COIL OPEN SEE USERS GUIDE No Electrical malfunction of one or more hammer coils You can continue to print with degraded print quality Contact IBM service 057 CLOSE PLATEN Yes Forms thickness lever is raised to the open position Lower the forms thickness lever 058 SHUTL JAM SEE USERS GUIDE No No shuttle movement or the shuttle is moving at the wrong speed Make sur...

Page 140: ...oes appear contact IBM service 065 HAMMER FAN CHECK SEE USERS GUIDE Yes Sensors cannot detect current in fan circuit Power off the printer and remove paper guide assembly for instructions refer to your IBM 6400 Maintenance Information Manual Check that the fan cable is connected Check for obstruction of vents and fan airway remove any obstructions Check for items beneath the printer blocking cabin...

Page 141: ...ed If fault reoccurs contact IBM service 090 SHUTTLE COVER OPEN CLOSE SHUTTLE COVER No Shuttle cover is missing damaged or not correctly installed Contact IBM service 092 RBN DRVR CIRCUIT SEE USERS GUIDE No Controller board does not detect ribbon drive motor Contact IBM service 101 UPPER DRIVER SHORT No Hammer driver circuits on the controller board shorted to ground Contact IBM service 102 LOWER ...

Page 142: ... TOO LONG SEE USERS GUIDE No Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact IBM service 124 PAP FIFO OVERFLOW SEE USERS GUIDE No Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact IBM service 125 PAP FIFO UNDERFLOW SEE USERS GUIDE No Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact IBM service 126 PAP FEED BAD TABLE SEE USERS GUIDE No Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contac...

Page 143: ... Press Stop then Start ENERGY SAVER MODE ACTIVE N A Status message printer is in low energy idle state all fans and higher voltages are off only 5Vdc logic circuits are active No action necessary NOTE If the printer was in NOT READY state when the energy saver mode was activated it will remain in the NOT READY state until the START key is pressed HAMMER COIL BAD No Malfunction of one or more hamme...

Page 144: ... RibbonMinder has determined that the ribbon is out of ink Replace the ribbon and verify ribbon life is reset to 100 SERVICE MENU first service test N A Non error status message No action necessary TESTING HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT N A Status message when printer runs self tests and initialization routines No action necessary TOP OF FORM SET N A Non error status message No action necessary Fault Messag...

Page 145: ... print job requirements Like the fuel gauge in your car RibbonMinder indicates how much usable ink remains in the ribbon The gauge for RibbonMinder is the message display on the control panel The following message is typical for a new ribbon 100 full As printing continues the percentage of usable ink in the ribbon decreases percentage ranges from 100 through 99 When 0 usable ink appears the printe...

Page 146: ...Menu Diagram Running A Job Once you have set up options for RibbonMinder it works without attention When you begin printing with RibbonMinder enabled and Ribbon Action set to DISPLAY the message display shows a ribbon life value of 100 The ribbon life decreases as the ink is consumed RIBBONMINDER from page 92 New Ribbon XXX Ribbon Action Ribbon Type PREMIUM 30 PREMIUM 2000 PREMIUM 20 New Ribbon De...

Page 147: ...continue for approximately another two minutes After the two minute period has elapsed the fault will reoccur if the Ribbon Action remains set on FAULT If the Ribbon Action is changed to DISABLE or DISPLAY within the two minute period the fault will not reoccur FAULT PAPER OUT allows you to continue printing despite ribbon life reaching 5 until the printer runs out of paper When the End Of Forms L...

Page 148: ...Reduce 5 through 100 in increments of 5 allows you to lower the life expectancy of the ribbon installed Extend 100 through 0 in increments of 5 allows you to increase the life expectancy of the ribbon installed Pressing the Scroll key increases the percentage while pressing the Scroll key decreases the percentage New Ribbon Detect NEW RIBBON DETECT selects the way the fault message will be reset E...

Page 149: ...remium 30 Ribbon P N 57P2308 Ordering Ribbons Order supplies by contacting your local Lexmark International distributor or contacting Pacific Logic Trading Company Limited Room B327 3 F Da hua Plaza NO 171 Haidian Road Haidian District Beijing China Post Code 100086 Phone 010 62636812 Fax 010 62636813 Paper Specifications NOTE The following paper specifications are general guidelines Paper stock s...

Page 150: ...sheet length of 16 inches 40 64 cm between top and bottom perforations Thickness Not to exceed 0 025 inch 0 064 cm including backing sheet On pedestal models when using the rear paper exit the maximum form width is 16 inches 40 64 cm On cabinet models forms longer than 12 inches can be used by opening the front and rear printer doors Printer Dimensions And Weight Cabinet Models Height 42 5 inches ...

Page 151: ...e open Pedestal model noise levels listed are for rear paper exit Levels will be higher for top paper exit Electrical Characteristics Input Voltage Acoustic Noise Levels per ISO 9296 6400 D3P 6400 D6P 6400 D8P 6400 D3C 6400 D6C 6400 D8C Printing 65 dBA 68 dBA 68 dBA 50 dBA 52 dBA 52 dBA Standby 46 dB 46 dB 46 dBA 46 dB 46 dB 46 dBA Line Voltage Design Range Line Frequency RMS Current 6400 D3X 6400...

Page 152: ...2 serial interfaces Buffer 16 kilobytes on serial interfaces 16 kilobytes on parallel interfaces Operating Mode Units Power Consumption 6400 D3X 6400 D6X 6400 D8X Standby1 Watts 30 60 45 80 85 BTU Hour 100 205 154 273 289 Nominal2 Watts 220 310 450 BTU Hour 750 1058 1531 Maximum3 Watts 315 440 650 900 BTU Hour 1075 1500 2211 3062 1Numbers represent consumption in Power Saver Mode Numbers in parent...

Page 153: ...EIA 232 Serial Cable Kit PN 12H1204 Printing Rates The printing speed of text is measured in lines per minute lpm and is a function of the selected font and the vertical dot density Printing speed is independent of the number of characters configured in the character set repertoire Print rates for lines containing attributes such as bold or emphasized printing superscripts subscripts or elongated ...

Page 154: ...ters Table 6 DBCS Printing Rates PRINT QUALITY Print Rate lpm 6400 D3P D3C 6400 D6P D6C 6400 D8P D8C LQ with HIGH DENSITY ON 90 161 195 LQ with HIGH DENSITY OFF 177 315 390 NEAR LQ 195 348 430 NORMAL 221 390 485 HI SPEED 258 460 570 SUPER HI SPEED 340 603 745 ULTRA HI SPEED 367 655 805 Table 7 ASCII Printing Rates PRINT QUALITY Print Rate lpm 6400 D3P D3C 6400 D6P D6C 6400 D8P D8C LQ with HIGH DEN...

Page 155: ...form density The dots are made by an assembly of steel hammers mounted on a rapidly oscillating shuttle The hammers strike the paper through a moving ink ribbon The dot patterns of characters are mapped in printer memory on invisible matrices as shown in Figure 70 Figure 70 Typical Character Formation Matrix visible only to the printer Dot Column Dot Row Ink dots formed by hammer tips Character Ro...

Page 156: ...n lines of characters depending on the print mode and line spacing you selected Figure 71 Line Matrix Printing Printing Speed The speed of text printing is measured in lines per minute lpm This speed is dependent upon the number of dot rows required to produce a line of characters regardless of the number of characters in the line Because more dot rows are required to print lowercase characters wi...

Page 157: ...lity NLQ option the printer uses more dot rows and slower print strokes to form characters than if you choose the Draft Quality option Character formation and print speed are faster in Draft Quality because the printer uses fewer dot rows to form characters Printing rates are listed in Appendix A Character Formation ...

Page 158: ...158 Appendix B Printing Speed ...

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Page 162: ...facilities may not be available in your area In the United States IBM has established a collection process for reuse recycling or proper disposal of used batteries and batter packs from IBM equipment For information on proper disposal of the batteries in this product please contact IBM at 1 800 426 4333 For information on disposal of batteries outside the United States contact your local waste dis...

Page 163: ...IBM option cards This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to European standard EN 55022 The limits for Class A equipment were derived for commercial and industrial environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication devices Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors m...

Page 164: ...se radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Japanese VCCI Class A Japan JEITA Statement Communication Statements Taiwan Warning This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user will be required to take adequate measures Australia New Zealand 533 ...

Page 165: ...ct may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Korea China Declaration This is a Case A Product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take practical actions ...

Page 166: ...en in Hinsicht EMVG Paragraph 3 Abs 2 2 Das Gerät erfüllt die Schutzanforderungen nach EN 55022 Klasse A und EN 50024 EN 55022 Klasse A Gerdte müssen mit folgendem Warnhinweis versehen werden Warnung dies ist eine Einrichtung der Klasse A Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkstörungen öerursachen in diesem Fall kann vom Betreiber verlangt werden angemessene Maßnahmen durchzuführen und dafür a...

Page 167: ...must give the other party a copy of these terms and provide all user documentation to that party When you do so you must destroy any copies of Software not resident in the printer Your license for the Software terminates when you no longer rightfully possess the printer No other rights under this license are granted 2 Source Code A source code version of eCos Software is available under the terms ...

Page 168: ...F SUCH DAMAGES THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY RESULTING FROM SUCH PARTY S NEGLIGENCE TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH LIMITATION SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THAT EXCLUSION AND LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU 6 U S Government Users The Embedded Software is a c...

Page 169: ...DING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIA...

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Page 171: ...eter quick setup 94 Changing parameters 82 Character formation 155 Characters Per Inch parameter quick setup 94 Cleaning requirements 131 Clear to send CTS signal RS 232 serial interface 122 Communication bidirectional 1284 127 Compatibility mode 127 Component locations 21 Configuration active versus saved configurations 66 changing parameters 82 changing poweron configuration 88 custom preloaded ...

Page 172: ...et parameter 103 Diagnostic capabilities 15 Diagnostic tests 135 Diagnostics 131 Dimensions 6400 D Series printer 150 Direction printing 97 Display language parameter 97 Display disable RibbonMinder 120 Distance maximum allowed from host printer installation 19 Dot matrix character formation example 155 DTR protocol RS 232 serial interface 123 RS 422 serial interface 123 E Eject Restore parameter ...

Page 173: ... Paper Shelf Option 15 Installation cable connections pedestal models 43 new ribbon 119 147 shipping restraints removal cabinet models 25 pedestal models 33 site requirements 19 installed 117 Installed memory 117 Installing ribbon 47 Installing the printer 17 Interface definition 121 PC parallel 125 RS 232 serial 121 RS 422 serial 121 Interface selection parameter 97 Interface specifications 152 I...

Page 174: ...1 BUFFER OVERFLOW 138 042 NO CUSTOM SET AVAIL 139 043 CUSTOM SET EXIST 139 044 EC FIRMWARE HARDWARE ERROR 139 046 EC STOPPED AT STATE 139 056 HAMMER COIL OPEN 139 057 CLOSE PLATEN 139 058 SHUTL JAM 139 059 CANCEL PRINT ACTIVE 139 060 PRINTER HOT 139 062 MACHINE CHECK 140 065 HAMMER FAN CHECK 140 069 DATA CLEARED 140 080 POWER SUPPLY HOT 140 082 POWER SUPPLY 8 5 CHECK 141 083 INTAKE FAN CHECK 141 0...

Page 175: ... E s FF 117 all H s 117 print error log 116 printer demonstration 116 ripple print 116 underlines 117 Optional emulations loading 115 Output control features 14 automatic underlining and overscoring 15 double high and wide printing 15 emphasized printing 15 resident multinational character sets 15 selectable pitch 14 super and subscript printing 15 Overlay label operator panel attaching 46 Overrun...

Page 176: ...Poll character serial interface 113 Power on state parameter 98 Power on time 117 Power paper stacker 56 component locations 56 load 58 set up 57 start 58 Poweron configuration changing 88 Power power consumption 152 Predefined configurations 65 Preloaded sets 70 Prime signal parameter 108 Print custom set values parameter 104 Print direction parameter 97 Print error log test 116 135 Print format ...

Page 177: ...ocols RS 232 serial interface 123 RS 422 serial interface 123 PTR setup option parameter 100 P05 DIAGNOSTIC TEST PASSED 143 P17 SECURITY VIOLATION 143 Q Quick Setup menu 93 change power on set 94 characters per inch 94 DBCS ASCII style 95 DBCS to ASCII 94 graphics spd up 95 high density 94 lines per inch 94 reset command 95 save current values 94 Quick Setup menu print quality 94 Quick Setup menu ...

Page 178: ...nsmitted data TD 122 RS 422 serial interface 121 ACK NAK protocol 123 configuration 124 DTR protocol 123 error handling 123 ETX ACK protocol 123 framing error handling 123 overrun error handling 123 parity error handling 123 pin assignments 122 protocol 123 X ON X OFF protocol 123 RS 422 serial interface signals 122 received data RD 122 S Save current values parameter 103 Save Current Values param...

Page 179: ...g 156 Stop bits parameter 112 Strobe polarity parameter PC parallel 107 Super Hi Speed 14 T Tags remove 32 Temperature requirements 19 151 Terminating resistor configuration 130 TESTING HARDWARE PLEASE WAIT 144 Tests after installation 63 diagnostic 135 Theory line matrix printing 155 Time power on 117 printing 118 Timeout parameter serial hotport 109 114 TOF action at prime signal parameter 108 T...

Page 180: ...6 CONTROL 15V CHECK 141 087 PLATEN OPEN TIMEOUT 141 088 CONTROL 23 5V CHECK 141 089 RIBBON STALL 141 090 SHUTTLE COVER OPEN 141 092 RBN DRVR CIRCUIT 141 101 UPPER DRIVER SHORT 141 102 LOWER DRIVER SHORT 141 107 HAMMER COIL OPEN 141 11 inch pages 118 110 STACK OVERFLOW 141 111 STACK UNDERFLOW 141 112 UNDEFINED OPCODE 141 113 INSTRUCTION SET 142 114 ILLGL OPR ACCESS 142 115 ILLGL INSTR ACCESS 142 11...

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