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Appendix C

Compatibility and Limitations

Summary of Contents for 6500 Series

Page 1: ...InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers S550 1335 03 Cartridge Ribbon Printers User s Manual Cabinet and Pedestal Models ...

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Page 3: ...InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers S550 1335 03 Cartridge Ribbon Printers User s Manual Cabinet and Pedestal Models ...

Page 4: ...ivate expense As specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation 12 212 in the case of civilian agencies and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 227 7202 in the case of military agencies use duplication and disclosure by agencies of the U S Government shall solely be in accordance with the accompanying International Program License Agreement in case of software products and in accordance...

Page 5: ...ter 4 Do not connect or disconnect any communication port teleport attachment connector or power cord during an electrical storm 5 Power off the printer and disconnect the power cord before connecting or disconnecting any communication port teleport or attachment cable connector DANGER This product is equipped with a 3 wire power cord and plug for the user s safety Use this power cord in conjuncti...

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Page 7: ...th the Printer Management Utility 17 Standard Capabilities 17 Host Computer Interfaces 17 Printer Emulations 18 Output Control 19 Graphics and Vertical Formatting 20 Built in Diagnostic Tools 20 Optional Features 20 Protocols and Emulations 22 Graphics Enhancements 23 Taking Care of Your Printer 23 2 Installation 25 Installation Attachment and Configuration Overview 25 Before You Begin 27 Power Re...

Page 8: ...ter Control Menu 63 Configuration Management Menu 72 Twinax Interface Menu 76 Coax Interface Menu 85 Compatibility Options Menu 94 5250 Interface Menu 98 3270 Interface Menu 105 Compatibility Options Menu 112 Network Setup Menu 116 Adapter Address Submenu 117 Adapter Parameters Submenu 118 Ethernet Address Submenu 122 Ethernet Parameters Submenu 123 Wireless Address Menu 126 Wireless Parameters Me...

Page 9: ... Interface Configuration 219 PC Parallel Interface 220 PC Parallel Interface Signals 221 PC Parallel Interface Configuration 221 Dataproducts Parallel Interface 222 Dataproducts Parallel Interface Signals 223 Dataproducts Parallel Interface Configuration 223 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface 224 Operating Modes 224 The Negotiation Phase 225 Signals 225 Terminating Resistor Configurations 228 6 The Secu...

Page 10: ... Temperature 294 Relative Humidity 294 Acoustic Noise Level 294 Electrical Characteristics 295 Input Voltage 295 Power Consumption 295 Interfaces 298 Cables 298 Printing Rates 299 B A Quick Look at Line Matrix Printing 301 Character Formation 301 Printing Speed 303 C Host Attachment 305 Host Attachment 305 Compatibility and Limitations 306 Compatibility 306 Limitations 308 Glossary 311 Notices 321...

Page 11: ...tion The word Danger next to the lightning slash indicates the presence of a hazard that could cause death or serious personal injury Danger and Caution notices are numbered to help you find the translated versions in the InfoPrint 6500 Safety Notices booklet The word Caution next to the exclamation point indicates the presence of a hazard that could cause moderate or minor personal injury The wor...

Page 12: ...combinations are denoted by the plus symbol Example Press SCROLL MICRO SCROLL MICRO means Press the SCROLL MICRO key and the SCROLL MICRO key at the same time Related Documents InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers CTA Programmer s Reference Manual Covers the host control codes and character sets for the Coax and Twinax emulations InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers ASCII Programmer s Reference Manu...

Page 13: ...the quietest printers in the world Additionally your printer has a flexible architecture that allows you to add new features and emulations as they become available ASCII is the standard emulation ASCII includes the Epson FX 1050 Printronix P Series P Series XQ Serial Matrix and Proprinter III XL emulations Coax Twinax IPDSTM ANSI and the IGP PGL and IGP VGL graphics enhancement emulations are ava...

Page 14: ...05 500 LPM Floor Cabinet 28 Hammers 6500 v5P 500 LPM Pedestal Quick Access 28 Hammers 6500 v10 1000 LPM Floor Cabinet Power Stacker optional 60 Hammers 6500 v1P 1000 LPM Pedestal Quick Access 60 Hammers 6500 v15 1500 LPM Floor Cabinet Power Stacker optional 102 Hammers 6500 v20 2000 LPM Floor Cabinet Power Stacker optional 126 Hammers Lines Per Minute InfoPrint 6500 Printer Family 6500 v5P Letter ...

Page 15: ...tion The Cartridge Ribbon Printer is identified and differentiated from earlier spool ribbon versions by the Cartridge Ribbon Printer logo Figure 2 Location of the Cartridge Ribbon Printer Logo on the Cabinet and Pedestal Printer 183980a Pedestal Model A 183979a Cabinet Model A A ...

Page 16: ...ed and restarts the life at 100 If a partially used ribbon is loaded the system continues the life at the percentage indicated for the used ribbon You may also resume printing for approximately two more minutes without changing the ribbon by pressing the STOP key twice This may be done as many times as needed to complete the job in progress Ribbon usage information is calculated by maintaining a c...

Page 17: ...inistrator remotely via an automated e mail alert of the low condition This allows corrective action to be taken before the ribbon reaches its end of life If the ribbon is not changed an alert will again be initiated once the ribbon reaches the 0 end point Refer to your Printer Management Utility User s Manual for details Standard Capabilities The 6500 V printer family has the following general ch...

Page 18: ...ine matrix printers As line matrix printers became more sophisticated this code system kept pace by adding codes that fully utilized line matrix printer capabilities IMPORTANT This emulation appears as P Series on the operator panel P Series XQ Variant Printer Emulation This code system was devised for a series of printers manufactured between 1974 and 1991 that are no longer available IMPORTANT T...

Page 19: ...t data in parallel to many hammers mounted on a rapidly oscillating shuttle The hammers fire simultaneously to print entire lines at a time Output Control The printers have the following output control features Six modes for printing text Near Letter Quality NLQ Near Letter Quality San Serif Data Processing DP Draft Optical Character Recognition Font A OCR A Optical Character Recognition Font B OC...

Page 20: ...iagnostic self tests permanently stored in the printer Configuration printout Data stream hex code printout Optional Features The following features can be ordered and installed on this printer 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 feature for more details For detailed information about thes...

Page 21: ...hose applications which use the Graphics Language which is often referred to as PGL This feature can co exist with the InfoPrint Intelligent Printer Data Stream feature and or with either coax twinax feature or can be used on the ASCII models TN5250 TN3270 Emulations The TN5250 TN3270 feature enables your printer to communicate with an IBM host through a Network Interface Card NIC using the 5250 3...

Page 22: ... exchange of information between the printer and its host computer These rules consist of codes that manipulate and print data and allow for machine to machine communication A printer and its host computer must use the same protocol As used in this manual protocol and emulation mean the same thing Most impact printers are single ASCII character codes to print text numbers and punctuation marks Som...

Page 23: ...ing Care of Your Printer Your printer will produce high print quality jobs if it is well taken care of Periodic cleaning handling the printer properly and using the correct printer supplies such as paper and ribbon ensures optimum performance Chapter 7 explains how to clean the printer and printer supplies are listed in Appendix A Whenever it is necessary to service the printer remember this impor...

Page 24: ...24 Chapter 1 Taking Care of Your Printer ...

Page 25: ...Review the information contained in the README 1ST file on the Configuration Utility section on the User s CD NOTE The Configuration Utility section contains a README 1ST file that describes the contents of the CD AIX print drivers and configuration information for replacing existing InfoPrint printers In addition there might be another file called README TXT that contains information that was add...

Page 26: ...CD 6 If you have not already ordered a communications cable see page 298 7 Configure the printer to work with host systems and to match your emulation such as IBM Proprinter III XL Follow the instructions provided in Chapter 3 Configuring The Printer and review the information provided in Appendix C Host Attachment NOTE If you are replacing an printer with this printer make sure you review the inf...

Page 27: ...The printer automatically senses and adjusts itself to conform to the correct voltage range Primary circuit protection is provided by the power switch which is also a circuit breaker Consult an electrician if printer operation affects local electrical lines See Electrical Characteristics on page 295 for additional power specifications IMPORTANT Printer power should be supplied from a separate AC c...

Page 28: ...adjusts itself to conform to the correct voltage range Is relatively dust free Has a temperature range of 10 C to 40 C 50 F to 104 F and a relative humidity from 15 to 90 non condensing Is located within the maximum allowable cable length to the host computer This distance depends on the type of interface you plan to use as shown in Table 2 Table 2 Maximum Interface Connection Cable Length Interfa...

Page 29: ...inter Dimensions Figure 3 View Of Cabinet Model Printer Dimensions 183468b 27 0 in 68 84 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 Printer Dimensions ...

Page 30: ...er Dimensions Figure 4 Cabinet Model With Power Paper Stacker Printer Dimensions 183469b 27 0 in 68 6 cm 83 0 in 210 8 cm 32 5 in 82 6 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 32 0 in 81 3 cm 42 5 in 107 8 cm 59 0 in 149 9 cm ...

Page 31: ...31 Figure 5 View Of Pedestal Model Printer Dimensions 183975 REV A TO F TO F TO F TO F 183975a 25 in 63 5 cm 10 5 in 26 67 cm 48 0 in 122 cm 30 in 76 2 cm 24 6 in 62 48 cm Printer Dimensions ...

Page 32: ...tion procedures Figure 6 6500 V Printer Component Locations with the Cartridge Ribbon System TO F TO F TO F TO F 183965 REV A 183965a Ribbon Ribbon Cartridge Ribbon Turn Direction Arrow Air Shroud Assembly Tab 2 Tab Slot 2 Blue Tractor Lock 2 Paper Support 2 Tractor 2 Vertical Position Knob Platen Lever Splined Shaft Platen Stop Hammer Bank Cover and Ribbon Mask Ribbon Cartridge Interface Ribbon T...

Page 33: ...ost computer are called configuration parameters You can configure the 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 Your programmer s reference manuals provide information about control codes The Configurations A configuration con...

Page 34: ...tion 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 69 The Configuration Main Menu Figur...

Page 35: ...Printable Width Hex Print Mode C T Hotport 8 NOTE 1 The Twinax and Coax interface menus only appear in the menus if the Coax Twinax feature is installed 2 The Early Print Complete option appears in the Twinax menu only if the IPDS feature installed 3 IPDS Code V Emulation and IGP Emulation options appear in the menus only if thes features are installed 4 Ethernet information only appears when the ...

Page 36: ...re is installed 5 Ether the Ethernet Interface menu or the Parallel Interface menu will display They cannot display at the same time 6 If installed 7 Not if 4234 12 is running IPDS code 8 Only if Autoswitching is enabled 9 Only if Coax Emulation is enabled 10 The 5250 and 3270 Interface menu only appear in the menus if the TN5250 3270 feature is installed 11 Only if ANSI is selected Network Setup ...

Page 37: ...ts Parity Data Terminal Ready Request To Send Buffer Size In Kbytes Poll Character One Char Enquiry Serial Hotport Framing Errors NOTE 1 The Twinax and Coax interface menus only appear in the menus if the Coax Twinax feature is installed 2 The Early Print Complete option appears in the Twinax menu only if the IPDS feature is installed 3 IPDS Code V Emulation and IGP Emulation options appear in the...

Page 38: ...sed to display printer status fault messages and menus to permit the operator to set various configurations The display can be set to any one of the following languages English French German Italian Spanish Dutch Brazilian Portuguese and Polish Status Indicator A high visibility light for indicating general printer status The light is on when the printer is READY on line to the host off when the p...

Page 39: ...s without changing any settings No configuration changes can be made when the Program state is locked To change the configuration settings press the RETURN and ENTER keys at the same time to unlock the Program state then press MENU The menu is then viewed using the SCROLL MICRO SCROLL MICRO and the RETURN and ENTER keys When the Program state is unlocked new values may be selected from the menus u...

Page 40: ...es a soft reset Pressing the RETURN and ENTER keys at the same time unlocks the ENTER key when in the Program state LINE FEED Pressing the LINE FEED key when in the NOT READY state prints any data in the buffer and then moves the paper Data not in the buffer is not affected The initial paper motion is one line at the currently defined line spacing LINE FEED repeats if the key is continually held d...

Page 41: ...ID KEY error message displays NOTE With a Coax Interface press the CANCEL key a second time to stop the previous cancel Coax Interface SCS mode Effective in the NOT READY state but the action occurs only in the READY state When pressed the 059 CANCEL PRINT ACTIVE message is displayed Twinax Interface Effective in the READY and NOT READY states When pressed the 059 CANCEL PRINT ACTIVE message is di...

Page 42: ...JECT was used START Moves the paper to its previous position and places the printer in the READY state STOP Moves the paper to its previous position and places the printer in the NOT READY state If the paper is to be torn off the FORM FEED key must be pressed before pressing the EJECT START or STOP keys This feeds an additional page first and prevents the paper from unloading when it is restored t...

Page 43: ...ressing the Enter key selects configuration values as the active values that is places them into printer DRAM An asterisk after a displayed setting shows it is entered into memory Press the Return Enter keys at the same time to unlock Program mode The following message will appear briefly Locking the Program Mode When Program mode is locked you cannot use the operator panel to change the configura...

Page 44: ...otes 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 prints 4 NOT READY Indicates that the configuration has printed Date and store the printout in a safe place You may also want to label the printout e g Configuration for 2 up ...

Page 45: ...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 option These options are described in detail under the Configuration Management Menu description starting on page 72 Configuration Manag...

Page 46: ...me to exit the configuration menu Printer Control Interface Selection Hex Print Mode Print Direction Display Language Bidirectional Unidirectional Factory Default 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...

Page 47: ...cating that this choice is now the 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 48 If you want to use these values without saving continue to the next step 12 NOT READY Returns the printer to the NOT...

Page 48: ...y will not be lost if you power off the printer Later you can load one of the configurations for a specific print job This eliminates the need to change settings such as CPI and LPI for each new job See page 51 for details on loading configurations You may want to print records of your configurations see page 44 and store them in a safe place such as inside the printer cabinet Configuration Manage...

Page 49: ... NOT READY Places the printer in NOT READY mode 2 OPERATOR MENU UNLOCKED Unlocks the Operator Menu which allows you to make configuration changes 3 OPERATOR MENU PRINTER CONTROL Displays the first Configuration Main Menu option PRINTER CONTROL 4 OPERATOR MENU CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT Moves to the Configuration Management menu option 5 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT RECALL CUSTOM SET Selects the CONFIGUR...

Page 50: ...essage SAVING CONFIGURATION appears briefly 10 NOT READY Returns the printer to the NOT READY mode 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 print your current configuration as described on page 44 Step Key LCD Results Notes SCROLL MICRO UNTIL ENTER STOP RETURN ENTER STOP ...

Page 51: ...e power on configuration will load the next time the printer is powered on Selecting the power on configuration is explained on page 53 Configuration Management Recall Custom Set Factory Default Custom Set 1 Custom Set 2 Custom Set 3 Custom Set 4 Custom Preload Set 5 Custom Preload Set 6 Custom Preload Set 7 Custom Preload Set 8 Protect Custom Sets Change Power On Set Delete Custom Set Save Curren...

Page 52: ...figuration Management menu option 5 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT RECALL CUSTOM SET Selects 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 ...

Page 53: ...he 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 remains the Power On Custom Set 10 READY Places the printer in READY mode prepar...

Page 54: ...ON MANAGEMENT Moves to the Configuration Management menu option 5 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT RECALL CUSTOM 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 ...

Page 55: ...e is complete 10 NOT READY Returns the printer to the NOT READY mode 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 ENTER STOP RETURN ENTER STOP Changing the Power on Configuration ...

Page 56: ...56 Chapter 3 Changing the Power on Configuration ...

Page 57: ...ion about these documents see Related Documents on page 12 The configuration menu diagram on page 58 shows the structure of the configuration menus and the parameter 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 op...

Page 58: ...mplete SCS Buffer Control Cancel Buffers Hex Transparent Control Mono Dual Case Undefined Char Sub Print Text Direction Intervention Required Compatibility Options Translate Table Override Host Format Control C T Hotport 8 Maximum Printable Width Hex Print Mode NOTE 1 The Twinax and Coax interface menus only appear in the menus if the Coax Twinax feature is installed 2 The Early Print Complete opt...

Page 59: ...h Pages Serial Interface page 146 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 Errors 5250 Interface 10 page 98 Print Language Print Character Table Active Print Language Hex Transparent Control Undefined Char Report Undefined Char Sub Print Text Direction Override ...

Page 60: ...GP is selected 5 If Wireless is selected 12 If enabled 6 If Adapter is selected 13 If selected 7 If ASCII is selected To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To enter a menu or select menu options press ENTER To return to a previous menu level press RETURN To exit the configuration menus and return to READY press START Scroll Micro Scroll Micro 1 0 7F 10 0 Characters Per In 12 0...

Page 61: ...ker 5 Darker 4 Darker 3 Darker 2 Darker 1 Normal Lighter 1 Lighter 2 Lighter 3 Lighter 4 Lighter 5 Lighter 6 Lighter 7 Lighter 8 Lighter 9 Lighter 10 Ribbon End Point Forms Length 7 Print Quality 7 Margins 9 Left Margin Right Margin Top Margin Bottom Margin Form Length9 Funct of Lines 66 Lines 1 192 Forms Length In Lines 66 Lines 1 192 Lines Forms Length In Inches 11 0 Inches 00 1 24 Inches Forms ...

Page 62: ...ngs made will carry forward and reflect in the Host Interface menu as well Similarly changes made to any other parameter will be universally applied changing the default values in all emulations or locations where these settings are applicable An Active Emulation menu has been added Depending on the emulations installed or selected a series of additional menus will appear dynamically depending on ...

Page 63: ...Minutes 240 Minutes Instant 5 30 Seconds NOTE Factory Default 1 The Twinax and Coax interface menus only appear in the menus if the Coax Twinax feature is installed 2 Top exit tear path can only be selected on pedestal models 3 If the Power Paper Stacker is installed 4 Either the Network Setup menu or the Parallel Interface menu will display They cannot be displayed at the same time To cycle throu...

Page 64: ...nt Darker 6 Darker 5 Darker 4 Darker 3 Darker 2 Darker 1 Normal Lighter 1 Lighter 2 Lighter 3 Lighter 4 Lighter 5 Lighter 6 Lighter 7 Lighter 8 Lighter 9 Lighter 10 Ribbon Action Stop Ribbon End Ignore Ribbon End NOTE Factory Default 1 The Twinax and Coax interface menus only appear in the menus if the Coax Twinax feature is installed 2 Top exit tear path can only be selected on pedestal models 3 ...

Page 65: ...t top of form and the end of each job When used with coax or twinax IPDS Autoswitching does save the state of the IPDS emulation during interface switching and will also correctly position the forms at top of form at the end of each IPDS job Display Language This parameter selects the language in which the operator panel messages will display Print Direction The PRINT DIRECTION feature affects bot...

Page 66: ...n in the READY or NOT READY mode Ready the default Not Ready Paper Jam Detection This parameter determines whether or not paper jam detection is active Enable the default Detects paper jams Disable Disables paper jam checking 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 c...

Page 67: ...ows the shuttle to continue moving during the time between print jobs when the print jobs arrive at frequent intervals Time is saved if the shuttle is still moving when a print job arrives at the printer since the printer does not have to wait for the shuttle to reach its operating speed 5 Seconds the default 1 60 Seconds Energy Saver Timer This parameter helps to reduce power consumption when the...

Page 68: ...g Ready or pressing Eject Restore a second time causes the paper to return to its original position NOTE If you are using this function to tear off forms you might want to press Form Feed before using the Eject Restore function This will avoid unloading the paper as it is restored to its original position When TOP EXIT TEAR mode is selected the Eject Restore key operates as follows Pressing Eject ...

Page 69: ...fault selection of Enable files are overwritten If the selection is disabled the files can not be overwritten View Files This selection provides a list of files in flash memory Pressing the Scroll key allows you to view the file size Delete Files This selection provides a list of files in flash memory Pressing the Enter key will delete the displayed file from flash memory Flash Avail This selectio...

Page 70: ... growth in the paper stack the stacker raises itself 1 4 inch automatically Enable default The automatic elevator on the power stacker operates normally Disable The stacker does not raise automatically every three minutes and is entirely dependent on the sensor Disable is used with extremely high quality print jobs that take a long time to print Printer Management Port Printer Management Port is t...

Page 71: ...The range of values are as follows Lighter 4 the default Darker 1 through Darker 6 Normal Lighter 1 through Lighter 10 NOTE This value can be adjusted at any time and the display will automatically adjust to show the correct percentage relative to the new end point Ribbon Action Stop Ribbon End the default Stops ribbon action when ribbon life reaches 0 Ignore Ribbon End When selected the ribbon li...

Page 72: ...USTOM PRELOAD SET 6 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 7 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 8 CURRENT QUICK SETUP Name Custom Sets CUSTOM SET 1 CUSTOM SET 2 CUSTOM SET 3 CUSTOM SET 4 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 5 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 6 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 7 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 8 Reset Custom Set Names CUSTOM SET 1 CUSTOM SET 2 CUSTOM SET 3 CUSTOM SET 4 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 5 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 6 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 7 CUSTOM PRELOAD SET 8 ALL CU...

Page 73: ...builds For more information refer to the Configuration Utility Diskette shipped with this printer or the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers ASCII Programmer s Reference Manual Custom Preload Set 6 contains the default settings for an ASCII printer using a set of Epson and Proprinter default values This could be useful when the printer has the Coax Twinax feature but is sometimes run as an ASCII p...

Page 74: ...hanged or deleted Change Power On Set You can specify which of the custom sets will be the power on custom set The printer will power on with the factory set values or with one of the customized configurations Protect Custom Sets The PROTECT CUSTOM SETS option specifies whether or not a new custom set can overwrite an existing custom set when you activate the SAVE CURRENT VALUES parameter Disable ...

Page 75: ...ss the Scroll Micro or Scroll Micro keys to cycle through the values available for that character at the cursor location Press the Scroll Micro key to move to the next character to be modified Press the Scroll Micro key to go back to a character you have already modified Press the Form Feed or Line Feed keys to scroll through the characters Continue until you have entered the name you want to give...

Page 76: ...trol Disable Enable Maximum Printable Width 13 2 inches 13 6 inches Hex Print Mode 3 Disable Enable NOTE Factory Default 1 If the IPDS feature is installed the 4234 12 option is the default and will appear in this menu If IPDS is not installed the 4234 12 option will not appear in this menu and 4234 2 becomes the default 2 If the IPDS feature is installed the EARLY PRINT COMPLETE option appears in...

Page 77: ... 1 1112 Baltic Multilingl 0924 Euro Latin 9 1122 Estonian 1140 Euro Eng USA CA 1141 Euro Aust German 1142 Euro Danish Norway 1143 Euro Finnish Swed 1144 Euro Italian 1145 Euro Spanish Speake 1146 Euro English UK 1147 Euro French Azerty 1148 Euro Inter Set 5 1149 Euro Icelandic OCR B Katakana 0500 Internatl Set 5 Alternate Print Language English US Austrian German Belgian Brazilian Canadian French ...

Page 78: ... the twinax interface current character set Character sets are shown in the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers CTA Programmer s Reference Manual Active Print Language ACTIVE PRINT LANGUAGE specifies which print language set will be the active set Standard Print Language the default Alt Print Language Twinax Printer Emulation This parameter defines the printer emulation as follows 4234 12 the defa...

Page 79: ...ars the twinax internal buffer not the print engine buffers when a job is put on hold from the host or the Cancel key is pressed Early Print Complete Early Print Complete allows the printer to send Print Complete status to the host before the printer is actually done printing all data Early Print Complete is only available if the IPDS feature is installed Disable the default Means the printer will...

Page 80: ...t and end code Set 1 is the factory default Three sets each containing a start and end code are available Set 1 start code the default end code Set 2 start code end code Set 3 start code _ end code _ User Defined User Defined Codes Start Code 2 5F the default Start Code 1 5F Stop code 5B The codes can be set to x 40 x FF range Alternate Set 80 9F This selection determines if ASCII codes 80 hex thr...

Page 81: ...eceived from the host The character becomes the printer default when The printer is powered off and then powered on An SGEA command specifies to use the operator panel default The UNDEFINED CHARACTER REPORTING option is disabled The character code point can be set to the following values 60 the default 40 FE HEX Load Alt Char Option The LOAD ALTERNATE CHARACTER LAC OPTION allows the host system to...

Page 82: ...ed Disable the default Allows certain host commands line length forms length LPI CPI print quality and text orientation to override operator panel settings Note that the information appearing on the message display may not match the data stream setting No values will change upon initial selection of the disable option Enable Permits operator panel settings to override host data stream commands For...

Page 83: ...HEX PRINT MODE parameter prints the EBCDIC data and control codes received from the host as hex values Disable the default Enable Refer to page 241 to obtain a hex code printout NOTE Printing in Hex Mode may alter print attributes set by the host computer A power cycle may be required after changing HEX PRINT MODE from enable to disable C T Hotport Gives the printer the ability to handle multiple ...

Page 84: ... has not received data from the host after the specified period of time it needs to Timeout to service the other ports The available selections are 15 Seconds the default 10 to 180 Seconds Report Status Disable the default A fault on the printer is reported only if it occurs on the active port Enable The faults are reported even if the fault is not on the current active port ...

Page 85: ...Coax mode the options for PA1 PA2 and Buffer Reprint are displayed only when the coax line is active 2 Does not apply to IPDS 3 The Twinax and Coax interface menus only appear in the menus if the Coax Twinax is installed 4 Only if Autoswitching is enabled 5 Only if Coax Emulation is enabled Cancel Buffers Enable Disable Format Control Disable Enable Maximum Printable Width 13 2 inches 13 6 inches ...

Page 86: ...ic Multilingl 0905 Turkish Old 0256 Internatl Set 1 0924 Euro Latin 9 1140 Euro Eng USA CA 1141 Euro Aust German 1142 Euro Danish Norway 1143 Euro Finnish Swed 1144 Euro Italian 1145 Euro Spanish Speake 1146 Euro English UK 1147 Euro French Azerty 1148 Euro Inter Set 5 1149 Euro Icelandic OCR B Katakana Alternate Print Language English US English UK Ireland Austrian German Austrian German Alt Belg...

Page 87: ... current character set All coax character sets are shown in the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers CTA Programmer s Reference Manual Active Print Language ACTIVE PRINT LANGUAGE specifies which print language set will be the active set Standard Print Language the default Alternate Print Language PA1 PA1 is only valid when the printer is in the NOT READY state and the coax System Network Architectu...

Page 88: ...e printer goes to READY state Disable the default Enable NOTE Selecting the Buffer Reprint menu item again DISABLED appears on the operator panel will reset the Buffer Reprint function Early Print Complete Early Print Complete capability allows the printer to send Print Complete status to the host before the printer is actually done printing all data Disable the default The printer will suppress t...

Page 89: ...sed Disable Clears the coax internal buffer not the print engine buffers when a job is put on hold from the host or when the Cancel key is pressed Hex Transparent Control You can enable additional features that are not available in standard InfoPrint emulations To access these features send lead in character text commands in the data stream You can also use ASCII codes 80 hex through 9F hex as con...

Page 90: ...haracter String Mode is controlled by the host computer Refer to the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers CTA Programmer s Reference Manual for more information about non SCS mode Undefined Char Sub UNDEFINED CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION specifies the replacement character to print in place of any unprintable character that is received from the host The character code point can have the following value 6...

Page 91: ...table of the current character set Downloaded Translates data from EBCDIC to internal code by using the downloaded translate table Override Host OVERRIDE HOST determines whether the printer executes certain commands sent by the host or continues to use the current settings The following host commands are ignored when OVERRIDE HOST is enabled line length forms length lines per inch LPI characters p...

Page 92: ...lows the printer to serve hosts attached to the serial parallel and either coax or twinax ports as if they were the only interface connected Port Type Selects the type of port to be used The Disable selection disables the port from the hotport process The available selections are Twinax the default Coax Disable NOTE Changing the Port Type in this menu option also changes the Port Type setting in t...

Page 93: ...width in characters the maximum printable width in characters is controlled by the same internal variable that is set by the twinax interface menu and coax interface menu option for maximum printable width option Hex Print Mode When enabled the HEX PRINT MODE parameter prints the EBCDIC data and control codes received from the host as hex values Refer to page to obtain a hex code printout Disable ...

Page 94: ...riage return to the first print position of the current line Compatibility Options from page 85 Compatibility Option 1 On Off Compatibility Option 2 On Off Compatibility Option 3 Off On Compatibility Option 4 On Off Compatibility Option 6 Off On Compatibility Option 5 Off On Compatibility Option 7 Off On Compatibility Option 8 Off On Compatibility Option 9 On Off Compatibility Option 10 Off On 328...

Page 95: ... the next form Compatibility Option 4 Form Feed at End of Print Buffer FORM FEED AT END OF PRINT BUFFER determines the print line position when a form feed command is the last code encountered in the print buffer ON the default Moves to the first print position on the second line of the next form OFF Moves to the first print position on the first line of the next form NOTE This option is ignored i...

Page 96: ...ter completing a print buffer unless a form feed new line or carriage return command was the last one executed The printer is set to print at print position 1 of the next line ON Performs an automatic form feed after completing a print buffer unless a form feed command was the last one in the buffer The printer is set to print at print position 1 of the first line of the next form Compatibility Op...

Page 97: ...NL commands as spaces Compatibility Option 10 Bottom Margin SCS data stream only Any bottom margin specified or implied by a host command will be overridden causing the operator panel bottom margin value to be used OFF the default Ignores the operator panel bottom margin value ON Forces the bottom margin to the value specified by the operator panel NOTE If Bottom Margin is ON the operator can ente...

Page 98: ...0 FF Alternate Set 80 9F Printable Control Code Maximum Printable Width 13 2 inches 13 6 Inches Format Control Disable Enable NOTE Factory Default 1 This menu appears only if the TN5250 3270 option is installed Left To Right Right To Left Print Text Direction Disable Enable Override Host Enable Disable Undefined Char Sub 60 40 FE HEX To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To en...

Page 99: ... Speaking 0285 English UK 0892 OCR A 0893 OCR B 0424 Hebrew 0803 Hebrew Old 089 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyrillic Old 0423 Greek Old 0875 Greek New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japanese Katakana 0870 Latin2 Roece Multi 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugoslav Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic Multilingl 0256 Internl Set 1 1112 Baltic Multilingl 0924 Euro Latin 9 1122 Estonian 1140 Euro Eng USA CA 1141 Euro Aust German...

Page 100: ...alue is desired the print language must be changed first Print Character Table PRINT CHARACTER TABLE prints out a table of the 5250 interface current character set Character sets are shown in the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers CTA Programmer s Reference Manual Active Print Language Selects which group of print language sets Standard or Alternate will be active Standard Print Language the defa...

Page 101: ...table the default Prints the alternate set as standard characters Control Code Selects the alternate set to be used as printer control codes Undefined Char Report UNDEFINED CHARACTER REPORTING allows overriding of the host setting of the SGEA Set Graphic Error Action command For more information about the SGEA command refer to the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers CTA Programmer s Reference Manu...

Page 102: ... will be notified of print direction changes when the printer is put online Override Host Determines whether the printer executes certain commands sent by the host or continues to use the current printer settings The following host commands are ignored when OVERRIDE HOST is enabled line length forms length lines per inch LPI characters per inch CPI print quality and text orientation i e left to ri...

Page 103: ...nd 3270 interface menu option for maximum printable width use the same internal variable Setting this option in either menu will make it the current setting for the printer independent of the interface used Although the LP emulation maintains width in characters the maximum printable width in characters is controlled by the same internal variable that is set by the 5250 interface menu and 3270 int...

Page 104: ...has not received data from the host after the specified period of time it needs to Timeout to service the other ports The available selections are 15 Seconds the default 10 to 180 Seconds Report Status Disable the default A fault on the printer is reported only if it occurs on the active port Enable The faults are reported even if the fault is not on the current active port ...

Page 105: ...ent Control Lead In Characters Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 _ _ User Defined User Defined Codes Start Code 1 5F 40 FF Start Code 2 5F 40 FF Stop Code 5B 40 FF Alternate Set 80 9F Printable Control Code Undefined Char Sub 60 40 FE HEX Print Text Direction Left To Right Right To Left See page 112 Standard Print Language Alt Print Language Disable Enable Active Print Language Early Print Complete To cycle throu...

Page 106: ... Norway Alt 0278 Finnish Swedish 0288 Finnish Swed Alt 0297 French Azerty 0500 Internatl Set 5 0280 Italian 0281 Japanese English 0282 Portuguese 0284 Spanish Sp Speaking 0289 Spanish Alt 0500 Swiss Bilingual 0500 Belgian New 0803 Hebrew Old 089 0424 Hebrew 0892 OCR A 0893 OCR B 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyrillic Old 0423 Greek Old 0875 Greek New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japanese Katakana 0870 Latin2 Roece...

Page 107: ...ill be active Standard Print Language the default Alternate Print Language Early Print Complete Allows the printer to indicate to the host that print has completed before it actually occurs This can improve throughput in certain modes Disable the default The printer will not respond until printing is complete Enable The printer will indicate to the host that it is able to accept more data before p...

Page 108: ... ASCII codes 80 hex through 9F hex will be used as control codes or printed as standard printable characters Printable the default Prints the alternate set as standard characters Control Code Selects the alternate set to be used as printer control codes Mono Dual Case Specifies the font as Mono or Dual case This option is available only in non SCS mode The host will be notified of the change when ...

Page 109: ... Specifies the direction in which characters are printed on the page This allows the printer to print languages which are printed right to left instead of left to right Left to Right the default Right to Left When a right to left language is selected the host will be notified of print direction changes when the printer is put online Intervention Required Select from the following Not Send To Host ...

Page 110: ...ect the same spacing as 6408 6412 Model CT0 printers after absolute and relative move commands are executed The following options are available Disable the default Does not reflect distance generated by the Code V feature IGP feature and Hex Transparent control code sequence in the new position after absolute and relative move commands are executed Enable Reflects 6408 6412 Model CT0 distance gene...

Page 111: ...ported even if the fault is not on the current active port Maximum Printable Width Sets the maximum width of the printer when using a CT host interface 13 2 Inches the default 13 6 Inches NOTE The 5250 interface menu and 3270 interface menu option for maximum printable width use the same internal variable Setting this option in either menu will make it the current setting for the printer independe...

Page 112: ...mpatibility Options from page 105 Compatibility Option 1 On Off Compatibility Option 2 On Off Compatibility Option 3 Off On Compatibility Option 4 On Off Compatibility Option 6 Off On Compatibility Option 5 Off On Compatibility Option 7 Off On Compatibility Option 8 Off On Compatibility Option 9 On Off Compatibility Option 10 Off On 3287 only SCS data stream only 4234 only To cycle through the men...

Page 113: ... the next form Compatibility Option 4 Form Feed at End of Print Buffer FORM FEED AT END OF PRINT BUFFER determines the print line position when a form feed command is the last code encountered in the print buffer ON the default Moves to the first print position on the second line of the next form OFF Moves to the first print position on the first line of the next form NOTE This option is ignored i...

Page 114: ...ter completing a print buffer unless a form feed new line or carriage return command was the last one executed The printer is set to print at print position 1 of the next line ON Performs an automatic form feed after completing a print buffer unless a form feed command was the last one in the buffer The printer is set to print at print position 1 of the first line of the next form Compatibility Op...

Page 115: ...NL commands as spaces Compatibility Option 10 Bottom Margin SCS data stream only Any bottom margin specified or implied by a host command will be overridden causing the operator panel bottom margin value to be used OFF the default Ignores the operator panel bottom margin value ON Forces the bottom margin to the value specified by the operator panel NOTE If Bottom Margin is ON the operator can ente...

Page 116: ... 3 Only if the Wireless Adapter feature is installed 4 Only if a Symbol LA 4121 RF radio card is installed 5 Only if a Cisco radio card is installed Adapter Address 1 See page 117 Adapter Parameters 1 See page 118 Wireless Kerberos 4 See page 131 Wireless LEAP 5 See page 134 To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To enter a menu or select menu options press ENTER To return to a...

Page 117: ...hat translates data between two incompatible networks which can include protocol translation MAC ADDRESS This menu item is the Manufacturer s Assigned Number and is unique for each printer It is read only Adapter Address from page 116 IP ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX SUBNET MASK XXX XXX XXX GATEWAY ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX MAC ADDRESS hhhhhhhhhhhh DHCP Disable Enable Factory Default To cycle through the menus an...

Page 118: ...e Enable ASCII Data Port Number 9100 1023 65535 Keep Alive Timer 3 Minutes 2 10 Min Ethernet Speed Auto Select 10 Half Duplex 10 Full Duplex 100 Half Duplex 100 Full Duplex Job Control Standard Enhanced Off Factory Default IPDS Data Port Number 5001 1023 65535 Novell Protocol Enable Disable Nest Serv Type Auto Bindery NDS Novell Frame Auto Sensing Ethernet II Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet 802 2 802 3 SN...

Page 119: ...e Novell protocol available with the ethernet installed Disable Makes the Novell protocol unavailable during printer operation Nest Serv Type You can change the Nest Server using this option but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting The options are Auto factory default Bindery the factory default and NDS NetBIOS Protocol This option determines whether the NetBIOS protocol will be ...

Page 120: ...igure itself to be 10 Half Duplex 10 Full Duplex 100 Half Duplex or 100 Full Duplex 10 Half Duplex This setting tells the 100 Base T NIC to communicate at 10 Megabits per second using half duplex 10 Full Duplex This setting tells the 100 Base T NIC to communicate at 10 Megabits per second using full duplex 100 Half Duplex This setting tells the 100 Base T NIC to communicate at 100 Megabits per sec...

Page 121: ...et the value to be less than the host time out value If the value is too much shorter the printer fills up its buffer too fast This function is not applicable for C T hotport 1 4 Sec the default 1 2 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 4 Sec 8 Sec 16 Sec 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...

Page 122: ...y that translates data between two incompatible networks which can include protocol translation MAC ADDRESS This menu item is the Manufacturer s Assigned Number and is unique for each printer It is read only Ethernet Address from page 116 IP ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX SUBNET MASK XXX XXX XXX GATEWAY ADDRESS XXX XXX XXX MAC ADDRESS hhhhhhhhhhhh DHCP Disable Enable Factory Default To cycle through the menu...

Page 123: ... the operator panel Ethernet Parameters from page 116 Buffer Size in Kbytes 16 1 16 NetBIOS Protocol Enable Disable Ethernet Hotport Timeout 10 Sec 10 Sec 60 Sec ASCII Data Port Number 9100 1023 65535 Keep Alive Timer 3 Minutes 2 10 Min Ethernet Speed Auto Select 10 Half Duplex 10 Full Duplex 100 Half Duplex 100 Full Duplex Job Control Standard Enhanced Off Factory Default IPDS Data Port Number 50...

Page 124: ...d Disable Make the NetBIOS protocol unavailable during printer operation ASCII Data Port Number This option sets the port number for ASCII print jobs The data port number needs to match your host system setting 9100 the default 1023 65535 IPDS Data Port Number This option allows you to set the port number for IPDS print jobs The port number needs to match your host system 5001 the default 1023 655...

Page 125: ... Control The job control mode has three options Standard the default The NIC waits for the printer to finish receiving the current job before sending another job The status line shows done when the job is completely received by the NIC This is default Enhanced The NIC waits for the printer to finish receiving the current job before sending another job The status line shows done when the job is ful...

Page 126: ...slation MAC Address This menu item is the Manufacturer s Assigned Number and is unique for each printer It is read only DHCP You can enable disable the DHCP protocol using this option but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting The options include Disable default Enable Wireless Address from page 116 IP ADDRESS 000 000 000 000 SUBNET MASK 000 000 000 000 GATEWAY ADDRESS 000 000 000 ...

Page 127: ... Power 100 0 100 International Mode Disable Enable Default WEP Key 0 1 2 3 4 WEP Key 1 Key Format Hexadecimal ASCII Key Width 128 Bits 40 Bits Byte 1 Bytes 5 1 Byte 1 Bytes 13 2 WEP Key 2 Key Format Hexadecimal ASCII Key Width 128 Bits 40 Bits Byte 1 Bytes 5 1 Byte 1 Bytes 13 2 WEP Key 3 Key Format Hexadecimal ASCII Key Width 128 Bits 40 Bits Byte 1 Bytes 5 1 Byte 1 Bytes 13 2 WEP Key 4 Key Format...

Page 128: ...s SSID name on the printer s front panel To exit this menu without saving press any key other than the ENTER key The SSID name will revert to the last saved value Reset SSID Name Allows you to reset the SSID name Operation Mode Allows you to select the way the Wireless option communicates Infrastructure default The Wireless option must go through a server Pseudo IBSS Proprietary peer to peer commu...

Page 129: ...u to set power save mode and sleep time A value specifying the sleep time in milliseconds will be provided If set to zero power save mode will be disabled The range includes 0 ms default 100 ms 1000 ms Transmit Power The power level as a percentage of full power 0 100 International Mode When enabled the Wireless option adapts to international frequency requirements in Europe The options include Di...

Page 130: ... menus display on the configuration printout WEP Key Format Allows you to format the WEP keys in ASCII or hexadecimal code The default is hexadecimal WEP Key Width This is the encryption strength The options are 40 Bits and 128 Bits 40 Bits are weaker and 128 Bits are stronger NOTE If you select 40 Bits the WEP key BYTE6 through WEP Key BYTE13 menus will not display The default is 128 Bits WEP Key...

Page 131: ... NOTE Factory Default 1 Only if a Symbol LA 4121 RF radio card is installed KDC Port Number 88 0 65535 Clock Skew Clock Skew Units Seconds 300 60 900 Minutes 5 1 15 Clock Skew Sec 300 Renew Lifetime Renew Lifetime Units Seconds 0 0 604800 Minutes 0 0 10080 Hours 0 0 168 Days 0 0 7 Renew Lifetime Sec 0 To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To enter a menu or select menu options...

Page 132: ... factory default is 88 Clock Skew Sets the maximum allowable amount of time in seconds or minutes that Kerberos authentication will tolerate before assuming that a Kerberos message is valid The range for Seconds is 60 900 and the default is 300 The range for Minutes is 1 15 and the default is 5 Ticket Lifetime Sets the maximum allowable amount of time in Seconds Minutes Hours or Days that a ticket...

Page 133: ... the default is 0 Minutes The range is 0 10080 and the default is 0 Hours The range is 1 168 and the default is 0 Days The range is 0 7 and the default is 0 Renew Lifetime Units Sec Renew lifetime unit in seconds The default is 0 NOTE The submenu selected in Renew Lifetime Units will display on the Renew Lifetime SEC menu For example if you select Days the Renew Lifetime SEC menu name will change ...

Page 134: ...reless LEAP 2 from page 116 Authentication Method Open Shared Kerberos 1 LEAP 2 NOTE Factory Default 1 Only if a Symbol radio card is installed 2 Only if a Cisco radio card is installed LEAP Username Reset LEAP User Reset LEAP Password To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To enter a menu or select menu options press ENTER To return to a previous menu level press RETURN To exi...

Page 135: ...maximum number of characters is 32 Reset LEAP User Resets the LEAP user name to an empty string LEAP Password LEAP Password 01 15 The first 15 characters of the LEAP password maximum number of characters is 32 LEAP Password 16 30 Characters 16 to 30 of the LEAP password maximum number of characters is 32 LEAP Password 31 32 Characters 31 to 32 of the LEAP password maximum number of characters is 3...

Page 136: ...page 144 Parallel Interface from page 59 Interface Type IEEE 1284 PC Parallel Dataproducts PC Parallel See page 138 Dataproducts See page 141 Parallel Hotport Trickle Time 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 4 Sec 8 Sec 16 Sec OFF Timeout 10 Sec 1 Sec 60 Sec Report Status Disable Enable IEEE 1284 See page 144 Factory Default To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To enter a menu or sel...

Page 137: ...value to be less than the host time out value If the value is too much shorter the printer fills up its buffer too fast This function is not applicable for C T hotport 1 4 Sec the default 1 2 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 4 Sec 8 Sec 16 Sec 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 t...

Page 138: ...sable PC Parallel from page 136 Data Bit 8 Enable Disable Data Polarity Standard Inverted Strobe Polarity Standard Inverted Response Polarity Standard Inverted Latch Data On Leading Edge Trailing Edge Busy On Strobe Enable Disable Prime Signal Disable Enable TOF Act at Prime Signal Form Feed at Reset No Form Feed at Reset Buffer Size in Kbytes 16 1 16 Factory Default Auto Trickle Disable Enable Tr...

Page 139: ... 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 invert the response signal Inverted Inverts the response signal sent to the host computer Busy on Strobe BUSY ON STROBE determines when the Busy signal is asserted Enable the default Asserts a busy signal after each character is received Di...

Page 140: ...event a host computer from timing out because the parallel interface was busy for too long When Auto Trickle is enabled and the printer s buffers are almost full the printer will begin to trickle data in at the rate set in the Trickle Time menu until the buffers start to empty out Trickle Time This functionality prevents an attached host from timing out To support this feature the port has to be a...

Page 141: ...able Dataproducts from page 136 Data Bit 8 Enable Disable PI Ignored Enable Disable Data Polarity Standard Inverted Data Request Polarity Standard Inverted Strobe Polarity Standard Inverted Auto Trickle Disable Enable Trickle Time 1 4 sec 1 2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec OFF Factory Default Buffer Size in Kbytes 16 1 16 To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To enter a me...

Page 142: ... vice versa Data Request Polarity The DATA REQUEST POLARITY parameter must be set to match the data request polarity of your host computer Standard the default Does not invert the request signal Inverted Inverts the request signal sent to the host computer Strobe Polarity The STROBE POLARITY must be set to match the data strobe polarity of your host computer When the host computer sends a data str...

Page 143: ...he buffers start to empty out Trickle Time This functionality prevents an attached host from timing out To support this feature the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use The selected value is the time that the printer waits before getting the next byte of data from the host Set the value to be less than the host time out value If the value is too much shorter...

Page 144: ...face was busy for too long When Auto Trickle is enabled and the printer s buffers are almost full the printer will begin to trickle data in at the rate set in the Trickle Time menu until the buffers start to empty out IEEE 1284 from page 136 Buffer Size in Kbytes Auto Trickle Disable Enable Trickle Time 1 4 sec 1 2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec OFF Factory Default 16 1 16 To cycle through the...

Page 145: ...m the host and store it for future use The selected value is the time that the printer waits before getting the next byte of data from the host Set the value to be less than the host time out value If the value is too much shorter the printer fills up its buffer too fast 1 4 Sec the default 1 2 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 4 Sec 8 Sec 16 Sec OFF Serial Interface Menu ...

Page 146: ...0 Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud Data Bits 8 7 Parity None Odd Even Mark Sense Stop Bits 1 2 Data Terminal Ready Ready Buffer Not Full Not Ready Buffer Full False True Request To Send True Ready Buffer Not Full Not Ready Buffer Full False Buffer Size in Kbytes 16 1 16 Poll Character 00 Hex 00 FF Hex One Char Enquiry Disable Enable Serial Hotport Trickle Time 1 4 Sec 1 2 Sec 1 Sec 2 Sec 4 Sec 8 Sec 16 Se...

Page 147: ...ived 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 printer will s...

Page 148: ...n 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 Buffer Not Full the default Asserts the DTR signal when the printer is READY and the inter...

Page 149: ... amount of memory allocated for the serial port buffer You may specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes in 1 Kbyte increments 16 the default 1 16 Poll Character This option is used when One Char Enquiry is enabled and the IGP feature is available 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 H...

Page 150: ... host from timing out To support this feature the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use The selected value is the time that the printer waits before getting the next byte of data from the host Set the value to be less than the host time out value If the value is too much shorter the printer fills up its buffer too fast This function is not applicable for C T ...

Page 151: ...d faults are reported even if the fault is not on the current active port If the option is disabled a fault on the printer is reported only if it occurs on the active port Disable the default Enable Framing Errors These are possible errors that can occur when serial interface settings of the printer do not match those of the host computer Enable the default If a framing error occurs a fault messag...

Page 152: ...t be installed Emulation Configuration from page 58 Active Graphic Emulation ANSI Printer Emulation 1 IGP 1 Code V 1 IPDS 1 See page 154 Code V Emulation 1 See page 176 IGP Emulation 1 See page 170 ASCII Printer Emulation Proprinter III XL Emul Epson Emulation 1 P Series Emulation P Series XQ Emulation Serial Matrix Emulation Print Format See page 200 Printer Emul Config See page 185 ANSI Printer ...

Page 153: ...parameter configures the ASCII printer emulation and page formatting The submenus are described on page 185 Print Format This parameter configures page formatting The submenus are described beginning on page 200 IPDS Feature Configuration Matching printer operational settings to those of the host computer is known as printer configuration The settings or configuration parameters such as selecting ...

Page 154: ...econfigure the IPDS print a configuration sheet to see all of the current settings Refer to Printing the Current Configuration on page 44 Configure the IPDS according to your specific requirements The IPDS configuration menu is shown on the following page IPDS Emulation Menu IPDS 1 from page 152 Override Host Graphics Quality Medium High Low Bar Code Quality High Low Image Quality Low High 60 40 F...

Page 155: ...Greek New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japanese Katakana 0870 Latin 2 Roece Multi 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugoslav Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic Multilingl 0905 Turkish Old 0256 Internatl Set 1 0924 Euro Latin 9 1140 Euro Eng USA CA 1141 Euro Aust German 1142 Euro Danish Norway 1143 Euro Finnish Swed 1144 Euro Italian 1145 Euro Spanish Speake 1146 Euro English UK 1147 Euro French Azerty 1148 Euro I...

Page 156: ...se the corresponding configuration value in the Coax or Twinax Interface menu Undefined Character Substitution TCP IP IPDS Undefined Character Substitution specifies the replacement character to print in place of any unprintable character that is received by the host 60 the default 40 FE NOTE This configuration value applies only to IPDS on the Ethernet For Coax or Twinax IPDS use the correspondin...

Page 157: ...ride Host must be enabled to use these settings Here are the supported resolutions in pels Medium the default Vertical is 144 horizontal is 120 High Vertical is 144 horizontal is 180 Low Vertical is 72 horizontal is 60 NOTE The higher the resolution selected the slower the print speed When selecting a resolution try to balance the resolution quality your application requires with how fast you want...

Page 158: ...ich type of printer you want IPDS to support You can choose either to emulate a 4234 or you can choose 6408 6412 You should choose which mode you use based on your software applications For instance if you are using PSF MVS then you would choose 6408 6412 as PSF MVS provides support for this printer 4234 the default IPDS supports 4234 printer functions This is the default which should be used most...

Page 159: ... bar code application command to determine whether or not to print HRI with UPC and EAN bar codes See the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers IPDS Programmer s Reference Manual for more information about IPDS bar code application commands Enhanced Bar Code Mode The Enhanced Bar Code Mode option interweaves the dots in IPDS bar codes so that more bar codes can be printed before the ribbon must be r...

Page 160: ... are not supported in this mode will print in standard high quality Compressed Font The Compressed Font option allows the printer to print vertically compressed short fonts available on the IBM 4234 IPDS printer Disable the default Normal size fonts are substituted whenever compressed fonts are requested Enable Compressed fonts are printed when requested by IPDS application commands See the InfoPr...

Page 161: ...age CR CR CR CR LF Disable Enable LF CR LF LF LF see next page ON DC1 OFF DC3 Disable Enable Disable Observe Ignore Observe Ignore Set 2 Set 1 Factory Default ANSI Printer Emulation Pos on BC OVRSZ BC Check Digit Barcode Darkmode PUM Default Set to Top Set to Bottom By Host By Printer Enable Disable Decipoints Lines Columns Truncate PI Slew Truncate at TOF Disable Printer Select ESC c Sequence Rec...

Page 162: ...tin 1 8859 1 Cyrillic 8859 5 IBM PC 2 CP 437 IBM PC 2 CP 850 Slavic CP 852 Cyrillic CP 855 French Canadian CP 863 Russian CP 866 Greek CP 851 Turkish CP 853 Portug CP 860 Arabic CP 864 Nordic CP 865 Latin 2 8859 2 Latin 3 8859 3 Latin 4 8859 4 Latin Arabic 8859 6 Latin Greek 8859 7 Latin Hebrew 8859 8 Latin 5 8859 9 Turkish2 CP 867 Pol Maz CP 8576 Turkish CP 8577 Greek CP 8573 Italian CP 23 Spanis...

Page 163: ...vailable options Data Processing the default A general purpose font printing out at 120 dpi horizontally and 72 dpi vertically The width of the font will vary with each cpi Gothic NLQ A high quality font printing at 180 dpi horizontally and 96 dpi vertically This font has serifs and the width of the font varies with the cpi Character Graphics High Speed A draft quality font printing at 120 dpi hor...

Page 164: ...ch character cell varies with the width of the character For example i takes less space to print than m Using proportional fonts generally increases the readability of printed documents giving text a typeset appearance Bold Print Disable the default Text is printed normally Enable Text is printed with a heavy line thickness Slashed Zero This parameter allows you to print the numeral 0 with or with...

Page 165: ...ximum form length is 6 LPI x 24 inches 144 lines Only valid form length values will be accepted If you select a length that is larger than the maximum length for the current LPI the maximum length will be used If you need a longer page length you must first change the LPI The default is 66 lines IMPORTANT If the form length is set in lines and you change the LPI the effective page length changes t...

Page 166: ...re is enabled each time the printer receives a carriage return it inserts an additional Line Feed code hex 0A into the data stream Do not use this feature if the host computer sends line feeds to the printer CR CR the default No extra line feeds are inserted CR CR LF Inserts an extra line feed after each carriage return Auto LF Defines the printer actions when print data is received past the form ...

Page 167: ... ON DC1 OFF DC3 the default Disables the printer when a DC1 control code is received and enables the printer when a DC3 control code is received Disable Ignores the DC1 and DC3 control codes ESC c Sequence Enable the default An ESC c code received from the host resets the printer parameters to the factory defaults Disable An ESC c code received from the host is ignored Reset Command When the print...

Page 168: ...alculates the barcode check digit and sends it along with the barcode The check digit is not verified by the printer but printed as it was received By Printer The barcode is sent without the check digit and the printer calculates and adds it in Barcode Darkmode Enable the default The barcodes are printed at a higher resolution Disable The barcodes are printed at lower resolution but at a higher sp...

Page 169: ...n select IGP default parameters directly from the operator panel as explained in this chapter or by control codes as explained in the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers IGP Programmer s Reference Manual IGP Parameters The IGP parameters are described in the following pages Parameters marked with an asterisk indicate the default value The printer must be off line to enter the configuration structu...

Page 170: ...ation Configuration from page 152 Define CR Code Define LF Code LF LF LF CR LF Auto LF Disable Enable IGP SFCC 7E 1 FF CR Edit Disable Enable PI Slew Range 16 15 Select Font 0 0 34 Slash 0 Disable Enable Lines Per Inch 6 Lines Per Inch 8 Lines Per Inch 9 Lines Per Inch 10 Lines Per Inch Skip Command Prefix Enable Disable Power On IGP Enable Disable Ext Execute Copy Disable Enable IGP Emulation CR ...

Page 171: ...e right margin until a CR or CR LF is received Enable Automatically inserts a CR LF after a full print line IGP SFCC You can specify which hex code 1 FF will be used as the Special Function Control Character SFCC The SFCC denotes that the following data is an IGP command 7E the default 1 FF PI Slew Range You can specify how many lines the paper will feed 16 the default A paper slew of 0 15 will mo...

Page 172: ...to the USET command Slash 0 This option allows you to select is zeros will print with or without a slash Ø Disable the default Prints zeros without a slash 0 Enable Prints zeros with a slash Ø to distinguish zeros from the alphabetical capital O Lines Per Inch This is the number of lines to be printed per inch For example at 6 lpi there is 1 6 inch from the top of one print line to the top of the ...

Page 173: ... is IGP 100 200 400 compatible Enable Dynamic data overlay data etc are allowed within a form in which the Form Count parameter is specified in the Execute command In this case the exact same form with identical dynamic data etc is printed for whatever the Form Count is However incremental data is not incremented since the page that is printing is exactly the same Also each form is printed on a se...

Page 174: ...he default MVP Older printer model L150 Older printer model P3000 Older printer model P6000 Older printer model P9000 Older printer model Expanded Font This option defines the type of expanded character the IGP PGL will select The following choices are Block the default These are block characters compatible with the IGP X00 printers Alt Block 1 This is a customized block character set that is only...

Page 175: ...ne Matrix Printers Code V Programmer s Reference Manual Code V Parameters The Code V parameters are described on the following pages Parameters marked with an asterisk indicate the default value The printer must be off line to enter the configuration structure Enter and exit the Code V configuration menu according to the steps outlined in Chapter 3 Configuring the Printer Pressing an invalid key t...

Page 176: ...See the following page Error Handling Error Messages Enable Disable Error Markers Enable Disable Off Page Errors Disable Enable Bar Code Errors Enable Disable Font Set 0 0 33 Character Filtering Ignore Characters Disable Character 1 Character 2 Character 1 And 2 Select Character 1 0 255 Select Character 2 0 255 Data Bit 8 Enable Disable PI Control Printer PI Disable Enable Host PI Disable Enable P...

Page 177: ...ots Value Append Rotated Truncate Off Page Alpha True Vert 1 10 Slashed Zero Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable Enable Enable Disable Disable Enable Absorb Motion Absorb All Disable UPC Descenders Enable Disable Rotate Character Size Adjusted Not Adjusted Ignore Spaces Disable Enable Midline PY Enable Disable Dark Barcode Disable Enable Expanded Font Block Scalable LP Font Disable Enable Width ...

Page 178: ...to the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers Code V Programmer s Reference Manual for more information on Free Format Disable the default Does not select free format as the power up default Enable Selects free format as the power up default and selects the graphics mode cc PY as the power up default Power On PY Selects the graphics mode power up condition Refer to the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Prin...

Page 179: ...ght side of the form Enable the default Disable True Vertical 1 10 Determines if a vertical 1 10 of an inch parameter is used as 1 10 of an inch Enabled or as 7 72 of an inch Disabled When used as 1 10 of an inch rounding will occur to the nearest 1 72 of an inch This can cause vertical moves that have the same value to differ by _1 72 of an inch When used as 7 72 of an inch the absolute move is s...

Page 180: ...usted Ignore Spaces Disable the default Trailing spaces are NOT deleted from alphanumeric elements in a graphics pass Enable Trailing spaces are deleted from alphanumeric elements in a graphics pass Midline PY Enable the default Allows printable characters to precede the PY command Disable Requires the PY command to be the first characters on a line Dark Barcode Disable the default Bar codes are p...

Page 181: ...es it Disable If disabled it will allow the special font characters to be expanded Inline Graphics Disable the default Requires the printer move to the beginning of the line to start a graphic Enable Permits Code V graphics to start in the middle of a print line as opposed to moving to the beginning of the line to start a graphic LF For Term Disable the default The LF command used to terminate a g...

Page 182: ...ors for elements that start or end beyond the right edge of the page Bar Code Errors Enable the default Prints an error message when invalid bar code data is encountered Disable Does not print an error for invalid bar code data and the bar code will be printed as is Character Filtering Ignore Characters Determines if character filtering is enabled or if one or both characters are ignored Disable t...

Page 183: ...sable When the host PI line is enabled indicates PI line status To use the PI line disable data bit 8 and enable the Host PI configuration option NOTE Data bit 8 is interpreted as either data bit 8 or PI signal but never both When enabled as data bit 8 data bit 8 has priority over the PI signal and all data above 7F hex is used to access character data and not to interpret PI line data Conversely ...

Page 184: ...1 Turkish 12 Japanese 13 23 Reserved 24 31 User Defined Sets 32 0858 PC Euro Multilingual 33 0923 Latin 9 8859 15 Euro PI Control Printer PI Disable the default Does not inform the Code V that the ASCII emulation is configured with the PI line enabled Enable Informs the Code V that the ASCII emulation is configured with the PI line enabled Host PI Disable the default The Data Bit 8 configuration o...

Page 185: ...Configuration from page 152 Proprinter III XL Emulation See page 186 Epson Emulation P Series Emulation P Series XQ Emulation Printer Emulation Configuration Serial Matrix Emulation See page 188 See page 190 See page 194 See page 197 To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To enter a menu or select menu options press ENTER To return to a previous menu level press RETURN To exit ...

Page 186: ... ISO Cyrillic PC 0916 Hebrew 0920 ISO Latin 5 Turk 0921 ISO Baltic Multilin 0922 Estonian 0923 Latin 9 8859 15 1006 ISO URDU 1008 ISO Arabic 1046 Arabic Extended 1089 ISO Arabic 1098 Farsi 1285 1116 Estonian 1117 Latvian 1118 Lithuanian 1129 Vietnamese 1134 Hebrew Old DEC Greek Alternate Character Set Define CR Code Auto LF Define LF Code PC Character Set 1 PC Character Set 2 CR CR CR CR LF Enable...

Page 187: ...ine feed The next print position will be print position 1 of the next line Auto LF This parameter determines if text will wrap to the next line when the line of text exceeds the right margin Enable the default Automatically inserts a CR LF after a full print line Disable Truncates the text beyond the right margin until a CR or CR LF is received Define LF Code Line Feed This parameter forces the pr...

Page 188: ...n 0866 Cyrillic 0869 Greek New Euro 0874 Thai 0912 ISO Latin 2 PC 0913 ISO Latin 3 0914 ISO Latin 4 0915 ISO Cyrillic PC 0916 Hebrew 0920 ISO Latin 5 Turk 0921 ISO Baltic Multilin 0922 Estonian 0923 Latin 9 8895 15 1006 ISO URDU 1008 ISO Arabic 1046 Arabic Extended 1089 ISO Arabic 1098 Farsi 1285 1116 Estonian 1117 Latvian 1118 Lithuanian 1129 Vietnamese 1134 Hebrew Old DEC Greek Epson Print Langu...

Page 189: ...rt an extra line feed after each carriage return CR CR LF Inserts an extra line feed after each carriage return Auto LF This option defines the printer actions when print data is received past the forms width setting Enable the default Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width Disable Discards any data past the forms width Define LF Code Line Fe...

Page 190: ...on from page 185 Character Sets IBM PC Multinational EMCA Latin 1 DEC Multinational OCR A OCR B 0858 PC Euro Multilingl 0862 Hebrew 0923 Latin 9 8859 15 DEC Greek Print Language Control Code 06 Control Code 08 Elongated Backspace 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI 6 0 LPI Define CR Code Auto LF Disable Enable CR CR CR CR LF Overstrike Define LF Code LF CR LF LF LF Enable Disable P Series SFCC EVFU Select Enable Dis...

Page 191: ...t Subset Primary ASCII USA German Swedish Danish Norwegian Finnish English UK Dutch French Spanish Italian Turkish Japanese Select Subset Extended Multinational Barcode 10 CPI Multinational DP 10 CPI Multinational DP 12 CPI Multinatl NLQ 10 CPI Greek DP 10 CPI Greek DP 12 CPI Greek NLQ 10 CPI Graphic DP 10 CPI Graphic NLQ 10 CPI Scientific DP 10 CPI Scientific DP 12 CPI Scientific NLQ 10 CPI DEC M...

Page 192: ...racter Elongated the default Backspace Define CR Code Carriage Return This option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code hex 0D from the host computer If this feature is enabled each time the printer receives a carriage return it inserts an additional Line Feed code hex 0A into the data stream Do not use this feature if the host computer sends Line feeds to the ...

Page 193: ...h hex 7F Options include the following SOH hex 01 the default ESC hex 1B ETX hex 03 CIRCUMFLEX hex 5E also called caret TILDE hex 7E NOTE SOH ETX and ESC are non printables The characters and are printable however do not use them as printables in the host data stream if either is chosen as a delimiter because print errors will occur EVFU Select The EVFU SELECT Electronic Vertical Format Unit Selec...

Page 194: ...Char 09 HT P Series XQ Emulation from page 185 CR CR CR CR LF Elong Alt Font Elng BS Font SO Elng SO Font BS High Speed Print Mode Char 02 STX Char 03 ETX Char 09 HT EVFU Select Enable Disable Auto LF Disable Enable Upper Case Select Disable Enable Slew Relative 1 to 16 Lines 1 to 15 Lines To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To enter a menu or select menu options press ENTER...

Page 195: ...th setting Disable the default Discards any data past the forms width Enable Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the forms width Define LF Code Line Feed LF CR LF the default Forces an automatic carriage return with each line feed command received The next print position is print position 1 of the next line LF LF Does not perform an automatic carriage ret...

Page 196: ...se characters it receives from the host computer When enabled all characters will be printed in uppercase Disable the default Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as lowercase and prints uppercase characters received from the computer as uppercase Enable Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as their corresponding uppercase equivalents uppercase charact...

Page 197: ...MCA Latin 1 Select Subset Primary Select Subset Extended DEC Multinational ASCII USA French German English UK Norwegian Danish Swedish Italian Spanish Japanese French Canadian Dutch Finnish Swiss Overstrike Enable Disable Define LF Code LF LF LF CR LF Printer Select Disable Enable Alternate Set 80 9F Control Code Printable Auto LF Enable Disable To cycle through the menus and its options press MEN...

Page 198: ...e default Multinational EMCA Latin 1 DEC Multinational Control Code 06 Control Code 06 defines the function of ASCII code hex 06 ACK 8 0 LPI the default 10 3 LPI 6 0 LPI Define CR Code Carriage Return This option controls the action of the printer when it receives a Carriage Return code hex 0D from the host computer If this feature is enabled each time the printer receives a Carriage Return it ins...

Page 199: ... Feed LF LF the default Does not perform an automatic carriage return when a line feed command is received The next print position will be the current print position of the next line LF CR LF Forces an automatic carriage return with each line feed command received The next print position is print position 1 of the next line Printer Select Disable the default Ignores the ASCII DC1 and DC3 control c...

Page 200: ...Forms Length in Lines 66 Lines 1 192 Characters Print Character Table Print Attributes Proportional Spacing Disable Enable Italic Print Disable Forward Slant Backward Slant Slashed Zero Disable Enable Text Position Bottom of Line Top of Line UTF 8 Disable Enable Margins Left Margin 1 0 Characters 1 369 Characters Right Margin 1 0 Characters 1 369 Characters Bottom Margin 0 Lines 1 451 Lines NOTE F...

Page 201: ...le width to 13 6 inches 3 Does not apply to IPDS To cycle through the menus and its options press MENU then To enter a menu or select menu options press ENTER To return to a previous menu level press RETURN To exit the configuration menus and return to READY press START Scroll Micro Scroll Micro OR Host Command Ignore Codepage Disable Enable Ignore Form Line Disable Enable Ignore ESC X Disable Ena...

Page 202: ...ault print language 10 CPI is the only available value for this parameter If a different CPI value is desired the print language must be changed first NOTE Receipt of a data stream control code that specifies a CPI value overrides any value entered via the operator panel Lines Per Inch LINES PER INCH LPI specifies the number of lines that will print per vertical inch 6 0 Lines Per Inch the default...

Page 203: ...of 0 1 inch Forms Width In MM Allows you to input the forms width in millimeters Valid values range from 1 through 345 4 in increments of tenths of a millimeter 0 1 mm Forms Width In Characters Allows you to input the forms width in characters The maximum forms width in characters depends on the current CPI setting it is equal to the maximum forms width in inches multiplied by the current CPI sett...

Page 204: ...ective forms width Forms Length FORMS LENGTH specifies the forms length in inches millimeters or lines All three measurements will update the same configuration parameter The default values for forms length are 11 inches 279 4 millimeters or 66 lines per page Descriptions follow for the three ways of specifying the forms length NOTE The actual value displayed for forms length set in inches and mm ...

Page 205: ...s length is 6 LPI x 24 inches 144 lines Only valid forms length values will be accepted If you select a length that is larger than the maximum length for the current LPI the maximum length will be used If you need a longer page length you must first change the LPI IMPORTANT If the forms length is set in lines and you change the LPI the effective page length changes to the forms length in character...

Page 206: ... OCR A OCR B are the only available values for this parameter If a different print quality value is desired the print language must be changed first Print Character Table This parameter prints out a table of the current interface character set Print Attributes The PRINT ATTRIBUTES parameter is used to determine character and page formatting Proportional Spacing Uses proportional spacing for text d...

Page 207: ...xt will be positioned as if it were at the bottom of a 6 lpi line space Bottom of Line the default Top of Line The following example shows both Top of Line and Bottom of Line text positions for a 6 LPI line spacing UTF 8 Disable the default Enable Selects the UTF 8 character set unicode encoded font Margins NOTE LEFT MARGIN and RIGHT MARGIN selections are not available with the Coax Twinax emulati...

Page 208: ...nes from the bottom of forms position Valid values range from the following 0 Lines the default 0 451 Lines Perforation Skip Disable the default Allows printing on page perforation 1 2 inch Allows you to set up a skip over margin of 1 2 inch For example a skip over margin of 1 2 inch allows a 1 2 inch margin at the bottom of the page 2 3 inch Allows you to set up a skip over margin of 2 3 inch 5 6...

Page 209: ...ands are ignored by the printer The options are Disable the default and Enable Ignore Unidirectional All Unidirectional commands sent by the host are ignored by the printer The options are Disable the default and Enable Ignore LPI All LPI commands sent by the host are ignored by the printer The options are Disable the default and Enable Ignore CPI All CPI commands sent by the host are ignored by t...

Page 210: ...e installed in the printer Operator Print Tests from page 58 Printer Demonstration Print Error Log Ripple Print All E s All H s Underlines All E s FF Ethernet Test Page 2 NOTE 1 The Adapter Test Page is only available with the Ethernet Adapter feature installed 2 The Ethernet Test Page is only available with the Integrated Ethernet feature installed Adapter Test Page 1 Clear Error Log To cycle thr...

Page 211: ...roper forms Underlines An underline pattern useful for identifying hammer bank misalignment Adapter Test Page Prints an Ethernet Adapter configuration page If the Ethernet Adapter is not properly installed this page will not print NOTE This page contains important system and ethernet adapter information and should be maintained with your system configuration printout Your InfoPrint Customer Servic...

Page 212: ...led in the printer in megabytes Power On Time The cumulative time in hours the printer has been powered on The range is 0 through 30 000 hours Printing Time The cumulative time in hours the printer has actually been printing The range is 0 through 30 000 hours Printer Information from page 58 Installed Memory Power On Time Printing Time Print Strokes 11 Inch Pages To cycle through the menus and it...

Page 213: ... 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 214: ...214 Chapter 4 Printer Information Menu ...

Page 215: ...nter is equipped with three parallel interface protocols and two serial interface protocols Coax and twinax interface protocols are available as optional features Each interface is selected via the operator panel configuration menu See Chapter 3 Configuring The Printer The Ethernet interface is also an optional feature Refer to the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers Ethernet Interface User s Manu...

Page 216: ... two stop bits The number of data bits is determined by printer configuration The data bits are interpreted with the least significant bit first Parity checking is determined by printer configuration options selected from the operator panel The printer interface uses a first in first out buffer The asynchronous interface accepts data as it is provided by the host The length of the data cable from ...

Page 217: ...22 is optional RXD RXD Serial data stream differentially received by printer TXD TXD Differentially driven serial data stream for transmitting status and control information to the host Subject to protocol selection NOTE RXD and TXD form signal and return paths of a differential line signal RS 232 Serial Interface Protocols DTR DTE Ready The printer controls the data flow by asserting or de assert...

Page 218: ...vice 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 checking is a configuration option selected from the operator panel With odd or even parity checking selected a character with a parity error is replaced with a question mark character When parity ...

Page 219: ...Send logic Some application programs require a unique configuration If the printer is not working properly in the configuration you selected contact an InfoPrint service representative One Char Enquiry When enabled and the IGP feature is available 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 poll charact...

Page 220: ...able 6 Printer PC Parallel Interface Connector Pin Assignments Input Signals Output Signals Miscellaneous Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 Return 2 20 ACKNOWLEDGE Return 10 28 CHASSIS GROUND 17 DATA LINE 2 Return 3 21 ONLINE SELECT FAULT 13 32 GROUND GND 16 30 DATA LINE 3 Return 4 22 FAULT Return 32 29 NC 34 DATA LINE 4 Return 5 23 PAPER EMPTY Return 12 30 DATA LINE 5 Return 6 24 BUSY ...

Page 221: ...t may accept data from the host Paper Empty PE A high true level from the printer to indicate the printer is in a paper empty or paper jam fault 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 the operator panel you may verify and change se...

Page 222: ... Interface Connector Pin Assignments with a 50 pin AMP HDH 20 Data Cable Connector Input Signals Output Signals Miscellaneous Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 Return 19 3 READY Return 22 6 CABLE VERIFY 45 46 DATA LINE 2 Return 20 4 ONLINE Return 21 5 GROUND 39 DATA LINE 3 Return 1 2 DEMAND DATA REQ Return 23 7 DATA LINE 4 Return 41 40 PARITY ERROR 27 11 DATA LINE 5 Return 34 18 DATA LI...

Page 223: ...ol panel has been pressed When the printer is in online mode it may accept data from the host Demand Data Request Carries a high true signal from the printer when the printer is ready to accept character data from the host This signal changes to false shortly after the leading edge of the data strobe signal Cable Verify Two pins on the interface connector are jumpered together to allow the user to...

Page 224: ...if the printer has run out of paper you can create a program to query this from the host The printer will respond and a message will display on the host Operating Modes The 1284 supports three operating modes which are determined by negotiation between the printer and the host Compatibility Mode This mode provides compatibility with a Centronics or PC Parallel interface see Table 8 Data is transfe...

Page 225: ...allel interface Each one sends a different signal Pin 1 for example can send a Strobe signal or a HostC1k signal depending on the mode selected See Table 8 for the different connector signals Signals Table 8 lists each of the signals associated with the corresponding pins on the 1284 interface Descriptions of the signals follow Table 8 1284 Signals Pin Source of Data Type of Mode Compatible Nibble...

Page 226: ...Data 1 21 Signal Ground Data 2 22 Signal Ground Data 3 23 Signal Ground Data 4 24 Signal Ground Data 5 25 Signal Ground Data 6 26 Signal Ground Data 7 27 Signal Ground Data 8 28 Signal Ground PError Select nAck 29 Signal Ground Busy nFault 30 Signal Ground nAutoFd nSelectIn nInit 31 Host nInit 32 Printer NFault nDataAvail aDataAvail 33 Not Defined 34 Not Defined 35 Not Defined 36 Host nSelectIn 12...

Page 227: ... bits 3 and 7 in Nibble mode Xflag Driven by the printer A high true level indicating the printer is ready for data transfer and the printer is on line Data bits 2 and 6 in Nibble mode Host Busy Host Acknowledge NDStrobe Driven by the host Activates auto line feed mode Peripheral Logic High Driven by the printer When the line is high the printer indicates all of its signals are in a valid state Wh...

Page 228: ...s not compatible with the particular interface driver requirements of the host computer other RP1 and RP2 values may be required 220 Ohm and 330 Ohm alternate terminating resistors are provided with the printer If you install the 220 Ohm resistor you must also install the 330 Ohm resistor Possible terminating resistor combinations are shown below Figure 10 Terminating Resistors V6 Controller Board...

Page 229: ...e for removing and installing terminating resistors is provided in your InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers Maintenance Information Manual Important This is an involved maintenance procedure To avoid damage to the equipment only a trained technician should perform this procedure ...

Page 230: ...230 Chapter 5 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface ...

Page 231: ...er board The SPX is used only once it automatically overwrites itself after successfully reprogramming a security key This allows the end user or a service technician to enable features such as new emulations without having to remove covers and install a new security key on the controller board The SPX is used at power up only and is not left in the printer during normal operation Because it is a ...

Page 232: ...R NOTE If an error message displays find the message in the Message List in Chapter 3 and follow the troubleshooting instructions 6 Press the ENTER key to activate the reprogramming sequence The display will read PROGRAMMING PLEASE WAIT 7 When the security key is reprogrammed the display will read REMOVE USED SPX THEN PRESS ENTER 8 Remove the SPX from the debug port at the rear of the printer 9 Pr...

Page 233: ...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 Exterior Cleaning Clean the outside of the cabinet 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 plain water or mild window cleaner ATTENTION Always ap...

Page 234: ... the printer mechanical elements Solutions used to clean mechanical elements must contain no water 8 Wipe the splined shaft with a soft cloth 9 Check the ribbon mask and hammer bank cover for bits of torn paper or ribbon lint 10 Remove dust and ink from the platen using a soft cloth lightly moistened with anhydrous alcohol 1 The platen is the thick silver bar behind the hammer bank cover that rota...

Page 235: ...rt Guide Figure 12 Printer Interior Components TO F TO F TO F TO F 183965 REV A 183965a Ribbon Ribbon Cartridge Ribbon Tension Knob Air Shroud Assembly Tab 2 Tab Slot 2 Blue Tractor Lock 2 Paper Support 2 Tractor 2 Vertical Position Knob Platen Lever Splined Shaft Platen Stop Hammer Bank Cover and Ribbon Mask Ribbon Cartridge Interface Ribbon Turn Direction Arrow ...

Page 236: ...nt A sliding alphanumeric pattern used to identify missing or malformed characters improper vertical alignment or vertical compression All E s A pattern of all uppercase letter E s used to identify missing characters misplaced dots smeared characters improper phasing or light dark character variations All H s A pattern of all uppercase letter H s used to detect missing characters or dots smeared c...

Page 237: ...of the series of configuration menus 5 OPERATOR MENU OPERATOR PRINT TESTS Advances to the OPERATOR PRINT TESTS menu 6 OPERATOR PRINT TESTS PRINTER DEMONSTRATION Advances to PRINTER DEMONSTRATION the first option in OPERATOR PRINT TESTS menu 7 OPERATOR PRINT TESTS TEST NAME Cycles through the list of print tests until you reach the name of the test you wish to run 8 OPERATOR PRINT TESTS TEST NAME T...

Page 238: ...nts both as its assigned symbol and as its hex equivalent Each nonprintable character prints both as a period and as its hex equivalent When using a parallel interface the letter p before a hex code indicates an active Paper Instruction PI line and a blank space before a hex code indicates an inactive PI line Step Key Result Notes 9 OPERATOR PRINT TESTS TEST NAME The print tests stops printing 10 ...

Page 239: ... Unlocking the Operator Menu allows you to test your printer 3 OPERATOR MENU PRINTER CONTROL First of the series of configuration menus OPERATOR MENU COAX INTERFACE Or OPERATOR MENU TWINAX INTERFACE Moves forward to the COAX INTERFACE or TWINAX INTERFACE option 4 PRINTER CONTROL INTERFACE SELECTION Moves forward to the INTERFACE SELECTION option COAX INTERFACE PRINT LANGUAGE Or TWINAX INTERFACE PR...

Page 240: ...RATOR MENU LOCKED Press both keys at the same time to relock the Operator Menu 11 READY HEX DUMP ACTIVE Returns the printer to the READY mode The message HEX DUMP ACTIVE flashes briefly 12 A hex code printout results when data is sent to the printer with HEX PRINT MODE enabled After obtaining the printout return to normal print mode by disabling HEX PRINT MODE NOTE Printing in Hex Mode may alter p...

Page 241: ...Interior Cleaning 241 Figure 13 Sample ASCII Hex Code Printout Figure 14 Sample Coax Hex Code Printout Hex Code Printout ...

Page 242: ...condition Displayed faults fall into one of two categories Operator correctable InfoPrint service representative required to correct Fault Correction Procedure Before correcting a fault read the fault explanation then proceed to fix the problem taking the following steps 1 Write down the number of the error message s being displayed 2 Read the fault explanation then proceed to fix the problem if p...

Page 243: ... Matrix Printers User s Manual Reset platen lever 003 FORMS EJECTED PRESS EJECT RESTORE Yes Non error status message Press Eject Restore key to return paper to print position 004 VIEW FORMS PRESS VIEW KEY Yes Non error status message Press View key to return paper to print position 006 HOST SYSTEM REQUESTS ATTN Yes Host attention message The host computer or printer controller requires attention 0...

Page 244: ...ts Twinax protocol communications error and reports the error The printer reports the error 015 COMMUNICATION CHECK CHECK CABLE Yes Communication check a message that appears in the CT emulation indicating that the line is not active on a Twinax interface Check cable connection 016 INVALID COMMAND No Printer detects Twinax protocol communications error and reports the error The printer reports the...

Page 245: ... INVALID Yes Poll timeout on the twinax interface indicating the unit address is not recognized by the printer Ensure that printer address matches host setting 024 SERIAL LINE PARITY ERROR Yes Parity error Check printer serial port configuration setup Ensure that parity setting matches both host and printer settings 025 FRAMING ERROR VERIFY CONFIGURATION Yes Framing error Serial interface Check pr...

Page 246: ...ith a coax interface a time out message is sent to the host if paper motion has not occurred for 10 minutes after Stop was pressed to clear a paper jam fault Clear paper jam and reload paper Refer to the InfoPrint 6500 Line Matrix Printers User s Manual for procedures 034 TRNSPT STALL TIMEOUT CHECK TRANSPORT Yes In the CT emulation with a coax interface the transport has not moved for 10 minutes a...

Page 247: ...and printer settings 042 NO CUSTOM SET AVAIL SAVE FIRST Yes This custom configuration set does not exist Save the custom set Refer to Saving Your Configuration in a Custom Set on page 48 043 CUSTOM SET EXISTS DELETE FIRST Yes Custom set is write protected Delete existing set then save new set 044 EC FIRMWARE HARDWARE ERROR No Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your InfoPrint serv...

Page 248: ...LURE SEE USERS MANUAL No Link failure between the the controller board and mechanism driver board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 056 HAMMER COIL CHECK SEE USERS MANUAL No Hammer coil open Contact your InfoPrint service representative 057 CLOSE PLATEN Yes Platen lever is raised to the open position Lower the platen lever 058 SHUTTLE JAM SEE USERS MANUAL No No shuttle movement or the ...

Page 249: ...rinter Check for obstruction of vents and fan airway remove any obstructions Check for items beneath the printer blocking cabinet vents Power back on the printer If this message reoccurs contact your InfoPrint service representative 069 DATA CLEARED N A Appears when data is cleared out of printer after Cancel key has been pressed No action required 080 POWER SUPPLY HOT No Power supply temerature i...

Page 250: ...ERS MANUAL No Controller voltage failure Contact your InfoPrint service representative 087 PLATEN OPEN TIMEOUT CLOSE PLATEN Yes In the CT emulation with a coax interface the platen lever has been open for at least one minute Lower close the platen lever 088 CONTROL 23 5V CHECK SEE USERS MANUAL No Controller voltage failure Contact your InfoPrint service representative 089 RIBBON STALL CHECK TRANSP...

Page 251: ...CHECK No Hammer coil is open You can continue to print with degraded print quality Contact your InfoPrint service representative 110 STACK OVERFLOW SEE USERS MANUAL No Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 111 STACK UNDERFLOW No Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 112 UNDEFINED OPCODE SEE US...

Page 252: ...ller board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 120 MACHINE CHECK SEE USERS MANUAL No The processor tried to access a pointer that contains nothing null Contact your InfoPrint service representative 121 PAPER NOT AT SPEED SEE USERS MANUAL No Paper not at speed Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 122 PAPER NOT SCHEDULED SEE USERS MANUA...

Page 253: ...ntroller board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 130 PAP FEED INCOMPLETE SEE USERS MANUAL No Paper incompletely energized Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 131 UNEXPECTED INTERRUPT SEE USERS MANUAL No Paper unexpected interrupt Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 132 RIBBON I...

Page 254: ... speed Fatal firmware error on the controller board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 140 48 VOLTS FAILED SEE USERS MANUAL No The power supply is not generating a proper 48 Volts or the controller board is not detecting a 48 Volt output from the power supply board Contact your InfoPrint service representative 142 PAP FEED DRIVE FAIL SEE USERS MANUAL No Paper feed drive failed The paper...

Page 255: ... Contact your InfoPrint service representative 159 HAMMERBANK HOT No The hammerbank is overheating Contact your InfoPrint service representative 160 ERROR DC PROGRAM NOT VAILID No The printer cannot find the data controller program or the validation checksum is corrupt Contact your InfoPrint service representative 161 ERROR DRAM AT ADDRESS XXXXXXXX No The printer found a defective memory location ...

Page 256: ...OGRAM NOT COMPATIBLE No The printer is not compatible with the downloaded program Contact your InfoPrint service representative 170 ERROR PROGRAM NOT VALID No The printer does not see a program in flash memory Contact your InfoPrint service representative 171 ERROR SHORT AT ADDRESS XXXX No Hardware failure in DRAM or controller circuitry Contact your InfoPrint service representative 172 ERROR WRIT...

Page 257: ...n No action required 190 SECURITY ERROR SEE USERS MANUAL No Security Key intended for ribbon use installed on CDB machine Contact your InfoPrint service representative 191 SECURITY CODE VIOLATION No Security Key does not match emulation Contact your InfoPrint service representative 192 SECURITY KEY NOT DETECTED No The security key is not present or has failed Contact your InfoPrint service represe...

Page 258: ...CTED INSTALL NEW IPS RIBBON NOTE For spool ribbon printers only Yes No barcode seen on the ribbon spool Indicates missing label or damaged sensor Install a new InfoPrint ribbon 304 BARCODE DAMAGED REVERSE RIBBON SPOOLS NOTE For spool ribbon printers only Yes Barcode detected but not complete Reverse the ribbon spools 305 OLD RIBBON DETECTED INSTALL NEW IPS RIBBON Yes The sensor detects a ribbon th...

Page 259: ...Print service representative 309 CARTRIDGE MISSING INSTALL NEW IPS RIBBON Yes The ribbon cartridge is missing or installed improperly 1 Make sure a ribbon cartridge is installed in the printer 2 Make sure the ribbon cartridge is seated properly 3 Remove and replace the cartridge if necessary 4 Contact your InfoPrint service representative 428 CRTG COMM ERROR SEE USERS MANUAL No The hardware cannot...

Page 260: ...nfoPrint service representative 435 WELD NOT DETECTED SEE USER MANUAL No The cartridge weld was not detected Contact your InfoPrint service representative 436 WELD RESET ERROR SEE USERS MANUAL No The cartridge weld circuitry lost power Contact your InfoPrint service representative 437 PROCESSOR DOWNLOAD PLEASE WAIT No Status message indicating the software in the cartridge is being updated The use...

Page 261: ...t you cannot save configuration changes as the NVRAM is defective 48V CIRCUIT No The power supply is not generating a proper 48 Volt or the controller board is not detecting a 48 Volt output from the power supply board Contact your InfoPrint service representative A97 GRAPHIC CHECK ERROR PRESS STOP THEN START Yes Graphic Check Error CT emulation Press Stop then Start B10 ERROR NO DRAM DETECTED No ...

Page 262: ...as not passed boot initialization tests Contact your InfoPrint service representative B23 ERROR DECOMPRESS CKSUM No Flash memory has not passed boot initialization tests Contact your InfoPrint service representative B30 STATUS INITIALIZING N A Status message informing the operator that software is being downloaded through one of the printer s I O ports using the two key download activation No acti...

Page 263: ...ion tests detect incorrect SDRAM Contact your InfoPrint service representative B45 ERROR SDRAM IS WRONG VOLTAGE No Printer boot initialization tests detect incorrect SDRAM Contact your InfoPrint service representative B46 ERROR SDRAM HAS MIXED SIZES No Printer boot initialization tests detect incorrect SDRAM Contact your InfoPrint service representative B47 ERROR SDRAM LARGER THAN 256M No Printer ...

Page 264: ...sfully loaded into printer RAM and the checksum matched The old program is now being deleted from flash memory No action required CRTG COMM ERR SEE USERS MANUAL No The hardware cannot communicate properly with the cartridge 1 Make sure the ribbon cartridge is seated properly 2 Remove and replace the ribbon cartridge if necessary 3 Contact your InfoPrint service representative CRTG MISSING Install ...

Page 265: ... indicates how much of the program has loaded No action required DP FIFO BUSY No There is a timing problem in the Engine Controller firmware Contact your InfoPrint service representative DRIVER CIRCUIT BAD SEE USERS MANUAL No The hammer coil count test failed Contact your InfoPrint service representative E00 EXE ADDR0 See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the a...

Page 266: ...ication program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E02 MACHINE CHK See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job agai...

Page 267: ...on program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E03C DSI BAT PL See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If ...

Page 268: ...lication program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E03F DSI CXOWX See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job agai...

Page 269: ...on program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E04A ISI NO TRA See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If ...

Page 270: ...lication program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E06 NOT ALIGNED See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job aga...

Page 271: ...on program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E12 SYSTEM CALL See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If ...

Page 272: ...lication program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E17 DLOAD MISS See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job agai...

Page 273: ...on program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E20 SYS MANAGE See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If t...

Page 274: ...ication program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E31B EVENT 1 BP See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job agai...

Page 275: ...on program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E31E EVENT 4 BP See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If ...

Page 276: ...lication program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E31H EVENT 7 BP See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job aga...

Page 277: ...n program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E32C CND 2 BP See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the...

Page 278: ...ication program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E32F CND 5 BP See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again ...

Page 279: ...n program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the message appears load the latest emulation software 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E33 WRITE BP See User Manual Yes An illegal or unsupported instruction was attempted in the application program 1 Cycle Power Run the print job again If the ...

Page 280: ...tware 2 Cycle power Run the print job again If the message appears record the display message and send it to your next higher support facility E NET TEST UNAVAILABLE Yes The Ethernet PCBA is not enabled or did not initialize correctly Cycle power Wait for E Net Ready to display then retry operation If the fault message appears again contact your InfoPrint service representative ENERGY SAVER MODE A...

Page 281: ... wait 15 seconds power on the printer If the message appears replace the control panel FREEFORM ON OFF HOLD KEY PWRUP Yes This message appears if the freeform feature is enabled This feature is for manufacturing use only and is never used by the customer or field maintenance personnel 1 Power off the printer Hold any control panel key down and power on the printer Hold the key down until the print...

Page 282: ...y cool down This can occur during especially dense print jobs None required The printer automatically corrects the condition by running at half speed mode until the hammers cool down at which point it resumes full speed printing HMR BANK NOT INSTALLED SEE USERS MANUAL No Hammer bank is not installed Contact your InfoPrint service representative HAMMER COIL BAD etc No Hammer coil s number etc faile...

Page 283: ... your InfoPrint service representative LOADING PROGRAM FROM PORT XX N A The new emulation program is loading into printer RAM XX indicates how much of the program has loaded No action required LOADING PROGRAM INTO FLASH N A The printer has deleted the previous program from flash memory and is loading the new program into flash memory No action required NOT READY N A Printer state message printer i...

Page 284: ...foPrint service representative PA1 SELECTED N A Attach status message No action required PA2 SELECTED N A Attach status message No action required PAP FD DRVR CIR SEE USERS MANUAL No Paper Feed Driver Circuit The paper feed driver circuit on the controller board is drawing too much current Contact your InfoPrint service representative PRINTER UNDER REMOTE CONTROL Yes Indicates that remote manageme...

Page 285: ...f ink Message appears only when the CDP feature has been disabled Replace the ribbon and verify ribbon life is reset to 100 RWP DOWNLOAD PLEASE WAIT No Status message indicating the software in the cartridge is being updated The user must wait fo rthe update to complete No action is required SECURITY CODE VIOLATION No Security Key does not match emulation Contact your InfoPrint service representat...

Page 286: ...TALL Yes The shuttle is not moving Set the platen lever to match the thickness of paper but not too tightly Check and adjust the platen gap Inspect the ribbon mask for deformation that snags and interferes with shuttle movement If fault source is not apparent contact your InfoPrint service representative SHUTTLE TYPE NOT SUPPORTED No The shuttle type was not detected at power up Contact your InfoP...

Page 287: ... incorrect cartridge type is being used for the printer Install the correct ribbon cartridge type in the printer TOP OF FORM SET N A Non error status message No action required TRANSPORT CALIBRATION COMPLETE N A Status message displays when Transport calibration is complete No action required WAITING FOR ETHERNET ADAPTER N A Status message appears when the printer is first powered on if the Ethern...

Page 288: ...es The incorrect cartridge type is being used for the printer 1 Make sure that the correct ribbon cartridge type is installed in the printer 2 Contact your InfoPrint service representative Table 9 Fault Messages Fault Message Operator Correctable Explanation Solution ...

Page 289: ...high performance scanning equipment may exceed these yields Use only the ribbon listed below Printers InfoPrint PN Description 500 LPM 6500 v05 v5P 45U3891 Standard Life Cartridge Ribbon Single Pack 45U3897 Cartridge Ribbon Security ink less Four Pack 1000 1500 and 2000 LPM 6500 v10 v1P v15 v20 45U3891 Standard Life Cartridge Ribbon Single Pack 45U3900 Extended Life Cartridge Ribbon Single Pack 45...

Page 290: ...bbons or to locate an InfoPrint Printing Supplies Dealer in your area You may also visit http www infoprint com United States and Canada 877 6InfoPrint 877 646 3677 Asia Pacific For the countries below contact www infoprint com Latin America Contact www infoprint com Europe Middle East and Africa 32 4364 4111 Australia Malaysia Bangladesh Myanmar Brunei New Zealand Cambodia Philippines China Singa...

Page 291: ...or guarantee of minimum life and are provided to assist in initial supplies planning Actual usage should be used to establish the supply s life in the end user s application Many factors such as print coverage per page machine settings paper type and size and environmental conditions can affect supply life Supply warranties are only for defects in materials and workmanship at the time of shipment ...

Page 292: ...und 377 g m2 stock Multi part carbon 1 to 6 part forms maximum 12 pound 45 g m2 ply of upper plies Multi part carbonless maximum of 6 part forms Test readability of greater than 4 part forms Recycled paper not recommended with stacker Sheet Thickness 0 025 inches 0 064 cm maximum Drive Adjustable tractors 6 pin engagement Slew Rate Fast Slow 6500 v05 12 ips 10 4 ips 6500 v5P 12 ips 10 4 ips 6500 v...

Page 293: ... 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 41 inches 103 3 cm Width 27 inches 68 6 cm Depth 29 inches 73 7 cm Weight 225 lbs 102 1 kg unpackaged 237 lbs 112 kg unpackage...

Page 294: ...noncondensing Acoustic Noise Level Cabinet Models Pedestal Models Acoustic Noise Levels per ISO 9296 v05 v10 v15 v20 v5P v1P Printing 50 dB 52 dB 55 dB 62 dB 66 dB 6 7 Bel 7 0 Bel 7 1 Bel 7 8 Bel 8 2 Bel Standby 46 dB 46 dB 42 dB 46 dB 46 dB 6 3 Bel 6 3 Bel 5 8 Bel 6 3 Bel 6 3 Bel NOTE Cabinet model noise levels listed are with the cabinet doors closed Levels will be higher if the doors are open P...

Page 295: ...LPM 2000 LPM 88 140 V RMS 47 63 Hz 6A 100 V 6A 100 V 8A 100 V 9A 100V 178 270 V RMS 47 63 Hz 3A 200 V 3A 200 V 5A 200 V 9A 100V 120 VAC 60 Hz Operating DP Mode Standby All H s ECMA132 Not Energy Star Energy Star Watts 210 167 80 21 BTU Hour 717 570 273 71 VA 300 291 120 36 220 VAC 60 Hz Operating DP Mode Standby All H s ECMA132 Not Energy Star Energy Star Watts 210 176 80 22 BTU Hour 717 601 273 7...

Page 296: ... Energy Star Energy Star Watts 300 197 80 25 BTU Hour 1025 673 273 85 VA 530 342 140 48 220 VAC 60 Hz Operating DP Mode Standby All H s ECMA132 Not Energy Star Energy Star Watts 290 198 80 25 BTU Hour 990 676 273 85 VA 600 227 150 55 120 VAC 60 Hz Operating DP Mode Standby All H s ECMA132 Not Energy Star Energy Star Watts 440 231 90 27 BTU Hour 1502 788 307 92 VA 740 388 160 50 ...

Page 297: ...atts 420 243 90 27 BTU Hour 1434 829 307 92 VA 830 277 170 58 120 VAC 60 Hz Operating DP Mode Standby All H s ECMA132 Not Energy Star Energy Star Watts 637 251 119 28 BTU Hour 2175 857 406 95 6 VA 690 291 120 30 7 220 VAC 60 Hz Operating DP Mode Standby All H s ECMA132 Not Energy Star Energy Star Watts 604 268 111 28 BTU Hour 2062 915 379 95 6 VA 686 280 122 30 7 ...

Page 298: ...ature AS 400 The 6500 V is connected to the AS 400 ASCII Workstation Controller via the following InfoPrint cables available through your InfoPrint service representative 20 ft RS 232 40 ft RS 232 Type Standard IEEE 1284 Parallel Centronics Parallel RS 232 RS 422 Serial optional Dataproducts Parallel Optional Coax Twinax Dataproducts Long Line Ethernet 10 100Base T Logic Levels TTL EIA 232 E EIA 4...

Page 299: ... in two strokes Table 10 list typical printing rates The reverse paper feed capability allows the printing of multiple densities on a single line This is useful in printing forms and text together or in mixing different fonts on a print line Use of multiple densities and reverse paper feed also affects throughput Table 10 6500 V Nominal Print Rates 1 of 2 PRINT QUALITY DOT DENSITY DPI Note 1 CHARA...

Page 300: ... 60 120 x 72 10 12 13 3 15 17 1 5 9 x 7 2 4 8 x 7 2 4 8 x 7 2 3 5 x 7 2 3 5 x 7 2 42 83 127 167 HIGH SPEED 60 120 x 48 10 12 13 3 5 9 x 5 1 4 7 x 5 1 4 7 x 5 1 62 124 186 250 Note 1 A B x C where A is maximum horizontal dot density B is horizontal dot placement density C is vertical dot density Note 2 D E x F G where D is maximum number of dots that may be placed on E horizontal positions F is num...

Page 301: ...orm 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 16 Figure 16 Typical Character Formation Matrix visible only to the printer Dot Column Dot Row Ink dots formed by hammer tips Character Row...

Page 302: ...direction and the paper advances one dot row The hammers print the next row of dots as the shuttle sweeps in the opposite direction as shown in Figure 17 unless unidirectional printing is chosen After a line of characters is printed the paper advances to the first dot row of the next print line This creates a number of blank rows between lines of characters depending on the print mode and line spa...

Page 303: ...plotting is measured in inches per minute ipm Unidirectional plotting can produce better print quality and takes about twice as long as bidirectional plotting You can select either plotting mode from the operator panel or from the host computer Printing rates also vary according to the print quality you select For example if you select the Near Letter Quality NLQ option the printer uses more dot r...

Page 304: ...304 Appendix B Printing Speed ...

Page 305: ...VSE Coax Interface IBM 3174 Controller Asynchronous Emulation Adapter Personal Computer Systems ASCII Serial or Parallel port IBM pSeries formerly RS 6000 ASCII Serial or Parallel port Non IBM systems that support ASCII attachments through the following interfaces EIA 232 E Serial EIA 422 B Serial PC Parallel Dataproducts Parallel and IEEE 1284 Parallel Ethernet and Token Ring LANs via the Network...

Page 306: ...does not support downloaded characters or print justification In addition near letter quality NLQ compresses to 17 1 CPI not 20 CPI Table 12 Operating System Report Operating Systems Supported Special Notes Requirements IBM pSeries AIX Supported by Version 3 1 5 or later IBM iSeries Supported by OSV5R1 or later Windows Supported by Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 2000 and XP IBM zSeries z OS z VM VSE ESA...

Page 307: ...tional print quality modes which the 6500 V does not support Printronix printers with an L in the model design indicate the printer has the capability to print smaller dots The InfoPrint 6500 V will print text only applications that were printed by L Series printers Applications requiring the printing of anything other than text will not be supported DAVFU DVFU NVFU and CVFU Vertical Format Units ...

Page 308: ...be ordered to provide a modified EOF switch to handle these types of forms Contact your InfoPrint Sales Representative or InfoPrint Authorized Remarketer Downloaded characters are not supported in Proprinter Epson P Series P Series XQ Variant or Serial Matrix emulations Due to the variation in carbonless forms you should test forms with four or more parts for readability prior to production use Ca...

Page 309: ...g whereas 4234 NLQ mode was Gothic for 13 3 16 7 and 18 CPI The dot sizes are different Also the 6500 V has a single dot size vs three with 4234 For bar code applications some combinations of unit module width wide to narrow ratio and element height may affect read rates The 4234 emulation will support image and font resolution of 120 x 144 pel compared to 144 x 144 pel in the 4234 This will cause...

Page 310: ...310 Appendix C Compatibility and Limitations ...

Page 311: ...ns There is no parity recommendations attributes print Operations performed on text that alter its appearance but do not change the font Examples underlining superscripting bold etc bar code A printed code consisting of parallel bars of varied width and spacing and designed to be read by a one dimensional scanning device baud A unit of speed that measures the rate at which information is transferr...

Page 312: ...aracter weight used in this sentence checksum A stored or transmitted numerical value used to verify data integrity Code V An optional QMS emulation which allows you to create and store forms generate logos bar codes and expanded characters create other graphics and merge graphics with alphanumeric data as a document is printed command An instruction such as a form feed command sent from a compute...

Page 313: ...ous generation of the InfoPrint Line Matrix Printer CTA Abbreviation for Coax Twinax ASCII CTS Clear To Send CVFU Abbreviation for Centronics direct access Vertical Format Unit DAVFU Abbreviation for Direct Access Vertical Format Unit Also known as NVFU See also NVFU DC Data Controller DCD Data Carrier Detect decipoint One tenth of a point A unit of length equal to 1 720 inch See also point defaul...

Page 314: ...a different type of printer See also compatibility and protocol en A unit of measure in typesetting equal to half the width of an em enable To activate make true 1 or set to ON escape sequence A command sequence in which the first byte is always the ASCII ESC character See also command sequence SSCC and SFCC sequence ETX End of Text EVFU Abbreviation for Electronic Vertical Format Unit Relates to ...

Page 315: ...ich the width of a character cell varies with the width of the character For example i takes less space to print than m Using proportional fonts generally increases the readabilty of printed documents giving text a typeset appearance font weight The thickness of the lines making up a character For example bold and light are different font weights font width The measurement of the width of a charac...

Page 316: ...lanted type style This is an italic type style Both forward and backward slant are available LAC Load Alternate Characters LF Line Feed landscape Printed perpendicular to the paper motion LCD Liquid crystal display The LCD is located on the operator panel Its purpose is to communicate information to the operator concerning the operating state of the printer LED Light Emitting Diode The printer ope...

Page 317: ... Parity checking is the addition of non data bits to data resulting in the number of bits that are set to a 1 being either always even or always odd Parity is used to detect data errors PC Personal Computer PCBA Printed Circuit Board Assembly pel The smallest element of a physcial medium that can be independently assigned color and intensity Pels per inch is often used as a measurement of presenta...

Page 318: ...n between a printer and a host computer A protocol includes codes for printing text and graphics and codes instructing the printer to perform special operations See also compatibility and emulation RAM Random Access Memory Can be read from or written to at any time RAM is volatile whatever information is in RAM is lost when power is removed or interrupted RD Receive Data read To retrieve data from...

Page 319: ...s the SFCC This also applies to IGP options shuttle The subassembly in a line matrix printer that includes the hammer bank assembly plus some or all of the drive mechanism size type See point SLD Set Line Density slew Rapid vertical paper movement SNA Systems Network Architecture SOH Start Of Header spacing See font proportional and font monospaced SSCC SuperSet Control Character See escape sequen...

Page 320: ...ype family typographic font See font proportional UPC Universal Product Code USET Abbreviation for User defined Set An IGP command that creates custom character sets except OCR fonts from existing characters stored in memory VFU Abbreviation for vertical format unit warm start An almost complete reset of the printer a Data are cleared from all buffers b All internal system variables are reset to d...

Page 321: ...ons covering subject matter described in this document The furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents You can send license inquiries in writing to InfoPrint Solutions Company LLC 6300 Diagonal Hwy 002J Boulder CO 80301 9270 U S A The following paragraph does not apply to the United Kingdom or any other country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law IN...

Page 322: ... have been estimated through extrapolation Actual results may vary Users of this document should verify the applicable data for their specific environment Information concerning non InfoPrint Solutions Company products was obtained from the suppliers of those products their published announcements or other publicly available sources InfoPrint Solutions Company has not tested those products and can...

Page 323: ...pment WEEE The Directive determines the framework for the return and recycling of used appliances as applicable throughout the European Union This label is applied to various products to indicate that the product is not to be thrown away but rather reclaimed upon end of life per this Directive In accordance with the European WEEE Directive electrical and electronic equipment EEE is to be collected...

Page 324: ...the United States other countries or both InfoPrint Infoprint Ricoh IPDS Intelligent Printer Data Stream These terms are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or both IBM Adobe the Adobe logo PostScript and the PostScript logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United ...

Page 325: ...ications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation European Union EU Conformity Statement InfoPrint Solutions Company ...

Page 326: ...ny interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors Industry Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A conform á la norme NMB 003 du Canada Statement of CISPR 22 Compliance Attention This is a Class A Product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which ca...

Page 327: ...gart Informationen in Hinsicht EMVG Paragraph 4 Abs 1 4 EN 55022 Klasse A Geräte müssen mit folgendem Warnhinweis versehen werden Warnung dies ist eine Einrichtung der Klasse A Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkstörungen verursachen in diesem Fall kann vom Betreiber verlangt werden angemessene Maßnahmen durchzuführen und dafür aufzukommen Anmerkung Um die Einhaltung des EMVG sicherzustelle...

Page 328: ... Communication Statements Taiwanese Important 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 ...

Page 329: ...329 Korea DANGER This product is equipped with a 3 wire power cord and plug for the user s safety Use this power cord in conjunction with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock ...

Page 330: ...t 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 of the Red Hat eCos Public License v1 1 at www printronix com Printronix grants no rights whatsoever in the source code for the Printronix Software 3 No Warranty T...

Page 331: ...1 through 227 7202 4 June 1995 all U S Government End Users acquire Covered Code with only those rights set forth herein 7 Miscellaneous This Agreement represents the complete agreement concerning subject matter hereof If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable This Agreement shall be governed by California law provisions except to the extent applicable law if any provides othe...

Page 332: ...f the Software will be uninterrupted or error free Printronix Inc reserves the right to make changes and or improvements in the Software without notice at any time Limited Software Product Warranty 335 2 IN NO EVENT WILL PRINTRONIX INC BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS LOST DATA BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS OR ANY OTHER DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY ...

Page 333: ...ect to restrictions as set forth in the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at FAR 242 227 7013 subdivision b 3 ii or subparagraph c 1 ii as appropriate Further use duplication or disclosure is subject to restrictions applicable to restricted rights software as set forth in FAR 52 227 19 c 2 Acknowledgement of Terms and Conditions YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT...

Page 334: ...334 Communication Statements ...

Page 335: ...ACKER JAM TIMEOUT 246 038 STACKER FULL TIMEOUT 247 039 STACKER FAULT 247 041 BUFFER OVERFLOW 247 042 NO CUSTOM SET AVAIL 247 043 CUSTOM SET EXISTS 247 044 EC FIRMWARE HARDWARE ERROR 247 045 FIRMWARE ERROR 247 046 EC STOPPED AT STATE 247 051 HAMMER SHORT 248 052 MECH DRIVER HOT 248 053 VOLTS FAILED 248 054 HAMMER COIL SHORT 248 055 MECH DRIVER LINK FAILURE 248 056 HAMMER COIL CHECK 248 057 CLOSE PL...

Page 336: ... NOT INSTALLED 255 150 ERROR EC STOPPED AT STATE XXXX 255 159 HAMMERBANK HOT 255 160 ERROR DC PROGRAM NOT VALID 255 161 ERROR DRAM AT ADDRESS XXXXXXXX 255 162 ERROR EC PROGRAM NOT VALID 255 163 ERROR FLASH DID NOT PROGRAM 255 164 SDRAM JEDEC MISSING 256 165 ERROR NO DRAM DETECTED 256 166 ERROR NVRAM FAILURE 256 167 ERROR PROGRAM NEEDS MORE DRAM 256 168 ERROR PROGRAM NEEDS MORE FLASH 256 169 ERROR ...

Page 337: ...0 Print Language 100 Print Text Direction 102 Undefined Char Report 101 Undefined Char Sub 102 733 DP FIFO BUSY 261 990 MACHINE CHECK 261 998 NV RAM CHECK 261 A A97 GRAPHIC CHECK ERROR 261 About User s Manual 11 Acknowledge PC Parallel Interface Signals 221 Acoustic noise level 294 Active emulation Emulation Configuration menu 153 Active print language 3270 Interface menu 107 5250 Interface menu 1...

Page 338: ...products menu 143 Parallel Interface menu 140 144 Automatic FF after operator Compatibility Options menu 96 Automatic form feed at end of print buffer Compatibility Options menu 96 B B10 ERROR NO DRAM DETECTED 261 B11 RAM TEST FAILED 261 B12 ERROR PROGRAM MISSING 261 B13 ERROR NOT COMPATIBLE 262 B19 ERROR DC RETURNED 262 B20 STATUS 00 DOWNLOAD MODE 262 B21 STATUS PRINTER RESET 262 B22 ERROR DECOMP...

Page 339: ...2 Character formation line matrix printing 301 Character Set ANSI Emulation 167 Character sets Epson Emulation menu 189 P Series Emulation menu 192 Serial Matrix Emulation menu 198 Characteristics electrical 295 environmental 294 Characters per inch IGP Configuration menu 202 Cleaning exterior 233 interior 234 Clear Error Log Operator Print Tests menu 211 Clear to Send CTS RS 232 217 CLEARING PROG...

Page 340: ...saving in a custom set 48 Configuration Management menu 72 Change power on set 74 Config Key Default 75 Delete custom set 74 Name Custom Sets 75 Print custom set values 74 Protect custom sets 74 Recall custom set 73 Reset Custom Set Names 75 Save current values 74 Configuration overview printer 25 Control Code 06 P Series Emulation menu 192 P Series XQ Emulation menu 194 Serial Matrix Emulation me...

Page 341: ...mulation menu 187 P Series Emulation menu 193 P Series XQ Emulation menu 195 Serial Matrix Emulation menu 199 Delete custom set Configuration Management menu 74 Demand Data Request Dataproducts Parallel Interface Signals 223 DHCP Adapter Address menu 118 Ethernet Address menu 123 Wireless Address menu 126 DIAGNOSTIC PASSED 265 Diagnostic tools 20 Diagnostics overview 233 Dimensions printer 29 293 ...

Page 342: ...tion 153 Emulations printer 18 22 ENERGY SAVER MODE ACTIVE 280 Energy saver timer Printer Control menu 67 Enhanced bar code mode 159 Entering program mode 43 Environmental characteristics 294 Epson Emulation menu 188 20 CPI Condensed 190 Auto LF 189 Character sets 189 Define CR Code 189 Define LF code 189 Epson print language 189 Printer Select 189 Epson print language Epson Emulation menu 189 ERR...

Page 343: ... BP 277 E32D CND 3 BP 278 E32E CND 4 BP 278 E32F CND 5 BP 278 E32G CND 6 BP 279 E32H CND 7 BP 279 E33 WRITE BP 279 E34 TRACE CMPLT 280 E99 UNKNOWN INT 280 H00 PCI SLOT 281 H01 PCI J12 282 H02 PCI J13 282 INCOMPAT E NET 283 Features printer 13 FF Valid TOF Proprinter III XL Emulation menu 187 File system Printer Control menu 69 Font Attributes ANSI Emulation 163 Font set Code V Emulation menu 184 F...

Page 344: ...Mode 224 operating modes 224 Signals 225 Ignore character IGP Emulation menu 174 IGP configuration 169 parameters 169 IGP Configuration menu Characters per inch 202 Forms length 204 Forms width 203 Host command 209 Lines per inch 202 Margins 207 Perforation Skip 208 Print attributes 206 Print character table 206 Print quality 206 Reset command 208 IGP Emulation menu 170 Auto LF 171 Compressed CPI ...

Page 345: ...on 156 UPC EAN barcode HRI 159 IPDS Data Port Number Adapter Parameters menu 120 IPDS Data Port Number Ethernet Parameters menu 124 IPDS emulation mode 158 J Job control Adapter Parameters menu 120 Job control Ethernet Parameters menu 125 K KDC Port Number Wireless Kerberos menu 132 Keep Alive Timer Adapter Parameters menu 120 Keep Alive Timer Ethernet Parameters menu 124 Kerberos Enable Wireless ...

Page 346: ...up 60 Serial Interface 146 Serial Matrix Emulation 197 Twinax Interface 76 Wireless Address 126 Wireless Kerberos 131 Wireless Parameters 127 Message Display 38 Messages 001 END OF FORMS 243 002 FORMS JAMMED 243 003 FORMS EJECTED 243 004 VIEW FORMS 243 006 HOST SYSTEM REQUESTS ATTN 243 007 FM HEADER ERROR 243 008 HOLD PRINT TIMEOUT 243 009 INVALID KEYPRESS 243 010 PARAMETER ERROR 244 011 SCS COMMA...

Page 347: ... INSTR ACCESS 252 116 ILLEGAL BUS ACCESS 252 117 A TO D OVERUN 252 118 UNDEFINED INTERRUPT 252 119 TCB CORRUPTED 252 120 MACHINE CHECK 252 121 PAPER NOT AT SPEED 252 122 PAPER NOT SCHEDULED 252 123 PAPER BUSY TOO LONG 252 124 PAPER FIFO OVERFLOW 252 125 PAPER FIFO UNDERFLOW 253 126 PAP FEED BAD TABLE 253 127 ILLEGAL STATE 253 128 INVALID COMMAND 253 129 INVALID PARAMETER 253 130 PAP FEED INCOMPLET...

Page 348: ... WELD SENSOR MISSING 260 434 WELD SENSOR ERROR 260 435 WELD NOT DETECTED 260 436 WELD RESET ERROR 260 437 PROCESSOR DOWNLOAD 260 438 H S TIP SIZE MISMATCH 260 439 SHUTTLE SPEED MISMATCH 260 441 CARTRIDGE MISMATCH 261 48V CIRCUIT 261 733 DP FIFO BUSY 261 990 MACHINE CHECK 261 998 NV RAM CHECK 261 A97 GRAPHIC CHECK ERROR 261 B10 ERROR NO DRAM DETECTED 261 B11 ERROR RAM TEST FAILED 261 B12 ERROR PROG...

Page 349: ...RRUN 284 READY 284 REGIONx MISMATCH 285 RESETTING PLEASE WAIT 285 RESTORING BOOT CODE 285 RIBBON INK OUT CHANGE RIBBON 285 RWP DOWNLOAD 285 SECURITY CODE VIOLATION 285 SECURITY KEY NOT DETECTED 285 SENSOR CALIBRATION PASSED 285 SERVICE MENU 285 SF ERROR 286 SHTL MISMATCH 286 SHUT DRVR CIR 286 SHUTL OVR SPEED 286 SHUTTLE STALL 286 SHUTTLE TYPE NOT SUPPORTED 286 STACK UNDERFLOW 286 TABLE MISMATCH DO...

Page 350: ... menu 39 message display 38 overlay 38 return 39 scroll micro down 40 scroll micro up 39 set top of form 41 start 39 status indicator 38 stop 39 switch functionality 39 view 40 Operator Print Tests menu 210 All E s 211 All E s FF 211 All H s 211 Clear Error Log 211 Ethernet Test Page 211 Print Error Log 210 Print Ribbon Log 210 Printer Demonstration 210 Ripple Print 211 Underlines 211 Optimized ra...

Page 351: ... Response polarity 139 Strobe polarity 139 TOF act at prime signal 140 Perforation Skip IGP Configuration menu 208 PI control Code V Emulation menu 184 PI Ignored Dataproducts menu 142 PI Slew Range IGP Emulation menu 171 Poll character RS 232 219 RS 422 219 Serial Interface menu 149 Pos on BC OvrSz ANSI Emulation 168 Position after form feed 4234 only Compatibility Options menu 95 Postnet barcode...

Page 352: ...hancement 23 interfaces 215 298 maintenance 23 models 13 how to identify 14 operator panel 38 optional features 20 power requirements 27 print rates 299 program mode 43 protocols 22 ribbon specifications 289 self tests 236 self tests running 237 site requirements 28 specifications 289 standard capabilities 17 weight 293 Printer address Twinax Interface menu 78 Printer Control menu 63 Auto Elevator...

Page 353: ...F code 193 EVFU select 193 Overstrike 193 Print language 192 P Series SFCC 193 P Series SFCC P Series Emulation menu 193 P Series XQ Emulation menu 194 Auto LF 195 Compressed Print 195 Control Code 06 194 Define CR Code 195 Define LF code 195 Elong Alt Font 195 EVFU select 196 High Speed Print Mode 195 Slew Relative 196 Upper Case Select 196 PTR setup option Printer Control menu 69 PUM Default ANS...

Page 354: ...dling 218 serial interface protocols 217 Transmit Data TXD 217 RS 232 and RS 422 serial interface protocols 218 RS 232 Serial Interfaces 216 RS 422 217 one char enquiry 219 poll character 219 serial interface configuration 219 serial interface error handling 218 RS 422 Serial Interfaces 216 Running printer self tests 237 RWP DOWNLOAD 285 S Save configuration 48 Save current values Configuration Ma...

Page 355: ...PE NOT SUPPORTED 286 Signal Strenth Wireless Parameters menu 128 Signals Dataproducts Parallel Interface 223 IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface 225 PC Parallel Interface 221 Site requirements 28 Skip command prefix IGP Emulation menu 173 Slash 0 IGP Emulation menu 172 Slew Relative P Series XQ Emulation menu 196 Slick Paper Printer Control menu 66 Specifications cables 298 interfaces 298 labels 293 pape...

Page 356: ...78 Print language 78 Print text direction 82 Printer address 78 Twinax printer emulation 78 Undefined char report 81 Undefined char sub 81 World Trade 79 Twinax printer emulation Twinax Interface menu 78 U Undefined char report 5250 Interface menu 101 Twinax Interface menu 81 Undefined char sub 3270 Interface menu 109 5250 Interface menu 102 Coax Interface menu 90 Twinax Interface menu 81 Undefine...

Page 357: ...5 Reset LEAP Password 135 Reset LEAP User 135 Wireless Parameters menu Antenna Diversity 129 Authentication Method 129 Channel 128 Default WEP Key 130 International Mode 129 Minimum Transfer Rate 128 Operation Mode 128 Power Management 129 Preamble 129 Reset SSID Name 128 Reset WEP Keys 130 Signal Strength 128 SSID Name 128 Transmit Power 129 WEP Key BYTE1 through BYTE13 130 WEP Key Format 130 WEP...

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