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Operating Your Printer 2 -- 1

Chapter 2

Operating Your Printer

Buttons, Levers and Indicators

Before using your printer, it is worth familiarising yourself with the but-
tons, levers and indicators on the printer and to understand the various
methods of loading paper.

The front panel of the printer has six buttons, two of which were briefly
introduced in the setup procedure. In addition, there are indicator lights
that show the status of the printer, mode and pitch selected.

POWER Indicator:

Indicates that the printer power is turned ON.

SEL Button:

Pressing this button after the printer power is ON
places the printer in deselect mode. In this mode
the computer cannot communicate with the printer.
To return to select mode, simply press this button
again. Pressing this button also stops the self test.
It is also used to enter into HEX-dump mode: turn
the printer ON while holding down the SEL and
FORM FEED buttons.

LINE

FEED

FORM

FEED

TOF
SET

SELECT

MODE

ALARM

PITCH

POWER

10

12

17

NLQ

UTILITY

HSD

Summary of Contents for Microline Ml184T+

Page 1: ...MICROLINE ML184T Printer Handbook ...

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Page 3: ... that if you buy any other ribbon your warranty may be invalidated Purchasing inferior ribbons really does not make sense They do not last as long What is more they are prone to shredding which can cause damage to your printhead Any short term savings on cheap ribbons are quickly lost So do not waste your time and money insist on OKI consumables for your OKI printer You can order them from your pr...

Page 4: ...er Loading 2 14 Installing and Using the Roll Paper Stand 2 19 Loading Single Sheets 2 22 Installing and Using the Tractor Feed Unit 2 24 Installation of the Cut Sheet Feeder 2 29 Chapter 3 Working with Software 3 1 Basic Terminology 3 1 Printer Drivers 3 2 Appendix A Printer Commands A 1 Appendix B Interface Cable B 1 Appendix C ASCII Character Codes C 1 Appendix D Menu Selections D 1 Appendix E ...

Page 5: ...cannot answer your questions please ask us Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this document is complete accurate and up to date OKI assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control OKI also cannot guarantee that changes in software and equipment made by other manufacturers and re ferred to in this book will not affect the applicability of the informa...

Page 6: ...wire coloured GREEN AND YELLOW must be connected to the ter minal in the plug marked with the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN AND YELLOW The wire coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter L or coloured RED The wire coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE...

Page 7: ...I ML compatible ML 184 Turbo printer is packed in a protective container along with some extra items you need These items include Optional equipment available for your ML 184 Turbo printer includes Paper separator Platen knob AC cable Ribbon cartridge Roll Paper stand ...

Page 8: ...r Speed 19 200 baud RS 232C serial board Tractor feed option kit Tractor feed unit Access cover Acoustic cover Paper test lever Left paper guide Cut Sheet Feeder Cut Sheet Feeder unit Rear sheet support Front sheet support Front sheet guide ...

Page 9: ...ing Up 1 3 1 Do not plug in your printer until the following steps have been com pleted 2 Remove the access cover by inserting your hand in the top cover slot see figure below and lifting Slot Access cover ...

Page 10: ... shipping restraint that keeps the print head in place 4 Gently slide the print head to the middle of the printer or to the lefthand side so that it is away from the rollers on the Bail bar Carriage shipping restraint Print head Bail bar ...

Page 11: ...e printer then lower the top of the cartridge where the plastic ribbon shield is located over the print head The tabs on both sides of the cartridge should align perfectly with the inserts on the print head plate Important Only use genuine OKI ribbon cartridges in your printer Do not remove the ribbon shield Ribbon cartridge Ribbon cartridge holder Ribbon shield Ribbon shield Print head Bail bar H...

Page 12: ... sides of the print head and lift up 7 The blue lever located to the left of the ribbon cartridge is used to adjust the print head gap for single or multi part paper When single part paper or two part paper is in the printer slide the blue lever for wards towards the print head To print on three or four part paper slide the lever towards the front of the printer Print head gap lever Print release ...

Page 13: ...iece of computer paper with sprocket holes or a sin gle sheet of typing paper into the printer as you would insert it in a typewriter If you are unfamiliar with typewriters here is the method a Open the paper release lever by sliding it towards you b After letting the slit of the paper separator pass the paper as far as you can into the slots provided by the black paper guides Paper guides ...

Page 14: ...hree tabs in the edge of the access cover into the holes on the top front edge of the printer b Lower the access cover on to the printer 12 Grasp the paper and pull it through the opening in the access cover Use the platen knob if you need more paper 13 Insert the connector end of the power cord into the socket at the rear of the printer 14 Make absolutely certain that the ON OFF power switch on t...

Page 15: ... power switch ON When the printer is powered on indicator lights release the LF and SEL button 17 The following test pattern will be printed beginning with a printer revision number that is followed by a rolling character pattern Note During self test printing the SELECT indicator is not lit Line feed SEL button SELECT indicator ...

Page 16: ...correctly you are ready to connect your computer First you need an interface cable If you do not have one see your computer dealer or if you have the equipment and the technical expertise make your own cable using the instructions in Appen dix C Attention Install your printer away from a CRT An electromagnetic field may create a distortion on your computer screen ...

Page 17: ... than one interface cannot be connected simultaneously Connecting a Parallel Interface 1 Insert the 36 pin plug into the appropriate socket on the rear of the printer If there is no frame ground FG included in your interface cable con nect a frame ground wire from the computer to the frame ground con nection hole at the back of the printer Parallel interface cable Locking tab Frame ground screw Fr...

Page 18: ...RINT Everything s okay and then run the program 6 Your printer should print Everything s okay at 10 characters per inch Note If the printer did not print make sure you entered the program correctly Some com puters require that you assign a number to the printer and specify that number in your print statement for example OPEN 3 means the printer is on line 3 to the computer 7 Now try this BASIC pro...

Page 19: ...ck of a printer USB cable Serial Interfaces The Super Speed board has a maximum speed of 19 200 baud with a choice of either printer Ready Busy or XON XOFF protocol Before connecting your interface cable make sure both your printer and computer are off If you are using a serial cable you are probably required to use an OPEN and PR 1 statement in BASIC programming instead of LPRINT Consult your com...

Page 20: ...nector shell so that it is securely attached to the printer 3 Insert the other end of the cable into your computer You may also be able to connect the cable to another peripheral device such as a disk drive if your equipment accommodates daisychain connection 4 Make sure you have a ribbon cartridge and paper in the printer Serial interface cable Screw 25 pin plug ...

Page 21: ...uld print this at 10 characters per inch Everything s okay 7 Now try this BASIC program modify it to suit your computer re quirements 10 LPRINT Everything s okay 20 LPRINT This line should be spaced 1 6 CHRS 34 under the first 8 The printout should look like this 9 If the two lines of text have overprinted each other you will have to change the printer menu settings so that a line feed is automati...

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Page 23: ...cator lights that show the status of the printer mode and pitch selected POWER Indicator Indicates that the printer power is turned ON SEL Button Pressing this button after the printer power is ON places the printer in deselect mode In this mode the computer cannot communicate with the printer To return to select mode simply press this button again Pressing this button also stops the self test It ...

Page 24: ... down the Select and Line Feed buttons will generate a rolling ASCII character display Reset the printer to terminate A sample is shown below TOF SET Button To set the first line position on each page Top of Form deselect the printer when the print head is in the desired position You can also select 17 1 character per inch printing by holding this button down when turning printer power ON ...

Page 25: ...Indicator Lights when paper supply is low or exhausted un less you use the command to disable the alarm Printing stops until the paper supply is replen ished It is also lit when a jam is detected using the CSF The light flashes when high tempera tures are detected in the printhead and space motor Allow the printer to cool down before re using LINE FEED Button If you want to advance the paper one l...

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Page 27: ...on to above but this refers to the print quality selected NLQ Utility or High Speed Draft The levers on the printer allow you to adjust the paper PAPER LOCK Open slide forwards for inserting paper and RELEASE LEVER adjusting paper and when using tractor fed com puter paper Close slide back for use with roll paper and for single sheets PAPER GAP Slide towards the back of the printer when ADJUSTMENT...

Page 28: ...tc For example you might want to change the page length to 14 inches if you re printing on legal size documents or to 3 inches if you re printing on labels or small cards To place your printer in the Menu Mode To place your printer in the Menu Mode turn on the power with pressing the SEL button To exit the Menu Mode hold the PITCH button and press the MODE but ton The MENU light will go out and th...

Page 29: ...u The menu is made up of groups of parameters Within each group is a list of items and each of those items has several possible settings Here s a sample Menu printout The first column lists the groups the second items the third settings ...

Page 30: ... what options you have installed and what emulation is engaged For a complete listing of all the available Menu selections along with explanations for each setting see appendix D Group Item Sets Printer Control Emulation Mode IBM Epson ML Font Print Mode Utility NLQ Courier NLQ Gothic DRAFT DRAFT Mode HSD SSD Pitch 10CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 CPI Proportional Spacing No Yes Style Normal Italic...

Page 31: ...rman British Danish I Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin American French Canadian Dutch Publisher Zero Character Slashed Unslashed Code Page USA BRASCII Canada French Abicomp Multilingual Multilingual 858 Portugal ISO8859 15 Norway Slashed Letter O No Yes Vertical Control Line Spacing 6 LPI 8 LPI Skip Over Perforation No Yes ...

Page 32: ...onal 7 or 8 Bits Graphics 4 8 7 Receive Buffer Size 2 1 Line 32K 64K 128K Paper Out Override No Yes Print Registration 0 25 mm Right 0 20 mm Right 0 15 mm Right 0 10 mm Right 0 05 mm Right 0 0 05 mm Left 0 10 mm Left 0 15 mm Left 0 20 mm Left 0 25 mm Left 7 or 8 Bits Data Word 4 8 7 Operator Panel Full Operation Function 3 Semi Operation Limited Operation ...

Page 33: ...ode 4 No Yes Sl Select Pitch 15 CPI 10 CPI 5 17 1 CPI Sl Select Pitch 12 CPI 12 CPI 5 20 CPI Time Out Print Valid Invalid Auto Select No Yes ESC SI Pitch 5 17 1 CPI 20CPI CSF RPS Select RPS CSF Impact Mode Normal Quiet Parallel I F I Prime Invalid Buffer Print Buffer Clear Pin 18 5V Open Auto Feed XT 6 Valid Invalid Bi Direction Enable Disable ...

Page 34: ...haracters OR single width and sin gle height characters 2 When 1 Line is selected the receiving buffer size is set to 2K bytes 3 When Limited Operation is selected after exiting MENU only the SEL LF and FF switches are valid PRINT QUALITY TOF and PITCH are invalid 4 Displayed only for ML emulation 5 Displayed only for IBM emulation 6 Displayed only for EPSON emulation 7 Displayed only when CFS is ...

Page 35: ...n a line will print showing the next item within the group To go back one item hold the PITCH button while pressing the FORM FEED button 3 TOF SET button Press to change setting for the items Each time you press the TOF SET button a line will print across the page show ing the next setting for that item Keep pressing the button until the setting you wish to engage appears To go back one setting ho...

Page 36: ...w to load the paper When you use fanfold paper adjust the distance between the sprocket pins at the ends of the platen to correspond to the holes in the paper You can adjust the platen pin width by extending or compressing the platen ends To move the platen end Unsnap the lever move the platen end to the left or right then close the lever Bottom Feed Paper Loading 1 Place the printer on a slotted ...

Page 37: ...h the opening in the bottom of the printer 6 Slide the paper up until it appears in front of the platen 7 Lower the column indicator bar 8 Close the paper release lever 9 Use the platen knob to advance the paper to the first printing line 10 Replace the access cover ...

Page 38: ...ever 5 Insert the first sheet of paper in the paper guide after letting a paper pass to slit of the paper separator 6 Push the paper in just enough so that its sprocket holes engage the sprocket pins located on the platen ends 7 Turn the platen knob to advance the paper until it appears in front of the platen 8 Lower the Bail bar 9 Close the paper release lever Paper guides Bail bar Paper release ...

Page 39: ...OperatingYourPrinter2 17 11 Use the platen knob to advance the paper to the first printing line 12 Replace the access cover Access cover ...

Page 40: ...r Wire Note When the printed paper is involved in the platen more the wire ahead If you adjust the printing position for the set paper by rotating the platen knob in the reverse direction the printing precision may fluctuate ...

Page 41: ... Stand Select RPS at the CSF RPS Select menu option 1 Remove the access cover 2 Insert the tabs on the roll paper stand into the holes on both sides of the printer 3 Plug the roll paper stand plug into the socket on the rear of the printer Roll Paper Stand Plug ...

Page 42: ...nds so that the grooved end of the shaft fits into the groove on the left stand and the paper rolls from the bottom 7 Insert the paper from the back of the platen over the paper bar making sure its edges lie within the platen ends The sprocket pins will tear the paper if they come into contact with it 8 Push the paper in slightly Close the paper release lever Now turn the platen knob to bring the ...

Page 43: ... the bail arm lever 11 Replace the access cover Fit the cover tabs into the slots at the printer front Lower the cover carefully making sure the paper feeds through the front slot in the access cover 12 By turning the platen knob move the paper to the point where you want printing to start Many word processing packages automatically allow for a top margin of 25 4 mm 1 inch Bail arm lever Release l...

Page 44: ...e paper separator Operation 1 Place the paper release lever in its rear closed position 2 Place the printer OFF LINE Press the SEL switch 3 Close the paper bail lever Place it in its rearward position 4 Raise the paper separator as shown in the figure The paper separator remains raised to prevent the paper separator from falling 5 Adjust the cut sheet guide on the paper separator to the printing p...

Page 45: ...de the platen ends Otherwise the built in sprocket pins will tear it 7 Open the paper bail lever place it in its forward position 8 Close the paper bail lever after confirming that the single sheet has been grasped Be sure to throw the paper bail lever all the way other wise the paper will jam 9 Press the SEL key after confirming that the paper is fed again up to the first line printing position T...

Page 46: ...2 Insert the post on each end of the tractor feed unit around the ends of the platen shaft 3 Pull the tractor unit forwards until it clamps on to the platen ends 4 Install the paper separator by placing its hooks in the slots provided on the printer Tractor feed unit Post Lever Clamp Side frame ...

Page 47: ...OperatingYourPrinter2 25 5 Paper can be loaded from the top or bottom of the printer Paper can only be loaded from the bottom if you have a slotted printer stand Rear feed Bottom feed ...

Page 48: ...de the tractor to the desired position then push it backwards to lock it in place 7 Pull the paper under the column indicator and up to the level of the tractor unit 8 Adjust the right tractor to the paper width by pulling the lock lever forwards sliding the tractor to the right or left depending on the pa per size and pushing the lock lever backwards to lock it in place Tractor Lock lever Sprocke...

Page 49: ... the sprocket covers and the paper release lever slide forwards 10 Place the sprocket holes in the paper over the sprockets on the tractor unit making sure that the paper is flat Tractors Sprocket covers Sprocket pins Sprocket holes ...

Page 50: ...2 28OperatingYourPrinter 11 Close both the sprocket covers Leave the paper release lever open 12 Put the access cover supplied with the tractor feed unit on the printer Sprocket covers Access cover ...

Page 51: ...y push the front sheet guide towards the platen then close the column indica tor To engage it with the front sheet guide hook pull it back to open position 2 Turn the platen knob to make sure the coupling gear on the left hand side of the cut sheet feeder are in line with the platen gear Coupling gear Platen gear Platen collar 5mm Pressure roller Pressure roller Platen collar Clamp Front sheet gui...

Page 52: ...d whenever you are printing with the cut sheet feeder If you do not close the paper release the paper will not feed properly The printer could print an entire page without any paper possibly damaging the platen and the print head Loading paper into the hopper 1 Put the paper set level to the RESET position Paper release lever Closed Feed cable Paper set lever Paper guide fixing levers Right paper ...

Page 53: ... the left hand edge of the sheet Make sure that this guide is not set to the right of the paper out sensor the groove in the platen 4 Flex the paper stack not more than 170 sheets of 60g m2 161b pa per Square the stack again turn it over and repeat the bending The paper stack should not exceed 16mm in total thickness Left paper guide Right paper guide 1 2 ...

Page 54: ... guide Make sure the paper fits under the corner separators Adjust the right paper guide to the width of the paper 6 Push the paper guide fixing levers upwards into the locked position Left paper guide Paper stack Paper set lever Right paper guide Tuck the paper stack under the rollers Roller Stopper ...

Page 55: ...OperatingYourPrinter2 33 7 Push the paper set lever gently backwards to the set position Rear sheet supporter Right hand paper guide 0 5 1mm Paper set lever ...

Page 56: ...in the hopper When the FORM FEED button is pressed the manually set sheet will be fed into the cut sheet feeder 2 Do not manually feed paper if a sheet is being fed from the hopper Simultane ously feeding paper may result in a paper jam 3 To manually feed a sheet of paper you must use the FORM FEED button and use the platen knob to adjust the papers position in the printer If the paper is being fe...

Page 57: ... each printed page into the output tray inserts a new sheet from the hopper then continues printing If you are printing program outputs using the cut sheet feeder you must include the cut sheet feeder insert and eject commands When the printer receives the PRINT command it inserts a sheet of paper and starts print ing Each time the printer receives the cut sheet feeder insert command it ejects the...

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Page 59: ...he printer which guide and control its operation Printer commands tell the printer what character pitch to use what font to use what margins to use whether to use single or double spacing when to engage disengage double width or double height printing etc Printer commands can be sent in decimal ASCII or hexadecimal form The values decimal ASCII hexadecimal for each type of command depend on which ...

Page 60: ... that you will be selecting a driver that provides commands to access most but not all of the available functions however the commands that are available will perform properly with your printer The table below summarizes the various drivers that will work with your printer They are listed in order by decreasing compatibility as you go down the list select one from as high up on the list as possibl...

Page 61: ... that is not listed in the table be sure to check it thoroughly for print features such as boldface underline and changes in pitch Don t be surprised if boldfaced items are printed twice underlines are misplaced wide spaces are left between lines or the printer behaves chaotically turn off the printer if the latter occurs These are all characteristics of an incompatible driver selection Windows Pr...

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Page 63: ... data ESC DLE C n data ESC f Ln Hn Pk Pm Ps Lv Hv Pc ESC f Ln Hn DATA ESC 7 ESC 6 ESC Ln Hn ESC n ESC n ESC TLn Hn 0 0 Hcp Lcp 0 DC2 ESC ESC g ESC SI SI ESC S 1 ESC S 0 ESC T IBM Function ASCII Code 27 16 65 m n1 n8 27 16 66 m n data 27 16 67 n data 27 91 102 Ln Hn Pk Pm Ps Lv Hv Pc 27 91 112 Ln Hn DATA 27 55 27 54 27 92 Ln Hn 27 94 n 27 33 n 27 91 84 Ln Hn 0 0 Hcp Lcp 0 18 27 58 27 103 27 15 15 2...

Page 64: ...ject Paper SO DC4 ESC W 1 ESC W 0 ESC Ln Hn m1 mk ESC P1 ESC P0 ESC Vn ESC 0 ESC I n ESC G ESC H ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC 1 ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 0 ESC DEL F Pn0 Pn Lp Hp ESC I Ln Hn Hfid Lfid Hfwd Lfwd fa Nul Hc Lc ESC d Ln Hn Pn ESC c1 c2 m n a1 a2 d1 dk ESC ESC EM n IBM Function ASCII Code 14 20 27 87 1 27 87 0 27 91 64 Ln Hn m1 mk 27 80 1 27 80 0 27 86 n 27 35 48 27 73 n 27 37 71 27 37 72 27 69 2...

Page 65: ...8 ESC K Ln Hn data ESC L Ln Hn data ESC Y Ln Hn data ESC Z Ln Hn data BS CR ESC X n m HT ESC D n1 n2 nk 0 ESC D 0 0 ESC B n1 n2 n3 n4 ESC DLE Pn A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 P4 ESC Ln Hn ESC U 1 ESC U 0 ESC d Ln Hn ESC C 0 n ESC C n ESC N n ESC O ESC 4 FF LF ESC J n ESC 5 n ESC 5 1 ESC 5 0 ESC 1 ESC 0 IBM Function ASCII Code 27 75 Ln Hn data 27 76 Ln Hn data 27 89 Ln Hn data 27 90 Ln Hn data 8 13 27 88 n m 9 27...

Page 66: ...al Conditions Software I Prime Stop Printing ESC 3 n ESC 9 n ESC A n ESC DLE H Pno A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 ESC 2 VT ESC B n1 n2 nk 0 ESC R CAN ESC n ESC 8 ESC 9 ESC Q STX DC1 ESC K Ln Hn Init Id a1 a2 ESC 0 ESC j IBM Function ASCII Code 27 51 n 27 35 57 n 27 65 n 27 16 72 Pno A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 27 50 11 27 66 n1 n2 nk 0 27 82 24 27 123 n 27 56 27 57 27 81 2 17 27 91 75 Ln Hn Init Id a1 a2 27 125 0 27 106 Decim...

Page 67: ...th Printing Line by Line Double Width Printing On Double Width Printing Off ESC DLE A m n1 n8 ESC DLE B m n data ESC DLE C n data ESC B Ln Hn Pk Pm Ps Lv Hv Pc DATA ESC R n ESC t n ESC 6 or ESC I 1 ESC 7 or ESC I 0 ESC t Ln Hn Pn1 Pn2 Pn3 ESC P ESC M ESC g ESC SI DC2 SI ESC S 1 ESC S 0 ESC T ESC SO DC 4 ESC W 1 ESC W 0 Epson Function ASCII Code 27 16 65 m n1 n8 27 16 66 m n data 27 16 67 n data 27...

Page 68: ...Density Graphics Quadruple Density Graphics ESC w n ESC p 1 ESC p 0 ESC SP n ESC n ESC x n ESC y Pn ESC X Pn Lp Hp ESC k n ESC n ESC 4 ESC 5 ESC E ESC F ESC G ESC H ESC 1 ESC 0 ESC 0 n1 n2 a data ESC 0 n 0 ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC EM n ESC K L n Hn data ESC L L n Hn data ESC Y L n Hn data ESC Z L n Hn data Epson Function ASCII Code 27 119 n 27 112 1 27 112 0 27 32 n 27 40 n 27 120 n 27 40 85 Pn 27 88 Pn Lp...

Page 69: ... Line Spacing to n 72 SetLineSpacington 144 ESC m Ln Hn data ESC m n ESC m Ln Hn data BS CR ESC l n ESC Q n HT ESC D n1 n2 nk 0 ESC D 0 0 ESC DLE Pn A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 P4 ESC Ln Hn ESC Ln Hn ESC U 1 ESC U 0 ESC ESC C 0 n ESC C n ESC N n ESC O FF LF ESC J n ESC 5 n ESC 2 ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC A n ESC 9 n Epson Function ASCII Code 27 42 m Ln Hn data 27 63 m n 27 94 m Ln Hn data 8 13 27 108 n 27 81 n 9 27 68 n...

Page 70: ...n Line Justification ESC 3 n VT ESC B n1 n2 nk 0 ESC DLE H Pno A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 ESC B 0 ESC b m n1 n2 nk 0 ESC n ESC U Ln Hn Pn ESC C Ln Hn Lp Hp ESC c Ln Hn Lt Ht Lb Hb CAN ESC n DEL ESC ESC s 1 ESC s 0 ESC 9 ESC 8 DC3 DC1 ESC ESC ESC ESC 0 ESC a 0 ESC a 1 ESC a 2 ESC a 3 Epson Function ASCII Code 27 51 n 11 27 66 n1 n2 nk 0 27 16 72 Pno A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 27 66 0 27 98 m n1 n2 nk 0 27 47 n 27 40 85 Ln...

Page 71: ...e Height Printing Off Select Print Mode Proportional Spacing On Proportional Spacing Off SetIntercharacterSpacing ESC DLE A m n1 n8 ESC DLE B n data ESC DLE C n data ESC 0 ESC 2 ESC 1 ESC n ESC T Ln Hn 0 0 Hcp Lcp 0 RS FS ESC g GS ESC 3 ESC J ESC K ESC L ESC M US ESC US 1 ESC US 0 ESC n1 n2 n3 n4 ESC Y ESC Z ESC N n Microline Function ASCII Code 27 16 65 m n1 n8 27 16 66 n data 27 16 67 n data 27 ...

Page 72: ...et Eject Cut Sheet Feeder Bin 1 or Bin 2 Selection Graphics Single Density Graphics DoubleDensityGraphics DoubleSpeed Quadruple Density Graphics ESC 0 ESC 0 ESC 1 ESC 3 ESC DLE F Pn0 Pn Lp Hp ESC ESC ESC T ESC H ESC I ESC C ESC D ESC ESC A m n1 n11 ESC D m n1 n11 ESC 2 ESC 7 ESC S ESC V ESC EM n ESC P or ESC Q ESC R ESC Q Microline Function ASCII Code 27 35 48 27 48 27 49 27 51 27 16 70 Pn0 Pn Lp ...

Page 73: ...SC n1 n2 ETX BS CR HT ESC C n1 n2 n3 ESC R n1 n2 n3 n4 ESC F n1 n2 n3 n4 ESC E n1 n2 n3 n4 ESC B n1 n2 n3 n4 ESC DEL Pn a1 a2 P1 P2 P3 P4 ESC HT x y z CR ESC HTX x y z w CR ESC ESC ESC G Hn Ln ESC F Hn Ln ESC S n ESC S 0 ESC 5 FF ESC VT Hn Ln LF ESC DC2 ESC n Microline Function ASCII Code 27 42 n1 n2 58 3 8 13 9 27 37 67 n1 n2 n3 27 37 82 n1 n2 n3 n4 27 37 70 n1 n2 n3 n4 27 37 69 n1 n2 n3 n4 27 37...

Page 74: ...ut Sensor Off Print Suppress Mode On Print Suppress Mode Off Software I Prime ESC 5 n ESC 8 ESC 6 ESC 9 n VT VT n DC4 SP SP n SP SP ESC DLE H Pno A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 CAN ESC CAN ESC ESC ESC n ESC E 0 ESC E 1 DC3 DC1 ESC 0 Microline Function ASCII Code 27 37 53 n 27 56 27 54 27 37 57 n 11 11 n 203232n323263 27 16 72 Pno A1 A2 P1 P2 P3 24 27 24 27 60 27 62 27 123 n 27 69 0 27 69 1 19 17 27 125 0 Decimal ...

Page 75: ...tion to determine the requirements at the computer end Parallel Cable The Microline 184 Turbo requires a Centronics equivalent parallel cable with the following Amphenol 57 30360 or AMP 552274 1 plug or equivalent with 36 pins AMP 552073 1 or equivalent cover Beldon or equivalent shielded cable maximum 1 8 metres with twisted pair conductors It must be ULand CSA equivalent to European standards ap...

Page 76: ...o printer at high level when data is 7 Data 6 25 To printer logical 1 and low when 8 Data 7 26 To printer logical 0 9 Data 8 27 To printer 10 ACKNOWLEDGE 28 From printer Approximately 2 8µs low pulse Low indicates that data has been received and that printer is now ready to accept other data 11 Busy 29 From printer A high signal indicates that the printer cannot receive data The signal becomes hig...

Page 77: ... High Fixed to High Connected to 5V thru 3 3kΩ 18 5 V From printer 5 V supply 1 2 mA max 19 0 V Twisted pair return to for pin No 1 to No 12 30 31 I Prime To printer Clear reset initialize Low pulse 32 Fault From printer The level of this signal is low when the printer 1 Is in the paperend state 2 Is in the errorstate 33 0 V No Logic ground return 34 Not used When Auto feed in the menu is set as v...

Page 78: ...eturn Pin Signal Pin Direction Description 36 SLCT IN No To printer In the Epson mode when return menu item Print Suppress Effective is Yes and the SLCT IN signal is high the DC1 DC3 code is valid and invalid when the signal is Low ...

Page 79: ...or Printer Side B Receptacle Upstream Input to the USB Device Cable Side Series B Plug 2 Cable Cable Length Max 5 m A cable must be met USB Spec Rev 1 1 for normal operation Note Cable is not provided 3 Table of USB I F signals Contact Number Signal Name 1 Vbus 2 D 3 D 4 GND Sell Shield 4 Connector pin arrangement 2 3 4 1 ...

Page 80: ...Printer Transmits serial data from the printer in XON XOFF protocol 3 Receive Data RD To Printer Serial data received by the printer 4 Request to Send RTS From Printer In Printer Ready Busy protocol indicates printer not ready to receive data 6 Data Set Ready DSR To Printer Tells the printer the computer is ready to send data The printer receives data after confirming this signal as high 7 Signal ...

Page 81: ...8 bits is set to 7 the parity must be set to either ODD or EVEN 7 bit serial data will not be printed correctly if the parity is set to None Switch 3 Factory set ON to select 8 bit data Set this switch to OFF if you have a 7 bit system Switch 4 Factory set ON for printer Ready Busy protocol Set this switch to OFF if your computer uses XON XOFF protocol Switches 5 6 Work together to enable you to r...

Page 82: ...es 9 to 11 Select the transmission speed baud rate from the chart below The switches are factory set to select 9600 baud Switch 12 If printer pin 6 DSR is connected to the computer leave this switch in the factory ON setting If the computer does not use the DSR signal set this switch to OFF to prevent static transmission Selection Switch 4 Switch 5 Print Mode ON OFF ON Circuit Test ON OFF Monitor ...

Page 83: ...or a 200 ms busy time the time it takes the printer to empty the print buffer and be ready to receive data this switch can be set to OFF if your computer requires more time to process a response to a busy signal This situation normally arises when the printer is not connected directly to the host computer Note Those switches not mentioned in the list above are not currently used and should be left...

Page 84: ...t Test 1 Purchase or make a test cable using a Cannon D13 25P plug to jumper the following pins Transmit data 2 Receive data 3 Request to send 4 Clear to send 5 Carrier detect 8 Supervisory send data 11 Data terminal ready 20 Data set ready 6 2 Be sure to have paper and ribbon inserted then turn the printer off 3 Remove the printer cabinet 4 Remove the platen knob 5 Remove the access cover roll pa...

Page 85: ...le 3 Turn the printer on leaving the cabinet off the test should produce the following results LOOP TEST is printed RAM 2K is printed The message buffer is checked If memory is normal OK is printed If memory is faulty BAD is printed Signals DTR RTS and SSD are set to low If CTS DSR or CD is positive IF BAD is printed 4 If you received a BAD message something is wrong with your serial interface If ...

Page 86: ...a carriage return and a line feed Use the programming statement your computer requires such as LPRINT or PR 1 In BASIC the statement looks like this 10 LPRINT ABCDE 4 The printer responds by printing the hexadecimal equivalent of each character you entered each on a separate line With the above statement you should get this 41 42 43 44 45 0D 0A Note The hexadecimal numbers 41 through 45 are the ch...

Page 87: ...oth your compute and your printer d Make sure the printer is plugged in Parity Error Printed A parity error occurs when the printer checks for an odd number of binary digits and an even number is received or vice versa If you have switch 1 set to ON for odd parity try the OFF setting If you have it OFF try the ON setting for even parity Then turn the printer off and try the test again If your prob...

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Page 89: ...AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodsC 1 Appendix C ASCII Character Codes Lower ASCII Character Sets Lower ASCII Character Sets 1 4 ...

Page 90: ...C 2AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodes Lower ASCII Character Sets 2 4 ...

Page 91: ...AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodsC 3 Lower ASCII Character Sets 3 4 ...

Page 92: ...C 4AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodes Lower ASCII Character Sets 4 4 ...

Page 93: ...AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodsC 5 Upper ASCII Character Sets Upper ASCII Character Sets 1 4 ...

Page 94: ...C 6AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodes Upper ASCII Character Sets 2 4 ...

Page 95: ...AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodsC 7 Upper ASCII Character Sets 3 4 ...

Page 96: ...C 8AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodes Upper ASCII Character Sets 4 4 ...

Page 97: ...AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodsC 9 Epson International Character Substitutions ...

Page 98: ...C 10AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodes IBM International Character Substitutions ...

Page 99: ...AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodsC 11 MICROLINE International Character Substitutions ...

Page 100: ...C 12AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodes Code Page Character Sets Code Page Character Sets 1 3 ...

Page 101: ...AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodsC 13 Code Page Character Sets 2 3 ...

Page 102: ...C 14AppendixC ASCIICharacterCodes Code Page Character Sets 3 3 ...

Page 103: ... possible menu settings available with your printer Which of these you will actually see when you are working in the Menu depends on the active emulation and on the options installed Group Item Sets Printer Control Emulation Mode IBM Epson ML Font Print Mode Utility NLQ Courier NLQ Gothic DRAFT DRAFT Mode HSD SSD Pitch 10CPI 12 CPI 15 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 CPI Proportional Spacing No Yes Style Normal It...

Page 104: ...German British Danish I Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin American French Canadian Dutch Publisher Zero Character Slashed Unslashed Code Page USA BRASCII Canada French Abicomp Multilingual Multilingual 858 Portugal ISO8859 15 Norway Slashed Letter O No Yes Vertical Control Line Spacing 6 LPI 8 LPI Skip Over Perforation No Yes ...

Page 105: ...ional 7 or 8 Bits Graphics 4 8 7 Receive Buffer Size 2 1 Line 32K 64K 128K Paper Out Override No Yes Print Registration 0 25 mm Right 0 20 mm Right 0 15 mm Right 0 10 mm Right 0 05 mm Right 0 0 05 mm Left 0 10 mm Left 0 15 mm Left 0 20 mm Left 0 25 mm Left 7 or 8 Bits Data Word 4 8 7 Operator Panel Full Operation Function 3 Semi Operation Limited Operation ...

Page 106: ... Code 4 No Yes Sl Select Pitch 15 CPI 10 CPI 5 17 1 CPI Sl Select Pitch 12 CPI 12 CPI 5 20 CPI Time Out Print Valid Invalid Auto Select No Yes ESC SI Pitch 5 17 1 CPI 20CPI CSF RPS Select RPS CSF Impact Mode Normal Quiet Parallel I F I Prime Invalid Buffer Print Buffer Clear Pin 18 5V Open Auto Feed XT 6 Valid Invalid Bi Direction Enable Disable ...

Page 107: ...characters OR single width and sin gle height characters 2 When 1 Line is selected the receiving buffer size is set to 2K bytes 3 When Limited Operation is selected after exiting MENU only the SEL LF and FF switches are valid PRINT QUALITY TOF and PITCH are invalid 4 Displayed only for ML emulation 5 Displayed only for IBM emulation 6 Displayed only for EPSON emulation 7 Displayed only when CFS is...

Page 108: ...is received at the end of a line If your printout is consistently double spaced set this item to No Auto Select No factory default or Yes Determines whether or not your printer will automatically be selected after you load in paper With the factory default No engaged the printer will be deselected so that you can set the Top of Form If you always use the same Top of Form setting change this settin...

Page 109: ...the printhead Character Set Choose IBM Set I or IBM Set II factory default EPSON IBM mode Choose Standard Line Graphics ML mode Code Page Choose USA factory default Canada French Multilingual Portugal Norway BRASCII Abicomp CSF RPS Select Selects an option RPS factory default Roll paper stand CSF Cut sheet feeder DRAFT Mode Choose HSD or SSD factory default for DRAFT font The selected font becomes...

Page 110: ...al Change to Invalid if you want the printer to ignore your software s I Prime signal This will permit you to enter settings through the printer s control panel which will not be automatically overridden by the software s settings when the I Prime signal is sent Language Set American factory default French German British Danish I Swedish Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish II La...

Page 111: ... no more paper which can cause loss of data and may damage the printhead Pin 18 5V factory default or Open Sets the signal on pin 18 Pitch 10 cpi factory default 12 cpi 15 cpi 17 1 cpi or 20 cpi Selects the character width measured in characters per inch cpi Print DEL Code Microline mode only Choose No or Yes factory default Print Mode Utility factory default NLQ Courier NLQ Gothic DRAFT Choose on...

Page 112: ... default or Yes Change to Yes if you want your printer to ignore the reset command sent by software This will prevent your software reset command from changing the settings you have made through the front panel controls or through printer commands If you engage this feature don t forget that it will also prevent your software from clearing out existing settings when you finish printing one documen...

Page 113: ...actory default or Italics Time Out Print Valid or Invalid factory default When printing if the printer doesn t receive any data a line feed or a form feed signal for awhile it will automatically dump out what s in the print buffer If your software spends a long time prossing between feeding portions of data to the printer you should change the setting to Invalid to keep your printer from inadverte...

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Page 115: ...eking Optional unidirectional 2 Printing Dot Matrix standard characters 9 x 17 NLQ 9 x 9 Utility Characters per line 80 CPL 10CPI 3 Media Number of sheets 1 to 4 Maximum width of paper Roll paper 216 mm Pin feed 254 mm Tractor feed 241 mm Paper Path bottom or rear Ribbon Cartridge with 3 million character life 1 0 to 1 6 seamless ribbon with reinking 4 Interfaces Parallel Centronics compatible USB...

Page 116: ...Between Failures MTBF 20 000 hours Mean Time To Repair MTTR 15 minutes Print head life 200 million characters 6 Electrical Requirements Voltage 230 V 15 14 Frequency 50 60 Hz 2 7 Physical Requirements Width 360 mm Depth 275 mm Height 80 mm Weight 4 5 kg ...

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