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Summary of Contents for ML1120

Page 1: ...ML1120 ML1190 eco Technical Reference Guide...

Page 2: ...mpleteness of the information contained herein The most up to date drivers and manuals are available from the Oki Printing Solutions web site http www okiprintingsolutions com Copyright 2007 Oki Print...

Page 3: ...ls 20 Parallel interface circuits 21 Parallel interface timing chart 21 Support mode 21 Universal Serial Bus USB 21 Connectors 22 Cable 22 USB interface signals 22 Mode and class of device 23 Data sig...

Page 4: ...F position 75 Printer speed settings 76 Printer impact mode 76 Normal speed printing 76 High speed printing 76 Quiet printing 76 Setting tof position at the place of user s choice 77 Self test printin...

Page 5: ...Set 1 6 inch line spacing 100 Set n 60 inch line spacing 101 Set n 180 inch line spacing 102 Set n 360 inch fine line spacing 102 Set n 360 inch line spacing 103 Line feed 104 Set reset automatic lin...

Page 6: ...elect character table 133 Select font 134 Print quality select HSD 134 Print quality select HSD 135 Font description 136 Select character font 136 Select type styles 137 Set reset proportional spacing...

Page 7: ...5 Set reset double height characters 156 Graphics mode 157 Enter exit bit image graphics 157 Single density graphics 160 Double density graphics 161 Quasi double density graphics 161 Set quadruple den...

Page 8: ...gency approvals 189 Print specification 189 Paper specification 191 Ribbon specification 193 Reliability 193 Appendix A Command summary 195 Command summary by initiator 195 Command summary by function...

Page 9: ...uts 236 Paper condition 237 Cut sheet paper 238 Vertical and horizontal dimensions 238 Paper size and printing areas 239 Paper quality 241 Paper weight and max no of form parts 241 Joining of parts of...

Page 10: ...rmation which if ignored may result in equipment malfunction or damage WARNING A warning provides additional information which if ignored may result in a risk of personal injury NOTE This product is n...

Page 11: ...erators of varying technical capabilities FEATURES ML1120 eco and ML1190 eco features include OKI smart Paper Handling ML1190 eco Direct access control panel Structured direct access menu for easy set...

Page 12: ...co 1 6 in 1 8 in n 72 in n 144 in n 180 n 216 in simulated by n 288 in n360 in ML1120 eco 1 6 in 1 8 in n 72 in n 144 in n 216 in simulated by n 288 in Agency approved by 200 V system UL 230 V model C...

Page 13: ...ut sheet or continuous forms 3 Platen Knob turn to move or eject the paper 4 Paper Thickness Lever set according to the thickness of the paper There is also a setting to facilitate ribbon replacement...

Page 14: ...ds paper exit 9 Pull Up Guide prevents paper skew REAR VIEW 1 Input Tray insert cut sheet paper for use by the printer one sheet at a time This tray can be adjusted to either a horizontal or an inclin...

Page 15: ...quired to locate the left edge of cut sheet paper 4 Pin Tractor to load and feed continuous forms 5 Rear Cover 6 Serial connector connect to serial interface cable 7 USB connector connect to USB inter...

Page 16: ...programmers and more technical users This is an electronic document available on the web site www okieng com User s Guide to help you to become familiar with your printer and make the best use of its...

Page 17: ...nd side of your screen click on the topic of interest to jump to the required topic If the bookmarks are not available use the Contents on page 3 In the list of bookmarks click on Index to jump to the...

Page 18: ...18 2 Choose which pages you wish to print a All pages 1 for the entire manual b Current page 2 for the page at which you are looking c Pages from and to 3 for the range of pages you specify by enteri...

Page 19: ...ter side 36 pin receptacle 57 40360 830B Amphenol or Daiichi Electronics or equivalent Cable side 36 pin plug 57 30360 Amphenol or Daiichi Electronics or equivalent Cable Use a cable less than 6 ft 1...

Page 20: ...nput data High level indicates 1 and low level 0 Indicates character input completion or function operation end at low level Indicates data cannot be received at high level Data can be input at low le...

Page 21: ...tible Nibble PnP Device ID only UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS USB Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2 0 full speed compliance BUSY ACKNOWLEDGE PAPER END SLECT FAULT LVC161284 1 2 HL 5 V 240 a Receive...

Page 22: ...e USB Device Cable Side Series B Plug CABLE a Max 5 m Cable must be shielded and meet the USB Spec Rev 2 0 for normal operation The cable is not supplied with the printer USB INTERFACE SIGNALS NOTE CO...

Page 23: ...Technical Reference Guide Interface specifications 23 MODE AND CLASS OF DEVICE Full speed driver Self powered device DATA SIGNALLING RATE Full speed function 12 Mb s...

Page 24: ...AL LEVEL Input output level PARAMETER SYMBOL MIN MAX UNITS Input levels High driven VIH 2 0 V High floating VIHZ 2 7 3 6 V Low VIL 0 8 V Output levels Low OL 0 0 0 3 V High driven OH 2 8 3 6 V Output...

Page 25: ...dle state Low speed Full speed D VIHZ min and D VIL max D VIHZ min and D VIL max D VIHZ min and D VIH min D VIHZ min and D VIH min Resume state Data K state Start of Packet SOP Data lines switch from...

Page 26: ...t detection VOH min VIH min VIL max VOL max VSS Bus Idle SOP First Bit of Packet VOH min VIH min VIL max VOL max VSS Last Bit of Packet SE0 Portion of EOP Bus Driven to J State at end of EOP Bus Float...

Page 27: ...Transitions N TPERIOD TxDJ2 TPERIOD 12Mbps 0 25 TxDJ1 Min 3 5ns Max3 5ns TxDJ2 Min 4ns Max4ns TPERIOD Differential Data Lines Diff Data to SE0 Skew N TPERIOD TxDEOP Crossover Point Source EOP Width T...

Page 28: ...st to Send RTS From printer Signal to indicate printer cannot receive data in printer Busy Ready protocol 7 Signal Ground SG Signal ground 11 Supervisory Send Data SSD From printer Signal to indicate...

Page 29: ...OFF LOGIC 1 15 to 3 V HIGH ON LOGIC 0 Line driver NOTE Line receiver NOTE Equivalent to HIN202 INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT 9V 3V 3V 9V 5V 400 The above figures are the standard values for a load of 3 Kohm 15...

Page 30: ...aud rate DESCRIPTION OF COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES Three types of protocol can be selected by menu communication procedures DTR X ON X OFF DTR and X ON X OFF INTERFACE CONTROL CODE The following functio...

Page 31: ...printed as character 40 H Busy state indication The busy signal turns on becomes Busy when the space in the interface buffer has become less than 256 bytes The busy signal turns off becomes Ready afte...

Page 32: ...eiving is impossible The transmission of the DC3 stops when data receiving has stopped If the recovery time for 256 bytes is within 200 ms or 1 second after the DC3 is sent DC1 will be sent 200 ms or...

Page 33: ...stop this test press the SEL switch on the front of the printer Details of this test are explained below 1 Print the program revision with two numerical characters 2 Print LOOP TEST 3 Check memory for...

Page 34: ...end on the printer state which can be any one of Print Mode for a summary of print modes and features see Appendix B Print modes features on page 210 Hex Dump Mode Menu Mode Test Mode Power On Mode Ma...

Page 35: ...elects font pitch See note on page 36 Selects font pitch See note on page 36 SEL TEAR ML1120 only Selects print speed See note on page 36 Selects print speed See note on page 36 LF FF LOAD EJECT Inval...

Page 36: ...AD EJECT LF FF Invalid Invalid PRINTER STATE SWITCH SELECT I E ONLINE CONT FORMS CUT SHEET NOTE While holding down the TEAR button press the SEL or LF FF button to perform fine feed of paper This allo...

Page 37: ...page 36 SEL TEAR ML1120 only Selects print speed See note on page 36 Selects print speed See note on page 36 LF FF LOAD EJECT Invalid Invalid LF FF TEAR Invalid Invalid LOAD EJECT SEL Microfeed down...

Page 38: ...Invalid SEL LF FF LOAD EJECT Invalid Invalid TEAR LF FF SEL Invalid Invalid TEAR LOAD EJECT SEL Invalid Invalid TEAR LOAD EJECT LF FF Invalid Invalid PRINTER STATE SWITCH DESELECT I E OFFLINE CONT FOR...

Page 39: ...and TEAR buttons all have the same function as when in normal print mode For more information see Hexadecimal Dump mode on page 80 O O X O Activates Maintenance Mode 2 Note 1 NOTE When a Maintenance M...

Page 40: ...DE Enter Rolling ASCII mode by pressing the LOAD EJECT TEAR buttons at power ON Exit Rolling ASCII mode by switching the printer OFF For more information see Rolling ASCII self test printing on page 7...

Page 41: ...r save mode 40ms ON 1 2s OFF Head thermal alarm 400ms ON 400Ms OFF Print suppress state 400ms ON 400Ms OFF ALARM Red Paper end state Paper present Cut sheet removal standby state Recovery impossible a...

Page 42: ...s ON 1 2s OFF Head thermal alarm 400ms ON 400Ms OFF Print suppress state 400ms ON 400Ms OFF ALARM Red Paper end state Paper existing state Cut sheet removal standby state Recovery impossible alarm sta...

Page 43: ...S RECOVERABLE ALARMS ML1120 eco LED SEL GREEN ALARM RED STATUS ALARM Paper End O R Paper Lever B R Paper Jam Load jam Ejection jam B R Head Temperature B R R NOTE O LED continuously ON B LED blinking...

Page 44: ...ncurrent blinking of the SEL and ALARM LEDs and sub blinking is the blinking of only the SEL LED LED SEL GREEN ALARM RED STATUS ALARM Paper End O R Paper Lever B R Paper Jam Load jam Ejection jam B R...

Page 45: ...larm Data abort alarm 4 LSI alarm Bus control alarm 5 LSI alarm DMA translator alarm 6 CPU alarm Undefined alarm 8 CPU alarm Pre fetch abort alarm 9 Interrupt control alarm happened illegal interrupt...

Page 46: ...indicated below The printer will cycle through the choices as indicated by the two STATUS lights When you release the buttons the selection is set ML1120 eco T1 T2 T3 1 Cycle T4 T1 T2 250 msec T3 T4 7...

Page 47: ...TION LEFT RIGHT SEL LF FF Font Near Letter Quality On Utility On High Speed Draft Flashing Super Speed Draft Flashing SEL LOAD EJECT Character Pitch 10 CPI On 12 CPI On 15 CPI Flashing 17 CPI Flashing...

Page 48: ...HT SEL LF FF Font LQ Courier On LQ Roman On LQ Swiss On LQ Swiss Bold Flashing LQ Orator Flashing LQ Gothic Flashing LQ Prestige On On LQ OCR A On On LQ OCR B On On Utility Flashing Flashing HSD Flash...

Page 49: ...on The Menu function allows features to be activated without the use of a software command but software commands override Menu settings SEL LOAD EJECT Character Pitch 17 CPI Flashing 20 CPI On On Prop...

Page 50: ...ackward through a group of menu items When the first group is selected the last group will come up on pressing SEL LF FF Moves forward through the menu items When the last item is selected the first i...

Page 51: ...OTE When entering exiting Menu Mode the user is not prompted MENU ITEM FUNCTION SETTING Printer control menu Emulation Mode Select EPSON mode IBM mode or ML mode IBM EPSON ML Font menu Print Mode Sele...

Page 52: ...Language Set Select a language character set ASCII French German British Danish I Swedish I Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Latin American French Canadian Dutch TSR80 Swedish...

Page 53: ...t Europe Windows Cyrillic East Europe Latin II 852 Cyrillic I 855 Cyrillic II 866 Kamenicky MJK ISO Latin 2 Hebrew NC 862 Hebrew OC Turkey_857 Latin 5 Windows Turkey Windows Hebrew Ukrainian Bulgarian...

Page 54: ...received the received command is given priority Yes 25 4 mm 1 in No Page Length Select the length of a continuous form 279 4 mm 11 in 296 3 mm 11 2 3 in 304 8 mm 12 in 355 6 mm 14 in 431 8 mm 17 in 76...

Page 55: ...1 144 in increments 20 1 0 20 1 TOF continuous Select the reference position for the TOF position when auto loading continuous form paper from the rear of the printer Up to the mid section of charact...

Page 56: ...6 mm 14 in 431 8 mm 17 in 76 2 mm 3 in 82 6 mm 3 25 in 84 7 mm 10 3 in 88 9 mm 3 5 in 93 1 mm 11 3 in 101 6 mm 4 in 127 0 mm 5 in 139 7 mm 5 5 in 152 4 mm 6 in 177 8 mm 7 in 203 2 mm 8 in 215 9 mm 8 5...

Page 57: ...TOF Adjustment Cut Sheet Select an adjustment value for the reference position in regard to the TOF position of cut paper passbooks The position moves to the rear of the form by and to the top of the...

Page 58: ...djust the print starting position on printing in the reverse direction The position moves to the right or left in 1 720 in increments 10 1 0 10 1 Print Registration 3 Adjust the print starting positio...

Page 59: ...ted with DEL mark or not ML emulation only No Yes SI select Pitch 10 CPI Set how to handle an SI command received in 10 CPI mode IBM emulation only 15 CPI 17 1 CPI SI select Pitch 12 CPI Set how to ha...

Page 60: ...mal High Speed Qiuet Select Qiuet Mode Select the type of quiet mode Mode 1 Mode 2 Reverse Feed Control Set reverse feeding TOF stop TOF over Centering Position Continuous Set the centering position f...

Page 61: ...dity of a font command Valid Invalid Pitch Command Select the validity of a character pitch command Valid Invalid Parallel I F I Prime Set I Prime signal control or the Centronics interface Invalid Bu...

Page 62: ...t whether to switch the DTR signal of the serial interface by Select Deselect or hold it after power on Ready on Power UP Ready on Select Busy Time Set the minimum time it takes to switch from a busy...

Page 63: ...t either ANK character code table Set I Set II Language Set Select a language character set ASCII French German English Danish I Swedish I Italian Spanish I Japanese Norwegian Danish II Spanish II Lat...

Page 64: ...rope Windows Cyrillic East Europe Latin II 852 Cyrillic I 855 Cyrillic II 866 Kamenicky MJK ISO Latin 2 Hebrew NC 862 Hebrew OC Turkey_857 Latin 5 Windows Turkey Windows Hebrew Ukrainian Bulgarian ISO...

Page 65: ...al 500 ms 1 sec 2 sec Skip Over Perforation Select whether to skip over perforation or not When a skip over perforation setup command is received the received command is given priority Yes 25 4 mm 1 i...

Page 66: ...y and to the top of the form by in 1 60 in 20 1 0 20 1 TOF continuous Select the reference position for the TOF position when auto loading continuous form paper from the rear of the printer Up to the...

Page 67: ...ority Yes 25 4 mm 1 in No Page Length Select the length of a continuous form 279 4 mm 11 in 296 3 mm 11 2 3 in 304 8 mm 12 in 355 6 mm 14 in 431 8 mm 17 in 76 2 mm 3 in 82 6 mm 3 25 in 84 7 mm 10 3 in...

Page 68: ...7 in 203 2 mm 8 in 215 9 mm 8 5 in Top feed wait time Select the waiting time between setting paper on the tray and feeding it while the printer is waiting for paper to be fed in cut paper manual feed...

Page 69: ...of characters in the first line 2 12 mm 1 12 in 4 23 mm 1 6 in 6 35 mm 1 4 in 8 47 mm 1 3 in 10 58 mm 5 12 in 12 7 mm 1 2 in 14 82 mm 7 12 in 16 93 mm 2 3 in 19 05 mm 3 4 in 21 17 mm 5 6 in 23 28 mm 1...

Page 70: ...istration 3 Adjust the print starting position on printing in the reverse direction The position moves to the right or left in 1 720 in increments 10 1 0 1 10 Print Registration 4 Adjust the print sta...

Page 71: ...ode IBM PPR and IBM AGM emulation only 15 CPI 17 1 CPI SI select Pitch 12 CPI Set how to handle an SI command received in 12 CPI mode IBM PPR and IBM AGM 12 CPI 20 CPI Time out print Select valid or i...

Page 72: ...Set the centering position for the print head by the number of characters of 10CPI ANK Default Mode1 Mode2 Power Saving Set whether to enable or disable the power saving function of the printer Enabl...

Page 73: ...Valid Invalid Pitch Command Select the validity of a character pitch command Valid Invalid Parallel I F menu I Prime Set I Prime signal control of the Centronics interface Invalid Buffer Print Buffer...

Page 74: ...st Set Cancel loop testing of the serial interface No Yes Baud Rate Set the transmission speed of the serial interface 9 600 bps 4 800 bps 2 400 bps 1 200 bps 600 bps 300 bps 19 200 bps DTR Signal Set...

Page 75: ...e 3 When continuous forms are used place the paper on the Pin Tractor For cut sheet mode do not insert the paper at this stage 4 In continuous forms mode press the LOAD EJECT button 5 In cut sheet mod...

Page 76: ...perations 1 Ensure the SEL indicator is illuminated 2 Hold down the SEL button and press the TEAR button Status Indicator 1 turns off and Status Indicator 2 is illuminated HIGH SPEED PRINTING Use this...

Page 77: ...paper will be fed to the printer 4 Switch to off line 5 Push the LOAD EJECT button continuously and adjust the position of printing start by combining the following buttons Forward minute reline LOAD...

Page 78: ...rn is a consecutive printing of ASCII characters 20H to 7EH in all print quality and pitch combinations aaaaa EI E F W bb cc LD ff gg ddddddddYR ee POSITION CHAR COUNT DESCRIPTION DATA PRINTED COMMENT...

Page 79: ...be continuous printing of all ASCII characters 96 at 12 CPI 163 CH 120 at 15 CPI 204 CH 137 at 17 1 CPI 233 CH 160 at 20 CPI 272 CH NUMBER OF CHARACTERS PRINTED PER LINE aaaaa EI E F W bb cc LD ff gg...

Page 80: ...nd prints all the input data making it is easy to check all the codes sent from the host computer to the printer OPERATION 1 Entering Hexadecimal Dump mode While pressing the SEL LOAD EJECT switches t...

Page 81: ...s not cross the paper end sensor within an 8 in feed of the paper a paper end state occurs The print position of the first data line can be set by menu function or in first character setting mode NOTE...

Page 82: ...paper is fed until the print position of the first data line is reached the printer is placed in the SELECT state and the operation finishes The TOF set at that time is the printing start position of...

Page 83: ...r off position approximately 500ms 1sec 2sec after printing b When data is received by the printer or the SEL switch is pressed to select the printer the paper will retract to the user defined printin...

Page 84: ...returns the print position to the start of the line The data in the print buffer will be printed Additional details Double width mode which is designated by SO and ESC SO in Epson mode will be reset...

Page 85: ...of range If k 0 or k 32 Epson k 28 IBM The last value and any following value of n will be ignored Maximum n value in each CPI values larger than maximum are ignored Additional details The tab settin...

Page 86: ...0 40 1 10 60 70 NUL IBM mode 30 40 60 70 valid Epson mode 30 40 valid Related functions Horizontal Tab HT HORIZONTAL TAB Code HT Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ IBM ML1120 eco EPS FX IBM III Functio...

Page 87: ...o IBM ML1120 eco IBM III Function This command sets horizontal tabs at every eighth character starting at column 9 and clears all vertical tabs Additional details The horizontal tabs will be set accor...

Page 88: ...solute The character pitch does not affect the dot position This command starts print when specified dot position is left of the current print position Spaces generated by moving the horizontal positi...

Page 89: ...previous position at a dot spacing defined by the selected print mode Positive values move the print position to the right and negative values move it to the left Dot position n1 n2 256 Physical posit...

Page 90: ...from the current printhead position Range Specify dot position following n1 and n2 n1 is low byte n2 is high byte n1 and n2 range is 0 255 Limit 0 n1 n2 255 1632 Out of range Values beyond the right...

Page 91: ...n1 n2 0 255 bit7 of n2 is ignored Limit 0 n1 n2 255 10922 0 120 10922 120 in 10923 n1 n2 255 21845 0 120 10922 120 in 21846 n1 n2 255 32767 0 120 10921 120 in Out of range Current logical horizontal p...

Page 92: ...ot change the margin position The print buffer will be cleared Maximum difference between left margin and right margin values is 2 characters for 5 CPI Related functions Right margin set ESC Q n RIGHT...

Page 93: ...ng While in proportional mode the character pitch width will be set in pica character size ML1190 eco 10 CPI 36 dots ML1120 eco 10CPI 12 dots Any graphics after the right margin are lost Setting the r...

Page 94: ...en the current margin setting is used If n2 exceeds the default range n2 will be converted to the default value Additional details The default value of the left margin is the first character The margi...

Page 95: ...and centres a line of text between the margins This command is used for headings titles and captions n 2 Right justification is the opposite of left justification The right margin is justified and the...

Page 96: ...ed on the value of n Range Range n Out of range This command will be ignored if n equals a value other than the values mentioned above Additional details Short line seeking is performed in both unidir...

Page 97: ...Code ESC s n Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ IBM ML1120 eco EPS FX IBM III Function The printer starts stops printing at 50 of normal speed upon receipt of this command depending on the value of n...

Page 98: ...ints the character Precise printing position is not guaranteed A backspace code given when the printhead is at the left margin is ignored Moves back two character spaces if the printer is in double wi...

Page 99: ...codes are not affected This command is ignored if auto justification is set except when n 0 VERTICAL CONTROL SET 1 8 INCH FIXED LINE SPACING Code ESC 0 Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ IBM ML1120 ec...

Page 100: ...command is used to set line spacing for graphics printing START LINE SPACING Code ESC 2 Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ IBM ML1120 eco EPS FX IBM III Function The line spacing value which is set by...

Page 101: ...line spacing to n 60 in Epson LQ n 60 in IBM AGM n 72 in IBM PPR Range Range n 0 127 Number of 1 60 in increments Epson n 1 255 Number of 1 60 in 1 72 in increments IBM Out of range Values of n not wi...

Page 102: ...of 1 216 in increments IBM PPR Additional details Power on default or l Prime signal resets the value set by this command and sets the value which is determined by the Menu No line feed occurs when n...

Page 103: ...functions LF VT or CR and the condition that Auto LF is on precedes predetermined LF SET N 360 INCH LINE SPACING Code ESC 8 n Compatibility ML1190 eco Function Sets line spacing to n 360 in Range Ran...

Page 104: ...tch will be set by ESC A n ESC 0 ESC 2 ESC 3 n and ESC n Otherwise the LF pitch will be set by Menu when power is on or an l Prime signal is received This code will cancel enlarged character mode set...

Page 105: ...PR Range n 0 255 Number of 1 180 in increments Epson n 1 255 Number of 1 180 in 1 216 in increments IBM Additional details The contents of the buffer are printed without a Carriage Return The printhea...

Page 106: ...without a CR Carriage does not move to the home position No line feed occurs when n 0 Top of form will not be set Related functions Double width set by SO or ESC SO in Epson mode will not be reset FIN...

Page 107: ...an immediate reverse line feed which will be executed only once for each time this command is sent Range Range n 0 255 Additional details The printer will perform an n 180 in reverse line feed each t...

Page 108: ...line horizontal expansion by SO and ESC SO is not cancelled also it is not cancelled when AUTO CR is valid When the amount of line feed is doubled by setting using the ESC command a single reverse lin...

Page 109: ...de VT Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ IBM ML1120 eco EPS FX IBM III Function Upon receipt of this command the printer will print out what is in the buffer then move the paper to the next preprogramm...

Page 110: ...will be ignored The n value can be set regardless of form length Additional details The distance is determined by the current line spacing To use an n setting of 255 the line spacing must be set at le...

Page 111: ...ignored Additional details The VFU has 8 channels n 0 to 7 and up to 16 stops m 1 to 16 which can be set within the page length in each channel This sequence must be terminated by CHR 0 or any number...

Page 112: ...can be used Tabs set by the ESC B command correspond to channel no 0 FORM LENGTH SET BY INCHES Code ESC C NUL n Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ IBM ML1120 eco EPS FX IBM III Function Upon receipt of...

Page 113: ...lines Range n 1 127 Epson Number of lines n 1 255 IBM Out of range If n 0 or 128 for Epson mode this command is treated as ESC C NUL n Additional details Top of form will be set The value of the skip...

Page 114: ...n set Additional details Skip over perforation value will not be changed by the line pitch change Entering the area of skip over perforation by LF VT CR with LF ESC J n and auto line feed will cause s...

Page 115: ...90 eco EPSON LQ IBM ML1120 eco EPS FX IBM III Function Top of form setting will be set to the current position Additional details This command does not affect the CSF or SASF SET VERTICAL UNITS Code E...

Page 116: ...e value which is determined by the Menu This command is valid in any group of lines No line feed occurs when n 0 Top of form will not be set Related functions This command is identical to the ESC n co...

Page 117: ...LINE SPACING Code FS F Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ Function Set forward line spacing SET REVERSE LINE SPACING Code FS R Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ Function Set reverse line spacing CHARA...

Page 118: ...eserve n 0DH 3DH 8DH BDH Reserve n 0EH 3EH 8EH BEH Reserve n 0FH 3FH 8FH BFH Reserve n 10H 2FH 90H AFH Reserve n 40H 79H C0H F9H Reserve n 7AH FAH Swiss Bold n 7BH FBH Reserve n 7CH FCH Letter Gothic...

Page 119: ...80H n1 n2 Ignored from ESC to n2 Additional details To define a character a grid that is 24 dots high is used one dot for each wire The width of the character matrix is dependent upon the character s...

Page 120: ...a1 a2 a3 m ad1 ad2 id1 id2 d1 d2 d3 d4 d5 data Compatibility ML1190 eco IBM ML1120 eco IBM III Function This sequence initiates character downloading Range n1 0 255 Number of bytes in command string...

Page 121: ...ins 25 26 27 28 29 30 id2 b6 b7 1 0 Underline id2 b6 b7 1 1 No Elongation d1 Repetition data for columns 1 8 d2 Repetition data for columns 9 16 d3 Repetition data for columns 17 24 d4 Repetition data...

Page 122: ...B0H DLL character set cancel Out of range When n does not equal any of the values above this command will be ignored Additional details DLL character areas are 00H 7FH If LQ DLL is loaded LQ DLL will...

Page 123: ...8 08H Japanese 19 13H Swiss I 9 09H Norwegian 20 14H Swiss II 10 0AH Danish II 64 40H Publisher PN CODE PAGE SET PN CODE PAGE SET 21 15H Cyrillic II 866 50 32H Windows Greek 22 16H Polska Mazovia 51...

Page 124: ...67 43H ISO Latin 6 8859 10 35 23H Greek ME 29 Reserve 68 44H Windows Baltic 36 24H Greek 927 mod Reserve 69 45H Cyrillic Latvian 37 25H Greek 927 Reserve 72 48H Bulgarian 38 26H Greek 437 73 49H Icel...

Page 125: ...Emulation change command ESC Pn is received except same emulation See below for exact substitution character sets SELECT INTERNATIONAL CHARACTER SET Code ESC n Compatibility ML1190 eco IBM ML1120 eco...

Page 126: ...acters or DLL Range n 00 30 80 B0H selects Italics character table n 01 31 81 B1H selects Epson Graphics character table n 02 32 82 B2H remaps DLL 0 127 into 128 255 Out of range Values other than abo...

Page 127: ...ted as control codes Characters are assigned Related functions ESC t 1 must be used prior to this command to select IBM character set II from Epson mode SELECT CHARACTER SET II Code ESC 7 Compatibilit...

Page 128: ...2 are equal to the total number of characters i e total count n1 n2 256 PRINT ONE CHARACTER FROM ALL CHARACTERS CHART Code ESC n Compatibility ML1190 eco IBM ML1120 eco IBM III Function This command w...

Page 129: ...ll not be treated as control codes Characters are assigned Related functions ESC t 1 must be used prior to this command to select IBM character set II from Epson mode CODE PAGE SELECT Code ESC T Ln Hn...

Page 130: ...37 774 306H Baltic 774 850 352H Multilingual 852 354H East Europe Latin II 852 855 357H Cyrillic I 855 857 359H Turkey 857 858 35AH Multilingual858 860 35CH Portugual 861 35DH Icelandic 861 862 35EH H...

Page 131: ...Turkey 1013 3F5H Cyrillic II 866 same as 866 1014 3F6H Polska Mazovia 1015 3F7H ISO Latin 2 1016 3F8H Serbo Croatic I 1017 3F9H Serbo Croatic II 1018 3FAH ECMA 94 1019 3FBH Windows East Europe 1020 3F...

Page 132: ...e ESC t Ln Hn Pn1 Pn2 Pn3 Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ ML1120 eco EPS FX Function This command stores the character table selected by Pn2 and Pn3 in the area stipulated by Pn1 Range Range of Ln H...

Page 133: ...ty ML1190 eco EPSON LQ Function Upon receipt of this code the printer selects a character table in address 128D to 255D either line graphics or italics characters Range n 00H 30H 80H B0H selects Epson...

Page 134: ...N LQ ML1120 eco EPS FX Function Selects HSD font or UTL font Range 00Hf Pnf FFH Detail When Pn 00H 30H 80H B0H selects UTL normal font When Pn 01H 31H 81H B1H selects HSD high speed font This command...

Page 135: ...Appendix B Print modes features on page 210 for UTL LQ Print Mode Features Combination Priority Charts PRINT QUALITY SELECT HSD Code ESC n Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ ML1120 eco EPS FX Function...

Page 136: ...eco EPSON LQ ML1120 eco EPS FX Function Selects the print quality mode to be used Range Range n 01H 31H 81 B1H selects LQ character font Range n 00H 30H 80H B0H selects Utility character font Out of r...

Page 137: ...0H 80H B0H Roman 01H 31H 81H B1H Swiss 02H 32H 82H B2H Courier 03H 33H 83H B3H Prestige 04H 34H 84H B4H Reserve 05H 35H 85H B5H OCR B 06H 36H 86H B6H OCR A 07H 37H 87H B7H Orator 08H 38H 88H B8H Reser...

Page 138: ...ML1190 eco EPSON LQ ML1120 eco EPS FX Function Sets resets the character pitch to proportional mode in LQ print quality mode Range Range n 01H 31H 81H or B1H SET Proportional Spacing Range n 00H 30H...

Page 139: ...ty ML1190 eco IBM ML1120 eco IBM III Function This command sets resets LQ proportional width characters Range n ODD SET proportional spacing n EVEN RESET proportional spacing Additional details Propor...

Page 140: ...will turn on the 10 CPI mode Additional details Upon receiving another pitch command this mode will be turned off Printing does not start if DC2 is received during 10 CPI mode Character pitch command...

Page 141: ...ls Upon receiving another pitch command this mode will be turned off Printing does not start if ESC is received during 12 CPI mode Character pitch commands become effective immediately upon receipt th...

Page 142: ...1 CPI or 20 CPI after receiving this command EPSON 17 1 CPI compressed 10 CPI 20 CPI compressed 12 CPI IBM 10 CPI active 17 1 CPI 12 CPI active 12 CPI 15 CPI active 17 1 CPI 17 1 CPI active 17 1 CPI...

Page 143: ...ting is 10 CPI This command does not cancel double width mode A pitch change command can be allowed at any point in the line Related functions ESC SI and SI are identical in function for Epson RESET C...

Page 144: ...of each character In double width mode the value of clearance will be automatically doubled Dots width of clearance depends on DPI in each Print Quality SET ITALIC CHARACTERS Code ESC 4 Compatibility...

Page 145: ...ns This mode can also be reset by the ESC n command SET ITALIC CHARACTER Code ESC G Compatibility ML1190 eco IBM ML1120 eco IBM III Function Prints italics characters on receiving this command For det...

Page 146: ...uding spaces and punctuation received after this command Range Range n Out of range This command will be ignored if n has any value other than the values mentioned above Additional details The underli...

Page 147: ...position Range Range n Out of range This command will be ignored if n has any value other than the values mentioned above Additional details Super Subscripts can be printed in double height mode Rela...

Page 148: ...sed mode is printed at half speed Emphasised printing can be selected at the same time as enhanced printing This command does not start the printer printing Related functions Emphasised printing can a...

Page 149: ...Double strike printing can be selected at the same time as emphasised printing This command does not make the printer start to print Enhanced print mode is printed in two pass printing Related functio...

Page 150: ...alue other than the values mentioned above Additional details Can be used with any character pitch Although dot spacing remains unchanged double width mode produces half as many characters per inch fo...

Page 151: ...ke precedence SO can be cancelled by DC4 ESC W 0 ESC n LF or CR FF SET IMMEDIATE DOUBLE WIDTH CHARACTERS Code ESC SO Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ ML1120 eco EPS FX Function Characters received af...

Page 152: ...X IBM III Function Characters will be printed twice as high after receiving this command Range n 00H 30H 80H B0H RESET double height printing n 01H 31H 81H B1H SET double height printing Additional de...

Page 153: ...s command applies to all characters Double height can be mixed with standard height characters in the same line The double height characters will be printed twice as high from the same base line as th...

Page 154: ...mand can be used with a double width command to print double size characters Double height can be mixed with standard height characters in the same line The double height characters will be printed tw...

Page 155: ...le n 02H 32H 82H B2H SET Shadow style n 03H 33H 83H B3H SET Outline with Shadow style Out of range Values other than those specified will be ignored Additional details This feature does not work with...

Page 156: ...oth double width and double height set a separate bitmap will be used for the standard ASCII characters 20H 7FH Related functions This mode can also be set by the ESC n command Epson mode SET RESET DO...

Page 157: ...s selected with both double width and double height set a separate bitmap will be used for the standard ASCII characters 20H 7FH Underline in double height will be 3 dots high GRAPHICS MODE ENTER EXIT...

Page 158: ...data Additional details When using 8 pin graphics only one byte per column needs to be sent to the printer When 24 pin graphics is used three bytes per column need to be sent to the printer MODE PINS...

Page 159: ...ots that need to be printed The following example uses X to denote Print and O to denote Not Print 128 X 128 64 O 32 X 32 16 O 8 X 8 4 O 2 X 2 1 O Total 170 Pin 24 Pins IBM PPR 8 Pin EPSON IBM AGM Top...

Page 160: ...normal speed single density graphics 60 DPI horizontal for the number of columns specified by n1 and n2 Range n1 0 255 Remainder of dot columns n2 0 255 Number of groups of 255 dot columns n1 in conju...

Page 161: ...groups of 255 dot columns n1 in conjunction with n2 specifies the total number of dot columns to be printed in graphics Dots n1 n2 256 Number of dots line Additional details The values for n1 n2 can...

Page 162: ...ional details The values for n1 n2 can be calculated as follows n total number of dots to be printed n2 INT n 256 n1 n n2 256 High speed double density graphics prints at 120 DPI This is the same dens...

Page 163: ...he values for n1 n2 can be calculated as follows n total number of dots to be printed n2 INT n 256 n1 n n2 256 As quad density graphics are printed in a quasi density the printer does not print consec...

Page 164: ...e ESC m n is ignored and data is not printed as graphics data GRAPHICS RESOLUTION Code ESC g n1 n2 m data Compatibility ML1190 eco IBM ML1120 eco IBM III Function MODE PINS N HOR DENS DOTS IN BYTES LI...

Page 165: ...data quantity 1 n1 n2 256 Out of range Any value of n1 n2 m other than those above will be ignored Additional details If the value of n1 n2 is zero 0 the current value is maintained SELECT ASPECT RATI...

Page 166: ...is command is active for commands ESC K ESC L ESC Y and ESC Z COMPOSITE COMMANDS PRINT MODE SELECT Code ESC n Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ ML1120 eco EPS FX Function Upon receipt of this command...

Page 167: ...new combination the printer takes care of all resets The selectable modes are given in the following section PRINT MODE SELECT Code ESC I n Compatibility ML1190 eco IBM ML1120 eco IBM III Function Th...

Page 168: ...wing letters in Fast Font HSD 12 CPI XXXX0010B Print following letters in ROM NLQ Sans Serif XXXX0011B Print following letters in ROM NLQ II Courier XXXX0100B Print following letters in DLL UTL XXXX01...

Page 169: ...by a Menu selection Additional details All data in the buffer will be cleared and the current printhead position becomes top of page DLL data will not be deleted CANCEL CODE Code CAN Compatibility ML1...

Page 170: ...ESC Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ ML1120 eco EPS FX Function Upon receipt of this command the printer will set bit 7 of the data to 0 Additional details This code limits the range codes from 00H t...

Page 171: ...able after receiving this code The SEL BUSY signal will not be changed by this command PRINT SUPPRESS Code ESC Q n Compatibility ML1190 eco IBM ML1120 eco IBM III Function This printer mode will not a...

Page 172: ...on This command places the printer in deselect status Additional details To cancel the deselect status press the SEL switch or load paper Menu Auto Select set to Yes Data received before ESC j is prin...

Page 173: ...ion After the override function is processed to TOF position paper is reset at TOF position When the SEL switch is depressed data is normally printed from the TOF position When the SEL switch is depre...

Page 174: ...s command allows the software developer to change the printer emulation to access the features that match his requirements Additional details This command is not documented for public use This command...

Page 175: ...urrent printhead position becomes top of page DLL data will not be deleted BARCODE PRINT BARCODE Code ESC B Ln Hn k m S v1 v2 c DATA Compatibility ML1190 eco EPSON LQ ML1120 eco EPS FX Function Prints...

Page 176: ...invalid and the number of bytes indicated by Ln and Hn will be received and discarded Sets module black bar and SP bar width by parameter m MSB valid For settings other than above width is 2 dots K H...

Page 177: ...its of 15 180 in as follows S ADJUSTMENT VALUE FOR THE STANDARD WIDTH OF SP BAR 1 360 IN UNIT FDH 3 FEH 2 FFH 1 00H 0 default 01H 1 02H 2 03H 3 SETTING RANGE SET VALUE IN SETTING RANGE SET VALUE IN 1...

Page 178: ...C MODULE WIDTH bit 0 Sets check digit 0 Does not add check digit 1 Adds check digit bit 1 Sets human readable characters 0 Prints 1 Does not print bit 2 Sets flag character print position Setting inva...

Page 179: ...ical Reference Guide Command descriptions 179 UPC E 06H 06H Code 39 01H 32H 01H 32H Code 128 02H 32H 02H 32H POSTNET 06H or 0AH or 0CH 05H or 09H or 0BH BARCODE TYPE CHECK DIGIT NOT ADDED CHECK DIGIT...

Page 180: ...4 2 kg Colour 7PB 8 5 0 5 Texture TH114 POWER REQUIREMENTS Input power Single phase AC Voltage 220 240V 10 Frequency 50 60 Hz 2 Power consumption Operation 33W or less ISO10561 letter pattern Sleep Mo...

Page 181: ...ing 0 3G 5 150 Hz or less except at resonant frequency Non operating 1G 5 150 Hz or less except at resonant frequency Packing 1 05G 5 150 Hz or less except at resonant frequency Impact Drop Packing 0...

Page 182: ...ditions with the printer fitted with the top cover AGENCY APPROVALS CE EN55022 1998 class B EN61000 3 2 1995 EN61000 3 3 1995 EN55024 1998 GS EN60950 2000 PRINT SPECIFICATION Print method Impact dot m...

Page 183: ...7 in 4 23 mm 7 5 CPI 0 133 in 3 39 mm 8 5 CPI 0 117 in 2 96 mm 10 CPI 0 1 in 2 54 mm 12 CPI 0 083 in 2 12 mm 15 CPI 0 067 in 1 69 mm 17 1 CPI 0 058 in 1 48 mm 20 CPI 0 05 in 1 27 mm Maximum number of...

Page 184: ...LPI spacing One LF 52 ms Continuous paper feed rate is 4 0 in per second PAPER SPECIFICATION Cut sheet Paper standard Paper width 100 257 mm 3 9 10 in Paper length 100 356 mm 3 9 14 in Weight 14 24 lb...

Page 185: ...ld together by spot pasting or crimping on both sides and should be free of wrinkles Cut form envelope Weight 24 lbs max 90 gsm max Thickness 0 39 mm max 0 015 in max 6 1 2 x 3 5 8 in 8 7 8 x 3 7 8 in...

Page 186: ...LIABILITY MBTF mean time between failures 10 000 hours of power on time Page density 35 Duty cycle 25 Printhead life 200 million characters average in 10 CPI Utility print quality Page density 35 Duty...

Page 187: ...eight Approximately 4 2 kg Colour 7PB 8 5 0 5 Texture TH114 POWER REQUIREMENTS Input power Single phase AC Voltage 220 240V 10 Frequency 50 60 Hz 2 Power consumption Operation 41W or less ISO10561 let...

Page 188: ...ing 0 3G 5 150 Hz or less except at resonant frequency Non operating 1G 5 150 Hz or less except at resonant frequency Packing 1 05G 5 150 Hz or less except at resonant frequency Impact Drop Packing 0...

Page 189: ...conditions with the printer fitted with the top cover AGENCY APPROVALS CE EN55022 1998 class B EN61000 3 2 2000 A2 2005 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 GS EN60950 1 2001 PRINT S...

Page 190: ...5 CPI 0 117 in 2 96 mm 10 CPI 0 1 in 2 54 mm 12 CPI 0 083 in 2 12 mm 15 CPI 0 067 in 1 69 mm 17 1 CPI 0 058 in 1 48 mm 20 CPI 0 05 in 1 27 mm Maximum number of dot columns per line in graphics Graphic...

Page 191: ...e feed speed 6 LPI spacing One LF 47 ms Continuous paper feed rate is 4 3 in per second PAPER SPECIFICATION Cut sheet Paper standard Paper width 100 257 mm 3 9 10 in Paper length 100 356 mm 3 9 14 in...

Page 192: ...e part paper should be held together by spot pasting or crimping on both sides and should be free of wrinkles Cut form envelope Weight 24 lbs max 90 gsm max Thickness 0 39 mm max 0 015 in max 6 1 2 x...

Page 193: ...ility Mode RELIABILITY MBTF mean time between failures 10 000 hours of power on time Page density 35 Duty cycle 25 Printhead life 200 million characters average in 10 CPI Utility print quality Page de...

Page 194: ...Technical Reference Guide Specifications 194 Power on time 8H day 25 days month and 12 months year...

Page 195: ...MPRESSED CHARACTER PITCH EPSON LQ DC2 SET 10 CPI IBM DC3 SET PRINT SUPPRESS EPSON LQ DC4 RESET IMMEDIATE DOUBLE WIDTH CHARACTERS EPSON LQ IBM DEL ONE CHARACTER DATA DELETE EPSON LQ ESC n PRINT MODE SE...

Page 196: ...ESC n SELECT VERTICAL TAB CHANNEL EPSON LQ ESC 0 SET 1 8 INCH FIXED LINE SPACING EPSON LQ IBM ESC 1 SET 7 72 INCH FIXED LINE SPACING IBM ESC 2 SET 1 6 INCH LINE SPACING EPSON LQ ESC 2 START LINE SPACI...

Page 197: ...ING EPSON LQ IBM PPR IBM XL24 ESC B n1 n2 nk NUL SET VERTICAL TAB STOPS EPSON LQ IBM ESC C NUL n FORM LENGTH SET BY INCHES EPSON LQ IBM ESC C n FORM LENGTH SET BY LINES EPSON LQ IBM ESC D n1 n2 nj nk...

Page 198: ...EPSON LQ ESC P n SET RESET PROPORTIONAL SPACING IBM ESC Q n PRINT SUPPRESS IBM ESC Q n RIGHT MARGIN SET EPSON LQ ESC R RESET TABLE SETTINGS TO POWER ON DEFAULT VALUES IBM ESC R n FOREIGN CHARACTER SET...

Page 199: ...UBLE HEIGHT CHARACTERS IBM ESC T SET CODE PAGE IBM ESC 4 0 0 0 n1 n2 SET VERTICAL UNITS IBM ESC g n1 n2 m data GRAPHICS RESOLUTION IBM XL24 ESC n SET n 360 INCH FINE LINE SPACING EPSON LQ ESC n1 n2 EX...

Page 200: ...ECT RATIO IBM ESC p n SET RESET PROPORTIONAL SPACING EPSON LQ ESC q n SELECT CHARACTER STYLE EPSON LQ IBM ESC s n SET RESET HALF SPEED PRINTING EPSON LQ ESC t n SELECT CHARACTER TABLE EPSON LQ ESC w n...

Page 201: ...PSON LQ IBM ESC 0 PRINT QUALITY SELECT HSD EPSON LQ ESC B PRINT BARCODE EPSON LQ ESC t ASSIGN CHARACTER TABLE EPSON LQ ESC FINE LINE FEED EXECUTE n 360 EPSON LQ ESC n SELECT EMULATION MODE EPSON LQ IB...

Page 202: ...Technical Reference Guide Appendix A Command summary 202 FS Z n1 n2 SET HEX DENSITY GRAPHICS EPSON LQ ASCII CODE FUNCTION NAME COMPATIBILITY...

Page 203: ...TY GRAPHICS ESC L n1 n2 graphics data EPSON LQ IBM ENABLE UPPER ASCII CONTROL CODES ESC 7 EPSON LQ IBM ENTER EXIT BIT IMAGE GRAPHICS ESC m n1 n2 graphics data EPSON LQ IBM XL24 AGM EXECUTE ABSOLUTE HO...

Page 204: ...N ESC d n1 n2 IBM ONE CHARACTER DATA DELETE DEL EPSON LQ ONE LINE UNIDIRECTIONAL PRINTING ESC EPSON LQ OVERSCORE SET RESET ESC _ n IBM PRINT BARCODE ESC B EPSON LQ PRINT CONTINUOUSLY FROM ALL CHARACTE...

Page 205: ...E PRINT MODE ESC H EPSON LQ IBM RESET IMMEDIATE DOUBLE WIDTH CHARACTERS DC4 EPSON LQ IBM RESET ITALIC CHARACTERS ESC 5 EPSON LQ RESET ITALICS CHARACTERS ESC H IBM RESET PERFORATION AUTO SKIP ESC 0 EPS...

Page 206: ...SET RESET DOUBLE HEIGHT CHARACTERS ESC w n EPSON LQ SET RESET DOUBLE HEIGHT CHARACTERS ESC n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4 IBM SET 1 6 INCH LINE SPACING ESC 2 EPSON LQ SET 1 8 INCH FIXED LINE SPACING ESC EPSON LQ...

Page 207: ...ESC E EPSON LQ IBM SET ENHANCED DOUBLE STRIKE PRINT MODE ESC G EPSON LQ IBM SET FORWARD LINE SPACING FS F EPSON LQ SET IMMEDIATE DOUBLE WIDTH CHARACTERS ESC S0 EPSON LQ SET IMMEDIATE DOUBLE WIDTH CHAR...

Page 208: ...ET n 180 INCH LINE SPACING ESC 3 n EPSON LQ IBM PPR IBM XL24 SET n 360 INCH FINE LINE SPACING ESC n EPSON LQ SET n 360 INCH LINE SPACING ESC 8 n IBM SET n 360 INCH LINE SPACING FS 3 n EPSON LQ SET n 6...

Page 209: ...E SPACING ESC n EPSON DISABLED PAPER END SENSOR ESC 8 EPSON IBM ENABLED PAPER END SENSOR ESC 9 EPSON IBM SELECT CHARACTER STYLE ESC q n EPSON LQ IBM SELECT UTL LQ PRINT QUALITY ESC x n EPSON LQ SELECT...

Page 210: ...por o r P s c i h p a r G e n i L b u S r e p u S M A R M O R L T U M A R M O R Q L s c i l a t I t n e m e c n a h n E l a t n o z i r o H e k i r t S e l b u o D n o i s n a p x E l a t n o z i r o...

Page 211: ...b u S r e p u S M A R M O R L T U M A R M O R Q L s c i l a t I t n e m e c n a h n E l a t n o z i r o H e k i r t S e l b u o D l a t n o z i r o H e n i l e n O n o i s n a p x E n o i s n a p x E...

Page 212: ...Technical Reference Guide Appendix C Code pages 212 APPENDIX C CODE PAGES ML1190 eco...

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Page 220: ...or too large paper not meeting media specifications Paper with cutouts or windows Paper with pins clips and staples Creased or wrinkled paper Paper with exposed glue or with peeling areas Paper with...

Page 221: ...ink or ink that has not completely dried on the pre printed sheets to prevent pieces of paper from sticking to each other Do not use pre printed sheets with print margins at the maximum possible print...

Page 222: ...ing table assurance means that printer specifications including print specifications and paper feeding characteristics are met The symbols in the Assurance column have the following meanings A paper t...

Page 223: ...ndition Temperatures 20 2 C Relative Humidity 65 2 Label Paper continuous form B See Label paper on page 246 Label Paper single sheets B See Label paper on page 246 Package delivery slips B See Packag...

Page 224: ...mension Paper is to be fan folded along perforations FEED HOLE SPROCKET HOLE POSITIONS AND SIZES Sprocket hole positions and sizes are shown below For this section a centre line is defined as a centre...

Page 225: ...s Cumulative error in centre to centre distance between sprocket holes Within 0 3 Distance between any two sprocket holes within 254 mm Deviation of sprocket hole centre from its position C Within 0 1...

Page 226: ...roper proportion of cut to uncut for perforations which is determined according to paper quality weight and the number of form parts the following is recommended Horizontal perforations 1 2 mm of each...

Page 227: ...r of any crosspoints of perforations and cause the carriage to snag on it 1 Uncut 1 2 Uncut Perforation uncrossed Perforation uncrossed Horizontal perforation Cross Cut Uncut X O Horizontal perforatio...

Page 228: ...DIMENSION NAME SPECIFICATION VALUE W Paper width 76 2 to 254 mm 3 to 10 in L Paper length 76 2 to 355 6 mm 3 to 14 in However 279 4 mm 11 in an integral multiple of 25 4 mm 1 in is standard A Positio...

Page 229: ...snagging on the paper may occur Do not attempt to save paper by allowing the sprocket holes in the last page to come off the pin tractor sprockets PAPER QUALITY The following paper quality is usable...

Page 230: ...ssed in kg 2 The thickness of carbon paper used as interleaved paper must be 0 03 mm or less METHODS FOR JOINING PARTS OF MULTIPART FORMS Spot gluing or stapleless stapling is used for joining the par...

Page 231: ...essed to prevent its floating and there is to be no significant creasing For positioning of glue spots see the illustration below Spot gluing is to be applied in a staggered format Gluing the lines Th...

Page 232: ...from the front of the paper Ensure that the staple does not emerge from the front page The paper must be stapled with double staples in the paper feed direction It is also recommended that that the s...

Page 233: ...ghts for multipart forms In each combination its base last part is equal to or more than the other part s in weight Weights not within the usable ranges listed below impair paper feed accuracy and are...

Page 234: ...ality reduction paper feed instability or paper jamming The height of any such rising must be within 1 mm MAX NO OF FORM PARTS 2 PT 3 PT 4 PT 5 PT 1st part 34 55 kg 34 43 kg 34 kg 34 kg 2nd part 34 70...

Page 235: ...ith binding holes is used in cases of absolute necessity adequate prior testing must be performed to check that problems do not occur Some precautions for using paper with binding holes are as follows...

Page 236: ...that problems do not occur Some precautions for using paper with corner cuts are as follows Do not print data in the hatched areas illustrated below Be sure that paper is free of any chad resulting fr...

Page 237: ...ts first and last few sheets Do not use such sheets Do not use paper that exhibits wrinkling curling or folds or paper that turns upward at the top or bottom since this may compromise print quality or...

Page 238: ...his can adversely affect paper feed CUT SHEET PAPER VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS The standard vertical and horizontal dimensions of paper are those of A4 For usable areas see Paper size and prin...

Page 239: ...either folded nor distorted B L A 1st character 10CPI W Printing area D C All dimensions in mm DIMENSION NAME SPECIFICATION VALUE W Paper width 100 257 mm 3 9 10 in L Paper length 100 356 mm 3 9 14 in...

Page 240: ...dimensions in mm Printing surface From vertical line to reference line 0 2 mm or less Paper insertion direction DIMENSION NAME SPECIFICATION VALUE W Paper width 100 257 mm 3 9 10 in L Paper length 100...

Page 241: ...PER QUALITY The following paper quality is usable NOTE Paper smoothness is between 90 and 7 seconds For paper types other than the above adequate prior testing should be carried out to ensure that the...

Page 242: ...gluing 1 mm wide at the insertion end of the form Glue lines are to be strongly glued and accurately pressed to prevent float Glue must not overlap the edges of forms Glue areas must be free of signif...

Page 243: ...f paper that contains out of specification perforations is not assured If any problems occur with the use of such paper equipment or performance is not assured When paper with such perforations is use...

Page 244: ...to have folds bends or curls through handling carrying or stacking or depending on storage conditions To avoid such effects interfering with paper feed suggestions are offered below Do not use cut she...

Page 245: ...rling is within 2 mm see below Cut sheets with bends of more than 2 mm high within less than 15 mm of any bend point see below cannot be used ENVELOPES INDIVIDUAL Weight 24 lb max Thickness 0 39 mm 0...

Page 246: ...coated single part continuous form paper used as its substrate Label paper must have a low shrinkage difference between its facestock and substrate and have labels distributed evenly over all of the s...

Page 247: ...l Waste facestock around labels is not to be removed Label paper from which waste is removed as illustrated below is not to be used as it results in surface level differences Label corners must be rou...

Page 248: ...rohibited Dimensions conform to those of continuous paper specified in Vertical and horizontal dimensions on page 223 DIMENSION VALUE A 14 22 2 mm 11 20 7 8 in for paper width 304 8 mm 12 in 12 7 22 2...

Page 249: ...mm diameter cylinder label paper must be such that the labels do not peel off Label glue strength use a label that does not peel off under the following conditions E 6 35 mm 1 4 in or more F 6 35 mm 1...

Page 250: ...he cut lines of the substrate and facestock must coincide Do not cut both edges in the 1 2 mm margin area Provide an uncut margin approximately 0 5 1 mm around the left right edges at the top of the l...

Page 251: ...ry slips which depend on each form s thickness and middle part quality including thickness are not assured Slips that are non uniform in thickness must not be used RECYCLED PAPER As recycled paper ten...

Page 252: ...ut sheet paper 238 delivery slips 250 envelopes 245 general 220 label paper 246 recycled paper 251 menu settings initialising 74 list 51 menus items 51 registration 76 mode hex dump 38 maintenance 1 3...

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