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User guide              FormsPro 5000 Series Printers

Summary of Contents for FP5000 series

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Page 3: ...grammatically as always See page 55 for details on the methods for configuring your FP5000 Tractor Assignment applies to FP5002 series only As in all Printek model printers the user assigns a tractor...

Page 4: ...intek emulation try Epson emulation in the FP5000 as a substitute In most cases use of the Epson emulation here will provide identical printout results for users of Printek emulation as the command co...

Page 5: ...of your choice i e Internet Explorer Chrome Firefox In the Address Bar of the web browser type the IP address obtained from the configuration printout and select GO The opening screen of the web inte...

Page 6: ...the printer 7 Placing your printer 8 Checking the printer voltage 9 Connecting the printer 9 Switching on the printer 10 Inserting the ribbon cassette 11 Installing the ribbon cassette the first time...

Page 7: ...rt 42 Moving the paper to the tear position 43 Removing paper 44 Settings 45 Setting the print head gap 45 Setting the tear position 46 Setting the first printing line TOF 47 Selecting character densi...

Page 8: ...ce Serial 67 Data transmission rate Baud 67 Data format Format 68 Further Settings Special 69 Error handling ErrMode 69 Block end character Blockend 69 Signal feedback Remote 70 Transparence Handthr 7...

Page 9: ...ions PapOpt 89 Activation of tractors AutoTra 89 Activation of automatic sheet feeder AutoASF 90 Setting the left margin LeftMrg 90 Setting the right margin RightMrg 91 Local copy screen print from a...

Page 10: ...113 Improvement of graphic and barcode print quality GrFreq 113 Ignore characters Ignore 114 Ignore character IgnorChr 114 Activate PJL language Jobcntl 115 Troubleshooting 117 General print problems...

Page 11: ...136 Character sets 137 MTPL standard character set 138 MTPL international substitution characters 139 OCR A character set 140 OCR B character set 141 Available character sets and fonts 142 Emulations...

Page 12: ...protocols 169 Designation of IP address 169 Configuration 169 Status 169 Management 169 Setup 169 Physical printer port in Ethernet with TCP IP 170 Example of a printer connected to a computer in an E...

Page 13: ...guide VIII Options and accessories 175 Options 175 Tractor 2 front 175 Printer pedestal 175 ESD brush 175 Interface modules 176 Optional firmware 176 Accessories 177 Ribbon cassettes 177 Programming...

Page 14: ...withstands dusty dirty and hostile environements For all these reasons it is a professional solution for many industrial sectors Symbols used Important information is highlighted in this manual by tw...

Page 15: ...print line height and tear off position Chapter 8 This section is left intentionally blank Chapter 9 The Menu contains all the information necessary for control ling the printer via the control panel...

Page 16: ...User guide Printer at a glance 3 Printer at a glance 1 Rear cover Front cover Power switch Control panel Top cover Power cord connector and fuse Interface connectors Bottom cover...

Page 17: ...Printer at a glance User guide 4 Printer in tractor mode Tractors...

Page 18: ...User guide Printer at a glance 5 Paperway Tractor 1 Tractor 2 Standard printer Tractor 1 Options Tractor 2 For additional paper options please contact your dealer...

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Page 20: ...en the packaging take out the accessory cassette and unpack it Pull the printer out of the cardboard box towards you and remove the remaining packaging material Check the printer for any visible trans...

Page 21: ...r When selecting the printer location observe the following additional instructions Never place the printer in the vicinity of inflammable gas or explosive sub stances Do not expose the printer to dir...

Page 22: ...the printer to the correct position using a pointed object e g screwdriver ball pen or tweezers Make sure that the printer is switched off before setting the correct voltage otherwise severe damage ma...

Page 23: ...fter switching on the printer passes through a memory test during the initialization phase In the display appears temporary the mes sage SDRAMTEST XXXXX XX ok If the memory test is successful finished...

Page 24: ...er checks if a ribbon cassette is installed It also checks during the execution of a print job the operativeness of the rib bon cassette These functions mandatory require the use of the manufacturers...

Page 25: ...er guide 12 Cautiously slide the print head carriage to the left stop viewed from the printer front Move the colored friction tabs to the left and right direction of the arrows as shown in the figure...

Page 26: ...lored insertion tongue A Remove the colored protections A and B Insert the colored ribbon tension knob into the right hand front location of the new ribbon cas sette Turn the knob in the direction of...

Page 27: ...t transparent plastic plate Align and insert the cassette into the guides on the left and right then press down until it clicks into place Insert the colored tension knob into one of the two locations...

Page 28: ...rint head carriage back and forth sev eral times If the ribbon is correctly seated there must be no perceptible resistance The ribbon should be transported dur ing the travel from left to right If thi...

Page 29: ...Inserting the ribbon cassette User guide 16 Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place Close the top cover...

Page 30: ...the use of the manufacturers original ribbon cassettes see Accessories page 177 If other ribbon cassettes were used the message Check Ribbon appears in the display it is impossible to print Before op...

Page 31: ...nserting the ribbon cassette User guide 18 Move the colored friction tabs to the left and right direction of the arrows as shown in the figure and raise the friction mechanism Remove the used cassette...

Page 32: ...lored insertion tongue A Remove the colored protections A and B Insert the colored ribbon tension knob into the right hand front location of the new ribbon cas sette Turn the knob in the direction of...

Page 33: ...t transparent plastic plate Align and insert the cassette into the guides on the left and right then press down until it clicks into place Insert the colored tension knob into one of the two locations...

Page 34: ...rint head carriage back and forth sev eral times If the ribbon is correctly seated there must be no perceptible resistance The ribbon should be transported dur ing the travel from left to right If thi...

Page 35: ...Inserting the ribbon cassette User guide 22 Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place Close the top cover...

Page 36: ...programs An original driver offers the best conditions for optimal printing re sults All available printer drivers can be found on our Internet site from which you can download updated versions as nec...

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Page 40: ...an also be used with other operating systems such as Linux or Unix In this case set the printer to one of the Epson emu lations LQ 2550 LQ 2170 or IBM emulations Proprinter XL 24e Proprinter XL 24e AG...

Page 41: ...s therefore pos sible that the former may overwrite the latter Form settings Windows 7 and above Windows versions 7 and above have a central facility for managing form properties and assign one paper...

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Page 44: ...rinter and computer is inter rupted i e no data can be received and printed In the Setup mode you can either select the printer menu or carry out the so called quick switch function The quick switch o...

Page 45: ...rms you that the printer is either in online or offline mode in the example below the printer is in the Online mode and the selected paperpath below Trac1 Tractor 1 tractor mode key 4 is currently act...

Page 46: ...possible to perform step line or form feeds from the control panel see Paper transport page 42 however data cannot be received Park key 1 Clears the paper path with paper loaded and acti vates paper p...

Page 47: ...path Char key 4 Sets the font and the number of characters per inch Access to the other menu settings Form may be disabled by the manufacturer Proceed as follows to release this lock temporarily Hold...

Page 48: ...age appears during the printer s initializing phase after switch ing on the printer Load error The printer cannot draw in the loaded paper Load paper from The printer has detected paper end during ope...

Page 49: ...The control panel User guide 36 Tear Paper off The user is requested to tear off paper which has been advanced to the tear edge AED Error Message Meaning...

Page 50: ...section Advanced menu page 95 of this manual If you keep the Setup key depressed while turning on the printer you regain access to the printer menu if you had locked it before with the help of the Men...

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Page 52: ...an process fanfold paper For informations on allow able paper formats refer to the section Paper specifications page 136 Only use dust free or low dust paper Many paper qualities are suitable for this...

Page 53: ...r of the right hand tractor and align it to the paper width Insert the fanfold paper into the right hand trac tor Make sure that it is inserted by the same length as on the left hand tractor in order...

Page 54: ...Switch the printer on The active paper source Tractor1 appears in the display The display alternates between and The paper is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data...

Page 55: ...to the park position or the tear position Key 2 Short keypress Paper is transported upwards step by step Long keypress Continuous transport upwards Key 3 Short keypress Paper is transported downwards...

Page 56: ...side of the paper output opening see below The display alternates between and Tear off paper at the tear edge A Make sure you tear the paper off straight otherwise a paper jam may occur After having...

Page 57: ...anical components may be damaged Make sure that the printer is in offline mode press the Online key if necessary Press the Park 1 key If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer it is fed to the tear po...

Page 58: ...o setup mode Press the Adjust 2 key Press the Head 1 key Use the 2 or 3 key to set the range within which the automatic gap adjustment is to be corrected You can select values in the range from 10 to...

Page 59: ...he perforation to the desired position Confirm the input by pressing the Set 1 key Confirm the input again by pressing the Setup key The printer is reset to the ini tial status The correction made a m...

Page 60: ...first printing line A is aligned with the tear edge B of the printer The factory setting for the first printing position TOF is 12 72 4 23 mm 1 6 inch This is equivalent to the second line from the t...

Page 61: ...o select the desired font Confirm the selection by pressing the Set 1 key You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by pressing the Exit 4 key Press the Setup key The printer return...

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Page 68: ...rogramming via the interface is lost after you turn off the printer whereas the programming carried out using the control panel is saved and stored even after you turn off the printer Enabling access...

Page 69: ...ed last When you switch on the printer for the very first time menu no 1 is loaded Menu no 1 only remains active until you load another menu The last active menu is stored even after the printer is sw...

Page 70: ...to access the two previous parameter groups in the menu If you want to change a setting e g the line density then press the LPI key LPI lines per inch to access the actual parameter level The current...

Page 71: ...isabled Hold down the Setup key while switching on the printer to enable menu mode If you want to enable access to this mode permanently you need to change the appropriate setting in the menu see Form...

Page 72: ...y 4 the old setting is retained After saving your setting Set the display in our example indicates the following text This setting is retained even after switching off your printer Terminating Setup m...

Page 73: ...Barcode FFmode PapOpt Barmode LeftMrg FFaftLC Paphand RightMrg AutoTear Trac1 ASF 2 4 Language Auto LF Country Sl Zero Width Trac2 3 Special 1 6 ETH INT Back Next Quietm BarTop7 LCPtop7 1 only with op...

Page 74: ...ons using the active paper feed see Menu settings example page 93 Press Print 2 key to start the printout Loading menu configurations Form A menu is loaded you can choose between five menus see Menu h...

Page 75: ...ll printing modes the print out is made with the bidirectional method in quiet mode printing In the first step the first row of pins is activated during the second step the second row is used Press Qu...

Page 76: ...ith a slightly lower resolu tion LQ stands for Letter Quality which means that the resolution is higher at the expense of a slightly slower speed scalable fonts LQ2170 emulation Confirm the setting by...

Page 77: ...et key 1 Press the Next key 4 to access the next group of parameters Setting line spacing LPI Sets the lines per inch line density The higher the parameter the smaller the line spacing random LPI can...

Page 78: ...for escape sequence ESCChar Selects the start signal for control sequences Setting ESC Only character Escape can be used Setting ESC Character Escape or alternatively two characters can be used For mo...

Page 79: ...the loaded firmware If the printer is switched to online mode after changing the emula tion it performs a reset Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key 1 Press the Next key 4 to access the next gr...

Page 80: ...pending on your printer model the serial interface is already installed or it is available as an option Press Serial 2 key Data transmission rate Baud Selects the data transmission rate baud rate baud...

Page 81: ...dd parity The selection of MARK or SPACE causes a data byte transmission with parity bit but without checking the received da ta Transmission data with parity bit is always marked with 1 MARK or 0 SPA...

Page 82: ...Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key 1 Block end character Blockend End of block character definition On LF FF CR VT ETX DEL Off ETX DEL Press Blockend 3 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the d...

Page 83: ...the transparence of control sequences and block acknowl edgement depending on the selected protocol Press Handthr 3 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options On Off Default...

Page 84: ...meters Signal Processing DTR Defines the conductor to which the DTR signal is connected DTR Data Terminal Ready Press DTR 2 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options DTR REA...

Page 85: ...ce only Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key 1 Press the Next key 4 to access the next group of parameters Interface buffer Buffer Selects the size of the interface buffer Press Buffer 2 key Us...

Page 86: ...u level offers the possibility to set the IP address which is divided into four digit groups octet 1 to 4 You can activate octet 3 and 4 by pressing the Next 2 key Press OCTET 1 2 key Use the 2 or 3 k...

Page 87: ...rameters Setting Subnet mask Subnet Input of the Subnet mask address of the printer Press Subnet 2 key This menu level offers the possibility to set the IP address which is divided into four digit gro...

Page 88: ...e Next key 4 to access the next group of parameters Banner page Banner Specifies whether a banner page is to be printed out when using the LPD LPR protocol Press Banner 2 key Use the 2 or 3 key to sel...

Page 89: ...sion speed to 10 MBit full duplex per second 100Mbit Half Sets the transmission speed to 100 MBit half duplex per second 100Mbit Full Sets the transmission speed to 100 MBit full duplex per second It...

Page 90: ...Italic Default Setting Graphic Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key 1 IBM character set CharSet Selects the IBM standard characters or the extended IBM charac ters Press CharSet 3 key Use the 2...

Page 91: ...racter sets and fonts page 142 Default Setting E US ASCII Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key 1 Slashed zero Sl Zero Selects if normal zero 0 or the slashed zero is printed Press Sl Zero 3 key...

Page 92: ...tic line feed Auto LF Switches the automatic line feed LF on or off after receiving the signal CR carriage return Press Auto LF 3 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options O...

Page 93: ...ions in Online and Offline mode while Setup mode is disabled In this case the Setup menu can only be called up by holding the key Setup while switching on the printer Press FrmLock 2 key Use the 2 or...

Page 94: ...actor 2 front option The Single menu option does not apply to this printer The single sheet feeders front ASF F and rear ASF 1 2 with two bins are available as options for some printer models only Sel...

Page 95: ...m the setting by pressing the Set key 1 If you wish to define the form length via standard formats press Standard 3 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options Fanfold 12 DIN...

Page 96: ...Automatic gap adjustment AGA page 103 Adjusts the printhead gap manually separately adjustable for each paper path Press Head 2 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options 0...

Page 97: ...aper then this can be cor rected Press AutoTear 3 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options ViewTear Off View 1s 3s 6s Tear 1s 3s 6s Tear at TOF Default Setting Tear 1s If t...

Page 98: ...e 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options On Off Default Setting Off The definition and activation is performed by special sequences through the interface Since this selection is poss...

Page 99: ...the barcode which is already being printed Consequently normal charac ters can be printed in every line to the right or left of the barcode In unsecured mode the required paper transport for printing...

Page 100: ...efault Setting Off If this option is disabled Off then the printer advances paper 1 8 inch when exiting oversized characters This characteristic is re tained for compatibility with older products If t...

Page 101: ...g of an oversized character will be the top of the over sized character cell If the next object on the page is located below this point then the printer uses vertical logic seeking to economize on pap...

Page 102: ...t the desired setting Setting Options Off T1 T2 Default Setting Off If an optional tractor is not installed Off is displayed factory de fault If an optional tractor is installed and the Off parameter...

Page 103: ...d source is supported either via the menu or an ESC se quence If the selected paper source is empty printing stops If an ASF is installed and you select On the printer will load paper from the other s...

Page 104: ...Coax IPDS FFaftLC To provide maximum compatibility to Coax Twinax interfaces the function FormFeed after Local Copy has been implemented This feature is ON per default It is recommended to disable thi...

Page 105: ...nter even with critical paper and forms This menu parameter enables or disables the set features in the current active menu Press Paphand 3 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting...

Page 106: ...User guide The Menu 93 Menu settings example...

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Page 108: ...anics as well as ef ficient data transmission from the computer to the printer The extended menu contains three test functions ASCII 80 ASCII 136 H Dump Enter advanced menu mode by pressing the key On...

Page 109: ...ation for the test print out To do this press the key Setup The printer then changes to Setup mode and the first of the main levels is then displayed Program your printer in the usual way for the test...

Page 110: ...sed to determine and set the optimal printhead gap see the section Setting the print head gap page 45 Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode The self Rolling ASCII test mode test mode can only be terminated...

Page 111: ...rox 1 second and then auto matically changes to display ASCII 80 ASCII 136 Press the key Next 4 the display shows the next menu level If you press the key H Dump 2 you select the H Dump mode and Offli...

Page 112: ...menu 99 Terminating Hex Dump Hex Dump mode can only be terminated by switching off the printer If you want to stop the Hex Dump printout before switching off the printer press the key Online and then...

Page 113: ...yForm function to set the print head to print the same line twice at double strike force in order to ensure that copy paper produces optimum results even if it has a faint copying effect If the parame...

Page 114: ...on paper with dark back t Interface test and activating the paper motion sensor t Setting default form length and the Automatic Gap Adjustment for the print head t Setting line wrap and sound when pap...

Page 115: ...er path are monitored In case of a paper jam printing and paper move ments stop and an error message paper jam is displayed Low Sensitivity 800 360 Mid Sensitivity 600 360 High Sensitivity 300 360 PMS...

Page 116: ...rm the setting by pressing the Set 1 key Automatic gap adjustment AGA This function allows you to switch the Automatic Gap Adjustment AGA off or on Select the AGA menu 3 Setting options Off On Default...

Page 117: ...re and af ter the perforation of the form Setting options On Off Default setting Off If the parameter is set to On the printhead gap increases during form feed and line feed four lines before and afte...

Page 118: ...ransported Set the printing width rather than the actual paper width Confirm your settings with the Set key 1 and press the Next key 4 to access the next group of parameters Left hand area Leftzon If...

Page 119: ...lm Select the Physlm menu 2 Setting options 0 to 30 in 1 10 inch steps Default setting 0 10 Inch Permanent physical setting of the left margin This parameter can not be changed by emulation dependent...

Page 120: ...next parameter group with the Next key 4 Line wrap Wrap Select the Wrap menu 2 Setting options On Off Default setting On Wrap On If more characters than can be printed are transmitted per line the ch...

Page 121: ...nfold paper and for single sheet feeder operation To prevent erroneous selection of the single sheet paper source all sequences referring to the single sheet feed er can be deactivated by setting the...

Page 122: ...the Set 1 key Change to the next parameter group with the Next key 4 Setting for printing copy paper HvyForm If you set HvyForm ON the printer prints the same line twice at double strike This setting...

Page 123: ...f APW On the printer is in the standard mode and truncates all data located beyond the right hand and left hand paper edge These print data are lost When you select APW Off the printer does not preven...

Page 124: ...s printed until reaching the measured paper end position The sensor interprets dark areas with a width of 13 mm or more as the right hand paper edge If the sensor does not detect any black area the ma...

Page 125: ...digits leave the menu by press ing the Exit 4 key This setting is not reset by loading the default factory settings Asset number AssetN With the AssetN function you have the possibility to change the...

Page 126: ...m the setting by pressing the Set 1 key Improvement of graphic and barcode print quality GrFreq This parameter has an impact on the print quality of graphics and barcodes Select the GrFreq 3 menu Sett...

Page 127: ...the Set 1 key Ignore character IgnorChr Set the character to be ignored as a decimal number Select the IgnorChr 3 menu Setting options 0 255 Default setting 0 Confirm the setting by pressing the Set...

Page 128: ...prerequisite therefore is that a compatible Ethernet interface is installed Select the Jobcntl 2 menu Setting options Off On Default setting Off On activates the PJL printer language see PJL commands...

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Page 130: ...a simple operat ing error and a major malfunction This chapter provides information on the rectification of faults with out the assistance of specially trained personnel Follow the advice and tips in...

Page 131: ...pt to open the printer You might suffer an electric shock The display is lit but the printer does not print 1 Check that the printer is Online If the displays shows Offline then press the key Online T...

Page 132: ...t off at the tear off edge the tear off edge is located at the outfeed for the fanfold paper 2 Press the key to transport the paper backwards 3 You may support the paper return feed by cautiously pull...

Page 133: ...set like the printers in terface e g Switch Printer 100 MHz Full duplex 100 Full or Autosense Autosensing 3 Refer to the printers menu In the printout of the menu settings the actual connection link s...

Page 134: ...tly connected to the com puter and to the printer 2 Check that the proper emulation and the correct character set country CG table or character set is selected in the Setup menu 3 Check the length of...

Page 135: ...s blocked by a foreign object Whether the paper is damaged Whether the tractors are closed and locked Whether the paper is too tight or loose Whether the paper is within the specified range Details se...

Page 136: ...via the optional serial interface Compare the interface configu ration of your printer with the settings of your computer pro tocol see Interfaces page 167 Check the cable if necessary replace it The...

Page 137: ...y to the left Check if the setted paper width in your driver and application If this message appears although the loaded paper is wide enough please contact your technical ser vice The printer prints...

Page 138: ...e The ribbon misses is damaged and blocked or a non genuine rib bon is installed Only use genuine ribbon cas settes of the manufacturer During the process of ini tialization after powering on the prin...

Page 139: ...uired Functions which have no meaning in this emulation have been selected For this function please switch to the appropriate emulation in the menu see Selecting emula tion Emulate page 66 You are inf...

Page 140: ...e printer especially the sliderails and shafts Replacing the fuse The printer is provided with a line fuse accessi ble from the exterior Press the fuse cover slightly inwards with a screwdriver and tu...

Page 141: ...ing agent and a soft lint free cloth Do not use abrasive cleaners Never use solvents Cleaning the interior Remove paper and dust with a soft brush Check that any paper has been removed from the tracto...

Page 142: ...ibbon and ink re mains carefully from the platen Avoid touching parts and compo nents in the printer interior Ribbon Check whether the ribbon is worn or damaged The ribbon must be replaced if it is fr...

Page 143: ...ing the upper friction Clean the rollers of the upper friction as neces sary with a mild cleaning agent and a soft lint free cloth Carriage shafts Carriage shafts must not be oiled or greased otherwis...

Page 144: ...x 07 1200 cps 20 0 cpi 12 x 06 DPQ Data Print Quality 600 cps 10 0 cpi 12 x 12 720 cps 12 0 cpi 12 x 10 900 cps 15 0 cpi 08 x 08 900 cps 15 0 cpi 12 x 08 515 cps 17 1 cpi 12 x 12 600 cps 20 0 cpi 12 x...

Page 145: ...3 32 mm incl descenders 2 19 mm max 2 43 mm Fonts Standard High Speed Draft DPQ Copy Draft Courier Roman Sans Serif OCR A B Gothic Prestige Orator Souvenir all resident in NLQ and LQ DLL is standard B...

Page 146: ...er save mode 18 W Approvals CE GS UL FCC GOST Energy Star Dimensions Width Height Depth 624 mm 280 mm 432 mm Weight 20 7 kg Paper feed Feed speed Feed first line View position Reverse motion 10 sec 6...

Page 147: ...tion Temperature Rel humidity Climate Storage Temperature Rel humidity Climate Transport Temperature Rel humidity Climate 10 to 35 C 15 to 75 IEC EN 60721 3 3 class 3K2 5 to 45 C 5 to 95 IEC EN 60721...

Page 148: ...cc IEEE Std 1284 1294 Voltage supply of external devices on pin 18 U 5 V 10 I 0 5 Amax Interface connections Printer side Amphenol 57 40360 36 pin or compatible Cable side Amphenol 57 30360 25 pin or...

Page 149: ...of these sets Multi part forms must be loaded with the bound top edge down Multi part forms should be tested for suitability Paper quality Light pulp paper of medium fine quality paper bearing the qu...

Page 150: ...equences Note that MTPL sequences are available in all emulation modes The following example shows you how to find the hexadecimal value for a character from the symbol set tables Informations about s...

Page 151: ...229 245 6 ACK 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 298 214 230 246 7 BEL 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 8 BS HTS 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248...

Page 152: ...ter sets 139 MTPL international substitution characters dec 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E US ASCII UK ASCII Swedish German Portuguese French Italian S...

Page 153: ...67 83 99 115 4 4 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 5 ENQ NAK 5 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 6 ACK 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 7 BEL 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 8 BS 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 9 HT 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 A...

Page 154: ...67 83 99 115 4 4 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 5 ENQ NAK 5 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 6 ACK 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 7 BEL 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 8 BS 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 9 HT 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 A...

Page 155: ...X X ISO Sweden 48 X X X X X X X X X X X X ISO Norway 60 X X X X X X X X X X X X ISO Spain 5A X X X X X X X X X X X X ISO Portugal 4C X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson USA 00 X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson...

Page 156: ...h Canada 85 X X X X X X X X X X X X CP864 Arabic 8C 1 1 1 1 CP864 Arab Extended 95 1 1 1 1 CP865 Nordic 86 X X X X X X X X X X X X CP866 Cyrillic 8E X X X X CP866 Bulgaria 9D X X X X Siemens Turkish 9...

Page 157: ...4F X X X X 2 3 4 New 437 Hebrew 81 X X X X 2 3 4 New DIG 850 Hebr 83 X X X X 2 3 4 Old Code 860 Hebr 98 X X X X 2 3 4 Flarro 863 Hebrew 99 X X X X 2 3 4 Table 865 Hebrew 9A X X X X 2 3 4 CP775 Baltic...

Page 158: ...ng transmitted code is a printer command and not a printable character They allow the selection of printer functions or the changing of print er parameters from the computer By transmitting an escape...

Page 159: ...tion Unlike escape sequences control codes do not begin with the ESC control code Instead they consist of special single charac ter non printing commands e g LF FF DC2 The procedure Most of the printe...

Page 160: ...must correspond to the printer driver of your application program Settings caused by ESC sequences remain valid until they are switched off by another control code All settings are reset to the origi...

Page 161: ...Sl P P DC3 Deselecting the printer P P DC4 Double wide printing OFF set by SO or ESC SO P P P P DEL Delete line Epson Delete last character P P P P P ESC Start character for programming sequence P P...

Page 162: ...de 3 ESC H Character set Swedish Finnish 3 ESC K Character set German 3 ESC L Character set Portuguese 3 ESC R Character set French 3 ESC U Setting positioning units in n 3600 inch 3 ESC V Absolute ve...

Page 163: ...C A n1 n2 Fast graphic print 90 dpi vertical 3 ESC B n1 n2 Fast graphic print 180 dpi vertical 3 ESC z Bold ON 3 ESC z Bold OFF 3 ESC 1 MTPL command set 3 ESC 10 Barcode interpretation OFF 3 ESC 11 St...

Page 164: ...HS Roman P ESC 10y Right and centre adjustment OFF P ESC 10z Microscript ON P ESC 11e Set PUM absolute measuring unit to OFF P ESC 11h Set PUM absolute measuring unit to ON P ESC 11m Font 1 Default H...

Page 165: ...t ON 3 ESC 2g Clear all horizontal tabs in the current line 3 ESC 2J Print page 3 ESC 2 SP l Measuring unit decipoint 3 ESC 2 SP k Printout in Kix barcode 3 ESC 2 SP L Set vertical spacing to 3 lpi 3...

Page 166: ...6 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 6 cpi 3 ESC 6w Set 15 cpi 3 ESC 6z Graphics inverted 3 ESC 7w Set 17 1 cpi 3 ESC 7y Proportional font OFF 3 ESC 7z Bit 8 unchanged 3 ESC 8w Reset double stroke 3 ESC 8y...

Page 167: ...position P ESC n d Set absolute vertical position P ESC n e Set relative vertical position P ESC n j Relative horizontal position back to the left P ESC n k Relative vertical position back to the top...

Page 168: ...3 ESC b m 0 Clear all tabs 3 ESC b m n 0 Set vertical tabs in channels 3 3 3 3 ESC B 0 Clear all vertical tabs 3 3 ESC B n1 n16 0 Set vertical tabs 3 3 ESC B n1 n64 0 Set vertical tabs 3 ESC c Reset...

Page 169: ...P ESC M Set character pitch to 12 cpi Elite P ESC n Character generator LS2 P P P ESC N n Set perforation skip P ESC o Character generator LS3 P P P P ESC O Reset perforation skip P P ESC p n Proport...

Page 170: ...aracter set G3 P ESC Character generator LS3R P ESC Character generator LS2R P ESC Character generator LS1R P P P P P FF Form feed P P P P P HT Horizontal tab jump P HTS Set tab stop at actual horizon...

Page 171: ...Partial Line Up ESC M or RI Reverse Index ESC P data or DCS Enter Dot Graphics Mode Device Control String ESC p1 pn Sets bar code parameters GENBC ESC p1 pn m Select Graphics Rendition SGR Character...

Page 172: ...raphics Mode Density GENGRM ESC p1 t Special Print Mode Oversize Expanded Bar code Mode GENSPM ESC p1 p2 f Horizontal and Vertical Position Absolute HVP ESC p1 e Vertical Position Relative VPR ESC p1...

Page 173: ...PJL INFO CONFIG INFO of the printer configuration PJL INFO VARIABLES INFO of variables which can be set by SET PJL INFO MEMORY INFO about the memory of the printer PJL USTATUS DEVICE ON PJL USTATUS DE...

Page 174: ...DC4 A control sequence Header defines the parameters of the used barcode once e g type ratio etc If no header is defined the in formation in the bracket will be printed in Code 2 5 Matrix Please note...

Page 175: ...Royal Mail Customer barcode is a special Mail type barcode It is printed in character size Numeric values from 0 to 9 and alpha numeric values from A to Z are printable After activating this barcode t...

Page 176: ...ints barcode in LQ The character e g CR carriage return hex 0D which termi nates the barcode is not printed or carried out KIX barcode does not require a barcode bracket Example ASCII ESC 2 k SO36XY1A...

Page 177: ...national characters are available The character sets are selected via the following LCP sequence ESC P L S n ESC The value of n may range between 01 and 02 as ASCII characters see ID column in the ab...

Page 178: ...racter set ESC n SP s Sends a character as ASCII character n 0 255 decimal ESC 20 SP s DC4 Barcode bracket ESC 16 SP s DLE Start code LCP Header ESC 25 SP s EM Termination code Header ESC 15 SP s SI L...

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Page 180: ...s monitored by the printer If the printer is con figured to use all interfaces simultaneously it monitors all interfaces for incoming data As soon as the printer recognizes a signal it switches to the...

Page 181: ...data input is blocked until the data buffer is empty This guarantees data transmission in blocks of 1 KB Connector assignment Transmission length max 2 0 m Connector no Direction Printer PC Signal 1 S...

Page 182: ...operating systems Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows Server 2008 Windows 8 x Windows 10 Linux Unix Sun Solaris Supported protocols SNMP SMTP TCP IP lpr lpd Por...

Page 183: ...d or make any changes The assumed address space corresponds to the TCP IP adress class C 192 168 1 xxx The subnet mask to be used is 255 255 255 0 The address of the router or gateway is 0 0 0 0 if no...

Page 184: ...rounding Connector assignment Transmission length max 15 m Type RS232C interface Synchronization Asynchronous Transmission rate 600 Baud to 19 200 Baud Signal status OFF log 1 3 V to 15 V ON log 0 3 V...

Page 185: ...DY is active at pin 4 Input signals Output signals PC AT 9 pin Printer 9 pin RxD 2 3 TxD TxD 3 2 RxD CTS 8 4 DTR RDY SG 5 5 SG DSR 6 DTR 4 PC AT 25 pin Printer 9 pin FG 1 FG TxD 2 2 RxD RxD 3 3 TxD CT...

Page 186: ...can be continued In addition the READY signal is influenced by the status of the print er On Off Line If the printer assumes an undefined state the inter face also signals NOT READY and XOFF Memory m...

Page 187: ...ream and control the interface in ad dition HandThr OFF The STX and ENQ are filtered out of the data stream and handled immediately by the interface ETX ACK protocol ETX hex03 Block end character ACK...

Page 188: ...is suitable for fanfold paper You can use paper for mats with a width in the range from 76 to 406 mm you can set any intermediate format Part no 061052 Printer pedestal A cabinet to be used as a print...

Page 189: ...request Name Part no Adapter cable from 9 pin to 25 pin connector for RS 232 interface 047995 Serial interface module RS 232C Sub D 9 pin f connector 070228 Ethernet interface module 10 100 Mb s compa...

Page 190: ...e Part no Programmer s application manual MTPL in English 379298 Programmer s application manual Barcode in English 379300 Programmer s application manual Epson in English 379302 Programmer s applicat...

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Page 192: ...nt Speed 113 Ignore character 114 Ignore characters 114 Improvement of graphic and barcode print qua lity 113 Increasing the printhead gap 104 Left hand area 105 Line wrap 107 Paper handling 104 Paper...

Page 193: ...ution characters 139 OCR A 140 OCR B 141 Character sets 137 CharSet 77 Checking the printer voltage 9 Cleaning Carriage shafts 130 Housing 128 Interior 128 Platen 129 Printer 128 Upper friction 129 13...

Page 194: ...t 77 IgnorChr 114 Ignore 114 Ignore character 114 Ignore characters 114 Improvement of graphic and barcode print quality 113 Increasing the printhead gap Head up 104 Input signals 172 Installation 7 I...

Page 195: ...ble paper handling features 92 Error handling 69 Ethernet interface 73 Ethernet speed 76 First printing position 83 Form feed mode 88 Form length 81 Form lock 80 Further settings 69 IBM character set...

Page 196: ...s 175 ESD brush 175 Interface modules 176 Optional firmware 176 Printer pedestal 175 Tractor 2 front 175 Output signals 172 P Pagewid 105 Pap back 109 Paper 81 loading 39 Moving to the tear position 4...

Page 197: ...es 177 Right hand area 106 RightMrg 91 Rightzo 106 Robust XON XOFF 173 Rolling ASCII 96 Royal Mail Customer barcode 162 S Save menu settings 57 Selecting character density 48 Selecting character set C...

Page 198: ...Interface specifications 135 Subnet 74 Switching on the printer 10 T Tear position 43 Tear position AutoTear 84 Terminating Setup mode 59 Test functions 95 Interface test 98 Printer self test 96 TOF...

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