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Unloading Paper

Press ON LINE to place the printer in offline mode and open
the printer cover.

For cabinet models, open the cabinet rear door. For models
with the power stacker installed, press the STACKER UP key
on the rear control panel.

Figure 57. Unloading the Paper from the Printer

Tear off the paper at the perforation.

Allow the paper to fall to the back of the printer and into the
paper stacking area.

For pedestal models, remove the stacked paper from the paper
tray.

Paper

Perforation

Summary of Contents for P5005B

Page 1: ...User s Manual The Printronix P5000 series of Line Matrix Printers P5005B P5205B P5010 P5210 P5215 P5220 P5224...

Page 2: ...ES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY ARE EXCLUDED Printronix Inc does not warrant that the functions contained in the Software will meet your requirements or that the operation o...

Page 3: ...176657 001B User s Manual The Printronix P5000 series of Line Matrix Printers P5005B P5205B P5010 P5210 P5215 P5220 P5224...

Page 4: ...ational Business Machines Corporation Printronix PGL LinePrinter Plus and IGP are registered trademarks and P5005B P5205B P5010 P5210 P5215 SureStak and RibbonMinder are trademarks of Printronix Inc A...

Page 5: ...The Printer 19 Before You Begin 19 Power Requirements 19 Select A Site 20 Printer Dimensions 21 Printer Component Locations 24 Remove Packing Materials 25 Adjust The Paper Supports 30 Release The Pap...

Page 6: ...r 63 Operating Modes 63 The Control Panel 64 Control Panel Keys 65 Operational Procedures 70 Reloading Paper 70 Unloading Paper 81 Replacing The Ribbon 84 Canceling A Print Job 87 4 The Configuration...

Page 7: ...40 Coax Emulation 141 Twinax Emulation 152 3270 Params 159 5250 Params 168 SPC Coax Params 174 SPC Twx Params 178 LinePrinter Plus Emulation 181 P Series Emulation 190 P Series XQ Emulation 196 Serial...

Page 8: ...1 RIBBONMINDER 275 5 Interfaces 281 Overview 281 Dataproducts Parallel Interface 282 Dataproducts Parallel Interface Signals 283 Centronics Parallel Interface 284 Centronics Parallel Interface Signals...

Page 9: ...er Specifications 322 Printer Dimensions 324 Environmental Characteristics 324 Electrical Characteristics 326 Interfaces 328 Printing Rates 328 B Demand Printing 329 Overview 329 Simple Tear 329 Form...

Page 10: ...Table of Contents 10...

Page 11: ...rinters in the world Additionally your printer has a flexible architecture that allows you to add new features and emulations as they become available LinePrinter Plus is the standard emulation LinePr...

Page 12: ...indicate printing speed and physical configuration Model numbers beginning with P50 indicate pedestal models Model numbers beginning with P52 indicate cabinet models The final two digits in the model...

Page 13: ...00 lpm Standard P5005B 12 500 lpm 12 MIL tips P5005B QA 500 lpm Standard P5005B 12 QA 500 lpm 12 MIL tips P5205B 500 lpm Standard P5205B 12 500 lpm 12 MIL tips P5010 1000 lpm Standard P5010 QA 1000 lp...

Page 14: ...And Special Information Read and comply with all information highlighted under special headings WARNING A warning notice calls attention to a condition that could harm you WARNUNG Ein Warhinweis diese...

Page 15: ...for the LinePrinter Plus emulation IGP PGL Programmer s Reference Manual Provides information used with the optional IGP Printronix emulation enhancement feature IGP VGL Programmer s Reference Manual...

Page 16: ...ken care of Periodic cleaning handling the printer properly and using the correct printer supplies such as paper and ribbons ensures optimum performance Chapter 6 explains how to clean the printer and...

Page 17: ...e characters both singly and in groups of two or more are defined as control codes Control codes instruct the printer to perform specific functions such as underlining text printing subscripts setting...

Page 18: ...Chapter 1 Printer Overview 18...

Page 19: ...8 to 135 Volts AC or 178 to 271 Volts AC at 50 to 60 Hz The printer automatically senses and adjusts itself to conform to the correct voltage range Primary circuit protection is provided by the power...

Page 20: ...to 104 F and a relative humidity from 15 to 90 non condensing Is located within the maximum allowable cable length to the host computer This distance depends on the type of interface you plan to use...

Page 21: ...ensions Figure 1 Printer Dimensions Cabinet Model Cabinet Rear Door Printer Cover 27 0 in 68 84 cm 83 0 in 210 8 cm 29 0 in 73 7 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 41 0 in 104 cm 57 5 in 146 1 cm Prin...

Page 22: ...inter Dimensions 22 Figure 2 Printer Dimensions Cabinet Model with Paper Stacker 27 0 in 68 6 cm 83 0 in 210 8 cm 32 5 in 82 6 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 27 0 in 68 6 cm 32 0 in 81 3 cm 42 5 in 107 8 cm 59 0...

Page 23: ...23 Figure 3 Printer Dimensions Pedestal Model 25 in 63 5 cm 10 5 in 26 67 cm 48 0 in 122 cm 30 in 76 2 cm 24 6 in 62 48 cm Printer Dimensions...

Page 24: ...rinter components shown in Figure 4 before continuing with the rest of the installation procedures Figure 4 Printer Component Locations Ribbon Spool Hub Latch Tractor Lock Splined Shaft Paper Support...

Page 25: ...other packing materials in case you need to move the printer If it is necessary to move the printer reinstall the shipping restraints reversing the steps in this section Figure 5 Removing the Protect...

Page 26: ...ctor doors 5 Push the tractor locks down 6 Slide the tractors outward as far as they will go 7 Raise the forms thickness lever to the fully open position 8 Remove the envelope containing the sample co...

Page 27: ...s P5000 Series Models 10 Slide the paper supports outward as far as they will go 11 Lift the hammer bank protective foam 12 Remove the hammer bank protective foam between the ribbon mask and the plate...

Page 28: ...oving the Hammer Bank Protective Foam P5224 Model P5224 Model 13 Cut the tie wrap and remove it from the side plate 14 Lift the hammer bank protective foam and remove it from between the ribbon mask a...

Page 29: ...ms thickness lever downward to position A 16 Rotate the platen protective foam toward the front of the printer and out from under the support shaft NOTE The P5224 printer models do not have a platen p...

Page 30: ...blocks NOTE Make sure the tape securing the wood blocks is removed entirely Adjust The Paper Supports Figure 11 Adjusting Paper Supports P5000 Series Models Slide the paper supports inward until they...

Page 31: ...lled skip this procedure and go to Remove The Shipping Restraints From The SureStak Power Paper Stacker on page 34 1 Open the cabinet rear door 2 Cut the tie wraps and release the paper chains from th...

Page 32: ...procedure and go to Remove The Shipping Restraints From The SureStak Power Paper Stacker on page 34 1 Remove the tie wrap attached to the passive stacker paper fence The tie wrap is marked with a larg...

Page 33: ...Remove Tags Pedestal Models Figure 14 Removing the Tie Wrap from the Pedestal Model 3 Remove the tie wrap attached to the output basket It is marked with a large red tag Tie Wrap Red Tag Output Baske...

Page 34: ...From The SureStak Power Paper Stacker This section applies only to printers with the power stacker installed Special packaging protects the power stacker mechanisms from damage during shipment This s...

Page 35: ...Paper Stacker Figure 16 Removing the Shipping Restraints 1 Open the rear door panel 2 Remove the seven tie wraps 3 Raise the paper guide to its highest position by hand 4 Remove the plastic bags from...

Page 36: ...Chapter 2 Remove Packing Materials 36 Figure 17 Replacing the Paper Tent 5 Remove unwrap and replace the paper tent onto the pull out drawer Paper Tent...

Page 37: ...specified in Power Requirements on page 19 Cabinet Models Figure 18 Unpacking Printer Accessories 1 Make sure the printer power switch is set to O Off 2 Open the cabinet front door and cut the strap...

Page 38: ...rface and Power Locations 4 Open the cabinet rear door and remove the I O cover from the selected I O connector 5 Locate the cable routing notch in the lower left corner of the back of the cabinet Cab...

Page 39: ...the printer interface connector previously selected in step 4 of this section 8 Secure the cable to the printer using the upper and lower standoffs 9 Guide the power cord up through the hole in the lo...

Page 40: ...ure the printer power switch is set to O Off 2 Remove the cover from the I O connector you have selected 3 Attach the I O cable connector to the printer interface connector 4 Plug the power cord into...

Page 41: ...Centronics is not valid when using the E Net Adapter Dataproducts Standard Adapter Serial RS 232 RS 422 if installed Diagnostic Pedestal Model Centronics E Net Adapter Centronics E Net Adapter Etherne...

Page 42: ...ach the I O cable connector to the printer interface connector 3 Guide the AC power cable up through the hole in the lower right back corner of the cabinet see Figure 19 4 Thread the power cable insid...

Page 43: ...ntrol Panel Overlays 1 Choose the overlay labels in the appropriate language 2 Cabinet models Open the printer cover peel the protective backing off the overlay and press the overlay into place 3 Pede...

Page 44: ...Basic Components 44 Load The Ribbon Figure 25 Preparing to Load the Ribbon 1 Open the printer cover 2 Raise the forms thickness lever as far as it will go 3 Close the tractor doors Tractor Door Forms...

Page 45: ...ll spool on the right hub Be sure the ribbon feeds off the outside of the spool 5 Press the spool down until the hub latch snaps into place NOTE The Clean Hands ribbon identified by a long metallic le...

Page 46: ...cover and the ribbon mask See page 24 7 Place the empty spool on the left hub 8 Press the spool down until the hub latch snaps into place 9 Turn the left spool by hand to make sure the ribbon tracks...

Page 47: ...s raised and the tractor doors are open See Printer Component Locations on page 24 Figure 28 Aligning the Paper Supply 1 Align the paper supply with the label on the floor Make sure the paper pulls fr...

Page 48: ...the paper slot while pulling it through from above with your other hand Figure 30 Loading Paper onto the Left Tractor Sprockets 3 Pull the paper above and behind the ribbon mask which is a silver met...

Page 49: ...the left of the 1 mark on the paper scale Figure 31 Using the Paper Scale as a Guide 6 If adjustment is necessary a Unlock the left tractor b Slide the tractor until it is directly to the left of the...

Page 50: ...ockets 9 Close the tractor door 10 Make sure the leading edge of the first sheet of paper is parallel to the tractor splined shaft If the paper is misaligned reload it onto the tractor sprockets until...

Page 51: ...riction can cause paper jams ribbon jams with potential for ribbon damage smeared ink or wavy print 14 For pedestal models with the Quick Access Cover see Figure 29 on page 47 for paper exiting option...

Page 52: ...per Stacker This section explains how to set up and use the optional SureStak Power Paper Stacker The SureStak Power Paper Stacker mechanically directs the paper from the printer to the paper stacker...

Page 53: ...r Stacker 1 Set the power switch to On 2 Using the rear control panel press ON LINE to take the printer offline 3 Grasp the elevator lift handle and press the elevator disable switch while raising the...

Page 54: ...ter 2 Install Optional Components 54 Figure 36 Power Stacker Components 4 Make sure the wire paper tent is fitted in the pull out paper tray in the base of the stacker Wire Paper Tent Paper Stacker Ra...

Page 55: ...ength 5 12 inch range as follows Grasping the paddle shaft push or pull towards the front or the rear of the printer setting the desired paper length by aligning the indicator notch on the bearing bra...

Page 56: ...at Continue to advance the paper until it reaches the wire tent and there is an excess of 3 5 pages in the stacker Be certain the paper passes through the paper stacker throat 2 Stack the 3 5 sheets o...

Page 57: ...ther the front or rear control panel to put the printer in the online state The stacker frame then returns to its proper position for printing 4 Check that the paper is still centered between the pape...

Page 58: ...access cover you may choose how the paper exits the printer Pushing the lever up on the quick access cover allows the paper to exit the rear of the printer similar to a regular pedestal model Pulling...

Page 59: ...I On 2 Press ON LINE to place the printer in offline mode The LCD will then display OFFLINE CONFIG CONTROL 3 Press PAPER ADVANCE several times to ensure the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors an...

Page 60: ...ertical position knob to align the top of the first print line with the TOF indicator For best print quality it is recommended that the top of form be set at least 1 2 inch below the perforation NOTE...

Page 61: ...not set the forms thickness lever too tightly excessive friction can cause paper jams ribbon jams with potential for ribbon damage smeared ink or wavy print 8 Press CLEAR to remove any fault messages...

Page 62: ...Chapter 2 Set The Top Of Form 62...

Page 63: ...age Troubleshooting Table on page 303 for information on fault messages and solutions Operating Modes Online In online mode the printer can receive and print data sent from the host Pressing the ON LI...

Page 64: ...dicators as they appear on the control panel The following section provides the descriptions and functions of the control panel keys Key combinations are indicated with the plus sign For example Press...

Page 65: ...s pressing this key will clear the fault message and return the printer from fault mode to offline mode NOTE If the fault condition is not corrected before pressing this key the fault message will rea...

Page 66: ...or longer than 1 2 second the eject function is executed View Function Press and release VIEW EJECT quickly to move the last data printed to the tractor area for viewing While in the view state the or...

Page 67: ...d will not operate if the printer is in a fault condition The paper moves down to the print position and aligns to the top of form See page 59 for the complete top of form setting procedure NOTE If th...

Page 68: ...on menus and makes vertical forms adjustment After pressing VIEW press or to adjust the paper up or down in 1 72 inch increments for fine vertical forms alignment When the printer is in offline mode p...

Page 69: ...verse linefeed If you hold down the PAPER ADVANCE keys for longer than 1 2 second the printer moves to the previous top of form position If there is data in the printer buffer the data does not print...

Page 70: ...canceling a print job Reloading Paper Do this procedure when LOAD PAPER displays This message occurs when the last sheet of paper passes through the paper slot This procedure reloads paper without re...

Page 71: ...r supply with the label on the floor Ensure the paper pulls freely from the box 4 Feed the paper up through the paper slot see Figure 47 It may be easier to feed one corner of the new paper up through...

Page 72: ...ibbon path diagram If necessary gently press the existing paper back 7 Align the top edge of the new paper with the top perforation of the existing paper 8 Load the new paper over the existing paper O...

Page 73: ...e paper jams ribbon jams with potential for ribbon damage smeared ink or wavy print 10 Press CLEAR to remove the LOAD PAPER fault message from the display 11 Press PAPER ADVANCE several times to make...

Page 74: ...d the new paper over the existing paper in step 5 14 Open both tractor doors 15 Remove the old paper from the tractors Allow the paper to fall into the paper supply area 16 Feed the new paper up throu...

Page 75: ...Loading Paper on the Left Tractor 17 Pull the paper above and behind the ribbon mask The ribbon mask location is shown on the ribbon path diagram 18 Load the paper on the left tractor 19 Close the tra...

Page 76: ...ft tractor unit directly to the left of the 1 mark on the paper scale 20 Normally you should not need to adjust the position of the left tractor If adjustment is necessary unlock the left tractor Slid...

Page 77: ...he Sprockets 21 Unlock the right tractor 22 Load the paper onto the sprockets and close the tractor door If necessary slide the right tractor to remove paper slack or to adjust for various paper width...

Page 78: ...refer to Quick Access Cover Pedestal Models on page 58 for paper exiting options 24 Press PAPER ADVANCE several times to make sure the paper feeds properly beyond the tractors and over the lower paper...

Page 79: ...TOF Indicator 26 Align the top of the first print line with the TOF indicator on the tractor by rotating the vertical position knob For best print quality set the top of form at least 1 2 inch below t...

Page 80: ...1 3 and 6 part paper thickness Adjust until you have the desired print quality 28 Press CLEAR to clear any fault messages such as LOAD PAPER from the LCD 29 Press SET TOF The top of form you have set...

Page 81: ...door For models with the power stacker installed press the STACKER UP key on the rear control panel Figure 57 Unloading the Paper from the Printer 3 Tear off the paper at the perforation 4 Allow the p...

Page 82: ...For cabinet models remove the stacked paper from the rear cabinet floor For cabinet models with the power stacker installed remove the paper from the wire paper tent and press the STACKER DOWN key to...

Page 83: ...backward through the paper path especially when using a label stock If you are not careful labels can detach and adhere to the printer within the paper path where only an authorized service representa...

Page 84: ...the Old Ribbon 3 Remove the old ribbon a Raise the forms thickness lever as far as it will go b Press in on the hub latches and lift the ribbon spools off the hubs c Lift the ribbon out of the ribbon...

Page 85: ...ader the leader will enable you to install the ribbon without getting ink on your hands c Thread the ribbon around the ribbon guide and along the ribbon path Be sure to thread the ribbon between the h...

Page 86: ...l Figure 62 Setting the Forms Thickness Lever 7 Lower the forms thickness lever and set it to match the paper thickness The A B C scale corresponds approximately to 1 3 and 6 part paper thickness NOTE...

Page 87: ...s not stopped from the host system before pressing CANCEL the print job continues with data missing when the printer returns to online mode Exercise caution to prevent unwanted data loss occurrences a...

Page 88: ...Chapter 3 Operational Procedures 88...

Page 89: ...ignals and commands received from the host computer are called configuration parameters You can configure the printer using the configuration menus and the control panel or by sending control codes in...

Page 90: ...nus and control codes can be permanently stored in the printer s memory if you use the Save Config menu option If you do not save your changes they will be lost when the printer is powered off You may...

Page 91: ...lso shows the active port and the type of emulation To experiment with navigating the menus use the example on the next page as a tutorial Press to toggle between ONLINE and OFFLINE Press to move up o...

Page 92: ...This section provides an example procedure for changing individual parameter values The following procedure shows how to change and save the settings for the Slow Paper Slew and Power Saver options Us...

Page 93: ...es OFFLINE CONFIG CONTROL 4 OFFLINE PRINTER CONTROL 5 PRINTER CONTROL Unidirectional 6 PRINTER CONTROL Slow Paper Slew 7 Slow Paper Slew Disable 8 Slow Paper Slew Enable Cycle through the choices 9 Sl...

Page 94: ...e them as a configuration that can be stored and loaded later for future use If you do not save your configuration before you power off the printer all of your parameter changes will be erased The Sav...

Page 95: ...arameter is enabled and you try to resave an existing configuration the new configuration will not be saved until the existing configuration has been deleted see page 102 NOTE Once you change active e...

Page 96: ...CONFIG CONTROL Save Config 10 CONFIG CONTROL Print Config 11 Print Config Current 12 Print Config 2 Press until the desired parameter displays 13 OFFLINE CONFIG CONTROL The selected configuration is...

Page 97: ...acters are not as dark See page 99 for the Configuration Main Menu and see page 269 for a written description of Bar Code Quality Print Quality IGP PGL emulation Select Best or High Best prints the da...

Page 98: ...ty Print Quality IGP PGL emulation Select Dataprocessing See page 108 for the IGP PGL Configuration Menu and see page 119 for a written description of Print Quality Print Quality IGP VGL emulation Sel...

Page 99: ...et Lock Key Ptx Setup Option Accented Chars File System Set Sharing IEEE 1284 Ethernet1 Auto Switching Dataproducts Centronics Serial Twinax1 Coax1 E Net Adapter1 1 If installed 2 If Ethernet is insta...

Page 100: ...uage setting the lock key and choosing whether the printer will power up in offline or online mode HOST INTERFACE These options allow you to select either the Serial RS 232 Serial RS 422 Centronics pa...

Page 101: ...he printer can store numerous configurations in memory This parameter allows you to select and load a specific configuration CONFIG CONTROL from page 99 Load Config Save Config Print Config Delete Con...

Page 102: ...option is used to print a listing of various stored printer configurations Store printouts of your configurations in a safe place for quick referral Delete Config You can delete one or all of your ei...

Page 103: ...top line until the ENTER key is pressed which sets the modified name Press the UP or DOWN or keys to cycle through the values available for that character at the cursor location Press the NEXT key to...

Page 104: ...ropriate Programmer s Reference Manual for details When changing from one IGP emulation to the other the printer will load the power up configuration and the new emulation parameters Any configuration...

Page 105: ...d when the form is created be overlayed onto the form positioned in a specific location after the form is created or can be dynamically merged with the form Selectable Barcodes provide you with the ap...

Page 106: ...be identified and automatically incremented or decremented by any amount beginning from a specified reference point Scaling Capability permits graphic elements such as corners or boxes to retain their...

Page 107: ...described on the following pages Parameters marked with an asterisk indicate the default value The printer must be offline to enter the configuration structure Pressing an invalid key to enter a param...

Page 108: ...ont Dark Font Ignore Mode Disable Enable Select Char 0 0 255 None MVP L150 P3000 P6000 P9000 Scalable Block Alt Block 1 Alt Block 2 Enable Disable Enable Disable Data Processing High Best Power on S M...

Page 109: ...s This can be used in most installations but it is required if the host computer does not send carriage returns to the printer LF LF default Does not perform an automatic carriage return The next prin...

Page 110: ...l carriage returns that are not followed by line feeds Enable The printer processes all carriage returns even for those that are not followed by line feeds Select Font Select Font specifies which lang...

Page 111: ...text in uppercase only Skip Cmd Prefix This parameter determines if the printer will print any data before a PGL command is received Enable default The printer ignores all data on the current line bef...

Page 112: ...is specified in the Execute command In this case the exact same form with identical dynamic data etc is printed for the Form Count However incremental data is not incremented since the page that is pr...

Page 113: ...ith descenders even if there is no human readable data Never UPC EAN barcodes are printed without descenders if there is no human readable data Only with PDF UPC EAN barcodes are printed with descende...

Page 114: ...her than 3 6 9 12 for compatibility issues Modulo 7 CD The I 2 5 barcode uses a modulo 7 check digit instead of the default modulo 10 check digit AI 00 Spaces This option is designated for EAN UCC 128...

Page 115: ...d by the form being printed Enable The LP form length changes to match the length of the PGL form being printed Var Form Adjust Ranges from 0 30 Default is 0 This menu value is tenths of inches The va...

Page 116: ...This parameter allows you to choose a compressed character 60 shorter for 17 or 20 cpi instead of the normal height character Disable default The PGL does not use compressed 17 or 20 cpi font Light Fo...

Page 117: ...ly those using the PMODE and SMODE commands you may need to select a compatibility mode In this case select the printer model number option that most closely matches the printer being replaced The Com...

Page 118: ...n forms when using the PMODE command Customers with new applications are advised to keep this option enabled Enable default Form length is accurate according to the form length parameter in the CREATE...

Page 119: ...print image Power on S Mode This option instructs the PGL to behave similarly to older versions of the IGP with respect to certain commands All new users with new applications should select 0 the defa...

Page 120: ...e Each line of the Create Form is printed along with an error if one occurred This is the same functionality as if there were a slash entered before the Create Form Name Fault When an error occurs the...

Page 121: ...7 bit Cyrillic Ukrainian Bulgarian Win CP 1251 Latin 2 8859 2 Latin 2 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC 437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859 1 Latin 5 8859 9 Latin 9 8859 15...

Page 122: ...print with standard or user defined ratios in vertical or horizontal orientations Available barcodes are Codabar Code 39 Code 93 Code 128 with Subsets A B and C and Code EAN UCC 128 EAN 8 EAN 13 Inte...

Page 123: ...nd barcode data fields can be identified and automatically incremented or decremented by any amount beginning from a specified reference point Standard Character Sets provide you with many different c...

Page 124: ...le Power up PY Disable Enable 6 7 8 9 10 see next page Error Msgs Enable Disable Error Markers Enable Disable Offpage Errors Disable Enable Barcode Errors Enable Disable Ignore Chars Disable Char 1 Ch...

Page 125: ...Disable Disable Enable Absorb Motion Absorb All Disable Enable Disable Adjusted Not Adjusted Disable Enable Disable Enable Data Processing High Scalable Block Factory Default LP Font MSI Check Digit...

Page 126: ...ignore mode as the power up default and selects the graphics mode PY as the power up default All characters are ignored until a A command is received Power Up F Disable default Enable Selects free for...

Page 127: ...auses the VGL to expect position values to be specified in only 1 10ths of an inch If the dot position is also given it is treated as text Append Rotated Disable default Logos and alphanumeric strings...

Page 128: ...following a PY command is ignored Absorb All The system ignores all the data and terminator until a host generated motion terminator is detected Disable System terminators following a graphics command...

Page 129: ...ality Data Processing default ALPHA text and barcodes are printed in normal mode at 60 x 72 dpi This mode should be set if the highest speed is desired High ALPHA text and barcodes are printed in dark...

Page 130: ...en number of data Convert Alpha Disable is the default When enabled each non digit I25 bar code character will convert to 0 NOTE If you use an Interleaved 2 5 barcode that automatically adds the check...

Page 131: ...pecific height in the range of 00 through 40 0 0 through 4 0 inches Table 3 Width Limit Table Height Param Max Width Allowed Height Param Max Width Allowed 00 99 21 51 01 99 22 53 02 3 23 56 03 6 24 5...

Page 132: ...ld select the Disable option Selecting this mode insures the printer will behave as described in this manual Disable default The IGP does not emulate the IGP 10 mode Enable The IGP emulates the IGP 10...

Page 133: ...ting position of the command contains an error other than an off page error Offpage Errors Disable default Does not report errors for elements that start or end beyond the right edge of the page Enabl...

Page 134: ...pecify character 1 Char 2 Character 2 will be filtered Select the option Ignore CH 2 to specify character 2 Char 1 2 Characters 1 2 will be filtered Select the options Ignore CH 1 and Ignore CH 2 to s...

Page 135: ...has priority over the PI signal and all data above hex 7F is used to access character data and not to interpret PI line data Conversely when Data Bit 8 is disabled and the PI signal is used Data Bit...

Page 136: ...the scaling command causes the printer to generate a graphic image in the same density as the printer emulation chosen Five types of printers can be emulated MVP or MVP 150B L150 P3040 P6000 and P9000...

Page 137: ...n Bulgarian Win CP 1251 Latin 2 8859 2 Latin 2 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC 437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859 1 Latin 5 8859 9 Latin 9 8859 15 Polish POL1 Win CP 1250...

Page 138: ...rix emulations are all part of LinePrinter You can configure options for the active emulation via the EMULATION menu Emulation options are further described in their corresponding Programmer s Referen...

Page 139: ...s 1 2 3 and 4 NOTE The standard Coax Twinax emulation selection will only be available if Coax or Twinax is selected from the HOST INTERFACE menu See page 236 For more information refer to the Coax Tw...

Page 140: ...em 3x AS 400 and 3270 Mainframes The SPC will support the following third party models for Twinax MODE 219 MODE IBM and MODE PROLINE The printer emulations supported by the SPC are Twinax 5225 and Coa...

Page 141: ...n Chars Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 _ _ User Defined Usr Defined HTRN Start Code 1 5F 40 FF Start Code 2 5F 40 FF Stop Code 5B 40 FF Alt Set 80 9F Printable Control Code Dual Case Mono Case Factory Default Set...

Page 142: ...erman Alt Belgian Brazilian Canadian French Danish Norweg Danish Alt Finnish Swedish Finnish Alt French International Italian Japanese Eng Japanese Katak Portuguese Portug Alt Spanish Spanish Alt Span...

Page 143: ...le default Forces the printer to print if a partial line is in the printer i e line not ending with a LF Disable The last partial line of data will not be printed PA1 PA1 is only valid when the printe...

Page 144: ...s printing in SCS mode When the ENTER key is pressed Buffer Reprint Enabled is displayed and an Intervention Required status is sent to the host Pressing ENTER again cancels the Buffer Reprint functio...

Page 145: ...job when the printer has fault Cancel IGP DCU Enable default Cancels all buffers when a job is put on hold from the host or when the CANCEL key is pressed Disable Does not cancel any internal buffer...

Page 146: ...n SCS mode The host will be notified of the change when the printer is placed online Mono Case prints the same as Dual Case if the character set is one of the following right to left sets Katak Hebrew...

Page 147: ...patibility Options allow you to select special printer functions in the non SCS mode based on the capabilities of the printer emulated CR At MPP 1 MPP is Maximum Print Position which is also known as...

Page 148: ...t print position on the first line of the next form NOTE This option is ignored if Auto Skip At End is on If configured as a 3287 and a form feed occurs in the middle of a print buffer the printer def...

Page 149: ...een function Off default Performs an automatic new line command after completing a print buffer unless a new line form feed or carriage return command was the last one executed The printer is set to p...

Page 150: ...CPI print quality and text orientation Note the information appearing on the message display may not match the data stream setting No values will change upon initial selection of the disable option En...

Page 151: ...rinter will print normally Enable The printer prints the EBCDIC data and control codes received from the host as hex values Refer to page 301 for information on how to obtain a hex code printout NOTE...

Page 152: ...ad in Chars Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 _ _ User Defined Usr Defined HTRN Start Code 1 5F 40 FF Start Code 2 5F 40 FF Stop Code 5B 40 FF Alt Set 80 9F Printable Control Code Enable Disable 60 40 FE hex Enable D...

Page 153: ...uguese 0284 Span Speak 0285 English UK 0892 OCR A 0893 OCR B 0424 Hebrew 0803 Hebrew Old 0420 Arabic 0880 Cyril Old 0423 Greek Old 0875 Gr New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Tha...

Page 154: ...Allows you to set the device address from 0 through 6 The host directs data and commands on the twinax line to a specific device based on its unique device address After the address has been changed a...

Page 155: ...Set 2 start code stop code Set 3 start code _ stop code _ User Defined Usr Defined HTRN This option is used in Twinax SPC emulation The range is ASCII character This option allows users to define ther...

Page 156: ...er selected in the Graphic Chek Code parameter Graphic Chek Cod Specifies the replacement character to print in place of any unprintable character that is received from the host Choose a hex character...

Page 157: ...Host default Left to Right Right to Left Host Override Determines whether the printer accepts certain commands sent by the host or continues to use the current operator panel settings Disable default...

Page 158: ...GP PGL feature and Hex Transparent control code sequence in the new position after absolute and relative move commands are executed Max Print Width Set the maximum print width at either 13 2 inches or...

Page 159: ...ontrol Code Host Override Disable Enable Format Control Disable Enable Change Case Left to Right Right to Left Set Text Orientn Send to Host Not Send to Host Intervention Req Compatibility Op Max Prin...

Page 160: ...ro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japanese Katakana 0870 Latin 2 Roece Multilingual 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugoslav Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic Multilingual 0905 Turkish Old 0256 International Set 1 0924 E...

Page 161: ...abled it forces the printer to print if a partial line is in the printer i e line not ending with a LF Disable When disabled the last partial line of data will not be printed PTX Transparent Lead in C...

Page 162: ...9F Printable default Prints data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F Control Code Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a control code Change Case Specifies the font as Mono or Du...

Page 163: ...hen any of the following occur Printer faults occur Hold mode time out occurs If not selected the printer will only send the signal on printer faults that cause data loss paper jam ribbon stall online...

Page 164: ...o print at print position 2 of the first print line on the next form Last Char FF Determines the print line position when a form feed command is the last code encountered in the print buffer On defaul...

Page 165: ...he form feed function is supplied by the Auto Skip At End option Off default Sets the printer to print at print position 1 of the next line On Sets the printer to print at print position 1 of the firs...

Page 166: ...de Determines whether the printer accepts certain commands sent by the host or continues to use the current operator panel settings Disable default Allows these host commands to override operator pane...

Page 167: ...d Hex Transparent control code sequence in the new position after horizontal and vertical tabs are executed Enable Max Print Width Set the maximum print width the printer will print when using a C T h...

Page 168: ...ransparent Lead in Chars Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 User Defined Usr Defined HTRN Start Code 1 Start Code 2 Stop Code Alt Set 80 9F Printable Control Code Enable Disable Max Print Width 13 2 inches Printer Wid...

Page 169: ...New Euro 0871 Icelandic 0290 Japan Kata 0870 Latin 2 0838 Thai 1026 Turkish 0890 Yugos Old 1097 Farsi 1025 Cyrillic 0256 Intern 1 1112 Balt Mult 0924 Euro Lat 9 1122 Estonian 1140 Euro Eng 1141 Euro A...

Page 170: ...e printer i e line not ending with a LF Disable When disabled the last partial line of data will not be printed PTX Transparent Lead in Chars You can enable additional printer features which are not a...

Page 171: ...Code Interprets data in the range of hex 80 through hex 9F as a control code Graphic Chek Err Allows overriding of the host setting for the SGEA Set Graphic Error Action command For more information a...

Page 172: ...ed on An SGEA command specifies to use the operator panel default The Graphic Chek Err parameter is disabled The value can be the following 60 default 40 F4 Set Text Orientn Specifies the direction in...

Page 173: ...The operator panel settings override the host commands Format Control Enables the printer to reflect the same spacing as CTPC model printers after absolute and relative move commands are executed Disa...

Page 174: ...ase buffer size This size must be set to a value greater than or equal to the Logical Buffer Size CTHI from page 139 Logical Buff Size PA1 PA2 Buffer Reprint SPC Null Supp 1920 960 2560 3440 3564 4K 2...

Page 175: ...lation Tbl Prints a table of the Coax interface s current character set This operation is valid only when the Coax interface is selected see HOST INTERFACE on page 236 Column 132 Wrap When enabled thi...

Page 176: ...when the printer is in the OFFLINE state and the Coax SCS data stream is active This function displays the PA2 ENABLED message when the ENTER key is pressed and sends a special operator request to th...

Page 177: ...s nulls and spaces normally Enable If the entire line consists of spaces and nulls the line will be discarded NL At MPP 1 Controls how many lines are skipped when the carriage returns to a new line On...

Page 178: ...nat 5 0037 English US 0273 Austr Germ 0274 Belg Old 0275 Brazilian 0260 Canad Fren 0277 Danish 0278 Finnish 0297 French 0280 Italian 0281 Japan Eng 0290 Japan Kata 0282 Portuguese 0284 Span Speak 0285...

Page 179: ...onvertor Printer Type Determines the SPC Twinax emulation Mode When set to Std Centronics IGP VGL or IGP PGL the Set Line Density and Set Print Density commands are translated into a Carriage Return C...

Page 180: ...llows you to select the print language character set Translation Tbl Prints out a table of the Twinax interface s current character set This operation is valid only when the Twinax interface is select...

Page 181: ...ct Host Command Font Attributes Page Format Print Char Set Reset Cmd CFG Ld see next page Select CPI 10 0 CPI 12 0 CPI 13 3 CPI 15 0 CPI 17 1 CPI 20 0 CPI Select LPI 6 0 LPI 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI P S Mode...

Page 182: ...age 204 see page 208 Factory Default Font Attributes from page 181 Typeface Prop Spacing Bold Print Italic Print Slashed Zero Text Position Data Processing NLQ OCR A OCR B High Speed NLQ Sans Serif Hi...

Page 183: ...kip1 Abs Length IN1 11 0 inches 0 1 24 Abs Length MM1 279 4 mm 0 1 609 6 Funct of Lines 66 lines 1 192 Abs Width IN1 13 6 inches 0 1 13 6 Abs Width MM1 345 4 mm 0 1 345 4 Function of CPI 136 2 charact...

Page 184: ...The width of the font will vary with each cpi NLQ A high quality font printing at 180 dpi horizontally and 96 dpi vertically This font has serifs and the width of the font varies with the cpi OCR A OC...

Page 185: ...ied but the width will not change BARCODE 145 This Data Processing font prints at 145 dpi horizontally and 72 vertically When chosen from the front panel it defaults to 12 cpi The cpi can then be vari...

Page 186: ...arance Bold Print Disable Text is printed normally Enable Text is printed with a heavy line thickness Italic Print Disable Text is printed normally Forward Slant Text is printed with a forward slant B...

Page 187: ...ength is the number of lines that can be printed on a page You can set the form length in inches millimeters mm or as a function of the current lpi lines per inch Form Width The form width can be spec...

Page 188: ...h or 1 inch For example a skip over margin of 1 inch allows a 1 inch margin at the bottom of the page Print Char Set When this selection is displayed and the ENTER key is pressed the current character...

Page 189: ...ubstitution table is active If the power up configuration has Ld Set at Pwrup and Set Substitution both enabled the character set overlay is automatically activated at power up or during a soft reset...

Page 190: ...Code 06 Control Code 08 Define CR Code Auto LF Overstrike Define LF Code Select SFCC VFU Select Alt Set 80 9F Character Set SFCC d Command PSeries Dbl High 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI 6 0 LPI Elongated Backspac...

Page 191: ...d code hex 0A into the data stream Do not use this feature if the host computer sends Line feeds to the printer CR CR default Does not insert an extra line feed after each carriage return CR CR LF Ins...

Page 192: ...n automatic carriage return The next print position will be the current print position of the next line Select SFCC This parameter allows you to select which ASCII codes will function as the Special F...

Page 193: ...ntrol codes or as printable characters The options include Control Code default Printable Character Set Specifies a character set as shown in the P Series Character Set Menu on page 195 To use one of...

Page 194: ...Where older printers print two dot rows higher this option allows for compatibility by raising the print two dot rows to match the current models dot row value two dot rows lower FF Valid at TOF Enabl...

Page 195: ...9 5 ISO 915 Code Page 855 7 bit Cyrillic Ukrainian Bulgarian Win CP 1251 Hebrew Old Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin 1 Hebrew Win CP 1255 Primary Subset ASCII USA French German English Danish Swedish Itali...

Page 196: ...col from page 181 Control Code 06 Define CR Code Auto LF Define LF Code Compressed Print Elong Alt Font HS Print VFU Select Upr Case Select Slew Relative 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI 6 0 LPI CR CR CR CR LF Disabl...

Page 197: ...ed after each carriage return The next print position will be print position 1 of the next line Auto LF This option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting...

Page 198: ...Print Controls which host command sets high speed printing Char 02 STX default Char 03 ETX Char 09 HT VFU Select Controls how the printer handles vertical formatting The choices are EVFU default Enab...

Page 199: ...rints uppercase characters received from the computer as uppercase Enable Prints lowercase characters received from the host computer as their corresponding uppercase equivalents uppercase characters...

Page 200: ...e spacing of 6 8 or 10 3 LPI Printer Protocol from page 181 Control Code 06 Define CR Code Auto LF Overstrike Define LF Code Printer Select Alt Set 80 9F Character Set ESC d command 8 0 LPI 10 3 LPI 6...

Page 201: ...ine Auto LF The Auto LF option defines the printer action when print data is received past the forms width setting Enable default Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is recei...

Page 202: ...aracter Set Specifies a character set as shown in the Serial Matrix Character Set Menu on page 203 To use one of these sets choose the desired group heading such as European Sets and press ENTER Then...

Page 203: ...257 CP 858 EURO Lith CP 773 Serbo Croatic 1 Serbo Croatic 2 CP 774 CP 775 ISO 8859 4 Hebrew Old Hebrew New Hebrew DEC Latin 1 Hebrew Win CP 1255 Primary Subset ASCII USA French German English Danish S...

Page 204: ...code hex 0A into the data stream Do not use this feature if the host computer sends line feeds to the printer CR CR default Does not insert an extra line feed after each carriage return CR CR LF Inser...

Page 205: ...and received The next print position is print position 1 of the next line FF Valid at TOF Enable default Performs a form feed when the host sends a Form Feed command and the printer is at the top of f...

Page 206: ...nts data for the characters at hex locations 03 04 05 06 15 and 80 through 9F 20 CPI Condensed Compressed print characters are narrower than the normal character set This is helpful for applications w...

Page 207: ...illic CP 437 Cyrillic 113 Cyrillic 8859 5 ISO 915 Code Page 855 7 bit Cyrillic Ukrainian Bulgarian Win CP 1251 Latin 2 8859 2 Latin 2 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC 437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page...

Page 208: ...d code hex 0A into the data stream Do not use this feature if the host computer sends line feeds to the printer CR CR default Does not insert an extra line feed after each carriage return CR CR LF Ins...

Page 209: ...code hex 0A from the host computer If this feature is enabled each time the printer receives a Line Feed it inserts an additional Carriage Return code hex 0D into the data stream This feature is requi...

Page 210: ...desired set will be starred to indicate your selection Character sets are shown in detail in the Character Sets Reference Manual 20 CPI Condensed Compressed print characters are narrower than the nor...

Page 211: ...ainian Bulgarian Win CP 1251 Latin 2 8859 2 Latin 2 852 Mazovia Kamenicky Roman 8 PC 437 Slavic Slavic 1250 Code Page 865 Code Page 860 Latin 1 8859 1 Latin 5 8859 9 Latin 9 8859 15 Polish POL1 Win CP...

Page 212: ...ge see next page CR CR CR CR LF Disable Enable LF CR LF LF LF see next page ON DC1 OFF DC3 Disable Enable Disable Observe Ignore Observe Ignore Set 2 Set 1 Factory Default 44 48XX ANSI Pos on BC OvrSz...

Page 213: ...Latin 1 8859 1 Cyrillic 8859 5 IBM PC 2 CP437 IBM PC 2 CP850 Slavic CP852 Cyrillic CP855 Fr Can CP863 Russian CP866 Greek CP851 Turkish CP853 Portug CP860 Arabic CP864 Nordic CP865 Latin 2 8859 2 Lat...

Page 214: ...ter is contained inside a character cell The width of the character cell includes the character and the space around the character Disable Each character cell is printed with the same width Each colum...

Page 215: ...of the first print line on the page The top margin is specified as the number of lines from the top of the form s position Bottom Margin Defines the location of the last print line on the page The bot...

Page 216: ...um form width in inches multiplied by the current CPI setting Only valid form width values will be accepted If a width is selected that is larger than the maximum width for the current CPI then the ma...

Page 217: ...hen print data is received past the form width setting Disable default Discards any data past the form width Enable Performs an automatic carriage return and line feed when data is received past the f...

Page 218: ...odes ESC c Sequence Enable default An ESC c code received from the host resets the printer parameters to the factory defaults Disable An ESC c code received from the host is ignored Reset Cmd CFG Ld W...

Page 219: ...d ESC 5l Refer to these descriptions in the ANSI Programmer s Reference Manual for further details Pos on BC OvrSz Set to top default The paper is fed back to the top of barcodes or oversized characte...

Page 220: ...thin the ANSI emulation Coordinates received in ESC sequences can be sent in two UOMs Decipoints default A unit of 1 720 inch Lines or columns Uses the current LPI and CPI values The UOM used is deter...

Page 221: ...T 12 DRAFT 13 DRAFT 15 DRAFT 17 DRAFT 18 DP 10 DP 12 DP 13 DP 15 DP 17 DP 18 NLQ 10 NLQ 12 NLQ 13 NLQ 15 NLQ 17 NLQ 18 OCRA OCRB PSM Factory Default IPDS Internat Set 5 English USA CAN Austrian German...

Page 222: ...234 Product and Programming Reference Manual GC31 3879 Sending a non IPDS data stream to an IPDS printer and vise versa will result in a hung spool file or writer Font Size This parameter chooses the...

Page 223: ...vertical print quality of barcode labels High default Barcodes are printed with less vertical dots increasing printing speed but decreasing print quality Select By Host The application decides the qua...

Page 224: ...When Early Print Comp is enabled and an error occurs you may lose data Graphics Scaling This parameter chooses the scaling factor for graphics when the Mappin Control option of the IPDS Write Graphic...

Page 225: ...character in the barcode while even refers to the 2nd 4th 6th character in the barcode Default Code Pag Choose which code page to use with the IPDS emulation This option is independent of the Characte...

Page 226: ...dling Control command setting requires error reporting Disable The printer does not report dots outside the valid printable area Hexdump Mode A hex code printout or hex dump translates all incoming da...

Page 227: ...le Enable Setup Parse Disable Enable Ignore Setup SFCC 21h 1 FF hex Standard Tall Factory Default 1 If you have the CT option Enable is the default value 2 If installed File System Overwrite Files Ena...

Page 228: ...include Disable default Enable Figure 67 on page 301 shows a hex dump sample Alarm On default An audible alarm sounds 3 beeps when a fault occurs such as a paper jam Cont Beep A continuous audible ala...

Page 229: ...d delete a character from RAM Ld Char at Pwrup Allows you to disable or enable loading a character at power up Set Operations Allows you to delete a character set from flash load a character set from...

Page 230: ...cing the print position to the next available page See Demand Printing on page 329 for detailed information on Simple Tear Form Saver Allows near demand printing for forms that do not have pre printed...

Page 231: ...hree minutes continually and the sensor has not detected any growth in the paper stack the stacker raises itself 1 4 inch automatically Enable default The automatic elevator on the power stacker opera...

Page 232: ...27 2 Press ENTER The display reads Select a new lock key 3 Press the combination of keys you want to be the new lock key Make sure you press all keys selected at the same time 4 If the selection is va...

Page 233: ...ue of the ASCII character you wish to use as the SFCC for the PTX_SETUP command Valid hex values are 01 FF The default value is hex 21 which corresponds to the character Accented Chars Selects whether...

Page 234: ...key deletes the file displayed on the front panel Optimize Reboot Reclaims flash space from deleted flash files After pressing ENTER wait for the printer to reboot NOTE When the Optimize Reboot optio...

Page 235: ...the active IGP if possible In a non CT system changing characters sets in LP causes the active IGP to change to the same character set if the selected set exists in IGP If the active IGP has no access...

Page 236: ...switching between Twinax Coax or Auto Switching the printer will load the power up configuration and the new interface parameters Any settings made and not saved before selecting these interfaces will...

Page 237: ...E Net Adapter see page 256 for options Trickle Time 1 4 sec 1 2 sec 1 sec 2 sec 4 sec 8 sec 16 sec Off Timeout 10 sec 10 60 Report Status Disable Enable Port Type RS 232 RS 422 Disable Trickle Time 1...

Page 238: ...under the Parallel Hotport menu RS 422 under the Serial Hotport menu and Disable under the C T Hotport menu Trickle Time When the printer is printing data from a host and a second job is received by t...

Page 239: ...the printer only the active port reports the fault to the host Enable The port will report any fault even when it is not the current active port Centronics Parallel Submenu Centronics from page 236 Da...

Page 240: ...e printer to interpret the eight data lines as VFU commands when the PI signal is true Data Polarity The Data Polarity parameter must be set to match the data polarity of your host computer Standard d...

Page 241: ...the host asserts the prime signal Disable The parallel port will not perform a warm start reboot if the host asserts the prime signal TOF Action Reset default A form feed is performed before a warm st...

Page 242: ...waiting for its data to be printed In order to support this feature the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use For example if the printer is printing a job from...

Page 243: ...haracter as a zero regardless of its actual setting Dataproducts from page 236 Data Bit 8 PI Ignored Data Polarity Resp Polarity Latch Data On Prime Signal TOF Action Buffer Size in K Enable Disable E...

Page 244: ...s the data received on the data lines from the host computer to be inverted Ones become zeros and zeros become ones Resp Polarity The Response Polarity parameter must be set to match the response pola...

Page 245: ...u until the buffers start to empty out Trickle Time When the printer is printing data from a host and a second job is received by the printer from a different host Trickle Time prevents the second hos...

Page 246: ...RS 232 RS 422 XON XOFF ETX ACK ACK NAK Series1 1 Char Series1 2 Char DTR 9600 Baud 19200 Baud 38400 Baud 57600 Baud 115200 Baud 600 Baud 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud 8 7 1 2 None Odd Even Mark Sense...

Page 247: ...e buffer is less than or equal to 25 percent of the buffer size If the host keeps sending data after an XOFF is sent the printer firmware will continue to send an XOFF for every 16 characters received...

Page 248: ...in the buffer is less than 75 percent of the buffer size If a poll character is received configurable from the Poll Character xx Hex option on the front panel from hex 0 through FF the printer will se...

Page 249: ...end a high signal if the buffer is full the printer will send a low signal DTR tells the host if it is safe to send more data If the host sends data during an unsafe condition data will be lost DTR is...

Page 250: ...rate to prevent data loss You also may need to increase the Buffer Size in K parameter from the default 1 Kbyte to improve performance Word Length Sets the length of the serial data word The length o...

Page 251: ...rnal serial buffer is full On Line Asserts the DTR signal when the printer is online False Never asserts the DTR signal Request To Send This configuration is part of hardware flow control and determin...

Page 252: ...e default to 16 Kbytes to improve performance Poll Character This option is for the Series1 protocol Whenever the printer receives this character it sends a response to the host indicating the current...

Page 253: ...e Poll Character is removed from the data stream If the Data Protocol is set to ETX ACK ACK NAK or Series 1 One Char Enquiry is automatically disabled Framing Errors Possible errors that can occur whe...

Page 254: ...rt reboot if the host asserts the prime signal Enable The parallel port will perform a warm start reboot if the host asserts the prime signal TOF Action Reset default A form feed is performed before a...

Page 255: ...rinter from a different host Trickle Time prevents the second host from timing out while it is waiting for its data to be printed In order to support this feature the port has to be able to accept dat...

Page 256: ...nto the printer The detailed configuration of this option is given in the PrintNet User s Manual Buffer Size in K This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the Ethernet buffer You can...

Page 257: ...printer The detailed configuration of this option is given in the Network Interface Card User s Manual Buffer Size in K This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the Ethernet buffer Yo...

Page 258: ...r server in a LAN or WAN NETWORK SETUP from page 99 Ethernet Address Ethernet Params See page 263 See page 264 Adapter Address See page 258 Adapter Params See page 260 ADAPTER ADDRESS from page 258 IP...

Page 259: ...address is the IP address of a hardware device gateway that translates data between two incompatible networks which can include protocol translation MAC Address This menu item is the Manufacturer s A...

Page 260: ...st Server using this option but consult your administrator for the appropriate setting The options are Bindery the factory default NDS and Auto ADAPTER PARAMS from page 258 Novell Protocol Enable Disa...

Page 261: ...lection determines which framing scheme will be used in processing Novell signals Auto Sensing default Ethernet II Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet 802 2 802 2 Snap ASCII Data Port This option sets the port nu...

Page 262: ...s the 10 100Base T NIC to communicate at 10 Megabits per second using full duplex 100 Half Duplex Tells the 10 100Base T NIC to communicate at 100 Megabits per second using half duplex 100 Full Duplex...

Page 263: ...e forwarded to other subnets Gateway Address A gateway address is the IP address of a hardware device gateway that translates data between two incompatible networks which can include protocol translat...

Page 264: ...communicate on a network For information on assigning the IP Address Gateway Address Subnet Mask and MAC Address refer to the Network Interface Card User s Manual ETHERNET PARAMS from page 258 Factory...

Page 265: ...l will be available The selections are as indicated below Enable default Makes the NetBIOS protocol available with the ethernet installed Disable Makes the NetBIOS protocol unavailable during printer...

Page 266: ...s the 10 100Base T NIC to communicate at 10 Megabits per second using full duplex 100 Half Duplex Tells the 10 100Base T NIC to communicate at 100 Megabits per second using half duplex 100 Full Duplex...

Page 267: ...f the shuttle sweep unidirectional printing Although enabling this feature reduces print speed it enhances the vertical alignment of dots and produces cleaner sharper barcodes and text PRINTER CONTROL...

Page 268: ...perforations move across the platen When enabling this parameter you must set the forms length to match the physical distance between perforations Slow Paper Slew Disable default The printer will slew...

Page 269: ...pped with a quick access cover or when rear paper exit is desired the tear distance should be set to accommodate the rear position This requires setting the Tear Bar Distance to 9 92 inches Shuttle Ti...

Page 270: ...ult Uses both hammerbank rows upper or lower to print all information except for barcodes Graphics Detect Uses a single hammerbank row to print graphics and barcodes Dual Uses both hammerbank rows whe...

Page 271: ...nt or vertical compression DIAGNOSTICS from page 99 Printer Tests Shift Recycle All E s E s TOF All H s All Underlines All Black Shuttle Slow Shuttle Fast Shuttle Only Phase Printer Paperout Adj Burni...

Page 272: ...ration by exercising shuttle and ribbon motion at low speed Shuttle Fast Verifies proper operation by exercising shuttle and ribbon motion at fast speed Shuttle Only Exercises only the shuttle at fast...

Page 273: ...er to run the self tests at full width or 80 columns Paper Out Dots CAUTION Only authorized service representatives should set this parameter This parameter is used to adjust the paper out distance fr...

Page 274: ...range is 0 to 30 000 hours Print The cumulative time in hours the printer has actually been printing The range is 0 to 30 000 hours Print Strokes The cumulative number of back and forth shuttle strok...

Page 275: ...rinting continues the percentage of usable ink in the ribbon decreases When you begin printing with RibbonMinder enabled the message display shows a ribbon life value of 100 The ribbon life decreases...

Page 276: ...so resets and the tabulation towards end of ribbon life begins RIBBON INK OUT CHANGE RIBBON RIBBON INK LOW RIBBON MINDER from page 99 New Ribbon Ribbon Action Ribbon Type Ribbon End Point New Rib Dete...

Page 277: ...ndication no flashing light or warning beep is given The message will be cleared by replacing the ribbon when NEW RIBBON DETECT is enabled or by selecting NEW RIBBON The RibbonMinder counter display i...

Page 278: ...is installed and NEW RIBBON DETECT is enabled Even if NEW RIBBON DETECT is enabled if another type of ribbon is used the User must reset the RibbonMinder using the NEW RIBBON menu selection The Ribbon...

Page 279: ...The percentage of ribbon use displayed on the control panel by the Ribbon Minder Ink Consumption display tracks the consumption based on the adjusted Ribbon End Point For example if the Ribbon End Po...

Page 280: ...IBBON DETECT enabled and if RIBBON ACTION is set to DISPLAY or FAULT IMMED when the RIBBON INK OUT CHANGE RIBBON message displays the ribbon life counter will be automatically reset when a new ribbon...

Page 281: ...terfaces at the same time see Auto Switching Submenu on page 237 This chapter describes the interfaces provided with the printer Standard Host Interfaces Centronics parallel IEEE 1284 parallel bidirec...

Page 282: ...ignals Output Signals Miscellaneous Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 Return 19 3 READY Return 22 6 CABLE VERIFY 45 46 DATA LINE 2 Return 20 4 ONLINE Return 21 5 GROUND 39 DATA LINE 3 Retur...

Page 283: ...ines Ready Carries a high true signal from the printer when AC power and DC voltages are present paper is loaded properly and the printer is not in a check condition Online Carries a high true signal...

Page 284: ...gnal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin DATA LINE 1 Return 2 20 ACKNOWLEDGE Return 10 28 CHASSIS GROUND 17 DATA LINE 2 Return 3 21 ONLINE Return 13 28 GROUND 30 DATA LINE 3 Return 4 22 FAULT Return 32 29 Spare...

Page 285: ...and the printer is ready for the next data transfer Online A high true level from the printer to indicate the printer is ready for data transfer and the ON LINE key on the control panel has been activ...

Page 286: ...bits equals one byte When a byte of data is sent to the printer the eight bits are sent over eight data lines Some devices cannot send data over their eight data lines To bypass this the 1284 permits...

Page 287: ...ostClk Host Clk 2 Host Printer Data 1 LSB 3 Host Printer Data 2 4 Host Printer Data 3 5 Host Printer Data 4 6 Host Printer Data 5 7 Host Printer Data 6 8 Host Printer Data 7 9 Host Printer Data 8 MSB...

Page 288: ...Signal Ground Data 4 24 Signal Ground Data 5 25 Signal Ground Data 6 26 Signal Ground Data 7 27 Signal Ground Data 8 28 Signal Ground PError Select nAck 29 Signal Ground Busy nFault 30 Signal Ground n...

Page 289: ...de Acknowledge Data Request nAcknowledge Reverse Driven by the printer Indicates the printer is in a fault condition Data bits 3 and 7 in Nibble mode Xflag Driven by the printer A high true level indi...

Page 290: ...th several resistors that are used for parallel interface configurations and are suitable for most applications These 470 ohm pull up and 1K ohm pull down terminating resistors are located at RP1 and...

Page 291: ...ating resistor configurations you can install Removal And Installation The procedure for removing and installing terminating resistors is provided in your Maintenance Manual CAUTION This is an involve...

Page 292: ...the printer s control panel Baud rates of 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 and 115200 baud rates are available NOTE If you select a baud rate that is greater than 19200 you may need to use R...

Page 293: ...cellaneous Signal Pin Signal Pin Signal Pin Receive Data RXD 3 Transmit Status Control Data TXD 2 Chassis Ground 1 Clear To Send CTS 5 Request To Send RTS 4 Signal Ground 7 Data Set Ready DSR 6 Data T...

Page 294: ...st is in a ready condition Data Carrier Detect DCD Status signal to the printer The ON condition is required for the printer to receive data Data Terminal Ready DTR Control signal from the printer Sub...

Page 295: ...status and control information to the host Subject to protocol selection NOTE RXD and TXD form signal and return paths of a differential line signal Table 16 PSA3 RS 422 Serial Interface Connector Pin...

Page 296: ...Chapter 5 RS 232 And RS 422 Serial Interfaces 296...

Page 297: ...dung zu unterbrechen D branchez l alimentation avant de nettoyer l imprimante Desconecte la fuente de energ a antes de limpiar la impresora Staccare la fonte di energia prima della pulitura della stam...

Page 298: ...l Paper dust and ink build up must be periodically removed to avoid degraded print quality Most paper dust accumulates around the ends of the platen and ribbon path Figure 66 Interior Printer Componen...

Page 299: ...nd surrounding area to avoid damage To avoid corrosion damage use only alcohol when cleaning the printer mechanical elements Solutions used to clean mechanical elements must contain no water 7 Wipe th...

Page 300: ...bar code quality procedure in the printing process is the best way to ensure that bar codes are being printed correctly A properly implemented verification procedure will increase overall bar code qua...

Page 301: ...isting all ASCII character data received from the host computer with their corresponding two digit hexadecimal codes Hex dumps are used to troubleshoot printer data reception problems Printable charac...

Page 302: ...on and procedures for resolving fault conditions However many of the procedures described there must be performed only by your authorized service representative Fault Messages Requiring Field Service...

Page 303: ...48V CIRCUIT No The power supply is not generating a proper 48 volts or the PSA3 controller board is not properly detecting a 48 volt output Contact your authorized service representative 1 48V PWR FAI...

Page 304: ...not contact your authorized service representative 1 B13 ERROR NOT COMPATIBLE No Attempting to download a program that is not intended for this printer Cycle power to see if the message clears if not...

Page 305: ...SH SIMM may not be properly installed Cycle power to see if the message clears if not contact your authorized service representative 1 B23 ERROR DECOMPRESS CKSUM No FLASH SIMM may not be properly inst...

Page 306: ...M is not compatible with the computer SDRAM DIMM may not be properly installed Cycle power to see if the message clears if not contact your authorized service representative 1 B44 ERROR SDRAM NOT 64 B...

Page 307: ...ot compatible with the computer SDRAM DIMM may not be properly installed Cycle power to see if the message clears if not contact your authorized service representative 1 B50 ERROR SDRAM LOGIC COMB BAN...

Page 308: ...rol of the printer CLEAR PAPER JAM Yes No paper motion Clear jam and reload paper If this message recurs contact your authorized service representative 1 CLOSE PLATEN Yes The forms thickness lever is...

Page 309: ...remove the paper path see Maintenance Manual Check that the fan cable connector is connected Check for obstruction of vents and fan airway and remove any obstructions Check for items beneath the prin...

Page 310: ...gs of the attached host GRF CHK ERROR PRESS STOP Yes Printer has received a non printable character Press CLEAR and then ON LINE 06 HOST REQUEST Yes Host attention message The host computer or printer...

Page 311: ...nter must never be run at temperatures greater than 40 Celsius 104 Fahrenheit Inspect the printer environment for severity and if the printer is located in such an environment relocate it to a cooler...

Page 312: ...sentative 1 ILLGL OPR ACCSS No Fatal firmware error on controller board Contact your authorized service representative 1 ILL INST ACCSS No Fatal firmware error on controller board Contact your authori...

Page 313: ...ble connection and host system ONLINE 28 CU NOT ENAB Yes Poll timeout error The printer was not polled for one minute Coax interface Check cable connection and host system ONLINE 8344 FAILED No Link l...

Page 314: ...our authorized service representative 1 PAP ILLGL ST No Fatal firmware error on controller board Contact your authorized service representative 1 PAP INCMPL ENER No Fatal firmware error on controller...

Page 315: ...am fault Clear paper jam and reload paper 31 PAPER OUT TIMEOUT Yes A timeout message is sent to the host if paper is not loaded 10 minutes after CLEAR was pressed to clear the paper out fault Load pap...

Page 316: ...ne minute Close forms thickness lever PLAT INV PARM No Fatal firmware error on controller board Contact your authorized service representative 1 PLAT INV CMD No Fatal firmware error on controller boar...

Page 317: ...ny key on the printer PWR SUPP VOLT No Power supply failed Replace power supply board RBN DRVR CIR No The ribbon driver on the PSA3 controller board is drawing too much current Contact your authorized...

Page 318: ...the ribbon has reached 0 Replace ribbon or press CLEAR for two additional minutes of printing before the fault displays again See RIBBONMINDER on page 275 SCS COMMAND ERROR No Printer received undefi...

Page 319: ...to shuttle a twisted ribbon or forms thickness lever closed too tightly If fault source is not apparent contact your authorized service representative SHUTTLE TYPE NOT SUPPORTED No The shuttle type w...

Page 320: ...ard Contact your authorized service representative 1 UNDFNED OPCODE No Fatal firmware error on controller board Contact your authorized service representative 1 UP DRV SHORT No Hammer drive circuits o...

Page 321: ...Type Part Number P5000 Pedestal Gold Series Ribbon 50 million characters 6 pk 175006 001 Preferred Gold Series Ribbon 30 million characters 6 pk 172293 001 Alternate Black Text Ribbon 60 yards 6 pk 10...

Page 322: ...224 Cabinet Gold 2000 Ribbon 60 million characters 12 pk 175220 001 Exclusive Printer Model Ribbon Type Part Number Type Edge perforated fan fold 3 to 17 inches 7 62 to 43 18 cm wide 2 to 12 inches 5...

Page 323: ...be squeezed out during printing Sheet Size 3 to 17 inches 7 62 to 43 18 cm wide including the two standard perforated tractor feed strips A maximum sheet length of 16 inches 40 64 cm between top and b...

Page 324: ...kg packaged Floor Cabinet Model with Power Stacker Option Height 42 5 inches 108 cm Width 27 inches 68 6 cm Depth 36 inches 91 4 cm Weight 237 lbs 112 kg unpackaged 297 lbs 139 kg packaged Temperatur...

Page 325: ...nter displays Power Saver Mode Acoustic Noise Levels per ISO 9296 Cabinet Models Pedestal Models Printing 50 dB 500 lpm 1000 lpm 52 dB 1500 lpm 54 dB 2000 lpm 54 dB 2400 lpm 65 dB 65 dB NA NA 6 8 Bel...

Page 326: ...tage Line Voltage Design Range Line Frequency RMS Current 500 LPM 1000 LPM 1500 LPM 2000 LPM 88 140 V RMS 47 63 Hz 6A 100 V 6A 100 V 8A 100 V 9A 100V 178 270 V RMS 47 63 Hz 3A 200 V 3A 200 V 5A 200 V...

Page 327: ...ts 180 220 310 450 450 BTU Hour 615 750 1058 1531 1531 Maximum3 Watts 270 315 440 650 900 650 900 BTU Hour 920 1075 1500 2211 3062 2211 3062 1 Numbers represent consumption in Power Saver Mode Numbers...

Page 328: ...nds on the specific print job but software maximizes the throughput by dynamically determining which dot rows contain adjacent dots and must be printed in two strokes The reverse paper feed capability...

Page 329: ...he standard cover 9 92 inches should be selected These measurements are general guidelines and can be adjusted as necessary The proper form height must be set This will allow the printer to know where...

Page 330: ...for pre printed headers to prevent the paper from falling out of the tractors when reversing The paper motion is shown in Figure 68 Figure 68 Simple Tear Mode Tear Position Print Position Header Pre P...

Page 331: ...tion Tear Position Print Position Header Pre Printed Press the VIEW EJECT key The printer slews the paper to position the bottom of the last form printed at the tear bar NOTE The printer knows what li...

Page 332: ...ted form to the tear position When the VIEW EJECT is pressed a second time the paper reverses to the top of the first possible form available for printing This mode may act differently depending on th...

Page 333: ...ine Last Line First Line Last Line Press the VIEW EJECT key The printer slews the bottom of the last page to the tear position The printer knows the distance The display indicates Ready for tear Eject...

Page 334: ...Position Print Position Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Tear Position Print Position Print Line Print Line The user loads the paper and sets the Top of Form Print the forms Press the VIEW EJECT key The printer s...

Page 335: ...53 43 2B 54 44 2C 55 45 2D 56 46 2E 57 47 2F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 60 48 30 61 49 31 62 50 32 63 51 33 64 52 34 65 53 35 66 54 36 67 55 37 70 56 38 71 57 39 72 58 3A 73 59 3B 74 60 3C 75 61 3D 76 62 3E...

Page 336: ...Appendix C 336...

Page 337: ...l area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Properly shielded and grounded cables and connectors must be used...

Page 338: ...of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility Printronix cannot accept responsibility for any failure to satisfy the protection requirements resulting from a non recommended modificat...

Page 339: ...ist die Verantwortlichkeit des Benutzers passende Gegenma nahmen zu ergreifen EN 55024 Begrenzung Werte f r Gebrauch in bev lkerten Bereiche kommerziellen und Industriegebieten sind innen bereinstimm...

Page 340: ...Appendix D Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement 340...

Page 341: ...3 Translation Tbl 161 33 PLATEN OPEN TIMOUT message 316 34 RIBBON STALL TIMEOUT message 318 48V CIRCUIT message 303 48V PWR FAIL message 303 5225 World Trade 154 5250 Params menu 168 Active Char Set 1...

Page 342: ...Character Set 218 CPI LPI Select 214 Define CR Code 217 Define LF Code 217 ESC c Sequence 218 Font Attributes 214 Page Format 215 Pos on BC OvrSz 219 Printer Select 218 Private Mode 219 PUM Default 22...

Page 343: ...DECOMPRESS CKSUM message 305 B40 ERROR PROM CKSUM BAD message 305 B41 ERROR DIM MEMORY NOT SDRAM message 306 B42 ERROR SDRAM ROWS NOT ALLOWED message 306 B43 ERROR SDRAM TOO MANY BANKS message 306 B44...

Page 344: ...nu 255 Serial submenu 252 Busy On Strobe Centronics Parallel submenu 241 Busy Centronics Parallel Interface Signals 285 Byte Mode IEEE 1284 Parallel Interface 286 C Cabinet model control panel overlay...

Page 345: ...297 CLEAR key 65 CLEAR PAPER JAM message 308 Clear to Send CTS RS 232 294 CLOSE PLATEN message 308 Coax Emulation menu 141 Active Char Set 143 Buffer Print 151 Buffer Reprint 144 Cancel IGP DCU 145 C...

Page 346: ...Name Configs 103 Power Up Config 102 Print Config 102 Protect Configs 102 Reset Cfg Names 103 Save Config 102 Configurations custom 90 default 90 overview 89 saving 94 Control Code 06 190 P Series XQ...

Page 347: ...Auto Trickle 245 Buffer Size in K 245 Data Bit 8 243 Data Polarity 244 Latch Data On 244 PI Ignored 244 Prime Signal 244 Resp Polarity 244 TOF Action 245 Trickle Time 245 Dataproducts Parallel Interf...

Page 348: ...D message 309 E Early Print Cmpl 144 Early Print Comp Complete IPDS Emulation 224 Eject Function MAINT MISC menu 230 Electrical characteristics 326 Elong Alt Font P Series XQ Emulation 198 EMULATION M...

Page 349: ...t messages 302 06 HOST REQUEST 310 08 HOLD PRINT TIMEOUT 310 15 COMM CHECK 308 15V PWR FAIL 303 22 INVALID ADDR 312 23 5V PWR FAIL 303 31 PAPER OUT TIMEOUT 315 32 PAPER JAM TIMEOUT 315 33 PLATEN OPEN...

Page 350: ...SS STOP 310 HALF SPEED MODE 311 HAM COIL OPEN 311 HAMMER COIL BAD 311 HB NOT INSTALLD 311 HMR BANK FAN FLT 312 ILL EXT BUS ACC 312 ILL INST ACCSS 312 ILLGL OPR ACCSS 312 INTAKE FAN FAULT 312 INVALID A...

Page 351: ...Fault Centronics Parallel Interface Signals 285 Features printer 11 FF After Job 149 165 FF Valid at TOF Proprinter XL Emulation 205 FF Validity 148 165 File System MAINT MISC menu 234 FIRMWARE ERROR...

Page 352: ...ality IPDS Emulation 222 Graphics Scaling IPDS Emulation 224 GRF CHECK ERROR PRESS STOP message 310 H HALF SPEED MODE message 311 HAM COIL OPEN message 311 HAMMER COIL BAD Message 311 HB NOT INSTALLD...

Page 353: ...108 Auto Uppercase 111 Autowrap 109 Barcode Options 113 Compatbl Mode 117 Compressed CPI 116 CR Edit 110 Define CR Carriage Return Code 109 Define LF Line Feed Code 109 Error Report 120 Expanded Font...

Page 354: ...VALID ACTIVATE message 312 INVALID COMMAND message 313 IP address Adapter Address menu 258 Ethernet Address menu 263 IPDS Data Port Ethernet Parameters menu 265 IPDS Emulation 221 Barcode Quality 223...

Page 355: ...29 LPI 126 M MAC address Adapter Address menu 259 Ethernet Address menu 263 Main menu 99 MAINT MISC menu 227 Accented Chars 233 Alarm 228 Auto Elevator 231 Auto Locking 231 Cancel Key 229 Display Lang...

Page 356: ...s menu 261 Novell protocol Adapter Params menu 260 Novell Protocols 265 Null Suppression 148 164 O Offpage Errors 133 ON LINE key 65 One Char Enquiry Serial submenu 253 Online Centronics Parallel Inte...

Page 357: ...6 Paper Chains 31 Paper Empty PE Centronics Parallel Interface Signals 285 Paper Instruction PI Centronics Parallel Interface Signals 285 Dataproducts Parallel Interface Signals 283 Paper Out Dots DIA...

Page 358: ...19 POWER SAVER MODE message 316 Power Saver Time PRINTER CONTROL 268 Power Stacker MAINT MISC menu 231 POWER SUPPLY HOT message 316 Power Up F 126 Power Up X 126 Power Up PY 126 Powering on the print...

Page 359: ...TICS 271 Printer Type SPC Type 179 PRINTER UNDER REMOTE CONTROL message 308 317 Printing rates 328 Printing Hex Dump 301 Private Mode ANSI Emulation menu 219 Proprinter XL Character Set menu 207 Propr...

Page 360: ...u 220 Pwr Save Control PRINTER CONTROL 269 PWRSUPP VOLT message 317 Q Quick access cover 58 R RBN DRVR CIR message 317 Ready Dataproducts Parallel Interface Signals 283 Receive Data RD RS 232 293 Rece...

Page 361: ...nd CTS 294 Data Carrier Detect DCD 294 Data Set Ready DSR 294 Data Terminal Ready DTR 294 Receive Data RD 293 Request to Send RTS 294 Transmit Data TD 293 RS 232 Serial Interfaces 292 RS 422 294 RS 42...

Page 362: ...SFCC 126 SFCC Char SPC Type 179 SFCC d Command 193 Shipping restraints SureStak Power Paper Stacker 34 SHUT DRVR CIR message 319 SHUTL INV CMD message 319 SHUTL INV PARM message 319 SHUTTLE JAM messag...

Page 363: ...HI 139 Stop Bits 1 Serial submenu 250 Submenu IGP PGL 108 IGP VGL 124 Subnet mask Adapter Address menu 259 Ethernet Address menu 263 SureStak Power Paper Stacker remove shipping restraints 34 System M...

Page 364: ...156 Host Override 157 LAC Approx 157 LAC Option 156 Max Print Width 158 Prt Partial Line 154 PTX Transparent 155 Set Text Orientn 157 U UNDEF INTERRUPT message 320 UNDFNED OPCODE message 320 Unidirect...

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