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Page 1: ...L i L XR 1020 L I d XR 1520 MULTI FONT L USERS MANUAL L I i NOT INTENDED FOR SALE...

Page 2: ...res a shielded cable Tk above statement applies only to printers markted in tk USA St ment of The CanadianDepartme nt of Communications RadioInterference Regulations This digmd apparatus does not exce...

Page 3: ...s and the actual example of font style Chapter 2 Setting up the printer This chapter explains how to get the printer unpacked and set up Read this chapter before you do anything else Chapter 3 Optiona...

Page 4: ...nd tips to help you use your printer with such systems Since virtually all PCs are sold with aMicrosoft BASICinterpreter we have alsoincluded some hints andasample program inthis language todemonstrat...

Page 5: ...r Dual Bin Automatic Sheet Feeder Pull Tractor Unit Interface Cartridges DIP switch functions on the Serial Interface Cartridge 13 13 13 18 20 22 23 Chapter 4 PAPER INSTALLATION AND USE Selection of p...

Page 6: ...ode Hexadecimal dump Switch combination functions Form feed Top of form Forward micro feed Reverse micro feed Changing the auto loading value Clearing the buff All reset Selecting the print color Sele...

Page 7: ...acter data Sample program Defining your own NLQ characters Assigning the character data with the Standard mode Assigning the character data with the IBM mode Chapter 9 MS DOS AND YOUR PRINTER 117 Inst...

Page 8: ...interface connector 141 Parallel interface 141 Serial interface 142 Character sets 143 Standard character set 2 144 International character sets 14 IBM character set 2 14 Character set l 154 IBM spec...

Page 9: ...u to keep fanfold forms parked in readiness while printing on other paper l Six bright colors Red blue violet yellow orange and green add a color dimension to your printed output by the optional color...

Page 10: ...ribbon cartridge can be replaced in seconds the print head in a few minutes PRINTER COMPONENTS To get acquainted with the printer s components and capabilities refer to the information on the followin...

Page 11: ...forms For inserting single sheets of paper Assists when tearing fanfold forms at the perforation CAUTION Since the tear assist edge is made sharp to cut off paper you must swing down the transparent p...

Page 12: ...a f t 1 1 I i i i c i li l i l i jl j j I I i f il I i i j 1 Tms Romn 0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMabcdefghijklm Sanserif 0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMabcdefghijklm Courier 0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMabcdefghijklm P...

Page 13: ...rect sunlight heaters etc l Away from excessive humidity l Away from excessive dust l Supply it with clean electricity Do not connect it to the same circuit as a large noise producing appliance such a...

Page 14: ...item in the box against Figure 2 1to make sure that you have everything h zshould be five items If any of these items are missing contact your supplier V FrgutuZ 7 Chedc to make sure you have all fiv...

Page 15: ...are l Color ribbon cartridge X9cL l Serial interface cartridge IS 8XL l Buffered parallel interface cartridge IP 128XL l Automatic sheet feeder SF lODMII l5DMII SF lOFU4II l5RMII l Pull tractor unit P...

Page 16: ...case you have to move the printer to a new location Mounting the platen knob The platen knob is packed into an accessory box with other accessories for the Wide carriage printer NOTE For the Normal ca...

Page 17: ...wing procedure If you want to print with color install the optional color ribbon cartridge X9CL 1 Turn the tension knob clockwise on the ribbon cartridge to tighten the ribbon if it is slack 2 Guide t...

Page 18: ...ble On a PS 2 or PC AT type computer this means that you use the 25 pin D type connector atthe computer end and the Amphenol type 36 pin connector atthe printer end The configuration of the printer s...

Page 19: ...to your computer Use your computer instructions to attach the interface cable NOTE Because you need your computer when you start printing ensure that it is completely installed Plug the printer into...

Page 20: ...MEMO...

Page 21: ...n use the Automatic Sheet Feeder to print on single sheets This printer can be used either a Single bin type or Dual bin type Automatic Sheet Feeder Single Bin Automa tic Sheet Feeder SF 1ODMIUI 5DMII...

Page 22: ...gum 32 Open the rear cover and remove it P 2 4 A stacker is included with the Automatic Sheet Feeder Attach the hook at the top of the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder Then push the lower section...

Page 23: ...Automatic Sheet Feeder forward slightly and put the feeder into place behind the printer platen roller 6 Lower the rear side of the Automatic Sheet Feeder and attach it to the platen shaft Automatic S...

Page 24: ...sparent part in the open position F gum 3 S Close he front cover 8 Insert the hopper attachment by hand into the holders on top of the hopper support section as shown in Figure 3 6 opper attachment Fi...

Page 25: ...the holders on the front part of the sheet feeder Figum 3 7 insert the stacker attachments NOTE Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer Reverse...

Page 26: ...acker is included with the Automatic Sheet Feeder Attach the hook at the top of the stacker to the Automatic Sheet Feeder Then push the lower section of the stacker down into position and engage the l...

Page 27: ...NOTE Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have been removed from the printer Reverse the procedure described above when removing the Automatic Sheet Feeder 19...

Page 28: ...t before taking off the rear cover 3 Move the bail lever on top of the printer forward to open the paper bail 4 Squeeze the sides of the paper supports lightly and insert into the holes on both side o...

Page 29: ...3 W Mount the Pull Tractor Unit onto the printer NOTE Set the paper guide and rear cover aside carefully after they have L L _ been removed from the printer Reverse the procedure described above when...

Page 30: ...he printer 1 Turn off the power switch and disconnect the power cord from the power source 2 Disconnect the interface cable if attached 3 Compress the projected parts on the right and left and pull th...

Page 31: ...Following table shows the functions of the DIP switches on the Serial Interface Caruidge switch Function 1 Data length 2 Parity condition 3 4 DataProtocol 5 Paritycondition 6 7 Transferspeed 8 iz E R...

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Page 33: ...fanfold forms may reduce printing quality misalign the fanfold forms or cause a paper jam It is recommended not to print within an area of one inch before and after the perforations l Multi part form...

Page 34: ...his adjustment open the front cover The adjustment lever is located at the left side of the printer _ mechanism Pushing the adjustment lever backwards narrows the gap pulling it forwards widens the ga...

Page 35: ...ide for the normal carriage printer and up to 16 wide for the wide carriage printer You can load fanfold paper with the following three ways l Push feed with internal tractor unit l Bottom feed with o...

Page 36: ...t aside for the moment 5 Open the transparent part of the front cover and the rear cover using the two grips on either side as in Figure 4 3 Release lever Rear cover F gum 43 Opening the rear cover 6...

Page 37: ...ing that the paper is not yet fully loaded The PAPER indicator will also illuminate to confirm this 11 Now press the 1St tJtG I PARK button The paper will be fed and adjusted past the print head to a...

Page 38: ...e tor tantold torms Loading the paper from the bottom of the printer You can load the fanfold paper from the bottom of the printer with the optional Pull Tractor Unit 1 Install the optional Pull Tract...

Page 39: ...e tractor covers again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the tractor units If they are not aligned properly you will have problems with paper feeding possibly resulting in...

Page 40: ...or units If they am not aligned properly you will have problems with paper feeding possibly resulting in tearing d jamming of the paper Release lever I Figure 4 8 Mount the fanfold paper over the inte...

Page 41: ...he unit is released and when it is down the unit is locked 13 Now close the tractor covets again making sure that the paper holes are aligned with the pins on the optional tractor units If they are no...

Page 42: ...aded in printing position and the release lever backward 2 ReSS the 1 ON LINE 1button on the control panel to set the printer off line ON LINE indicator will turn off 3 Tear off the printed form at th...

Page 43: ...t using the optional Pull Tractor Unit Paper unparking When you want to resume using fanfold paper the procedure is as follows 1 Remove all single sheets from the printer 2 Mount the paper guide in th...

Page 44: ...guide for single sheets V 2 Adjust the paper guides to match the size of the paper you will be using Remember that printing will start some distance from the left hand edge of the carriage 3 Turn on...

Page 45: ...nd adjusted past the print head to a position ready for printing 7 If you want to set the paper to a different position set the printer off line by pressing the 1 ON LINE j button then set the paper p...

Page 46: ...Feeder 2 Use the printer s Memory Switchmode to select ASF For details please refer to Chapter 6 3 If fanfold paper has already been loaded in the printer park the paper through the rear slot 4 Pull...

Page 47: ...eft position by moving it horizontally in either direction Unlock the paper guides by pressing down on the locking levers in case of Dual Bin ASF 7 Lock the left paper guides in position by moving the...

Page 48: ...it into the Automatic Sheet Feeder Figurn 417 Fan the paper before inserting into the ASF 10 Insert the paper stack into Automatic Sheet Feeder The stack should not be more than 15mm 5 V equivalent t...

Page 49: ...ward and reverse l Park fanfold forms l Set the top of form position l Select the print pitch l Select a font l Print test patterns l Prevent software from changing the panel pitch and font selections...

Page 50: ...the L ON LINE 1button during printing the printer stops printing and goes off line allowing you to check the printout or change a control panel setting Printing resumes when you press the I ON LINE J...

Page 51: ...ded this button results in different functions depending on the position of the release lever If the release lever is back for the fanfold forms pressing this button parks the forms If the release lev...

Page 52: ...RAFT NLQ NLQ This button selects the NLQ font to be printed Sanserif font is selected at power up unless the default settings are changed To change the font set the printer off line then press the l F...

Page 53: ...nter the short self test mode The printer will print the version number of the printer s ROM followed by seven lines of the character set Each line will be offset by one character from the one before...

Page 54: ...enter the long self test mode The printer will print the version number of the printer s ROM the Memory Switch Tree followed by the whole character set printed in each font and pitch available The te...

Page 55: ...anel This prevents software interference You will hear an acknowledging beep as power comes on After the beep tone you can set the printer off line select a print pitch then return to on line and star...

Page 56: ...rd 2 Begin printing In place of the usual printout you will get a formatted dump showing exactly what data the printer receives Each line presents sixteen characters their hexadecimal codes to the lef...

Page 57: ...al treatment the interpreter does not send it atall This can cause problems with graphics or download character data However you can solve this problem by changing line 30 in the preceding program and...

Page 58: ...ng successive line feeds 3 While holding the I PAPER FEED Ibuttondownpressthe I ON LINE I button then release both buttons at the same time The printer will smoothly eject the current page Top of form...

Page 59: ...can also feed the paper in small increments in reverse to return to a higher position on the same page NOTE With fanfold forms do not try to return to a previous page The perforation may catch inside...

Page 60: ...to set the printer off line Printing will now stop but there may be data remaining in the buffer 3 Press and hold the I ON LINE I button 4 While pressing the I ON LINE J button down press and hold the...

Page 61: ...en the color ribbon is installed into the printer Selecting the ASF bin number Youcanusethedual bin type AutomaticSheetFeeder SF IORMII l5RMII with this printer You can select this ASF bin number by t...

Page 62: ...e time after the beep tones to store the current setting If you release these buttons after the three beep tones the macro is cleated NOTE You can store the following settings with this procedure l Cu...

Page 63: ...tch mode In the Memory Switch mode the buttons on the control panel are used as shown below in Figure 6 l Exit rnen Move to right Figutv 6 T Bulton funcliona in the kdemofy switch mode The principle i...

Page 64: ...enus To move up through the menu structure towards the root of trunk use the I button as an I1 button The structure of the menus are shown below M LINMENU PRINT CURRENT SE lTINGS INSTALLATION MENU E C...

Page 65: ...ngs is also provided following this section Print current settings When you select this option the current settings will be printed similar to the sample below ii FAR WE 1C IRE E OFI CXRSi OFi PK3 LDR...

Page 66: ...switch must be set DOWNLOAD BUFFER The printer then uses its RAM memory for storing character patterns and provides only a one line print buffer If you leave this switch to INPUT BUFFER the printer u...

Page 67: ...ero s When the NORMAL is selected the printer prints the normal zero when it is SLASHED the slash zero which is often used in draft mode to prevent any possible confusion with the letter 0 l NLQ Font...

Page 68: ...options which will be automatically selected whenever you turn the printer on l Print Quality Select the print quality HS Draft HS DRAFT prints with the highest speed but the dot matrix is reduced to...

Page 69: ...allows you to set various options associated with paper handling l Tear Off function L You can select the Tear Off function with this switch ENABLED When using fanfold paper the Tear Off function allo...

Page 70: ...e l Carriage centering If you set this switch ENABLED the carriage moves to the center each time to feed paper near the perforations It is recommended to match the page length setting to your fanfold...

Page 71: ...following 4 When the three lines are aligned with each other to form one continuous line the bi directional alignment test is completed 5 To change the mode for which the bi directional adjustment is...

Page 72: ...6 To exit from this mode press the I button 1 ONLINE I lL i J it I 64...

Page 73: ...bes the printer s control commands Some commands are common to both the standard and IBM modes In the descriptions of the commands all commands will given by functions The name of each command is foll...

Page 74: ...selected during power up Select draft elite characters IMode 1 ASCII 1 Decimal 1 Hexadecimal 1 1IBM 1 cESC7 I cl7 127 73 1 IlB401 1 Changes to draft quality characters with elite pitch 12 cpi Ignored...

Page 75: ...nt n Font 0 TmsRomn 4 Script 1 Sanselif 7 Orator 2 Courier 12 Helvet 3 Prestige Select font Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bo F d 4040704141 d 2828462929 d Changes to the font according to the value o...

Page 76: ...II Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC E 27 69 1B 45 Causes subsequent characters to be emphasized by adding extra thickness to vertical strokes Cancel emphasized printing Mode ASCII Both ESC F Decimal 27 70...

Page 77: ...spaces skipped by horizontal tabulation are not underlined Stop underlining Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal I Both ESC 0 27 45 49 1B 2D 30 ESC I o 27 45 0 1B 20 00 Stops underlining Star 0 verlining Mo...

Page 78: ...the character pitch Subscript Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal _ _ Both SC S 1 27 93 49 1B 53 31 ESC S cl 27 83 1 1B 53 01 Causes subsequent characters to be printed as subscripts Does not change the c...

Page 79: ...Switch Select IBM character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC t 1 27 116 49 1B 74 31 ESC Y l 27 116 1 IB 74 01 Selects an IBM character set This is the power up default in IBM mode or the St...

Page 80: ...13 Korea 14 Irish 64 Legal One of these character sets can be selected as power up default by the Memory Switch mode Select IBM code page Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cEsc T 4 o 27 9194 4 0 lB...

Page 81: ...a code with no assigned character is received the printer prints a space Enable printing of all character codes on next L character Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM cESC A n 27 94 n 1B iE n This com...

Page 82: ...pica to elite pitch 12 cpi or from condensed pica to condensed elite 20 cpi Ignored if the PITCH LOCK mode was se lected during power up Condensed printing Mode ASCII Decimal Both sb 15 Std cEsc CSb...

Page 83: ...uses subsequent characters in the current line to be expanded to double width Characters return to normal width after the next line feed LF The DC4 VT FD and ES3 W 0 com mands also cancel expanded pri...

Page 84: ...ode according to the value of n The value of n is the sum of the values given below for the desired charactcr istics Function n value Underline 128 Italic 64 Expanded 32 Double strike 16 Emphasized 8...

Page 85: ...t and width according to the value of d as below Does not move the base line d Line spacing Character height 0 Single width Single weight 1 Double width Single height 2 Single width Double height 3 Do...

Page 86: ...nation of character height width and line spacing according to the value of n and m asbelow Does not move the base line n Line spacing Character height 0 Unchanged Unchanged 1 Unchanged Single height...

Page 87: ...es or reverses in subsequent line feeds to 7 72 inch Set line spacing to l 6 inch Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std SC T 27 50 18 32 Sets the distance the paper advances or reverses in subsequent lin...

Page 88: ...nd Execute ES6 A Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC 2 27 50 1B 32 Sets the line spacing to the value defined by the last preceding SC A command Sets the line spacing to l 6 inch if there is no pre...

Page 89: ...the paper once by fl16 inches in the reverse direction where n is between 1 and 255 Does not move the print position right or left Does not change the line spacing setting Feed paper n lines Mode ASC...

Page 90: ...ween 1and 64 in IBM mode The current line becomes the top of the page Set bottom margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both cESC IT n 27 70 n 1B 4E n Sets the bottom margin to n lines where n is betwe...

Page 91: ...decimal lB 39 Causes the printer to stop printing before the end of the paper Overrides the setting of Memory Switch Set vertical tab stops Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both SC B nl n2 CO 27 66 nl n...

Page 92: ...tops in this channel A channel is a set of vertical tab stops selected by the 4330 T command See SC B for parameters nl n2 co Select vertical tab channel Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std cESC T n0 2...

Page 93: ...ca OInd64 Expanded condensed elite OsnS76 Wide Carriage OSnSl32 OSnSl58 OSnS226 OSnS255 06nS66 OSnS79 04nS113 Osn S132 Set right margin Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std SC Q n 27 01 n IB 51 n Sets t...

Page 94: ...d Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM SC 5 cl 27 53 1 10 35 01 Causes the printer to perform both a carriage return and line feed each time it receives a R code This command takes priority over the set...

Page 95: ...27 97 49 10 61 31 ESC a cl 27 97 1 10 61 01 Centers subsequent text between the left and right margins Rightjustify Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal 10 61 32 std SC 2 27 97 50 dSC a a 27 97 2 10 61 02 A...

Page 96: ...ab stops specify SO D Co Set horizontal tab stop every n columns Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std SC err 0 n 27 101 48 n 106530 n cESC e cO n 27 101 0 n 106500 n Cancels all current horizontal tab s...

Page 97: ...e left nZ and n2 are obtained by subtracting the value from 65536 and dividing the result into high and low bytes i L 9 Absolute horizontal tab in inches L L L Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std cESC...

Page 98: ...ots beyond the right margin are ignored At the end of bit image printing the printer returns automatically to character mode Print double densitygraphics Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both ESC L nl n...

Page 99: ...value of nO and prints bit image graphics in this mode See ESC K for information on nl n2 ml m2 n0 Graphics mode 0 Normal density 60 dots per inch 1 Double density 120 dots per inch 2 Double density d...

Page 100: ...ch 120 dots per inch 120 dots per inch 240 dots per inch 80 dots per inch 72 dots per inch 90 dots per inch 144 dots per inch Maximum width is 8 inches for normal carriage printer and 13 6 inches for...

Page 101: ...t be equal to or less than n2 Each character is defined by an attribute byte m0 and 11data bytes mZ m2 mZZ The most significant bit of the attribute byte is 0 if the character is an ascender positione...

Page 102: ...sists of 18 dots vertically and ml dots horizontally and requires ml x 3 data bytes Since the vertical definition of the character is 18 dots each byte represents a third of vertical definition For fu...

Page 103: ...aracters and stores them in RAM for1ateruse Memot y Switchmustbesetto DOWNLOAD andNLQ mode must be selected before this command is executed The parameters are the same as for the draft download comman...

Page 104: ...he area between 128 to 255 Select draft pica download character set Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal JBM ESC I 4 27 73 4 10 49 04 Selects the download character set draft quality and pica pitch 10 cpi I...

Page 105: ...gnored if the FONT LOCK mode was selected during power up or if Memory Switch is not set to DOWNLOAD Select NLQ download characters with italic Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal IBM ESC I Sb 27 73 15 1B...

Page 106: ...ed if the color ribbon is not installed n Color n Color 0 Black 4 Yellow 1 Red 5 Orange 2 Blue 6 Green 3 Violet Selectprint color Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bo c d 40 40 67 41 41 d 26 26 43 29 26...

Page 107: ...ubsequent byte received to 0 Accept MSB as is Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Std cESC 27 35 IB 23 Cancels the preceding commands and accepts the most significant bit as it is sent to the printer Delet...

Page 108: ...e Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Both Da 17 11 Returns the printer on line state allowing it to receive and process all subsequent characters and commands This command is ignored if the printer was se...

Page 109: ...left margin then prints the remainder of the line from left to right Normal printing resumes on the next line Manual feed Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bo cESC EM CO 27 25 0 1B 19 00 L I 0 40 40 48 4...

Page 110: ...r from ASF Mode ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Borh ESC EM 27 25 02 1B 19 52 I w 4 w R 40 40 02 41 41 28 20 52 29 29 Ejects the current page Ignored if Memory Switch is not selected ASF Set print start pos...

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