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LQ-2550

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Function                                                                                                            

<ESC>(c

Defining the page format

<ESC>(v

Relative vertical printing position

<ESC>(t

Assigning a character table

<ESC>(m

Character set BRASCII

<ESC>(n

Character set Abicomp

<ESC>(p

Windows character set 1250 (Latin2)

<ESC>(q

Windows character set 1251 (Cyrillic)

<ESC>(r

Windows character set 1252 (Latin1)

<ESC>(t

Windows character set 1254 (Turkish)

<ESC>(‘

Character set Norwegian

<ESC>(A

Character set UK-ASCII

<ESC>(B

Character set US-ASCII

<ESC>(C

Defining the page length

<ESC>(F

Assign character set G0 

<ESC>(G

Selecting graphics mode

<ESC>(H

Character set Swedish-Finnish

<ESC>(K

Character set German

Reference manual

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Summary of Contents for T2265 SprintPro

Page 1: ...Reference manual Matrix printer T2280 SprintPro T2265 SprintPro PRINT MANUAL...

Page 2: ...er 7 Switching on the printer 9 The control panel 10 The LC display 11 Online mode 12 Offline mode 13 Setup mode 14 Messages in the LC display 15 Key functions when turning on the printer 16 Changing...

Page 3: ...osition 42 Settings 44 Setting the tear position 44 Setting the first printing line TOF 46 Setting the print head gap 49 Selecting character density and font 51 2T model 53 Introduction 53 Rear tracto...

Page 4: ...e settings 66 Selecting the LC display language 67 Terminating Setup mode 69 Menu structure 70 Menu description table 71 Functions and Adjustments 85 Test functions 87 Printer self test Rolling ASCII...

Page 5: ...Left hand area Leftzon 103 Right hand area Rightzo 104 Physical left margin Physlm 105 Bidirectional parallel interface CX bid 106 Line wrap Wrap 107 Beep at paper end Sound 108 Deactivate single she...

Page 6: ...aintenance 125 Replacing the fuse 126 Cleaning the housing 127 Cleaning the interior 127 Platen 128 Ribbon 129 Upper friction 129 Carriage shafts 129 Emulations 130 General 130 Escape sequences 130 Wh...

Page 7: ...Character sets 166 General information 166 MTPL standard character set 167 MTPL international substitution characters 168 OCRA character set 169 OCRB character set 170 Available character sets and fo...

Page 8: ...Specifications 192 Printer specifications 192 Interface specifications 197 Paper specifications 198 Options and Accessories 201 Options 201 Accessories 204 Index Reference manual Table of contents...

Page 9: ...ce Top cover Soundproofing cover Control panel Power switch Front cover View from the front Bottom cover R ckansicht View from the rear Power cord connector Interface connectors Reference manual Print...

Page 10: ...Printer in tractor mode Tractors Printer in single sheet mode Paper guide Rear cover Paper support Single sheet feeder Reference manual Printer at a glance 2...

Page 11: ...ble on some models Tractor 1 Tractor 2 Tractor 3 Paperway Fanfold paper mode Tractor 2 Option modular Tractor 3 Only for 2T model integrated Single sheet Single sheet mode Reference manual Printer at...

Page 12: ...ack it Pull the printer out of the cardboard box towards you and remove the remain ing packaging material Check the printer for any visible transport damage and completeness Apart from this CD ROM the...

Page 13: ...orward and reverse feeds will occur you should place the printer as shown in the figure if possible When selecting the printer location observe the following additional in structions Never place the p...

Page 14: ...cable length see Specifications Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radiators Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity fluctua tions Protect the pr...

Page 15: ...orrect set the coloured switch at the rear of the printer to the correct position using a pointed object e g screwdriver ball pen or tweezers 1 2 0 V Make sure that the printer is switched off before...

Page 16: ...the computer are switched off and connect the data cable between the printer and the computer Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the printer Connect the power cable plug to a mains socket R...

Page 17: ...Switching on the printer The power switch for switching on the printer is located at the bottom left at the front of the printer when viewed from the front Reference manual Installation 9...

Page 18: ...printer and computer is interrupted i e no data can be received and printed In the Setup mode you can either select the printer menu or carry out the so called quick switch function The quick switch...

Page 19: ...elected paperpath below Trac1 tractor mode The second line informs you which functions are currently assigned to which keys The word or symbol directly above a key tells you the cur rent function of t...

Page 20: ...unction when fanfold paper is loaded see Moving the paper to the tear position If Load is displayed above this key no paper is loaded in the printer press the key to feed paper to the printing positio...

Page 21: ...e Key 2 Short keypress Microstep forward Long keypress Continuous paper feed Key 3 Short keypress Microstep reverse Long keypress Continuous paper reverse feed up to the park position Load key 4 If no...

Page 22: ...ion first printing line and print head gap Paperway key 3 Paper path Char key 4 Font and number of characters per inch Access to the other menu settings Menu may be disabled by the manufacturer For in...

Page 23: ...itializing This message appears during the printer s initializing phase Load error The printer cannot draw in the loaded paper Loading default Indicates that the printer is being initialised and is ca...

Page 24: ...ibed in the section Test functions of this manual If you keep the Setup key depressed while turning on the printer you regain access to the printer menu if you had locked it before with the help of th...

Page 25: ...k position Open the printer top cover Before opening the cover make sure that the printer is switched on so that it can execute automatic preparations for rib bon changing widening the print head gap...

Page 26: ...front Move the coloured friction tab to the left direction of the arrow as shown in the figure and raise the friction mechanism The print head heats up during printing Let it cool down before touching...

Page 27: ...Remove the used cassette We recommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette black ribbon 19...

Page 28: ...the coloured ribbon tension knob into the right hand front location of the new ribbon cassette Turn the knob in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon A Reference manual C...

Page 29: ...bon between the coloured insertion tongue and the ribbon support transparent plastic plate Align and insert the cassette into the guides on the left and right then press down until it clicks into plac...

Page 30: ...the two locations Turn the tension knob to take up slack in the ribbon until it is seated correctly at the bottom in the ribbon support Press down the coloured insertion tongue A A Reference manual C...

Page 31: ...y seated there must be no perceptible resistance The ribbon should be transported during the travel from left to right If this is not the case you should check that the rib bon cassette is correctly i...

Page 32: ...Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place Close the top cover Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette black ribbon 24...

Page 33: ...Open the printer top cover Before opening the cover make sure that the printer is switched on so that it can execute automatic preparations for rib bon changing widening the print head gap and lifting...

Page 34: ...nt Move the coloured friction tab to the left direction of the arrow as shown in the figure and raise the friction mechanism The print head heats up during printing Let it cool down before touching if...

Page 35: ...Remove the used cassette We recommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette multicolour version 27...

Page 36: ...e step upwards Insert the coloured ribbon tension knob into the right hand front location of the new ribbon cassette Turn the knob in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon...

Page 37: ...between the coloured insertion tongue and the ribbon support transparent plastic plate Align and insert the cassette into the guides on the left and right then press down until it clicks into place R...

Page 38: ...Turn the tension knob to take up slack in the ribbon until it is seated correctly at the bottom in the ribbon support Press the ribbon carrier B down and lower the col oured insertion aid A A B Refere...

Page 39: ...eated there must be no perceptible resistance The ribbon should be transported during the travel from left to right If this is not the case you should check that the rib bon cassette is correctly inse...

Page 40: ...Press the friction mechanism down until it clicks into place Close the top cover Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette multicolour version 32...

Page 41: ...ion on how to make this setting via the Setup menu refer to the section Setup mode On some printer models the single sheet paper source cannot be selected since they have been designed for fanfold pap...

Page 42: ...ingle sheets Press the Online key to set the printer to ready status When the printer receives data from the computer the single sheet is automatically loaded Press the Load 4 key to load the single s...

Page 43: ...ter For more information please refer to Chapter Specifica tions Paper specifications Fanfold paper Make sure that the printer is set for fanfold paper printing If necessary change the paper type see...

Page 44: ...nd align it to the paper width Insert the fanfold paper into the right hand tractor Make sure that it is inserted by the same length as on the left hand tractor in order to avoid any paper jam Close t...

Page 45: ...e front cover Switch the printer on The active paper source Tractor1 appears in the display The paper is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer Pre...

Page 46: ...sheet feeder The front cover can therefore not be opened on these models Make sure that the printer is set to single sheet mode If necessary change the paper type see Changing the paper type Press the...

Page 47: ...Align the left paper guide with the mark on the left of the single sheet input tray Adjust the right paper guide to the width of the paper used Reference manual Paper handling 39...

Page 48: ...eady status The sheet is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer The printer reports a paper out condition by dis playing Load paper from single and...

Page 49: ...ey 2 Short keypress Paper is transported upwards step by step Long keypress Continuous transport upwards Key 3 Short keypress Paper is transported downwards step by step Long keypress Continuous trans...

Page 50: ...that the printer is in online mode If necessary press the Online key Press the Tear 4 key The printer moves the perforation edge of the fan fold paper to the tear edge The display alternates between...

Page 51: ...e paper press the Exit 4 key The printer returns the paper to the first printing position If a print job is active the printer returns the paper automatically to the first printing position Reference...

Page 52: ...the paper is not aligned with the tear edge of the printer you can adjust it Inserted paper needs to be torn off if necessary and retracted to park position Press the Setup key The printer changes to...

Page 53: ...sing the Setup key The printer is reset to the initial status TearAdj 00 72 Set Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 The correction made a maximum of approx 2 5 cm 1 in each direction will be retained after swit...

Page 54: ...sing the TOF function if fanfold paper is used you should first set the tear position see Setting the tear position Open the top cover Press the Setup key The printer changes to setup mode Press the A...

Page 55: ...for the first printing position TOF is 12 72 4 23 mm This is equivalent to the second line from the top Press the 2 or 3 key to move the first printing line to the desired position You can set values...

Page 56: ...ressing the Set 1 key Press the Setup key The printer returns to the initial status FormAdj 17 72 Set Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 The setting made will be retained after switching off the printer Refere...

Page 57: ...the appearance of the type face and the impact force for multi layer paper The AGA automatic gap adjustment function must be set to ON For more detailed information refer to the section Mechanical adj...

Page 58: ...nge from 10 to 10 Confirm the input by pressing the Set 1 key Press the Setup key The printer returns to the initial status Negative values decrease the print head gap positive values in crease it The...

Page 59: ...p key then the Char 4 key Press the CPI 3 or Font 2 key in our example press CPI Use the 2 or 3 key to set the desired character density Confirm the selection by pressing the Set 1 key You can cancel...

Page 60: ...The printer returns to the initial status It is also possible to press the Online key The printer then changes directly to online mode ROMAN NLQ Set Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Adjust Paperway Menu Char...

Page 61: ...the standard printer as follows Standard printer 2T model Paperway Single Tractor1 Standard front Tractor2 Optional front Paperway Single Tractor1 Standard front Tractor2 Optional front Tractor3 Stan...

Page 62: ...gth and width of the forms and other specifications refer to Paper specifications The 2T model cannot accommodate an additional automatic single sheet feeder Tractor 1 Tractor 2 Tractor 3 Tractor 1 St...

Page 63: ...place fanfold paper into the rear tractor proceed as follows Swing the noise absorbing element towards the front raise the rear cover vertically and remove it Open both the right hand and left hand tr...

Page 64: ...f the right hand tractor and align it to the paper width Insert the fan fold paper into the right hand tractor Make sure that the paper form is inserted straight in order to avoid any paper jam Close...

Page 65: ...is will leave a slot for the paper Swing the noise absorbing element back to the rear if applicable Switch the printer on It will perform a self test and then go to online mode Paper may remain insert...

Page 66: ...rintout Paper guiding bracket Important It is absolutely necessary to mount the paper guiding bracket when using the rear tractor It serves to protect the mains and interface cables from being damaged...

Page 67: ...Park key 1 If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer it is trans ported to the tear position Tear paper will be displayed Then press any key If a single sheet is loaded in the printer it will be ejec...

Page 68: ...ter will move it automatically to the park position Note that the Tractor paper path settings can be selected separately for each tractor in the Paperway parameter group of the setup menu Settings For...

Page 69: ...escape sequences have priority over settings made in menu mode therefore they will override these Programming via the interface gives you far greater freedom for desig ning your printed pages however...

Page 70: ...Enabling access to menu mode The menu may have been disabled at the factory for some country spe cific models You can enable acces to menu mode using the MenLock parameter from within the menu itself...

Page 71: ...BM printer while another program works better with an EPSON printer you can set an IBM emulation configuration with the desired settings and set the sec ond configuration as an EPSON emulation The act...

Page 72: ...der Menu 1 Select Menu again press key under Menu 3 Now the following message appears in the LC display Online Tractor1 Tear Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Adjust Paperway Menu Char Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Print M...

Page 73: ...completed this change the printer initialises itself and a corre sponding message is displayed in the LC display The currently active setting is marked with an asterisk If changing menues it is possi...

Page 74: ...ious parameter groups in the menu If you want to change a setting e g the line density then press the LPI key LPI lines per inch to access the actual parameter level The currently valid setting is mar...

Page 75: ...nguages french Italian and spanish Select the Setup mode by pressing the Setup key Press the Menu key 1 Online Tractor1 Tear Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Menu mode may be disabled Hold down the Setup key whil...

Page 76: ...e lower line displays Set and Exit The two arrows 2 and 3 represent the symbols for parameter selection indicates descending and ascending Press the 2 or 3 key until the desired langua ge is displayed...

Page 77: ...ained After saving your setting Set the display in our example indicates the following text Terminating Setup mode Press either the Setup key to change into Offline mode or the Online key to change to...

Page 78: ...Auto LF Sl Zero Quietm Skip LPI Bidir I O ESCChar Emulate CPI Font Reset Menu Print Protocol Interf Buffer Baud Format DTR Serial Width Special1 Back Next ColorOpt 5 1 only if ENQ STX ETX ACK or ACK...

Page 79: ...es factory settings Quietm Off On Switches between normal and quiet mode printing For all printing modes the print out is made with the bidirectional method in quiet mode printing In the first step th...

Page 80: ...OUR I PS NLQ COUR I PS LQ Kix Royal NLQ Kix Royal LQ ORATOR NLQ ORATOR LQ GOTHIC NLQ GOTHIC LQ ROMAN T NLQ ROMAN T LQ SANS SERIF H NLQ SANS SERIF H LQ scalable fonts LQ2170 emulation CPI 5 CPI 6 CPI 7...

Page 81: ...on 7 different values in inches can be defined ESCChar ESCChar ESC ESCChar ESC Selects the start signal for control sequences Escape signal only or Escape signal and two signs A description can be fou...

Page 82: ...ytes can be selected NO causes transmission in both directions without parity bit If EVEN or ODD is selected the bytes are checked if they have even or odd parity The selection of MARK or SPACE causes...

Page 83: ...s DTR signal is assigned to DTR line READY signal is assigned to DTR line DTR Pin 20 on 25 pin female V 24 connector DTR Pin 4 on 9 pin female V 24 connector Interf Interf Share Interf Parallel Interf...

Page 84: ...O UK ISO France ISO Germany ISO Italy ISO Sweden ISO Norway ISO Spain ISO Portugal Epson USA Epson France Epson Germany Epson UK Epson Denmark Epson Sweden Epson Italy Epson Spain Epson Japan Epson No...

Page 85: ...EC Greek ELOT 928 CP437 Latin US CP737 Greek CP850 Latin 1 CP851 Greek CP852 Latin 2 CP857 Turkish CP858 IBM with CP860 Portugal CP861 Icelandic CP863 French Canada CP864 Arabic CP864 Arab Extended CP...

Page 86: ...Latin 1 SAP 8859 2 Latin 2 8859 5 Cyrillic 8859 7 Greek 8859 9 Turkish 8859 15 Latin 9 Euro BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 Coax Twinax Hebrew New 437 Hebrew New DIG 850 Hebr Old Code 860 Hebr Flarro 863 Heb...

Page 87: ...on the printer Language English German French Italian Spanish The menu can be shown in five languages on the LC display Paper Einzel Trac1 ASF 1 ASF 2 Trac2 Trac3 Selects the paper parameters Formlen...

Page 88: ...ormat if a value is selected by the Line function or ESC sequences which does not correspond to a standard format FormAdj FormAdj 0 72 FormAdj 12 72 FormAdj 220 72 Sets the first print position of a f...

Page 89: ...al to bring the paper once more to the tear off position If the tear off edge is not aligned with the perforation of the paper then this can be corrected If the parameter View Tear Off is set the pape...

Page 90: ...ire is protected In each line other barcode or normal characters can also be printed These additional characters are printed in the line currently being printed and and in the subsequent lines without...

Page 91: ...ource if the selected one is empty If an optional tractor is not installed Off is displayed factory default If an optional tractor is installed and the Off parameter is activated only the selected tra...

Page 92: ...Menu settings example Reference manual The Menu 84...

Page 93: ...handling paper of compli cated structure or poor quality Paphand The CX bid menu option controls the bidirectionality of the parallel interface With the function Wrap you can set line wrap and with t...

Page 94: ...line Interface test and activating the paper motion sensor Setting default form length and the Automatic Gap Adjustment for the print head Settings to facilitate handling paper of poor quality and th...

Page 95: ...t quality proper operation of the printhead and the mechanics as well as efficient data transmission from the computer to the printer Enter Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the...

Page 96: ...appears on the display The display offers you the selection between ASCII 80 80 ASCII characters are printed per line and ASCII 136 136 ASCII characters are printed per line Press the soft key for th...

Page 97: ...e may cause the printer to reinitialize in this case the Rolling ASCII test is aborted By pressing the key Setup you exit Setup mode and the printer once again returns to Rolling ASCII test mode test...

Page 98: ...timal print head gap see the section Setting the print head gap Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode The self Rolling ASCII test mode test mode can only be terminated by switching off your printer For this...

Page 99: ...and in the right column in ASCII format Printout in Hex Dump Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer Press the key Online until Test mode is shown on...

Page 100: ...ta from the computer and to print it out in plain text The printed data can now be analyzed and evaluated see chapter Emulations Example of a Hex Dump printout After the transmission you must switch t...

Page 101: ...ump mode can only be terminated by switching off the printer If you want to stop the Hex Dump printout before switching off the printer press the key Online and then the key LF FF 4 once STOP Referenc...

Page 102: ...ption controls the bidirectionality of the parallel inter face With the function Wrap you can set line wrap and with the function Sound beep at paper end The Single menu option can be used to deactiva...

Page 103: ...the printer to test mode by pressing the Online key while you switch on the printer Keep the Online key pressed until Test mode appears in the dis play The display shows Test mode for about 1 second...

Page 104: ...monitored In case of a paper jam printing and paper movements stop and an error message is displayed PMS Off A paper jam will not produce an error message Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key...

Page 105: ...de by pressing the key Online while swit ching on the printer Press the key Online until Test mode is shown on the display The display shows Testmode for approx 1 second and then changes automatically...

Page 106: ...all menus and for all paper paths The setting made here is not changed by loading the default factory set tings by pressing all four function keys see section Key functions when turning on the printer...

Page 107: ...surments take place after power on in single sheet mode for each sheet in tractor mode whenever changing the paper path when loading paper AGA Off selects manual gap adjustment For more informations s...

Page 108: ...st mode by pressing the key Online while switching on the printer The display shows ASCII80 ASCII136 Change to the parameter group Formlen AGA by pressing the key Next 4 three times Select the Paphand...

Page 109: ...re and after the perforation on the form pro tected zone The printhead gap is always increased during form feeding past the perforation even when feeding takes place outside the protected zone Printin...

Page 110: ...er during the time the paper is moving in the protected zone If Rightzo On see below the printhead moves out of the perforation zone on the right as long as the paper is being transported Set the prin...

Page 111: ...printhead moves out of the perforation zone area on the left as long as the paper is being transported The Pagewid setting has no influence see above Confirm your settings with the Set key 1 Leftzon...

Page 112: ...e paper is moving The Pagewid option must be correctly set in this case see above If this parameter is On the print head carriage travels to the centre of the form while the paper is loaded Confirm yo...

Page 113: ...setting values entered by ESC sequences are added to the Physlm Note that this value is subtracted from the maximum printing width of 13 6 inches Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key 1 All pa...

Page 114: ...IEEE 1284 Nibble mode CX bid OFF sets the interface to compatibility mode in orto ensure reliable operation with special external boxes Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key 1 Change to the ne...

Page 115: ...rinted on this line are printed at the beginning of next line Wrap Off If more characters than can be printed are transmitted per line the characters which cannot be printed on this line are cut off C...

Page 116: ...a beep is generated every second to notify that paper is empty Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key 1 Change to the next parameter group with the Next key 4 Wrap Sound Online Setup Back Next...

Page 117: ...ingle menu option to Off Select the Single menu 2 Setting options On Off Default setting On Single On is the default setting for printer models with single sheet function Single Off must be selected f...

Page 118: ...et to process paper with a grey back Paper with a completely black back side cannot be used if the ink is carbon based However the printer can handle aniline based black paper undefined colours Confir...

Page 119: ...prints the same line twice at double strike This setting ensures that copy paper produces optimum results With the Copy Draft NLQ and LQ print qualities the line is printed twice however at single str...

Page 120: ...Connect your DOS PC LPT1 to the parallel port on the printer 2 Press keys 1 4 and Online Hold the keys pressed 3 Switch on your printer The printer is ready for the download when BOOT appears on its d...

Page 121: ...r which it is ready for use It is possible to repeat the download separately e g firmware followed by character generator Loading the operating system for the first time Connect your DOS PC LPT1 to th...

Page 122: ...major malfunction This chapter provides information on the rectification of faults without the assistance of specially trained personnel Follow the advice and tips in this chapter if your printer is n...

Page 123: ...the printer is now connected correctly then the LED for the selected sheet feelights up Online is shown on the display and the printhead moves to the start position If these steps do not eliminate the...

Page 124: ...s Check that the printer is properly adapted to the computer configured Refer to section The control panel Check the parameter set in the Setup menu unI O serial parallel and if necessary correct it 3...

Page 125: ...aper jam fanfold paper 1 Open the top cover If a paper jam should occur then remove the jammed paper by tearing it off at the tear off edge the tear off edge is located at the outfeed for the fanfold...

Page 126: ...e from the printer Before you replace the single sheet refer to the instructions in the section Loa ding paper single sheets Pay attention to the following points Set single sheet feed to the correspo...

Page 127: ...the section Changing the ribbon cassette 2 The printhead gap is too small increase the gap See the section Setting the printhead gap For printers with the AGA ON Enter a correction value 0 See the se...

Page 128: ...heck whether the ribbon is damaged if necessary replace it see the section Changing the ribbon cassette 2 Set the correct printhead gap 3 Check whether the platen is damaged 4 Check whether the printh...

Page 129: ...t The printer prints at lower speed No action required When this message comes up even in a cold printer please contact your dealer Cover open Top cover is open close it Parity Error Transmission erro...

Page 130: ...t Note down the display message Contact your dealer Motor defect Internal hardware error Load the default settings If the error still occurs contact your service technician Overrun Error Received data...

Page 131: ...aded paper Check the following Whether the paper path is blocked by a foreign object Whether the paper is damaged Whether the tractors are closed and locked Whether the paper is too tight or loose Whe...

Page 132: ...ected For this function please switch to the appropriate emulation in the menu Park position You are informed when the fanfold paper is in the park position Tear paper off Note for the operator to tea...

Page 133: ...ded to check the ribbon from time to time and to clean the platen Preventive maintenance is not necessary Before cleaning turn off the printer and disconnect the power cable Do not oil or grease the p...

Page 134: ...turn it until the cover tab comes out through the recess in housing Then remove the fuse Install the fuse in reverse order of steps The fuse ratings are specified on the printer type plate which is m...

Page 135: ...stic cleaning agent and a soft lint free cloth Do not use abrasive cleaners Never use solvents Cleaning the interior Remove paper and dust ribbon deposits with a soft brush Check that any paper has be...

Page 136: ...Platen Remove the ribbon Clean the printer bar cautiously with an alcohol based cleaning agent Reference manual Care and maintenance 128...

Page 137: ...sages via the display The service life of the ribbon is 20 million characters Upper friction Clean the rollers of the upper friction as necessary with a mild cleaning agent and a soft lint free cloth...

Page 138: ...inter command and not a printable character They allow the selection of printer functions or the changing of printer parameters from the computer By transmitting an escape sequence you are able to cha...

Page 139: ...s Apart from the standard Escape sequences and control codes your printer is equipped with MTPL sequences These sequences provide a large number of additional ways to control your printer Many functio...

Page 140: ...e ESC is selected in the printer menu Example In the MTPL IBM Proprinter emulation bold print can be switched on by the sequence ESC E and can be switched off with the sequence ESC F Input Highlight t...

Page 141: ...multaneously For instance by pressing Ctrl and J a line feed is accomplished it is required to output the character string on the printer More information concerning this topic is contained in your co...

Page 142: ...MTPL you are able to optimize operation and handling MTPL can be used in connection with other emulations or can be used alone Example in BASIC open LPT1 as 1 width 1 255 Text1 10 characters inch Text...

Page 143: ...1 10 characters inch Text2 15 characters inch begin writeln lst Esc 4w Text1 ESC 6w Text2 Esc 4w Text1 end Printout After the program has been completed the following text appears 10 characters inch 1...

Page 144: ...CD ROM MTPL IBM XL24 IBM AGM Epson LQ 2550 Epson LQ 2170 Code Function BEL Signal tone BS Control character BS Backspace CAN Deleting a data line CR Control character CR Carriage return CSI Start cha...

Page 145: ...C 4 n1 n2 Graphics print with 120 dpi ESC 5 n1 n2 Graphics print with 80 dpi ESC 7 n1 n2 Graphics print with 240 dpi ESC 8 n1 n2 Graphics print with 72 dpi ESC 9 n1 n2 Graphics print with 90 dpi ESC s...

Page 146: ...p Windows character set 1250 Latin2 ESC q Windows character set 1251 Cyrillic ESC r Windows character set 1252 Latin1 ESC t Windows character set 1254 Turkish ESC Character set Norwegian ESC A Charact...

Page 147: ...sign character set G1 ESC 0 n1 n2 Set graphics print to 60 dpi ESC 1 n1 n2 Set graphics print to 120 dpi ESC 2 n1 n2 Set graphics print to 120 dpi ESC 3 n1 n2 Set graphics print to 240 dpi ESC 32 n1 n...

Page 148: ...sed printing 12 cpi ON ESC 0 n m Copy ROM character set ESC Unidirectional printing for 1 line ESC Set bit 8 0 ESC C1 C2 Load font character set ESC Set bit 8 1 ESC s n Reload a graphics mode ESC Init...

Page 149: ...tional fonts automatic NLQ and LQ ESC 51l Proportional fonts in draft mode possible default ESC 52h Font selection ESC 10 19m possible only for print quality NLQ and LQ ESC 52l Font selection ESC 10 1...

Page 150: ...e current printhead position ESC 0m Clear all selected fonts ESC 0m Reset colour ESC 0 SP I Measuring unit decipoint ESC 0 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 10 cpi ESC 0 SP L Set vertical spacing to 6 lpi...

Page 151: ...nt quality Draft ESC 12m Font 2 Default LQ Courier ESC 12 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 12 cpi ESC 12y Select print quality LQ ESC 12z Double height ON top portion ESC 13m Font 3 Default NLQ S Serif ES...

Page 152: ...b at current position ESC 1 SP k Printout in Royal Mail Customer Barcode ESC 1 SP L Set vertical spacing to 4 lpi ESC 1 SP p Initiate US Postnet Barcode ESC 1 SP X Print quality medium ESC 1w Set 6 cp...

Page 153: ...out in Kix Barcode ESC 2 SP L Set vertical spacing to 3 lpi ESC 2 SP X Print quality low ESC 2w Set 7 5 cpi ESC 2y Proportional font ON ESC 2z Double height OFF ESC 2z Superscript subscript and micros...

Page 154: ...ensity 8 lpi line spacing 1 8 inch ESC 5 Select fanfold paper mode tractor 1 ESC 6 Select fanfold paper mode tractor 2 ESC 7 Select fanfold paper mode tractor 3 ESC 50m Proportional font OFF ESC 50 Pa...

Page 155: ...SP K Set horizontal pitch to 6 cpi ESC 6w Set 15 cpi ESC 6z Graphics inverted ESC 7w Set 17 1 cpi ESC 7y Proportional font OFF ESC 7z Bit 8 unchanged ESC 8w Reset double stroke ESC 8y Right justificat...

Page 156: ...ics print to 240 dpi ESC g n1 n2 8 Set graphics print to 60 dpi ESC g n1 n2 9 Set graphics print to 120 dpi ESC j Position paper back 1 180 ESC n1 n2 f Set absolute horizontal and vertical position ES...

Page 157: ...ESC n1 n2 s Set left and right margin ESC n a Set relative horizontal position ESC n d Set absolute vertical position ESC n e Set relative vertical position ESC n j Relative horizontal position back t...

Page 158: ...ines ESC n u Set horizontal tab ESC n v Set vertical tab ESC n1 n2 Perform relative horizontal step ESC n1 n2 Transparent mode for the characters following ESC Transparent mode for the character follo...

Page 159: ...set 2 expanded ESC 7 Suppress ASCII codes 129 to 159 ESC 7 PC character set 1 standard ESC a n Select orientation ESC A n Line spacing n 60 inch ESC A n Prepare line spacing n 72 inch ESC b m 0 Clear...

Page 160: ...D 0 Clear all horizontal tabs ESC D n1 n32 0 Set horizontal tabs ESC DC2 Condensed printing OFF ESC DC4 Double wide printing OFF set with SO or ESC SO ESC E Bold ON ESC EM 0 Deselect single sheet ope...

Page 161: ...ne feed n 180 inch ESC J n Single line feed n 216 inch ESC k n Select font ESC K n1 n2 Set graphics print to 60 dpi ESC l n Set left margin ESC l n Select print mode ESC L n1 n2 Set graphics print to...

Page 162: ...SC r n Select colour ESC R Reset all tabs ESC R0 Epson character set USA ESC R1 Epson character set France ESC R2 Epson character set Germany ESC R3 Epson character set United Kingdom ESC R4 Epson cha...

Page 163: ...ESC S n Superscript or subscript ON ESC SI Condensed printing 17 1 cpi ON ESC Sn Superscript or subscript ON ESC SO Double wide printing ON ESC SP n Set character spacing ESC t n Select character set...

Page 164: ...margin ESC Y n1 n2 Set graphics print to 120 dpi ESC Z n1 n2 Set graphics print to 240 dpi ESC F Assign character set G3 ESC Character generator LS3R ESC Character generator LS2R ESC Character generat...

Page 165: ...eed back RI Line feed without CR back SI Condensed printing of 17 1 cpi ON SI Switching the character generator SS 3 SO Double wide printing ON SO Switching the character generator SS 2 VT Vertical ta...

Page 166: ...codes The barcode types K L N O may be expanded by using Add On Barcodes Add On 2 and Add On 5 Type Barcode Type Barcode A 2 5 Matrix default M MSI modified PLESSEY B 2 5 Industrial N UPC A with HRI C...

Page 167: ...io etc If no header is defined the information in the bracket will be printed in Code 2 5 Matrix Please note that within the Barcode environment the barcode com mands have priority in case of conflict...

Page 168: ...hex 09 is allowed within Barcode mode The Postnet sequence is accessible in every emu lation The printer can print barcode in NLQ 180 dpi and LQ 360 dpi If draft print quality DPQ is selected the prin...

Page 169: ...ht once This definition remains until the printer is switched off The printable LCP information is transmitted in an LCP bracket SI Two character sets are available US ASCII and German The printout of...

Page 170: ...LCP character set US ASCII ESC PLS 02 ESC LCP character set german ESC n SP s Sends a character as ASCII character n 0 255 decimal ESC 20 SP s DC4 Barcode bracket ESC 16 SP s DLE Start code LCP Header...

Page 171: ...l nn factor SUB F a nn xyz p EM Barcode header optional a Barcode type p 0 Barcode horizontal p 9 Barcode vertical Additional information is provided in the Barcode Programmer s Application Manual on...

Page 172: ...a tes subsequent printers MTPL Epson LQ 2550 Epson LQ 2170 IBM Proprinter XL 24e IBM Proprinter XL 24e AGM Many applications however also offer special printer drivers for our prin ters If an original...

Page 173: ...the Plug Play function of Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows ME Windows 2000 and Windows NT4 You can download all available printer drivers from the Internet free of charge You may incur phone call charge...

Page 174: ...via control panel or by escape sequences Note that MTPL sequences are available in all emulation modes The following example shows you how to find the hexadecimal value for a character from the symbol...

Page 175: ...102 118 134 150 166 182 298 214 230 246 7 BEL 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 8 BS HTS 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 9 HT 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121...

Page 176: ...substitution characters dec 35 36 64 91 92 93 94 96 123 124 125 126 hex 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D 7E US ASCII UK ASCII Swedish German Portuguese French Italian Spanish Norwegian Reference manua...

Page 177: ...2 118 134 150 166 182 298 214 230 246 7 BEL 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 8 BS HTS 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 9 HT 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 137...

Page 178: ...2 118 134 150 166 182 298 214 230 246 7 BEL 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 8 BS HTS 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 9 HT 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 137...

Page 179: ...B OCR A Prestige Script Orator Gothic Souvenir ISO USA 42 X X X X X X X X X X X X X ISO UK 41 X X X X X X X X X X X X X ISO France 52 X X X X X X X X X X X X X ISO Germany 4B X X X X X X X X X X X X...

Page 180: ...n Denmark II 0A X X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson Spain II 0B X X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson Latin America 0C X X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson Korea 0D X X X X X X X X X X X X X Epson Legal 40 X X X X X...

Page 181: ...95 1 1 1 CP865 Nordic 86 X X X X X X X X X X X X X CP866 Cyrillic 8E X X X X X CP866 Bulgaria 9D X X X X X Siemens Turkish 9B X X X X X DEC Turkish 9C X X X X X CP1250 Win Latin 2 70 X X X X X CP1251...

Page 182: ...RASCII 6D X X X X X X X X Abicomp 6E X X X X X X X X Roman 8 4D X X X X X X X X Coax Twinax Hebrew 4F X X X X X 2 3 4 New 437 Hebrew 81 X X X X X 2 3 4 New DIG 850 Hebr 83 X X X X X 2 3 4 Old Code 860...

Page 183: ...many ISO Italy ISO Sweden ISO Norway ISO Spain ISO Portugal Epson USA X X X X Epson France X X X X Epson Germany X X X X Epson UK X X X X Epson Denmark X X X X Epson Sweden X X X X Epson Italy X X X X...

Page 184: ...rica X X X X Epson Korea X X X X Epson Legal X X X X CRO ASCII Arabic Farsi Arabic Urdo Greek DEC Greek ELOT 928 CP437 Latin US X X X X CP737 Greek CP850 Latin 1 X X X X CP851 Greek CP852 Latin 2 CP85...

Page 185: ...Nordic X X X X CP866 Cyrillic Siemens Turkish DEC Turkish CP1250 Win Latin 2 CP1251 Win Cyrillic CP1252 Win Latin 1 CP1253 Win Greek CP1254 Win Turkish 8859 1 Latin 1 X X X X 8859 1 Latin 1 SAP 8859...

Page 186: ...Roman T Sans Serif Sans Serif H BRASCII X X X X Abicomp X X X X Roman 8 X X X X Coax Twinax Hebrew New 437 Hebrew New DIG 850 Hebr Old Code 860 Hebr Flarro 863 Hebrew Table 865 Hebrew Reference manual...

Page 187: ...er is configured to use both interfaces simultaneously it monitors both interfaces for incoming data As soon as the printer recognizes a signal it switches to the respective interface and sends the BU...

Page 188: ...erface is able to transfer data at a speed of max 30 000 bytes per second When the receiving buffer is full the data input is blocked until the data buffer is empty This guarantees data trans mission...

Page 189: ...UTO FEED active low 15 nicht benutzt 16 SIGNAL GROUND 17 CHASSIS GROUND 18 5 V Imax 500 mA 19 30 SIGNAL GROUND 31 INIT active low 32 ERROR active low 33 SIGNAL GROUND 34 35 nicht benutzt 36 SELECT IN...

Page 190: ...e receive line one send line one line for com mon grounding Type Synchronization Transmission rate Signal status Connection cable Interface connections Transmission protocol Capacity of data buffer RS...

Page 191: ...Connector assignment Connector no Direction Signal 3 TxD 4 DTR 2 RxD 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 5 Signal Ground SG Shield Frame Ground FG 1 5 6 9 Transmission length max 15 m Reference manual Interfaces 183...

Page 192: ...ector shield on both ends PC AT 9 pin Printer 9 pin RxD TxD CTS SG DSR DTR 2 3 8 5 6 4 3 2 4 5 TxD RxD DTR RDY SG PC AT 25 pin Printer 9 pin FG TxD RxD CTS SG DSR DTR 1 2 3 5 7 6 20 2 3 4 5 FG RxD TxD...

Page 193: ...ut signals Signal Function CTS DSR RxD Clear to Send Data Set Ready Receive Data Signal Function DTR RTS READY TxD Data Terminal Ready Request to Send Ready to receive data Transmit Data Reference man...

Page 194: ...nsmission When the FIFO buffer is empty again the interface signals READY level 0 12 V and XON hex 11 dec 17 Data transmission can be continued In addition the READY signal is influenced by the status...

Page 195: ...rrMode Special1 Handthr Blockend Protokol XON XOFF ROBUST XON OXFF ENQ STX ETX ACK ACK NAK OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON Interf Buffer Serial Baud Format 1 This menu option is only displayed if either t...

Page 196: ...Cover open Buffer overflow Parity or frame error Always 0 STX hex02 Clears any previous parity or framing error as well as any buffer overflow error ENQ hex05 The current printer status is sent to th...

Page 197: ...r buffer ACK NAK protocol STX hex02 Clears any previous error status ETX hex03 Block end character ENQ hex05 Printer status enquiry see ENQ STX ACK hex06 Acknowledgement character block was transmitte...

Page 198: ...ode lpt1 com1 This mode command is only necessary when data is not to be trans mitted directly to COM1 or another serial interface It only applies to the default setting of the serial interface of you...

Page 199: ...adress class C 192 168 1 xxx The subnet mask to be used is 255 255 255 0 The address of the router or gateway is 0 0 0 0 if not available Example of a printer connected to a computer in an Ethernet Ex...

Page 200: ...pi 12 x 10 880 cps 12 0 cpi 12 x 10 1100 cps 15 0 cpi 08 x 08 1100 cps 15 0 cpi 12 x 08 630 cps 17 1 cpi 12 x 12 735 cps 20 0 cpi 12 x 10 DPQ Data Print Quality 600 cps 10 0 cpi 12 x 12 720 cps 12 0 c...

Page 201: ...0 cpi 24 x 18 210 cps 17 1 cpi 24 x 18 245 cps 20 0 cpi 24 x 15 LQ Letter Quality 100 cps 10 0 cpi 24 x 36 120 cps 12 0 cpi 24 x 30 150 cps 15 0 cpi 16 x 24 150 cps 15 0 cpi 24 x 18 170 cps 17 1 cpi 2...

Page 202: ...uest Resolution 60 to 360 dpi horizontal 90 to 360 dpi vertical Print attributes in all character pitches Double width italics right justification shadowed auto centered double height bold proportiona...

Page 203: ...n CE Certification FCC Class B Certification VDE GS Certification Dimensions Width 624 mm Height 276 mm Depth 430 mm Weight 19 kg Paper feed Feed speed Feed first line 6 lpi View position Reverse moti...

Page 204: ...ic single sheet feeder front capacity 80 sheets Tractor 2 front Service life Printhead Ribbon 500 mio DPQ 12 x 12 matrix 20 mio characters Environmental conditions Operation Temperature 10 to 35 C Rel...

Page 205: ...td 1284 1294 Interface connections Printer side Amphenol 57 40360 or compatible Cable side Amphenol 57 30360 or compatible Serial interface Type RS232C interface Synchronization Asynchronous Transmiss...

Page 206: ...to 65 g m2 Thickness max 0 6 mm Width 76 to 420 mm Form length 76 to 451 mm Continuous paper tractor 3 single part forms 2T model only Gewicht 60 to 90 g m2 Breite 76 to 406 mm Formularl nge 76 to 55...

Page 207: ...ottom sheet 50 to 60 g m2 Thickness max 0 6 mm Width 76 to 420 mm Form length 76 to 305 mm Envelopes Width 76 to 420 mm Length 76 to 305 mm Thickness 0 32 mm Set of forms Sets of forms may be used onl...

Page 208: ...al reacts strongly to environmental influences e g humidity temperature the place of storage should be selected carefully We recommend that this kind of paper should be tested extensively before large...

Page 209: ...ty and the 2T model Part No 054 804 Automatic cut sheet feeder front ASF F The automatic sheet feeder is suitable for single sheets Paper formats with a width of 150 to 365 mm may be used Each format...

Page 210: ...60 038 Printer pedestal A cabinet to be used as a printer stand and for storing fanfold paper stacks Part No 043 049 Paper output tray An optional accessory for the printer stand useful for optimum ou...

Page 211: ...nal interface box IBM Coax SCS 044 868 Serial interface RS232 V 24 with Sub D 25 pin connector 047 545 Adapter cable 9 pin to 25 pin connector for RS232 V 24 047 995 Charging cable for Twinax and Coax...

Page 212: ...bbon cassette yellow magenta cyan black 060 098 Ribbon cassette red green blue black 060 100 Programming manuals The following programming manuals are available Name Part No Programmer s application m...

Page 213: ...control codes 136 B Barcode 158 Beep at paper end Sound 108 Bidirectional parallel interface CX bid 106 C Calling up the menu 62 Care and maintenance 125 Carriage shafts cleaning 129 Changing the pap...

Page 214: ...h Formlen function 97 Functions and Adjustments 85 Fuse replacing 126 H How are escape sequences used 133 I Increasing the printhead gap Head up 101 Installation 4 Interface specifications 197 Interfa...

Page 215: ...OCRB character set 170 Offline mode 13 Online mode 12 Optional firmware loading 112 Options 201 Operating System loading the first time 113 P Paper handling Paphand function 100 Paper handling 33 Pap...

Page 216: ...cting character density and font 51 Selecting the LC display language 67 Selecting the rear tractor 58 Serial interface V 24 RS232C 182 Settings 44 Setup mode 14 Single sheets 38 Specifications 192 Sw...

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