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Interface cable
(serial interface)

The cables used must be shielded. The cable shield must be connected
to the connector shield on both ends.

PC/AT (9-pin)

Printer (9-pin)

RxD
TxD
CTS
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DSR
DTR

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PC/AT (25-pin)

Printer (9-pin)

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DTR

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RxD
TxD
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SG

It depends on the menu setting whether DTR or RDY is active at
pin 4.

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Summary of Contents for 2150

Page 1: ...Reference manual Matrix printer 2150 2250 BACK QUIT PRINT ...

Page 2: ... 9 Switching on the printer 11 The control panel 12 The LC display 13 Online mode 14 Offline mode 15 Setup mode 16 Messages in the LC display 17 Key functions when turning on the printer 18 Changing the ribbon cassette 19 Settings I 24 Paper path quick selection 24 Selecting character density and font temporarily 26 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Table of contents ...

Page 3: ...I 39 Setting the print head gap 39 Setting the tear position 41 Setting the first printing line TOF 42 The Menu 44 Programming via the control panel 44 Enabling access to menu mode 45 Calling up the menu 45 Menu configurations 46 Status page 46 Menu handling 48 Save settings 49 Selecting the LC display language 50 Terminating Setup mode 52 Menu structure 53 Menu description table 54 ...

Page 4: ...AGA function 80 Setting the Paphand function 81 Increasing the print head gap Head up 82 Paper width Pagewid 83 Left hand area Leftzon 84 Right hand area Rightzo 85 Physical left margin Physlm 86 Bidirectional parallel interface CX bid 87 Line wrap Wrap Beep at paper end Sound 88 Settings for paper with dark back Pap back 89 Deactivate single sheet feeder Single 90 Setting for printing copy paper ...

Page 5: ...ove to tear off position 100 Problems with the print quality 101 Print is too pale 101 Smudged print 101 Prints undefined characters 102 The first line is not completely printed out at the top 102 Dots within characters are missing 102 Error messages via the display 103 Load paper from 103 Printhead hot 103 Cover open 103 Parity Error 103 Frame Error 104 Hardware Alarm 104 Overrun Error 104 BACK Q...

Page 6: ...106 Only available in Epson mode 106 Park position 106 Tear paper off 106 Load paper from 106 Care and maintenance 107 Replacing the fuse 108 Cleaning the housing 109 Cleaning the interior 109 Platen 110 Ribbon 111 Upper friction 111 Carriage shafts 111 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Table of contents ...

Page 7: ...14 How are escape sequences used 115 MTPL 116 Example in BASIC 116 Example in Pascal 117 List of available control codes 118 Barcode 137 List of available barcodes 137 US Postnet Barcode 139 LC printing 140 List of additional command codes 141 Configuring the printer for your computer 143 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Table of contents ...

Page 8: ...ment 157 Serial interface V 24 RS232C 159 Connector assignment 160 Interface cable serial interface 161 Input signals 162 Output signals 162 Memory mode XON XOFF 163 Memory mode Robust XON XOFF 163 Extended menu functions with the ENQ STX ETX ACK and ACK NAK protocols selected 164 ENQ STX protocol 165 ETX ACK protocol 166 ACK NAK protocol 166 Add entry to the AUTOEXEC BAT 168 BACK QUIT PRINT Refer...

Page 9: ...rear ASF R 180 Tractor 2 front 180 Tractor 3 rear 181 Others 181 Automatic single sheet feeder front ASF F 182 Preparing the printer 182 Installing the ASF F 183 Inserting paper 185 Automatic single sheet feeder rear ASF R 187 Preparing the printer 187 Installing the ASF R 187 Inserting paper 191 Tractor 2 193 Preparing the printer 193 Installing the tractor 2 194 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual ...

Page 10: ...printer 195 Installing the tractor 3 195 Paper specifications 197 Accessories 201 Ribbon cassettes 201 Serial interface adapter 201 Programmer s application manuals 201 Index 202 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Table of contents ...

Page 11: ...e 1 Printer at a glance pu ll to op en pu ll to op en Control panel Front cover Power switch Power inlet and fuse Interface connector Paper support Top cover Latches Tear edge Bottom cover Single sheet feeder closed Print head Ribbon cassette Rear cover ...

Page 12: ...BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Printer at a glance 2 Printer in fanfold paper mode Printer in single sheet mode pu ll to op en Tractor 1 Single sheet feeder open ...

Page 13: ... ra ac ctto or r 1 1 T Tra rac cto tor 2 r 2 Single sheet Single sheet A AS SF F F F A AS SF F R R Standard printer Tractor 1 Single sheet Optionen Tractor 2 Tractor 3 ASF F ASF R If you install the ASF F feeder the paper sources Trac2 and Single are omitted Tractor 2 and tractor 3 option modular ...

Page 14: ...the printer out of the cardboard box towards you and remove the remaining packaging material Check the printer for any visible transport damage and completeness Apart from this CD ROM the Operator s Manual the power cable the rib bon and the paper support must be included If you find any transport damage or if any accesso ries are missing please contact your dealer BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual...

Page 15: ...ejected When selecting the printer location observe the following additional in structions Never place the printer in the vicinity of easily inflammable gas or explosive substances The power supply cable may be damaged if the paper edges constantly chafe the insulating sheath The user must always ensure that there is sufficient distance between the power supply cable and the paper STOP STOP BACK Q...

Page 16: ... see Technical specifications Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating radiators Avoid exposing the printer to extreme temperature or air humidity fluctuations Protect the printer from dust It may be recommended to install the printer in a place which is acoustically isolated from the workplace because of the noise it may produce 1 2 0 10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 C BACK Q...

Page 17: ...our dealer if the setting is incorrect Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect since this may result in severe damage You can set the printer to the correct mains voltage yourself To do this cautiously tilt the printer to the rear STOP pu ll to op en pu ll to op en BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Installation 7 Make sure that the fixing clips of the par allel connection ar...

Page 18: ...screwdriver but never a pencil to set the slide switch on the left at the bot tom of the printer to the correct voltage 120 V Front side of the printer Rear side of the printer 230 V BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Installation 8 ...

Page 19: ...BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Installation 9 Connecting the printer Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the printer Connect the power cable plug to a mains socket ...

Page 20: ...Make sure that the printer and the computer are switched off and connect the data cable between the printer and the computer BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Installation 10 ...

Page 21: ... Switching on the printer The power switch for switching on the printer is located at the front bottom right of the printer BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Installation 11 ...

Page 22: ...inter 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 option was included so that you can change the most important parameters adjustments character density font paper path adjustments i e head gap directly without having to enter them via the menu The char...

Page 23: ...ted paperpath below Tractor1 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 current function of the key In our example the right key is assigned with the Tear function If you were to press this key the loaded fanfold paper would be advanced to the tear position Example Online Tractor1 Tear Online S...

Page 24: ... 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 position Setup key Sets the printer to setup mode Online key Sets the printer to offline mode Online Tractor1 Tear Online Setup 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual The control panel 14 ...

Page 25: ...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 Loads paper from the selected paper source the display changes to LF FF LF FF key Short keypress Line Feed LF long keypress Form Feed FF Setup key Sets the printer to setup mode Online key Sets the printer to online mode Offline...

Page 26: ... the tear position 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 is disabled by the manufacturer For information on how to enable access and about the available settings refer to the chapter The menu Adjust Paperway Menu Char Online Setup 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual The control panel...

Page 27: ...er reports that the print head is hot and that print speed will be reduced Initializing This message appears during the printer s initializing phase Load error The printer cannot draw in the loaded paper Loading default Factory defined parameters will be reloaded in all available menues Load paper from The printer has no paper in the active paperway Parity error A parity error during data transmis...

Page 28: ...in access to the printer menu if you had locked it before with the help of the MenLock function The MenLock function is described in the Menu description table at the end of this chapter If the four function and select keys are depressed simultaneously whi le turning on the power all printer settings are reset to the default values except the Forml Form length and Single settings in Test mode BACK...

Page 29: ...ter printing several million characters the ink is consumed and the fabric worn out Remove all the paper from the printer and make sure that the printer is switched off before opening the cover Press the two slide latches raise the top cover to an angle of 90 degrees relative to the top cover of the printer and remove it BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette 19 ...

Page 30: ...eft stop viewed from the printer front Raise the printer bar cover The print head becomes hot during print ing You should therefore let it cool down for some time before touching it STOP BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette 20 ...

Page 31: ...d ribbon feed knob at the right of the new ribbon cassette in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon We recommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette 21 ...

Page 32: ...in the ribbon in front of the print head Locate the two projections in the left and right guide rails of the prin ter and gently press down on both sides until it clicks into place In this way the cartridge is automatically positioned correctly BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette 22 ...

Page 33: ...s on the left and right of the print head into the correct positon Press the printer bar cover down until it clicks into place remount the top cover making sure that the projections on the cover are inserted correctly into the recesses of the printer housing and close it BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Changing the ribbon cassette 23 ...

Page 34: ...orma tion on how to make this setting via the Setup menu refer to the section The menu Make sure that the printer is in offline mode press the Online key if necessary Press the Park key and follow the messages in the display If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer it is fed to the tear position The text Tear paper off appears in the display After tearing off paper press any key If a single sheet...

Page 35: ...puter the single sheet is automatically loaded Press the Load key to load the single sheet before starting the printout Single Tractor1 Single Tractor1 Online Online Setup Setup ASF R Next ASF R Next 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 If the printer has the standard paper sources only single sheet and tractor 1 please select from these only If you do not make a selection within 5 seconds the menu is closed Load pape...

Page 36: ...en the Char key Press the CPI or Font key in our example press CPI Use the or key to set the desired character density Confirm the selection by pressing the Set key You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by pres sing the Exit key Adjust Paperway Menu Char Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Font CPI Online Setup 2 1 3 4 10 CPI Set Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual S...

Page 37: ...The printer is reset 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 Online Setup 2 1 3 4 The selection made is not retained after switching off the printer For details on the permanent setting of the charac ter density refer to chapter The menu BACK QUIT PRINT Refer...

Page 38: ...pecifications Fanfold paper BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Loading paper 28 Remove the paper support for single sheets Make sure that the printer is set for fanfold paper printing If necessary change the paper type see Paper path quick selection Raise the front cover taking it by the areas marked with arrows on theleft and right pu ll to op en pu ll to op en ...

Page 39: ...or flaps You may also want to remove the bottom cover in order to facilitate loading the fanfold paper How ever you can also feed paper to the tractor with the bottom cover mounted BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Loading paper 29 ...

Page 40: ...sert the fanfold paper in the left hand tractor first ensuring that at least three perforation holes engage with the tractor pins Close the tractor flap Open the coloured latch lever and align the tractor so that the first printing position on the paper matches the X mark on the printer housing Lock the lever again BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Loading paper 30 ...

Page 41: ...t the paper Close the tractor flap and slide the tractor to the right until the paper is slightly tensioned Make sure that it is inserted by the same length as on the left hand tractor in order to avoid any paper jam BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Loading paper 31 ...

Page 42: ...on the paper excessively to avoid tearing the perforation holes do not allow excessive slack since in this case the paper will bulge and there may be problems in the feeding process STOP BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Loading paper 32 ...

Page 43: ...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 Press the Load key to load paper before starting the printout 90 90 Online Tractor1 Online Tractor1 Load Load Online Online Setup Setup 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Loading paper 33 ...

Page 44: ...sheets If required install the paper support Make sure that the printer is set to single sheet mode If necessary change the paper type see Paper path quick selection Press the latch at the middle of the front cover The single sheet input tray opens downwards ...

Page 45: ...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 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Loading paper 35 ...

Page 46: ...set the printer to ready status The sheet is automatically loaded when the printer is in online mode and receives data from the computer Press the Load key to load paper before starting the printout Online Single Load Online Setup 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Loading paper 36 ...

Page 47: ...pwards step by step Long keypress Continuous transport upwards Key 3 Short keypress Paper is transported downwards step by step Long keypress Continuous transport downwards LF FF key 4 Short keypress Line Feed LF is executed Long keypress Form Feed FF is executed The maximum value of the paper return feed is 22 inches Offline Tractor1 Online Setup Park LF FF 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manua...

Page 48: ...per to the tear edge The display alternates between and After having torn off the paper press the Exit key The printer returns the paper to the printing position If a print job is active the printer returns the paper automatically to the printing position Online Tractor1 Tear Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Tear position Tractor1 Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Online Tear Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Refe...

Page 49: ... correction value to modify the head gap deter mined automatically This correction is useful for modifying the appearance of the type face and the impact force for multi layer paper The AGA automatic gap adjustment function must be set to always or once For more details refer to the section Mechanical adjustments to the printer Press the Setup key The printer changes to setup mode Press the Adjust...

Page 50: ...elect a value from 10 to 10 Negative values reduce the head distance positive values increase it Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key Press the Setup key The printer is reset to the initial status TOF Head Tear Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Head 0 Set Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Settings II 40 ...

Page 51: ... the perforation to the desired position Con firm the setting by pressing the Set key Press the Setup key The printer is reset to the initial status Adjust Paperway Menu Char Online Setup 2 1 3 4 TOF Head Tear Online Setup 2 1 3 4 TearAdj 00 72 Set Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Settings II 41 The correction the range is from 99 72 to 99 72 made will be retained after s...

Page 52: ...rst set the tear position see above Press the Setup key The printer changes to setup mode Press the Adjust key Press the TOF key The paper is fed to the position where the bottom edge of the first prin ting line is aligned with the tear edge The factory setting for the first printing position TOF is 12 72 Adjust Paperway Menu Char Online Setup 2 1 3 4 TOF Head Tear Online Setup 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT P...

Page 53: ...ressing the Set key Press the Setup key The printer is reset to the initial status FormAdj 12 72 Set Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 First printing line default First printing line default Readjusted first printing line Readjusted first printing line 12 72 12 72 0 220 72 0 220 72 The setting made will be retained after switching off the printer BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Settings II 43 ...

Page 54: ... sequences have priority over settings made in menu mode therefore they will override these Programming via the interface gives you far greater freedom for designing your printed pages however it is also a more sophisticated method and requires some experience with programming languages and printer control systems All programming via the interface is lost after you turn off the printer whereas the...

Page 55: ...in detail in the Menu description table Switch off the printer for approx 5 seconds keep the Setup key pressed when switching on again to unlock the menu Calling up the menu You can access the menu in the following way Press the Setup key The printer switches to Setup mode The Setup mode can be selected both in the Online and Offline mode To access the printer menu press the key directly underneat...

Page 56: ... completion of the initialization the printer pulls the pa per in print position and begins with the printout Your printer allows you to set and use three independent menu configura tions If one of your applications for example requires an IBM printer while another program works better with an EPSON printer you can set an IBM emulation configuration with the desired settings and set the second con...

Page 57: ...enu Select Menu again press key under Menu 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 Menu Back Next Online Setup 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual The Menu 47 ...

Page 58: ...keys underneath the LC display Every function and every parameter displayed on the LC display is effected selected by the key directly underneath For this reason the function and selection keys are referred to in this manual by their current assignment Generally two parameter groups occupy one level in the following picture the parameter groups LPI and Skip occupy one level If you do not wish to c...

Page 59: ...lable for this setting Save settings Once the desired parameter is displayed on the LC display you can save it by pressing the Set key The parameter is then set and the printer automatically displays the parameter groups again With the Exit key you can leave the sublevel without saving your changes Example back to the previous parameter groups on to the next parameter groups LPI Skip Back Next 6 L...

Page 60: ...other languages french Italian and spanish Press the Setup key Press the Menu key Online Tractor1 Tear Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Menu mode may be disabled Hold down the Setup key while switching on the printer to enable menu mode If you want to enable access to this mode permanently you need to change the appropriate setting in the menu see Menu description table in this chapter Adjust Paperway Menu Ch...

Page 61: ...wer line displays Set and Exit The two arrows and represent the symbols for parameter selection indicates descending and ascending Press the key or until the desired language is displayed in our example German Print Menu Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 MenLock Language Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 English Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual The Menu 51 ...

Page 62: ...er saving your setting Set the display in our example indicates the following text Terminating Setup mode Press either the key Setup to change into Offline mode or the key On line to change to Online mode German Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 Ges Men Sprache Online Setup Rück Vor 2 1 3 4 This setting is retained even after switching off your printer BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual The Menu 52 ...

Page 63: ...AutoT AutoTear ear T Trac1 rac1 ASF F ASF F 3 3 T Trac3 rac3 2 2 L La an ng gu ua ag ge e Auto LF Auto LF Sl Zero Sl Zero Quietm Quietm Skip Skip LPI LPI Bidir Bidir I O I O E ES SC CC Ch ha ar r Emulate Emulate CPI CPI Font Font Reset Reset Menu Menu Print Print Protocol Protocol Interf Interf Buf Buffer fer Baud Baud Format Format DTR DTR Serial Serial Width Width S Sp pe ec ci ia al l1 1 1 only...

Page 64: ... loaded you can choose between three menus Reset Reset Menu 1 Reset Menu 1 No Yes The current menu returns to the default values factory settings Quietm Off On Switches between normal and quiet mode printing For all printing modes the printout is made with the bidirectional method in quiet mode printing In the first step the first row of pins is activated during the second step the second row is u...

Page 65: ... A LQ Courier I NLQ Courier I LQ Cour I PS NLQ Cour I PS LQ Selects the character style and its quality Character styles marked with an I for example Courier I PS LQ are IBM compatible fonts PS proportional font Fonts with the identifier PS in their name are proportional fonts which use only the space actually required for the character width Example Roman LQ Roman PS LQ BACK QUIT PRINT Reference ...

Page 66: ... the ESC sequences Skip Skip 0 0 Inch Skip 0 5 Inch Skip 1 0 Inch Skip 1 5 Inch Skip 2 0 Inch Skip 2 5 Inch Skip 3 0 Inch Skip 3 5 Inch Skips the perforation 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 found in the chapter Emulations Emulate Epson LQ...

Page 67: ...Stop 8 Bit Spc 1 Stop Selects the data transmission rate baud rate baud bit per second Printer and computer must have the same baud rate Selecting the data format 1 Sets the number of data bits 2 The parity test for received data bytes 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 se...

Page 68: ...back On RDY BUSY available Off No RDY BUSY control Affects the transparence of control sequences and block acknowledgement depending on the selected protocol Protocol XON XOFF Robust XON XOFF ENQ STX ETX ACK ACK NAK Selects the protocol for data transmission see Chapter Interfaces DTR DTR DTR DTR READY DTR signal is assigned to DTR line READY signal is assigned to DTR line DTR Pin 20 on 25 pin fem...

Page 69: ...set or a DLL download character set as defined before can be activated in the code range from hex A0 to hex FE CharSet Standard Extended Selects the standard characters or the extended characters see Character sets Country E US ASCII E France E German E UK E Denmark I E Sweden E Italy E Spain I E Japan E Norway E Denmark II E Spain II E L America E Korea E Legal Selects the national character set ...

Page 70: ... 5 ISO 8859 9 ISO 8859 15 BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 US ASCII UK ASCII French German Italian Swedish Norwegian Spanish Portuguese Cro ASCII Table 437 Table 850 Table 852 Table 857 Table 860 Table 861 Table 863 ISO and MTPL character tables IBM code page tables BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual The Menu 60 ...

Page 71: ... Off MenLock Menu MenLock All With MenLock Off all functions and settings are accessible without restric tion in Online Offline and Setup mode If MenLock Menu is activated all functions and settings are still accessible in Online and Offline mode however in Setup mode you can only access the parameter groups Adjust setting the print head gap Head top of form TOF and tear position Tear Paperway set...

Page 72: ...from 1 to 22 inch i e with 2LPI from 2 to 44 lines and with 12 LPI from 12 to 264 lines If the form length is set it will not be changed by changing the LPI later on The adjustable range may also be set outside the specification of the paper path used see Technical Data Paper Specifications or if you use an optional tractor or ASF the corresponding paper specifi cations However any settings outsid...

Page 73: ...d to a standard format FormAdj FormAdj 0 72 FormAdj 1 72 FormAdj 220 72 Sets the first print position of a form in n 72 inch separately adjustable for each paper path The settings made here reduce the height of the printable area Head Head 0 Head 18 Head 100 Adjusts the gap between the print head and the printed medium for the current paper path When changing the paper path the printer automatical...

Page 74: ... If the tear off edge does is not aligned with the perforation of the paper then this can be corrected see Mechanical adjustments to the printer If the parameter View Tear Off is set the paper can still be brought into a View or Tear position via a specific sequence see Emulations MTPL sequences If the parameter Tear at TOF is set the paper perforation is automatically positioned at the tear off e...

Page 75: ...ec ted 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 affecting the barcode which is already being printed Consequently normal characters can be printed in every line to the right or left of the barcode In unsecured mode the required paper transport for printing ...

Page 76: ...selection menu If an optional tractor is installed and the Off parameter is active only the tractor selected either via the menu or by means of an ESC sequence is supported If the selected tractor is out of paper printing is discontinued If an optional tractor is installed and T1 T2 is activated the printer loads paper from the other tractor if the selected one is out of paper If two optional trac...

Page 77: ... Menu settings example BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual The Menu 67 ...

Page 78: ...int quality proper oper ation 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 printer Testmode Initializing Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Hold the key Online until Testmode is shown in the display BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Test functions 68 ...

Page 79: ... interface With the function Wrap you can set line wrap and with the function Sound beep at paper end BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Test functions 69 The Single menu option can be used to deactivate the single sheet function for printers without single sheet feeder The function Pap back allows printing on paper with a dark back You can use the HvyForm function to set the print head to print the...

Page 80: ...vate manual single sheet feeder and setting for printing on paper with dark back Interface test ASCII test with 80 or 136 characters per line Setting default form length and the Automatic Gap Adjustment for the print head Settings to facilitate handling paper of poor quality and the parallel interface Setting line wrap and sound when paper empty To print copy paper Reduces the electrical power con...

Page 81: ...s 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 the ASCII 80 format corresponds to Legal Portrait or for ASCII 136 Double or Legal Landscape The display will indicate Test mode Off Testmode Initializing Online Setup 2 1 3 4 ASCII80 ASCII136 Online Setup Bac...

Page 82: ... 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 mode Testmode Off is displayed Press the key Online the test printout starts The self test can be interrupted by pressing the key Online which will stop printing and put the printer into Offline status Bef...

Page 83: ...g ASCII test mode The self Rolling ASCII test mode test mode can only be terminated by switching off your printer For this operation the printer must be Offline If you want to stop the test printout before you switch off the printer then press the key Online STOP BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Test functions 73 ...

Page 84: ...n the right column in ASCII format Printout in Hex Dump Put the printer into Test mode by pressing the key Online while switch ing on the printer Press the key Online until Test mode is shown on the display The display shows Test mode for approx 1 second and then automat ically changes to display ASCII 80 ASCII 136 Press the key Next the display shows the next menu level ASCII80 ASCII136 Online Se...

Page 85: ...g the key Online The printer is now ready to receive data 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 H Dump Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 Offline H Dump Online Setup Park LF FF 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Test functions 75 ...

Page 86: ...left in the interface buffer is then printed Terminating Hex Dump Hex Dump mode can only be terminated by switching off the printer If you want to stop the Hex Dump printout before switching off the printer press the key Online STOP BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Test functions 76 ...

Page 87: ... 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 deactivate the single sheet func tion for printers without single sheet feeder The function Pap back allows printing on paper with a dark back You can use the HvyForm function to set the print head to print the same line twice...

Page 88: ...g 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 to ASCII80 ASCII136 Press the Next key 4 twice Select the Formlen menu 2 ASCII80 ASCII136 Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 Formlen AGA Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Mechanical adju...

Page 89: ...e menus and for all paper paths The setting made here is not changed by loading the default factory settings by pressing all four function keys see section Key functions when turning on the printer Confirm your setting by pressing the key Set 1 Formlen 12 Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer 79 ...

Page 90: ...end AGA once The printer checks the paper thickness only once after power on for each selected paper path and after paper end AGA Off selects manual gap adjustment the value can be set for each paper source and each of the 3 menus available Confirm the setting by pressing the key Set 1 The printer automatically leaves Testmode and assumes Online mode Formlen AGA Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 AGA ...

Page 91: ...st mode by pressing the key Online while switch ing on the printer The display shows ASCII80 ASCII136 Change to the parameter group Formlen AGA by pressing the key Next three times Select the Paphand menu 2 the abbreviation stands for paper handling Select the Head up menu 3 Paphand CX bid Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 Head up Pagewid Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manua...

Page 92: ...always increased during form feeding past the perforation even when feeding takes place outside the protected zone Head up Off Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer 82 Printing is possible in the protected area Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 1 Top edge of form 2 Paper transport strip 3 Bottom edge of form...

Page 93: ... On see below the printhead moves out of the perforation zone on the right as long as the paper is being transported Head up Pagewid Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 Pagewid 136 10 Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer 83 Always set the Pagewid value slightly less than the actual paper width e g for paper suitable for printing up to 80 c...

Page 94: ...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 key Set 1 Leftzon Rightzo Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 Leftzon Off Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer 84 ...

Page 95: ...ption must be correctly set in this case see above Leftzon Rightzo Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 Rightzo Off Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer 85 If this parameter is On the print head carriage travels to the calcula ted centre of the form while the paper is loaded Confirm your setting with the Set key 1 and press the Next key 4 t...

Page 96: ...ed by emulation dependent margin settings Margin setting values entered by ESC sequences are added to the Physlm Note that this value is subtracted from the maximum printing width of 8 or 13 6 inches Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key 1 All parameters described in the Paphand group may also be de fined via an ESC sequence see chapter Emulations or the Programmer s Application Manual Phy...

Page 97: ...E 1284 CX bid OFF sets the interface to compatibility mode in order to ensure reliable operation with special external boxes Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set 1 Change to the next parameter group with the key Next 4 Paphand CX bid Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 CX bid On Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Mechanical adjustments to the printer 87 ...

Page 98: ...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 Confirm your settings by pressing the key Set 1 Beep at paper end Sound Select the Sound menu 3 Wrap Sound Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 Wrap On Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 Wrap Sound Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Me...

Page 99: ...al Pap back normal is the standard for normal paper Pap back dark can be set to process paper with a grey back Sound On Online Setup Set Exit 2 1 3 4 Single Pap back Back Next Back Next Online Online Setup Setup 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 Pap back normal Set Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Paper with a completely black back side cannot be used if the ink is carbon based However the printer can handle aniline based...

Page 100: ...enu 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 for printer models without single sheet function This setting is not reset by loading the default factory settings Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key 1 Single Pap back Online Setup Back Next 2 1 3 ...

Page 101: ... ON the printer 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 strike HvyForm Back Next Online Setup 2 1 3 4 HvyForm Off Set Exit Online Setup 2 1 3 4 Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key 1 Change to the next parameter group with the Next ke...

Page 102: ... the printer 92 Reduced power consumption SleepMod Select the SleepMod menu 3 Setting options On Off Default setting On SleepMod On reduces the electric power consumption of the printer in standby mode to 10 W SleepMod Off ensures the first printing position even after longer print ing pauses Confirm your settings by pressing the Set key 1 ...

Page 103: ...from the diskette A to your printer as follows A COPY B DOWNLOAD FDF PRN A progress indicator bar and DOWNLOAD FIRMWARE appears on the display during the download alternatively an error message is displayed PRG Firmware GEN Character set or font character generator P G Firmware and character set The frame currently being transferred appears in the top row on the right of the display Online Setup 2...

Page 104: ... g firmware followed by character generator BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Loading firmware 94 Troubleshooting It is necessary to repeat the entire procedure if an error occurs during the download This is indicated by a corresponding message on the dis play It may be that not all fault messages can be shown on the display In this case the operating system of your PC displays an error message suc...

Page 105: ...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 not working correctly Important notes on the care and maintenance of your printer can be found at the end of this chapter Repairs should only be performed by authorised service personnel STOP BACK QUIT PRINT...

Page 106: ...er is now connected correctly then the LED for the selected sheet feeder lights up Online is shown on the display and the printhead moves to the start position If these steps do not eliminate the fault Replace the power cord and repeat step 3 Check that power flows at the socket e g using a desk lamp if necessa ry use a different socket and repeat step 3 Contact your dealer if the printer cannot b...

Page 107: ...r Check that it is the correct interface cable for your printer Information on the interface is located in the section Connecting the printer to the com puter and in chapter Interfaces Check that the printer is properly adapted to the computer configured Refer to chapter Menu description table Check the parameter set in the Setup menu under I O serial parallel and if necessary correct it 3 Check t...

Page 108: ... the paper fully into the paper feed When having torn off the fanfold paper and after switching over from fanfold paper to single sheets the fanfold paper moves to the park position 4 Check that the fanfold paper is in the park position when you insert a single sheet This means the fanfold paper should not be loaded pulled in To check this raise the guide of the single sheet feeder If necessary dr...

Page 109: ...ously pulling the paper in the correct direction Before you replace the fanfold paper refer to the instructions in the section Inserting paper You should pay special attention to the following points Insert the paper straight After inserting the paper close the tractors Adjust the tractors the paper should be positioned in the tractors straight but without tension Adjust the printhead gap to the p...

Page 110: ...single sheets Pay attention to the following points Set single sheet feed to the corresponding paper width Insert the paper straight as far as possible Adjust the printhead gap to the paper thickness multiple forms etc Paper does not move to tear off position Single sheet inserted It is only possible to tear off when fanfold paper is used refer to the sec tion Moving paper to the tear position BAC...

Page 111: ...or once Enter a correction value 0 correction value 0 to 10 See the section Setting the printhead gap Smudged print 1 The ribbon is damaged e g frayed Change the ribbon as described in 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 always or once Enter a correction value 0 correction val...

Page 112: ...fications 4 Set CX bid in the test menu to OFF see Bidirectional parallel interface The first line is not completely printed out at the top Check the function FormAdj Refer to the chapter The menu Dots within characters are missing 1 Check 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...

Page 113: ...ne or Offline instead of Print the printer has loaded no paper and there is no print job It is no error message in this case actions are not required Printhead hot The printer prints at lower speed No action required When this message comes up even in a cold printer please contact your dealer Parity Error Transmission error from computer to printer via the optional serial interface 1 Compare the i...

Page 114: ...s to options have been previously carried out Note down the display message Contact your dealer Overrun Error Received data which has not yet been printed is overwritten with new data Check that the correct busy protocol e g XON XOFF is set in the menu Serial interface protocol Check the interface cable see section Connecting the printer to the com puter and in chapter Interfaces BACK QUIT PRINT R...

Page 115: ...PRINT Reference manual Troubleshooting 105 Load paper from toggling with Online Offline and a high whistle tone The printer cannot feed in the loaded 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 See page 106 also Subsequently press the Load key 4 Check ...

Page 116: ...tion have been selected 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 tear off the paper automatically positioned at the tear off edge Load paper from Paper is not in printing position The display shows the active paper and if the printer is online or off...

Page 117: ...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 printer especially the sliderails and shafts STOP STOP BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Care and maintenance 107 ...

Page 118: ...le di rectly from the outside Open the small compartment below the power supply connector with a screwdriver and pull out the compartment completely Remove the defec tive fuse and replace it by a new fuse of the same type The fuse ratings are specified on the printer type plate which is mounted above the power connector on the rear T2 5AH 250V ...

Page 119: ...eaning 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 been removed from the tractors STOP BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Care and maintenance 109 ...

Page 120: ... Platen Remove the ribbon Carefully clean the platen with platen roller cleaner available from dealers BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Care and maintenance 110 ...

Page 121: ...ion characters for the narrow printer and 5 million characters for the broad printer Upper friction Clean the rollers of the upper friction as necessary with a mild cleaning agent and a soft lint free cloth Carriage shafts Carriage shafts must not be oiled or greased otherwise damage will occur on the printer STOP BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Care and maintenance 111 ...

Page 122: ...ommand 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 change the previously set configuration of the printer e g character set This chapter contains an introduction into the sequences and control codes which are used by your printer The settings made by escape seq...

Page 123: ... 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 functions can only be carried out using the MTPL sequences as you will see when you look at the list of available command codes What are control codes Control codes are similar to escape sequences because they instruct ...

Page 124: ...s 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 the word E Printer F with bold print Output Highlight the word Printer with bold print This procedure is significant when you are working with older text programs that do not have any or an inadequate printer...

Page 125: ...puter soft ware Many software applications allow insertion of escape sequences and control codes within the generated text Before you start working with escape sequences and control codes we recommend that you study the computer software manual BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Emulations 115 ...

Page 126: ...u 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 Text2 15 characters inch ESC chr 27 print 1 ESC 4w Text1 ESC 6w Text2 ESC 4w Text1 end BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Emulations 116 ...

Page 127: ...aracters 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 15 characters inch 10 characters inch BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Emulations 117 ...

Page 128: ...L24e 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 character for MTPL sequences corr ESC DC1 Selecting the printer DC2 Condensed printing OFF set by Sl or ESC Sl DC3 Deselecting the printer DC4 Double wide printing OFF set by SO or ESC SO DEL Delete line Epson Delete las...

Page 129: ...1 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 x y Define download character ESC Character set ISO 8859 2 ESC Character set ISO 8859 5 ESC Character set ISO 8859 1 SAP ESC Character set ISO 8859 9 ESC Character set ISO 8859 15 ESC Character set Cro ASCII ESC c Defining the page format ESC v Relative vertical printing position ES...

Page 130: ... 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 ESC L Character set Portuguese ESC R Character set French ESC U Setting positioning units in n 3600 inch ESC V Absolute vertical printing position ESC Y Character set Italian ESC Z Character ...

Page 131: ...0 dpi ESC 38 n1 n2 Set graphics print to 90 dpi ESC 39 n1 n2 Set graphics print to 180 dpi ESC 4 n1 n2 Set graphics print to 80 dpi ESC 40 n1 n2 Set graphics print to 360 dpi ESC F Assign character set G2 ESC n Underlining ON OFF ESC m Select vertical tab channels ESC Printing raster graphics ESC Condensed printing 12 cpi ON ESC 0 n m Copy ROM character set ESC Unidirectional printing for 1 line E...

Page 132: ...MTPL IBM Proprinter 24 command set ESC 50h Selecting character sets with 256 characters ESC 50l Selecting character sets with 94 characters ESC 51h Proportional 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 LQ ESC 52l Font selection ESC 10 19m Draft possible default ESC 53h Extended charact...

Page 133: ...left and right margin ESC 0g Clear horizontal tab at the 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 ESC 0 SP X High print quality ESC 0w Set 5 cpi ESC 0y Selecting Copy Draft printing quality ESC 0z Superscript ON ESC 10m Font 0 Default Draft ES...

Page 134: ...pi ESC 12y Select print quality LQ ESC 12z Double height ON top portion ESC 13m Font 3 Default NLQ S Serif ESC 13z Double height ON lower portion ESC 14m Font 4 Default LQ S Serif ESC 15m Font 5 Default LQ Roman ESC 15 SP K Set horizontal pitch to 15 cpi ESC 16m Font 6 Default LQ Roman ESC 17m Font 7 Default LQ Roman ESC 18m Font 8 Default LQ OCRB ESC 19m Font 9 Default LQ OCRA ESC 1 g Clear verti...

Page 135: ...elect feeder front ESC 22 ASF 2 Select feeder rear ESC 21m Double underlining ESC 23m Italics OFF ESC 24m Underline OFF ESC 26m Proportional font ON ESC 2g Clear all horizontal tabs in the current line ESC 2J Print page ESC 2 SP l Measuring unit decipoint ESC 2 SP k Printout 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 ...

Page 136: ...acing 1 6 inch ESC 4g Clear all vertical tabs ESC 4m Underline ON ESC 4 SP L Set vertical spacing to 8 lpi ESC 4w Set 10 cpi ESC 4y Selecting NLQ printing quality at 10 cpi ESC 4z Line density 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 Page at print po...

Page 137: ... ESC 5y NLQ with 12 cpi ESC 5z Graphics normal ESC 6 Initialize the printer ESC 6 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 justification ON ESC 8z Set bit 8 0 ESC 9 SP L Set vertical spacing to 2 lpi ESC 9w Set double stroke BACK QUIT PRINT Reference ...

Page 138: ...SC g n1 n2 8 Set graphics print to 60 dpi ESC g n1 n2 9 Set graphics print to 120 dpi ESC n1 n2 f Set absolute horizontal and vertical position ESC n w Interface holding time n 1 30 s ESC n x Head position horizontal in n 720 also paper load pos ESC n y Printhead gap n 0 100 ESC n z Automatic or manual printhead gap adjustment ESC n SP q Load menu ESC n1 n5 v Paper handling options ESC n1 n16 SP r...

Page 139: ... ESC n j Relative horizontal position back to the left ESC n k Relative vertical position back to the top ESC n p Set HMI ESC n q Set horizontal step ESC n SP Set additional spaces ESC n SP C Select character size ESC n SP f Set reduced spacing ESC n SP g Set character spacing ESC n SP h Line spacing ESC n SP s Transmits the n character as an ASCII character n 0 255 ESC n SP U Beginning of line de...

Page 140: ...SC 0 Set line feed to 1 8 inch ESC 1 Set line feed to 7 72 inch ESC 2 Set line feed to 1 6 inch ESC 2 Set line feed to n 72 inch ESC 3 n Set line feed to n 180 inch ESC 3 n Set line feed to n 216 inch ESC 4 Italics ON ESC 4 Set beginning of form ESC 5 Italics OFF ESC 5 n Autom line feed ON OFF ESC 6 Print ASCII codes dec 129 to dec 159 ESC 6 PC character set 2 expanded ESC 7 Suppress ASCII codes 1...

Page 141: ...64 0 Set vertical tabs ESC c Reset to initialisation status ESC c Setting the horizontal motion index HMI ESC C 0 n Set form length in inches ESC C n Set form length in lines ESC d n1 n2 Perform relative horizontal step ESC 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 De...

Page 142: ...b at current printhead position ESC j n Single line feed back n 180 inch ESC j Set printer to Off Line ESC J n Single line 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 120 dpi ESC M Set character pitch to 12 cpi Elite ESC n Character generator LS2 ...

Page 143: ...elect printer ESC Q n Set right margin ESC 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 character set Denmark I ESC R5 Epson character set Sweden ESC R6 Epson character set Italy ESC R7 Epson character set Spain I ESC R8 Epson character set Japan ESC ...

Page 144: ...7 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 ESC T Superscript or subscript OFF ESC U n Unidirectional print ON OFF ESC Un Unidirectional print ON OFF ESC W n Continuous double width ON OFF ESC Wn Continuous double width ON OFF ESC w n Double height print ON OFF ESC wn Double height print ON OFF ESC x n Set...

Page 145: ...nerator LS2R ESC Character generator LS1R FF Form feed HT Horizontal tab jump HTS Set tab stop at actual horizontal position IND Line feed without CR LF Line feed NEL Line feed with CR PLD Half step line feed PLU Half step line feed 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 ...

Page 146: ...MTPL IBM XL24e IBM AGM Epson LQ 2550 Epson LQ 2170 Code Function VT Vertical tab jump VTS Set tab stop at current vertical position BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Emulations 136 ...

Page 147: ... These barcodes may be printed out horizontal and vertical the unmarked only horizontal The barcode types K L N O may be expanded by using Add On Bar codes Add On 2 and Add On 5 Typ Barcode Typ Barcode A 2 5 Matrix default M MSI modified PLESSEY B 2 5 Industrial N UPC A with HRI C 2 5 Interleaved O UPC A without HRI D Code 11 P UPC E with HRI E BCD Matrix Q UPC E without HRI F Code 39 R Delta Dist...

Page 148: ...Additional information is provided in the Barcode Programmer s Application Manual on this CD ROM BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Emulations 138 ...

Page 149: ...is allowed within Barcode mode The Postnet sequence is accessible in every emulation The printer can print barcode in NLQ 180 dpi and LQ 360 dpi If draft print quality DPQ is selected the printout is performed in NLQ The character e g CR carriage return hex 0D which terminates the barcode is not printed or carried out US Postnet Barcode does not require a barcode bracket Example ASCII ESC 1 SP p 1...

Page 150: ...ty of scaling standard size characters up to factor 99 by means of control sequences LCP US ASCII and German The printout of LCP characters can be selected in all of the emula tions Prerequisite Printer must be in Barcode mode Large Character Printing BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Emulations 140 Two character sets are available ...

Page 151: ...racter 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 ESC 25 SP s EM Termination code Header ESC 15 SP s SI LCP bracket ESC 26 SP s SUB Start code Barcode Header ESC 1 SP p US Postnet Barcode ESC 1 SP k Royal Mail Customer Barcode ESC 2 SP k Kix Barcode BACK Q...

Page 152: ...ctor 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 this CD ROM BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Emulations 142 ...

Page 153: ...tions however also offer special printer drivers for our prin ters If an original driver is provided this provides the best pre requisites for optimum printer use Ask your dealer about printer drivers or use our electronic information system to obtain the current printer dri ver see last page of the manual for the contact number The printer supports the Plug Play function of Windows 95 98 Windows ...

Page 154: ... 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 set tables hex 0 1 2 3 4 dec 0 NUL SP 0 16 32 48 64 1 1 17 33 49 65 2 2 18 34 50 66 3 3 19 35 51 67 ASCII B hex 42 dez 66 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Character sets 144 ...

Page 155: ...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 89 105 121 137 153 169 185 201 217 233 249 A LF VTS 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 B VT ESC PLD CSI 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 C FF PLU 12 28 44 60 76 92 108 ...

Page 156: ...ution 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 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Character sets 146 ...

Page 157: ... 5 ENQ NAK 5 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 6 ACK 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 7 BEL 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 8 BS 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 9 HT 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 A LF 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 B VT ESC 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 C FF 12 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 D CR 13 29 45 61 77 93 109 125 E SO 14 30 46 62 78 94 110 126 F SI 15 31 47 63 79 95 111 127 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Character sets 147 ...

Page 158: ... 5 ENQ NAK 5 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 6 ACK 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 7 BEL 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 8 BS 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 9 HT 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 A LF 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 B VT ESC 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 C FF 12 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 D CR 13 29 45 61 77 93 109 125 E SO 14 30 46 62 78 94 110 126 F SI 15 31 47 63 79 95 111 127 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Character sets 148 ...

Page 159: ...mal value for the n parameter and in the EPSON emulation also by ESC R Non scalable Fonts Character sets ID Draft Copy Draft Roman S Serif Courier1 OCR B OCR A US ASCII 42 X X X X X X X UK ASCII 41 X X X X X X X French 52 X X X X X X X German 4B X X X X X X X Italian 59 X X X X X X X Swedish 48 X X X X X X X Norwegian 60 X X X X X X X Spanish 5A X X X X X X X Portuguese 4C X X X X X X X E US ASCII...

Page 160: ...k II 0A X X X X X X X E Spain II 0B X X X X X X X E L America 0C X X X X X X X E Korea 0D X X X X X X X E Legal 40 X X X X X X X Cro ASCII 3C X X X X Table 437 80 X X X X X X X Table 850 82 X X X X X X X Table 852 87 X X X X 1 including Courier IBM 1 only in 10 and 12 cpi 2 as with Sans Serif 3 as with Roman 4 only in 10 cpi Character sets ID Draft Copy Draft Roman S Serif Courier1 OCR B OCR A Ref...

Page 161: ...e 1250 70 X X X X Table 1251 71 X X X X Table 1252 72 X X X X X X X Table 1254 Win 74 X X X X ISO 8859 1 25 X X X X X X X ISO 8859 1 2B X X X X X X X ISO 8859 2 26 X X X X ISO 8859 5 2A X X X X ISO 8859 9 2E X X X X 1 including Courier IBM 1 only in 10 and 12 cpi 2 as with Sans Serif 3 as with Roman 4 only in 10 cpi Character sets ID Draft Copy Draft Roman S Serif Courier1 OCR B OCR A Reference ma...

Page 162: ... X X X Abicomp 6E X X X X X X X Roman 8 4D X X X X X X X 1 including Courier IBM 1 only in 10 and 12 cpi 2 as with Sans Serif 3 as with Roman 4 only in 10 cpi Character sets ID Draft Copy Draft Roman S Serif Courier1 OCR B OCR A Reference manual Character sets 152 ...

Page 163: ...ian 59 X X Swedish 48 X X Norwegian 60 X X Spanish 5A X X Portuguese 4C X X E US ASCII 00 X X E France 01 X X E German 02 X X E UK 03 X X E Denmark I 04 X X E Sweden 05 X X E Italy 06 X X Scalable fonts Scalable fonts can only be selected with ESC sequences but not via the menu STOP Reference manual Character sets 153 ...

Page 164: ...B X X E L America 0C X X E Korea 0D X X E Legal 40 X X Cro ASCII 3C X X Table 437 80 X X Table 850 82 X X Table 852 87 X X Table 857 8D X X Table 858 9E X X Table 860 84 X X Table 861 94 X X Table 863 85 X X Table 865 86 X X Character set ID Roman T Sans Serif H Reference manual Character sets 154 ...

Page 165: ...1251 71 X X Table 1252 72 X X Table 1254 Win 74 X X ISO 8859 1 25 X X ISO 8859 1 2B X X ISO 8859 2 26 X X ISO 8859 5 2A X X ISO 8859 9 2E X X ISO 8859 15 2F X X BRASCII 6D X X Abicomp 6E X X Roman 8 4D X X Character set ID Roman T Sans Serif H Reference manual Character sets 155 ...

Page 166: ...is used it is monitored by the printer If the printer 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 BUSY signal to the other interface After finishing the data transmission the printer remains switched to the interface for a certain period of time 30 ...

Page 167: ...l interface offers the so called nibble mode of the IEEE1284 interface norm This enables installation in accordance with Win 95 Plug Play The standard parallel interface 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 in blocks of 1 KB Bidirectional paral...

Page 168: ...O FEED active low 15 Not used 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 Not used 36 SELECT IN 1 36 19 18 Transmission length max 2 0 m BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Interfaces 158 ...

Page 169: ...ne 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 RS232C interface Asynchronous 600 Baud to 19 200 Baud OFF Mark log 1 3 V bis 15 V ON Space log 0 3 V bis 15 V up to 15 m length ITT Cannon connector series DB 9 S XON XOFF ENQ STX READY BUSY Robust XON XOFF ACK NAK...

Page 170: ...nsmission length max 15 m BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Interfaces 160 Connector assignment Connector no Direction Printer PC Signal 3 TxD 4 DTR 2 RxD 6 DSR 7 RTS 8 CTS 5 Signal Ground SG Schirm Frame Ground FG ...

Page 171: ...hield 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 DTR RDY SG It depends on the menu setting whether DTR or RDY is active at pin 4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Interfaces 161 ...

Page 172: ...als 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 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Interfaces 162 ...

Page 173: ...on 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 of the printer On Off Line If the printer assumes an undefined state the interface also signals NOT READY and XOFF Memory mode Robust XON XOFF Robust XON XOFF is similar to XON XOFF However the state of the...

Page 174: ...Mode Special1 Handthr Blockend Protocol 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 ENQ STX ETX ACK or ACK NAK proto col is active BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Interfaces 164 ...

Page 175: ...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 the host XON XOFF This protocol is automatically used for data flow control and printer status handling HandThr ON The STX and ENQ characters are not filtered out of the data stream and control the interface i...

Page 176: ...K to the host Any previously sent data or blocks may still be present in the printer 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 transmitted successfully NAK hex15 Block transmission error DEL hex7F Deletes the whole block acknowledged by ACK or NAK HandTh...

Page 177: ...The STX ENQ ETX DEL characters are filtered out from the data stream at the interface and used for control XON XOFF control is not available with the ACK NAK protocol BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Interfaces 167 ...

Page 178: ...1 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 your printer Transmission rate 9600 bauds Parity None Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 These settings must be modified to use other values BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Interfaces 168 ...

Page 179: ...ata Print Quality 500 cps 10 0 cpi 12 x 12 600 cps 12 0 cpi 12 x 10 750 cps 15 0 cpi 08 x 08 750 cps 15 0 cpi 12 x 08 515 cps 17 1 cpi 12 x 12 600 cps 20 0 cpi 12 x 10 CPQ Copy Draft Copy Print Quality 225 cps 10 0 cpi 24 x 12 270 cps 12 0 cpi 24 x 10 340 cps 15 0 cpi 16 x 08 340 cps 15 0 cpi 24 x 08 230 cps 17 1 cpi 24 x 12 270 cps 20 0 cpi 24 x 10 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Specification 1...

Page 180: ...ps 15 0 cpi 16 x 24 135 cps 15 0 cpi 24 x 24 155 cps 17 1 cpi 24 x 18 180 cps 20 0 cpi 24 x 15 Epson emulation only 15 cpi superscript subscript and MTPL microscipt Tab speed 50 inch sec Print width Narrow printer 80 characters at 10 cpi Wide printer 136 characters at 10 cpi Character pitch 5 6 7 5 8 6 10 12 15 17 1 20 cpi Character size Height 3 32 mm incl descenders Width 2 19 mm max 2 43 mm BAC...

Page 181: ...r Printing LCP see Barcode Emulations Standard MTPL Tally Printer Language Epson LQ 2550 LQ 2170 IBM Proprinter XL24e IBM XL24e AGM Optional on request 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 proportionally spaced underlined overlined superscript subscript...

Page 182: ... dB A in LQ with EN 27779 Sound power level LAWd 6 9 B A EN 27779 ISO 9296 Continuous operation Throughput ECMA 132 MTBF 14 000 pages month DPQ 430 pages hour 10 000 h 25 DC Mains voltage 120 V 10 oder 220 240 V 10 15 50 60 Hz depending on the printer version Power consumption with Sleepmode On 40 VAmax 10 W Fuse T 2 5 AH 250 V Approvals cULus certification CE certification FCC Class B certificati...

Page 183: ...s View position 3 8 ips Reverse motion Up to max form length 22 inch max 1 inch for automatic single sheet feeder Printhead gap Standard Automatic gap adjustment Paper transport Standard Tractor with parking position Manual single sheet feeder front insertion friction rollers Optional Automatic single sheet feeder front and rear Tractor 2 front and 3 rear BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Specifica...

Page 184: ...cters 10 cpi Draft Environmental conditions Operation Temperature 10 to 35 C Rel humidity 16 to 73 Climate IEC 721 3 7 Class 7K1 Storage Temperature 5 to 45 C Rel humidity 5 to 95 Climate IEC 721 3 1 Class 1K3 Transport Temperature 40 to 70 C Rel humidity 5 to 95 Climate IEC 721 3 2 Class 2K4 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Specification 174 ...

Page 185: ...mode Transmission rate Max 30 KHz Signal status Low 0 0 V to 0 4 V High 2 4 V to 5 0 V Connection cable Material AWG no 28 at least Length up to 2 5 m Twisted pair cable with double shield acc IEEE Std 1284 1294 Interface connections Printer side Amphenol 57 40360 36 pin or compatible Cable side Amphenol 57 30360 25 pin or compatible Voltage supply of ex ternal devices on pin 18 U 5 V 10 I 0 5 A m...

Page 186: ...status OFF Mark log 1 3 V to 15 V ON Space log 0 3 V to 15 V Connection cable Length up to 15 m Interface connections ITT Cannon connector series DB 25 S Transmission protocol XON XOFF ENQ STX READY BUSY Robust XON XOFF ACK NAK ETX ACK Capacity of data buffer 64 KB max BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Specification 176 ...

Page 187: ... 278 mm narrow printer 76 to 420 mm wide printer Form length 76 to 559 mm Continuous paper tractor 1 multi layer to be tested individually Copies 1 5 Weight of original 45 to 65 g m2 Weight of copies 45 to 56 g m2 Weight of last sheet 45 to 65 g m2 Thickness max 0 6 mm Paper width 76 to 278 mm narrow printer 76 to 420 mm wide printer Form length 76 to 559 mm BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Specif...

Page 188: ...le sheet feeder multi layer to be tested individually Copies 1 5 Weight of original 50 to 60 g m2 Weight of copies 45 to 56 g m2 Weight of last sheet 50 to 60 g m2 Thickness max 0 6 mm Paper width 76 to 278 mm narrow printer 76 to 420 mm wide printer Form length 76 to 305 mm Envelopes Width 76 to 420 mm Length 76 to 305 mm Thickness 0 32 mm BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Specification 178 ...

Page 189: ...ng the quality mark SM Post and photocopy paper are suitable for use Unsuitable are satin finisch or coated papers imitation art papers and embossed papers Since paper as natural material 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 larger quantities ar...

Page 190: ...er rear ASF R The automatic single sheet feeder is suitable for single sheets and sets of forms with 1 2 forms Paper formats with a width of 100 to 223 mm narrow printer or 365 mm wide printer may be used Each format in between can be set Part no 061 799 narrow printer Part no 061 800 wide printer Tractor 2 front The push tractor is suitable for fanfold paper and sets of forms with 1 5 forms Paper...

Page 191: ... of 76 to 264 mm narrow printer or 406 mm wide printer may be used Each format in between can be set Part no 061 795 narrow printer Part no 061 796 wide printer BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 181 Serial interface adapter Serial interface adapter from 9 to 25 pins Others On request Part no 047 995 ...

Page 192: ...nction see chapter Settings I Paper path quick selection or via an application program Activating ASF F in the PapOpt menu will deactivate both paper paths Single and Trac2 at the same time and it will no longer be possible to select them with the paper path quick selection func tion If the ASF F is deinstalled in the PapOpt menu the printer will reactivate the Single paper path automatically leav...

Page 193: ...vided with one the wide printer with two paper supports Remove the front cover raising it as shown in the figure then lift it out of the recess on the left viewed from the front of the printer pulling it to wards the left to remove it Insert the front cover supplied with the ASF F in re verse sequence of steps BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 183 ...

Page 194: ...ft and right in parallel to the stop into the guides provi ded on the printer Press the single sheet feeder down on the left and right until the front pins click into place on the left and right BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 184 ...

Page 195: ... the paper Fan the paper and then align the edges before loading it into the paper tray Raise the fixing lever on the left side of the ASF F and insert the paper stack For more rigid paper we recommend to remove the tear rail for fanfold paper in order to increase the stacking capacity BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 185 ...

Page 196: ...nd paper guide to the width of the paper used Close the fixing lever Press the Online key to set the printer to ready sta tus When the printer receives data from the computer the first sheet is automatically loaded Press the Load key to load a sheet before starting the printout BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 186 ...

Page 197: ...per path quick selection or via an application program Installing the ASF R Mount the two adapters on the left and right on the projections provided on the single sheet feeder and click them into place Insert the two paper support brackets into the ope nings provided in the paper guides Mount the two paper support plates to the holders BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 187 ...

Page 198: ...ver to an angle of 90 degrees relative to the printer top side and remove it Raise the rear printer cover until it is aligned with the printer top side and remove it upwards at an angle BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 188 ...

Page 199: ...der exactly in parallel with the printer in such a way that the recesses on the left and right of the single sheet feeder match the projec tions provided in the printer BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 189 ...

Page 200: ...Press the single sheet feeder down until it clicks into place approx 5 mm BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 190 ...

Page 201: ...for the left hand printing position to ensure that the first character is printed on the paper Fan the paper and then align the edges before loa ding it into the paper tray Raise the fixing lever and insert the paper stack Paper Paper guide Mark BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 191 ...

Page 202: ...e centre of the pa per stack Adjust the left and right extensions to the paper length Adjust the right hand paper guide to the width of the paper used Close the fixing lever BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 192 ...

Page 203: ...ess the Online key to set the printer to ready status When the printer receives data from the com puter the first sheet is automatically loaded Press the Load key to load a sheet before starting the printout Tractor 2 Preparing the printer Select the Tractor2 parameter with the paper path quick selection feature see chapter Settings I Paper path quick selection in the Setup menu of the printer see...

Page 204: ...side Insert the tractor 2 with the pins on the left and right in parallel to the stop into the guides provided on the printer Press the tractor down until the front pins click into place on the left and right Loading paper is described in chapter Loading paper BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 194 ...

Page 205: ...re see chapter Settings I Paper path quick selection in the Setup menu of the printer see chapter The menu or via an application pro gram Installing the tractor 3 Raise the rear cover so that it is aligned with the prin ter top side and remove it BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 195 ...

Page 206: ...er Insert the tractor 3 with the pins on the left and right in parallel to the stop into the guides provided on the printer Press the tractor down until the rear pins click into place on the left and right Loading paper is described in chapter Loading paper BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 196 ...

Page 207: ...76 to 559 mm Continuous paper tractor 2 multi layer to be tested individually Copies 1 5 Weight of original 45 to 65 g m2 Weight of copies 45 to 56 g m2 Weight of the last sheet 45 to 65 g m2 Thickness max 0 6 mm Paper width 76 to 264 mm narrow printer 76 to 406 mm wide printer Form length 76 to 559 mm BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 197 ...

Page 208: ...th 76 to 559 mm Continuous paper tractor 3 multi layer to be tested individually Copies 1 1 Weight of original 45 to 65 g m2 Weight of the last sheet 45 to 65 g m2 Thickness max 0 28 mm Paper width 76 to 264 mm narrow printer 76 to 406 mm wide printer Form length 76 to 559 mm BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 198 ...

Page 209: ...t of original 50 to 60 g m2 Weight of copies 45 to 56 g m2 Weight of the last sheet 50 to 60 g m2 Thickness max 0 46 mm Paper width 100 to 223 mm narrow printer 100 to 365 mm wide printer Form length 100 to 305 mm Envelopes Width 100 to 223 mm narrow printer 100 to 365 mm wide printer Length 100 to 305 mm Thickness 0 32 mm Paper capacity max 50 sheets 80 g m2 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Optio...

Page 210: ...r to be tested individually Copies 1 2 Weight of original 50 to 60 g m2 Weight of copies 45 to 56 g m2 Weight of bottom sheet 50 to 60 g m2 Thickness max 0 25 mm Paper width 100 to 223 mm narrow printer 100 to 365 mm wide printer Form length 100 to 305 mm Envelopes No envelopes Paper capacity max 100 sheets 80 g m2 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 200 ...

Page 211: ...Optional paper support Part no 052 127 Programmer s application manuals Programmer s application manual Epson Part no 379 302 Programmer s application manual IBM Part no 379 306 Folder for Programmer s application manual Part no 389 865 BACK QUIT PRINT Reference manual Options and Accessories 201 Serial interface adapter Serial interface adapter from 9 to 25 pins Part no 047 995 ...

Page 212: ...he ribbon cassette 19 Character sets 144 Cleaning the housing 109 Cleaning the interior 109 Configuring the printer for your computer 143 Connecting the printer 9 Connector assignment 160 Cover open 103 CX bid 87 D Dots within characters are missing 102 E Eject Error 105 Emulations 112 Enabling access to menu mode 45 ENQ STX protocol 165 Error messages via the display 103 Escape sequences 112 ETX ...

Page 213: ...able serial interface 161 Interface specifications 175 Interface test Hex Dump 74 Interfaces 156 K Key functions when turning on the printer 18 L LC printing 140 Leftzon 84 List of additional command codes 141 List of available barcodes 137 List of available control codes 118 Load Error 105 Load paper from 103 Load paper from single 106 Loading Default 106 Loading firmware 93 Loading paper 28 M Me...

Page 214: ...am single sheets 100 Paper path quick selection 24 Paper specifications 177 197 Paper transport 37 Paperways 3 Parallel interface 157 Parity Error 103 Park position 106 Physlm 86 Placing your printer 5 Platen 110 Preparing the printer 182 187 193 195 Press any key 106 Print is too pale 101 Printer at a glance 1 Printer self test Rolling ASCII 71 Printer specifications 169 Printhead hot 103 Printou...

Page 215: ...4 Sleep mode reduced power consumption 92 Smudged print 101 Sound 88 Specification 169 Switching on the printer 11 T Tear paper off 106 Terminating Hex Dump 76 Terminating Setup mode 52 Test functions 68 The procedure 114 The control panel 12 The display is lit but the printer does not print 97 The display remains dark 96 The first line is not completely printed out at the top 102 The LC display 1...

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