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Troubleshooting

Your printer is extremely reliable, but occasional problems may occur. You can solve
many of these problems yourself, using this chapter. If you encounter problems that you
cannot resolve, contact your dealer or service partner for assistance.

This chapter is organized as follows:

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Solving problems

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Diagnostic functions

Solving problems

The tables in this section describe common printer problems and their solutions. The fol-
lowing types of problems are considered:

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Print quality problems

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Paper handling problems

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Operating problems

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Printer failure

Summary of Contents for 2440

Page 1: ...User Guide 2440 2540 Matrix Printer ...

Page 2: ...on Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corporation DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation Windows Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Server Windows XP and Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other product names and company names appearing in this manual are the registered trademarks or trademarks of the individual companies ...

Page 3: ...on procedure 2 4 Installing the ribbon cassette 2 5 Connecting the printer 2 7 Checking the printer voltage 2 7 Connecting the mains power 2 7 Connecting the interface cable 2 8 Switching on the printer 2 8 Printer components 2 9 Front view 2 9 Rear view 2 10 Internal view 2 11 Operations of the Control Panel 2 12 LED indicators 2 12 Control panel keys 2 13 Print quality key 2 15 Print qualities 9...

Page 4: ... from fanfold paper to single sheets 2 24 Switching from single sheets to fanfold paper 2 24 Feeding and Positioning Paper 2 25 Print Area Definition 2 25 Continuous forms 2 26 Single sheets 2 27 Setting the first printing line TOF 2 28 Selecting Tear off mode 2 29 Using the tractor as pull tractor 2 31 Chapter 3 Printing 3 1 Starting or Stopping Printing 3 2 Starting Printing 3 2 Stopping Printin...

Page 5: ...ACT 4 18 Saving and Exiting 4 18 Using the Diagnostic Functions 4 19 Print Configuration Function 4 19 Printing Test Function 4 21 Hex Dump Mode 4 22 Printing Alignment Adjustment 4 23 Top of Form Adjustment Function 4 25 Setting of The First Dot Position on the Left Side 4 26 Menu access 4 28 Setting Setup Mode to Default Value Standard 4 29 Chapter 5 Maintenance 5 1 Cleaning 5 1 Cleaning and Vac...

Page 6: ...pecifications A 1 Printer specifications A 1 Paper specifications A 4 Print Area A 5 Continuous forms A 5 Single sheets A 6 Paper Thickness A 7 Chapter B Interfaces B 1 Parallel interface B 1 Parallel Interface Pin Assignment B 2 B 2 Compatible mode B 3 Nibble mode B 4 Data Transmission Timing B 5 USB interface B 6 Descriptor B 6 Standard Device Descriptor B 6 Configuration Descriptor B 7 Interfac...

Page 7: ... 2 Printer basic functions C 2 Emulation C 3 Command list C 3 Printer unique commands C 9 24 wire printer C 10 Printer basic functions C 10 Emulation C 11 Command list C 11 Printer unique commands C 17 Barcodes C 20 IBM mode C 20 Available barcode types C 20 Epson mode C 20 Available barcode types C 20 Chapter D Character Sets D 1 IBM Proprinter Emulation D 2 IBM Set 1 and 2 D 2 Epson ESC Emulatio...

Page 8: ...Table of contents VI 24 wire printer D 7 Non scalable fonts D 7 Scalable Fonts and Code Pages D 9 Chapter E Supplies and Options E 1 Supplies E 1 Options E 1 Interface Modules E 2 ...

Page 9: ...mall printhead which allows printing in fast draft mode draft mode and letter quality The printer lends itself to a wide range of applications accepting a variety of data from host computers It caters to word processing functions with the high print qual ity and image processing with its ability to print bit image graphics ...

Page 10: ...er OCR B OCR A Prestige Script Orator Gothic Souvenir High speed printing At 10 cpi print speed ranges from 533 cps for high speed draft quality to 133 cps for letter quality Memory The printer is equipped with ROM and RAM memory 16 MBit of ROM memory and 256 Kbytes of receiving buffer are available for storing input data and downloading custom fonts Simple switching of paper types The ability to ...

Page 11: ...er CAUTION A caution message provides information that may help you avoid equipment damage process failure or inconvenience Read all caution messages carefully WARNING A warning message indicates the possibility of personal injury if a specific procedure is not performed exactly as described in the guide Pay close attention to these sections and read them fully to prevent possible injury STOP ...

Page 12: ...lways disconnect the system from the mains before opening the device to perform maintenance work or remedy errors Do not perform any operation or action in any way other than provided in this manual When in doubt contact your dealer or service company Keep in mind that hazard warnings in this manual or on the printer cannot cover every possible case as it is impossible to predict and evaluate all ...

Page 13: ...inter Topics covered are Setting up your printer Getting to know the printer s major parts and the control panel Selecting paper Overview of paper operations Adjusting for paper thickness Using continuous forms Using single sheets Feeding and positioning paper Switching paper types ...

Page 14: ...rrect direction Open the packaging lift the printer out of the cardboard box and remove the remaining packaging material Check the printer for any visible transport damage and missing items The following items should be included If you find any transport damage or if any accessories are missing please contact your dealer Printer Ribbon cassette Power cord Quick Start Guide and CD ROM ...

Page 15: ...he vicinity of inflammable gas or explosive substances Do not expose the printer to direct sunlight If you cannot avoid placing the printer near a window protect it from the sunlight with a curtain When connecting a computer to the printer make sure not to exceed the maximum cable length see Interfaces on page B 1 Ensure sufficient distance between the printer and any heating devices radiators Avo...

Page 16: ...tion procedure 1 When the printer is first taken out of the packaging box the cover of the printer is taped as shown in the diagram Remove the tape 2 Open the cover of the printer and remove the shipping locks Keep the packaging for future transportation Tape ...

Page 17: ...on cassettes from the manufacturer as products from other manufacturers may damage the print head or the ribbon drive 1 Remove the ribbon cassette from its packaging 2 Open the printer cover 3 Adjust the printhead to the center of the print roller 4 Turn the tension knob A in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon A ...

Page 18: ...perating the printer 2 6 5 Insert the recess B on the bottom of the ribbon cassette into the holding pin C of the mounting 6 Push the cassette into its mounting until it clicks into position 7 Close the cover of the printer C B ...

Page 19: ...type plate at the back of the printer Contact your dealer if the setting is incorrect Never switch on the printer if the voltage setting is incorrect since this may result in severe damage Connecting the mains power 1 Make sure that the power switch A located at the right side of the printer is in the Off position 2 Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the printer Connect the power cable ...

Page 20: ...f 2 Connect the data cable between the printer and the computer in this exam ple a 36 pin centronics parallel cable Press the power switch A of the printer The printer initializes When the initialization is completed the Power indicator A and the Ready indicator SEL B light up If no paper has been loaded the Alarm indicator C also lights For more information on indicators please refer to the secti...

Page 21: ... 1 Cover 2 Single sheet feeder to load single sheets 3 Platen knob to transport paper if the printer is powered off 4 Power switch Switches the power of the printer on and off Pushing the switch to the I side switches it on and pushing it to the O side switches it off 5 Paper select lever to select the paper path 6 Control panel to load and feed paper select print features or change the printer s ...

Page 22: ...r select lever to select the paper path 2 USB interface connect the USB cable here 3 Parallel interface connect the parallel cable here 4 Tractor to hold and feed continuous forms 5 Power inlet Connect the power cord here 6 Space for optional interface 2 3 4 5 1 6 ...

Page 23: ...Operating the printer Printer components 2 11 Internal view 1 Printhead 2 Paper thickness lever to adjust the print gap for different paper thicknesses 3 Ribbon cassette 1 3 2 ...

Page 24: ...On the printer is in Online mode and ready to receive data from the computer Off the printer is in Offline mode and cannot receive data 10 17 12 20 15 PROP COURIER OCR B OCR A DRAFT QUADRATO HSD SHIFT MicroFeed Down MicroFeed Up LF TEAR PARK QUIET TOF PRINT MENU ALARM EXIT POWER FF LOAD SEL MENU CHARACTER PITCH RESET PRINT QUALITY SHIFT MicroFeed Down MicroFeed Up LF TEAR PARK QUIET TOF PRINT MENU...

Page 25: ...r is inserted No Key Function 1 SEL Switches the printer online or offline 2 LF Advance paper up one line Keep the key depressed for repeti tive line feeds 3 FF LOAD Feeds in single sheet of paper advances continuous form paper to print position Advances paper up one page 4 TEAR Moves continuous form paper up for tear off or back down for printing 5 PARK Transports continuous form paper to the par...

Page 26: ...ey on page 2 16 9 SHIFT Press this key in combination with other keys to perform the fol lowing tasks 1 10 MENU SHIFT Press this key combination to activate setup mode Refer to Chapter 4 Special mode on page 4 1 for further informations on the setup mode 11 Micro Feed Down SHIFT 9w model Feeds paper backwards in 1 72 inch increments 24w model Feeds paper backwards in 1 60 inch increments 12 Micro ...

Page 27: ...s at 10 cpi but also lowest print quality Draft Prints with high print speed 400 cps at 10 cpi but with lower resolution as with Near Letter quality Courier Prints the Courier font in Near Letter Quality Quadrato Prints the Quadrato font in Near Letter Quality OCR B Prints the OCR B font in Near Letter Quality OCR A Prints the OCR A font in Near Letter Quality HSD High Speed Draft prints with the ...

Page 28: ...aracters per inch If PROP propor tional spacing is selected only the actually required space for the character width is used Gothic Prints the Gothic font in Letter Quality Presstige Prints the Presstige font in Letter Quality Orator Prints the Orator font in Letter Quality Roman Prints the Roman font in Letter Quality Script Prints the Script font in Letter Quality Sans Serif Prints the Sans Seri...

Page 29: ...ppendix A Paper specifications on page A 4 for detailed specifications If you are unsure of the suitability of a particular type of paper try testing the paper or consult your dealer Paper Specifications Paper Size Paper Thickness and Number of Copies Narrow printer Wide printer Width Cut Sheet 102 to 267 mm 4 to 10 5 102 to 381 mm 4 to 15 Width Fanfold 102 to 267 mm 4 to 10 5 102 to 381 mm 4 to 1...

Page 30: ...w of Paper Operations The following levers are used in paper handling Print Gap lever A on the right side under the cover Paper Select lever B on the right side of the cover To load or feed paper the printer must be In Online mode but not receiving or printing data In Offline mode Paper select lever The paper select lever is used to select the paper path Move the paper select lever A backward for ...

Page 31: ...se refer to the section Paper Specifications on page 2 17 and to Appendix A Paper spec ifications on page A 4 Be sure to adjust the Print Gap lever whenever you change the number of copies being printed The print gap lever has twelve settings Moving the Print Gap lever A to the rear reduces the print gap moving to the front widens the print gap If printing smears the ribbon misfeeds or the paper j...

Page 32: ...er on page 2 19 3 Slightly press the single sheet feeder to the right or to the left until the holding pin comes free from its recess Remove the feeder 4 Release the tractor locking levers A by pulling them up Once the right forms tractor is positioned lock it by pulling up its locking lever 5 Raise the tractor doors and fit the first two paper feed holes onto the right tractor pins Close the righ...

Page 33: ...at Do not stretch the paper too taut Push the left locking lever down to secure the tractor in place 8 Reinstall the manual paper feeder 9 Press the FF LOAD key to advance the paper to the top of form position from which printing can start The printer is automatically placed in the Online State 1 Make sure that the Paper Select lever is set to the continuous forms position 2 Press the PARK key The...

Page 34: ... left paper guide with the mark on the left of the single sheet feeder Adjust the right paper guide to the width of the paper used 6 Insert a sheet of paper Make sure that the bottom edge of the paper engages snugly with the platen The paper will automatically advance to the top of form posi tion if the Single Sheet Load option of the Setup mode is set to Automatic The factory setting for the Sing...

Page 35: ...ingle Sheets If you print using software which inserts a form feed at the end of each page each sheet is ejected automatically upon the completion of the page printing To manually eject sheets of paper Press the FF LOAD key to execute a forward form feed ...

Page 36: ...osition 4 If necessary readjust the Print Gap lever for continuous forms see section Print Gap Lever on page 2 19 5 Raise the single sheet feeder until it locks in its mounting 6 Align the left paper guide with the mark on the left of the single sheet feeder Adjust the right paper guide to the width of thepaper used 7 Insert a sheet of paper Make sure that the bottom edge of the paper engages snug...

Page 37: ...ntinuous forms This will allow the printer to know exactly where the print head is and to posi tion it at the same position when a form feed occurs Top line This is the line where the printing actually starts To define a top margin select the position of this line within Set Up mode TOP MARGIN option Example In the following picture TOP MRGN option is set to 3 72 inch Bottom line This is the line ...

Page 38: ...is to be 12mm Or more in actual operation to avoid Print blurs and stains affected by The sprocket hole or the vertical perforation E 6 35 This distance is recommended in order to Avoid print blurs and print pitch disorder Affected by the horizontal perforation F 9 6 Same as E however paper feed precision Of the last page is not guaranteed When printed with the top of the dot head B 6 35 E 6 35 6 ...

Page 39: ...2 420 Wide Paper width B 9 6 min The distance from the rear end to the printable area C 76 2 558 8 Paper length D 6 35 min The distance from the front end to the printable area E 6 35 min The distance from the sides of papers to the most right left dot position Paper Feed Direction D E C Print Area E B A ...

Page 40: ... pressing the FF LOAD key 2 Make sure that the printer is in offline mode press the SEL key if necessary 3 Hold the SHIFT key depressed and use the Micro Feed Down or Micro Feed Up keys to adjust the desired first printing line Each micro feed will feed the paper down or up in 1 180 inch 24 wire or 1 144 inch 9 wire increments 4 After releasing the key the new adjusted first printing line is saved...

Page 41: ...sary 2 Hold the SHIFT key depressed and press the MENU key After releasing the keys the MENU indicator lights up indicating that the printer has entered the setup mode The initial printout contains a header help menu 1 and FUNCTIONS menu 2 The header tells you that the printer is in the setup mode The help menu provides a quick summary of how to use keys in the setup mode The FUNCTIONS menu 2 is s...

Page 42: ... the desired value e g AUTO 1 SEC 8 Press the SEL MENU key to select the desired value and to activate the SAVE EXIT position 9 Press the SEL MENU key again to save the new value and exit the setup mode The printer exits the setup mode and returns to the ready mode The selected values remain in effect until the next time they are changed FUNCTIONS PRINTER CONTROL FONT SYMBOL SETS SET UP INTERFACE ...

Page 43: ...re straight in pull mode this may be useful if you want to print critical paper types This section describes how to remove the push tractor and install it as pull tractor 1 Oben the printer cover 2 Slightly press the single sheet feeder to the right or to the left until the holding pin comes free from its recess Remove the feeder 3 Press the two hooks A and remove cover B 4 Press the two levers C ...

Page 44: ... printer After loading paper into the tractor you must carry out a form feed For this reason you cannot print on the first form 5 Insert the two holding pins D of the tractor into the recesses of the mount ings 6 Press the two levers C into your direc tion move the tractor backward until the two pins E engage into the recesses of the tractor and release the levers 7 Close the cover of the printer ...

Page 45: ...d pages The PARK PRINT FF LOAD and the SEL MENU keys are used for these opera tions which are described in this section For a summary of the operation of these keys see the section Operations of the Control Panel on page 2 12 in Chapter 2 Operating the printer on page 2 1 Instructions for loading and handling paper are also given in Chapter 2 Operating the printer ...

Page 46: ... until the print buffer becomes full of new data The data in the print buffer will be lost if you turn the printer off Resuming Printing To resume printing press the SEL MENU key again To cancel printing use the cancel commands provided by your software or computer To clear the print buffer turn the printer off Any data sent to the print buffer before you canceled printing will be lost Resuming fr...

Page 47: ...nter Configuration To check your settings by printing a list of all the printer s currently selected values Printing Test Run the printing test Hex Dump Mode Hex dump allows you to determine whether the com puter is sending the correct commands to the printer This is useful for troubleshooting Printing Alignment Adjustment Perform adjustment Bi directional alignment Top of Form Adjustment Perform ...

Page 48: ...ronment and installation param eters To define what kind of settings modifications are allowed to avoid accidentally chang ing of Set Up values How Set Up Works The Set Up mode consists of Set Up function menus which correspond to several printer settings Each parameter group generally has many parameters which correspond to the print features to be changed Each parameter includes many values to b...

Page 49: ...The initial printout contains a header help menu 1 and FUNCTIONS menu 2 The header tells you that the printer is in the Set Up mode The help menu provides a quick summary of how to use keys in the Set Up mode The FUNCTIONS menu 2 is started from PRINTER CONTROL Button Set Up Action PARK Move cursor Down to the next Function or Value TEAR Move cursor Up to the next Function or Value FF LOAD Select ...

Page 50: ...e page IBM the character set Epson and the style of the zero character slashed unslashed SET UP Selects the print direction unidirectional bidirectional or softcontrol printing Specifies the effect of CR Carriage Return and LF Line Feed codes Selects timeout language safe panel and the printhead impact INTERFACE Changes settings for all interfaces NETWORK Changes network settings of the integrated...

Page 51: ...sition the option you require The first five PRINTER CONTROL parameters are shown below 3 Press the FF LOAD Micro Feed Up X key to select the option The printer prints the first value Repeatedly press the NEXT key or the PREVIOUS key to position the value you require The EMULATION vaulues are shown below If you leave the menu the last set item e g PORT DEPEND remains active and set FUNCTIONS PRINT...

Page 52: ... example shows how to change the vertical pitch in COMMON PUSH TRAC from 6 lines per inch to 8 lines per inch 1 Enter the Set Up mode Turn the printer off and back on while pressing the SEL MENU key 2 Select the COMMON PUSH TRAC function Wait for the printer to stop print ing and press the PARK PRINT T key five times to print the COMMON PUSH TRAC function 3 Press the FF LOAD Micro Feed Up X key to...

Page 53: ... S key until the desired value is printed 7 Press the SEL MENU key to select the desired value and to activate the SAVE EXIT position 8 Press the SEL MENU key again to save the new value and exit the Set Up mode and return to the Ready state These setting remain in effect until the next time they are changed Points to Remember We recommend that you use continuous forms paper for printing in the Se...

Page 54: ...IBM XL24E Selects an emulation for the Parallel interface This is invalid and skipped when PORT DEPEND is not selected for the EMULATION option EMUL USB 9w EPSON EP IBM XL 24w EPSON EP2 IBM XL24E Selects an emulation for the USB inter face This is invalid and skipped when PORT DEPEND is not selected for the EMULATION option EMUL SERIAL 9w EPSON EP IBM XL 24w EPSON EP2 IBM XL24E Selects an emulatio...

Page 55: ... be active when the power is turned on For fixed spaced fonts be sure to change the horizontal pitch as well Draft font lower resolution than letter quality 3 times the speed of the other fonts which are printed in letter quality DRAFT FONT NORMAL DRAFT HS DRAFT Selects if the Draft font is printed as Normal Draft or as High Speed Draft CPI 10CPI 12CPI 15CPI 17CPI 20CPI Selects the characters per ...

Page 56: ...P 850 CP 851 CP 852 CP 857 CP 858 CP 860 CP 861 CP 863 CP 864 CP 864 Extended CP 865 CP 866 Cyrillic CP 866 Bul garia CP 1250 CP 1251 CP 1252 CP 1253 CP 1254 8859 1 8859 1 SAP 8859 2 8859 5 8859 7 8859 9 8859 15 BRASCII Abicomp Roman8 Coax Twinax New 437 New DIG 850 Old Code 860 Flarro 863 Table 865 Selects the national code page for the IBM emulation only E CHR SET USA FRANCE GER MANY UK DENMARK ...

Page 57: ...return CR LF CR A line feed is added to each carriage return LF CODE LF LF LF LF CR Specify the effect of LF Line Feed code LF LF No carriage return is added to a line feed LF LF CR A carriage return is added to each line feed TIME OUT PRINT NO YES Prints out the data in the buffer after a short time even without a print com mand LANGUAGE ENGLISH GERMAN SPAIN FRENCH ITALIAN Specifies a language to...

Page 58: ...RATE 4800 BPS 9600 BPS 19200 BPS 38400 BPS The baud rate is in bits per second Select the same baud rate as that used by your computer or modem PARITY NONE EVEN ODD Parity setting select the same word par ity setting that is used by your computer or modem None causes transmission in both direc tions without parity bit Even The bytes are checked to ensure they have even parity Odd The bytes are che...

Page 59: ...ol has been selected DSR SIGNAL VALID INVALID Sets the signal DSR Data Set Ready valid or invalid DTR SIGNAL POWER UP READY ON DTR is either set constantly to on power up or is used for handshaking ready on BUSY TIME 200 ms 1 sec Selects the busy time of the serial inter face Parameter Value Description IP ADDRESS 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Selects the IP address GATEWAY 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Selec...

Page 60: ... 60INCH Specifies the position of the bot tom line in n 72 inch 9w or n 60 inch 24w See Print Area Definition on page 2 25 RIGHT MARGIN 8 INCHES 13 6 INCHES Specifies the print width of the wide model FORM LENGTH 3 INCHES 3 5 INCHES 4 INCHES 5 5 INCHES 6 INCHES 7 INCHES 8 INCHES 8 5 INCHES 11 INCHES 11 2 3 INCHES 12 INCHES 14 INCHES 17 INCHES Specifies the length of the page in inches See Print Ar...

Page 61: ...fies the auto start time of tear off feeding If e g AUTO 3 SEC is selected auto tear off feeding is executed 3 seconds after data transmission from the computer has ended If MAN UAL is selected you have to feed the paper in the tear off position manually PAPER INITIAL NO YES Parameter Value Description ...

Page 62: ...efinition on page 2 25 RIGHT MARGIN 8 INCHES 13 6 INCHES Specifies the print width of the wide model FORM LENGTH 3 INCHES 3 5 INCHES 4 INCHES 5 5 INCHES 6 INCHES 7 INCHES 8 INCHES 8 5 INCHES 11 INCHES 11 2 3 INCHES 12 INCHES 14 INCHES 17 INCHES Specifies the length of the page in inches See Print Area Definition on page 2 25 CENTERING MODE1 MODE2 Adjusts the position of the print head to the used ...

Page 63: ...O 3 SEC AUTO 4 SEC AUTO 5 SEC MANUAL Specifies the auto start time of paper loading If e g AUTO 3 SEC is selected auto paper load ing is executed 3 seconds after inserting the paper If MANUAL is selected you have to load the paper manually Parameter Value Description ...

Page 64: ... select the SAVE EXIT function and press the SEL MENU EXIT key Options under the Set Up and Adjustment functions are all initialized to the factory settings Saving and Exiting To exit the set up mode and save your setting first select the SAVE EXIT function and then press the SEL MENU EXIT key Any settings changed while in the Set Up mode are saved as the new power on defaults for the printer The ...

Page 65: ...nuous feed paper and that the paper select lever is set forward b Turn the printer off c Turn the printer back on while pressing the PARK PRINT key 2 The printer starts to print a list of the currently selected values The pre selected fac tory settings are shown on the opposite page 3 To exit the Printer Configuration mode After the printer has finished printing the list of values the printer will...

Page 66: ...Using the Diagnostic Functions Special mode 4 20 ...

Page 67: ...ssing the PRINT QUALITY key alone when turning the printer on to avoid initiating unexpected tests not permitted for the user 2 The printer starts to print rolling ASCII data as shown below 3 To exit the Printer Configuration mode Printing Test mode is continues until power OFF Press the SEL MENU EXIT key to stop printing Pressing the key again will resume print ing Press the FF LOAD key in the pa...

Page 68: ...on except for pressing the SHIFT key alone when turning the printer on to avoid initiating unexpected tests not permitted for the user 2 Print the Hex Dump a To start Hex Dump printing send your file or program to the printer The printer goes online and prints the Hex Dump b Press the READY key to pause and resume printing in Hex Dump mode To resume Hex Dump printing press the READY key again c To...

Page 69: ...nt Function a Make sure that the tractors are loaded with continuous feed paper and that the pa per select lever is set forward b Turn the printer off c Turn the printer back on while pressing the LF key Do not press any keys alone or in combination except for pressing the LF key alone when turning the printer on to avoid initiating unexpected tests not permitted for the user 2 Adjust the vertical...

Page 70: ...e printing is complete The message of Bi Dir Align Adjust 2 xx is printed An adjustment value is chosen using NEXT and PREVIOUS keys The adjustment range is 01 15 and the center value is 08 By pressing SEL MENU EXIT key the adjustment value for Low Speed is determined and saved 4 Printing new values The new adjustment values of Bi directional Alignment is printed using 10cpi Draft The paper is aut...

Page 71: ...ted as below 15 patterns of adjustment Loading Position are printed b The format of Loading Position is printed and the paper is automatically advanced for viewing after the printing is complete The message of Loading Position Pos xx is printed c Use the PARK PRINT T or the TEAR S key to choose the new top position The adjustment range is 01 15 and the center value is 08 It is possible to set dif ...

Page 72: ... printed as below 15 patterns of adjustment Position are printed b After the format of setting of the first dot Position on the left side is printed the paper is automatically advanced for viewing after the printing is complete The mes sage of 1st Print Position Pos xx is printed c Use the PARK PRINT T or the TEAR S keys to choose the new first dot position on the left side The adjustment range is...

Page 73: ...Special mode Using the Diagnostic Functions 4 27 xx is new adjustment value 4 Exit the setting of the first dot position on the left side mode Turn the printer off to exit this mode ...

Page 74: ...FF LOAD Micro Feed Up X key to print the current menu access value 3 Use the PARK PRINT T or the TEAR S keys to select the desired parameter 4 Press the SEL MENU key to select the desired menu access parameter and to acti vate the SAVE EXIT position 5 Press the SEL MENU key again to save the new value and exit the Set Up mode and return to the Ready state This setting remain in effect until the ne...

Page 75: ...er off b Turn the printer back on while simultaneously pressing the TEAR PARK and QUIET keys Do not press any keys alone or in combination except for pressing the TEAR PARK and QUIET key alone when turning the printer on to avoid initiating unexpected tests not permitted for the user 2 Exit the setting setup mode to default value standard After the setting completes the printer will automatically ...

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Page 77: ...lains how to clean and vacuum the printer and how to clean the paper bail rollers It is easier to clean the printer when the cover is open Cleaning and Vacuuming the Printer If the print head carriage does not move smoothly back and forth or paper particles have accumulated in the printer clean the printer To avoid any possibility of injury before cleaning the printer turn off the power to both th...

Page 78: ...ou can easily slide the print head to the left or right when the power is off Be careful not to press too hard on the flat ribbon cable that extends from the print head carriage 5 Re install the ribbon cartridge see Installing the Ribbon Cartridge on page 5 5 6 Remove the single sheet feeder and clean the form tractors and the surrounding areas 7 Re install the single sheet feeder Protective cover...

Page 79: ... the platen or the rollers Alcohol may cause the rubber to harden To clean the the rollers and the platen 1 Apply a small amount of water to a soft cloth Avoid spilling liquid inside the printer 2 Place the cloth against the platen and manually rotate the platen knob 3 Repeat this procedure for each roller 4 To dry the platen place a dry cloth against the platen and the rollers and manually rotate...

Page 80: ...t involves removing the old ribbon cartridge and removing the new ribbon cartridge from the carton Removing the Ribbon Cartridge To remove the ribbon cartridge 1 Turn off the printer 2 Open the top cover and the protective cover of the platen The print head may be hot if you have been printing recently 3 Move the print gap lever to position 6 4 To remove the ribbon cartridge press the ribbon relea...

Page 81: ...n cassettes from the manufacturer as products from other manufacturers may damage the print head or the ribbon drive 1 Remove the ribbon cassette from its packaging 2 Open the printer cover 3 Adjust the printhead to the center of the print roller 4 Turn the tension knob A in the direction of the arrow in order to take up slack of the ribbon A ...

Page 82: ...nting until it clicks into position When placing the new ribbon cartridge on the carriage make sure that the thin ribbon does not become bunched or folded at the print head Readjust the print gap to achieve good print quality 7 Close the cover of the printer 8 Use the printing test function to check printing See Printing Test Function on page 4 21 in chapter 4 Special mode C B ...

Page 83: ...3 Remove the two screws A from the print head 4 Lift the print head and disconnect the flexible cable B Be careful because the printhead cables can easily be damaged We recommend that a technician perform this procedure To install the print head 1 Connect the flexible cables to each connector Make sure to push them fully into the connectors do not kink the cables Be careful because the printhead c...

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Page 85: ...s that you cannot resolve contact your dealer or service partner for assistance This chapter is organized as follows Solving problems Diagnostic functions Solving problems The tables in this section describe common printer problems and their solutions The fol lowing types of problems are considered Print quality problems Paper handling problems Operating problems Printer failure ...

Page 86: ...n if neces sary Check whether the tip of the print head is dirty Clean the head with a soft cloth if necessary The print head should be changed by a technician Printing is erratic or the wrong characters are printed Many or unexpected characters are printed Make sure that the interface cable is securely con nected to both the printer and computer Make sure that the printer Emulation selected in yo...

Page 87: ...ingle spaced Change the CR CODE setting in the printer Set Up mode to CR LF CR See SET UP menu in Chapter 4 Special mode The printer overprints on the same line Change the CR CODE setting in the printer Set Up mode to CR LF CR See SET UP menu in Chapter 4 Special mode The next print line starts where the previous line ended instead of at the left margin Change the CR CODE setting in the printer Se...

Page 88: ... Number of Copies in Chapter 2 Operating the printer Make sure that the paper is not folded creased or torn Make sure that the left and right tractors are set so that the continuous forms are stretched taut See Fanfold paper in Chapter 2 Operating the printer Paper jams while printing Turn off the printer and remove the jammed paper Remove any obstructions from the paper path Make sure that the Pr...

Page 89: ...rat ing the printer If you use the interface cable make sure it is se curely connected to both the printer and the computer If the ALARM indicator is lit load paper See Loading paper in Chapter 2 Operating the print er Run the printer printing test If the printing test executes normally the problem is caused by the interface the computer incorrect printer set tings or incorrect software settings S...

Page 90: ...PITCH 10 12 15 17 20 Prop on all off off off blinking off off off A paper jam has occured Remove the jammed paper ALARM PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH 10 12 15 17 20 Prop on all off blinking off off off off off Paper is loaded into the printer and the paper select lever was moved backward or forward Switch the paper select lever back to its original position ALARM PRINT QUALITY CHARACTER PITCH 10 1...

Page 91: ...m involving defective printer hardware On de tecting a fatal error the printer will Stop printing Turn the Ready SEL MENU indicator off Blink the ALARM indicator Power off and on again the printer to recover a fatal error If you cannot resolve the prob lem contact your dealer or service partner ...

Page 92: ...e interface or the computer HEX DUMP MODE allows you to determine whether the computer is sending the correct commands to the printer and whether the printer is executing the commands correctly This function is useful to programmers or others who understand how to in terpret hex dumps PRINTING ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT allows you to check and if necessary correct theprinter s vertical print alignment i...

Page 93: ...characters line at 10 cpi 163 characters line at 12 cpi 233 characters line at 17 cpi Print speed High Speed Draft Draft Letter Near Letter 2440 9 533 cpl 400 cpl 100 cpl at 10 cpi 519 cpl 396 cpl 100 cpl at 12 cpi 400 cpl 100 cpl at 15 cpi 341 cpl 341 cpl 171 cpl at 17 cpi 400 cpl 400 cpl 200 cpl at 20 cpi 2440 24 480 cpl 400 cpl 133 cpl at 10 cpi 576 cpl 480 cpl 160 cpl at 12 cpi 600 cpl 200 cpl...

Page 94: ...in Greek CP1254 Win Turkish 8859 1 Latin1 8859 1 Latin1 SAP 8859 2 Latin2 8859 5 Cyrillic 8859 7 Greek 8859 9 Turkish 8859 15 Latin9 Euro BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 Coax Twinax Hebrew New 437 Hebrew NOTE Code pages and Fonts support depend on supplied Font by the manufacturer The Character Sets are emulation dependent Interface Parallel IEEE 1284 bidirectional Centronics USB 2 0 Full Speed 12 Mbps In...

Page 95: ...ied FCC Class B J subpart of 15 Certified CE marking EMC Immunity IEC61000 4 2 level3 Energy Star UL 1950 with deviation 3 Listed CSA C22 2 NO 950 with devia tion 3 Certified FCC Class B J subpart of 15 Certified TUV EN60950 Certified CE mark ing SEMKO EMC Immunity IEC61000 4 2 level3 Energy Star Item Narrow model Wide model ...

Page 96: ...del Wide model Continuous Forms Width Length No of copies Form thickness max 102 267 mm 4 10 5 in 102 mm 4 in up to 559 mm 22 in 1 to 5 0 35 mm 0 014 in 102 381 mm 4 15 0 in 102 mm 4 in up to 559 mm 22 in 1 to 5 0 35 mm 0 014 in Single Sheets Width Length Thickness 102 267 mm 4 10 5 in 76 364 mm 3 14 3 in 0 35 mm 0 014 in 102 381 mm 4 15 0 in 76 364 mm 3 14 3 in 0 35 mm 0 014 in ...

Page 97: ... A 5 Print Area This section illustrates the recommended print area for single sheets and continuous forms Continuous forms Narrow model Wc 102 to 267 mm 4 to 10 5 in Wide model Wc 102 to 381 mm 4 to 15 in Lc 5 08 to 25 4 mm 0 2 to 1 in ...

Page 98: ...Paper specifications Specifications A 6 Single sheets Narrow model Ws 102 to 267 mm 4 to 10 5 in Wide model Ws 102 to 381 mm 4 to 15 in Hs 76 to 364 mm 3 to 14 3 in Ls 5 08 to 32 mm 0 2 to 1 26 in ...

Page 99: ...bs bond Bottom 40 81 g m2 11 22 lbs bond Three Part Carbonless Top 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Middle 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Bottom 40 81 g m2 11 22 lbs bond Four Part Carbonless Top 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Middle 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Middle 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Bottom 40 81 g m2 11 22 lbs bond Five Part Carbonless Top 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Middle 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Middle ...

Page 100: ...iddle 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Middle 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Middle 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Bottom 40 81 g m2 11 22 lbs bond Two Part Carbon Interleaved Top 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Carbon Counted as one sheet Bottom 40 81 g m2 11 22 lbs bond Three Part Carbon Backed Top 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Carbon Counted as one sheet Middle 40 64 g m2 11 17 lbs bond Carbon Counted as one sheet Bottom...

Page 101: ...r 2 Operating the printer section Connecting the interface cable Parallel interface This parallel interface can operate in the following two modes Unidirectional forward channel mode or compatible mode This printer sup ports a conventional Centronics interface Bidirectional forward reverse channel mode or nibble mode This printer sup ports a bidirectional communication per Nibble mode of the IEEE ...

Page 102: ... GND 4 DATA2 In 22 Signal GND 5 DATA3 In 23 Signal GND 6 DATA4 In 24 Signal GND 7 DATA5 In 25 Signal GND 8 DATA6 In 26 Signal GND 9 DATA7 In 27 Signal GND 10 nACK Out 28 Signal GND 11 BUSY Out 29 Signal GND 12 PE Out 30 Signal GND 13 SELECT Out 31 nINIT In 14 nAUTOFEED Out 32 nERROR Out 15 NC 33 Signal GND 16 Signal GND 34 NC 17 Chassis GND 35 5V DC Out 18 5V DC Out 36 nSELECT IN In ...

Page 103: ...d is ready to accept the next set of data This signal is also sent when the printer is switched from offline to online 11 BUSY Output Data cannot be received when this signal is high This signal is high during data entry when the printer is offline when the buffer is full or when an error occurs 12 Paper Empty PE Output This signal is high when the printer is out of paper 13 Select SLCT Output Thi...

Page 104: ...transfer phase Data bit 1 then 5 14 HostBusy nAUTO FEED Input Reverse data transfer phase This signal is set low when the host can receive data and goes high when the host has received data Following a reverse data transfer the interface enters the reverse idle phase when the HostBusy signal goes low and the printer has no data Reverse idle phase This signal goes high when the Printer Clock signal...

Page 105: ...minimum value for T1 printer initializing time is TBD millisecond 3 The minimum value for T2 printer processing time is TBD microsecond 4 Printer initialization occurs at the falling edge of nINIT In bidirectional mode nibblemode this printer can send data to the computer Data is sent in units of four bits nibble using four output signal lines as data paths The follow ing outlines one byte of data...

Page 106: ...riptorType Byte 0x01 Device descriptor type 2 bcdUSB Word 0x0210 USB Spec release No in BCD 4 bDeviceClass Byte 0x00 Class code 5 bDeviceSubClass Byte 0x00 Sub Class code 6 bDeviceProtocol Byte 0x00 Protocol code 7 bMaxPacketSize0 Byte 0x08 Maximum packet size for EP0 8 idVendor Word 0x0C22 Vendor ID for Customer 10 idProduct Word 0x08A6 Product ID for Project SDM500 12 bcdDevice Word 0x0100 ROM V...

Page 107: ...onfiguration Byte 0x00 Index of string descriptor describing this configuration 7 bmAttributes Byte 0xC0 Configuration characteristics D7 Reserved set to 1 D6 Self powered D5 Remote wakeup D4 D0 Reserved set to 0 Self Powered RemoteWakeup UnSupport 8 MaxPower Byte 0x31 Maximum power consumption of this configuration 98mA Offset Field Size Value Description 0 bLength Byte 0x09 Size of this descript...

Page 108: ...ress Byte 0x01 This is an Out endpoint End point 1 3 bmAttributes Byte 0x02 This is a Bulk endpoint 4 wMaxPacketSize Word 0x0040 Maximum data transfer size 6 bInterval Byte 0x00 This field is ignored for bulk Offset Field Size Value Description 0 bLength Byte 0x07 Size of this descriptor in bytes 1 bDescriptorType Byte 0x05 Interface descriptor type 2 bEndPointAddress Byte 0x82 This is an In endpo...

Page 109: ...s RTS as Busy line this line will be set high after the serial interface finishes its Reset sequence However if Ready busy handshake pro tocol is selected this line is used to indicate to PC whether or not Printer is ready to receive any more data 5 CTS Clear to Send This line will be monitored only if the XON XOFF protocol is selected because CTS must be high in order for the serial interface to ...

Page 110: ...l Ready If user selects RTS as Busy line this line will be set high and will remain high after the serial interface finishes its Reset If user selects DTR as Busy line this line will be set high after the serial interface finishes its Reset sequence However if Ready busy handshake pro tocol is selected this line is used to indicate to PC whether or not Printer is ready to receive any more data INI...

Page 111: ... be sent 3 However PC is not required to detect this initial XON before transmitting data to Printer 4 Printer transmits an XOFF to indicate to PC that the receive buffer is full 5 An XON will be transmitted to PC when buffer space is again available and the printer is ready to receive more data 6 And if data is sent from Host more after outputting XOFF XOFF will be output every 16bytes receiving ...

Page 112: ... is detected printer will indicate warning status on the lights Printer continues to receive data Buffer Overrun Errors Buffer overrun errors occur when PC does not obey the selected protocol and continuous to send data when Printer cannot accept any more data The buffer on Printer overflows if PC sends more than 1024 bytes of data after the interface signals that it is Busy The result is lost dat...

Page 113: ...three possible parity settings Even Odd None When Even parity is specified the interface expects to receive data frames with even parity and will transmit data with even parity When Odd parity is specified the interface expects to receive data frames with odd parity and will transmit data with odd parity Parity will be checked whenever Even of Odd parity is selected If a parity error is de tected ...

Page 114: ...When Ready Busy protocol is selected DTR will be used to pace the data flow from PC When the serial interface is BUSY Buffer is full Printer is out of paper or an error is de tected DTR will be dropped to indicate to PC that Printer cannot receive any more data XON XOFF Software Handshake When XON XOFF protocol is selected Printer indicates to PC that it is busy and not ready to receive any more d...

Page 115: ...be modified to use different values Windows 95 98 Click on the Start button in the Windows taskbar Move the mouse to Settings and click on Control Panel Click on System followed by Device Manager Click on Ports COM1 and Port Settings Bits per second 9600 bauds Data bits 8 Parity none Stop bits 1 These settings must be modified to use different values Windows 2000 XP Click on the Start button in th...

Page 116: ...reached the printer is received first and processed first and the Busy signal is sent to other interfaces Second Parallel interface and Ready Busy in Serial interface In case of XON XOFF in Serial in terface Printer sends XOFF to Host if Host send data to Printer The printer has received all data and the receive buffer is cleared the Busy status is cleared and the printer starts to receive the dat...

Page 117: ...r commands and their parameters This printer has the following resident command sets Emulations 9w printer EPSON ESC P and IBM Proprinter X L 24w printer EPSON ESC P2 IBM Proprinter X L 24e Select the same Emulation on the printer and in your software ...

Page 118: ... Turkish CP858 IBM with Euro CP860 Portu gal CP861 Icelandic CP863 French Canada CP1252 Win Latin1 CP1253 Win Greek CP1254 Win Turkish 8859 1 Latin1 8859 1 Latin1 SAP 8859 2 Latin2 8859 5 Cyrillic 8859 7 Greek 8859 9 Turkish 8859 15 Latin9 Euro Typeface HS Draft Draft Courier Quadrato OCR B OCR A Print head 9 wire Print resolution 10cpi 72 x 90 dpi HS Draft 72 x 120 dpi Draft 144 x 240 dpi NLQ Cha...

Page 119: ...mn Tabulation ML ESC D 1BH 44H Set Horizontal Tabs ESC X 1BH 58H Set Horizontal Margins ESC 1BH 7CH Set Relative Dot Position ML Vertical position control LF 0AH Line Feed VT 0BH Vertical Tab FF 0CH Form Feed ESC LF 1BH 0AH Line Feed ESC VT 1BH 0BH Vertical Tab ESC FF 1BH 0CH Form Feed ESC 5 1BH 25H 35H Perform n 144 Line Feed ML ESC 9 1BH 25H 39H Select 7 144 Line Spacing ML ESC 0 1BH 30H Select ...

Page 120: ... Set ML ESC 0 1BH 23H 30 HSD Print Mode On ML ESC G 1BH 25H 47H Italics On ML ESC H 1BH 25H 48H Italics Off ML ESC 1BH 2DH Continuous Underscore ESC 1BH 3AH Select 12 cpi ESC E 1BH 45H Select Emphasized Mode ESC F 1BH 46H Cancel Emphasized Mode ESC G 1BH 47H Select Double Strike Mode ESC H 1BH 48H Cancel Double Strike Mode ESC I 1BH 49H Select Print Mode ESC P 1BH 50H Proportional Space Mode ESC S...

Page 121: ...0H 42H Print Barcode Data ML ESC DLE C 1BH 10H 43H Print Post net Barcode Data ML ESC f 1BH 5BH 66H Setup Barcode Parameter ESC p 1BH 5BH 70H Set Barcode Data Others BEL 07H Beeper DC1 11H Select Printer DC3 13H Deselect Printer CAN 18H Cancel Data ESC BEL 1BH 07H Beeper ESC DC1 1BH 11H Select Printer ESC DC3 1BH 13H Deselect Printer ESC CAN 1BH 18H Cancel Data ESC EM 1BH 19H Set Auto Sheet Feeder...

Page 122: ...H Line Feed VT 0BH Vertical Tab FF 0CH Form Feed ESC 5 1BH 25H 35H Perform n 144 Line Feed ML ESC 9 1BH 25H 39H Select 7 144 Line Spacing ML ESC 1BH 2FH Select Vertical Tab Channel ESC 0 1BH 30H Select 1 8 Line Spacing ESC 1 1BH 31H Select 7 72 Line Spacing ESC 2 1BH 32H Select 1 6 Line Spacing ESC 3 1BH 33H Set Graphics Line Spacing n 216 ESC A 1BH 41H Set n 72 Line Spacing ESC B 1BH 42H Set Vert...

Page 123: ... S 1BH 53H Select Subscript or Superscript Printing ESC T 1BH 54H Cancel Subscript or Superscript Printing ESC W 1BH 57H Turn Double wide Mode On Off ESC g 1BH 67H Select 15 cpi ESC k 1BH 6BH Select Typestyle Family ESC p 1BH 70H Turn Proportional Mode On Off ESC w 1BH 77H Turn Double high Mode On Off ESC x 1BH 78H Select Letter Quality or Draft Download and character code setting ESC 1BH 25H Sele...

Page 124: ...H 28H 42H Barcode Setup and Print Others BEL 07H Beeper DC1 11H Select Printer DC3 13H Deselect Printer CAN 18H Cancel Line DEL 7FH Delete Character ESC EM 1BH 19H Set Auto Sheet Feeder Mode ESC SP 1BH 20H Set Inter Character Space ESC 1BH 23H Cancel MSB Control ESC 8 1BH 38H Paper Out Sensor Off ESC 9 1BH 39H Paper Out Sensor On ESC 1BH 3CH Select Unidirectional Mode 1 Line ESC 1BH 3DH Set MSB to...

Page 125: ...scription ESC DLE Set Print Position ESC DLE A Select Bar Code Type and Size ESC DLE B Print Bar Code Data ESC DLE C Print Postnet Bar Code Data ESC DLE H Line feed compound command ESC n Select International Character Set ESC 0 HSD Print Mode On ESC Copy ROM Character Set to RAM Charcter Set ESC 5 n Perform n 144 Line Feed ESC 9 n Select 7 144 Line Spacing ESC B n Set 4 column Tabulation ESC G It...

Page 126: ...c CP864 Arab Extended CP865 Nordic CP866 Cyrillic CP866 Bulgaria Siemens Turkish DEC Turkish CP1250 Win Latin2 CP1251 Win Cyrillic CP1252 Win Latin1 CP1253 Win Greek CP1254 Win Turkish 8859 1 Latin1 8859 1 Latin1 SAP 8859 2 Latin2 8859 5 Cyrillic 8859 7 Greek 8859 9 Turkish 8859 15 Latin9 Euro BRASCII Abicomp Roman 8 Coax Twinax Hebrew New 437 Hebrew Typeface HS Draft Draft Roman Sans Serif Courie...

Page 127: ...ward Vertical position control LF 0AH Line feed VT 0BH Vertical tab FF 0CH Form feed ESC LF 1BH 0AH Line feed ESC VT 1BH 0BH Vertical tab ESC FF 1BH 0CH Form feed ESC 0 1BH 30H Select 1 8 line spacing ESC 1 1BH 31H Select 7 72 line spacing ESC 2 1BH 32H Start text line spacing ESC 3 1BH 33H Set graphics line spacing ESC 4 1BH 34H Set top of form ESC 5 1BH 35H Automatic line feed ESC A 1BH 41H Set ...

Page 128: ...C F 1BH 46H Cancel emphasized mode ESC G 1BH 47H Select double strike mode ESC H 1BH 48H Cancel double strike mode ESC I 1BH 49H Select print mode ESC P 1BH 50H Proportional space mode ESC S 1BH 53H Start subscript or superscript printing ESC T 1BH 54H Cancel subscript or superscript printing ESC W 1BH 57H Continuous double wide printing ESC 1BH 5BH 2DH Score select ESC 1BH 5BH 40H Set presentatio...

Page 129: ...lect printer DC3 13H Deselect printer CAN 18H Cancel Data ESC BEL 1BH 07H Beeper ESC DC1 1BH 11H Select printer ESC DC3 1BH 13H Deselect printer ESC CAN 1BH 18H Cancel data ESC EM 1BH 19H Set Auto Sheet Feeder Mode ESC Q 1BH 51H Deselect printer ESC R 1BH 52H Set all tabs to power on settings ESC U 1BH 55H Set print direction ESC K 1BH 5BH 4BH Set initial condition ESC j 1BH 6AH Stop printing ESC ...

Page 130: ...t ESC U 1BH 28H 55H Set Unit ESC V 1BH 28H 56H Set Absolute Vertical Print Position ESC c 1BH 28H 63H Set Page Format ESC v 1BH 28H 76H Set Relative Vertical Print Position ESC 1BH 2BH Select n 360 Line Spacing ESC 1BH 2FH Select Vertical Tab Channel ESC 0 1BH 30H Select 1 8 Line Spacing ESC 2 1BH 32H Select 1 6 Line Spacing ESC 3 1BH 33H Set Graphics Line Spacing n 180 ESC A 1BH 41H Set n 60 Line...

Page 131: ... 1BH 48H Cancel Double strike Mode ESC M 1BH 4DH Select 12 cpi ESC P 1BH 50H Select 10 cpi ESC S 1BH 53H Select Subscript or Superscript Printing ESC T 1BH 54H Cancel Subscript or Superscript Printing ESC W 1BH 57H Turn Double wide Mode On Off ESC X 1BH 58H Select Font by Pitch and Point ESC c 1BH 63H Set Horizontal Motion Index HMI ESC g 1BH 67H Select 15 cpi ESC k 1BH 6BH Select Typestyle Family...

Page 132: ...s Mode ESC L 1BH 4CH Select Double density Graphics Mode ESC Y 1BH 59H Select High speed Double density Graphics Mode ESC Z 1BH 5AH Select Quadruple Density Graphics Mode Barcode ESC B 1BH 28H 42H Barcode Setup and Print Others BEL 07H Beeper DC1 11H Select Printer DC3 13H Deselect Printer CAN 18H Cancel Line DEL 7FH Delete Character ESC EM 1BH 19H Set Auto Sheet Feeder Mode ESC SP 1BH 20H Set Int...

Page 133: ...C DLE G n 1 27 16 71 n 49 Set reset raster graphics ESC US 0 27 31 48 End double height printing ESC US 1 27 31 49 Begin double height printing ESC n 27 91 n Set line spacing to n 360 ESC n 27 93 n Perform n 360 line feed ESC i 0 27 105 48 Incremental printing off ESC i 1 27 105 49 Incremental printing on ESC n Pn 27 110 Pn Select Graphics Aspect Ratio ESC s 0 27 115 48 Half speed printing off ESC...

Page 134: ...64 Points scalable fonts ESC 4 n 27 37 52 n Perform n 360 line feed ESC 5 n 27 37 53 n Perform n 144 line feed ESC 8 n 27 37 56 n Set line spacing to n 360 ESC G 27 37 71 Italic printing on ESC H 27 37 72 Italic printing off ESC 8 27 56 Paper out sensor off ESC 9 27 57 Paper out sensor on ESC I Ln Hn Hfid Lfid Hfwd Lfwd fa 27 91 108 Select font ESC e n1 n2 27 101 n1 n2 Set left relative position E...

Page 135: ...Command Sets 24 wire printer C 19 ESC x 0 27 120 48 Select Utility print mode ESC x 1 27 120 49 Select LQ print mode ESC n 27 123 n Change emulation ESC NUL 27 125 0 Software I Prime ...

Page 136: ...lable barcode types CODABAR NW7 EAN 13 EAN 8 CODE 39 INDUSTRIAL 2 OF 5 INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5 UPC A UPC E POST NET CODE128 Epson mode Available barcode types EAN 13 EAN 8 INDUSTRIAL 2 OF 5 UPC A UPC E CODE 39 CODE128 POSTNET CODABAR NW7 INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5 ...

Page 137: ...er X L 24E emulation Set 1 and set 2 codepages Epson ESC P 2 emulation National character sets These character sets include different characters and symbols that are in accordance with the intended languages or usages Note that some character sets even if they have the same character set name may not have certain characters or symbols depending on the resident fonts selected ...

Page 138: ...IBM Proprinter Emulation Character Sets D 2 IBM Proprinter Emulation IBM Set 1 and 2 IBM Set 1 IBM Set 2 ...

Page 139: ...fteen character sets are available USA France Germany UK Denmark 1 Sweden Italy Spain 1 Japan Norway Denmark 2 Spain 2 Latin America Korea and Legal Common Characters The following table shows characters common to the fifteen national character sets NR indicates characters that differ with languages ...

Page 140: ...Epson ESC Emulation Character Sets D 4 National Characters The following table shows national characters that differ with languages Character co des correspond to NRs in the preceding table ...

Page 141: ...ction of fonts D 5 Restriction of fonts 9 wire printer The printer does not support all code pages in the all fonts See the Code page Table and Notes Code pages and Fonts support depend on supplied Font by the manufacturer ...

Page 142: ...Restriction of fonts Character Sets D 6 ...

Page 143: ...Character Sets Restriction of fonts D 7 24 wire printer Non scalable fonts ...

Page 144: ...Restriction of fonts Character Sets D 8 ...

Page 145: ... Font name PC 437 PC 850 PC 858 PC 860 PC 863 PC 865 HS Draft Draft Roman o o o o o o Sans Serif o o o o o o Courier Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 OCR B Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 OCR A Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Prestige Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Script Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Orator Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Not...

Page 146: ...riction of fonts Character Sets D 10 Script Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Orator Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Gothic Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Souvenir Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 Note 1 ...

Page 147: ...rinter Contact your deal er for information on ordering any of these items The installation of options allows you to expand the capabilities of your printer Supplies Options Supply Order Number Black Ribbon Cartridge 43446 Option Order Number Metal Tear Edge 2440 43917 Metal Tear Edge 2540 43918 ...

Page 148: ...Interface Modules Supplies and Options E 2 Interface Modules Interface Order Number Serial interface module RS 232C Sub D 25 pin f connector 43444 Ethernet interface module 10 100 Mb s 43445 ...

Page 149: ...ferent form requires our explicit approval We reserve the right to make changes to this manual without notice All care has been taken to ensure accuracy of information contained in this manual However we cannot accept responsibility for any errors or damages resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information herein ...

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