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Detect Distance ......................................................................................................................... 3–50
VFU Category (Vertical Format Units) ................................................................................... 3–51
VFU Enable ............................................................................................................................... 3–51
VT Channel (Vertical Tab Channel) ....................................................................................... 3–51
Skip When ................................................................................................................................. 3–51
Config Menu ............................................................................................................................. 3–52
Printer Category ....................................................................................................................... 3–52
Powerup .................................................................................................................................... 3–52
Ser/Par Emulation ................................................................................................................... 3–52
LAN Emulation (LAN Interface only) .................................................................................... 3–52
Dump Mode .............................................................................................................................. 3–52
IO Hold ..................................................................................................................................... 3–53
Report ....................................................................................................................................... 3–53
Beeper Mode ............................................................................................................................ 3–54
Beeper Volume ......................................................................................................................... 3–54
Codes Category ......................................................................................................................... 3–55
Auto LF (Line Feed) ................................................................................................................ 3–55
Auto CR (Carriage Return) ..................................................................................................... 3–55
Line Wrap ................................................................................................................................. 3–55
Wrap Line Feed ........................................................................................................................ 3–55
Print on CR ............................................................................................................................... 3–56
Form Feed at TOF .................................................................................................................... 3–56
ESC ............................................................................................................................................ 3–56
 Alt ESC (Alternate Escape)..................................................................................................... 3–56
Upper Only ............................................................................................................................... 3–56
Code 7F ..................................................................................................................................... 3–57
Print 80 - 9F Hex ...................................................................................................................... 3–57
Ignore Char .............................................................................................................................. 3–57
Sub Char From ......................................................................................................................... 3–57
Sub Char To .............................................................................................................................. 3–57
Configurations Category .......................................................................................................... 3–58
Save ............................................................................................................................................ 3–58
Load........................................................................................................................................... 3–58
Powerup Config ........................................................................................................................ 3–58
Config n Label - (where n = 1 to 10) ....................................................................................... 3–58
Serial I/O Category .................................................................................................................. 3–60
Baud .......................................................................................................................................... 3–60
Data Bits .................................................................................................................................... 3–60
Stop Bits .................................................................................................................................... 3–60
Parity .......................................................................................................................................... 3–60
8th Bit ........................................................................................................................................ 3–60
Protocol ..................................................................................................................................... 3–60
Status Enquiry ........................................................................................................................... 3–61
DTR Function ........................................................................................................................... 3–61
DTR Function continued... ...................................................................................................... 3–62
DTR Polarity ............................................................................................................................. 3–62

Summary of Contents for 2900 -

Page 1: ...Operator Manual 1 2900 Operator Manual Serial Parallel LAN ...

Page 2: ...d in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expen...

Page 3: ...d Powering Up 3 13 3 13 Interface Connectors 3 13 Powering Up 3 14 Figure 1 4 Power plug and on off switch 3 14 Figure 1 5 Inside the Lid 3 15 Paper System 3 15 Paper System Components 3 15 Print Gap 3 16 Paper Tension 3 16 Tractors 3 16 Figure 1 6 Left and Right Paper Tractors 3 16 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 3 17 Figure 1 8 Installing the Ribbon Cartridge 3 17 Figure 1 7 Ribbon Cartridge 3 1...

Page 4: ...Gap Mode is set to Auto 3 27 Setting Up Configurations 3 28 Figure 2 8 Typical display when adjusting Print Gap 3 28 Chapter 3 3 29 Introduction 3 29 Control Panel Display 3 29 The Display During Normal Operation 3 30 Figure 3 1 Control Panel Display for Normal Operation 3 30 Current State 3 30 Current Configuration 3 30 Paper Weight Hammer Impact 3 30 The Display When In A Menu 3 31 Figure 3 2 Co...

Page 5: ... Panel Language 3 42 OCR Standards 3 42 Zero 3 42 Compressed 8 3 42 Forms Category 3 43 Length lines 3 43 Length inches 3 43 LPI Lines Per Inch 3 43 Top Margin 3 43 Bottom Margin 3 43 Left Margin 3 44 Right Margin 3 44 Horz Adjust 3 44 Vert Adjust 3 44 Print to EOF End Of Form 3 44 Print to EOF End Of Form Continued 3 45 Quick Access 3 45 Eject Distance 3 45 Eject Delay 3 46 Impact 3 46 Paper Weig...

Page 6: ...uto LF Line Feed 3 55 Auto CR Carriage Return 3 55 Line Wrap 3 55 Wrap Line Feed 3 55 Print on CR 3 56 Form Feed at TOF 3 56 ESC 3 56 Alt ESC Alternate Escape 3 56 Upper Only 3 56 Code 7F 3 57 Print 80 9F Hex 3 57 Ignore Char 3 57 Sub Char From 3 57 Sub Char To 3 57 Configurations Category 3 58 Save 3 58 Load 3 58 Powerup Config 3 58 Config n Label where n 1 to 10 3 58 Serial I O Category 3 60 Bau...

Page 7: ...AN Interface Only 3 65 IP Addr Category 3 65 Gateway Category 3 65 Subnet Category 3 66 Test Menu 3 67 Pattern Category 3 67 Print 3 67 Fault Override Category 3 68 Paper Motion 3 68 Diag Category 3 68 Cal Paper Calibrate Paper Out 3 68 Help Menu 3 69 Figure 3 5 Control Panel Navigation 3 69 Appendix A Troubleshooting 3 71 Introduction 3 71 Messages 3 71 Faults 3 71 Fault Correction Procedure 3 71...

Page 8: ...ve Maintenance 3 78 Environment 3 78 Operating 3 78 Nonoperating 3 78 Safety 3 78 Cooling System 3 79 Acoustics 3 79 Power Supply 3 79 Heat Load Contribution 3 79 Emulations 3 80 Characters Per Inch 3 80 Lines Per Inch 3 80 Type Styles 3 80 Draft and Data Processing 3 80 Gothic and Courier 3 80 OCR A and OCR B 3 80 Large Character Printing 3 80 Standard Languages and Character Sets 3 81 Nonvolatil...

Page 9: ...n utilities The 2900 Series offers the following I O configurations Modules Standard Serial Parallel LANPlex Standard plus Ethernet 10 100 BASE T In less than five minutes you can add other configurations by inserting a new module Installation instructions come with the module Preface All interface configurations and printer setups are performed through the control panel on the top right of the un...

Page 10: ...s throughout this manual Text that is placed in italics draws your attention to additional helpful information Sometimes your attention is more particularly drawn by the use of this symbol This symbol marks information about actions that may damage the equipment or injure the user CAREFUL ...

Page 11: ...uate for printer operation and protected from power surges Keep the following factors in mind when choosing a printer location Keep the operating environment temperature between 50 F and 104 F 10 C and 40 C Do not locate your printer near air conditioners open windows heaters nor in other areas where the temperature changes abruptly The relative humidity should be between 10 and 90 noncondensing B...

Page 12: ...r for storage or shipping is the reverse order of unpacking If shipping materials are needed you can reorder them from your dealer Removing the Shipping Hardware The Shipping Hardware consists of 4 screws identified by red tags that secure the printer base to the inside mechanism and tie restraints that secure the Paper Stacking Chains The shipping screws fasten from underneath 2 near the front of...

Page 13: ...nals Serial interface cables should be no longer than 50 feet 15 2 meters The Centronics parallel port is IEEE 1284 compliant and uses a 36 pin 1284 B type connector AMP 555119 1 or equivalent Parallel interface cables should be no longer than 6 feet 2 meters Interface Connections and Powering Up Interface Connectors Properly secure the cable to the printer interface using the correct connectors S...

Page 14: ... the power cord into a proper power outlet Step 2 Turn the power on The printer runs a self test each time it is powered up to check the main processor and buffers for errors Note that when you turn the printer on this time the Paper Out error displays If any error message appears in the display check Appendix A for a description of the error and what actions are necessary to clear the error Figur...

Page 15: ...bon Cartridge Platen and Paper Iron are all parts of the paper system The first two can be seen when the lid is raised The Platen and Paper Iron are hidden inside the housing Figure 1 5 Inside the Lid Tractors Ribbon Cartridge shaft for tractors Paper System Components Ribbon support platform ...

Page 16: ...the optimum print gap based on the form thickness The print gap is automatically opened to its widest position when the printer is not printing To accommodate various thicknesses of paper the print gap is adjusted either automatically or manually See Chapter 2 pages 2 30 to 2 33 and Chapter 3 pages 3 56 to 3 58 If the Print Gap Detect Mode has been set to Auto the auto gap sensing operation will t...

Page 17: ...move slack in the new ribbon by turning the knob on the ribbon cartridge as indicated by the arrow printed next to the knob then slip the ribbon left side first over the two ribbon guides and between the front and rear panels of the ribbon shield on the printer Step 3 Press down lightly on the cartridge while turning the ribbon knob as before until it seats on first the left as shown and then the ...

Page 18: ...Operator Manual The front and rear panels of the ribbon shield The ribbon has been carefully positioned between the two panels of the ribbon shield Figure 1 9 Ribbon Shield Panels Installing Ribbon Cartridge ...

Page 19: ... of all error and fault messages LCD Liquid Crystal Display The 32 character 2 line Liquid Crystal Display shows printer status menu selections normal fault and error messages It is divided into four main areas The displayed information will vary with menu selection and the configuration of the printer Control Panel Components 32 character Green LED Indica Red LED Indicator Once the printer has be...

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Page 21: ...aveable configuration settings for your own pre printed forms Your printer is designed to use a continuous sheet sprocket fed paper It can handle Six part forms 1 original and 5 copies with a maximum thickness of 025 0 6 mm Page widths of 2 5 to 18 6 4 cm to 45 7 cm Specific requirements for pre printed forms are in Appendix C Specifications Chapter 2 ...

Page 22: ... that the paper can be pulled out freely Open the front of the printer cabinet and place the new box of paper inside Step 4 Feed the paper up through the paper inlet as shown in figure 2 1 a little ways past the tractors and through the gap between the top back of the printer and the lid Figure 2 2 It will flow out between the paper chains and fold into the wire rack near the floor Figure 2 3 Step...

Page 23: ...aracters Unlock the right tractor and move it so that the paper s holes align directly over the tractor pins making sure that the paper is straight then close the tractor door Gently push the tractor to the right until the paper is smooth Unlock the left tractor and keeping the paper reasonably taut holding onto both tractors move the paper to the left or the right until it is roughly aligned with...

Page 24: ...the arrow keys to get to Horz Adjust Press Enter Use the arrow keys to increase or decrease the number that appears in the lower right of the LCD This will shift the position of Column 1 Step 7 Set the Top of the Form TOF This is done from the Control Panel If the printer is not on turn it on now If necessary press the Online key until Offline is displayed Use the up or down arrow keys to move the...

Page 25: ...ing the Control Panel as described below under Manually Adjust Print Gap on Control Panel Gap Zone The Gap Zone feature is used to set up a variable print gap for forms that contain areas of varying thickness This is done by creating a Gap Zone Profile for the form saving it in one of the ten saved configurations then loading that configuration whenever the particular form is used Print Gap Profil...

Page 26: ... 3 71 for directions in how to save a configuration Using a Saved Gap Zone Profile Whenever a configuration with the Print Gap Mode set to Profile is loaded the Gap Zone Profile is automatically used when printing forms The Gap Zone Profile can be inhibited by changing the Print Gap Mode from Profile to either Manual or Auto If the Form Length is changed to a value other than the one used to creat...

Page 27: ...play Fine tuning the print gap in this way may be done while printing is in progress allowing the operator to modify the gap and immediately observe the effect it has upon print appearance See Chapter 3 for the specifics of the Print Gap menu Print Gap If you prefer to manually set the Print Gap for the forms you will be using Set Print Gap Detect Mode to Manual Use the Arrow and Enter keys to sel...

Page 28: ... to select Menu Test Menu Pattern Print Upper Press Enter This last action begins running a print test After a short while press Enter to halt the test Examine what has been printed The print should be crisp and dark with no smearing The paper should move smoothly through the print mechanism If the print gap is open too far the print may start fading out especially on the last sheet of a multi par...

Page 29: ...You will also learn how to obtain printouts that show all available parameters current configuration settings and technical information like accumulated running time and operating thresholds Let s begin with looking at the control panel display and at each of the keys Control Panel Display The information presented on the control panel display primarily depends upon whether the printer is in norma...

Page 30: ...signated as the power up configuration By default this line will display Config 1 Figure 3 1 Control Panel Display for Normal Operation Paper Weight Hammer Impact Current State Current Configuration Current State The printer is online and the green light is on Current Configuration This is the set of parameters as detailed in the rest of this chapter that have been saved in Configuration 1 The ast...

Page 31: ...s a menu the second line will display a cat egory and if the top line displays a category the second line will display a parameter if the top line displays a parameter the second line will display a selection for that parameter An asterisk is displayed in the far right column of the second line when a parameter is selected Menu Category or Parameter Category Parameter or Selection Figure 3 2 Contr...

Page 32: ...ith No Data Buffered Paper advances one line While printing is in progress the printer ignores the command and maintains the Top of Form position While In A Fault Condition Paper advances one line No data is printed and the Top of Form position moves down one line This allows the use of the LF Key to advance paper while in a Paper Out condition without printing any buffered data FF Key Form Feed T...

Page 33: ...adjustment to the current print gap Pressing these keys can be used as a shortcut to get to the Adjust display otherwise found by using the arrow and enter keys to select Menu Operator Menu Print Gap Adjust Up and Down Arrow Keys When Online These keys make fine adjustments to the Top of Form position When Offline These keys position the paper in preparation for setting the Top of Form position In...

Page 34: ...ey brings up the Clear menu The Clear Menu Clear Buffers Clears all buffers It also resets the application task to its initial state Clear Ribbon Count When using the Ribbon Monitor feature this selection must be used to clear the ribbon count when changing ribbons See the RibbonMonitor and RibnMon Thresh setting in the Forms category of the Operator menu later in the chapter Clear All Configs Cop...

Page 35: ... the Load Configurations menu item see later in chap ter allowing you to enter a menu where any of ten saved configurations can be loaded into the Current Configuration Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to scroll through the configurations Press ing the Enter key loads the one you choose Control Panel Key Functions ...

Page 36: ...ases it displays a list of options for that parameter The Help menu has no categories or parameters You ll use this menu to print out a list of all menus categories parameters and options Using Menus Before going through these four main menus let s learn how to access them Here are some things to remember You must first be in Offline state to access menus except for Print Gap The Online key takes ...

Page 37: ... by Enter As you scroll through using the Up Arrow key with Operator Menu displaying first the display reads in order Config Menu TCP IP Test Menu Help Menu Each of these menus except for Help has multiple levels of categories selec tions and parameters You access them by scrolling through the lists with the Up and Down arrows and by pressing Enter when you see the category param eter or selection...

Page 38: ...he display reads 3 Press Enter to select the Operator menu and press the down arrow key until you see Forms The display reads 4 Press the Enter key to select Forms Press the down arrow key until the display reads Length lines 5 Forms Length lines is the selection you want so press the Enter key The display reads The asterisk means that 66 is the current selection see page 3 42 6 You want to change...

Page 39: ...ff 2 Press the Menu key 3 Use the Up or Down arrow keys until you see Help Menu on the display 4 Press Enter 7 Press the Enter key The Form Length is set to 65 and an asterisk appears beside the number Exit the menu mode by pressing the Clear key It s helpful to remember that at any time you may leave a menu in one of two ways Press the Clear key to leave Menu Mode and remain Offline Toggle the On...

Page 40: ... Par Language This parameter allows you to select the language used by emulations attached to the Parallel Serial and LAN ports The language selection defines the charac ter substitutions in Hex locations 23 24 40 5B 5C 5D 5E 60 7B 7C 7D and 7E The default is US The details of the character substitutions can be found in the Line Printer Applications Manual The possible options are US German Norweg...

Page 41: ...d Optical Character Recognition Fonts OCR A and OCR B Constant Density fonts include only Draft and Data Processing In addition the available CPI options are different for each mode When this option is set to Enhanced characters printed at 12 13 3 15 and 17 14 will use a denser character matrix than that of the default CDF matrix If this option is set to CDF and a CDF font matrix is not available ...

Page 42: ...o display in your chosen language The possible options are English default German French Italian Swedish Finish and Spanish OCR Standards This parameter defines the combination of ANSI and DIN standards to be used for the OCR A and OCR B character sets The default value is dependent on the emulation The possible selections are A ANSI B ANSI This means ANSI OCR A and ANSI OCR B A DIN B ANSI This me...

Page 43: ...llows you to set the bottom margin The Bottom Margin is measured in the number of lines from the current Top of Form location The range is 0 to 255 with the default option set to 66 The Bottom Margin and the Top Margin parameter option is defined in terms of lines and so there is a natural relationship with the LPI option For example Suppose the LPI option is set to 6 lines per inch and the Bottom...

Page 44: ... of the right or left margin does not exactly correspond with a column position after changing the CPI characters per inch setting there will be no current setting indicator asterisk See this same discussion under Bottom Margin Parameter Horz Adjust The print position on the form may be adjusted horizontally in increments of 1 30th an inch The default option is 0 Vert Adjust The print position on ...

Page 45: ...s the Clear key to clear the fault condition then place the printer Online and continue printing The Paper Out Sensor will not work unless the Top Of Form location has been set prop erly Quick Access This feature provides a way for the printer to position printed forms for quick tear off access When Quick Access is enabled the paper is moved to the tear position by pressing the Enter key If the pr...

Page 46: ... output stacking is a problem you can decrease the printer s slew speed by setting this parameter to Disabled The default setting is Enabled Double Strike When this parameter is set to Enabled the printer strikes each dot twice Use this to get better print quality when you are printing on an exceptionally thick form Default is Disabled Enabling Double Strike decreases the printer throughput by app...

Page 47: ...on is exhausted Replace the ribbon with a new one and reset the ribbon count with Clear Menu Ribbon Count The printer can then be placed back online and print ing will resume If the printing application is particularly heavy it may be necessary to decrease the threshold The current Ribbon Monitor status can be obtained by printing a Calibrations Report Menu Configuration Menu Printer Report This r...

Page 48: ...n The lower right region displays an adjustment offset number associated with fine tuning When the operator presses the or Print Gap key on the control panel this number will get smaller or larger respectively The range of allowed change is restricted by the auto gap firmware The lower left region of the LCD provides a graphical indication of the adjustment being made 1 This number is for general ...

Page 49: ...never the print gap set point must be applied the print gap value stored in the current configuration will be used The allowable adjustment range is 0 to 190 If the current configuration has an uninitialized gap value the platen will move to the default value of 190 Profile is the mode that must be set when using the Gap Zone feature Operator Menu Print Gap 2 This number is for general reference T...

Page 50: ...Mode Set the Mode Parameter to Profile Step 3 Create the Profile Select the Detect parameter Note that this operation will take approxi mately five to six minutes for an 11 inch form Also note that the print gap detection operation will leave small dots imprinted on the form so the sample form will have to be discarded If the printer is placed Online while in Print Gap Profile Mode and a profile d...

Page 51: ...e default is Disabled VT Channel VerticalTab Channel You can select which VFU Channel is designated as the Vertical Tab Channel This parameter applies only to the emulations which make explicit use of the VFU channels Options are 1 12 and Unused The default depends on the emulation as defined in the table on page 3 57 under Ser Par Emulation Skip When This parameter applies only to the emulations ...

Page 52: ...ions under each parameter below consult the Help Menu printout The categories here are Printer Codes Graphics Configurations Serial I O Parallel I O IntelliFilter and when the options are installed Twinax Coax and IPDS Printer Category Use the Arrow and Enter keys to select Menu Config Menu Printer to get here Powerup This parameter sets the printer either Online or Offline when the power switch i...

Page 53: ...t of any of the saved printer configura tions The report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface any options that are installed and statistics for time powered on time printing and total lines printed Calibrations Produces a printed report of the printer calibration settings The report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface and stati...

Page 54: ...n silent In the Persistent mode a fault event will cause the fault alert beeper to periodically produce a short duration audio tone that cycles approximately once per second and will persist until the operator clears the fault Beeper Volume Here the user selects the loudness of the audio tone produced by the fault alert beeper The options are Silent Low Medium the default or High Pressing the Ente...

Page 55: ...lows the printer to perform a Carriage Return moves print location to the left margin when it receives either a Line Feed or Vertical Tab Control Code The default value is dependent on the emulation see the list on page 3 59 under Ser Par Emul Line Wrap If the printer gets to the right margin without receiving a paper movement command the Line Wrap parameter dictates how the rest of the data will ...

Page 56: ...h the bold character attribute selected via emulation escape sequences Form Feed atTOF This dictates how the printer will respond to a Form Feed Control Code re ceived from the host computer when it is already at a top of form location If set to Disabled the printer ignores the Form Feed Control Code sent from the host If set to Enabled default selection the printer performs the requested form fee...

Page 57: ...rint able characters the default or OFF control characters Ignore Char This parameter allows you to select a character that will be ignored in the incoming data stream Ignore Char functions in all emulations and non downloadable print modes It does not function in plot mode font download or VFU download Options are 0 255 referring to the decimal value of any 8 bit character or OFF Default is OFF S...

Page 58: ...s to find the Config menu and press Enter Use the Up or Down Arrow keys to find Configurations Scroll through the list of configurations If you have not labeled them they will be listed as CONFIG 1 CONFIG 10 Press Enter to save your configura tion into any of these slots Next time you want to use this configuration use LOAD Load You will use this parameter to load any of your saved configurations ...

Page 59: ...e Up and Down Arrow keys until you see Config n label where n is the number of the configuration you want to label 1 10 Press Enter A cursor appears underneath the first letter C Use the Up and Down Arrow keys to scroll to the number or letter you want to use Repeat for up to 15 characters pressing Enter after each letter You must press Enter 15 times even if your label is shorter Press Clear or M...

Page 60: ...he printer must match the parity of the host computer 8th Bit If 8 bits per byte is selected under Data Bits above you use this parameter to determine how the 8th bit is to be used If this bit is to be ignored the param eter should be set to Unused If the bit is to be used the parameter should be set to Data Data is the default used for 8 bit characters Protocol The printer and host computer must ...

Page 61: ...erent when the current emulation is the HP2564C Instead of responding to the ENQ character the printer will respond to the ESC DC1 sequence The bit pattern of the status response is as follows Bit Meaning Value 7 Parity if 7 bit data and parity enabled MSB 6 Always a 0 5 Always a 1 4 Always a 1 3 0 if Parity Error Data Overrun or Buffer Overflow 2 1 if Offline 1 1 if Busy fault or buffer full 0 1 ...

Page 62: ...col using the Busy option above will cause interference with printer to host communication You may however use the DTR Line to signal the host that the printer is Offline or that the printer is powered up Of fline and Power options respectively DTR Polarity This parameter is used to set the DTR Signal polarity Active Low is the default Busy Polarity This parameter allows you to control the polarit...

Page 63: ...ult Bi Directional This parameter controls the bidirectional operation of the Parallel interface The default selection is On enabled When ON the Parallel interface operates in IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Nibble Mode This mode enables features dependent on bidirectional reverse chan nel communicaiton via the parallel port such as HP PJL Status and Windows Plug n Play Note that the host computer or prin...

Page 64: ...e on a specific printer that is no longer maintainable or able to meet the demands of the application Serial Parallel Twinax Coax LAN These four parameters can be set to either Enable or Disable the IntelliFilter on their respective ports File Management Selecting Download places the printer in the IntelliFilter download mode Delete will delete the currently downloaded IntelliFilter Use the Arrow ...

Page 65: ...o set up the four OCTETS of the IP Address Use the Arrow and Enter keys to select Menu TCP IP IP Addr to get here Parameter Option IP OCTET 1 0 255 IP OCTET 2 0 255 IP OCTET 3 0 255 IP OCTET 4 0 255 Gateway Category This lets you to set the four OCTETS of the Gateway Use the Arrow and Enter keys to select Menu TCP IP Gateway to get here Parameter Option IP OCTET 1 0 255 IP OCTET 2 0 255 IP OCTET 3...

Page 66: ...Use the Arrow and Enter keys to select Menu TCP IP Subnet to get here Parameter Option IP OCTET 1 0 255 IP OCTET 2 0 255 IP OCTET 3 0 255 IP OCTET 4 0 255 Make sure that the LAN cable is attached when the printer is powered on If it is not attach the cable and cycle power on the printer TCP IP Menu Subnet ...

Page 67: ... test begins based on the current margins and font information selected All of the panel keys are disabled while the test is run ning except for the View key and the Enter and Clear keys which terminate the test Once the test is terminated all of the keys are activated Use the Arrow and Enter keys to select Menu Test Menu Pattern to get here Print Option Prints Upper Rolling ASCII characters betwe...

Page 68: ...nches then moved forward again If the paper motion fault persists the printer is placed offline and the fault is reported This feature can eliminate false paper motion faults caused by random electrical noise or paper chads dust that can be removed by the paper reversal Diag Category This is a diagnostics and calibration category Use the Arrow and Enter keys to select Menu Test Menu Diag to get he...

Page 69: ...ine Online Config Menu Test Menu Help Menu MENU CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR Arrow Keys Arrow Keys Arrow Keys Arrow Keys Figure 3 5 Control Panel Navigation This graphic summarizes navigation through the menus categories and op tions of the control panel Help Menu There are no categories in this menu Its purpose is to allow the user to print out a list of all of the selected options in a single report See pa...

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Page 71: ... message and continue using the printer by depressing the Clear key However the quality of the print may be questionable and collateral damage to other parts may result If the fault message returns perform the required corrective action If a nondestructive fault occurs in the middle of printing a document one line of text may be lost after the error condition is corrected and the printer put back ...

Page 72: ...remove and replace the Twinax PSIO Assembly A VFU channel command has been received from the host requesting an illegal channel 1 Correct data from host and retransmit 2 Ensure the integrity of the printer ground connection An incorrect number of bytes has been detected in a VFU download Correct data from host and retransmit A buffer overflow has been detected on the currently active host interfac...

Page 73: ...etransmit the data Key has no function for this printer model or mode of operation No corrective action Certain communication signals have been lost between the printer and the host computer Check cable connection setup of host and printer address setting The host is not communicating with the printer Verify address of computer and host setup Check I O cables When this message is displayed during ...

Page 74: ...distance after sending a command to the Paper Drive Motor Check for paper feed problems If there are any paper feed problems correct them then press the Clear key to clear the fault If there are no paper feed problems and the condition does not clear call your Cus tomer Service Representative Paper is not being detected by the Paper Out sensor If this message is correct refer to the Paper Loading ...

Page 75: ...ration with address set to UNDEFIN has been loaded Set up the printer address using the multilevel menus on the printer See the Config Menu in Chapter 3 If the control processor detects the shuttle operating either above or below the proper frequency it shuts down the shuttle and attempts to restart it If the shuttle still operates incorrectly after three consecutive attempts the Control Processor...

Page 76: ...g the Print Gap key or rerun a print gap operation using the Detect parameter Operator Menu Print Gap Detect If this does not correct the problem replace the ribbon cartridge with a new one The printed characters are shaky The Print Gap is not set correctly Adjust the Print Gap by using the or Print Gap keys or rerun a print gap operation using the Detect parameter Operator Menu Print Gap Detect T...

Page 77: ... 4 4 Surge EN 61000 4 5 RF CM EN 61000 4 6 PF MF EN 61000 4 8 V Dips Int EN 61000 4 11 Energy Conservation ENERGY STAR compliant Safety IEC 60950 1991 plus Amendment 1 2 3 and 4 and National Deviations AT AU BE CA CH CZ DE DK ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT JP KR NL NO SE SG SL US and Group Differences per CB Bulletin 94AI Mar 99 ANSI UL 1990 95 CAN CSA C22 2 No 950 95 and EN6950 1992 including Amd 1 2 3 ...

Page 78: ...brasive cleaners or solvents as they will damage the case Environment Operating Temperature Dry Bulb 50 F to 104 F 10 C to 40 C Humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing with a maximum wet bulb temperature of 82 F 28 C and a minimum dew point of 36 F 2 C Altitude To 8 000 ft 2438 meters Nonoperating Temperature Boxed 40 F to 151 F 40 C to 66 C Unboxed 14 F to 122 F 10 C to 50 C Humidity 10 to 95 noncondensi...

Page 79: ...se is provided to interrupt power to the power supply The following table gives typical current values 2900 Current Wattage Requirements Nominal Voltage AC Volts Freq AveragePeak AverageAverage RMS Hz Operating Operating Idle 5 min Idle 5 min 110 50 1 0 A 055 W 2 3 A 250 W 0 3 A 35 W 0 2 A 19 W 110 60 1 0 A 105W 2 3 A 250W 0 3 A 35W 0 2 A 19 W 220 50 0 5 A 105W 1 2 A 250W 0 2 A 35W 0 1 A 19W Heat ...

Page 80: ... through the printer control panel Draft and Data Processing Draft and Data Processing type styles print in two modes Constant Density Fonts CDF and Enhanced Constant Density Fonts print at the same dot density regardless of the CPI This produces consistent print speed even when changing from one CPI to another Enhanced Mode provides higher resolution and a greater range of CPIs than CDF Mode Beca...

Page 81: ...an International Reference Version ISO 2 Italian ISO 15 Italian Epson Italian MT660 Japanese ISO 14 JIS Roman LG Latin American Epson Norwegian Epson Norwegian Danish ISO 60 Norwegian Danish Epson Norwegian Danish ISO LG Norwegian Danish LG Norwegian Danish MT660 Portuguese ISO 16 Portuguese LG Spanish ISO 17 Spanish Epson Swedish LG Swedish Finnish ISO 11 Swedish Finnish Basic ISO 10 Swedish Finn...

Page 82: ... paper slew speed is 25 IPS If the Fast Slew control panel option is enabled the slew speed is 36 IPS unless heavy forms are detected based on the print gap setting in which case the slew speed is automatically reduced to 31 IPS Throughput Maximum Print Speed Character per Second 1630 Graphics Throughput Inches per Minute 60 X 48 75 60 X 72 50 120 X 72 DPI 25 ECMA 132 Pages Per Hour 2 Letter Perfo...

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