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User guide

Interfaces

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Serial interface V.24/
RS232C

Your printer’s serial interface supports the RS232C specification.
The signals are received and transmitted by a 9 pin connector.

Basically 3 lines are already enough for exchanging information bet-
ween computer and printer (one receive line, one send line, one line
for common grounding).

Connector assignment

Transmission length: max. 15 m

Connector no.

Direction

Printer–PC

Signal

→

TxD

→

DTR

←

RxD

←

DSR

→

RTS

←

CTS



Signal Ground SG

Shield



Frame Ground FG

Summary of Contents for LA550N

Page 1: ...LA550N LA550W User guide Matrix printer...

Page 2: ...e printer 9 Switching on the printer 10 Changing the ribbon cassette 11 Printer drivers 14 Installing a printer driver in Windows 95 98 ME 14 Installing a printer driver in Windows 2000 NT 4 0 XP 15 O...

Page 3: ...The Menu 41 Programming via the control panel 41 Enabling access to Menu mode 41 Calling up the menu 41 Menu configurations Macros 42 Menu handling 43 Save settings 43 Selecting the LC display languag...

Page 4: ...ally Head 62 View and tear position TearView 63 Line length Width 64 Barcode Barcode 65 Normal characters and barcode Barmode 65 Form feed mode FFmode 66 Setting and activating options PapOpt 67 Activ...

Page 5: ...character set IBM Cset 82 Code page CodPage 83 IBM Double Height DblHigh 84 Horizontal pitch on Compress IBMComp 84 Slashed Zero Sl Zero 85 Setting the EPSON Mode EPSMode 86 Horizontal spacing of cha...

Page 6: ...mpletely printed out at the top 101 Dots within characters are missing 101 Error messages via the display 102 Additional display messages 105 Care and maintenance 106 Replacing the fuse 106 Cleaning t...

Page 7: ...bust XON XOFF 127 Configuring the serial interface of the PC 128 DOS mode 128 Windows 95 98 ME 128 Windows 2000 NT 4 0 XP 128 Physical printer port in Ethernet with TCP IP 129 Example of a printer con...

Page 8: ...ly adjusts for different forms thickness The straight paper path is easy to access for reliable forms handling The LA550N LA550W optionally is configured with an optional tractor front A straight pape...

Page 9: ...ings such as font character density print head distance print line height and tear off position Chapter 8 The Menu contains all the information necessary for con trolling the printer via the control p...

Page 10: ...a glance 1 pull to open pull to open Paper support Power switch Control panel Front cover Single sheet feeder closed Ribbon cassette Power cord inlet and fuse Bottom cover Interface connectors Rear c...

Page 11: ...User guide Printer at a glance 4 Printer in fanfold paper mode Printer in single sheet mode pull to open Tractors Single sheet feeder open Paper support...

Page 12: ...User guide Printer at a glance 5 Paperway Single sheet Tractor 2 Tractor 1 Fanfold paper mode Standard printer Tractor 1 Single sheet Option Tractor 2...

Page 13: ...y cas sette and unpack it Pull the printer out of the card board box towards you and remove the remaining packaging material Check the printer for any visible transport damage and completeness Apart f...

Page 14: ...n selecting the printer location observe the following additional instructions Never place the printer in the vicinity of inflammable gas or explosive sub stances Do not expose the printer to direct s...

Page 15: ...if the voltage setting is incorrect since this may result in severe damage You can set the printer to the correct mains volt age yourself To do this cautiously place the print er on its back side Make...

Page 16: ...e printer Connect the power cable to the power inlet of the printer Connect the power cable plug to a mains socket Make sure that the printer and the computer are switched off and connect the data cab...

Page 17: ...ide Installation 10 Switching on the printer The power switch for switching on the printer is lo cated at the bottom left at the front of the printer when viewed from the front pu ll to op en pu ll to...

Page 18: ...rs the ink is consumed and the fabric worn out Remove all the paper from the printer and make sure that the printer is switched off before opening the cover Press the two slide latches raise the top c...

Page 19: ...se the printer bar cover Remove the used cassette We recommend use of genuine ribbon cassettes only Turn the coloured ribbon feed knob at the right of the new ribbon cassette in the direction of the a...

Page 20: ...s until it clicks into place In this way the cartridge is automatically positioned correctly Use the knob on the right side of the cassette to take up slack of the ribbon again Thereby the rib bon wil...

Page 21: ...n the Printer Installation Wizard 6 Specify whether you want to operate the printer as a Local Printer or Network Printer by clicking on the relevant option then press Next For instructions on install...

Page 22: ...r or Network Printer by clicking on the relevant option then press Next For instructions on installing the printer as a network printer please consult the documentation supplied with your network oper...

Page 23: ...nter driver will now be installed The printer driver only works if the Epson emulation is selec ted default setting for parallel interface For details how to select Epson emulation refer to Setting th...

Page 24: ...the former may overwrite the latter Form settings Windows 2000 NT 4 0 XP In contrast to Windows versions 95 98 ME in which forms are de fined in the printer driver itself Windows versions 2000 NT 4 0...

Page 25: ...k on Printers and Faxes to open the print er folder 3 Move the mouse pointer to the printer symbol click on the right mouse key and click on Properties 4 Windows 95 98 ME Click on Graphics Windows 200...

Page 26: ...Firmware GEN Character set or font character generator P G Firmware and character set BOO Firmware character set and boot block The number of the currently transferred data block frame is dis played i...

Page 27: ...e link between prin ter and computer is interrupted i e no data can be received and printed In the Setup mode you can either select the printer menu or carry out the so called quick switch function Th...

Page 28: ...e Example The second line informs you which functions are currently assigned to which keys The word or symbol directly above a key tells you the current function of the key In our example key 1 Back s...

Page 29: ...er will be transported to printing position If the printer is set to Online mode by pressing the Online key again the printer transports the paper in tear position Offline mode Only in this mode is it...

Page 30: ...ding on the model disabled by the manufacturer Proceed as follows to release this lock temporarily 1 Switch off the printer for approx 5 seconds 2 Switch the printer on again keeping the Setup key pre...

Page 31: ...inter reports that the print head is hot and that print speed will be reduced Initializing This message appears during the printer s initializing phase Load error The printer cannot draw in the loaded...

Page 32: ...If you keep the Setup key depressed while turning on the printer you regain access to the printer menu if you had locked it before with the help of the MenLock function The MenLock function is descri...

Page 33: ...paper off appears in the dis play After having torn off the paper press any key If a single sheet is loaded in the printer it is ejected Use one of the marked keys to select the desired paper path for...

Page 34: ...r type in the setup menu If you wish to change the paper type in the Setup menu proceed as follows Press the Setup key followed by the Paprpath key 3 Select the desired paper type with the key 2 or 3...

Page 35: ...on Paper specifications page 113 Fanfold paper If necessary remove the paper support Make sure that the printer is set for fanfold pa per printing If necessary change the paper ty pe see Changing the...

Page 36: ...nsuring that at least three perforation holes engage with the tractor pins Close the tractor flap Open the coloured latch lever and align the tractor so that the first printing position on the paper m...

Page 37: ...or to the right until the paper is slightly tensioned Do not tension the paper excessively to avoid tearing the perforation ho les do not allow excessive slack since in this case the paper will bulge...

Page 38: ...ted Lower the front cover Switch the printer on The active paper source Front1 tractor 1 appears in the display The paper is automatically loaded when the printer is in Online mode Ready and receives...

Page 39: ...ge the paper type see Changing the paper path page 26 Press the latch at the middle of the front cover The single sheet input tray opens downwards Align the left paper guide with the mark on the left...

Page 40: ...ready status The sheet is automatically loaded when the printer is in Online mode Ready and recei ves data from the computer The printer reports a paper out condition by dis playing Load paper from s...

Page 41: ...eypress Paper is transported upwards step by step Long keypress Continuous transport upwards Key 3 Short keypress Paper is transported downwards step by step Long keypress Continuous transport downwar...

Page 42: ...key The printer moves the perforation edge of the fanfold paper to the tear edge The display changes to Tear off paper at the tear edge A Make sure you tear the paper off straight otherwise a paper j...

Page 43: ...nter is in Offline mode Pause press the On line key if necessary Press the Park 1 key If fanfold paper is loaded in the printer it is fed to the tear position The text Tear paper off appears in the di...

Page 44: ...Press the Adjust 2 key Press the Tear 4 key Press the 2 or 3 key to move the perforation to the desired position Confirm the input by pressing the Set 1 key Confirm the input again by pressing the Set...

Page 45: ...printing line is aligned with the tear edge of the printer The factory setting for the first printing position TOF is 8 72 4 23 mm This is equivalent to the first line from the top Press the 2 or 3 ke...

Page 46: ...gap adjustment AGA page 68 Press the Setup key The printer changes to Setup mode Press the Adjust 2 key Press the Head 1 key Use the 2 or 3 key to set the range within which the automatic gap adjustme...

Page 47: ...2 or 3 key to select the desired font Confirm the selection by pressing the Set 1 key You can cancel the selection and leave the setting unchanged by pressing the Exit 4 key Press the Setup key The p...

Page 48: ...rogramming via the interface is lost after you turn off the printer whereas the programming carried out using the control panel is saved and stored even after you turn off the printer Enabling access...

Page 49: ...ou used last When you switch on the printer for the very first time macro no 1 is loaded Macro no 1 only remains active until you load another macro The last active macro is stored even after the prin...

Page 50: ...to access the two previous parameter groups in the menu If you want to change a setting e g the line density then press the LPI key LPI lines per inch to access the actual parameter level The current...

Page 51: ...ppropriate setting in the menu see Menu lock MenLock page 58 Press the Next key 4 several times until the display indicates Lan guage Press the Language key 3 The display now changes to Parameter mode...

Page 52: ...d After saving your setting Set the display in our example indicates the following text This setting is retained even after switching off your printer Terminating Setup mode Press either the Setup key...

Page 53: ...depending on the printer software MENU IBMMode Margin Hvy Form Wrap Paphand PMS EPSMode DECMode Sound CX bid AGA FFmode PapOpt1 Barcode Barmode Width Paper TearView MenLock Language Auto CR Auto LF L...

Page 54: ...urations using the active paper feed see Menu settings example page 89 Press Print 2 key to start the printout Loading menu configurations Macro A menu is loaded you can choose between four menus see...

Page 55: ...hes between normal and quiet mode printing For all printing modes the print out is made with the bidirectional method in quiet mode printing In the first step the first row of pins is activated during...

Page 56: ...r Letter print quality which means that the printer works faster but with a slightly lower resolu tion LQ stands for Letter Quality which means that the resolution is higher at the expense of a slight...

Page 57: ...arameters Selecting start signal for escape sequence ESC Char Selects the start signal for control sequences Setting ESC Only character Escape 27d 1Bh can be used Setting ESC Char acter Escape or alte...

Page 58: ...o select a emulation for the parallel in terface or Serial 3 if you want to select a emulation for the serial interface of the printer in our example Parall Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired se...

Page 59: ...e 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options Bidir Unidir Default Setting Bidir Normal internal characters will be printed always bidirectional whereas graphic semigraphic large characte...

Page 60: ...ncide Press Serial 2 key Data transmssion rate Baud Selects the data transmission rate baud rate baud bit per sec ond Press Baud 2 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options...

Page 61: ...dd parity The selection of MARK or SPACE causes a data byte transmission with parity bit but without checking the received da ta Transmission data with parity bit is always marked with 1 MARK or 0 SPA...

Page 62: ...to access the next group of parameters Signal Processing DTR Defines the conductor to which the DTR signal is connected DTR Data Terminal Ready Press DTR 2 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desire...

Page 63: ...1 Press the Next key 4 to access the next group of parameters Interface buffer Buffer Selects the size of the interface buffer Press Buffer 2 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setti...

Page 64: ...ing by pressing the Set key 1 Press the Next key 4 to access the next group of parameters Automatic carriage return Auto CR Switches the automatic carriage return on or off after receiving the signal...

Page 65: ...meter groups Adjust setting the print head gap Head top of form TOF and tear position Tear Paprpath setting the paper path Font setting the font and the character spacing CPI while access to Menu mode...

Page 66: ...Formlen form length FormAdj first printing position and Head print head gap only if AGA Off sepa rately for each paper source in the current menu Only installed options can be selected Press Paper 2 k...

Page 67: ...ormats Please note that the adjust ment in Lines depends on the selected LPI For example 8 LPI at a selected line number of 96 lines results in a formlength of 12 inches 96 lines 8lines inch 12 inches...

Page 68: ...ot correspond to a stan dard format Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key 1 First printing position FormAdj Sets the first print position of a form in n 72 inch separately adjust able for each p...

Page 69: ...sired setting Setting Options 0 to 100 Default Setting 18 Select the Head 18 parameter for normal paper Use a greater dis tance for thicker paper Recommended values for the print head gap If you chang...

Page 70: ...After printing the print er waits for the given interval to bring the paper once more to the tear off position If the tear off edge is not aligned with the perforation of the paper this can be correct...

Page 71: ...ting Setting Options 8 Inch 13 2 Inch 13 6 Inch Default Setting 13 6 Inch wide printer 8 Inch narrow printer The setting options 13 2 Inch and 13 6 Inch are available in the wide printer only The narr...

Page 72: ...Set key 1 Normal characters and bar code Barmode Allows printing of normal characters on the left and right of the bar code Press Barmode 3 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Settin...

Page 73: ...nces Confirm the setting by pressing the Set key 1 Press the Next key 4 to access the next group of parameters Form feed mode FFmode Specifies whether a form feed is to be performed when the paper rea...

Page 74: ...talled It reg ulates the activation of tractors when there is no more paper left in one of them Press AutoTra 2 key Use the 2 or 3 key to select the desired setting Setting Options Off T1 T2 Default S...

Page 75: ...on in single sheet mode for each sheet in tractor mode whenever changing the paper path when loading paper AGA once The printer checks the paper thickness only once after power on for each selected pa...

Page 76: ...the perforation of the form Setting options On Off Default setting Off If the parameter is set to On the print head gap increases during form feed and line feed four lines before and after the perfora...

Page 77: ...t of the perfo ration zone on the right as long as the paper is being transported Set the printing width rather than the actual paper width Confirm your settings with the Set key 1 and press the Next...

Page 78: ...ext key 4 Bidirectional parallel interface CX bid This parameter sets the parallel interface either to bidirectional or to compatibility mode Select the CX bid menu 3 Setting options On Off Default se...

Page 79: ...cut off Confirm the setting by pressing the Set 1 key Beep at paper end Sound Generates a beep when paper is empty Select the Sound menu 3 Setting options On Off Default setting On When Sound On a bee...

Page 80: ...r produces opti mum results Select the HvyForm menu 3 Setting options On Off Default setting Off With the Copy Draft NLQ and LQ print qualities the line is printed twice however at single strike Confi...

Page 81: ...printing actually starts Press the Topmrg key 2 Setting options Line 1 to Formlength Default setting Line 1 The setting of this Option depends on the setting of both the vertical pitch and the form l...

Page 82: ...e value for top margin see Setting the top margin Topmrg on page 74 to the value for form length Do not set Topmrg eqal or higher than Botmrg Confirm the setting by pressing the Set 1 key Change to th...

Page 83: ...horizontal spacing of the printed characters used with the DEC protocol Press the CPI key 2 Setting options 5 6 6 65 8 25 8 6 9 10 12 13 3 15 16 5 17 1 18 20 cpi and Proportional Spacing Default setti...

Page 84: ...British French French German German Norw Danish Norwegian Danish DEC Finnish DEC Finnish DEC French Can DEC French Canadian DEC Norw Dan DEC Norwegian Danish DEC Swedish DEC Swedish DEC Dutch DEC Dutc...

Page 85: ...E USA Code Page 860 JIS Roman E France Code Page 861 DEC Norw Dan E Germany Code Page 862 ISO Spanish E United Kingd Code Page 863 DEC Swedish E Denmark 1 Code Page 864 Norw Danish E Sweden Code Page...

Page 86: ...tting by pressing the Set 1 key Deleting sequence or buffer CAN Fkt This option defines the behaviour of the cancel function Press the CAN Fkt key 3 Setting options Abort Sequ Kill Buffer Default sett...

Page 87: ...ing the Set 1 key Initial Report Report This option determines whether the printer sends an initial report to the host or not Press the Report key 3 Setting options Enable Disable Default setting Disa...

Page 88: ...Answerback on ENQ Answ_ENQ This option determines whether the answerback message is sent to the host when the printer receives an ENQ code Press the Answ_ENQ key 3 Setting options Enable Disable Defau...

Page 89: ...the Set 1 key IBM character set IBM Cset This option identifies which kind of character set is to use for En glish IBM standard characters or non English languages IBM ex tended characters Press the...

Page 90: ...w ISO Italian E USA Code Page 437 JIS Roman E France CP 437 Greek DEC Norw Dan E Germany Code Page 850 ISO Spanish E United Kingd Code Page 851 DEC Swedish E Denmark 1 Code Page 852 Norw Danish E Swed...

Page 91: ...l height Confirm the setting by pressing the Set 1 key Change to the next parameter group with the Next key 4 Horizontal pitch on Compress IBMComp This option selects the character density when receiv...

Page 92: ...s printed with or with out a slash Press the Sl Zero key 3 Setting options On Off Default setting Off Confirm the setting by pressing the Set 1 key Change to the next parameter group with the Next key...

Page 93: ...defines the style which is applied to the character set Press the EPS Cset key 3 Setting options Graphic Italic DLL Default setting Graphic Graphic The character sets are not altered Italic The Italic...

Page 94: ...O Latin 9 Su Code Page 860 German E USA Code Page 861 ISO Italian E France Code Page 862 JIS Roman E Germany Code Page 863 DEC Norw Dan E United Kingd Code Page 864 ISO Spanish E Denmark 1 Code Page 8...

Page 95: ...s printed with or with out a slash Press the Sl Zero key 3 Setting options On Off Default setting Off Confirm the setting by pressing the Set 1 key Change to the next parameter group with the Next key...

Page 96: ...User guide The Menu 89 Menu settings example...

Page 97: ...e computer to the printer The extended menu contains two or three test functions wide print er ASCII 80 ASCII 136 H Dump narrow printer ASCII 80 H Dump Enter advanced Menu mode by pressing the key Onl...

Page 98: ...to change the configuration for the test print out To do this press the key Setup The printer then changes to Setup mode and the first of the main levels is then displayed Program your printer in the...

Page 99: ...ed to determine and set the optimal print head gap see the section Setting the print head gap page 39 Exiting Rolling ASCII test mode The self Rolling ASCII test mode test mode can only be terminated...

Page 100: ...prox 1 second and then auto matically changes to display ASCII 80 ASCII 136 Press the key Next 4 the display shows the next menu level If you press the key H Dump 2 you select the H Dump mode and Offl...

Page 101: ...menu 94 Terminating Hex Dump Hex Dump mode can only be terminated by switching off the printer If you want to stop the Hex Dump printout before switching off the printer press the key Online and then...

Page 102: ...fold paper operation only and therefore do not feature a single sheet feeder To prevent erro neous selection of the single sheet paper source all sequences re ferring to the single sheet feeder can be...

Page 103: ...ned colors Confirm the setting by pressing the Set 1 key Change to the next parameter group with the Next key 4 Reduced power consumption SleepMod Select the SleepMod menu 3 Setting options On Off Def...

Page 104: ...a simple operat ing error and a major malfunction This chapter provides information on the rectification of faults with out the assistance of specially trained personnel Follow the advice and tips in...

Page 105: ...t to open the printer You might suffer an electric shock The display is lit but the printer does not print 1 Check that the printer is Online If the displays shows Offline then press the key Online Tr...

Page 106: ...eeder If necessary drive the remaining paper manually to the park position with the key Paper jam fanfold paper 1 Open the top cover If a paper jam should occur then remove the jammed paper by tearing...

Page 107: ...on Single sheets page 32 Pay attention to the following points Set single sheet feed to the corresponding paper width Insert the paper straight as far as possible Adjust the print head gap to the pape...

Page 108: ...ected to the com puter and to the printer 2 Check that the proper emulation and the correct character set country CG table or character set is selected in the Setup menu 3 Check the length of the inte...

Page 109: ...paper path is blocked by a foreign object Whether the paper is damaged Whether the tractors are closed and locked Whether the paper is too tight or loose Whether the paper is within the specified ran...

Page 110: ...your dealer Transmission error from computer to printer via the optional serial interface Compare the interface configu ration of your printer with the settings of your computer pro tocol see Interfa...

Page 111: ...t in the menu Serial interface pro tocol see Protocols page 127 Check the interface cable see section Connecting the printer page 9 and Interfaces page 122 The printer prints at lower speed No action...

Page 112: ...ired Functions which have no meaning in this emulation have been selec ted For this function please switch to the appropriate emulation in the menu see Selecting Proto col emulation page 51 You are in...

Page 113: ...e printer especially the sliderails and shafts Replacing the fuse The printer is provided with a line fuse accessible from the exterior Open the small compartment below the po wer supply connector wit...

Page 114: ...t and a soft lint free cloth Do not use abrasive cleaners Never use solvents Cleaning the interior Remove paper and dust ribbon deposits with a soft brush Check that any paper has been removed from th...

Page 115: ...Check whether the ribbon is worn or damaged The ribbon must be replaced if it is frayed see Changing the ribbon cassette page 11 and Error messages via the display page 102 Cleaning the upper friction...

Page 116: ...5 0 cpi 16 x 08 340 cps 15 0 cpi 24 x 08 230 cps 17 1 cpi 24 x 12 270 cps 20 0 cpi 24 x 10 NLQ Near Letter Quality 180 cps 10 0 cpi 24 x 18 220 cps 12 0 cpi 24 x 15 270 cps 15 0 cpi 16 x 12 135 cps 15...

Page 117: ...horizontal 90 to 360 dpi vertical Print attributes in all character pitches Double width italics right justification shadowed auto centered double height bold proportionally spaced underlined overlin...

Page 118: ...head gap Standard Automatic gap adjustment Paper transport Standard Optional Tractor with parking position Manual single sheet via front insertion friction rollers Tractor 2 Front2 Service life Printh...

Page 119: ...d acc IEEE Std 1284 1294 Voltage supply of external devices on pin 18 U 5 V 10 I 0 5 Amax Interface connections Printer side Amphenol 57 40360 36 pin or compatible Cable side Amphenol 57 30360 25 pin...

Page 120: ...g m2 45 to 65 g m2 0 6 mm 76 to 254 mm narrow printer 76 to 420 mm wide printer 76 to 559 mm Manual single sheet feeder Single part forms Weight Width Form length 80 to 120 g m2 76 to 254 mm 76 to 420...

Page 121: ...medium fine quality paper bearing the quality mark SM Post and photocopy paper are suitable for use Unsuitable are satin finisch or coated papers imita tion art papers and embossed papers Since paper...

Page 122: ...rier incl Courier IBM OCR B OCR A Prestige Script Orator ISO USA ASCII 42 X X X X X X X X X X ISO UK British 41 X X X X X X X X X X ISO France French 52 X X X X X X X X X X ISO Germany German 4B X X X...

Page 123: ...X Epson IBM New Hebrew A5 X X X X X X X X X X Epson IBM D Hebrew A4 X X X X X X X X X X CP437 Latin US 80 X X X X X X X X X X CP850 Latin 1 82 X X X X X X X X X X CP851 Greek 88 X X X X X X X X X X C...

Page 124: ...X X X DEC ISO Latin 1 Supplem 63 X X X X X X X X X X DEC ISO Latin 2 Supplem B1 X X X X X X X X X X DEC ISO Latin Greek Supp B2 X X X X X X X X X X DEC ISO Latin Hebrew Sup B3 X X X X X X X X X X DEC...

Page 125: ...no Arabic Draft Draft Copy and 15 cpi Epson style Greek characters look the same for all LQ fonts ID for ESC R ESC Draft Draft Copy Roman Sans Serif Courier incl Courier IBM OCR B OCR A Prestige Scrip...

Page 126: ...be implemented and shown in the menu and can be selected via the menu or with the ESC R command Codepages 210 and 220 cannot be selected with ESC t com mands in Epson emulation these commands are not...

Page 127: ...SC decimal 27 or hexadecimal 1B followed by one or more charac ters which represent commands to the printer Please note that this escape character has nothing to do with the ESC key on your com puter...

Page 128: ...escape sequence List of available barcodes Please note that within the Barcode environment the barcode commands have priority in case of conflicts with the emula tion Additional information is provide...

Page 129: ...r If the printer is configured to use both interfaces simultane ously it monitors both interfaces for incoming data As soon as the printer recognizes a signal it switches to the respective interface a...

Page 130: ...data input is blocked until the data buffer is empty This guarantees data transmission in blocks of 1 KB Connector assignment Transmission length max 2 0 m Connector no Direction Printer PC Signal 1 S...

Page 131: ...tted by a 9 pin connector Basically 3 lines are already enough for exchanging information bet ween computer and printer one receive line one send line one line for common grounding Connector assignmen...

Page 132: ...DY is active at pin 4 Input signals Output signals PC AT 9 pin Printer 9 pin RxD 2 3 TxD TxD 3 2 RxD CTS 8 4 DTR RDY SG 5 5 SG DSR 6 DTR 4 PC AT 25 pin Printer 9 pin FG 1 FG TxD 2 2 RxD RxD 3 3 TxD CT...

Page 133: ...that the ferrit bead always points in direction to the printer Adapter RS232 D Sub9 MMJ Serial connector D SUB9 male 9 pins Modular connector DEC MMJ female 6 pins Internal wiring MMJ Cable Length 3 m...

Page 134: ...results in stopping the data transmission When the FIFO buffer is empty again the interface signals READY level 0 12 V and XON hex 11 dec 17 Data transmission can be continued In addition the READY si...

Page 135: ...s must be modified to use other values Windows 95 98 ME 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 Manage...

Page 136: ...k and or make any changes The assumed address space corresponds to the TCP IP adress class C 192 168 1 xxx The subnet mask to be used is 255 255 255 0 The address of the router or gateway is 0 0 0 0 i...

Page 137: ...d sets of forms with 1 5 forms Paper formats with a width of 76 to 264 mm narrow printer or 406 mm wide printer may be used Each format in bet ween can be set Part no 061 795 narrow printer Part no 06...

Page 138: ...available in the following versions Optional paper support Programming manuals The available programming manuals are enclosed on this CD ROM Name Part no Ribbon cassette black narrow printer LA55R KN...

Page 139: ...es 121 Available character sets and fonts 115 B Barcode 65 121 Barmode 65 Baud 53 Beep at paper end Sound 72 Bidir 52 Bidirectional parallel interface CX bid 71 Bidirectional printing Bidir 52 Botmrg...

Page 140: ...3 HvyForm 73 I I O 53 Increasing the printhead gap Head up 69 Ink cartridge 11 Installing 11 Ink cartridges 131 Input signals 125 Installation 6 Installing printer drivers 14 Installing the ink cartri...

Page 141: ...cters IBM mode 82 Increasing the printhead gap 69 Interface buffer 56 Language 59 Left hand area 70 Line length 64 Line wrap 72 Loading menu configurations 47 Menu lock 58 Normal characters and barcod...

Page 142: ...n Cleaning 108 Print 47 Print quality Problems with 101 Printer At a glance 3 Connecting 9 Installation 6 Paperways 5 Placing 7 Specifications 109 Switching on 10 Unpacking 6 Printer drivers 14 Printe...

Page 143: ...ar position 37 Settings 37 Advanced 95 Character density 40 First printing line 38 Font 40 Print head gap 39 Tear position 37 Settings for interfaces I O 53 Settings for paper with dark back Pap back...

Page 144: ...User guide Index 137 W Width 64 Wrap 72 X XON XOFF 127...

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