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Outputting Displayed W
aveforms and
Setting Parameters to the Printer/Plotter
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10.7 Printing the Screen Image to an External Printer
(for DL1520/DL1520L with suffix code -C3)
1.
Press the
SHIFT + COPY (MENU)
key to display the hardcopy
setting menu.
2.
Press the “
CENTR...
” soft key to display the external printer selection
menu.
3.
Press the soft key corresponding to the desired external printer.
DL1520 with software (ROM) version before 1.30 does not display
the “
PCL5
” menu.
Outputting to the external printer
4.
Press the
COPY key
.
Aborting the printing
5.
After having performed step4, press the
COPY key
again to abort the
printing.
Explanation
Centronics interface
Centronics interface is a typical interface used to transfer print data and is employed in
many printers. DL1520/DL1520L can print screen image to a printer which supports the
following print formats.
External printer type: Format
Select from ESC/P, LIPS, PR201 or PCL5. DL1520 with software (ROM) version before
1.30 can not select “PCL5.”
Print type
Same as SHORT (short copy) on page 10-4. However, the setting information will not be
printed for DL1520 with software (ROM) version before 1.30 when using ESC/P.
Points to note when printing the screen image to an external printer
• DL1520/DL1520L with suffix code -C3 only can output to the external printer.
• Connect the external printer to DL1520/DL1520L using the printer connecting cable of
standard accessories.
• With some printers, the screen image cannot be printed properly. If this problem
continues to occur, even when the printer has been adjusted, contact the printer’s
manufacturer.
• It is possible to print the screen image to a printer connected to a personal computer.
Save the screen image data to a floppy disk as described in Section 12.5, “Saving Screen
Image Data”, then open the data using the computer and print it.
Note
DL1520/DL1520L doesn't be recognizable errors (example, the chart end) of external printer. In case of
occuring the errors, if DL1520/DL1520L is executed to output to the external printer, aborting the printing
by pressing the COPY key.
1
18
19
36
2
20
3
21
17
35
16
34
14
25
15
16
24 23
(
Rear panel side of DL1520/DL1520L)
(Printer connecting cable B9916TB side)
Pin No.
Centronics connector
1
13
2
3
12 11
Pin No.
D-sub socket
Pin configuration of Centronics connector(the rear panel side of DL1520/DL1520L)
and D-sub socket(the Printer connecting cable B9916TB side)
Pin No.
1
2
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Signal name
STROBE
DATA0(Print data bit0)
DATA7(Print data bit7)
ACK(Acknowledge)
BUSY
NC(No connection)
SLCT(Select)
AFDXT(Auto feed transfer)
NC(No connection)
Pin No.
16
17
18
25
26
36
Signal name
INIT(Initializing of printer)
SLCTIN(Select in)
GND
GND
NC(No connection)
NC(No connection)
*Pin nos. of Centronics connector and D-sub socket are same each to each,
but pin nos. 26 to 36 are not provided with D-sub socket.
Keys and Procedure
COPY(MENU) key
SHIFT key
Soft keys
