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Содержание KX P2130 - KX-P 2130 Color Dot-matrix...

Страница 1: ...Panasonic Operating Instructions Impact Dot Matrix Printer KX P2130 KX P2135 Printing...

Страница 2: ...nternational Business Machines Corporation Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Epson is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Any details given in these Operating Instructio...

Страница 3: ...eiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radiorrV technician for help The user may find the booklet Something About Interference available from FCC local regional offices helpful FCC Wa...

Страница 4: ...the Ribbon Cassette 17 Installing Paper 19 Fanfold Paper Tractor Push Mode 19 Single Sheets and Envelopes Friction Mode 22 Self Test 26 Color Adjustment 27 Printer Driver Selection 28 Installing a Pri...

Страница 5: ...Commands Command Reference Program 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 Using the Setup Disk 51 Chap 6 Maintenance Troubleshooting Periodic Maintenance 54 Troubleshooting 55 Appendix Initialization and Hex Dump 59...

Страница 6: ...ogram and a Printer Driver for Windows Ver 3 1 Cut Sheet Feeding Automatic feeding of single sheets up to 20 sheets with the built in sheet feeder up to 50 sheets with the optional Auto Cut Sheet Feed...

Страница 7: ...d on an unstable or unlevel surface Precautions The following precautions are recommended to ex tend the life of the printer eKeep all liquids away from the printer Accidental spillage of a liquid int...

Страница 8: ...ote Platen knob Operating manual Quick start guide Black ribbon cassette KX P160 Color ribbon cassette KX P165 KX P2135 only It is recommended that you save the original carton and packing materials f...

Страница 9: ...side of the printer and rotate it slowly until it slips onto the shaft Push the platen knob onto the platen shaft to secure 2 Fold the smoked plastic cover and remove the protective paper which includ...

Страница 10: ...45 o LF FF switch Pressing this switch advances the paper one line at a time Holding this switch advances the paper to the first print line of the next page w P 43 CD LOAD PARK switch 10 Pressing thi...

Страница 11: ...s in increments of 0 0028 inch 0 07 cm 1 2 Position Use for 3 4 a 1 or 2 Thinner sheets 5 6 3 4 5 or 6 Thick sheets multi part Head gap Power switch IIFP 13 forms or envelopes AC power cord IIFP 13 Te...

Страница 12: ...do not have a parallel interface cable you will need to purchase one from your local computer store or dealer If the cable has a frame ground wire connect it to the frame ground terminal eTo prevent...

Страница 13: ...2 POWER I ON o OFF IACI Connecting to a Computer Plug printer into a grounded 3 prong AC socket When the power is supplied to the printer the power indicator on the control panel will light 13...

Страница 14: ...Black or Color are installed using the same procedures Installing the Ribbon Cassette 1 o Ribbon exchange area ml Carriage 0 2 3 Tab 14 Turn the power on The carriage will automatically move to the ri...

Страница 15: ...bbon mask Platen Ribbon Ribbon Cassette Move the head gap lever to position 6 Rotate the knob on the ribbon cassette to remove any slack Slip the ribbon between the ribbon mask and the printhead nose...

Страница 16: ...for 1 or 2 Thinner sheets 3 4 5 or 6 Thick she ets multi part forms or envelopes Press down on rear of the cassette until the blue wing tab snaps into place Replace the smoked plastic cover Adjust the...

Страница 17: ...he power on The carriage will automatically move to the ribbon exchange area Note The ribbon cassette can only be removed in this area Fold the smoked plastic cover forward by using the tab on the rig...

Страница 18: ...Ribbon Cassette 4 Headgap 2 1 lever 1 5 18 Move the head gap lever to position 6 Spread the blue wing tab and lift up the cassette...

Страница 19: ...ion 1 or 2 3 4 5 or 6 0 D Paper feed selector r POWER I ON OOFF Use for Thinner sheets Thick sheets or mUlti part forms oTurn the power on The PAPER OUT indicator will flash indicating that paper is n...

Страница 20: ...oindicator on the tear bar is a useful tool for predetermining your left most print position Open the tractor covers Load the fanfold paper from the rear of the printer with the side on which you wis...

Страница 21: ...LOAD PARK This will load the paper to the first print line Note Do not use LFIFF Ito load paper Replace the built in sheet feeder Replace the smoked plastic cover If the ON LINE indicator is not lit p...

Страница 22: ...Feeder KX PTI2 allows you to load up to 50 single sheets of paper 1 2 3 22 1 2 Head gap lever r POWER a I ON OOFF 5 6 Position 1 or 2 3 4 5 or 6 0 D Paper feed selector Built in sheet feeder Use for...

Страница 23: ...the front hooks are in place gently push back on the built in sheet feeder so the rear hooks snap onto the rear posts o Rotate the paper support to upright position e Slide the center guide to the ce...

Страница 24: ...ce from the platen Note eThe paper should be placed with the top of the paper down and the side to be printed on should be face down as you would do when inserting paper into a typewriter The paper wi...

Страница 25: ...r all types of letterhead due to varying paper weights and construction If you experience a problem single sheet mode is recommended r n a 6b Qjj _ Mode selector Set the mode selector on the built in...

Страница 26: ...P 19 25 2 While pressing ILF FF turn the power on then release Version D aft 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ J 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ J 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ J _ 0...

Страница 27: ...ove the color ribbon cassette from the carriage 1lW P 17 2 If the undesired color appears at the upper portion of characters rear Yellow color adjustment lever w If the undesired color appears at the...

Страница 28: ...g Microsoft Windows Version 3 1 you will need to install a Windows printer driver This driver is located on the Setup Disk supplied with your printer Proceed to Installing a Printer Driver section on...

Страница 29: ...fer to your DOS manual for further information 1 In Main Group select Control Panel 2 In Control Panel select Printers If you have installed a printer driver the dialog box expands to display a list o...

Страница 30: ...or provided printer driver disk in IA List of Printers Cancel Browse Help Help When installing the KX P2130 KX P2135 Windows Printer Driver color is automatically turned on in Windows If you turn colo...

Страница 31: ...REE the 12 inch 8 inch number increases or decreases 1143 inch 5 5 inch by 1 72 about 0 35 mm from 11 inch FREE 0 5 to 15 0 about 12 70 mm to 381 00 mm TOP MARGIN 0 00 to 2 50 The number increases or...

Страница 32: ...bold printing OFF Activates double high printing ON deactivates double high printing OFF Activates double strike printing ON deactivates double strike printing OFF Activates double wide printing ON d...

Страница 33: ...s you to download special ON characters and setting to OFF allows you to send more data to your printer s buffer thereby freeing up your computer 32K Buffer Chip option KX P44 must be installed COLOR...

Страница 34: ...Setup Disk each time a change is necessary Either method is acceptable To perform an automatic installation of the Setup Disk files onto your C Drive follow the steps below 1 Insert the Setup Disk in...

Страница 35: ...GP RINT SlYLe J EMULATIDN PAGE FORMAT PRINT MODE TEXT ENHANCEMENT CHARACTER SET ___INSTALL T O F SETTING COMMENT Select print style KEY OPERATION Fl HELPl F3 SAVE TO DISK IFS PRINT SETTING F6 lIST F2...

Страница 36: ...N CSF MODE OFF BOLO OFF DOWNLOAD OFF DOUBLE HIGH OFF COlOR BLACK DOUBLE STRIKE OFF AUTO ON LINE ON DOUBLE WIDE OFF DATA LENGTH aBITS ITALICS OFF TRACTOR 0 33 inch OUTLINE OFF FRICTION Q 33 Inch SHADOW...

Страница 37: ...ACTORY SETTING Menu G RIN Sl LE J EMULATION ___PAGE FORMAT PRINT MODE I TEXT ENHANCEMENT CHARACTER SET INSTALL T O F SETTING COMMENT Select font style Style 01 typelace KEY OPERATION Ft HELP jF2 FACTO...

Страница 38: ...orms a reverse tab function and moves the cursor to the previous selection If you want to save the setting s as a file name previously saved after entering the same file name press Enter then press 00...

Страница 39: ...window will be displayed 2 Press lYl or ID Y All the settings will be sent to the printer N The display will return to the Main screen Using the Setup Disk Setup UtililyCx xx I ilK XXX Menu r m CiPRI...

Страница 40: ...r J A definition will be displayed 4 Press IESC J The Help Item screen will be displayed 5 Press IESC J The display will return to the Main screen 40 HELP ITEM C AGMIIBM J DOUBLE STRIKE PAPEA OUT DETE...

Страница 41: ...DFJr O P T PROGRAM C5 FJrR cW UT Sc J p t 0 IFONTI C ONLINE IFONTI CONLINE o SUPER Courier o II o SUPER Roman QUIET QUIET o C 6uT o IFONT I C ON LINE IFONTI C ONLINE C SUPER Prestige c SUPER Sans Seri...

Страница 42: ...bility of saving this feature by using the Setup Disk aw P 31 40 I Note When enabled this feature will decrease your print speed Turning on the Super Quiet mode C ON LINE 5 iJ r ON LINE POWER C PAPER...

Страница 43: ...talled while pressing ION LINE press ILFIFF once to advance the paper one micro line 1 80 Holding the switches will advance the paper continuously until you release the switches Using the Micro Line F...

Страница 44: ...fold paper all adjustments must be made on the first sheet If you wish to change the setting after advancing additional sheets you must first park then reload the paper 1 If necessary redefine the pag...

Страница 45: ...essed a second time the printer will automatically reverse to the first print line upon receiving data from the computer 1 ON LINE I TEAR 81LOAD I If PARK 1 2 3 4 ON LINE I ILF FF II LOAD I PARK n 5 R...

Страница 46: ...ted pagels of the fanfold paper being used 2 3 4 5 46 0 00 D Paper feed selector LOAD PARK Press LOAD PARK to reverse the fanfold paper to the park position Move the paper feed selector to 0 Friction...

Страница 47: ...and the PAPER OUT indicator starts blinking To continue printing to the end of the current page follow the steps below 1 2 3 Note cONLINE c iE R ON LINE Tg r POWER c PAPER OUT A C ON LINE C ifTR POWER...

Страница 48: ...19 25 and turn the power off To enter the Initial Setup mode While pressing LOAD PARK turn the power on Both FONT indicators and the Super Quiet indicator will be blinking The current settings will b...

Страница 49: ...NLINE c XJr c 6ur ONLINE c 3 rfrR c Graphic Direction Press FONT 4 times Uni directional _ Press ON LINE Bi directional C ONLINE c ffr c m UT ONLINE C f TA c H 6ur Page Length Press FONT 5 times 11 IF...

Страница 50: ...ent settings 1 2 3 50 FONT indicators c ON LINE SUPER QUIET ON LINE POWER _ _ _I C PAPER OUT ON LINE IJAR ILF FF II LOAD I F PARK i J j LOAD PARK To enter the Initial Setup mode While pressing LOAD PA...

Страница 51: ...B_ For DOS 2 Type A or B and press Enter 3 Type CMDREF 4 Press Enter I S The first screen is an introduction to the operation of the Setup Disk Please read through it and press any key to continue_ If...

Страница 52: ...ase proportional spacing ESC l n Sets certain pitches based upon value of n s Ii I I Select command F g UPV Pg Down Go to previous next category I Enter View command description Esc SELECT EMULATION m...

Страница 53: ...ents 20 78 n n The following values of n can be used n O Draft font n 1 LQ font ENO _ a _ I ll Ill Pg Up l Pg Down Esc Enter lEI Text scroll down up Go to previous next command SELECT COMMAND mode Pri...

Страница 54: ...The carriage guide bar can be lubricated with a very light oil Contact your Authorized Panasonic Service Center for advice on lubrication Ribbon Cassette A black ribbon permits the printing of approx...

Страница 55: ...2 properly connected Out of paper Install new paper 0 1 P 19 25 47 Printhead has become Allow the printhead some time to cool down overheated The printer will automatically resume printing Carriage st...

Страница 56: ...re w P 28 30 The motor unit cable is Reinstall the motor unit cable in the color improperly installed to the connector w Color Kit Installation Manual color connector The bottom of the Yellow color ad...

Страница 57: ...Pull up roller unit Latch Platen bushings gray 000 o Platen bushing gray I A 6 Remove the platen by lifting from the left side o Release the latches on the pull up roller unit e Rotate the pull up rol...

Страница 58: ...the chassis A Align the right platen bushing with the opening in the chassis and slide the bushing into the opening B Align the left platen bushing with the opening in the chassis and slide the bushi...

Страница 59: ...P R IM E signal or RESET PRINTER command the printhead goes to the home position Some software packages send PRIME signal at the beginning of their programs Print modes set by the Control Panel will...

Страница 60: ...er 1 1sd 11180 0 14 mm 0 14mm Maximum number of Pica 10 cpi character per inch 80 cpl characters per line cpl Elite 12 cpi 96 cpl Micron 15 cpi 120 cpl Compressed 17 cpi 137 cpl Elite compressed 20 cp...

Страница 61: ...0 million strokes in DRAFT mode Color ribbon Approx 100 million strokes in DRAFT mode Ribbon Cassette seamless fabric ribbon Black ribbon cassette KX PI60 Life expectancy in DRAFT mode rolling ASCII A...

Страница 62: ...14 lb chemical release paper can be used Single Sheet SINGLE SHEET mode Width 4 11 7 inches 102 297 mm Height 5 14 3 inches 127 363 mm Weight in pounds glm 14 24 Ibs 53 90 g m MULTI SHEET mode Width...

Страница 63: ...of the paper to the top of the first printed character 0 Value D indicates the position where paper out is detected and printing may not be optimum Single sheet and Envelope 8 h c 18t character Printi...

Страница 64: ...the printer is OFF LINE When the busy signal occurs the ACK signal goes low indicating to the computer that the data has been processed and the printer is ready to accept more data This handshaking ro...

Страница 65: ...following conditions 1 receive buffer full 2 printer is processing data 3 printer is OFF LINE 4 printer is in an error condition PO PAPER OUT eThis output signal indicates the absence of paper and goe...

Страница 66: ...ime during printer operation ERROR This output signal is normally high and goes low when an error occurs An error condition can be caused by 1 a Paper Out condition 2 the printer is OFF LINE 3 an over...

Страница 67: ...0 t Epson Graphic Character Set 2 USA Dec 16 GO 176 5 7 0 0 0 m 0 001 u 1 T u DO b b T T u I I 0 d i 5 5 5 i t r 0 f l 0 I t 7 7 7 0 0 T t t 0 0 h t i 0 1 0 lO j I u VP K k T 1 j t 0 H J I I t I IS I...

Страница 68: ...the same one which 80H 9FH is swttched to OOH l FH and 95H is switched to NUL Epson Character Set 2 Turkey PC853 Epson Character Set BRASCII Dec 112 60 08 5 11 U 13 5 1 T b G T T no I I d i 5 u t r 0...

Страница 69: ...Character Set Tables Epson Character Set Abicomp Dec a 32 H 128 1 6 7 c 1 1 001 1 Q 01 00 b 02 02 0 00 0 6 d OC 0 6 6 6 c 0 7 7 0 t h ca 0 0 i 0 d 10 j H k t 1 1 1 12 0 M m 1 1 1 i is I 7 0 on 69...

Страница 70: ...c d i s u 0 t 6 r I I 1 CAN M h I i 0 1 r 0 A j u I I 0 11 k i T C 1 i t 1 m 1 i I t m v t I I 1 Note Set 1 is the same one which 03H 06H and 15H is switched to NUL and SOH 9FH is switched to 00H 1 FH...

Страница 71: ...f 0 i I 7 7 u I t a h 0 I t I T i 0 i r I r 0 k 1 T 6 1 I M 1 I t I I 0 f n Note Set 1 is the same one which 03H 06H and 15H is switched to NUL and 80H 9FH is switched to 00H 1 FH 2 0 f J I f J I Char...

Страница 72: ...I DO S T d i 5 5 5 U i t r f i I T t t CA h 2 t I l i i r u I r II k T 22 I i t 23 H l m l I t I I 0 Note Set 1 is the same one which 03H 06 and 15H is switched to NUL and 80H 9F is switched to 00H 1...

Страница 73: ...A j 0 0 11 k 0 0 11 d k 0 0 I 0 I U 12 c U I 0 17 0 H 1 m 1 I 17 0 H 1 1 j I t I I I I 0 1 0 i I 0 0 IBM Character Set Abicomp IBM All Character Set Abicomp Dec 0 11 128 60 m D 0 III 116 60 16 in 70...

Страница 74: ...1 ii ITALY 6 u I e 1 SPAINl 7 R R JAPAN 1 NORWAY 9 IE A 0 2 1 ii DENMARK2 10 A 0 2 1 ii SPAIN2 11 R i 6 i LATIN AMERICA 12 R I ii 1 6 i KOREA 13 1 LEGAL 64 t 1 2 Note 1 These characters can be changed...

Страница 75: ...tion used by a printer or computer Bit image graphics Graphics which are created through a series of dots printed in vertical columns Buffer Buffer is an area of memory which stores data temporarily B...

Страница 76: ...ble strike printing Double printing is a print quality enhancing mode which uses a double strike with two passes of the printhead Double high printing Double high printing makes the height of a charac...

Страница 77: ...images as opposed to text and numbers Graphics mode A special mode of print in which only raster graphics printing is possible Hexadecimal Hexadecimal is a numbering system using the 16 digits 0 1 2...

Страница 78: ...space between lines of type Also called leading LSB LSB is an acronym for Least Significant Bit and means the rightmost position in a binary number Margin The area between the edge of the paper and th...

Страница 79: ...printer features With the printer driver installed you will seldom need to know any of the printer commands The area of the page within the margins where printing actually occurs The printing area is...

Страница 80: ...elpful feature which loads the paper automatically to the designated position Typeface All characters of a single unified design at any size and rotation Example Roman Prestige etc I I Unidirectional...

Страница 81: ...connection 12 Graphic direction 31 49 Center guide 11 23 Bidirectional printing 31 49 Centering CTR PRINTHEAD 31 Unidirectional printing 31 49 Character sets 60 67 74 IBM Proprinter X24E mode 70 73 In...

Страница 82: ...t style 31 Printer driver 28 30 Printhead nose 15 Printing area 63 Protective paper 9 82 Re inking ribbon 54 Reverse micro line feed 43 44 Ribbon cassette 8 14 18 83 mounting 14 16 removing 17 18 Righ...

Страница 83: ...otor Unit This option is for KX P2130 only FOR USERS IN CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES ONLY TECHNICAL SUPPORT CALLS If you have read this manual and tried the troubleshooting procedures and you are still h...

Страница 84: ...ecaucus New Jersey 07094 Panasonic Sales Company Division of Matsushita Electric of Puerto Rico Inc San Gabriel Industrial Park 65th Infantry Avenue KM 9 5 Carolina Puerto Rico 00630 Matsushita Electr...

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